You’re dead to me.
Full disclosure, my only real D and D experience comes from playing games like Baldurs Gate and Icewind Dale which heavily reward characters that can hit bad guys with heavy stuff without dying. Couple that with my “unsubtle” playing style and you can probably see why classes like bards and druids don’t get much of a look in for me.
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muscleegg .com/shop/liquid-egg-whites/pumpkin-spice/
Pumpkin Spice drinkable eggs…this seems right up your alley man. Better hurry up it’s seasonal 
You think this stuff (minus the “spice”) counts toward the BtM required egg total? Drinkable eggs makes that number easier to manage if you can just drink them down quick.
I just don’t understand your intent is all.
@zeptrey I’ve made something similar using pumpkin spice and steevia. Really, I’m achieving the effect by using my egg whites in all my pumpkin spice breakfast cereals and also my pumpkin spice yogurt in my shakes.
The egg whites wouldn’t meet Jim’s intent though: you need to tolks. I want to start bringing those back into my diet too.
Got in my daily stuff in the PM. 50 chins of various grips, 30 pull aparts, 1 set of 35 GHRs and 11+6+6 on GHR sit ups.
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I actually ended up getting some more activity in: I walked 3.5 miles total to get to a Jack in The Box for dinner tonight. I haven’t been to one in years, and this seemed like a rare opportunity while I was away. I ended up having a Jack’s Spicy Chicken
Which I still contend is better than anything Chik-fil-a sells.
I also bought the 2 Tacos
And the Ultimate Cheeseburger
And a salad for a later meal. I had 1 bite of the tacos and 2 bites of the cheeseburger, just to remember how they taste (amazing. That ultimate cheeseburger is dangerous) and ate the majority of the chicken sandwich. It was fantastic. Excellent fuel for a killer back/deadlift day tomorrow.
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Chik-fil-a sucks. I don’t get the fascination people seem to have with it.
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Honestly mate, I don’t know my intent. A reminder that maybe it doesn’t have to be this way once you start feeling you cannot sustain it any longer.
Totally agree. In terms of people’s fascination with it, I can say without a doubt that I have always had really good service at a Chik Fil A. Their customer service model is second to none in the fast food industry. Their wack ass fries and bland chicken sandwich with a blasphemous pickle on top are second to everyone, though.
@voxel but then he’d have to change his log title from “Brute Force and Ignorance” to “Calculated Restraint and Solicitation of Advice”!
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@hardartery I will admit that they make a good sandwich and I enjoy their salads, but the cult-like following is a bit silly. Of course, people say the same about In n Out, and I just went there today to fulfill my second goal for the trip, so I get it, haha.
@Voxel I do imagine the lack of understandable intent is what drives the confusion. I appreciate the attempt at a reminder, but, with no disrespect: I don’t need it. The log is a pretty good proof of concept that I’m talented at solving problems and overcoming adversity. I recovered from my ACL exploding and trained the whole time to the point that I won my comeback competition and dropped my LDL 136 points in 3 months. Also went from massive inflexible to mobile over COVID, rehabbed a torn hamstring, blown up abductor, etc etc. It’s why I keep reiterating to folks that I don’t see this as a problem that needs solving. I appreciate the sentiment of people wanting to help, but help isn’t something I’m seeking at the moment. If the sleep ever becomes a problem, I’ll solve it, much like any other problem I encounter, but until that point it’s simply A variable.
If it’s something called dietsomnia: cool. If it’s something else: also cool, haha.
@Flappinit : nailed it in many regards.
AM WORKOUT (0326 Wake Up: beat the alarm)
Touch and go deadlifts
5x135
3x225
1x315
REST PAUSE (12 deep breaths between sets)
10x405
5x405
3x405
2x405
1x405
10x315
5x315
3x315
2x315
1x315
21x225
V-grip low cable rows (rest only long enough to change plates)
10x1 plate
10x2 plates
10x3p
10x4p
10x5p
10x6p
10x7p
10x8p
10x9p
7+3x10p
Flip cable attachment upside down (wide part now at top instead of bottom)
7x9p
7x8p
7x7p
7x6p
7x5p
7x4p
7x3p
7x2p
7x1P
50x3p
Band pull apart
1x30
Hammer strength lat pulldown machine (loaded a 45 and 25 per side, 1 minute rest between sets)
1x13
1x12
1x11
1x10
1x9
1x8+6 (rest pause)/dropset to 45 per side for 1x12
Kroc row off incline bench 110lbs
1x21
GHR (rest pause)
25+8+8
CONDITIONING
Tabata intervals on Rogue Assault Bike
PM WORKOUT
50 chins, various grips
DT-lite (found this in Jamie Lewis’ book, might be a Crossfit Wod)
5 rounds of
12x135 deadlift
9x135 hang clean
6x135 push jerk (more of a push press for me)
Done in 14:18
GHR sit ups w/rest pause
12+8+8
Notes: LOT going on with all of this, let me see if I can sum it up well. First, my belt isn’t fitting well on this trip. I took the larger belt I typically wear over my soft belt and sized it to my current size, which means there’s already substantial overlap with the extra leather, and my waist seems to be shrinking even more, so it’s just not seated well. For a deadlift workout, that just seemed like bad ju-ju, especially using equipment I’m not familiar with (semi-ok bars, stupid wide bumpers, etc), so I took things easy as far as weight went and went Xeno deads. It was the right call, as I just didn’t have much to give first thing in the morning with all those circumstances: 10x405 wasn’t the hardest effort I could give, but it was hard enough. After the final set of 21, I was satisfied with the effort I put out.
From there, just wanted to play with toys I don’t have at home. The huge pyramid up on the cable rows gave me a chance to recover from the deads on the way up and then some solid work on the way back. Hammer strength machine was interesting. It’s more a hybrid of a pulldown and a row, as the movement isn’t straight down but angled. Was good enough to get in some work. And it’s cool the place has heavy enough DBs. They actually go up to 150: I might give that a go before I leave.
For the PM, I was looking for something that was a good conditioning workout and fit “back day” and found “DT”. It was supposed to be 155lbs, and I tried that for the first round, but the hang cleans just killed me on it. I’m so lacking in explosiveness, and especially do using someone elses’ equipment. I cut it down to 135 so I could get in some productive work. Still a total buttkicker, especially when done hours after my back day. My grip, in particular, was fried.
Had a Double Double from In n Out for lunch today.
My first legit cheeseburger in months (I’m not counting the 2 bites I had yesterday: this was a start to finish experience): completely worthwhile. I also stopped inside a Burger King, just to have the experience of being inside of one. I got a large diet coke, but looked at the menu and they brought back the Steakhouse king. I have legit happy memories surrounding that sandwich. I said outloud to myself “Eating healthy sucks”, haha. The more I focus on my health, the more I discover how much of my life revolved around eating not great food in large portions. The changes have all been positive, but I’m not going to lie in that I miss it.
But that said, I’m surrounded by co-workers now and I see their daily habits. There’s a dude that has a new fast food breakfast sandwich for breakfast every morning. I see his waistline: he holds all his fat there, which I know is not a good sign. There’s a group selling HUGE breakfast burritos every morning while we’re here, and I see the people who make the choice to have one every morning, and the impact is obvious. It’s all choices and consequences, and it’s fascinating to observe the choices people make.
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Shit, we’re coworkers?
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Is this one of the MAG grip attachments?
Not that particular brand, but it looked like this as far as specs go
So I did the first 10 sets with the narrow handles on the top and the backoffs with the wide angle on top.
Yup - love that type of attachment, I always flip it upside down as well for some sets. Fries the bis and lower lats after hitting the overhand variation.
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@flappinit What’s funny is that it was a total accident. I grabbed it upside-down out of fatigue on the backoff set and then thought “well hell, let’s turn this bug into a feature”, haha.
AM WORKOUT (0300 wake up. Beat the alarm. The AC went out and I couldn’t sleep)
GHR
30+8 rest pause
GHR sit ups
20
High incline DB bench
4x115
7x105
DROPSET
9x95
4x70
6x55
Close grip incline bench 185
1x10
1x8
1x7
Bench press 225
2x10
1x7+3+3 (rest pause: 12 deep breaths between sets)
Band pull aparts
1x30
Pull ups between sets of benching
12x10
Dips Rest Pause (12 deep breaths between sets)
50+18+16+16
2 MINUTE REST
35+16+12+12+14+11 (maybe…something like that, either way, over 200 total reps with all the rest pauses)
Cable curls
100 reps employing dropsets
Tabata battle ropes
Notes: The DB bench went well. Saw progress all around. Didn’t beat previous reps on the topset, but I had much better control of the bells and WENT for a 5th rep after the 4th: just didn’t go anywhere. Follow-up bench sets just felt solid all around, chins are progressing, curls were solid, etc. No idea if bodyweight is going up or down. I’m feeling beat to hell but strong too. It’s a weird situation. I’ve got a few more days away from home and will have just enough time to re-establish my baseline before having to do it all again. I am happy I got my health sorted out and decided I wanted to gain before this all kicked off, as otherwise I’d be going nuts.
Speaking of nuts, I learned from this experience to pack/buy a nut-butter instead of JUST mixed nuts. They’re a fine fat source, but can be a bit tough on digestion when eaten EVERY day. Also pretty sure I need to avoid seafood for a while, as I’ve been eating tuna everyday and need to let my mercury levels even out.
Been making some WEIRD food combos out of what I have available. Mixing tuna with greek yogurt, mustard, PB fit and protein powder. Thinking about trying out riced cauliflower with greek yogurt and protein powder to make rice pudding. Normalcy is overrated.
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this actually sounds delicious
Another idea- if you microwave the shit out of the cauliflower, you can use a spoon to make some sort of mash, then dump tuna mixed with greek yogurt and mustard on top.
The cold tuna cools down the cauliflower so no cooldown time needed
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What you can’t see is they’re also doing Starting Strength, so they need the calories.
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is this in place of or on top of GOMAD. The holy book didn’t specify
What if we we’re all wrong and GOMAD isn’t a bulking diet but a maintenance/deficit diet? All you’re allowed to “eat” on it is one gallon of milk.
- 2,400 calories
- 127 grams (g) of fat
- 187 g of carbohydrates
- 123 g of protein
(I know this isn’t how it’s presented, just a hypothetical)
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I genuinely miss drinking a gallon of milk a day while I was running Super Squats. I don’t think I’ve ever felt stronger or more mighty. Same with when I got to 217lbs with Westside Style training. Being lean is dandy, but my heart will always belong to being big. Of course, being big will also do bad things to my heart, so there’s that. Being married and having a kid was ultimately for the best for my survival, for if I had nothing to lose, I’d be 300+lbs.
PM WORKOUT
Let me just write this one out in a narrative. Originally, the plan was to just got on a gentle 1 hour walk. I’ve been training super hard all week, 2 a days have been standard, and I told myself I was just going to get in a little activity.
15 minutes into my walk, I stumbled onto a fitness trail, and it just seemed like a sign. There was a pull-up bar there, and a little circular path around it, so I did a set of pull-ups, walked the circle, did a set of chin ups, and repeated. Since I did 120 chins this morning, I went for 130 reps on this, to end up at 250 reps total, because I’m a slave to base 10. I timed it to be around 2 minutes and 50 seconds to walk the circle, so it was a nice little built in rest period.
Shook out like this (keep in mind alternating pulls and chins each set)
20-16-13-12-12-11-10-9-9-9-9
Then a 15 minute walk back
So a kinda sorta easy workout.
On the food report, I just ordered a bunch of these to bring next time I’m here
They also have an apple crisp flavor I ordered. Shoulder answer the mail of getting in easier fats.
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You and I have inverse relationships with leanness lol.
I try to eat and put on weight and feely stronger, but I never feel as dangerous as when I’m lean and speedy
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