Collin Kaepernick, former quarterback for the 49ers. A couple years ago he started kneeling during the National Anthem to protest social injustice - specifically police brutality. He single handedly launched a campaign against the police. Cops murder innocent black men. The stats all prove he’s wrong but no one will listen.
Many other pro athletes joined the protest. This year the NFL finally decided to fine players for kneeling. In the past they’ve fined players for unapproved free speech including a black player who honored four Dallas police officers who were murdered in an ambush. He put their names on his shoes. The NFL has rules about what you can and can’t do but people are citing free speech to support the protest.
Kaepernick is no longer playing football because he doesn’t want to be a backup. He turned down two offers. He’s playing the victim and thinks it’s because he protested. Nike has endorsed him all along and this year made him the face of their new campaign.
“Believe in Something Even if it Means Sacrificing Everything”
The implication is that Kaepernick sacrificed a million-dollar football contract to protest. It’s an insult to everyone who’s ever served in the military or worked in the service industry such as police, fire, and EMS.
Kaepernick donated $25,000 to a man who is in jail for killing a cop. Ignorant Americans think he’s a hero. The truth is that he’s a whiny baby who drew attention to himself after losing his starting job. To top it all off, he was adopted and raised by a white family.
I’m not burning my Nike products but I won’t be buying anything new from them.
Woke at 249.2 lbs and I have no idea why. I read an article by CT that stated gains come in spurts. He’s seen no progress on clients for weeks and then out of nowhere they gain 8 lbs. I don’t think that happened to me though. I had a little trouble getting one of my rings off to shower but it was less trouble than when I eat pizza for dinner (salt bloat). I thought I under-ate yesterday…hmm.
Well, so far my day has not gone according to plan. I planned to train this morning before my presentation but I got a phone call from my new contractor to meet him at my rental property. I finally fired the other one after failing to complete anything in a timely manner. My house was supposed to be done in February.
I met him and showed him what my nightmare and didn’t really have time for a solid training session. I decided to come home instead of trying to rush anything and risk being late for my presentation.
My presentation went okay. I had good and bad moments. I had to teach a section of policy which is very bland and boring. I had moments where I slipped up and caught myself reading from the PowerPoint too much. I fixed it but it still happened.
I doubt I get one of the four available positions, but at least these stressful interviews and practical applications are over for a bit.
I’m not sure if I’ll train today or not. I have a busy weekend ahead of me so I was considering only training two days this week and kind of deloading for a few days. I have a friend flying in from Minnesota Friday night so I’ll probably at least go say hi after work. We’re all going to a wedding reception Friday night and I have our company softball tourney Sunday.
SGSS Phase 4 calls for doing 5/4/3/2/1 every workout of the week. The progression is to shorten the rest the second time you do it. I already take short rest breaks so this is tough. I’m thinking about dropping the weight by 20% for the second day and keeping the rest the same. To do that the way I want, I need to skip a couple sessions so that my “Day 1” of the week is on Monday again instead of Friday. I’ll have more time to train and I feel better training on my days off.
All of this points towards skipping (actually just pushing them back) the second round of workouts this week (Friday and Saturday). I’ll get back to work Monday by adding weight to everything that I did this past Friday and Saturday. Knowing that I’m not lifting Friday and Saturday has me leaning towards skipping today’s session and doing it tomorrow. If I do that then I’ll either do it at home in the morning or before basketball at the Y. The difference will be the amount of time I get to play ball. Lift at home means I get two hours. Lift at the Y means I get two hours minus however long it takes me to lift.
Woke at 247.6 lbs today. That’s a little better. Actually, it’s fine. I wanted 246-247 on October 1st and I’m right there. I’ll probably be lighter tomorrow after leg training and basketball today.
DEADLIFT
135 x 5
225 x 5
315 x 3 x 2 sets
355 x 5
385 x 4
415 x 3
445 x 2
475 x 1 This was supposed to feel better than Friday because I did it first and I had extra rest. It felt worse. 475 was close to a 10 RPE.
POWER CLEAN
195 x 3
205 x 3
215 x 2
225 x 2
235 x 1 Busted out my new shoes. No issues here. This pretty easy.
BOX SQUAT 21-22"
225 x 3
275 x 5
305 x 5
325 x 4
345 x 3
365 x 2
385 x 1 Took a couple of sets to get used to the elevated heel but these felt good except for my hip pain. The shoes make me a bit taller so I had to go a little deeper than usual to reach the box.
RFESS
135 x 5
145 x 4
155 x 3
165 x 2
175 x 1
I did my workout backwards compared to Friday. Deadlifts were supposed to feel better but they didn’t. The only thing I noticed by doing it this was that RFRESS were harder. My body was tired and didn’t really want to finish those. I also wanted to go play basketball. Total lifting time was 62 minutes.
I made it down to the gym to play some pickup ball and managed to get one game in. It took 15 minutes and I didn’t have enough time to sit for a game and then play another. I was also incredibly fatigued today. I wasn’t playing too hard but a couple of bursts (cut to the basket, shoot, rebound, shoot again) and I was gasping for air. It felt like my heart rate was at 180 bpm for a few minutes straight so I finally just took an offensive possession off to catch my breath. I should’ve felt great today. I’m confused. The human body is weird. I had two full days off with no work and no training — including an extra day of rest between leg sessions. I’m a bit disappointed with how things felt today. I’m also concerned about progressing the weights on deadlifts. I’m supposed to hit 485 next week and 495 in week 12 but 475 was about all I had today.
Before anyone asks, my diet hasn’t been great. It’s possible I haven’t eaten enough the past few days because I’ve been compensating for all the junk I ate at lunch Friday and then again at dinner on Saturday. I tend to tighten up for a few days after I binge.
Chalk it up to a bad day at the gym. Fatigue was achieved. Weights were lifted and I’m still breathing. It’s still a good day.
Check out “peaking for type 1A” on thibarmy, that may explain why you felt the way you did after resting a couple of days and having a sub-par diet (even if you are not necessarily a 1A it probably applies to you as well)
I read an article on ThibArmy that compared the neurotypes to superheroes and listed out the characteristics. I have a lot of Type 1 qualities, but also some type 2. I’m not loud. I don’t have a problem with authority. I’m not a people pleaser either. I guess I’m a 1C.
The training stuff from that video makes sense. It’s spot on with what I’ve experienced this week. I ate some foods that definitely made me happy which raised my serotonin levels and I sat on my ass all day which probably dropped my dopamine.
I’m not surprised. When I’m going strong (training, doing chores, being active) it’s easy to keep going. When I’m lazy it’s easy to keep being lazy and I really struggle to break the cycle. The type 1 assessment of being able to go from off to on and then back to off easily also describes my days off from work. I sit around and drink coffee in the morning. I hit the gym late in the morning (right before noon) and kill it for 90-120 minutes. After that I come home and shut down for the afternoon. I just eat and watch TV or play on the computer.
I feel like I’m quite lazy with the exception of my training sessions. It’s a strange thing.
Good outlook. Strength is a funny thing. It’s often not there when it should be (healthy and well slept), and it’s there when it shouldn’t be (sick, sleep deprived).
It’s really quite hard to say, but my best guess would be 1B.
Why?
To me, you seem more like a thrill seeker than a people pleaser or harm avoider. So that narrows it down to type 1
Now it’s a question of wether you are 1A or 1B, and having a look at your lifts I’d say that, choosing between explosive and grindy, you are an explosive lifter. Also, I do recall a couple of times when you’ve lost your temper, which supports my view of you as a 1B (as 1Bs are prone to anger outbursts).
If you want to assess for yourself, the “which superhero are you?” - article on thibarmy is a good place to start
Honestly, I’ve thought of taking the neurotyping course because it is a very interesting subject to me. It’s just the fact that putting nearly a grand into it is a bit much, although it could (and probably would) pay itself back in time
@danteism this is type 1A. When you say explosive what do you mean? Like how i lift etc. Ive never been good at sprinting or anything like that. Im pretty slow.
Extremely verbal, talk a lot, talk loud:
yes. When im excited or passionate about something I’ll talk loud. Also if i feel someone isnt paying attention I’ll start talking louder without realising. Or to get my point across.
Always want to be the leader, the center of attention
Not really the leader but in a friend group I’m usually the one cracking jokes and being loud. When i was younger I’d always be the class clown. (Not now though, im quiet in class). But yeah i do like being The “Alpha”
Don’t deal well with authority
Yeah i dont like being told what to do. I respect rules and authority but if itd a pile of bullshit then you can bet I’ll risk getting in trouble to do things my way.
Very high self-esteem/confidence
Not really. Sorta average. Then again confidence is poor but self esteem isnt low either.
Extreme competitiveness (trash talker, sore loser and winner)
Yeah i don’t like losing. I dont trash talk if i lose. I’m in the middle of being a sore loser, i wont say anything or complain but I’ll be pissed off at myself for sucking.
Need to win in every situation
Yeah depends if im interested or not but yeah.
Tend to burn the candle from both ends (very intense, but burn out easily)
Yep easily stressed. Bad anxiety etc
Hate rules
Yes
Want to do things their own way
Yes!
Love to convince others that they are right
Yes
Impatient
Yeah sorta
Very “goal driven”
Yes
Seek conflict
Nope try to avoid (because anxiety)
Don’t care what other people think of them
I dont really care. For a bit i will but then I’ll get over it
Act on impulse and emotions
Alot of times yes
Amazing under pressure
Nope
Love to take risks
Not really i like routine. Certain things I’ll do that is risky though.
1B:
Explosive personality: very calm most of the time; explode but a few minutes later it’s as if nothing happened
Yeah. I explode alright. I tend to stay angry for a few hours though
Seek out intense activities (thrill seeker)
Sort of. I was a bit of a trouble maker when i was younger.
Constantly need to try new experiences
Not really. I tend to stick to doing the same thing.
High self-esteem/confidence
Same answer as before
Very competitive (but not to the extreme of 1A)
Im not extremely competitive. But of im passionate about something like the gym you’d bet im competitive as fuck.
Very easy motor learning, great natural athletes
Nope. It takes me ages to figure out how to do lifts.
Fast, agile, explosive naturally
No. Ive always sucked at sports and been slow.
Very good at multi-tasking
Nope
Impatient
Yes
Very “goal driven”
Yes
Lots of imagination
No
Can easily switch from relaxed to very active and get back to relaxed
No
Is not affected by what others think of them, but still has consideration for them
Sorta
Very good under pressure
Nope
Love to take risks
Routine… fear of injury etc. Like im scared to do one rep maxes on something like the deadlift and i dont want to risk fucking myself up. (I Dont feel the need to Max out but yeah)
So apparently I’m more type 1A. I naturally revert to training with lower volume and if i do too much i just want to leave the gym
Type 1A are extremely numbers-driven and competitive; they must win the workout by besting previous performances and the workout must represent a challenge. They do not tolerate volume well but recover really fast from high neurological demand and do better on a very high frequency of training. Isolation work does not motivate them, they need to push heavy weights to feel satisfied.
Im motivated by pr’s and getting stronger. I also hate isolation work and prefer heavier weights like 2-8 rep range. I suck with frequency though, 4 days a week is the most i can recover from. If im in the gym more than that I’ll burn out
The way you lift; most of the time you explode from the bottom and get pretty far with it (or so it seemed from what I viewed)
Compare that to me (a 1A, aka. Mr. Grind). On, say, Jefferson deads I could pull the bar for 10 or so seconds before it even left the ground, and from there it would be one continuous grind of 6-10 seconds
How do you feel about using the stretch reflex? It’s supposed to feel good to 1Bs and pretty bad for 1As
Hmm. Yeah i do do that i guess. My sticking point is always like halfway up on a lift. Except for deadlifts, i can lockout easy but speed off the floor is weak.
This doesnt happen to me. Maybe im a mix between 1a and b. Btw ability to grind is real impressive
Im not really a fan tbh. I dont mind a little bit on bench though
I woke up really thirsty and my hamstring cramped in my sleep. I had to sit up to address that and my ab cramped. That’s odd for me. I don’t get cramps very often.
I wasn’t disappointed that I somewhat relate to The Punisher.
The neurotyping isn’t perfect, but after watching the video about peaking and having an identical as the one described shows me it’s valuable. I’ve written it off as a personality test. It pretty much explained why I like certain types of training. At this point I don’t care why - - I’m just happy to train in S manner I enjoy.
As a coach or trainer I can now see the value - - especially if you have to get someone to peak. Having a test and almost instantly knowing your client’s type can save so many hours in the gym figuring it out through trial and error. Time is definitely a factor in the training world. If people don’t see results or feel better instantly then they doubt their investment and tend to quit.
It looks like I need to prevent myself from sitting around for more than one day at a time. I can easily go downstairs and do a few isometrics or do some upper body fluff work to keep my system primed.
I won’t be shutting it down this week. I intended to lift today and relax til Monday because of my busy weekend but I want to feel good Monday. I’ll probably just do some extra shoulder work.
This is what I do on days when I don’t have school or work. And it’s just weird. I feel like days when I have class all day and nothing to eat give me better night lifts than days when I wake up after 8-10 hours of sleep and have solid nutrition. Then when I’m counting on having a day like that, it doesn’t happen.
I’m the same way. Folding a load of laundry or going grocery shopping feels like the hardest thing in the world at the time, and then later that day I have 300lbs+ on my back and I feel great. Human bodies are weird as hell
