For real. I don’t know how to do it without THE (not “a”) goal. It’s truly impressive when you consider it’s not priority 1.
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Whilst I understand this statement, and I wont speak for Pwm. I expect the answer will be ‘its not that hard’. There are 24 hours in a day and when we really break down how we spend those hours, finding the time to get in a short and a long workout a day, go to work, spend time with the kids and wife is not difficult. What is difficult for me is have the intention to do this and the discipline to stick to it. I think the very fact that Pwn can do it shows that we can all do it if we ‘really’ want to.
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Fixed that for you. Well done on listening to your body.
I agree with this - finding the “really” when it’s not driving your income or something of similar importance is tough
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Glad to see you’re still here and doing your thing!
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@LoRez Holy cow, what a blast from the past! I saw your log too: I JUST picked up that book on kindle. Good to see you back.
@simo74 @cyclonengineer @TrainForPain I think a very relevant quote here comes from Nietzsche “He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.” The why has to be strong enough.
I have to address this. I appreciate the sentiment that followed these words, but no: I did not misspeak and my statement was not in need of fixing. I wanted to emphasize the difficulty there. It was tough. The fact it was intelligent does not alleviate that. It did not incentivize me at all, nor did it create any solace, nor did it help soothe the discomfort. Doing more references, this is the Fight Club scene with the chemical burn
“This is the greatest moment of your life*, man! And you’re off somewhere missing it.”
I don’t want to miss this.
Feeling a million percent better. I got an extra 3.5 hours of sleep over a span of 2 naps and the Mrs made me the most anabolic dinner ever. She is my Valkyrie.
There is a TON of deer steak in that omelet: what’s on the plate was just what was left over.
I got in my remaining 200 push ups and squats for 300 total, and another 3 miles of walking outside in the sun. Meat heals, sun heals, movement heals.
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My wife keeps threatening to send me to the afterlife too
She carries me, but only if I prove worthy. She is fierce, strong and beautiful.
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Wasn’t suggesting it was wrong or meaning to minimize the intent of your statement in anyway.
I think this is something you should spend some time fixing. I am not going to give advice as I wouldn’t know where to start.
I am honestly quite saddened to hear that my efforts in doing just this are apparently in no way being reflected. I felt I was making great strides in that regard.
Maybe lost in translation mate, we Aussies don’t speak good English and coming from London means I speak it even less. It is very clear the amount of effort you have done recently to bring balance to you health and lifestyle and you seem to be excelling right now.
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@simo74 Appreciate the clarification and acknowledgement. I’m feeling quite healed these days, but it’s a lot of damage to undo.
AM WORKOUT (0420 natural wake up, good night of sleep) FASTED
PLAGUE OF STRENGTH’S “FAMINE”: RAGNAROK IS HERE Week 1, Workout 2: Squats
GIANT SET (squat-row-abs) 60 second rests
SSB Front Squats
4x3x225+chains
40x115+chains + 10x115
Viking rows
6x20x50 on axle
Hanging leg raise
5xAMRAP
SUPERSETS (calves and legs)
SSB Calf raises
5x5 w/weights of some sort
Leg extensions
3x25x90s
Reverse hypers
3x25x180s
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Tabata squats and push ups (210 squats and 200 push ups achieved)
BREAKFAST
2 mile walk in the sun
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Feeling significantly better. Not 100%, but performance capable/ready. Sweating profusely and my cardio isn’t all there. I was struggling on the deathset primarily because of that, which made the SSB front squat a good choice since I could recoup so well.
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Went with a new movement variant so I’d come in without expectations. This wasn’t quite the amount of weight I needed, but I made up for it with some crazy depth. I’m also stealing more and more from Dan John, who has said on many occasions that, if he could do it all over, he’d always squat with chains. Dan is a genius.
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Reverse hypers aren’t part of the program. Leg curls are. Jamie has gone on record trash talking the reverse hyper. I like the reverse hyper. I break rules.
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My body and face are finally unswelling. Honestly, I think intermittent fasting was a total disaster and this was a lesson learned. Dan John supports IF. The carnivore community is big into it. I break more rules. But protein sparring modified fasting absolutely works, and that’s what Famine is, and Apex Predator, and Velocity Diet, and all the stuff that works for me.
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Should actually be able to endure TSD tonight, and maybe some more walking.
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What’s the rationale and benefit behind this? I’m quite curious as was considering getting some to add to press-ups initially
I’m actually surprised to see how many people are still around/came back.
So it’s kind of a funny book; he starts out “I don’t really know or care much about lifting records and feats of strength any more” and then proceeds to spend 80% of the book talking about lifting records and feats of strength. But lots of gems among the rambling.
Also probably of interest are his 3 Milo Barbell Courses. These were written about 20 years before he wrote Super Strength. Very clearly written.
- The First Course in Body Building and Muscle Developing Exercises (Part 2)
- The Second Progressive Course of Instructions
- Advanced Course of Weightlifting
And the Stark Center at UT-Austin has archives of his Strength magazine he sent out for free to all of his customers.
Seems like he was a very passionate and genuine guy. One of the first to bring adjustable barbells to the masses.
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@aholding88 Like many things, Dan doesn’t go into that. But just watching the video, what do you imagine is the benefit of those squats with the chains vs not?
@LoRez We’ve been holding out pretty strong here. Good crowd. Appreciate those links for sure! There’s so much good stuff out there.
Still feeling pretty solid. We got in a 3 mile walk outside in the sunlight as a family today, which was awesome. I’m trying my hand at a Jimmy Johns order for dinner: wish me luck there. TSD still on the radar for tonight.
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Bit late, but felt the need to bring some balance. I’d say you skipping a workout because you’re sick is huge improvement, because comparing it to your second super squats run, where you kept training despite being sick and with a torn hamstring, to be able to step back and realize “I dont need to train today, I need to recover” is huge. So that’s honestly pretty great to hear, really feels like you’re repairing your relationship with training as well.
Also walking when sick always ends up being pretty refreshing, I can’t imagine not doing anything haha.
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@flying_snek I appreciate you sharing that sentiment dude. In truth, I’m incredibly proud of that second Super Squats run. I have no shame for how that went, and it’s because I was overcoming SO much through out it, not just from the perspective of the Super Squats run itself. I was undergoing a MASSIVE state of rebirth there, to the point that RSV and a torn hamstring wouldn’t get in the way. But that’s the thing; it wasn’t my path of self-destruction I had been engaged in before but self-realization and actualization. But the 15k swings I was trying to do: that was going into old habits. Stopping that was big. I’m battling a battle right now about training because I want to train vs training because I feel like I HAVE to train. I’ll still never like training, but I’m learning where the former vs the latter is, and it’s been an incredibly huge discovery. Appreciate having you along for it!
Typical weekend update. Slept until 0730, got up and hit 200 push ups and 100 squats fasted, had a fantastic breakfast
Went shopping, got to Trader Joes. Folks: cheese is back on the menu!
I am so excited to try out all those different kinds of goat cheese. The Brie and Cheddar snacks are for the Mrs. I also picked up some outstanding bacon WITHOUT GODDAMN SUGAR (man that’s hard to find).
Went to Panda Express for lunch. Got my large entre of chicken teriyaki.
My guts have been upset for a while, which I attribute to a Mexican place I was at yesterday for a very disappointing lunch. Ordered 2 entrees off the lunch menu, carnivored them by having all the veggies put to the side, and in doing so got to see just how little meat was actually in the dish. Chorizo con huevos and a fajita taco salad of steak and chicken, and I get the impression the chicken was undercooked, because the steak itself was pretty rare. Was feeling pretty loogie as a result, and thought to try out my new rower, but genuinely couldn’t figure out how to set up the damn thing, so I just went with Jamie Lewis’ recommendation in Famine of a 30 minute bodyweight circuit
I think that move I came up with at the end is more fitting of the title “Burpserker”. Burpee into a full squat into a chin into a hanging leg raise. The leg raise is a LITTLE iffy: might be more streamlined to do knees to chest or even a windshield wiper so that I don’t need to spend so much time stabilizing. But, no joke, I made just do a half hour of that next time.
Felt much better after that. Breaking a sweat seems to help. I’m FINALLY shedding the water my body was holding onto from that illness I picked up and subsequent meds I went on. I was thinking I was experiencing some sort of dietary misstep, but I’m thinking now I can simply visibly trace the difference between a body thriving and a body surviving. Something Jon Andersen spoke of.
Just placed a piedmontese order, because I’m on their mailing list and they enticed me with a deal on some ribeyes.
I highlighted the part I’m most excited about. Oh my goodness: legit dino ribs
I’ve seen how things things can turn out
This is me reclaiming my barbarian birthright. Tagging @flappinit @freshyfresh @creative_name and @boilerman for that one. You guys are sure to appreciate this and have steered (PUN!) me right on many occasions. And @anna_5588 there as my fellow carnivore.
Dinner was not as exciting, but that was in prep for brunch tomorrow. I had a “deer chop” from a buddy of mine, which I threw on the grill for a quick turn, made into a wrap with some egg whites, and had the remains as a side
I’ve also been experimenting with Metabolic Drive “ice cream”, using shaved ice and salt along with a little beef broth for fluid…it’s pretty tasty on hot summer nights.
Weekends for food porn. Weekdays for hardcore training. Balance.
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That rib was one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen
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I’m a huge fan of the Trader Joe’s goat cheese in the bottom-left of that picture, and their Brie. And pretty much everything else they sell, to be honest.
And that rib is a work of art lol.
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I kind of wonder if we are of an age where internet forums were a thing when we were coming up, we found ours and now are basically too established to find another one and there aren’t as many young people filing in with all the other social media out there.
I dont contribute nearly as much as I used to, but I can imagine checking in here every now and then for a good long while still.
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