It’s too early
100%. And you totally get it too as a dude that grew up where the only “information” was whatever was in the muscle mags and whatever “the big guy” at the gym had to say. To have SO much information available and utilize NONE of it is practically a crime.
@tlgains is spot on here as well. The book is SO f**king clear: THREE deep breaths between EVERY rep. Instead, dudes crank out the first 12 and then start breathing hard. That’s called a hard set. Taking deep breaths between every rep SUUUUCKS. It’s why no one does it.
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This is a long conversation thread in itself. I also think that there is so much noise or miss information out there that people don’t know what is wheat and what is chaff. I was talking to a young fella in the gym last week (which is rare for me cause I usually done talk to anyone). He was asking me about my training and then when he spoke about himself he mentioned like 3 or 4 goals that were not very aligned. You know how it goes, I want to gain muscle, I want a 120 bench, I want to cut and bring out my abs, I want bigger arms etc… I had to bite my tongue and not give any advice because I already knew it was pointless. I ended up just telling him to keep working hard, which to be fair to him is something he actually does do.
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This blows my mind as well. I have two guys to choose from: one has squatted 1000lbs and trained thousands of athletes, the other has a youtube channel and abs.
“There’s so much information I don’t know who to listen to!”
And, of course, to say nothing of the fact that I always end up beating the drum of “if you hear lots of different opinions on physical training, it means there’s lots of ways to SUCCEED at this”
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Yer but if I listen to the guy who squats a 1000 pounds and get really strong, how will I get abs and good looking muscles … LOL
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No such thing when it comes to sleep.
I regret every opportunity I had for a nap that I didn’t take.
The new version of “As seen on TV”
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I confess I went to see the musical Come From Away about all of the planes and people that were forced to land in Gander, New Foundland on 9/11, and the way the town took care of them. I ugly cried. Nose running, glasses fogging up, cried. I remember the event when it happened, and it touched me then really deeply.
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Say, did I just read that you’ve decided to lower caloric intake again? How’s it going?
I have not.
The plan is to do a “mini mini cut” in 2 weeks or so tk get back to 47kg
Ah, ok, my mistake. Let me just confess, then, that I’m bewildered that every single thing in your life is going beautifully BECAUSE you stopped restricting, but are planning to go back to doing so.
Think it through!
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So if I just light a cigarette and inhale it I didnt start smoking again?
Yahoo!
Might have me a couple beers too then!
Confession 
… Although this is changing. I have brought a few books.
Also confession:
I had a dream I was in a gym doing pull ups last night. I did 10 so easily that the last one I exploded past the bar and did a clap before re-catching.
Today I’m very upset with the fact that I can not do this.
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This semester I’m currently taking a critical thinking class so it’s broadening the way I think. Since I have learned a couple things…in my opinion the red herring and straw man fallacy are really annoying. I see so much of that in Instagram comments.
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When you learn about formal logical fallacies, at first, you think it’s like the Matrix and you’ve discovered the ultimate argument ender.
Then, you realize no one cares if their argument is logical or not.
And THEN you learn about “argument from fallacy” and it all goes to Hell.
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Dude come to Florida. Gas was almost 2 bucks a gallon cheaper today. And we have no state income tax.
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You win some, you lose some.
The true Florida mans are easy to spot from a long distance. There are usually wearing either crocs with socks or some tshirt that proclaims they were born and raised in Florida. Oh and most of them drive pickups with truck nuts on them.
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