I get this. These days, I kinda stay away from the powerlifter stuff. Stuff like lots of doubles and triples. Just takes so much time, and I don’t feel like I accomplish much. It has it’s place from time to time. I am doing low volume with wide stance squats (3x3), but that is mostly because my back and hips have historically hated squats. I am following that up with higher rep belt squats and extensions and leg curls.
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I kind of already was one lol. I used to be an aviation hydraulic mech and I’m technically still certified to work on hydro systems, but i work as a Flight Ops QA Inspector now…
Plumbing is plumbing, whether it’s 12-25psi water systems or 5000psi+ aviation systems 
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3/19/22 - Off day (planned)
DAILY WORK:
Band Pull Aparts x50
Wide Grip Pull Ups x20
Grocery Bag Farmer’s Carry: 1 trip 
Thoughts
- It doesn’t really feel like I’m cutting right now, and I don’t know why… I’m 1,000cal daily deficit and I’m certainly feeling the hunger here and there, but it doesn’t feel like it did when I first started cutting back in November. I have to wonder if this is just me being in a different mental space where “dieting” doesn’t feel like “dying” anymore.
- I’m appreciating Fortitude not feeling like I’m being worked too hard with the current changes (no compound powerlifts), but I feel like this reduction in CNS fatigue is going to leave some progress on the table. I don’t want to bring powerlifts back into the regimen, at least not for a little bit, but I am physically capable of handling more volume than I’m currently doing. I’m so accustomed to feeling burnt out all the time that not feeling that way suddenly feels wrong. Did I Stockholm Syndrome myself?
- I’ve decided to do daily work to the tune of band pull aparts everyday and pull ups on my off days. To help speed up weight loss, I may even introduce WOD stuff - which I have never done before. With this strange feeling of being recovered, I feel I should work myself harder but in a different way so that I may reach my goals.
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Love that story. I’ve seen a lot of young lads being pinned by 2 plates a side after doing about 5 struggling reps with 1 plate per side.
Over the years I have actually really enjoyed seeing idiots do stuff like that at the gym although I remember the first time I ever set foot in the gym at around 14 and I got stuck under 1 plate per side so I can’t laugh too much.
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Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!
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Have you looked into the CPAP head gear?
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I have, and I’ll be buying a new one soon
3/22/22 - Scheduled Off Day
DAILY WORK:
Band Pull Aparts x50
Wide Grip Pull Ups: 0 (back was far too sore to justify more work)
3/23/22
AM Bro Pump:
Rope Spreader Curls 15x55lb
Rope Spreader Tri Pushdown 20x65lb
DB Lateral Delt Raise (3s neg) 20x10lb
DB Rear Delt Flye 12x10lb
(No Rest)
Daily work and Fortitude to follow
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Dude you nailed it. I think I’m there myself. Sounds like FT was a much-needed and well-timed intervention for you.
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It was. I mean, it took me like 3 months of training fuckery to figure that out but I stumbled my way there eventually lol
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I’ve been floundering for three years, I think, so you’re well ahead of the curve
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3/25/22 - Fortitude T2D3/4W4 (partial combined day 3 and 4 due to missing yesterday)
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Machine Rows, 10s rest
4x6x275
5x275
4x275
+Extreme Stretch 60s
Machine Incline Bench, 10s rest
3x6x245
4x245
2x3x245
+Extreme Stretch 60s
Lat Pulldowns, 10s rest
4x6x130
5x130
4x130
+Extreme Stretch 60s
Quad Extension, Rest-Pause w/30s rest
16x200
9x200
5x200
+Extreme Stretch 60s
Hamstring Curl, Rest-Pause w/ 30s rest
16x150
8x150
4x150
+Extreme Stretch 60s
Non-Loading (technically off program)
Smith Shrugs
25x135 (1s iso)
15x135 (3s iso)
5x135 (5s iso)
Clean & Press
5x45
5x95
5x135
Stopped here, was just knocking off some of the rust; could probably have gone up to 5x185 but form would have been ugly. May try adding OHP to important lifts, we’ll see.
Had to combine days 3 and 4 due to missing yesterday. Only combined important lifts and traps, if i have time to lift tomorrow, will probably be supreme bro level 9000 to hit exercises missed today. No ragrets. Strong session, felt good
Thoughts
Did some soul searching today. Motivation has been all over the place, i think i need to figure out some lifestyle habits… i hate feeling like a different person everyday. I long for consistent sleep and temperment; some days i wake up ready to take on the world and others im kind of a miserable person to be around. I dont want my wife and daughter to have to deal with that - its not fair to them.
I have to figure out some lifestyle habits that help me be the same person day-to-day.
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Hey AR,
A few years ago i was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, i used to beat myself up over how my mind operates (inconsistent), but regardless of having BP or not, ive come to the conclusion that its ok for us to have high days and low days, we are not machines, we are human!! Under thinking things isnt good, but neither is overthinking and taking on everything every little, as Chaplin said in his greatest dictator movie speech “we think to much and feel too little”.
On a side note its the first time ive been on your log, youve got me curious about fortitude training. Been looking into it. May very well give it a whirl. I like Rest pause in DC style and clusters.
Cheers
Rob
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