Perception of time is a big part of it too. When you have been on the planet for 30 years, you think nothing of spending 20 minutes feeling sorry for yourself over an owie. But if you have only been here for 3, 20 minutes is like spending DAYS on it.
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Hey flap, how’s your kid? Got all the blood work back?
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Yeah, I think I mentioned it in here or in the other thread, was most likely toxic synovitis. All labs normal.
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My wife sent me this the other day after a heated discussion with little one about sliding down the stairs head first.
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Chest
Incline DB
95s x8
90s x7
Dips
+35x8
BWx18 slowed them down a lot, deep stretch at bottom
Crossovers and machine chest press superset 2x10 ea
Y raise and lat raise superset 2x10 ea
BB OHP
135x10
Tris
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Oh sorry, been really busy last couple of days so must have missed it. Anyway, glad he’s ok
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Appreciate you checking on it buddy. All is well.
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Strong stuff.
Ehh. Feeling under the weather today.
So what did I do? Giant back sets with deadlifts 
GIANT SET
BB Rows 135 3x10
Cable rows 15 3x10
Dante rows 8 3x10
GIANT SET
Weighted Pull-ups +45 3x5
Deadlifts 225 3x10
Rope Pullovers 3x10
GIANT SET
Banded DB laterals 3x10
DB laterals 3x10
Band laterals 3x10
GIANT SET
Machine preachers 90 3x12
Reverse grip ez bar curls 60 3x10
Band curls 3xfailure
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I’m done with the superhero muscle program.
I tried to push, but with no periodization and nothing but going in to beat the logbook every day, I’m done. I know how to give 100% intensity to those sets at this point, but I’m not being challenged by this at this point. It’s also because my newfound ability to deadlift is making me interested in other ventures.
I’ve been reading over Building the Monolith today. My supermarket sells 60 eggs at a time for super cheap - I’d need 3 of those every 2 weeks, and ground beef is 8 bucks per 3 lb, I’d need 7 of those a week. $168 for the beef over 6 weeks, really not bad. Gonna get wheat buns and cheese slices for hamburgers, pasta sauce and wheat spaghetti for meat sauce, and tortillas for egg and beef burritos.
@T3hPwnisher any other beef variations that you used to get down the 1.5 lbs of beef a day? I know the program is going to kick my ass, but I’m certain for me, aka someone who finds it tough to do ‘big eating’, the food discipline is going to be the hardest part.
I’ve fixed my deadlift, but I really haven’t fixed my searing adductor and hip pain that I usually get when I squat a lot, so I’m gonna research some fixes for that and just push through this shit. Might SSB squat the whole thing.
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Never really been a problem for me. I can do it in a sitting, Haha. Taco seasoning can go a long way. I will brown up beef with the seasoning, throw it in a bowl with sour cream, tomatoes and cheese and eat it with a fork. Low carb tacos. Always trusty meatloaf too.
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Lemme know if you have any questions on BtM dude, I know just the guy to hook you up with.
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Me: asks robot how to not eat like a robot
@jshaving I could ask him, I also recall Nutty typed on a computer that he ran BtM, I could ask him how he typed about eating all that beef, but he seems to have run away permanently now. Shame.
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It’s so bad dude, especially working shifts. People will ask what I am eating and it’s like “scrambled eggs, green beans and tomatoes all mixed together”. I eat while watching TV/YouTube to distract me from the process.
Do you work rotating shifts?
Schedule is a bit chaotic. It’s supposed to be that way in theory, but rarely pans out.
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Actually this reminds me: sauerkraut mixes well too. Fermented veggies. I just don’t eat it at work since it smells.
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I worked night shift for a few years (7pm-7am), and I’m still convinced that as shitty as that was, it was still better than having your routine fucked up with a rotating shift.
Which begs the question: HOW ARE YOU ABLE TO WORK OR EVEN APPLY TO A JOB WITH SUBMAXIMAL SLEEP? It’s impossible, I’ve heard.
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Maybe box squats just above the height that fucks with you?
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I think I’m arching my back subconsciously in the hole. The JTS pillars of squat videos are proving to be pretty helpful. When I arch my back, it puts more strain on my SI joints, and also crimps my hips and hip flexors more, putting more of a strain on my adductors.
I also enjoyed their video discussing hip structure, because I’ve tried narrow stance and it KILLS me. When I was squatting close to 400 what seems like a lifetime ago, I was doing it wide stance and it felt good. What my problem was, was I was also deadlifting wide sumo thinking that hip position was just my thing for deadlift and squat, when it turns out I’m WAY stronger with a narrow deadlift stance and way stronger with a wide squat, and the wide deadlift was just fucking my hips up. I’m totally cool if my squats end up an inch or so above parallel, but I’m going to try to do normal squats this whole time.
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