She must of thought you were at Planet Fitness!
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I’m sure we are all in agreement here, but just one more voice saying that is really out of line. Even if you were at a gym where heavy deadlifting was not allowed a la Planet Fitness, that’s an extremely unprofessional way to handle the situation.
Agree that you should speak with the owner. I lift in a pretty quiet, uncrowded gym at a pretty uncrowded time (7AM) so it’s pretty rare that anyone comments, but twice in the past year I’ve gotten into some sort of minor tiff about this, even though I also find it humorous that I’m far less noisy than the Zumba class and/or the bros in the corner dropping their dumbbells after a grueling set of seated curls. Fortunately the owner and one of the gym trainers both seem to get it that I’m just a normal guy doing normal deadlifts, so they’ve been cool about it.
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@countrygirl2016 @ActivitiesGuy @2busy Situation resolved. We agreed on a single extra mat to protect the floors. Since there is only 4 mats, we won’t need to do double-mat protection like you see in that video. So one mat under each set of plates and one mat to stand on. I can live with that.
Friday 9/9/16
BW 268
Press
95x8
135x5
155x5
185x1
210x1 (5lb PR)
165x8
135x10
Machine rows
4 sets of 12
Facepulls
4 sets of 12
Tricep Pushdowns
3 sets of 12
Kettlebell Swings - 88 pounder
30
25
20
15
10
Notes: No partner today, but boy do I feel better after taking it easy yesterday. I could have gone higher on that press, but I’m happy with a 5 pound PR that’s been a long time coming. My left bicep is still hurting, so I was pretty limited on what I could do for back. Machine rows were a good option today.
I’ve also been more or less eating at maintenance this past month since the new roommate moved in. I’m okay with that for now, and I’m definitely lifting better because of it. I’m taking a long weekend out-of-town to ride the world’s tallest roller coaster, so I’m giving my self a bit more leeway in the coming days. The funny and fortunate thing is that eating at maintenance feels like I’m cheating horribly now, even though I’m not doing too bad at all.
Next week I need to dial it in more, and my roommate wants to do the same. She’s taken a liking to my meathead menu, and I’ve been relaxing my carb intake a bit to enjoy her meals and enjoy some drinks together. She knows I was being “bad” since she’s moved in, but even that has been a big change for her. We talked about this before we agreed to room together, so this is all more or less expected and positive for everyone involved.
Here’s today’s PR.
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I look forward to the day that I have so much weight someone gets pissed and I have to use extra mats. I’m adding that to my long list of goals for sure!!! Happy the situation is defused.
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Congrats on the PR! Looking strong!
I realize there may have been an update, but to my knowledge, that would be Kingda Ka - which I have ridden. It was a little intimidating when I was standing in line and watched three or four people get off with blood coming from their mouths. Remember to press your head back against the head rest, and enjoy the ride!
FWIW, I loved El Toro, if indeed you are coming to Jersey.
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El Toro and Bizarro are the best coasters there! Kingda Ka was undergoing repair when I was last there so I didn’t get the chance to ride it.
It’s a rush, but El Toro is a better ride.
I’m more partial to loopy roller coasters than those with big drops, hence my favorite being Bizarro
Wait . . . Blood coming from their mouths?
I feel like that describes El Toro as well, I don’t remember Bizarro, but I’m sure I would love it. My first, and still best, roller coaster is the Giant Dipper in Santa Cruz, California - I first rode it in 1973, and I last rode it in August of this year. It was built in 1924. I didn’t ride any other coasters until I rode The Hulk at Universal Islands of Adventure in 1999, and I’ve been hooked ever since I got over the fear of dying coming out of the chute of The Hulk.
Yes, seriously. Apparently, if you don’t press your head back against the head rest, it gets slammed into the head rest by the acceleration, 0 to 128 MPH in 3.5 seconds. When your head hits the head rest, it bounces forward and into the restraint system. But, that was years ago. I suspect they have made some changes since then.
Anytime someone bleeds at an amusement park, it’s a success.
As long as it isn’t you…or your kids…or your wife.
Bizarro was previously Medusa, it was re-styled when Six Flags adopted the superhero theme. I think the ride is identical to when it was Medusa, just a different color. As for El Toro, I just remember it being super fast. I don’t think any of the wood roller coasters can go upside down.
Fast, but sweeping hills and turns and really smooth.
It’s been a long time, don’t remember Medusa but I may have ridden it, will google it.
@countrygirl2016 You will get there sooner than you think if you stick with it all!
@ChickenLittle Thank you very much!
@The_Myth @max13 I returned to Maine last night having successfully escaped New Jersey without sustaining any damage to my vehicle. I did, in fact, go to Six Flags Great Adventure. The park was almost as thrilling as keeping up with, and not getting struck by, New Jersey traffic doing 85 mph in my 6000 pound pickup truck. That was the first time I actually needed the 381 horsepower I spent an extra couple of grand to have on that truck. When in Jersey, you have no real choice but to drive like a shithead maniac.
Kingda Ka was my favorite, and I had never ridden anything quite like that before. The force on the launch was incredible, and the whole ride was a tremendous rush. Nitro was probably my second favorite, although my companion fell ill and we ended up concluding our park visit shortly after. We still hit almost all of the big coasters and they were all fantastic. The ones we missed were:
The Joker. No way am I getting on that puke machine.
The Green Lantern. Companion had too much jewelry on that was verboten on that particular ride.
The Dark Night. Companion got sick.
Batman. Companion got sick.
I didn’t fret over any of those. I wouldn’t ride the Joker if you paid me $50 and I’ve ridden coasters quite similar to Batman and The Green Lantern before, so I didn’t feel like I was missing out. I’m not sure what I missed with The Dark Night, as it was an indoor coaster.
We also opted out of riding the drop tower they built on Kingda Ka, mostly because we were a couple of scaredy-pants wussies.
Otherwise we got a lot of excitement in on a fantastic late summer day. I also ate frozen custard. Back to the grind today!
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Tuesday 9/13/16
Deload Week
BW 270
Squat
135x5
225x5
275x5
Bench Press
95x10
135x10
185x10
Barbell Rows (Supinated)
3 sets of 135x10
Facepulls supersetted with Tricep Pushdowns
3 sets
Notes: I think I might be gaining weight for real now, not just water and glycogen. I’m not surprised, given the fun that was had during this Six Flags road trip. I’m back on track food-wise, and I will be back on track everything-wise once I empty my fridge of beer tonight. By drinking all of it, of course. No regrets!
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What kind of diet do you follow (when you’re not at Six Flags)?
@max13 Broadly speaking, I simply aspire to eat meat and lots of low-calorie vegetables while avoiding alcohol. This doesn’t always happen, but it has been happening enough to drive my scale weight down and my lifts slightly up for most of 2016. I do not measure my food, but I have in the past. That little experiment helped to give me a good idea of what I was actually consuming, macro-wise. Now I am able to eat instinctively and still make progress.
Most of my food will be lean meat, fatty meat, eggs, protein powder, nuts, and as many different types of vegetables I can acquire, eaten in whatever size portions I feel like. I probably get about 1/2 of my protein via supplements.
To get specific, a well-executed lifting day will look something like this:
0800 - Protein shake, coffee with a splash of cream and a few granules of sugar. Sometimes I will get an Egg McMuffin on my way to work.
0900 - More coffee
1200 - Lunch - usually large portions of leftover meat and veggie but I will eat Chicken Panang Curry with extra chicken quite often as well.
1500 - Protein Shake
1700 - 2 servings PLAZMA
2000 - Dinner - usually large portions of meat and really large portion of vegetables
2200 - Snack - usually 2-3 scoop protein shake. Sometimes nuts and/or beef jerky too. Maybe some frozen veggies.
Whenever I “cheat” I usually try to mitigate the damage, one way or another. Light beer. Vodka. Whiskey. Swap out the french fries for veggies at restaurants. Just buying the whole damn pint of Ben and Jerry’s, eating it all and getting it out of my system for a few months. Pounding all of these beers I’ve got in my fridge right now so I don’t have to stare at them all week. Trust me, this stuff can work if you’re doing enough things right.
The general rule I follow is to make frequent, honest assessments of whether I’m making progress, or not. Right now, as I drink these beers and type to you about diet, I’m not. Well I’m probably treading water today, but that’s still not progress. That will change tomorrow, and the march continues.
I hope this answered your question!
It does, in a very detailed manner. Thank you. I contemplate dropping a few pounds but I’m afraid it’d be difficult unless I committed to counting macros and measuring everything. I did it that way once and got pretty lean, but that was in college before I had kids, wife, full-time job, etc, and basically every meal after breakfast comes down to whats convenient. I’m pretty stocky, 245 @ 5’6", so I’m sure some of that would come off rather easily with some simple changes. Now that I type that out I think it wouldn’t be as difficult as I’m making it out to be.
You’re welcome. I’m glad you found it helpful.
You’ve seen me in my videos, so you know how chubby I am. If you’re in the same chub ballpark, chances are you can do what I’m doing. Hell, you could probably do it better. I’m far - FAR - from perfect execution, which just means I’ve got plenty of adjustments to make that can drive progress towards my goal.
If I recall your log correctly, you are presently eating for strength. If you decide to shift gears a bit and eat for fat loss, I believe you will find it to be much easier than you expect, given your present strength levels. I’d advise you to stick to your own gut and make those simple changes you’ve already identified.
It all depends on goals, right?
Thats right. Thanks for checking in on my log. I’ve been competing this year and I enjoy nothing more than loading up and lifting big weight. My goal is to be as strong as possible and one day have an elite total. However, as you surely know, anyone who is chubbier than they should be definitely thinks about losing a couple of pounds quite often. I’m fairly sure at my bodyfat level I could drop 15 (or maybe more) lbs and not lose any strength. My goal was actually to get to 250 so I could stay in the 242’s, but that has been difficult. Its looking like I’d have to pig out to get there and I’m not sure I’m willing to do that. So clearly I’m conflicted, but I appreciate your insight!