@ChongLordUno As someone that grew up in the 90s, sarcasm is my official native language, haha. Always appreciated.
@Frank_C Absolute enthusiasm. A big part of that, too, is that I’m in a gaining phase. It’s honestly a big manic/depressive, but gaining definitely has me champing at the bit, because I’m so full of nutriiton and so empowered that I keep growing, conquering, smashing, overcoming and evolving. It self-perpetuates. Losing sucks. About the only thing that keeps me going is how you can see results week to week with it.
That’s absolutely how I see it. If I could get the goal WITHOUT this method, I’d absolutely do THAT instead. I LIKE playing video games for hours, I LIKE eating Taco Bell nachos, I LIKE sleeping in, but none of those things are getting me to my goal.
@TrainForPain Thanks dude! I was hoping it would have that impact. Sometimes, the philosophy needs a rest and we just need a “do SOMETHING” gameplan.
Yet another “killing it” weekend.
Mowed the lawn for 90 minutes, took care of some errands, came home and crushed this
“MONUMENT TO NON-EXISTENCE: UNSTABLE MUTATION”
14x225 front squats
20x225 squats
25x225 SSB squats
30x225 deadlifts
I took the front squats too slow, primarily to make sure my shoulder/tricep would hold. Absent that, I imagine I would have managed my traditional 15, but I was VERY pleased with how quick I got through the squats. And, once again: rep 3 of those SSB squats REALLY makes me want to quit. Last week’s was a good audible, but you can’t replicate how bad this one sucks. Also, PR for getting the bar to actually land flat on the crash pads for once.
Then, air fried a bison tri tip
Which sounds like sacrilege, but it turned out AMAZING. Mrs said it was her favorite way I’ve ever prepared it.
Served it up with a bunch of goodies
An iceberg and romaine salad, mashed cauliflower, local tomatoes, local radishes (sautéed in avocado oil) and some air fried calimari to make it full on surf and turn. Added some local sweet corn but that was after I snapped the photo
Took the dog for a 1.5 mile walk afterwards, and managed 7 NG chins and 2 underhand ones, so the tricep/shoulder continues to heal.
I keep mentioning tricep/shoulder, and I think I know what happened. I subluxed my shoulder on those deadlifts, and that was the initial injury, but I then obtained a SECONDARY injury when all the weight that was loaded onto that shoulder rapidly transitioned to the next nearest muscle. At the time, I didn’t feel the consequence of that because I was dealing with the shoulder. This happened with the ACL too, and a few other injuries. There’s always a deconstruction that needs to happen.
Tomorrow will be meal prep and whatever training I fit in.
