That actually sounds delicious
Your ability to do so much work is incredible.
With some sugar free BBQ sauce, itās quite pleasant. Very reminiscent of cole slaw. Clears out the sinuses.
I appreciate that. Itās the result of 21 years of not stopping.
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Great for digestion too. Iād eat a lot more sauerkraut and kimchi if I didnāt have to watch sodium. The stuff at Costco is really delicious
Thatās what I use. Iām glad itās back in stock again. It went away during the holidays.
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Itās also really good chopped up and mixed with canned salmon and mustard
AM WORKOUT (0700)
Juarez Valley Front Squats 205 w/5 six count burpees in between
10
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Time: 17:50
50 band pull aparts
5 round circuit of
10 chins
4 standing ab wheel
10 dips
8 reverse hypers
SSB squat stripset
20x185
15x135
25 band pushdowns
Notes: Added 20lbs to the bar and cut the reps down. Time was right about where I started when at 185. This just continues to kick butt, and floors me decent. Got in a daily work circuit while my heart rate was up, because why not. I owe some GHRs and maybe a short run later.
Iām taking to calling my dietary approach āDeep Mountainā, although maybe āDog Waterā would have great comedic approach. If I was running DC training, itā could be āDogg Waterā. Either way, breakfast was 3 organic cage free eggs mixed with 3oz of 93% lean grass fed ground beef, topped with grass fed butter, fat free cheese, and 1/4 of an avocado. Fantastic training fuel
I do wish John would write more, because I wanna read more about his approach.
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Ever consider reaching out to John yourself? You have a blog with a following, you have physical accomplishments that no one would scoff at - both lifts and physique. Maybe heād be keen to exchange words.
Shame he isnāt on the forum anymore. Was before I joined.
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It unfortunately wouldnāt meet my needs. I am wanting something to read on my night shifts.
I appreciate the kind words.
I still think you should add Be Your Own Bodybuilding Coach to your reading list.
The author, Scott Stevenson, has been around Meadows enough to mention him frequently throughout his chapter on nutrition.
Itās worth noting that Scott does things differently from John but he takes the opportunity to highlight the differences. Scott, for an example, is not a proponent of pre-workout carbs while John has more than one pre-workout carb-ish meal. Whatās convenient with Scottās writing in this regard is heāll highlight the inclusion of fats in that meal and why it matters. Certainly, I donāt expect the information to be particularly ā or at all ā novel to you but the sources he cites might open up additional venues for you to add to your reading list.
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Itās on the list for sure. I am just more interested in John and Jon (it just dawned me on me now that they have the same first name, haha) at the moment. Suits my headspace.
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Cool, sadly I donāt have anything of Johnās that I donāt think youāve already assimilated into your thoughts. I really like āGrass-fed beef may be one of the healthiest foods on earthā as an intro but I feel that you have already processed that kind of material. Itās not very in-depth. But it does shine a light on that Johnās ideas stem from Eric Serrano as he was/is Johnās personal physician and he was the one to turn him onto saturated fats.
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Yeah, I am digging an approach oriented around heart health and higher fats.
PM WORKOUT (1430)
80lb weighted vest hill walking
40 minutes
Notes: Just looked for hills around the neighborhood and walked up and down. Itās about 30 degrees out. Brisk and enjoyable.
Got round 1 of the COVID vaccine before that. Curious to see any impact.
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AM WORKOUT (0645)
SUPERSETS (chins-press)
Weighted chins (various grips) 55lbs
3x9
3x8
Axle strict press
5xAxle
5x66
5x136
5x156
5x176
GIANT SETS (press-raise-pull) 90 seconds rest
Axle strict press 155
5x5
Plate lateral raise 10s
3x11
2x10
Band pull aparts
5x15
(3) High Incline DB bench 75s stripset
1x15
1x5 w/reactive slingshot
1x4 w/Metal Catapult
6 BW dips
6 push ups
25 band pressdowns
Dip rest pause
21+12+9+3
Post workout shake
Tabata rounds on BAS
30 GHRs
20 standing ab wheel
40 reverse hypers
Notes: Only rested long enough to change plates for the main work, with a 90 second rest before the final set. Flew through this workout. No blackouts again, so thatās boding well, but came close. AMRAPs were definitely the culprit, as I was racing my own consciousness to get in more reps. With a predefined rep goal, I can take my time. First full cycle of SVR II complete with this, and Iāll be starting it up tomorrow after working a night shift. 3 in a row this time, so now bad, starting today.
Plan is to hit log viper grace a little later, and maybe get in some KB snatch or trap bar tabata work. Or both.
Oh yeah: decided I could do better yesterday, so I added turkey bacon to the breakfast
AM WORKOUT PART II (1000)
Log viper Grace
6:44
Notes: Viper press remains an awesome movement, and since tomorrow is trap bar lifting I was willing to subject my lower back to a little more trauma than usual. Gassed me solid, bruises on the belly: still got some strongman in me.
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645 start you lazy bastard
Not lazy at all: sleep is improving. Hitting my goals.
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Pardon me, I thought a 3am start was more your style
How many grams of caffeine so far 
If pwn was lazy, most of the rest of us would be sloths
Only when working earlies. Lates this week.
@anna_5588 300mg in morning energy drink. No more for the day until start of shift.
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