Made me chuckle because of my avatar picture
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@sirdanoman Outstanding to hear dude! I really dig the viking handle. Great for rows, press, thrusters: all sortsa stuff.
@whiplash1 Hah! Hey, if youāre able to go toe to toe with the Juggernaut, youāve definitely āarrivedā. In that regard, I have a blog post marinading in my head that is basically like āEveryone says they walk to be the Hulk or Juggernaut or Colossus, but in truth, if you woke up and you were āthe Blobā, youād be ecstaticā. Riffing on the whole ādonāt let perfect be the enemy of goodā.
AM WORKOUT (0425 wake up via alarm)
PESTILENCE Week 1, Workout 4
GIANT SETS (bench-press-abs)
Axle bench press
3x251
3x2x251
Buffalo bar Behind the neck press (2 second pause at lockout)
6xAMRAPx72lbs
Standing ab wheel
5x6
Dips
280 in 20 minutes, 300 total
Fat grip concentration curl
5x20x10lbs
Continue fasting, shovel snow for 55 minutes, call it my walk for the day
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You can hear/see how much Iām coughing during this workout. I am FEELING better than before but sounding much worse. Body is trying very hard to purge all this out of me. Got in the way a bit.
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Havenāt benched in a while, and my abs are absolutely torn to shreds from a combination of re-introducing the ab wheel, all the coughing and the snow shoveling. In turn, benching REALLY sucked, and I had a hard time getting my whole body tight. I went lighter than I thought I should and it ended up still being pretty heavy.
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Buffalo bar BtN pressing is pretty clutch. Can get in REALLY full ROM but spare the shoulders. I also dig how thick and solid the Ironmind buffalo bar is in general.
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Got a great pump from the dips. Whole upper body is sore from trying to be compliant with the daily push ups, and this was a good reminder. In that regard, Iām going to count 300 dips as 300 push ups today. And, of course, I had to break protocol and go beyond 20 minutes to get in that 300 total.
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Really focused on getting a bicep cramp on those concentration curls.
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Weāre supposed to keep getting snow this weekend, so thatās going to be my low intensity physical activity while walking is a no-go.
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Hope you get feeling better soon. Last couple mornings looked a bit more like perseverance is the plan.
@LoRez Much appreciated dude, but this is nothing compared to when I ran Super Squats with RSV and a torn hamstring last year, haha. This is just annoying.
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Good luck with the cough! I got something late last year that I swear lingered for nearly 2 months. Similar to you, I felt better long before I sounded better
@TrainForPain Appreciate the support dude! Definitely annoying, but thankfully I have nothing at stake right now as far as training goes.
4 day weekend starts today, so as usual, training gets weird. Slept until 0550, woke up and did the 20 minutes of pull ups from Famine. Got in 105. Did 300 prisoner squats immediately afterwards in about 12 minutes. I got it on video, but my intent is to do the front squats and Pendlay rows this afternoon, and want to just mash the video up and do one upload. Weāll see how that goes though, because I woke up feeling like death warmed over. No better time for a famine, because I donāt have much gas in the tank.
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Yuck. Best of luck man.
I was on planes pulling blankets over my head because I was coughing like patient 0 for the plague and trying to hide from the well-deserved glares. Then I was in pharmacies where I didnāt speak the language and they donāt work like ours - I had to tell (well, pantomime to) the guy what my symptoms were and he just picked a drug for me. It worked relatively well, so Iām confident it wasnāt just cough drops. It was at least somewhat entertaining.
Anyway, super impressive you knocked that work out with the white lung going on or whatever it is.
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@TrainForPain Much appreciated dude! Iāve absolutely been in that situation before as well. You end up getting some GOOD meds that way, and you ask no questions, haha.
AM WORKOUT (0550 wake up via spouses alarm)
PESTILENCE Week 1, Workout 5 (part 1)
105 chins in 20 minutes
300 prisoner squats in 12
LUNCHTIME WORKOUT
PESTILENCE Week 1, Workout 5 (part 2)
GIANT SETS (squat-row-abs)
SSB front squats
6x4x225
Pendlay rows
3x7x205
1x4x205
Ab wheel
5x6
SUPERSET (rows-calves)
Band row
6x20, triple dropset on last 2 sets
SSB calf raise
5x25x135
And then 2.5 hours of shoveling snow
I am feeling beat to hell, but actually felt really great after that lunchtime workout, and my sinuses are cleared out after 2.5 hours of shoveling snow in below 0 temps. The SSB squats felt strong, and I dropped the weight on the Pendlay rows so I could get some decent reps out of them vs my usual crapshow. Originally was only going to do the giant set, but talked myself into getting the whole workout done.
After that 2.5 hours of shoveling, I treated myself to an awesome meal of 2 sunny side up eggs and about 3/4lb of venison meatballs with some swiss cheese on top.
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As stated, itās been wild times and will continue. LOTS of snow/ice shoveling, working hard to get in my 300 push ups and prisoner squats a day, and I got this workout in today
10+5+6x405 mat pulls w/405. A great day for effort, but since itās currently -30 with windchill my hands kept going numb and I knew it was time to go inside when I was done.
My original plan today was to take the kiddo out to eat and do some laser tag, but it was so cold we were advised āno travelā, so instead I made them the biggest goddamn sirloin I had ever seen, which we split alongside some deer steaks and then played DnD for the afternoon. That was amazing.
I apparently need to offer a trigger warning these days whenever I post about food, so I apologize if this offends anyoneās sensibilities
I ended tonight with a carb up. Farmerās casserole and homemade sourdough. Havenāt had one in a LONG time: was definitely due.
Still have a day off tomorrow. Most likely more shoveling and bodyweight work, then back to the program.
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What prompted this? Itās food, I drive past like 20 hamburger billboard on my way home from work
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That steak looks absolutely glorious
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Iām triggered youāre not sharing with the fellow T-Nationers, including me.
I donāt think Iāve ever seen a sirloin so marbled. A master butcher
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Was it me, @T3hPwnisher? The tuna and peanut butter thing? If so, Iām sorry, I was just messing around with you.
You should post your food freely.
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@atlas13 As of recent, my sharing of food/recipes has been met with significant disgust/revulsion. Itās sad, and somewhat confusing, as Iāll often be asked questions regarding how I achieve the things I achieve, and when I enthusiastically share, thatās the response. I suppose my training gets a similar response at times as well, with folks hand waving away my efforts by just calling me a freak or a machine. But for some reason that seems less distasteful to speak of who I am vs what Iāve made.
@boilerman Much appreciated dude! I figured a true āmeatheadā like you would get it, haha.
@tlgains Totally willing to share dude. You know I have an open invitation. Get to Nebraska, weāll train until we bleed and eat until we heal.
@TrainForPain Itās absolutely nuts! I married into a good family.
@EmilyQ I appreciate that sentiment, and donāt sweat it. That seemed a miscommunication on my part, which is typically an outcome when I have to use my phone to respond vs having access to a keyboard. There have been several interactions here recently that have given me the impression that my food is best shared only within my log.
MLK day. Day off work, Valkyrie whipped me up a fantastic breakfast, I shoveled solid ice off my driveway, got in 300 push ups and 300 air squats using a modified ladder of 2-3-5-10-20. Schedule is wild and life is good. I love the place Iām at as far as training, food and life balance. Gonna ride out this final week as a famine to get the body primed for some feasting, but even then itās gonna be somewhat of a half effort just based on schedule.
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I vigorously, vigorously disagree that you should stop posting the food stuff, because omg do your results speak for themselves!
Iām really sorry my teasing - and I hear you when you say itās not just me or maybe even primarily me - has made you feel shut down in any way. I honestly had no idea. I even used the term ātunafishā rather than ātunaā to add further drama to my statement about the peanut butter pairing. Iāll be more careful. I think maybe I perceived you as so single minded in your diet and training that youād be as bulletproof as you look.
The truth is that people need to see what you eat. In @TrainForPainās log you mentioned that almonds are a poor food choice because theyāre calorie-dense for their nutritional value. I listened. Because look at you! I also think you give people permission to eat in ways theyāve been socialized not to, which has tremendous value, as with the steak above. My husband favors ribeyes over strip steaks, or whatever lean cut Iād be drawn to. And theyāre delicious. I eat them now in part because of your influence. If Andrew Huberman and Peter Attia and T3hPwnisher all say dietary cholesterol is non-problematic, then okay! Huberman has a PhD in neurobiology and Attia an MD, but of the three of you, youāre the one I āknow,ā and who is not making a living from telling me things. So maybe more credible to me than them.
And speaking of the value of posting about your diet and food choices, I was there when you changed your diet to address poor health metrics. I mean, not there, haha. I was over here eating the stuff you donāt, which results also speak for themselves. So now I have to address my own poor health metrics.
āLet your weird light shine bright, so the other weirdos know where to find you.ā
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I certainly use these terms in response to your efforts good sir, and the comments are made in awe of your consistent and stellar work rate. Keep the food pics coming.
-30 at yours, itās +35 here (celcius though, so is that nearing 95-100F ?)
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Just wanna say youāve broadened my perspective when it comes to diet and Iāve opened my mind up a ton when it comes to carnivore thanks to your food reporting (which I immensely enjoy, by the way). And while Iāve always been an avid meat eater, I cherish meat even more since getting immersed in your meal pictures and posts.
Kind of crazy people project their dietary expectations on you; youāre someone with atypical results, of COURSE your habits are different from the norm.
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Damn that was a lot to catch up on but worth the read as I have my afternoon coffee before I head out to pick up a smaller sandbag that my son can use to train with me. So much going on in here to comment now but wanted to say 1ā good to see the chaos continue after your cruise, 2. Hope the lower back sorts itself out soon and 3. Donāt stop talking about food brother. I am a stubborn old man but even I listen.
On holiday my middle daughter (12) asks if she can have the half kilo of pork ribs. Sure I say, but you have to eat them. She then proceeds to pick the bones clean in front of me. She then says ādad I donāt really feel like the chips but they are useless food anyway, LOVE
Then my eldest asks the waiter at breakfast of she can have 2 eggs on toast but trade the toast for 3 more eggs !! You should have seen his face as he tried to work out the exchange rate between toast and eggs. He was so confused he just said yes and she had 5 eggs.
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Agreed about dietary cholesterol but both Peter and Andrew are careful with saturated fats, which arenāt great for cholesterol.
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