Yeah exactly ahah whether I work 2 or 18 hours I get paid the same
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So could you work 2 hrs, the spend the rest of the time building your own business?
Yeah, hadn’t really considered that. Thats definitely a counter productive situation.
I could, yeah. That’s what I’m doing right now, but working 18 not 2 hours ahah
17/04 - Colossus - Leg 2
Leg curl
Leg press
Nordic Hamstring curl
Walking Lunges
Calf raises
Strength progressing on the leg press. Still had crazy DOMS today, especially on the quads, which I’m really pleased about. Using this time the feet wide and high for 5 plates, and it felt good, would also feel my quads
The set of 100 walking lunges… yeah… Just took 5 secs of pause at the 53rd rep. Terrible feeling. Here are the last 40 reps. My legs were just dead afterwards
Went to work without eating so I cracked afterwards and ate some free mcdonalds. Felt bad so I went walking afterwards till curfew
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Sounds like it’s time to turn into an unproductive worker and get yourself a 2 hour work week 
I have stopped working extra hard a long time ago, but it seems my baseline is good enough for them since she asked me to work exceptionnally on monday and tuesday
I would have to work badly on purpose. I can’t see myself doing that.
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My resolve is stronger than ever. Upper starting to leaning down nicely, vein appearing on the serratus. Almost there, just a few weeks!
I don’t know if it’s because I have tightened my diet and I eat more fruits and all (like the other day I ate zucchini, onions, tomatoes, peas, strawberries, grapes, bananas, kiwis and nuts) , or the daily 12K steps but I feel so good despite the tiredness that happen. Like all my little nagging injuries, elbow, shoulder, knee whatever, they are gone! This is a really good feeling
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Fuxking cruise control @aldebaran
You are a true warrior of the iron. Taking all that sexual frustration out on the barbell
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Well I listened to what you said and I guess I took it out!
Back day yesterday, 200 kgs x 10 reps. Could have done more but… The angle is horrible but we can some very slight movement on some reps. I had more trouble bracing correctly when reseting than just keeping my breath and tension when pausing down. I have more work to do
Last time I do some HIT series on this kind of exercise, I need to accumulate more quality volume with more sets to improve my bracing and all like 160/170 kgs
Anyway, lower back is thrashed today lol! This set was about effort, so that’s okay!
Monday = pic day
83,5 this morning so these last few days hasn’t destroyed anything, but not much progressed compared to last week. Maybe a little bit! We can see veins scouring all over my back and a bit on my lower back. In the good lightning I’ll look crazy!
Plan this week:
NOT have the two 3600 cals cheat day, but since I won’t be eating out for dates, no problemo
Do my fasted cardio every day instead of 3-4 times this week
Reach my 12 K every day, there were 2-3 days where I did a bit less
Perhaps keep my 3100 cals day? If I feel too bad
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Remind me how old are you ? Pretty sure you are more than 10 years younger than me. You look great compared to the average lazy person and you are getting stronger every day. Just keep plugging away and eating enough food and look back in 10 years time. Building muscle naturally takes effort, consistency and time. You tick the first who so now just let the third thing do its job.
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Yes I am only 30, I have plenty of time! But indeed it is long. I think I’m gaining 1-2 lbs of contractile tissue every year. Not much, but progress is progress!
Sometimes it’s hard not to get tempted or frustrated though because that’s the name of the game, patience. As a coach I hang out with crazy athletes, insane genetic outliers, and a fair amount of people on gear. So sometimes it’s hard not to want more or to be harder on myself.
Also when you hear/see other people here ahah. Like on the enhanced vs natural topic where some guy said that a natural would have no problems being a 220 lbs at 6’0 and jee whizz I’d need 35 lbs of pure muscle for that
But, as I measured myself two days ago for the bi’s and tri’s topic, I measured my waist at 78 cms which is the smaller I’ve ever been! (granted I don’t measure myself often), also my right arm at a good 40,5 cms, when the last time I measured it (I measure this part more often) I was 39 or 38. I don’t think I was ever 40 being this lean?
So I gained muscle and lost some fat… Quite quickly with that, a few months. But I was semi-detrained with the lockdown and I had not trained my arms in a long time so it explains it, but still this is really good!
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21/04 - Colossus - Leg 1
Leg Curl
Squats
Leg Extension
BSS of DEATH
Pull-through
Calves raises
Here’s the last reps of my last set of squats. Loving the new stance and getting back to the Chucks. Really even though this was a tough as balls set (I did sets of 9 with 120 kgs, my 1RM is 154) my form stays good! Cleaner than last time! Once again it looks better than it feels. I put a lot of effort into keeping a good bar path and not folding over. The concentric is slower as a result, but it always feel slower when you’re under the bar than when you watch it lol
So it means that 120 isn’t probably my 80% and that I could 1RM more if I do it properly (meaning, not 3 days just after a concentric Good morning 1RM lol). Which means I probably gained a bit of strength in this deficit, this is good! And I have to add that my lower is still trashed from the 200 x 10 rack pulls (and also yesterday I hit myself there right in the spine with a DB and it hurt quite and had I trouble sleeping this night because of that) so I clearly wasn’t fresh!
I want to keep this form the “gold standard” for my squats. Always keeping this form. IDC about the weight! But these sets at such a high RPE are tough on my elbows. I flex so hard my back, trying to pull the bar inside me it fucks them up. I’ll have to work on that
Really tough sets
Then the clusters on leg extensions… Jesus I gave everything, my quads were on fire for 5 minutes afterwards. And the BSS just destroyed me, I had to fall on the ground.
Good workout but it was tough, a bit dizzy sometimes
83 kgs this morning, the weight keeps going down
Hard to work today, mind wasn’t into it. Got a bit of a headache all day and still now. Probably because I walked for 45 under heavy rain this morning and catched a bit of a cold. Anyway I had a hard time focusing and the mood isn’t there.
Got news that perhaps I won’t have my diploma in may and that we’ll have to do our internships probably this summer? We don’t know. Most likely it means a few more months of this…
Fuck this I wanted to leave McDo in june. I don’t want to spend another summer there ughhh. People keep saying to keep waiting and that my time will come but I’m done waiting. I don’t have money and don’t even know if I should work for another job in the meantime or not. I have two broken teeth that I haven’t repaired in 6 months, and my car needs repair.
It’s really, really hard to keep waiting, and not knowing what will happen. It’s been two months of being on my own in this lockdown, morale is low today. Good thing the next three gym days are easy. Sometimes I feel I destroy myself so much during my sessions because at least there I can prove my worth instead of waiting that events unfold.
So I’ll have to wait some more to release my websites, my articles etc… This is a bummer
Thinking about how I could be productive in the meantime. I have to increase my clout, social media presence. Through free info, which I wanted to do with the articles and posts. But that’ll wait for when I’m a coach.
So maybe I’ll buy a KB and post some fun (meaning usually plain diabolical) home workout everyday, to give people ideas and motivate them
I’ll think about this tomorrow when i’m in a better mood and not sick ahah. At least I didn’t cheat at the hearing of this bummer. Which is good! I wanted, but I hold. Still did my 15 mins of fasted cardio and 12 K steps. The fat loss continues!
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BSS are of death, always.
Bad start to the day. Just being sober and in control of yourself is a win at this point.
How heavily do you weight the “perhaps”?
And if so, that sucks!!!
You are a patient man. I admire it. Dont feel guilty about feeling impatient now. Anyone would.
Looking forward to this!
And this
A patient man. Good things will come. I know you are tired of hearing it but it’s true.
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Thank you for the encouragements, really.
I’ve recently learned to embrace the suck with these. I need more single-limb movements!
Well i can only blame myself, I chose it. I’m determined to reach my 12K steps everyday. But I’m feeling better today if not a bit groggy from the three heavy days that take their toll!
I don’t know and honestly I’m not gonna worry more about something I can’t control ahah
I wasn’t that mad yesterday but yeah sometimes it’s annoying.
Anyway, 83 kgs this morning. The boss of my gym and supposed to be tutor for our internships, invited me to his birthday this saturday, and joked that if we don’t get drunk on champagne he won’t sign off my school credits lol
I think I’ll go, last time, it was great and it got me my internship. I’m feeling bad about McDonalds, I’m trying to get someone to cover for my shift but I don’t think it will happen right now (employees are really fed up for the most part… Even management. Two “drones” got temporary suspensions and the Uber drivers are on strike and boycott our restaurant because the boss decided a few days ago only to do Uber deliveries from 7PM to 9 PM lol)
Worst case scenario: I get fired. Actually, it would be great for me.
Other worst case: she tries to F me with my vacations that I haven’t signed yet, and if she does I can just go to the “Prud’hommes”, the work court of justice
What will happen, like last time: she will be grumpy for a week then will resume flirting and gross jokes ahahah
So I don’t care, I’d rather spend my time and develop relationships with people in the fitness industry, my future and probable future employers/partners
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Mate your 83 looks very different from mine.
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You had a long deload, let’s talk about how you look and feel in two months (especially with that new job of yours!) 
And with all the eating I am going to do 
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Have you tried a thumbless talon grip? My elbows were giving my hell on squats, but after switching they barely hurt at all.
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Not on high bar, I’ll try it!
22/04 - Colossus - Pull 2
Cable Rows
Chest Pulls
Seal Rows
Banded Good Morning
Spider Concentration Curls
Dumbell Curls
Then more than one hour of boxing, thai box and grappling.
The back was an easy session. Curls felt good!
My brachialis anterior is showing! Let’s keep dieting doooooown. Face is gaunt, soon to be the “death face” ahah
Also feels I gained some chest finally. It seems wider
Not much to say then. Didn’t do much anything, no work, no video games, just sport stuff and walks. Tough to be motivated these days
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23/04 - Colossus - Push 2
High Incline DB Bench
Incline Push-Up
Flyes with Iso
Banded Face-pulls
Machine Lateral Raises
Cable Extensions
EZ Bar Decline Extensions
Easy session. Then some rope skipping, Assault bike and fighting to burn some more calories!
Still can’t fight, but just to showcase the physique, without flexing, posing or good light, and I don’t look too bad!
Tomorrow I’m skipping work and I’m having a cheat day yaaay (champagne and sushis)
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