Going Bananas

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[quote]PeteS wrote:
On the job front got second hand confirmation that the company I been courting/had been courting me will most likely hire me pending budget stats. Another company started converstation with me, one in Northern Illinois. Close to the wife’s family, and there is a great gym with people i have trained with there. Actually, I told my wife about their follow up with me, and she said ‘That would be so cool,’ and I said ‘Yeah, I wouldn’t even have to look for a monolift.’ She thought I missed the point of her being back home. Actually I did, but I played it cool. ‘Yeah, we can live closer to your family…’

The anxiety sucks though. Once the baby comes, and the wife is on leave, the funds will be even more drastically reduced. We will make it, but shit, still scares me.

That being said my bond with my 3 year old over the last several months has grown so, so strong. Our communication is so sychronized now, our understanding of each other so, so easy. I feel blessed, and I have never been a religious man, or much of one. He amazes me with his intellect, his conversation is amazing, except when he is trying to flirt with the fitness chicks I know at the gym, that swoon over him: suddenly he becomes a little tongue tied goof ball. Wonder where he gets that from.

Yesterday we went to the coffee shop by the house, where we buy our xmas tree every year. They have a tattoo shop and a garden shop connected. Got him a blueberry muffin, myself and iced coffee. After we were done we wandered around looking at the cool statues and carvings they have, all done by local artists. And I mean local as in living in the 2 mile radius. As we were walking back to my truck we were passing by a bench they had out. My 3.5 year old says:

“Dad, lets sit down here on the bench for a little while, I want to talk to you about the bad dreams I have sometimes.”

That, quoted verbatim, blew me away. Just amazed me. And made me appreciate the time I have with him so much. Wish to god finances weren’t an issue, and could live like that care free with him every day. [/quote]

This is what I’m talkin about. Good for you.

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the extra time with the little one almost makes it worth it (the stress of not working, I mean). I’m glad your job prospects are looking up though.

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That being said my bond with my 3 year old over the last several months has grown so, so strong. Our communication is so sychronized now, our understanding of each other so, so easy. I feel blessed, and I have never been a religious man, or much of one. He amazes me with his intellect, his conversation is amazing, except when he is trying to flirt with the fitness chicks I know at the gym, that swoon over him: suddenly he becomes a little tongue tied goof ball. Wonder where he gets that from. "

The best in life!

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"Oh, BTW, the bad dream had to do with giant dinasour bird swooping in at him but then he changed into Peter Pan and had a sword so everything was ok, he flew away into Mommy and Daddy’s bed. Actually cool stuff, I need my dreams to be more like that, lol. "

Wow, very powerful dream…
My old shaman friend would have made much of this…
Kid will go far…

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Sounds like things are really looking up on the job front. And its great that you are getting such quality time with your kid.

On the training front, it reminds me of an old Chevy Chase movie call “Modern Problems.” Chevy gets telekinetic powers and in one scene makes this guy’s nose bleed in a fancy restaurant. The guy at one point is telling the waiter: “You haven’t tried the nose tourniquet!”

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DE squat box w/foam pad 275 + 100lbs in chains 12 x 2, first time these felt really good
wide stance gm 225 x 10, 315 x 8, 365 x 8
trap bar shrug 2 plates x 20, 3 plates x 15, 4 plates x 15, 5 plates x 10
hack squat 360 x 10, 560 x 5, 380 x 17
leg extension 4 x 15
leg curl 4 x 15
ghr 4 x 10-15
decline abs 4 x 15
prowler 10 x 90 x 40 yds. Different parking lot, flat, but for some reason really tough to push on. Had a some time training partner with me, he made it 7 trips and nearly died.

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Best of luck on the job opp’s. It’s hard to train when you are way out of your comfort zone. Bonding time with the kids however is priceless.
Nice squat work!

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30 minutes elliptical this a.m.

packed up a picnic basket and took the kid to the state park nearby. of course, it rained once we got out to an island to have the picnic. Then the kid said he had to pee, so I taught him how to pee in the woods.

Rain slackened and we walked back over to the mainland. We walked up to the visitor center, and as we were walking in I told my boy we needed to find a bathroom. At the top of his lungs he screamed out

Wait Daddy, let’s just go back outside and pee in the woods again.

Even a girl with earphones in started laughing. As did I.

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I live in the woods so my kids from day one were peeing in the bushes. Just don’t tell mom. They also know to never spit or swear when girls are present. Keep it simple.

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your kid is awesome.

nice work.

training is good too.

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back in the shirt today, didn’t go as well as I wanted.

warm ups bar x 100, 140 x 15, 230 x 8, 320 x 3, 410 to 3 board x 3

shirt on, 3 boards 500 x 3, 550 x 2, 610 x 1 weight felt light, but the struggle on the left side to lock it out was ridiculous, I have doubled 675 from 3 board, this should have been easy. Stuff to work on.

Shirt off
2board with orange short bands 280 x 3, 320 x 3

full range ‘finisher’ 280 x 15

bent row 245 x 10, 5 x 8-10 w/295

shoulder press 4 x 10-12

ez curls 3 x 12-15
band pressdwons 3 x 15-20

prowler 10 x 90lbs x 40 yds.

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Nice work, Pete, good to keep seeing the prowler at the end. Have you noticed any significant improvement on conditioning since you started with it?

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The prowler lives up to its rep. Some weight has dropped off without too many severe tweaks to the diet (i.e. if the pregnant wife brings home cookies, I am having some, on occassion). And I definitely feel it has improved my all around energy and conditioning. the one I am using is a loaner, once I am financially back in the + I will be making it my first purchase.

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2 mile walk
30 minutes elliptical
major straying from my eating plan last few days, one night wife came home with her craving of fried chicken and potato salad, next night was gyros and fries. Big brunch this morning. Oh well.

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2lbs of flank marinated to perfection, 1/2 dozen pablonos coated in olive oil and kosher salt ready to go, and damn, old Bessy, my grill of many years, finally kicked the bucket. She has been repaired inside and out, time to move on…

On the plus side, found for free OnDemand the movie that motivated many of us to pick up the iron in the first place. “To kill one’s enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of their women.”

Damn, funny but he looked kinda small to me, must be the company I’m keeping or something…

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ah, that cinematic masterpiece. The riddle of steel.

I got to watch Jeremiah Johnson on saturday, which is always awesome.

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antibiotics finally caught up with me today, spent sporadic periods strapped to the can. that and too much caffeine made me feel tighter and shakier than usual.

Main goal tonight was to really spend some time learning the groove of my briefs. This is what happened:

foam roll, stretch

hanging leg raise 4 x 10

squats, usual warm ups, added briefs at 415 x 3, 505 x 3, 555 x 3 x 3

light weight, but my previous gear experience is single ply narrow stance squatting. I am good to go sitting back and pushing the knees out raw, in the double ply stuff it is taking a little learning. This is a good enough starting point, time to start adding some fucking weight.

deficit DLs 225 x 5, 315 x 3, 405 x 3, 495 x 3, 545 x 3 way harder than it should have been

GHR 5 x 10
dbell shrugs 5 x 20 w/120s

prowler 10 x 40 yds x 90lbs, only enough rest for partner to do his trips, time to up the weight.

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555x3x3…I think you found the groove. Really heavy shit being moved around here.

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2lbs of flank steak and Conan movies, that living the high life my friend.

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[quote]PeteS wrote:

deficit DLs 225 x 5, 315 x 3, 405 x 3, 495 x 3, 545 x 3 way harder than it should have been

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is this a sick joke?? deficit deads with 545 for reps and it was harder than it should have been…!!!

fuck you Pete.