BASP is starting to stand for building a stronger person. These workouts are tough but it’s transferring to outside the gym life with energy and wanting to not quit
Had to replace the conditioning for today with another days. It was raining and flipping a tire in the rain does not sound like a good idea. I was tempted to quit and skipped conditioning but I did not
My roommate. She’s more of a “Do you want some” “No” “Okay cool” type
One of my ex coworkers/still friend is a “Don’t be a bitch” type so I always have told her to fuck off. I’m not going to smoke at work that’s wack asf to me
In passing. I pretty much vowed to just take the good parts of the self improvement circle while not getting indoctrinated into the whole redpill “the person I listen to could do nothing wrong” mentality and some of the other things it preaches
There’s not really one set in stone tbh. Do well in school, push myself in lifting because it benefits everything else, get to a point where I can give back to people/communities that have helped me, and inspire people to improve because I feel improving and discipline has helped my mental health and life trajectory substantially.
Assistance: 3 rounds/2 min rest
:30 sec Swiss Bar Z press: 85lbs
:30 sec log viper: 85lbs
:30 sec log Clean and press away: 85lbs
Conditioning:
Push up ladder:
1 rep, stand up, 2 rep stand up, ETC. 1-10-1
Notes:
Didn’t realize there was a 1 mile farmers carry. Can’t do that one at the house so I’ll add it to next weeks gym sessions
Started playing guitar again. Holy crap I missed playing. Stopped about a 2 years ago after I tore a tendon in the thumb doing BJJ
96% humidity today. Felt like I was lifting in a wet blanket
Also in the way of modern gym influencers. Sam Sulek seems to be pretty cool. Just doing his own thing and doesn’t come off as self obsessed as most influencers seem
4 Exams all at different times on different days. This divert of the week will attempt to minimize stress and time spent training. Need to focus on school well because it’s more important
Training goals:
Complete all 4 sessions at the gym
Complete last bench sessions mindset challenge within the next 2 sessions
only train on main days. Do mobility on other days. Let my mind and body focus on exams
No training. Got a stomach bug. Going to miss one of my finals, I really hope it doesn’t fuck up my GPA too bad. Emailed the prof but still haven’t heard anything back
No training. Feeling back to normal but still getting into calories, electrolytes, and water. Slept for 12 hrs last night. Religion exam later today just need a 60% to keep my B
Even having this for a day, it’s impossible to believe guys like Brian alsruhe lived with shit similar for years
Got in about 13 burpees and then got a tension shooting from my left trap through my neck and around the side of my face by my eye. Little headache from it too. Not sure what it is but I’m not pushing through it and will get some blood flow in it
Blood flow work:
PA: 50,50
Shrugs: 35lbs: 20,15,15
Trap stretch
Might revisit the burpee workout after my morning walk but I plan on doing it sometime today
Burpee workout didn’t happen. Still getting the pressure but I’ve massaged the trap and it’s getting less and less. Should be healed up for tomorrow
Spent all day yesterday helping my mom decorate her house for christmas. good for the soul
87% on bio. Looking like I fucked my GPA this semester with a 3.0. The only bright side is I wasn’t passively considering death during the whole semester
I have no idea why this was one of the days where I was irrationally angry. This whole week of not training I’ve been doubting my training methods and intensity. I feel like I’m moving the same number I was last year just at a lean 175lbs instead of a fat 180lbs. It pisses me off and really makes me irrationally angry. I have no idea how to fix this. I’m trying to avoid doing something like program hopping so back to BASP Monday. It just fucking sucks. I feel like I don’t even look like I lift. I haven’t been pushing squats like I use to. Who knows. I feel like I give it my all at the training sessions but the other part of me is like “You bitched out”.
Talked to the guy who owns the gym about the mindset carries (1 mile farmers and 2 7min BW keg carries). He brought up a good point about it just being dumb and likely to injury me. I semi-think the same and will opt to replace the mindset carries with some other stupid but hard lift (breathing squats, drop set, sled to the death, etc.)
Might get some extra hamstring and upper back work in tonight
I just realized that no shit I’m deadlifting less than normal after doing sandbag over bar. It’s basically a harder and heavier clean
Past few days has just been sleeping and eating. It’s been great
Got more time on my hands so I started studying philosophy again. It started with Stoicism in highschool, so now I’m jumping into existentialism because it doesn’t matter. I forgot how captivating philosophy is to me.
