Today’s A:M was great. Felt really good. Have not took 2 days off in a row for a long time, so I felt motivated and ready to go. Got on the bike and killed it. I’ve actually grown to enjoy the cycling a lot. I’ve never focused on cycling before, let alone committed to it consistently. It’s actually rewarding and feels great to see improvements on something different for once.
My relative strength is getting a lot better, chin ups are feeling like cake and the hypertrophy’s surprisingly good. I must say I hate doing high rep stuff though. After next week I’m gonna switch out elevated push ups for elevated clappers. I just bought Lance Armstrongs’ “It’s not about the bike” CD. Pretty wicked on disk 2 today, probably finish it by the end of the week.
Pretty crazy considering there’s even more to Lance’s adversity than Brain, Lung and Testicular cancer. About the “Reps” like I said I’m not a big fan, I’d prefer to keep it under 10 and will devise a plan to make that happen for next week, maybe the week after. At the end of this week it’ll be 3 weeks.
I’m thinking I could maybe go 4 with progressions that would be a nuisance but we’ll see. I like to keep things exciting, so next week I might switch things up a little. On a side note I saw some asshole wearing a “No Pain, No Gain!” shirt at the gym today. Just made me fucking cringe. Guy was the poster boy for substance abuse. Abs just sitting on top of his gut, bloated as fuck and looked like shit.
Btw I don’t have anything against guys who do use gear, I think it’s an entirely personal choice, but fuck at least acknowledge that what you’re taking are pretty complex chemicals that you should probably do some research on before you even think about injecting them into your body. Besides that if you have no idea how to train and have almost no consideration for nutrition, it should probably be the last thing for you to worry about.
Anyways I’ll let that shit go, it’s an entire post in itself and pretty controversial. I just can’t believe how incredibly naive some people are. I mean fuck, I knew a kid using methyl testosterone in grade 8. You’re fucking 13 in grade 8! How the fuck would you even know of something like that? I see so many people use gear and I could ask them anything about it. What’s that, what does it do to you, how does it work? and they couldn’t answer any of those questions for the life of them.
Not that I’m an expert myself but I’m not the one using or even thinking about using them. Guy’s just ask the gym rat who’s selling them if they’re safe or if there’s any sides and the guy says “No” and that’s all they need to hear. Just seems bizarre to me, but like I said I’ll let that go.
I’ve got to go get my grill on though. I’ll post back tonight after my P.M session. In the mean time admire this Nate Miyaki gem that was in one of his recent articles.
"For some, if they can sound smart while smoking a tobacco pipe in an office, it prevents them from having to do real work in the trenches. They’ll quote study after study why their chosen approach is superior, and why they wipe their a$$ sideways with all other approaches.
That may be great to establish expertise, sell something, get an A+ in a classroom, or win a water cooler debate, but it doesn’t always help people get results. And in the real world results matter most, not academic debate.
That’s not to dismiss science as a foundation. I love science, and it can and absolutely should be used to help make informed decisions. But it shouldn’t be the be-all end-all. In other words, every once in a while, researchers should actually step foot inside a gym to see if what looks good on paper works in real life.
And to be fair, every once in a while meatheads might think of opening a textbook and learning about their passion.
The most successful entrepreneur I know once told me that he hates hiring MBA’s because he always has to shatter textbook myths and teach them everything that works in the real world."
Haha fucking water cooler debate. Love it.
