Maybe if they had CBD oil they’d have done even better.
I think they had ample quantities of a similar product
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Extra workout
Two rounds
25 pull aparts
12/side kb bottoms up press
5 pullups
25 air squats
Last night caught up with me as the day wore on. I am TIRED. Pullups weren’t really smooth past three but it is what it is. That said, five feels like four did a few weeks ago.
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your Pullups improving Mark, looking more controlled than it has been in a while.
And you’re damn big, maybe a little chubby, but big and fucking strong.
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Thanks man. I’ve been working on doing them right.
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Interesting topics! I think wether or not having issues in the mental health department “helps” to increase performance really depends on a) the individual but to a much greater extent on b) the severity of said issues.
I can see how narcissistic tendencies or anger can help drive performance but with depression, I assume performance will drop at a certain point. Even if you are tough as nails and can still make it to training and everything, the physical side of that desease (which is often overlooked), can creep up to you and ruin your training sessions, sleep and nutrition. Your confidence in the progress and your abilities to perform will take a hit.
I used to think the same but nowadays I’m not so sure anymore. You might have that impression because you belong to this community and are therefore more aware of the issues it’s members are facing. Most of us won’t discuss mental health with shot putters, rowers or sprinters because we don’t belong to those communities. It may just be the case that those issues are more wide spread than we assume.
A psychologist once told me that, if you wanted, you could probably attest the majority of people with some psychological abnormalities or destinct tendency. Obviously that wouldn’t make sense since a) by definition it’s not an abnormality if it’s shared by the majority and b) not everyone who kinda leans into one category or the other needs treatment because he isn’t experiencing any discomfort or suffer.
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What you say is certainly true.
It is a pretty common trend in powerlifting though. Obviously not every single PLer is a basket case, but it does seem like more often than not the ones who stick around have something going on.
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Probably true. My former therapist (in the clinic) made some assumptions about why I (still) do strongman that would fit your theory very well…
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I need to up my leg game when I get back in the gym for real
Why wait? Get through 100 air squats every day. Can’t see how that won’t do something positive.
Yeah I should but god damn it if my mind hasn’t been so stuck It feels like I am at mental impasse. You right that though that shit is on me.
Start small and sustainable.
Commit to 20 air squats three days a week. When that’s a habit, make it 30 four days a week.
Then 40 four days a week, etc
Lol damn bro you’re making me sound like a fat kid out here hahah but nah you right tho
He does that. Its frustrating isn’t it?
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Woke at 254.9 lbs, looking much the same. Maybe a bit less bloated. Didn’t sleep quite as badly, but still not great. Haven’t really slept well since this pandemic shit started. The CPAP has been the only thing making that tolerable.
Sorry to hear that mark. Are you just stressing over the situation or brain to active to sleep?
Fucked if I know lol.
Probably a whole mix
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It is amazing how small changes in our life or the community at large effect us. Sometimes it just helps to talk with other people about the stuff that’s happening and how it is effecting you. Something that seems small like changing when, where or how often you can train or do an activity you enjoy can really put you out of whack. We are after all creatures of habit and those of us that are programmed with our approach to training and even more habitual that most. Hopefully it is only a few weeks and you can get back to normal.
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You want dumbass shit that impacts? I watched Fauda a couple of weeks ago. Fucking brilliant series. Set maybe four hours drive from where I grew up, haven’t heard Arabic for years nor the scenery or environment.
Had me fucking doing a whole inward looking at identity and roots and whatnot for a full week.
Messed with my head.
Todays training
3x10 bracing hip thrusts supersetted with 15 air squats
10x10 seconds bracing 90/90
Squat
5x5x385 lbs
Front squat
2x5x264 lbs
Weighted back extension
3x15x44 lbs
Neutral grip lat pulldown
4x15x110 lbs
Prisoner squats
50 in 18, 18, 14
An hour and 20 minutes because chatting. Also my buddy had a crack at releasing my subscap and it my well be that which is causing my ongoing shoulder issue.
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