Also final day lifting on THIS SHIP. Getting close to being home now. Wont be posting for a few days. Thank you everyone for the support you’ve given me over the last 270 days. My next post will be from land after some much deserved R&R, time with my family, and eating entirely too much. See you guys in a while!
This deployment was a slog. Few times thing got sketchy which resulted in us receiving a Combat Action Ribbon which is awesome, and apparently helps with retirement. The gyms could have been better, but we got in there and got the work done. I’m mostly happy with the result, I ended up hitting my goal weight of 255 for about a week. Since leaving the ship I’ve been sitting at 260 and I just started back to the gym yesterday which I’ll post about later.
Coming home was great. I was up at 0400 because of nerves. We were set to be pier-side by 1100, which actually happened. Changed into my dress whites around 1245 and walked off the ship at 1300. I met my family about 500 yards from the brows. Got attacked by my kids and wife, who were so hyped I came home. It was super-hot, humid, and my family had been waiting outside since about 11 causing my daughter to have some heat stress issues. She threw up after I put her down and we ended up getting her over to the EMT station to cool down. It wouldn’t be my life if something like that didn’t happen.
So glad to be home. Again, thank you all for the support you’ve shown since I started my log.
Getting back to real gym was awesome. I’m actually excited to get back after it. I have to fix my lifting schedule some because a 6 day split isn’t going to work for my family. So i’ll figure out how to get back to a 4 or 5 day split. Eating hasn’t exactly been on point but I’ve stayed on my hydration. I fully expected to be weaker than I was on the ship but I don’t really feel like I’ve lost a step. Back/Bi tomorrow. @atlas13 I’m hitting the Iron near Oceana base.
Squat - 135x3 185x3 225x10 245x8 275x6 275x6 Felt incredibly weak during my squats today
Laying Hamstring Curl - 80x10 80x10 80x10 80x10
Leg Extensions - 130x10 140x8 150x8 160x6
Sissy Squats - 4 sets of 10 bodyweight
Standing Hamstring Curls - 70x10 80x8 90x8 100x6
Cardio - 1 mile family ruck with 40lb bag
Everything other than squats felt awesome today. Getting to use good equipment, I felt I could squeeze way harder. I was trying to focus today on my tempo and keeping reps within the 2 second shorten, 1 second hold, 4 second lengthen, 1 second hold. Felt like I nailed it and it was brutal. Didn’t have time for cardio today so I could make it to my son’s KidStrong class. Made up cardio with a family mile ruck. I did 40lbs in my bag, son did 10lb (age 8), daughter did 5lb (age 6), and wife walked with us. Was nice to get out after dinner as a family. Chest Tomorrow
Unilateral Decline Bench Machine - 90x12 100x10 110x8 115x6 This machine was awesome, got a huge pump from this (I also rarely hit decline so that could’ve added to it)
Low Pulley Fly - 30x10 40x8 50x8 60x6
Cardio - 2 mile ruck with the boy. 40lb for me 10lb for him
Turns out my son is a savage. I heard a pounding coming from his room, like someone was jumping. This was at 0500 when my alarm went off. I went to investigate and the kid is doing burpees. Proud dad moment, I’m going to have to work harder to make sure he can’t beat me up in a few years
