When I’m out with company there have been plenty of routes I send on leg strength and active flexibility. Done some crazy slow pistol-squats on coin edges and if I didn’t have an overcapacity of strength relative to my bodyweight I don’t believe I could’ve contracted my leg muscles as slowly as I had to to retain my balance.
I’d now try to shoulder the move into submission and the fourth guy would Dyno it.
This is why I like the crossover of s&c and climbing, all so different in skills and bodies. With climbing it seems like the extremes are really important. You build some weird toe crimp strength.
Wednesday 2020-09-23
Committed Week 4, Day 23 committed2020
Weight: 75.5kg
Bad pain day. Had a date tho. Eating fairly decently
This week is my bb deload week. Been looking forward to this leg day
| Notes | Set | Reps | Weight | Rest | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Tempo Contrast Back Squat | Reps 1 and 2 = 604 tempo (down in 6 seconds, up in 4 seconds) | 0 | 8 | 40 | 120s |
| Reps 3 and 4 = 20X tempo (down in 2 seconds, up as fast as possible) | 1 | 8 | 60 | ||
| Reps 5 and 6 = 604 tempo | 2 | 8 | 75 | ||
| Reps 7 and 8 = 20X tempo | 3 | 8 | 60 | ||
| 4 | 8 | 60 | |||
| B. Isometric-dynamic contrast leg curl | pause at midpoint | 0 | 7 | 20 | 90s |
| Rep 1 = 12 second pause | 1 | 7 | 46 | 90s | |
| Rep 2 = 10 second pause | 2 | 7 | 46 | ||
| … | 3 | 7 | 46 | ||
| Rep 7 = no pause | 4 | 7 | 46 | ||
| C. Back Squats | 1x20 + isometric hold for max time | 1 | 20+max (forgot to time) | 60 | |
| D. Romanian Deadlift | 1 | 20 | 100 |
Did the squats High-bar. Should definitely include that as a assistance lift in the future. Could’ve gone heavier on the widowmaker and maybe the curls. But it’s supposed to be a deload so 
Did yoga immediately afterward. Walking was hard even halfway through the workout. Only took 45 minutes!!! Did another Darden abdominal stack at the end to “earn” more food.
Sweet potatoes are in season now in the US? Never seen them this vibrantly orange
Post workout:
@Koestrizer Here’s my pre-workout meal halfway eaten. Ordinarily I’d add an apple but was all out of them
Don’t remember what I had for breakfast
I added proper egg noodles to my lunch even though it wasn’t adjacent to training 
now picture though.
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how did that go 
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Alright, she seems nice! Has her own interests, does something meaningful, seemingly decent values as far as life philosophy is concerned. No idea about anything more specific though.
I keep thinking I dropped the ball with the last girl I dated because on paper we were a magic fit but I never felt any real emotions but we also met at a tumultuous time in my life!
Today’s date, not as much of a home run experience but we’ve exchanged numbers and said to meet again once more.
Somehow, everything happens at the same time (as always). Another date Friday, and then there’s a third girl that asked for a date as well we’ve just not managed to schedule it yet.
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Good Luck!
I mean, that’s cool and all, but did you have fun?
Winning in life lately. Your log reads so much more positive, happy and energetic these past weeks. I’m really glad about that. Great job!
Does this reflect how you’re doing personally?
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I wish, but no. Having fun on a date where you’re still getting to know each other and it’s nothing more than coffee and a walk I have very rarely had a “fun” time. I can maybe recall… zero such times, when the set-up for it is comparable to this one. The exception(s) is/are when the way I’ve met the person I’m “dating” in some other manner than through Tinder.
For better and worse, I’m quite socially competent. I have a very easy way navigating people, I’m highly empathetic and a social chameleon — finding something in a person that something inside me resonates happens almost instantanteously unless we’re truly incompatible.
So, these kind of get-to-know-one-anothers are… I don’t know, I almost feel a little like a con-man. I don’t know how to explain it.
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Practicing positivity!
It’s part truth, and part lie. One of my primary coping mechanisms, and I use this to gauge how well/bad I’m doing is if suicidal ideation is something that “happens” to me. I don’t consider it to be something I engage actively in and would much more aliken it to a unsolicited email. It’s just some token my brain offers up when I’m doing poorly enough to “soothe” myself???
Disregarding this week, those thoughts have occurred maybe once/twice weekly in the last two-three weeks and urgently been written off. To continue on the metaphor, they got caught in the spam filter.
This week, not so much. Inbox.
But, I’m starting to feel ready to go back to work. It’s my intent that when the doctor follows up to return to work at 25% which is nothing but it’s better than nothing. It’ll be nice to earn a little money again.
I’m a… high-earner, and so I don’t get sick-benefits relative to my salary but relative to a constant number set by… someone/something, that is far below my wage. And then I get 80% of that constant. My living expenses aren’t really in relation to that. I could never afford to live where I live if I made that amount of money, nor provide for the cats (one has a kidney thing and needs special diet food), and so I’m… broke. 
But that’s fine, I have a lot of frozen shit and pantry stuff to get through so I’ll be able to trod on until I make back more of my own wage again.
I’m at least not back to having “sleep” for dinner so that’s a plus in my book 
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I appreciate your honesty brother. I think I can relate to most things you’re describing (apart from earning a lot of money, haha).
But in all seriousness, I want to commend you for how you’re dealing with what’s going on and I must say you are an inspiration to me.
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I can’t really reply to that in words, but trust that the “heart”-like is genuine!
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I don’t think I’d be able to understand anyway, I’ve never done the dating thing. I don’t have even a slight grasp on how it works or feels.
But, to second @Koestrizer, it’s been nice to see a newfound burst of positivity and activity from yourself.
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I imagine the dating thing varies greatly across borders too.
I mean, I notice differences between where from within my own country people come from and what expectations they bring in to a date.
The activity is mostly because of the challenge. I keep mulling over whether or not it’s worth the effort to continue if I fail/after the challenge. I’m tending towards yes because the feedback I’ve gotten have been invaluable and many a night as I’ve tucked in from here I’ve had a good discourse. Having never met any of you I still consider this a friend-space.
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@planetcybertron how have you been? I’ve either been missing out on your presence elsewhere but I just now saw some activity of yours. 
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Been okay
And I’ve been MIA for a bit lol. Thanks for checking up on me. How’s goes it for you?
Your climbing wall looks scary as fuck. And your food so damn yummy.
Someone would say you’re a 2A ahahah
My man! A true Don Juan ahahah! Nice! But yeah it’s always like that. The freaking drought, then it pours. Probably indeed because of your confidence and all
Then I’m even worse than you as a people pelaser/lover ahahah I just love talking! Dates are very, very fun to me usually.
Doen’t change much for you as you are never less than 1,50 of a stranger anyway ahahah? In my country it has become super weird. You always do “la bise”, but now, not necessarily, and it feels VERY weird.
There are addictions, and there are addictions. Some can be benevolent, some less so.
An addiction to working out, if it is not obsessive, could be a benevolent addiction. An addiction to smoking crack is most likely malevolent.
My humble opinion, we are all addicts. Keeping things in a healthy perspective is key.
@EmilyQ is very wise with respect to this issue. She may weigh in.
Cheers!
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Just out of curiousity, do you feel like you maybe find a thing that connects you and the person you’re getting to know and then kind of emphasize that thing?
As in, do you feel that you are adapting to what you feel like the other person wants you to be, rather than showing not only the thing you know they like, but also things they may not fancy that much?
I don’t self-censor if that’s what you are asking. I have no qualms emphasising the aspects of myself that they don’t seem to “share”. For instance, I like hiking in the mountains, it’s something I want to do more. If I go on a date with someone that doesn’t share that fascination I’m not going to obscure that I’ll be going on treks. If they want to stay home, then that’s fine, but I wouldn’t be unhappy to come across someone that wants to share in that experience.
What about you? You’re quite rigid in your personality in this respect if I recall from discussions about your own relationship?
EDIT: I didn’t prod that much during this date about compatability. Just… talked and tried to get to know her
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