Absolute suck fest today. Small sinus infection/allergy flair up, retaining water from meds, and slept like shit. Regardless, I demolished this session
Used the SSB this session because I was easier to think about than a barbell. Lock in, toe pressure, squat
Random but allergy shots have taken me from a sinus infection 1x a month with the feeling of āNo doc I donāt want the steroid pack. Pass me the shotgun insteadā to 2x a year with the feeling of āThis is annoying but not a big dealā
Listened exclusively to trash metal this session. Havenāt listen to it in a while but I definitely felt like I helped me push harder than I thought I could
Not typically a pre-workout guy but Bucked up had a 10 sampler pack, shaker cup, and t shirt promo for like $20 shipped. Should come in this week
I love those progress photos with all the food youāre posting. Seriously, you, @tlgains and @creative_name have it figured out. THIS is the time to eat and train hard. I have genuine envy for how much further ahead you guys are compared to where I was at that age, haha. Youāre all going to be monsters.
Looks like you are making some great progress. All it takes now is time and discipline. @T3hPwnisher makes me wish I was 10 years younger, you make me wish I was 30 years younger. Nice work sir.
Easy conditioning is becoming a must this week. Between meds and sinus, I feel like shit and tire out super quick. Planning to get 2 more walks and 1 hour stationary bike session in today
No BJJ tonight. I was on the fence but then I realized if I was rolling with someone with a sinus infection and ANY bit of snot got on me, Iād turn the roll into an old school PRIDE match
Going to use the extra time to get even more ahead in school and look for internships. Pisses me off that the one slow week I have, Iām sick but we must make due with what we have
Glad I didnāt go to BJJ. During Man Eater rounds, I was light headed and felt like some type of high (not good for the mats)
Sinus meds are to blame for the above. Mucinex D really jacks up my system
Been reading article by and about Kroc. Definitely played into my need to do something hard today
Pull ups were a cool addition and I enjoyed it
Set up a meeting with a PT to talk about Kinesiology degrees. So thatās going into the right direction. For some reason, Iām pretty proud of this. This has been a big stressor and Iām going to embrace the chaos and figure it out
Pulled in my MetCons today. Felt good. Mainly felt everything in glutes
I got bored and wanted some kroc rows. This may bounce between kroc rows and normal DB rows but Iām still high effort rowing. Lats and upper back felt super tight and almost cramped after kroc rows
Time difference is minimal on DB rows and Kroc rows for me. DB rows are easier to superset into everything else but kroc rows require their own focus
Prowler- High/Low handle (90lbs)- 6 rounds with 1 min rest
Notes:
This felt heavy. I think itās the humidity in the air and the wooden feet on concrete but it felt like 90lbs extra on there. Cut by 2 rounds
No Jitz tonight. Still pretty snotty but less of the infection stuff. Honestly, this doesnāt bother me like it once did. I would rather go train but Iāll use the extra to get some stuff done
Apparently thereās been more mildew/mold in the air vs just tree pollen. Everyone has been having sinus issues. As my training partner said āItās just not a good week for lungs in generalā
Had to write a āpersonal fitness programā for kinesiology and concluded with two paragraphs that I want to copy here
4-5 ways this program impacted you:
While this 6-week training cycle was not a pivotal moment in the time I have spent lifting, it was the culmination of a few principles and ideas I had been having about training. First off ābalanceā is achieved with training cycles instead of in training cycles. Coming off a hypertrophy block, the goal of this block was to realize strength therefore cardio did not need to be pushed too hard. Secondly, with a lot of training, things have to be give and take but the consistency is what matters. The two most important sessions in this block were the main sessions and stretching. Rehabbing an injury, I wanted my knee to be functioning correctly, achieved through soft tissue work, rehab movements, and strengthening, therefore the other sessions were more about adherence than āproving to be the bestā. Long term consistency and effort wins over short-term motivation. Lastly, I learned what āeat for performanceā really means. While not a revolutionary discovery, calories should match the output of your programming if performance is the goal. This led to me dropping roughly ~13 pounds (good amount being water from a lower carb intake) and a noticeable amount of body fat was reduced
Extending this program beyond the semester:
Again, nothing revolutionary but building a program thatās based off something you like to do in general is going to make sticking to it a lot easier. For example, I may not like to run and prefer to lift weights, so sled work and daily walks can be thrown in for heart health and longevity. Another great strategy is to wave lifting frequency based off what is going on in life. I know I can recover from four days of hard lifting but life gets busy and you just do not have the time. This is where a three-day program can be a savior. Another strategy is to build discipline. While this is often hyped up to be running six miles on broken feet, discipline can just simply be doing one stretch a day. It is nothing to brag about but it will help establish the habit of doing mobility work every day. Over time you can add on, but if you have limited time, you have a minimum to hit. The last strategy is to be objective about nutrition. We all know you do not need to eat as much when putting on mass is not your goal, so I need to be better about waving calories down during āeasierā times of training.
Some random thoughts:
I can argue the use of the word āprogramā by this class. I really just ends up being a routine/workouts they want you to build versus a true program that builds off itself. The other thing I noticed is that while they talk about heart rate and such, if you are a healthy person, it probably doesnāt really matter. Being consistent and training hard will get you further than being paralyzed by learning to record your heart rate and having so many āparametersā to work in. While those concepts may apply to pro-athletes, plenty of people have gotten big and strong off ādumbā training.
Doing the Glenn Buechlein kettlebell shrugs for the shrug slot. Basically grab a weight and do 100 reps without putting them down. Not fun
Squatās are getting into a weird ground. Legs were fatigued from yesterday but I mentally broke before the 30 rep mark. I decided to rest pause them to 43 and had to cut it there because if I did more, it would have been getting to 100 reps. I am falling in love with mentally and physically pushing myself while squatting
Had my meeting with the PT friend today. Lots of good info and my plan is to try to find a tec job to see if I really like Ortho PT before it gets too late in the college career
Glad to report diet adherence is high. Lots of meat, veggies, and rice
