For all you haters…
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5.29.20 W1 D2
Full body nightmare.
DYNAMIC WARM UP OUTSIDE
Giant Set 1
RFESS
95 x 5
135 x 5 x 3 sets
PENDLAY ROW
135 x 8
155 x 8 x 3
DB OHP
45 x 8
55 x 8 x 3
Giant Set 2
CLEAN PULL
185 x 3
255 x 4 x 3 sets
PULL UP
BW x 8 x 3
JM PRESS
115 x 11, 7
95 x 11
REAR DELT FLY
red band x 30
45 x 15
DB LAT RAISE
15 x 20+10+10
3-5 deep breaths between “sets”.
Lifting Time: 39 minutes. It’s been 30 minutes since I finished and I still feel nauseous. It occured to me (too late) that I hate feeling this way during training (duh). Luckily, I had a thought inspired by Deep Water - progress the rest periods. The first step is to implement a rest period. I should set a timer between exercises to recover. My HR was 140+ after a few deep breaths when I did pull ups. Clean pulls really jack up the HR. The important thing is that I have a plan to conquer this instead of abandoning it.
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I know you vacillate on the type of “look” you would like to achieve…but let me assure you that you are well on the path of the “scary 'mofo” look…must be the mohawk…
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It’s the Mohawk. It’s The Rock tank top. It’s the tattoos. It’s the whole package all together.
I don’t know what has changed, but I feel like something clicked this year. They could be that I stopped obsessing over a six-pack. It could be that I’m 35 and my muscles are getting more dense instead of growing and shrinking. It could be that I’ve accepted that ounces added each year will add up to pounds over the decades.
Regardless of what it is, I’m going to keep grinding. I’m pretty happy with the way things are going and appreciate your kind words!
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Loved this post J. It’s like you have found the path to muscle enlightenment and have taken the first steps. Quality
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So basically you look better now than ever
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Big, strong, hard to kill 
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I don’t really know how it happened but I’ll take it.
Actually, I think my 2020 training approach gets the credit. I’ve done more chest and shoulder work and decreased leg volume with the hopes of shifting some mass to they beach muscles (CT’s muscle migration theory). It seems to be working.
I need to up my social media game and start selling my secrets.
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I almost always use the timer on my phone for heavier sets. My brain has no concept of 90 seconds.
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I use breaths. A deep breath for me is between one and one and a half seconds. Granted, I use that for my 10 second rests, probably not so useful beyond maybe 30 seconds.
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Great work! Really brought up chest and shoulders!
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You’ve definitely made something right J, You’ve really put muscles on the upper body.
Well done.
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I always do this. My brain is programmed for about 60 seconds. I decided to treat my workout like a circuit and it sucked. I need to set a timer and take a little rest between each exercise to make sure I can get through the session without getting sick. I can decrease the rest slowly as I adjust.
I thought it’d be a good idea to go from doing one exercise at a time with 60 seconds rest to three exercises with minimal rest. That was a bad idea.
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Great work over the year buddy, shoulder to waist ratio has massively improved!
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Clearly all the hard work has paid off. Great improvement, man!
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If there was any more love being thrown around in this log, I would suggest getting a room.
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I’m sure you can tip the scales.
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You upper torso and arms are looking massive, your RFESS strength has greatly improved, and you’re staying healthy. I’d say your method has worked, which is informative for other (me) program hoppers.
Way to go man, those photo updates are excellent! A very noticeable change over that period of time.
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