SQUAT
215 x 5 x 5
These were almost easy so that tells me the weight is perfect.
DEADLIFT
295 x 5 x 5
HANG SGHP
135 x 5 x 5
RFESS
120 x 5 ea x 5
I worked five hours of OT today and I’ll work a little more tomorrow. We have funding for traffic enforcement with an emphasis on distracted driving. It’s easy work and I can work as much as I want.
I really think you are over thinking it which is also causing stress. You should relax for a good while with it and once the mirror starts letting you know or the wife starts saying something worry a little then. I have been fat for most of my childhood and gained and lost lots of weight a few times. From a guy that knows it can get a way from you, you probably have nothing to worry about. Keep up the training your fine.
Damn good to see you back at SGSS at full steam.
Hope your shoulder holds up.
You’re right. I’ve been obsessed with my abs for too long. Here’s how it happened:
I pursued size and strength until it hurt. I’d do traditional lifts and eventually my shoulder or back would hurt. I’d get frustrated and change my focus to being lean. I thought “I might not be huge but I can be shredded.”
I need to let go and that’s what I’m doing.
It’s not quite SGSS. It’s my version. More upper body and less lower body work. I’m going to avoid sets of 8 on lower body lifts as long as I can. I’m also going to avoid sets of 3 on upper body.
I know, but it’s still very close and close enough to be real work.
Two observations:
Headed back to work for some more traffic OT. If I work an extra 10 hrs each week then I should net an extra $500 or more on my paychecks (I’m paid every two weeks). That’ll help pay off the debt from that horrible rental property.
Could you recap what exactly had happened there? I remember hearing about your plans for it, but then I think I missed a good portion of your log where you probably explained what transpired.
I’ve just considered owning rental properties myself someday, so I always like to hear other’s experiences.
Yeah was wondering as well, you had some tenants and then something happened right?
I have one rental property and it does just fine. I bought a second and thought it needed a little work. It actually needed a lot of work. A contractor promised me he could do it all for $60,000 and it would be done in two months. I fired him 8 months later after paying him $60,000 and it was only about 60% done. I think he was trying to be nice and keep the cost down to help me but he just stopped showing up to work. I got it rented out in April and sold it in May.
We bought it in August of 2017. We sold it for about $75,000 but we spent over $125,000 on it. We still owe $20,000 on a personal loan. It made more sense long-term to keep it but our monthly loan payments exceeded our monthly rental income. We decided to sell it just to get away from it. Owning it brought a lot of mental stress into my life.
You don’t need to give exact numbers but is this worth it? Is it profitable?
Rentals can be great. You just have to do your research on the market before buying. If you can afford to buy a house with cash then all of the rent is profit. If you have a loan then you need to make sure the rent covers the mortgage and then some.
Don’t try to flip or renovate unless you’re a contractor. Underestimating the cost of something is easy and costly.
Warm up was PT which is more of its own workout these days.
DB INCLINE
55 x 8 x 5 sets
superset with
DA DB ROW
(trap bar was taken)
80s x 8 x 5 sets
DBs are much harder than the same weight on the trap bar.
HAMMER PULL DOWN
205 x 8 x 5 sets
superset with
LAT DB RAISE
10s x 10 x 3 sets, hold at top, slow eccentric
15s x 10 x 2 sets, slow eccentrics
DB BENCH
65 x 8 x 5 sets
Tough to finish. Had to extend my rest before the 5th set. Also, no superset because the machine was taken.
HAMMER ROW
190 x 8 x 5 sets
SA CABLE CURL 350 SET
30 ea x 25, 13, 12
SA REV PRESS DOWN 350 SET
40 ea x 26, 12, 11
ELLIPTICAL
2:1 Interval, L7/i7 : L14/i14, 23 minutes, 2.36 miles
Today was my last Wednesday off work. I have my workout structured so that I do my high volume sessions on Monday and Wednesday (five sets of everything) and my short sessions of workdays (three sets). It’s time to switch my days since I’ll have weekends off from now on.
I wasn’t sure which workout to skip or which one I should do twice to rearrange the days. I’ve decided to skip my low volume leg session and go straight back to my high volume day on Saturday. I’ll do high volume for upper body on Monday and then I’ll be back on track. I’ll still add weight for these sessions. Week two of this phase will end early. Next Wednesday will be day one of week three.
Your upper day looked pretty killer, and it will be intresting to see how you change things up
I don’t know why, but I randomly got curious: do you or have you used intra workout carbs when gaining or dieting?
Not really. I used to eat Starbursts during my sessions but it was usually only on my big leg days. I could feel myself fading after five sets of squats and start eating three candy during deadlifts. It definitely helped me finish the session strong.
I usually only ate five pieces which is 100 calories. The main reason I don’t do is now is that I don’t have any Starbursts in my training bag.
Gotcha. Yeah, I always found a little bit of Gatorade went a long way with me. I do feel like it makes it much more difficult for me to get/ stay lean though. Supposedly you just calorie equate and everything has to work out, but that ~20g of sugar seems to have more impact on me than the 80-100 calories it should.
Most of our sweets are designed to be triggers for more sweets. Maybe you’re eating more later?