Any 2020 goals that you’d like to make note of and look back on?
HUh, yea a bunch.
1800lbs total
Get shredded
Win at poker
Husband stuff
Get my green card thingy
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CAPTAIN MARVEL 2!!! ZOMG confirmed she is gay and also Jessica Jones is going to be in the movie!!! Can’t fkn wait!!! #BoutTime Love interest is not Valkerie… Maybe Jessica but that has not been confirmed… And I should have kept reading the article as she might not be coming out next movie, wusses. Wussi? What ever plural of wuss is.
BOOBIES
Comp Bench
3x5 at 315
Board Press
5-5-8@245
Cable Fly thingy
Dips
Cable Crunches
Obl Side Bends
1st 3 reps of every set felt like air, then by 5th rep it was RPE 9.5.
Today was a tough day, I skipped legs for the bigger picture of letting my hip heal. So hard but as soon as I started benching I knew it was the right play. I am also staying out of my office as sitting seems to severely aggravate the hip.
AM Weight 101.55kg Love this body weight, up until this body weight it has always been a struggle of starving vs being fat (my whole life). At 100kg this matches my appetite and thanks to drugs I can be relatively lean (and arguably healthier) at this body weight.
FK IBUPROFEN I am certain that shit made my hip worse and kept my body from dealing with what ever it is going on down there. Then I lifted through the issue (pain free) making everything worse. I stopped the Ibuprofen but the pain was excrutiating so I took Naproxen and and it is already a ton better.
Bro Science Ibuprofen vs Naproxen: As I understand it Ibuprofen stops inflammation and pain. The problem with this is that pain is the signal to the brain to fix something and inflammation is how it does this.
Naproxen also hinders these things but acts as a muscle relaxer. This is why when I get incredible SI joint pain or other lifting pain 1 naproxen alleviates the issue permanently (or until the next time I go too hard in the gym) If I still have pain after 1 pill I consider it an injury.
The Ibuprofen just delayed the resolution of the issue and allowed me to pain free make it 100x worse.
Fluff and Puff Back
Pullups
Uni Row
Uni Lat Down
Uni Cable Row
Dum Back Fly
Hammer Curl
Hip feels so much better, no pain pills today and it is ginger but I should be squatting Thursday (when gym is open again).
Tomorrow I will have a physique update, final (ish) plans and cycle stuff. Now I am gonna nap and try to stay sober as long as I can tonight tee hee #fkit #norAgrets #OneLastChanceForRomance
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It isn’t necessarily just being science. I’ve had a doctor advise me to use naproxen over ibuprofen because ibuprofen doesn’t do much for me unless I take four to six tablets at a time.
I think the difference is that one is a COX-1 inhibitor and one is a COX-2 inhibitor. COX is cyclooxygenase, and is a pain mediating enzyme that acts during inflammation. From memory, different kinds of inflammation trigger either COX-1 or COX-2 activity, so whichever inhibitor you take better be the right one. Naproxen is often sold as a period pain relief because it inhibits the COX most commonly activated during periods. I’m guessing there may also be a different prevalence of COX-1 and 2 between individuals. So for you, one type may be more prevalent across most inflammation and it’s the type ibuprofen doesn’t inhibit well.
I actually thought it would be reverse but that is awesome. I am going to have some new reading tomorrow!!! (About the Cox stuff)
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Not Hungover because I fell asleep before I could drink too much LOL #oldpeople 1130 came and hit me like a brick. It helped I was double fisting a 2nd Red Solo with Water. Plus I really, REALLY want to Squat tomorrow…and get to my training and diet. Risking starting the year on a 3 day hangover wasnt super appetizing.
General Blueprint:
OK Pumpy POWA to start. 90% of this is because I just want to cure this BBing itch I have. Also it will let me settle into the new split, lean out for the powa bulk and get the drugs in my system. Unfortunately this time will also be a healing time for injection site etc (fk you december). With that I think the biggest take away I had drug wise was BREW YOUR OWN FKN GEAR!!!
Test is started low but I am pretty sure I want that higher as that really seems to bring out the strength when paired with Tren. I dont see myself bumping Tren.
We will try Tamox only and let the Gyno come where it might LOL I actually think this will be so much better for Gyno, strength and energy. I am kind of excited.
The Halo is raw powder so I am really excited to try what I know to be legit Halo. I also have Superdrol.
Split:
New split has an emphasis on Arms. Late in prep I can drop the arm training for more recovery (as well as most the assistance).
Periodization:
Currently I am half way through Week A. So the first 3 weeks I dont even really consider prep. The + after numbers means that my first set is at that weight but ideally I add weight if I can…or lower it if needed.
GOALS:
ANY Total
PR Total
800kg Total
1800lbs Total
Get Shredded AF
Keep Winning at Poker
Be a good/better Husband
(Husband is last because I actually have the most faith in that one LOL)
Target Attempts:
600-650-680
395-425-445
595-640-675
Only the 680 Squat would be an all time PR. Cool thing about those attempts is that if I go 6 for 6 my opening Dead is a PR total. 2nd Dead is 800kg 3rd Dead is 1800lbs. I think I should have a higher bench and maybe smaller dead but that is the general idea.
If… Powerlifting just isnt going well I think I am ready to move on. I did what I could and it is time to accept the inevitable. I kind of just want to be sexy anyways…but of course there is always that next PR, the next Total.
OK now I have about 3 days of paper work to catch up on before wasting the New Year with football 
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Kick to Nuts
Comp Squat
6 at 460
Quad X
Ham Curl
Skipped leg press because it was bothering my hip.
LONG WAYS TO GO! I was really expecting more out of todays workout but FK! Its almost like diet and training are important for performance? In my defense form was shit for not squatting in a week and I barely ate yesterday so that softens the nut kick a bit…its still a nut kick though.
OK time to grind then going back to gym later with wifey.
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I think my tongue is Bleeding
My family LOVES spicy food. They drink Salsa that melts spoons. Soooo I bought some Carolina Reaper peppers. I have eaten an entire Habenero before. That experience was worse…but this I do think was way hotter. First bite I just had the tail. It had heat but Mi Suegra has made hotter salsa. So then I tried a tiny piece with a seed. Yikes. That was hot. Tears, throbbing tongue, tons of fun. Mi Suegra and Tia both said it was hot too, of course they handled it much better.
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Workout #2: Back w/ Wifey
Pullups
Uni Row
Uni Lat Down
Hammer Curls
My Squat may suck but my Hammer Curl is getting stronger. And probably going to be doing a lot of 2 a days as my first workout will probably be a bit earlier going forward.
Bench
Comp Bench
3x4 at 335
Board Press
5-5-10 at 255
Cable Booby thingy
Dips
Pre December Strength is coming back. Cant wait to Deadlift tomorrow…so I assume that will suck. Lowered expectations are key to a happy life LOL
Tren Homebrew: SMOOTH LIKE SILK!!! I have already noticed minor physique upgrades and its not in my head because Wifey saw it too. I am still a bit worried though because I am not 100% sure my filters held up through the process…but that is what the BA is for right?
Poker Goals: STOP PLAYING LEVEL ONE!!! I play across 6 different levels. My lowest level is primarily used as my “Junk Volume” for when I am not playing great or just protecting a win. Which is fine it is still a decent hourly (and stress free) and I can win there when I am not at my best. Problem is I think I am using it as a crutch and it is holding me back. So now I will try to put my Junk Volume in at level 2 and just stop playing Level 1. Ideally I continue to filter out lower levels until I am just playing at Level 5 and 6…or LEVEL 9000!!!
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WIldcard Weekend
Not blindly taking all the dogs this year (although it looks like I still take 3 of 4). I might pass completely or I might bet an incredibly low amount just to have a little action. None of these I love.
LEANS: (NOT full on plays)
Buffalo Money Line at +129: Too much juice on BUF +3 so I like a smaller bet at .
good odds.
Patriots -4: This opened at -5.5 and has come down which actually isnt great for the NE side but I think this is an overreaction to NE’s struggles this year. I like NE to bounce back this week (before getting stomped next week in KC).
Vikings +8: This is too many points for a playoff matchup. The thing where Cousins sucks in “big games” is possibly mis characterized by start times. He is really good at the 1pm start time (when “normal games” are played) and sucks every other start time (when “bigger” games are traditionally played.)
Eagles Money Line at +106: When SEA was in their prime there was a great system where you bet against who ever played SEA the week before because they would be beat up (Legion of BOOM was real AF). SEA is on the other side of that coming off a tough fought loss against the 49ers last week. They also arent as good as their record indicates.
EDIT: I took NE, PHI and MIN. I would have taken BUF but I forgot so small miracles LOL
4 way parlay!
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I like your spirit!!!
Día de Muertos
IG Squat
3x3 at 135-225
Comp Dead
3 at 545
Reverse Banded Deads
1-3 at 135
Squats felt better each set so that is promising.
That deadlift set is an all time deadstop PR by far and almost killed me. I couldn’t even do 1 set of curls after that.
I have no fkn idea how these young whipper snappers do back down sets after their top set but I am pretty sure I answered my own question… youth.
The Witcher awesome show. Episode 4 a bit of a mind bender at first and I did have to watch a few episodes twice but great show.
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Tons of Fun
-A buddy of mine (so obv gay LOL) hooked up with an actor from a Novela on Netflix last night. Not sure if extra or recurring or what ever but he needed some action so yaaayyyy.
-Luis finally got engaged so yaayyyyyyyyyyyyy.
-My back is fkt from Saturday. I might be getting too old for PLing.
-Probably going to San Antonio over Superbowl weekend so I can start the green card process which basically fucks all my training… Which was already fkt so what EVs. But that brings me to…
Program Code Name: Crash Prep This is a feeler prep to see if I retire or give it another go. Guess I got to bust out the Halo??? 
I am pretty sure that banded deads are going to be about as bad as Block Pulls on my back but I think using a belt will help. Also I am just going to have fun with it this next couple weeks. December really wasnt fun and I want to get back to having fun again.
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1-3, YIKES got to own that one. In my defense BUF was the right side and PHI would have had a lot of life had Wentz not got hurt but I completely bungled the NE pick.
I will have Divisional picks later in the week but early on I like 49ers, Ravens, Chiefs and Seahawks all against the spread…although Seahawks money line looks tasty.
Charlies Angels LOVED IT!!! Favorite movie I have seen in years. Go see it, twice.
Legs
Comp Squat
3x1 at 530
Leg Press Lunge
Leg Press
Ham Curl
Double Crunch
Obl Bends
Yea I tried to do banded deads but my erectors are fried…which is nice that is muscular now instead of SI joint and other stuff.
Other cool thing is I actually had energy to do deads…just not the erectors.
Have to Admire her Honesty
Wifey finishes Squats
What do I do, I’m not feeling it.
What do you want to do?
Fight.
Can we fk instead?
Well come on then!!!
LOL she was in one of those moods today, she gets like that when she needs some “attention”. Easiest to please wife ever, I assume. I only have one and am only having one, ever.
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UPPER
Comp Bench
5 at 315-335-315
Board Press
3x3 at 315
Pullups 3x10 at 700kg (bodyweight)
Uni Row
Lateral Raises
No More BEBE WEIGHT 3 plates or GTFO!!! I have been playing patty cake with my Board Press but now I am just going to do 3 AMRAPs with 315. If I get 20 or so more reps I will add weight next workout.
Back still sore, not even sure if I will be able to Deadlift on Thursday. This Tren needs to kick in LOL.
Also I love PLing again. December was rough. But after Monday’s Squats I am feeling strong (ish) and youthful (ish) again.