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No worries dude; fully concur. Your observation on youth are spot on as well. Itās ālearned helplessnessā
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Thanks. Im glad i askedā¦i just read your post from yesterday and it totally made sense. The whole paying off debt thing really rung a bell with me. That said, like you im not really in debt myself. I have led a very physically active life - sports and farm work till i was 15, plus a secondary job during that time as well and i started working out around 13, and i have continued training and working in trades ever since. When i was 16-17 i started house painting, and then got into drywall at 19 and now add roofing and stucco to the mix. But along with that, plenty of trainingā¦at one time i was big into obstacle racing and crossfitā¦then eventually powerlifting and so on. And even through my familys move and period of not having much equipment, i still found ways to train. And so now, even though i am not in the kind of shape that i would like to be in, i know that im still in good shape. I can knock out my workouts with no problems, work all day and still be an active father and husband. And even though it sounds arrogant, i know that it wouldnt be too hard for me to get back to the shape i would like to be inā¦i just havent quite had conducive circumstances for itā¦but maybe thats just an excuse.
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Pwn mate, what do you get your carbs from if you eat any at all? Dominant source?
@ChongLordUno Dominant source would most likely be Greek yogurt, at a whopping 19-20g net carbs a day on lifting days. Otherwise, I pick them up in trace amounts from nuts/nut butters and fiberous veggies. My theory is that, while gaining weight, I get enough āaccidental carbsā that I stay out of ketosis. When I was losing fat, I actually had a point to eat a higher carb meal before my 2 heaviest training days consisting of breakfast cereal mixed with some peanut flour in drinkable egg whites. Carbs seemed more critical then.
AM WORKOUT (0500 wake up via dog)
FASTED
30 GHRs
4 round circuit of
14 chins, 3x12 chins
5 standing ab wheel
14 dips, 3x12 dips
10 reverse hypers
25 pushdowns
50 pull aparts
50-ish minute 80lb weighted vest walk with dogs
Notes: Just getting stuff in on Sunday morning with the early dog wake up. Iām working a 12 this evening, so will grab a nap at some point and hammer out the burpees.
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@T3hPwnisher matey appreciate the detailed answer as always sire
Whatās the rationale behind your dietary approach, especially with regards to laying down new tissue?
I personally am of the mindset that carbs build mass and am looking for that paradigm shift per say as I am aching to build mass with minimum fat gain. Sounds confusing however am sure you know where Iām coming from?
Also whatās the thinking with regards to the daily training output, especially the workout you have just posted.
Thanks in advance. Youāre a massive inspiration to me mate. I love your attitude
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Appreciate the kind words dude.
I have always responded better when keeping carbs low. Higher carbs tend to make me feel sluggish. That said, my specific approach right now is based around really upping dietary fats, as I dropped them drastically to lower my LDL and I feel like my hormones suffered. To make room for fats, carbs get slashed.
Jon Andersen has done some great pieces on how āthere are essential amino and essential fatty acids but no essential carbsā, which can help with the mentality as well. That said, carbs are protein sparing, they bring insulin, there are all sorts of goodies attached to them and some people respond VERY well to them. For me though, it doesnāt seem to matter.
For daily work: it is something I introduce during growing phases. My workouts tend to run too long as it is, so this allows me to cut fluff out from them and get that smaller assistance work done on its own time. I keep the load bodyweight so that recovery hasnāt been impacted. The circuit is a fast way to get it done, but I just have a daily rep goal to hit any way I can. Once I am not trying to grow, itās one of the first things to get cut.
Hope that helps dude!
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Been thinking about daily body weight stuff a bit recently.
Iāve gotten a bit accidentally fluffy recently (donāt mind when Iām in an intentional gains phase and overdo it slightly this is just dietary slackness) donāt want to cut, but thinking that this type of daily work might be good for continuing to maintain or even grow a bit and not get any fluffier. Plus I like the idea of being able to use it to get dips and chins and get some other accessories in during the sessions (and give me a good time to use the ghr!).
Your latest Transformation update pic makes it look like itās working well for you.
Probably good for tendons and shit too. And maybe not a hypertrophy stimulus on its own but flushes the tissue with nutrients. Improve insulin sensitivity. Mind muscle connection.
Awesome news re the kid. Martial arts is so good for so many things, confidence, respect etc. Iām sure mini pwn will excell
@bigdaddi Just realized I forgot to reply to what you wrote, but itās outstanding. Being active is such an invaluable gift we can give ourselves, and stopping it is an awful punishment. About the only harm we run into with being active our whole lives is sometimes our reach exceeds our grasp when we try to tap back into our āglory yearsā. I pulled a hamstring pretty good showing my kid a jump kick while I was teaching them some Tae Kwon Do, haha.
@alex_uk Much appreciated dude. Daily work is one of those things that Iāve noticed appreciable results from whenever I implement it, and it continues to grow and evolve with practice. You wanna keep it SUB maximal. I stay super far away from failure and just get the reps in. I know some folks say that reps below 50% canāt build muscle and stuff like that, but I figure an extra 350 reps of chins a week will add up. And like you noted: good chance to get in those movements that donāt normally make it into training. GHR had gotten away from me for years, and now itās back.
I do wish I could get time to weigh myself in the morning so I could actually track what the hell is going on, but I at least started lean enough that I can track changes a bit. The biggest thing, though, is just how much MORE Iām able to eat compared to when I started and still see minimal (if any) fat gain. I believe Iām doing some metabolism building ala Justin Harris, which is going to put me in a great spot in the future.
@Voxel 100%. I donāt tend to get too much of a pump, but just moving is keeping me fluid and alive. If I were a REAL good boy, Iād include some lateral movement in there as well and make is semi-mobility work, but maybe some other time, haha.
@kleinhound Thanks dude! Iām hoping they take to it, but I also gotta work not to be overbearing and force it on them. They had a blast while I was teaching them stuff at the beginning, but we reached a point where it became too frustrating for both of us. Iām secretly hoping my kid wants me to join them in class, because Iād love to get back to martial arts training, even if this stuff is FAR from violent, haha.
PM WORKOUT (1530)
100 six-count burpees
5:56 (12 second PR)
Notes: Got 75 unbroken burpees done, and then an insane sub-six minute PR. Iāve been crushing conditioning during this program, which is most likely a result of the program itself not burying me like I tend to do when on my own. Great to see this happening. Twinged my right hamstring a touch on a few reps, which will make deadlifts run in the next 13 hours. Also realized that this workout is why my left hand always feels āsprainedā: frequent fast landings are stretching it out. All worthwhile sacrifices.
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Im not looking forward to when i hurt myself āshowing offā if you want to put it that way. Whats funny is my stucco bossā¦he has been a cowboy, crossfitter and stuccoer for quite a while now. Before crossfit he did other training too. He is strong as hell, but when we arm wrestled, he did every thing he could to win (and it was close too)ā¦but he hurt himself for it. I just know that one day that will be me haha
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@bigdaddi Arm wrestling is so notorious for stuff like that! I do strongman and I wonāt touch arm wrestling, haha.
BBB BEEFCAKE Week 3, Workout 1
AM WORKOUT (0640) Post 12 hour night shift
CIRCUITS (chin-dead-neck) plate change rest between sets, 2 minute rest before final pull
Chins (various grips)(
25
15
14
16
2x15
Texas Deadlift Bar TnG Deadlifts
5x135
5x225
5x315
5x390
5x445
5x495
Neck harness 55
5 sets
SUPERSETS (dead-pull) 2:00 rest between sets
TDB TnG Deadlifts 390
5x10
Band face pulls
5x20
Axle rows against bands (putting away plates between sets)
4x8
Axle rows against bands
1x54
Kroc rows 115
1x10
Notes: Definitely survived this workout rather than crushed it. Setting a 100 rep burpee PR before a 12 hour night shift was probably not the smartest move. This was an excellent wake up call: I need to get the calories up more. That said, I had enough in me to hit all the reps, keep the rest periods light, and still go stupid on the assistance work: just had to sort out the dips.
Someone brought Buffalo Wild Wings to work. I had some wings. Iām honestly pretty happy with myself about that. Iām getting better about food.
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I know its bad for that, but i keep trying to convince my wife that i should join a league anyways but shes not on board. I like to competeā¦if there was more or any strongman or powerlifting around here i would absolutely get in on that
I think itās fine to compete in: itās a dangerous pick up game. Just like how you can go to a boxing gym and learn how to fight, but if you just throw on 16oz gloves and duke it out with your friends someone is gonna get hurt, haha.
Iām wondering if I should dub my current training approach ā5/3/1 DeepCakeā or āBeefWaterā. The latter seems more amazing.
Was looking ahead at BtM last night (this morning?) and itās less intimidating than the first time. Being able to crank out 100 chins with more ease is going to be an asset I think.
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I totally agree about the pickup thing. Broke my toe once during leg wrestling with a friend. And btw i like beefwater
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All this lifting is cool and all but what happened to that steak?
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Got tabled for tomorrow. Got home late and went with steak tips, ground beef, scrambled eggs and 1/3 of an avocado, but I got to have breakfast with my kid, and that was far more important. And they got to still see me eat like a warrior.
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Priorities right, as always.
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Thanks dude! Wife and kid have been a positive for my humanity. I see how I eat when Iām on my own, haha.
Also, dude, Iāve been meaning to thank you for discussing āMass Made Simpleā with me. I still go back and re-read it frequently. The program itself is the most complicated āsimpleā program Iāve ever seen, but I get SO much out of Dan talking about bulking in general. Great read.
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