Glad to hear you enjoyed it man!
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Oh man, I read The Power of Myth in undergrad: what a blast from the past!
If you continue going down the Jack Donovan path, Iām digging his āA More Complete Beastā. Written in Neitzscheās aphorism style, and talks to a lot of Nietzscheās work.
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Also really great, probably my favourite of Donovanās stuff!
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Will check it out!
No training today. Since Iām taking less classes now, Iāve been helping out my grandma and mom do stuff around their homes. My mom said āYou donāt have to help out mawmaw if you donāt want toā when we were talking about things. I responded āWell I amā. It honestly pissed me off. I get what she was saying but A) who the fuck wouldnāt. Itās family who lost their caregiver and needs help B) I donāt have a job currently and I have more free time. If I did nothing to help, Iād be a piece of shit and my mind/actions would reflect.
Anyways, long day of watching my nephew and doing yard work. I will say, it was by far the most fun Iāve had in a long time. My best friend/roommate came over and we hung out in the pool with my nephew. Then I grilled wings (some got burnt because it was a different gril) for my family. I did not get time to work on my English paper BUT given that my niece-in-law was in a car accident where she would have died but didnāt, Iām not wasting time working on something for some asshole who wonāt help me on his assignments.
This is the one and only English prof rant Iāll go on. I asked for help on developing a thesis and he said to use chatGPT, so I do. I show him what it gave me and the following conversation ensues: Me- āI did and this is what it gave meā Him- āMaybe it doesnāt know what a thesis statement is. You should ask it if it knowsā. Ignoring the fact he never tried to help either time, he has taken points off and made comments on my thesis saying it wasnāt narrow enough. After a while and some help from my roommate, I got one made.
Lastly, he finally gave us back an assignment which is part of a whole assignment we turn in tomorrow. He had 3 weeks to grade this shit and gives it back at 1:30 on a Wednesday before itās due on Thursday. It wouldnāt bother me if it was a separate assignment but now I have to rework what Iām turning in tomorrow because of his comments.
Also part of this final paper is āUse of a primary sourceā. It is never stated in the syllabus OR rubric that it is supposed to be an interview with a knowledgeable person in the field (Mines philosophy based) and you need to include the contact info. He mentioned this shit in class for the first time last week and itās due early May. Outstanding respect for students and himself.
Finally (for real this time), I donāt want to get political but he shits on Donald Trump every class period. Itās actually amazing but it really shows how miserable he is as a person. Constantly talking about how his book got rejected and he didnāt want to sell out.
I feel as if I should be expected to give the same effort the professor does. I forget itās a āFuck you Pay meā situation. Itās amazing to me he is rated 1/5 on rate my prof. Like I said, itās college so have to eat shit with the āFuck you pay meā part
Anyways rant over. Iām just pissed I have to rework this shit since he decided to get our grading done. Itās also after spring break. He had ample time and I will die on that hill. If he didnāt, he could change due dates or explain to us whatās going on.
To end on a happy note, I got told to join in on a posing session between two of the strongest guys in them gym. I took my shirt off (I looked like shit) and they were like āOnly if I had that confidenceā and āLook at that chest hairā. Itās a small thing but Iām meeting great people from this gym and starting to feel like Iāve found my place/environment.
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Hey @T3hPwnisher speaking of Nietzsche, Iām hearing his concepts of ālife denyingā practices and I was wondering what books are these thoughts in? I think it sounds really interesting, just donāt know where it is in his works.
Oh man, he talks about that in SO many of his works, itād be hard for me to speak specifically to it. I imagine āBeyond Good and Evilā will have it, along with āGenealogy of Moralsā, āThe Anti-Christā, The Walter Kaufmann translation of āWill to Powerā (which wasnāt a book, but basically a publishing of his writing notes after his death), and quite possibly āHuman, All Too Humanā. Iām fairly confident in those first 4. Sadly, after having read almost all of his works, the specific parts donāt stand out, haha.
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Thatās kind of what I thought
This was my first Nietzsche so I imagine I didnāt pick up on it because of getting use to his style
I will check out the rest! Thanks!
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No problem man! When you read Genealogy of Morals, the āslave moralityā is life denying philosophy. Ultimately, life denying philosophy is a philosophy/practice that values weakness and demonizes strength. āThe meek shall inherit the Earthā and such. If you think about that: if EVERY human practiced that sort of philosophy, our species would cease to exist, which makes it ālife denyingā. If ALL humans were meek, we could not endure or survive lifeās hardships enough to perpetuate the survival of the species. It becomes necessary for at least SOMEONE to be strong for our species sake. Life affirming philosophy celebrates those values that modern man considers sin: pride, vanity, lust, gluttony, etc. Those that value these things tend to be the strong: theyāre in a position where they CAN exercise these values. The meek are unable toā¦because they are meek, so they, instead, simply say that the values of the strong are vices, and that the values of the meek are TRUE values.
Taking another philosopher here, itās interesting how Kantās Categorical Imperative comes into play with life-denying philosophy. Everyone CANāT exercise it, if the goal is survival of the species, therefore it doesnāt pass the test of being a categorical imperative.
ā¦not that I CARE for Kant at all, haha, but fun to still make the connections.
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That makes a lot of sense. I touched on this in my English essay basically saying that people who are mostly consumers have to exist so that people who practice existentialism and choose to pursue something in producing goods can exist.
I like that way of explaining master morality and what it meant. We touched on Nietzsche for one lecture in a class and it confused me more than helped. The prof said he wasnāt a huge fan of him but still.
Thatās what I thought was weird about Kant. Heās too black and white. It might work on an individual/personal level but outside that maybe not
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Kong W2D3
BTN Press; 80x12, 90x12, 100x11+1
Cable Lat Raise: 10x12, 12.5x12, 15x12
DB Rows: 70x15, 80x15, 90x15
Chins: BWx12, 5lbx12, BWx12
Hammer curl: 20x12, 25x12, 30x12
21s: 40,50,60
Notes:
- Still working out how to use RIR but I think itās going good
- Overall fun day. Looked jacked in a random pic
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Lazy logging for today. Admire my trash handwriting! Have a video to upload too. Will translate log into English instead of chicken scratch tomorrow.
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Kong W2D5
Leg extension: 70x15, 85x15, 100x15
SSB Squat (in flats): 155x12, 180x12, 205x12
Back extension: 45x12, 50x12, 55x12
Single Leg Press: 35x12, 45x12, 70x12
Ham Curl: 70x12, 80x12, 60x12
Events:
Log: Work up to 185 log (getting over it mentally still)
13in DL: Work up to 365-415 ladder. Still had another jump in me but saving it for the show this weekend (465)
Hercules Hold: 3x2 plates (~30 sec)
DB Curl: 20x12, 25x2x12
Seated Row: 50x12, 60x12, 70x12
High Row: 60x12, 70x12, 80x10
Pushdowns: 50x15, 60x15, 70x15
Notes:
- RDL = 13in DL. I need to keep this in mind for future reference
- Iāve noticed that more sets work a lot better than the AMRAP topset approach for me (for size and strength)
- 13in DL could have been pushed for the last 50lb jump but week out from comp, Iād rather not
- I think this week is going to be 2 lighter full body days to get ready for the show. Slight break from the bodybuilding stuff but I want to do well at the show. After that, right back to kong
- Something like SBS hypertrophy might come back. I think now that Iām smarter training wise I can get more out of it. Was talking to a guy who runs conjugate for his programming. Going to get with him after my hypertrophy block because I have been wanting to give that a try
- I was an ambassador for sports this weekend. Was at a crawfish boil and decided to inspire the youth (17 yr old). I will say Iām becoming the person I look up to
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Good luck for the competition on the weekend!
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oooh exciting, good luck mate
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Thanks @Koestrizer @simo74! Feeling really good and extremely ready to compete!
Notes:
- As always, I feel the strongest when doing my own thing. Working up to heavy attempts and being conscious of what RPE it is while doing a shit ton of volume/BB work for the rest of the session
- I weighed 190 this morning. This is shocking because I knew I got bigger but I didnāt think it was much. Something about the vertical diet allows me to intuitively gain size without much fat (I know itās cals in vs cals out BUT having something that I can not obsess over is amazing)
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Comp week:
Strict log press: Work up to 175x1 (Huge PR)
Very surprised by this. Saving some light accessories for tomorrow because itās supposed to be a nasty weather day. Also, interesting to note, I have been eating chaotically since January but emphasising hard lifting and protein. Might be something to that
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Congrats, and I laughed at your surprise.
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congrats
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Nice press mate
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@simo74 @throwawayfitness @LoRez Thanks!
Comp week:
Lu raise: 10x2x15
Curls: 20x2x15
Pushdown: 15x2x15
RH: 90x20
Quote of the day: This isnāt me. This is my subconscious. My past causing me to be a way I donāt need anymore because it doesnāt serve me. This no longer servers. This isnāt me- Wes Watson
Notes:
- Wagon wheels should be coming in later. Decided to treat myself and get some
- Starting a quote of the day. More exposure to positive and helpful stuff always helps me so this increases the exposure.
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