We were made enough to have another. Only about 18 months between each one. There are times when I want to scream 
and times when I want to cry 
and times when I wonder why. And then there is the timeās when I am asleep 
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Youāre not the first person Iāve heard this from, which scares the sh*t out of me!
I have no doubt in my mind that this would be the case for me as well if we did have a second one.
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Stories about this kind of thing are almost always negatively biased. Itās hard to explain the feeling that you get when your child runs in, randomly says āI love youā, and gives you a big hug that lasts nearly a minute, to people who donāt have kids. They just wonāt understand it, and itās easier to laugh about being annoyed by tiny little evil people, but life as a parent is filled with little things that make your heart feel like it could burst, and we tend to take those things for granted, because of all the stressful things we also encounter.
Youāre also in WAY better of a financial situation than I was when I had kids, hence the response from my wife. We had NO idea how we would even survive. I remember having to sneak into my eldestās room one night after the youngest had been born to take his piggy bank out and shake enough change into my hand to get a gallon of milk. We were that broke. It was a very scary time.
Somehow, we made it through, and now weāre comfortable in a house we own, with enough money to take care of all the necessities, pay all the bills, and have some fun on top of it. No matter when your second comes, it wonāt be the wrong time - if things had happened any other way, at any other second than they did, Iād have different kids than I do now, and I wouldnāt trade those little shits for anything.
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Well said Flap, I appreciate the positive perspective.
You hit the nail on the head when you spoke about those little moments when your little one comes up to you and shows you love, it is an irreplaceable feeling.
Thatās a great success story to have been in that difficult of a financial position while having two kids and coming out the other side with what you have now. Impressive.
I hope my comments about deciding whether to have a second has not come off as me not loving my little man. I think the world of him, and am amazed by him every day. He just makes me tired and grumpy sometimes!
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11/02/2020
Hypertrophy Week
Week 4 of Jacked Athlete 31
Legs
SUPERSET A
SSB Squat
135 x 12
225 x 12
315 x 12
315 x 12
315 x 12
Lying Banded Hamstring Curls - blue mini
12
12
12
SUPERSET B
RDL
225 x 12
245 x 12
245 x 12
DB Goblet Squat
70 x 12
100 x 12
100 x 12
100 x 12
SUPERSET C
Standing Calf Raises
225 x 12
225 x 12
225 x 12
Back Extensions
12
12
12
After superset B, I was exhausted. I was extremely out of breath after those RDLs followed by goblet squats with minimal rest. I took a few extra minutes after that superset to regroup to let the sick feeling subside. Another obvious indicator that Iām very out of shape! Iād like to start hitting the AirDyne a little bit on my off days to improve my work capacity a little bit, even if it is just 10-15mins at a time.
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11/07/2020
Hypertrophy Week - Back & Tris
Jacked Athlete 31 - Week 4 Day 3
A1 Chins - close grip
12 (BW)
10 (+25lbs)
6 (+25lbs) + 4 (BW)
A2 CG Bench
135 x 12
185 x 12
185 x 12
185 x 12
B1 Seated Rows
50 x 12
100 x 12
150 x 12
150 x 12
150 x 12
B2 Decline Db Tri Ext
35 x 12
35 x 12
35 x 12
C1 Straight Arm Pulldowns
50 x 12
50 x 12
50 x 12
C2 Rope Triceps Pushdowns
50 x 12
50 x 12
50 x 12
Good pump, nice quick workout.
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11/11/2020
Hypertrophy Rear Delts/Traps
Week 4 Day 4
A1Seated DB Shoulder Press
50 x 12
70 x 12
80 x 12
80 x 11
80 x 9
A2Rope Face Pulls
35 x 12
45 x 12
70 x 12
70 x 12
70 x 12
B1DB Lat Raises
35 x 10
35 x 10
35 x 12
B2Incline Rear Delts
15 x 12
15 x 12
15 x 12
C1Plate Raises
25 x 15
25 x 15
25 x 15
C2Prone Trap Raises
15 x 8
15 x 8
15 x 8
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11/15/2020
Week 5 Performance
Back Squat - cluster sets; 20s between reps
405 x 5
405 x 5
Bench Press - cluster sets; 20s between reps
275 x 6
275 x 6
Deadlift - cluster sets; 20s between reps
455 x 5
455 x 5
CG Sup. Chinups
+50lbs x 3
+50lbs x 3
+50lbs x 3
+75lbs x 3
+75lbs x 3
+50lbs x 3
+25lbs x 7
BW x 12
I did not want to workout today. I forced myself into it. Strength was there despite the lack of motivation. The only positive I could draw from it was the fact that I think that is the most Iāve ever added to a chinup before, and they are feeling strong right now.
EDIT:
I will also note that my shoulders were quite sore trying to get into position for my squats. I have been using my SSB more and may be losing some mobility in my shoulders. I should probably address this before it gets any worse.
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11/17/2020
Week 5 Day 2 - Speed Strength
SSB Jump Squats
95 x 5
95 x 5
95 x 5
95 x 5
Speed Bench
135 x 5
135 x 5
135 x 5
135 x 5
135 x 5
Power Clean
185 x 5
185 x 5
185 x 5
185 x 5
Explosive 1-Arm Rows
60 x 10
60 x 10
60 x 10
60 x 10
Not sold on this type of workout. I ran The Conjugate Method for awhile and āspeed daysā never seemed to do much for me. This could very well be my own fault for not implementing it correctly, but I prefer using my lighter days for volume or the repetition method.
11/19/2020
Week 5 Day 3 - Strength Speed (4x5 ~60%)
SSB Back Squat
135 x 5
225 x 5
315 x 5
315 x 5
315 x 5
315 x 5
Deadlift
225 x 5
385 x 5
385 x 5
385 x 5
385 x 5
Bench Press
225 x 5
225 x 5
225 x 5
225 x 5
315 x 1
365 x 1
Glad I got it in. Severe lack of motivation for working out right now. Not complaining, just making note of it. I decided around set 2 of my bench that I was going to save my rows for tomorrow, so I decided to take the bench for a little spin tonight. Since 375lbs is a lifetime gym (touch and go) max, Iām happy to have hit 365lbs (video above) tonight.
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Strong bench mate! Motivation comes and goes for most of us. Just showing up, ticking the boxes, even only going through the motions goes a long way in those times.
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Hopping back into 2-Day 5/3/1 Program for the time being.
5/3/1 2-Days per Week
Week 1 Day 1
Squat
135 x 5
225 x 5
315 x 5
365 x 5
405 x 7
Squats felt alright, didnāt push the top set too hard.
Bench
135 x 5
185 x 5
215 x 5
255 x 5
280 x 7
Shoulders were a little sore from back squats, so I kept things conservative here as well.
SUPERSET
Chinups CG supinated, 7s ecc
5
5
5
Back Extensions 25lb plate
15
15
15
DB Bench
80 x 12
80 x 10
80 x 6
Whew, strength on these just seemed to plummet on that last set.
Total workout time was 36minutes. I was exhausted after this one.
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Thatās my style. 
Itās nice to see youāre human.
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12/01/2020
5/3/1 2-Days per Week
Week 1 Day 2
Deadlift
225 x 5
315 x 5
365 x 3
405 x 5
455 x 5
495 x 7
OHP
135 x 5
140 x 5
150 x 5
175 x 5
205 x 7
SUPERSET
DB Rows
100 x 15
100 x 15
100 x 15
Dips
BW x 15
BW x 15
BW x 15
Good workout, 60mins.
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12/05/2020
5/3/1 Week 2 Day 1
Squat
135 x 5
225 x 5
275 x 3
335 x 3
380 x 3
430 x 5
Bench
135 x 5
185 x 5
205 x 3
230 x 3
265 x 3
300 x 6
SUPERSET
Chins - CG, supinated
3 x 10s Ecc + 3 regular chins
3 x 10s Ecc + 3 regular chins
3 x 10s Ecc + 3 regular chins
Back Extensions +25lbs
15
15
15
DB Bench Press
80 x 12
80 x 12
80 x 8
BB Curls
95 x 8
95 x 8
95 x 8
50minutes
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You just did that to make me fee bad!! 
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I was doing 5/3/1 beginners, which is basically the same as your 2 day 5/3/1. Interested to see what your progress is with that 2 day setup at your level.
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Sadly (for us weaklings) is that he probably needs the two day plan. The heavier the weights are, the more time between sessions you need to fully recover.
Of course, Iāve only read this. Iāve never been strong enough to test it.
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