I get a kick out of the title of your log every time I see it in the feed.
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TBH, this approach hasn’t worked that well for me regarding things I think I don’t want to do.
Something I have been trying lately is having a bit of meditation to slow down my thoughts a bit. I try to remind myself that the things I think I don’t want to do, are actually things that make me happier long term.
Finishing meaningful projects at work actually makes me happier. Doing a task at home I don’t want to do makes me happier. Stuff like that. I think this mindset makes the task a little less sucky too.
I also like to remind myself of that many of the things I seem to want to do are not very good for happiness past the immediate term. I love learning about stuff I am interested in, but doing deep dives on those things can be a big distraction. I then end up thinking I really didn’t do anything but learn a lot about something that isn’t very useful to me. Scrolling T-Nation, Reddit or YouTube can be troublesome for me. It’s like I go into auto pilot on those platforms. Sure, I am using them to learn about stuff, but it is too much. I should close this tab on my computer lol.
IDK, I suppose different mindsets work for different people. .
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No it’s a great idea actually because you still got your work done regardless, keep embracing situations like that.
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This is right on the money.
I found myself finding reasons not to train. Not ideal nutrition, too tired, too sore, i just ate, I’m too hungry, not optimal… i need to stop this nonsense. That’s one of the main reasons i did this last night, and I’m glad i did.
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Consider the nonsense stopped already Andrew, you started strong, you can finish strong.
The week is still young, could train twice a day, three times a day, shit…double up two sessions on one day at 12 am if you can. Don’t matter as long as you get it done.
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That sounds awful. I don’t even want to know how you felt when you woke up.
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Legs, arms, abs basically all of you looking improved and awesome dude! Good effort!
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Looking absolutely jacked and stacked! Just had a few questions about your semantics in your log. First, shouldn’t the tonnage for hammer Curl be doubled since technically it’s 90 pounds for both arms together, the same way EZ Curl is 70 pounds for both arms instead of 35 each arm? My second question, I believe Kroc Row usually refers to a dumbbell about half your bodyweight for a really high rep, max effort single set. Is that what you’re doing, but doubling the set count? Sorry if these questions seemed stupid and I know you aren’t sleeping well, but I’m curious about these details!
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Thanks for the reply! I agree that if you’ve been tracking it that way forever that it’s best to just continue it, it just stuck out to me when I compared it to the EZ Curl. Okay I see what you mean! I’m also on board with dumbbell rowing! Your use of the phrase Kroc Row was different from the context I usually see it used in, and could very well mean that as well, since Kroc is kind of known for using a lot of body English.
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It’s probably also consistent with my lack of availability regarding Dumbbells > 1/2BW too lol.
FWIW, these are all performed with a 1s iso and 3s eccentric.
Getting too thicc to be using the jazzercize weights anymore.
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Good to hear.
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