The crazy is what makes him hard to kill haha.
This log is always good for a laugh when I read it because of its craziness.
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Mate that is just filthy.
Youāre scaring people man.
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Just catching up and had to do the math on this one and convert it into kilos. Holy shit, that weight on an SSB for 20 reps is intense. Iām happy when I get 140kg/315lbs for a decent PR nevermind 20 reps.
@startingagain I always say, others can be bigger, stronger and better than me, but no one will be crazier!
@ChongLordUno Hell yeah man! Like a Berserker: gotta win the battle before it starts.
@aholding88 Thanks man! The suckiest part is going without the belt. It just HURTS.
AM WORKOUT (0435 natural wake up) FASTED
CONDITIONING
Meateater II, w/136lb axle clean and press buy in EMOM
Notes:
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Meateter II is 10 KB swings w/24kg bell and 10 burpees. Youāre supposed to rest 1 minute between rounds, because the guy that wrote Tactical Barbell II actually knows how to program conditioning, whereas I am merely psychotic. I threw in that EMOM buy in, because those catfish reps really are magic for me. I will absolutely start dogging those burpees if given the chance, and this keeps me honest.
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Extremities are aching from the squats from yesterday, which made the cleans move a bit slow. My deload is going to be valuable. Right knee is pretty badly swollen too. This run of Super Squats took as much as it gave.
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Looking more into Apex Predator diet and I really think I can at least give a week of it a good run during my deload. Might even be able to push for longer.
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Taking the kiddo out for a cheat meal today, since itās just me and them. This place is famous for this burger
Yes: those are grilled cheese sandwiches for buns. It will be tough not ordering it
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You could always dubbed your version of Meat eater II, the āCheese eaterā. Sounds like the perfect justification to me
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@freshyfresh āCheese Eaterā could have easily been my nickname about 3 years ago, haha. Hell, Iām still guilty with the fat free stuff, but itās so much NOT cheese that I feel like thatās ok. I actually made some pasta-like disaster last night because I forgot that fat free cheese melts differently. Turned a pizza into a casserole that way.
@TrainForPain and @SvenG Do you guys still use Indigo-3g? Iām looking at trying out a diet that regularly features a big carb cheat meal, and Iām curious about your experiences with that supplement and carb intake. I know itās hard to determine how it works as far as nutrient update goes, but if nothing else, does it help control bloating/discomfort? I was looking into HotRox too, but given my intake of Spike and AlphaMale Iām already taking in a LOT of that product, haha. But also curious if yaāll have any other Biotest supplements youāve had some fun with.
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I honestly didnāt give it a fair shot and I really should. I have been consistent with I-Well, Flameout, and Surge when gaining - even that has come out recently as Iām doing a little more conditioning-type work (although it may make a comeback). I have been in an on-again, off-again relationship with ZMA; sometimes I think itās giving me more restful sleep, and sometimes I think itās partly responsible for waking me up.
Iām actually curious what supplements youāre taking and why, as I see you as someone thatās very deliberate about what goes into his body.
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Really appreciate the share!
Thanks for that man. Itās honestly still so ānewā to me, haha. I currently use a Metabolic Drive, Creatine, Flameout, AlphaMale, Spike Energy Drinks, ElitePro Minerals, Superfood, Glucosamine with MSM and Metamucil.
Most of those are self-explanatory. The ElitePro really seemed to help my sleep quality, and I like Superfood because I donāt eat any fruit, aside from avocados and tomatoes. I LOVE fruit, but my guts donāt. I honestly imagine I have some form of IBS, as my digestion is pretty twitchy, which is why that metamucil is there.
All this said, just found out the Mrs business plans got canx, so it may be a while before I give this a go. Still: I was excited to try it, so thatās a good sign.
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Thank you for all that!
Me too, and Iām honestly just really trying to be kind of respectful/ minimalist about the whole thing. Maybe some imposter syndrome here or something.
So these sound like immediate adds for me for the same reasons!
What did you think of Surge when you did use it? I know carbs werenāt a staple for you to begin with.
I havenāt been following, so Iām not catching context, but Iām sorry to hear this!
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Thanks for the tag, my dude.
I use Indigo-3G (fasted) a half-hour before a serving of Surge for my early AM lifting workouts, and I use it (on as āemptyā a stomach as possible) a half-hour before my largest, typically carb-heavier, meals on non-lifting days (i.e., dinner).
Iāve been on that protocol for a pretty long time now, including through all of Hardgainers into 5/3/1 & Bodybuilding into my Frankenbuilding mash-upāand I was eating like crazy for all of those, with more carbs than usual (and not great ones, sometimes). And although I started to whine about it toward the end of that gaining phase, fact is, the fat gain couldāve been a lot worse.
Is that the Indigo-3G?
It definitely didnāt hurt.
And Iām continuing to use it now, even though Iām eating far less, so that says somethingā¦
Iāll be interested to hear how it goes for you, if you pull the trigger on it at some point.
Oh, and as an aside: Amazing work in hereāthat set with 405 was awesome!
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@TrainForPain Always happy to share. No need to be sorry about the Mrs. She had a business trip coming up which was going to make the diet shift a bit easier, since me having shakes for 4-5 meals wouldnāt interrupt social time, but with her no longer traveling for the week, Iāll be keeping a more ānormalā diet.
Surge worked TOO well, haha. Itās honestly why I stopped using it. I kept hurting myself, because I was able to perform VERY well in training and I wasnāt used to that. I pretty much always push myself to the max, and I have a bunch of natural governors to keep me in check (AM training time, limited food intake, high fatigue, etc). Surge bypassing a lot of that had me digging DEEP, and I wasnāt used to that, haha. I can definitely see me bringing it to a competition.
@SvenG Really appreciate you laying that out for me. Do you feel it helped with digestion at all?
@ChongLordUno I finally found some time
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Ha! I thought she had some venture that didnāt work out and I was like āoh no!ā
Youāre very quotable. The marketer in me wants to screenshot everything and throw it on their social media.
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First rant video in like six years, Iām hyped lol.
āThere will be no survivorsā is still an all-time classic in my book.
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Right, forgot to address that partā¦ Iāve definitely been more regular with Indigo-3G, and far fewer mornings with upset guts before the workouts!
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Now Iām glad he asked the question - youāve convinced me to give it a fair shake.
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@TrainForPain āSurge: So good it feels like cheatingā has a neato tagline to it, haha.
@creative_name Much appreciated dude! Itās wild for me to think how young you were when I released that, haha.
@SvenG Youāve sold me. Definitely on the list.
Got in a short tabata workout using my Body Action System. Hit a burpee, then pop up and 1-2, back to burpee. Ideally, Iād do a sprawl instead. Need to set up my mats again.
Cheat meal went great. My kid had like 9 mozzarella sticks and I had my own half pound chili burger and then like 7/8 of their burger, since they filled up on sticks. Amazing Super Squats fuel.
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āSo good it hurtsā
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Honestly man this is awesome beyond words. I love it
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@ChongLordUno Thanks so much man! One of these days I need to come in with some talking points, haha. Be cool to lay out a whole training ideology.
AM WORKOUT (0345 wake up via alarm)
SUPER SQUATS Workout 17
Axle strict press from rack
3x7x181
Axle rows
2x10x233
Breathing Squats/Pull-overs
33+7x315/20x20
POST WORKOUT SHAKE
ASSISTANCE
160x20 DB flat bench
25 pushdowns
25 band curls
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I had higher ambitions, but that 20x405 still takes from me. In particular, my right knee is absolutely bungled and my right hip cannot lockout at the top. The latter was the biggest issue: it meant I couldnāt ārestā during my 3 deep breaths. Instead of being able to lockout and hold the load on my skeletal structure, I had to stay āsoft-lockedā and keep the weight on my muscles. This rapidly fatigued me. My technique was just a mess too: it was legit rep 22 where I FINALLY felt like I hit a good rep. But as far as effort goes, as far as doing the kind of training that gets results goes, this was a total win. Iām proud of myself for coming back and getting those 7 other squats, and think itās funny how Iām absolutely melting down before that 34th rep, and suddenly my body finds peace. I am a thing that squats. Thatās all my body knows. In truth, I could have gotten in more than that 7th additional rep, but I also know that I was digging WAY deep into that well for it.
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In that regard, I am flat out NOT recovering from training, and there is not enough food in the world to fix that. I have found my limits, and they are in the second round of Super Squats, week 6. Now, yes, I could probably help myself by not doing the conditioning between workouts, but so much of that is just active recovery at this point. Iām not pushing the throttle on that stuff at all, and honestly picking the movements that cause the least pain. Iām seeing decline on my strict press numbers and just feeling beat to hell. None of this is a bad thing at all: itās awesome I found this limit. Iām glad I pushed this hard. And with it, Iām discovering new ways to make Super Squats sustainable for longer runs. Consistently taking 400~lbs for 20 rep rides is just a LOT to put on a not quite 200lb body.
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Last nightās gastrointestinal offensive had minimal impact. Good to know I can still eat āoff menuā on occasion and not experience negatives. I am excited about being able to dial things back in for a few weeks and simplify. Iāve snuck little bits of junk in here and there to keep up with demand. Great time for Girl Scout cookie season though.
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Pinched a nerve in my neck/upper back on the very first rep of presses. Big part of that was pressing out of the rack. Feels so alien now, but trying to clean the axle made my hip angry, and I wanted to save as much energy as I could for that squat.
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Tang Soo Do tonight, and will try to do some conditioning with some deadlifts in it to compensate for the lack of them in the training. Once that squat set was done, so was I. Getting in that assistance DB flat bench was a miracle.
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PM workout was getting in 15x301 axle SLDL and then doing a tabata burpee axle deadlift with 123lbs to make up for some lost volume.
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