Just. Don't. Suck (Part 1)

Same, training AND nutritionwise. I set my biggest press ever while my wife was working away from the house and I was shift working. I’d do 2 a day training sessions, doing the mainwork early, breaking, then doing the supplemental work later. In between sessions, I ATE. I was grilling 1lb ribeyes and eating whole frozen pizzas between sessions. Which is absolutely why my health declined as well, but it was the ideal training situation for big gains.

Now the Mrs only goes into the office once a week, and it’s rare I’ll get this amount of time to be with her, so sessions are performed while she sleeps or quickly while she’s working, and eating is far more sensible.

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Those are good questions. My hip is problematic in ways it wasn’t four years ago. I’ve tried using the Smith machine as a barbell replacement for squats and deads, but the bar’s fixed path is too dissimilar from my natural ROM, and it ends up inflaming my hip. I’m on a break from squats and deads til I get that problem sorted.

I could do both squats and light deads at home (I’m only comfortable loading my bar with 275 pounds/125 kg), but I think I need a break even from that.

You’ve got me thinking about goals and methods. I’ll tag you and reply further in my own log so we don’t reroute J’s log.

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That huge Christmas tree is awesome. Are you going to keep it? If so, you should post a pic once it’s decorated.

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We’re giving it a couple days to see if my son’s asthma is aggravated by it. If he seems unaffected then we’ll decorate it. I want to use the old C9 outdoor lights and tinsel.

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Hopefully the tree doesn’t aggravate your son’s asthma. And that epic tree deserves (non-LED) C9s.

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12.7.20 Daily Dose #17

RUN
1 mile in 8:41

BENCH SQUAT
135 x 5
185 x 5 singles
DEADLIFT
275 x 5
325 x 5 singles

RING PULL UPS
10, 10, 5 (big dropoff), 6 (begin cheaty reps), 5, 4, 4, 3, 3

Lifting Time: 24 minutes

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12.8.20 Daily Dose #18

BENCH SQUAT
135 x 5
185 x 5 singles
DEADLIFT
185 x 5
235 x 3
275 x 3
325 x 5 singles

BENCH (5/3/1 TM)
135 x 5
155 x 5
175 x 5
195 x 3
215 x 3
235 x 1
225 x 4
HANG POWER CLEAN
195 x 3 x 5 sets

DB INCLINE 550 SET
60 x 13, 11, 9, 8, 6 (47)
Thought I had it, but no.

Time: 35 min

Notes

  • Good workout
  • Right shoulder sucks
  • I think I’m going to switch to Training Maximally for squats and do those on Friday or Saturday. I’ll keep doing the 5x1 @ 75% during the week to account for the volume that I’ll be missing by not doing FSL. It’ll be trial and error. The “main” work will be bench squats and the 75% work will be regular squats, paused squats, and front squats.
  • It appears tonight concluded week two of my strange 5/3/1 hybrid. I think I’ll start week three with squats and just run those for four weeks with the same TM. I’ll probably do a modest max on bench squats this weekend to set my TM. I feel like I’m going too light right now.
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A couple days late to the party, but I fully agree with the “less is more” concept. My own logs are full of boring compound movements and little else…and while my own sessions are not short by your standards, they are indeed simple. Seems to generally work.

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Also, I might shamelessy steal this 550 concept and try it for a few things now that I am in lockdown. Of course, if you want it to go viral then you need disciples actually trying it out. I will be sure to give you credit when I publish my ebook on the subject.

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Sorry to hear about the shoulder, J. Based on your log, I actually thought it doesn’t bother you anymore and things were back to at least 90% of normal

That’s all I ask.

It was doing good for awhile and then started hurting on cleans. That has subsided with the addition of a little of my rehab program. The issue i can’t beat now is strength and stability. My right arm has its own plans when I get close to failure on horizontal presses. It’s frustrating.

I also have extreme tightness at the insertion point for the biceps tendon (technically it’s origin but you get the idea). It’s not constant, but it appears after workouts occasionally. I might go see my physical therapist, but I don’t know what it would accomplish. I know what exercises to do but they don’t seem to be having the desired effect. If something else is wrong then I’ll need to go back to the surgeon and I don’t want to do that.

I’m training the way I want; I just have to deal with the annoying stuff. That’s still better than being injured or recovering from surgery. I’ve had enough of that.

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I really liked this article, and thought you would too

I know another user that could stand to read it too, but also know that it will have the opposite effect if I share it with them.

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I’m pretty sure I cited this stuff go my co-worker today! I’m aware of the effects of occasional over eating, but I’ve fallen into the “I just don’t care” camp. It was good for me to relax but it’s gone far enough and it’s time to stop being lazy.

I enjoy a good splurge. I think I’d be better off eating clean with a monthly cheat compared to my current approach of eating mildly crappy every day.

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Same thing happened to me on my “quest for abs” at age 29: instead of a cheat day, I’d have a minicheat everyday…and the results sucked. Tightened up and then also went all out on the cheat days and things went much better.

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12.9.20 Daily Dose #19

JOG
1 mile in 9:13
Oops. Took it easy and the time showed it. Might go for two miles Saturday if I feel good.

SQUAT
135 x 5
185 x 5 singles
DEADLIFT
275 x 5
325 x 5 singles

BARBELL CURL
85 x 15, 10, 10
SKULL CRUSHER
85 x 15, 12, 10
My elbows moved a bit like a JM Press. The difference is that I took the bar to my forehead instead of lower. They felt great.

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You said you were building up to 10 mins, slow it down a bit more and jobs done!

Not a valid arguement, but hey, glad you can still train and use your shoulder, for what it’s worth

Please elaborate. I’ve kind of lost my train of thought on the subject.

I meant 10 minutes of constant running; not a 10 min mile. I’ve been hitting 8:40s consistently but wanted to see how I did when I felt like I was “taking it easy”. Apparently my perception of taking it easy is accurate. Part of me hoped I’d still be under 9 minutes.

Yea I know what you meant, my comment was just for fun! Missing that sarcasm/joke font!

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Oh sorry, my statement was vague…I didn’t mean to say that your reply was not a valid arguement. I was saying what I was gonna say isn’t a valid arguement. My reply was similar to when people say that some people are suffering more or going through harder times; it shouldn’t negate the fact that you’re still going through a hard time.

So some people have worse shoulder function than you do, but it shouldn’t be reason for you to not strive to get it back to normal. Just trying to look at the bright side a bit

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