BW squats on slantboard: 8x30
Some chest expander pull aparts too
SS
QL side bends: 30x5x5
DB press: 25x5x12
SS
OH extension/Pushdown: 5 rounds
HLR done super slow with a big emphasis on rounding the pelvis: 5x5
Notes:
I was just full of hate and anger today. Tues/Thurs are my long days at school and I have a 3.5 hr break between my morning classes and afternoon class. I spent that whole time doing stats to get ready for my exam tomorrow to the point where I was getting stuff I know how to do wrong. I think I actually overworked myself. 7:30-2:30 of actual pretty focused school stuff is draining
To the above, if I had taken time to mediate, I probably wouldnāt have been so angry while I lifted. Like my speaker died, so I cussed it out very harshly and got my big one bc I needed the loud music to distract me
I did feel a little twinge in my pec. It felt like it was pec minor and I remember pulling it in highschool. It hurt a lot when I did it, so I skipped the pushups for today
My shoulders decided to work and feel good after set 2 so I upped the reps
Getting some good food tonight. Stress has been high with some life stuff but the good news is none of it is from my girlfriend. Iām really happy of how healthy and great of a relationship it is
Also has a side note. If anyone is in the market for a slant board, the bells of steel one is a piece of shit. I spent $60 on it, assembled it (as instructed), and the damn thing wobbles. I should have bought a resin one. Thatās not a one of issue either, other peopleās wobble too
Logging this here. Itās fairly spot on how I feel with college/life (itās not completely spot on but pretty close) so I donāt want to lost this pretty good resource
Lots of life and family stress/responsibilities. They are getting better but before we had my brother in law and me to help out with stuff around my grandma, mom, or sisters house but now he works out of town so itās just me until November. Dadās out of commission to help with much right now because he tore his calf. Still some trauma from my brother dying that gets dumped on my sister and me from my dad (which is just no fun lol. it adds up).
College wise itās because Iām still not sure what I want to do. Right now the goal is to finish out strong, get a degree, and keep my GPA has high as I can that way any grad schools are an option. I still absolutely hate the vast majority of courses not related to major because the profs/classes just suck for gen ed at my school. Luckily, this is my last semester for that shit. I had 3 hard exams last week and 1 hard one this week so Iām just tired lol
I will say there is a lot of good things going on in general. The main thing is I really need to be better about not overworking myself (like clear boundaries of when to stop for the day) and cleaning out friends who are more draining than anything else. Iām pretty good at being extremely aware of whatās causing me to feel off or burnt out but for me itās really hard to change it even and keep it that way.
On the fifth set of incline bench my wrist slipped and I dropped the bar. Luckily I didnāt get hurt but Iām a superstitious person so I call it after that
I didnāt feel amazing today. The weight were neither light nor heavy. Itās the pushups for sure
Various stuff like hip raises (stand on box with one leg off and pull up pelvis) and single arm farmers. Trying to find something for this fucking core issue
Thereās no way core issue is too bad if I can lift fine but canāt do ab work. Overhead press was the only thing to feel weird. Will see how it pans out
Single arm farmers seem to be the best thing for it. Might just be spamming those for core work
@tlgains Hey I promise Iām going to get back to you on that post, been out town. Itāll be Monday at this point because now I have to deep clean the house tomorrow because of my roommate so thatll be fun
I like to say the human body is my trains. Itās legitimately the one thing thatās enamored me. Along with sports psychology
I mean Iām not sure how to answer. Thereās a lot of ones Iād put on a resume but I wouldnāt say I have mastery of them (who does). Generally, all the big ones for resumes (communication, hardworking etc.). Specifically I have a bunch of random ones like being good with animals and kids, being able to talk to almost anyone, and Iām fairly decent at coaching random stuff in sports Iāve played (especially to unathletic people because Iām not athletic)
Mainly just a lot of retail stuff. I have lots of various handyman-esque stuff Iāve picked up through out the years helping and learning from skilled labor we have in our family. Informally helped a friend of mine when he started in the gym (personal training light to be gracious). I also meal prep for people in my family (I do lots of random shit lmao)
So this is the thinking question. Originally I started out Pre-PT (physical therapy) and then over the years, Iāve met with various PTās Iāve worked with for rehab to talk about their jobs. I realized that a total of 8 years of school for not that much pay relative to school time is not something that interests me. Mainly because Iām not a big fan of school.
I think my current deadline is just to graduate on time (~26) with the degree and a high GPA. All this kind of got stunted when people died in my family but we are over that. My GF has a kinesiology degree (same one Iām getting) and weāve talked about various things to do with it (she took it to go into respiratory therapy school and now she is a RT).
My other current goal is to explore different things I can do with it and just figure something out before I graduate. The reason a gap year isnāt an option is because of TOPS (LA based financial aid that pays for 2/3rds of tuition). If I donāt figure something out in the before I graduate, at least Iāll have a degree and thatās something decent for employment.
Not the greatest response ever but it helped me to write it out lol
This weekend I went to visit my GF in NOLA (she typically comes up here) and we went Westbank Athletic Club. This is by far one of the coolest gyms Iāve been to. Itās not huge but they have a pool, beach volleyball area, like 3 little awnings filled to the brim with machines, and one main building. There is no space unused and no equipment unused. For example, the bars that were not in good shape are outside and have atlas stones casted on the ends of them to have a fixed deadlift bar. They even have kettlebells that are in the shape of gummy bears.
Here are some pictures. We mainly hung out by the strongman area. It was a blast and Iām going back. Also, the dude who won the amateur SHW open at the Shaw Classic trains there
