Rebirth of the Juggernaut: Brute Force and Ignorance (Part 1)

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LUNCHTIME WORKOUT

Walked half a mile to get some awesome Hawaiian BBQ

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Sat down outside and ate it quickly but still got to savor it. My wife, the local, chided me for not getting mac salad and rice.

Walked a half mile back to my room, found out the cleaning staff hadn’t been by yet. Since I’ve been eating a lot of canned chicken, riced cauliflower, eggs and tuna my room trash smells like a petting zoo on a sweltering Alabama summer day for animals that live on diets of laxatives, so I decided to go out and walk some more while I waited for the crew to come through. Got in about 1.5 hours of walking that way. In total, left my room at 1100 and got back right around 1400.

Listened to half of this Justin Harris podcast

Justin is another one of those dudes that I claim as my spirit animal. Lots of good quotes, like how bodybuilding is 95% eating meat and rice every 3 hours, how the specifics of training aren’t important, how being dumb is an asset in bodybuilding, etc. Most interesting bit I found was about “building metabolism”, as I’m fairly certain it’s what’s happening to me right now. Basically it was about coming out of a hard diet phase and just adding calories until you start putting on weight. Idea being that you can reset your BMR to a higher set point so that, when you DO want to drop weight, you have room to maneuver to do so. If your BMR is 6000 calories and you want to created a 1000 calorie deficit to lose 2lbs of fat a week, that means eating 5000 calories. If it’s 1900, that’s eating 900 calories. One is far more sustainable than the other. I keep adding to my calorie intake and don’t seem to be putting on weight, so I imagine I’m doing just this, which bodes well.

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Being dumb is an asset in bodybuilding

Very profound and makes complete fuxking sense

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Got that down :joy:
Not sure it’s been an asset :laughing:

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Not the way Justin is talking about. You definitely have the opposite problem he discusses: overanalysis.

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@ChongLordUno It seems even more profound because I just wrote it as a soundbite, but he goes on and clarifies it well. The dudes that are too smart overanalize and do stupid things, whereas people that are willing to just knuckle down, eat, work hard and not think will go far.

He also had a great point about how people are too worried about ALWAYS being absolutely peeled that they end up just being in ok shape a lot vs being in awesome shape come show time. We need off seasons and in seasons.

AM WORKOUT (0345 natural wake up)

30 GHRs

SUPERSETS (squat-chin): rest long enough to change plates

Barbell squat
5xBar
5x135
5x225
5x280
5x325
5x365

Ring chins
5x10

BBB squats (90 seconds rest between sets)
5x10x280

20 GHR sit ups

Plate selectable machine leg press dropset (dropping 3-4 plates per set, no lockout)
13xWhole stack
4
6
7
7
50

Dips
32+10+8 (25 tricep pushdowns at end) w/rest pause

70lb KB swing/band pull apart circuit (no rest between sets)
5x10

Tabata assault bike

Notes: Really pleased with those 90 second rests between BBB sets. I knew my kid was going to call me that morning before school to talk and if I didn’t move quick things were gonna get tricky, so it inspired me to get it done. Barbell is still easier than buffalo bar. The leg press was gnarly enough. Coulda pushed past the 50, but question of value added, especially with me wanting to get in some Juarez valley in the near future. Got in daily work through a variety of other approaches, and made this once again a very “SVR” kinda day.

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AM WORKOUT (0600 wake up via dog) FASTED

5 round circuit of
10 chins
4 standing ab wheel
10 dips
8 reverse hypers

25 pushdowns
50 pull aparts
30 GHRs

PM WORKOUT (1300)

Juarez Valley front squats 205 w/5 six count burpees between sets
11
1
10
2
9
3
9
4
7
5
6

Time: 19:44

SSB squat stripset
24x185
20x135

PM WORKOUT II (1730)
Tabata KB snatches 45lbs

Notes: Woke up this morning and training was the absolute last thing I wanted to do. Got the circuit in just to get the blood flowing. Slept the latest I had in a while, but it was pretty poor. Once again: the dogs continue to be the x-factor. Time away from them had me sleeping less but with better quality sleep.

Juarez Valley squats came post Chinese buffet/Mongolian grill. Had a solid bloat going, but moving fast seemed a poor strategy, so pushed for more reps.

I haven’t had a day off in a while, but it’ll most likely be a while yet. Schedule remains crazy. Good to be back home though.

Finished up that Justin Harris podcast. Still great stuff. Really dig his discussion on carb cycling. Totally makes sense. Just in general, his approach to nutrition jives with me.

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Haven’t listened to the podcast, just curious about if you ever tried a higher carb approach and not just relatively high but objectively high? Statement that prompted the curiosity,

I don’t believe that you identify as a bodybuilder, so that quantifier didn’t pique the interest on my end.

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3 workouts in a day

Your wife must be so happy

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Figuring out two-a-days? Nah, here we are doing AMAP training sessions.

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This is not a knock on pwn, but if I’m understanding correctly, tabata work takes 4 min. If you think about it you probably spend at least 10 min or so walking or scrolling in the afternoon

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Walking isn’t really comparable to a Tabata workout. Even by adjusting for intensity/time I don’t think there’s any fair comparison to be made. The body will respond to the two stimuli differently.

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The workload is very different but I think @ChongLordUno was more concerned about being able to fit in 3 workouts in without sacrificing family time

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Another feasible interpretation would be that she could be happy that her partner manages to maintain and improve their fitness and meet their own exercise needs which could have positive implications for their well-being and subsequently how they are and what impact their actions have on other family members.

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Guys it’s was just a bit of banter

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@Voxel The bodybuilder qualifier is actually HUGE to that discussion, so discounting it will muddy the convo quite a bit. Justin was specifically talking about being a bodybuilder there. However, per your question, I consumed high carbs from about ages 21-24. I’ve documented some of my feats previously: eating entire mini-loafs of banana bread like they were candy bars, 5-6 cheesey gordita crunches at Taco Bell, 3 Double Doubles at In n Out, lots of casseroles and pastas, etc etc. Carbs definitely work: I just prefer eating higher fats, which means having to reduce carbs.

@ChongLordUno It’s why I married an athlete. She gets me. The first workout happens before she wakes up, the middle one was while she was running, and the last one was a little 4 minute “I’m gonna head into the garage” sorta thing.

And on that note…

AM WORKOUT (0430 wake up via dog)

SUPERSETS (chin-press): plate change rest between sets

Weighted chins (all sorts of grips)
2x9
6x8

Axle strict press
5xAxle
5x66
5x121
5x141
5x161

GIANT SETS (press-raise-pull) 1 min between sets

Axle strict press 121
5x10

10lb plate lateral raise
3x11
2x10

Band pull aparts
5x10

(3)Incline 75lb DB press dropset (no rest between sets)
1x14
1x5 w/reactive slingshot
1x4 w/Metal Catapult
1x7 flat bench
1x7 BW dips
25 band pushdowns

43 more dips in between sets of standing ab wheel and reverse hyper

Tabata rounds on BAS

30 GHRs

Notes: Blood pressure seems to keep improving: getting further and further from blacking out. Short rests as this day remains easy enough, but I’m able to slaughter myself on the DB incline to compensate. I dig how I can get the full day’s worth of press assistance work done that way. May get in some conditioning later, but it may just be snow shoveling as well.

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This explains it well

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I’ll openly acknowledge my entire participation in this was to offer Anna a differing perspective.

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Replace the garage with bathroom and you’ve pretty much nailed my stealth wanking routine

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Just got the word from the Mrs “You look bigger”

Score. Progress.

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PM WORKOUT (1500)

Axle Grace WOD
4:09

Notes: Not my best time, but it’s below zero and trying to double overhand an axle with numb hands is a unique challenge. Also shoveled snow/broke ice for 30 mins beforehand. Trying not to blow my brains out on conditioning today so that I can smash my deadlift workout tomorrow.

Edit: Also, that kid I loaned the plates to just reached out and asked if I would work with him now that he has qualified for nationals. I have no idea how to powerlift, so I am going to see if I can find a coach with reasonable rates out there. But I am giving him a bag of protein powder at least.

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