Hahahah, I forget that despite my best efforts, I can’t get into your headspace regarding food (yet?). I like my food, and if I’m going to eat until I’m uncomfortably full, I have to at least like it. I barely made it out the other side of those blended eggs.
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I was, at one point, and it’s probably something I’ll dive into after this, but as with the John Meadows program, the templates I wanted to do involved a lot of DB work or stuff that I just don’t have access to right now. Deep Water is like 99% doable by anybody with a barbell. 5/3/1’s getting a longer run when gyms reopen. But the experiment with BTM was fun, and now it’s time to see if all that “true failure” I’ve told myself that what I was doing in hypertrophy lifting was true failure. Pumping out lateral raises or leg extensions can be painful, but deadlifts/power cleans/push presses/squats to true failure? Different ball game. Let’s get it.
knee explodes tomorrow
This is making me want to take the dive into…
Deep Water.
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Why not cream cheese and protein powder? Topped with pb powder mixed with coconut oil??
Maybe throw in some cocoa nibs for flavonoids ( if that’s allowed )
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I see I see. Makes sense
All I can say is, don’t look for that burning/pump feeling like when you’re trying to go to failure or near failure on isolation exercises lol
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I’m going to look for the dark hole that I see when I stand up too fast (tall people problems). That’s what I equated the portals too, and I encountered such portals when climbing mountains in full gear in the Philippines. Don’t think I’ll see them until intermediate/advanced tho.
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I’m sure the cocoa isn’t on the menu, but cream cheese, despite not being on the list of foods, is pretty low-carb, might have to give that a try. Appreciate the suggestion!
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God damn, it sounds way better when David Caruso says it.
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Will be waiting for that dark hole write up lol
I’m looking forward to this Flap.
Let the pain begin.
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Interested to see how a normal human deals with Deep Water.
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I’m intrigued with your definition of a former marine, with 2 decades solid training under his belt, a gym he’s knocked together in 2 days and 35 inch arms as a “normal human”. I think I need to start hanging around with the people you hang around with
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I think I need to become a person that would be part of such a clique.
Seriously! Marines are wayyyyy below average.
Sorry man! Had to!
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I’ll pay my penance with this unfortunate reality:
Closer to half that training time, closer to half that arm size, closer to 2 months for the whole gym, but thanks, haha. I’d definitely say I’m normal- that’s probably why people are so supportive - normal guy can throw together a gym and do programs just by doing exactly what’s written - what could be more normal than that?
I also wasn’t some hardcore badass marine either, but I will definitely say that they know how to instill an abnormally strong work ethic in you, albeit by rather medieval methods…
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I guess the difference is between can and do. No knock at yourself, but I believe normal guys could achieve everything you have training wise. The big difference is that 99.9% haven’t and won’t.
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This is the opposite of a knock: if I were inherently extraordinary, this would all be easy. It’s been fairly simple, but it hasn’t been easy. I’d rather be able to say that I have done what others on my level have not, than say that I have done what others beneath me could not.
So thanks!
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Back to the grind.
7 eggs (made 8, kid wanted one) + cottage cheese, shredded cheese, hot sauce for breakfast.
Training commences soon.
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No respite from the egg. The egg is all consuming. You must be one with the egg.
Looking forward to seeing you grind through this man.
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