Haha filtering out those awful posing faces, got a few years to practice the fake smile whilst maxing out the flex!
You are.
Less that, and more that, when Iāve got the identifying marks in the photo I try not to also include it with a full face shot. Before I had on a hat and sunglasses. The internet can be a weird place sometimes.
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Solid! Your back looks really good and when I scroll up to compare your front looks really good too.
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Of everything you can complimentā¦ you choose the back 
It looks like someone stuck rocks into his limbs
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It looks like someone ate Matt Damon.
Bet Tom Hanks is feeling pretty silly trying to āSave Private Ryanā now.
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Too late Iām already outside with my telephoto lens!
@FlatsFarmer Much appreciated dude. Back is feeling like it used to. Always fun to grow it.
@anna_5588 Flats just knows how to appreciate the finer things, haha. This as a great Ironmind poster
If the text is tough to read, it says āBacks are to lifters what biceps are to bodybuildersā
But I appreciate the sentiment all the same. Itās been nice to see some extremity size growth.
@dagill2 Apparently now people say I look like Jocko Willink. Also heard Jon Cena thrown in and a few others. I wonder if one day Iāll look like me, haha.
@alex_uk Itās why I keep the garage dark, haha.
Conditioning may slide. Mrs came home early from work due to technical issues, so laying low. Sheās mentioned going for a short run, so I may work the BAS.
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Iāve almost called you T-Nations Jocko Willink several times, however I have vague memories of you not being a fan for some reason, so I refrained.
Also: Iām pretty sure youāre stronger than Jocko
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I got nothing against Jocko. Seems like a good dude: I just donāt like podcasts, haha. My last boss was super into Jocko, so Iām passingly familiar with him.
And I may be able to lift more weight, but by all accounts heās a far more dangerous dude. I can appreciate that.
Wanted to brag about something the Mrs made
This is a box of liquid egg whites, turkey sausage, chicken sausage, mushrooms and fat free cheese. Very little fat, almost pure protein and delicious. The egg whites have a little yellow coloring, that helps with the visual.
This replaces a meal we used to make that was 15 whole eggs, pork bacon crumples and pork sausage with full fat cheese. Doesnāt skip a beat, yet radically different macro layout.
I like mixing in tomatoes, but without them the kiddo will eat it, which is a parenting win. I mix them in afterwards when brining it to work. Riced cauliflower will also thicken it.
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AM WORKOUT
Treadmill Run:
Incline: 1
Speed: 6.3 mph
Distance: 6.55 miles (quarter marathon)
Time: 1hr 3 min
Notes: Dogs got me up at 0500 this morning and I found myself just plain not wanting to train. Felt beat up. Convinced myself to go for an easy run, and itād be good for a little self-evaluation with the half marathon in 3.5 months. This was MUCH easier than the first time I attempted this, which is most likely a result of weighing about 20lbs less. I ran the whole thing with my mouth closed, breathing through my nose only, which is typically how I start runs until they get too tough and then I do mouth breathing. That bodes incredibly well for when I start pushing things. Could honestly have gone on for quite a bit at this pace, but wanna ease in and see how the body reacts.
Ran off just 3/4 cup of fat free greek yogurt with some mixed in PBfit. No significant nutritional voodoo necessary.
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That many dips would make anyone feel beat up.
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@biker Since Iām so skinny now they donāt do much, haha. Itās the damn squatting. Drains me for a week. And on that noteā¦
LUNCHTIME WORKOUT
SSB Squats/SSB front squats (Odd sets squats, even sets front squats)
SSB Squats 255lbs
5x13(+10x135 on final set)
SSB front squats 185lbs
4x9
3 minute rest
Reverse hyper 320
4x22
CONDITIONING
Hang power snatch 115-jump over barbell-jump over barbell-hang power clean 115-jump over barbell-jump over barbell-repeat
Did 6 reps of snatch and clean in 4:05
Notes: 3 minutes rest between sets of squats. As noted: did a stripset on the final set of SSB squats. 101 reps in 9 sets. This is still not Deep Water, but itās approaching it. The left abductor keeps getting better. Itās still showing signs of not wanting to play nice, but getting more and more resilient. Also catching myself when I try to bounce off the abductor, and realized I was rushing the front squat into the rack on the final rep, which was causing some pain. Now I make sure to finish the rep strong and then rack it.
I really like what I came up with on the conditioning. Iāve seen/heard about it before, and figured why not. The jumps really prime me to explode on the snatches and cleans. Iām definitely doing the āyoutube star tuck jumpsā vs legit jumps with only a slight knee bend, but Iām also clearing the barbell while itās elevated on crash pads rather than off the floor, so thatās something.
Weighed in at 184.4 this morning, and that seems more accurate vs the 182.8 I had on Monday.
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Your squat sessions sounds awesome right now. Iāve always liked front squats followed by back squats.
Itās definitely solid. I have more room in me on the front squats, but Iām trying to play it smart while the abductor heals. Itās nice not smashing the same muscles at the same angle over and over. Iām thinking of mixing in the buffalo bar again after next week and seeing what happens.
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Would you do what you do with pressing and run a giant set of all 3?
Nah, Iād do it like this and do a set, rest, set, rest, etc, just alternating between the 3 each set.
Brain fart, thatās what I meant; alternating sets like you described, not giant sets. That should be interesting.
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Nah, he should totally giant set thatād be epic haha
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Iāve done it before. It CAN happen, but it drops the squat weights down even further, and then it gets a bit silly.