I guess she got scared or didn’t felt like it and prefered to stop when it was still fresh rather than try and probably cause more pain later. I fell in love, but heh I’m what they say in French, “un coeur d’artichaut” I guess!
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Hm, I personally did this to one of my ex, so I understand well. I just knew that it was a temporary thing (well, more that a year :)) but it also nice and cosy and a person need sex from time to time 
Meeh, love is relative…
I had a girl break up with me because things were going too good. She just knew it would end so why bother dragging it out. Well, that’s irrational.
Later, upon further review when emotions weren’t in the way, I figured out that she was freaking nuts and likely cheating on someone else with me. She did me a favor. She actually called back a few weeks later. She was in town and thinking about me. I was hosting a party and had someone else to distract me. Never spoke to her again.
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I thought about it. But for once I doubted it, since she lives with her parents, and we actually saw everyday, at her place, her uncle birthday etc, ate all the time and befriended her parents etc so I doubt she would have. Legit the nicest person I ever met. Actually too nice for her own good. But whatever, I have to focus my thoughts on other things and going forward.
13/11
A. Clean and jerk 7 x 3 at 70kgs
B. Bench press 1 x 3 at 100kgs, 5 x 3 at 90kgs
C. One arm dumbbell row 3 x 8 at 40kgs
D1. Fat bar curls 3 x 15 at 25kgs
D2. Rope pushdowns 14, 14, 12 reps at 30kgs
E1. Rear delt rows 3 x 15 at 20kgs
E2. Lateral raises 3 x 12 at 10kgs
Sooo first time back to chest training, zero chest or horizontal pressing in the last two months. It felt a bit weird obvioulsy. I overestimated myself with the 100kgs lol. Good session. Happy with the rows, I tried to stretch as much as I can. Really insane grinding on the curls, I didn’t know where I fond the power for it, as like the fourth rep was already hard. Happy with the bodybuilding work, really pushed like crazy as if the ghost of Meadows was looking over my shoulders
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This program certainly have changed my view on effort and difficulty. Sure heavy bench or rows are hard when you give it all but still. Doesn’t elevate your heart rate or breathing as much. Doesn’t fatigue your whole body like that ir necessite 120% focus not to fail.
When I did the sets of 3 at bench I’m sure I didn’t wait enough. I was eager to go to the next set. That’s it? It doesn’t take the same toll on your body
Though I have really good soreness but that’s just maybe the week off
18/11
A. Bench press with chains (explosive) 3 x 3 at 55kgs + chains
B. Bench press 3 x 3 at 90kgs, 3 x 3 at 95kgs
C. Bench press 1 x 20 at 85kgs (12, 4, 2, 2 with 15 secs rest)
D. Pull-ups 5 x 8
E. Rope triceps pulldown + rope triceps overhead at 30kgs 12 + to failure
F. Bear-hug carry 5 x 45secs with 3 20kgs plates
Really weird not doing any legs today. Sure session was quick as such, but it felt weird ahah. Really felt the bench in my chest and it gave up first. So I think my tris got stronger on the Develpmental olympic program. On the 20 reps as fast as possible I could have done 15 on the first set so I’m happy, really thought my bench strength would have taken a bigger hit.
Pull-ups sucked though, haven’t done these in a long time so this week I’m going easy. Carries as always work my abs so hard.
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I will continue doing stuff with o-lifts till january, then I was thinking about doing opposite training for 2-4 weeks but then I don’t really know what to do. I want to gain MASS
My best muscles are, and have always been traps, back, glutes. I want to focus for once on the beach muscles: chest, shoulders, arms + abs and calves.
This year I have made good gains despite everything, and I used either a movement split or a full-body. So I think that effort is more the driver than anything, and doing something that I enjoy. But I don’t think I’ve really done something especially for muscle-building, at least not in a caloric surplus so I don’t really know. I’m ready, finally to attack with an adadpted nutritional plan
I was thinking maybe about the Best Damn High Volume. I wanted to continue on a full-body route and I like the fact that I can chose exercises to work on my weaknesses, and having a day devoted to abs/carries might be good, because I think this is one of my major strength leak in the squat and deadlift. Or maybe one of the new Thibarmy programs? I like the eccentric/concentric/isometric type of training.
Of course I looked at Deep Water: volume seems low (but that’s just on paper) and I want to increase it.
SGSS: feels like it will hit more legs and back than anything, so not my focus. And I don’t think my arms will really grow on both of these. Plus I don’t think I’ll stay motivated having zero variation for 12 weeks. But I might be mistaken about all of this!
What do you guys think? @dagill2 @Frank_C @T3hPwnisher @isdatnutty
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Are we looking at the same Deep Water program? Because I’m looking at stealing some Deep Water ideas for a 2 day a week program and thinking “shit, I need to do some prep work for this, I’m not going to be able to handle that volume”.
If you want to get big, I’ll go right out and admit I’m not your man. I’ve never been more than about 90kg (200lbs) at 6 foot (185cm) without being too fat for it to count.
Ah yes in the intermediate there are nice 10x10, in beginner as well on squat/DL and press. Hummmm 10x10 cleans seem crossfit hard level
Seems batshit crazy to me. That’s one of the things I’m planning on modifying and building towards.
Did a crossfit comp once. I did around 115 power cleans at 60kgs in 5 mins. It was the hardest, most cardio experience of my life
That’s pretty competitive man.
In the crossfit games final, Rich Froning did double Grace (60 reps of clean and jerk at 60kg) in 5:05. Have you thought about serious competition?
I actually finished second and it was my first comp. But no, first of all I’m not strong enough, either in o-lifts or regular lifts, and secondly there are stuff that I never mastered (but, you’ll tell me, these things can be learned): hanstand walk, double-unders, and properly kipping (so, muscle-up as well). I would do almost all my pull ups etc strict ahahah
Me too. I dabbled briefly with Crossfit and could never persuade myself to kip. Gives Fran a whole new meaning
Never once, while running the program, did I find myself thinking “Boy I wish there was more of this”
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If you’re going to try to grow then I’d suggest you take your time. That will give you time to try a couple different things. SGSS as written is definitely going to hit your legs. I’ve tweaked it and find that doing eight upper body exercises is too much. I’m still trying to find the right combination but you could run it and alter some things. The important part is consistently following the progression.
I changed my upper body workout to:
- DB incline
- trap bar rows
- high incline DB PRESS
- hammer pull down
- 3 way shoulder raise
- curls one day and triceps the other
Now it’s only six exercises (even though one is actually three movements 
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This is your upper body session? In SSGS it’s bench, press, row, chins and curls right? And it proved too much?
I was thinking in terms of weekly volume to go in the ballpark of 10-16 sets per bodypart on the upper body, for starters! When in fat loss with Thibs I went up to 18 sets of chest (!) but I think that was too much for dieting down
That’s my new session. Once I’m full strength, I’ll follow the SGSS progression. 3x8, 5x8, add weight, repeat. I’m not worried about using the suggested exercises.
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Indeed, that’s why I don’t want something fixed. I’ve learned a great deal this year about myself. And for instance, sure I like to do romanian DL, you use heavy weight as fuck and look badass etc but I would be wiser to do Goodmornings, even if the weight is low and it burns and it’s hard 'cause it will help fix my weaknesses.