Thanks dude! It’s a controlled fall: you can see I’m actually catching myself on various pieces of gym equipment with each step, haha. I use the keg, log, and garage stairs for balance, and I collapse straight onto the bar and rack.
After prodigious use of the f-word, I’m mobile again.
Thanks for the heads up. He’s an inspiring guy, definitely someone i like to support where possible.
Exactly why I got it. And he personally e-mailed the program. He’s just legit.
I’ve been scooping up each of those $25 programs he puts out, which at this point means I could’ve gone full Monty and bought a personalized one but we don’t need to acknowledge that any further, and mostly it’s for those assistance/conditioning ideas that are included. In my next programming block I’m going to run through the gamut of them on my press/bench days.
PM WORKOUT (1500)
Axle grace
Time: 2:54
Notes: Another sub 3. Awesome. Was feeling sick around rep 25. Been happening a bit. Appetite is through the roof and I’m just always eating, so that’s most likely part of it.
Hey Pwn great work or I should just say hard work in here as always. I know you talked about it a bit further back in your log but this is one of those logs that you blink and there are 1000 posts. What is the goal for you right now? What is your training programed around ? You seem to be using lots of parts of lots of programs and from this close its hard to see how all the pieces fit together.
Right now the goal is healthy weight gain. I am actually only using 1 program at present: Building the Monolith. It’s part of a 26 week training block that started with BBB Beefcake, goes to BtM and will eventually transition to Deep Water beginner and intermediate. I am using crossfit WODs for conditioning and ultimately to drive up my hunger so I eat more. It’s been getting me back to “eating for performance”, which is huge, while ensuring I am using GOOD choices. Not turning straight to the pop tarts this time: using “Deep Mountain” eating: a combo of Deep Water and Mountain Dog.
Thats a lot clearer. Reading peoples training logs and deciphering the code when you don’t know the program itself is not always easy. Probably doesn’t help that my own training is so repetitive and basic it borders on intense boredom as a read for others.
I love this as a concept or principle. I am trying to do the same at the moment. Let the intensity of the training drive my hunger and then just keep eating. I am little less concerned with my midsection staying tight, so I am trying to make good choices but in reality I am just eating anything !!
@simo74 It’s very much “the way”. It’s why I like competition so much: it gives me a vector and makes everything else fall into place. Without it, it’s too easy to second guess everything you do. “Should I REALLY be eating this? Should I be doing THIS training?” But when you’ve got 8 weeks to add 40lbs to your press, suddenly all the nonsense falls away and the things that make sense shine through. Hard training can come close to that as well: if you know that tomorrow’s workout is going to strip your soul out of your body, you’re no longer worried about if a second spoonful of peanut butter on your sandwich is going to go to your waistline, haha.
BUILDING THE MONOLITH Week 4, Workout 2
AM WORKOUT (0305 natural wake up) FASTED
Treadmill walk w/80lb vest
Distance: 2.5 miles
Time: 50:00
Speed: 3.0
Incline: 8 for the first half mile, then 8.5, then 9, then 9.5. Dropped to 4 for the next quarter mile, then went up to 6 for 1 minute, 8 for 1 minute, 10 for 1 minute, 12 for 1 minute and finished at 15 for 1 minute.
BREAKFAST
WOD (20lb DB thrusters, strict chins, burpees)
21
15
9
Time: 8:52
Notes: Being very diligent about getting in the vest walks. This was a tough one with how high I set the incline. 15 at the end was like scaling a mountain. Absolutely brutal. The WOD at the end was just something I came up with while I had 10 minutes left before I had to leave for work. 21 thrusters, then chins, then burpees, then 15s, then 9s. I was hurting on those burpees. Good way to tax the system.
Left hamstring is still bugging me pretty good. Those 5x5 squats tend to do it in. That’s the hamstring that got harvested for my new ACL, so that may in fact be a factor. Right shoulder is a bit loose in the socket these days too, and that’s the one that I had surgery on too. I seem to be running my spare parts hard here.
Doing my best to stay on top of nutrition through it all. Just having to remember ALL the stuff I’m supposed to eat. Seeing positive changes in the physique. Still adding size without much extra fluff. I can see some expansion, but nothing egregious. The approach to nutrition really seems to be paying off.
Yeah man I’m still doing the pwn diet and it’s going pretty well.
Let’s eat our way to Valhalla my man
Glad to hear it dude, and that sounds like a solid plan. I’m gonna need some more turkey drumsticks and beef ribs to get there, haha. Something about eating meat off the bone that really does it.
Walmart had some angus cowboy steaks and t bones this past weekend that I passed on… I am kicking myself for not buying them. Hopefully they’ll still have some.by the end of the week.
You are destroying this program pwn, as expected. Watching the videos you post makes me rethink just how hard I am actually working haha
Thanks dude! It’s been fun coming back to it. First time I ran it, I had no idea what to expect and was just holding on and surviving. It’s kinda like coming back to a video game I’ve played before: I know where all the secrets and hacks are and can now take full advantage of it.
And man, I got a grassfed piedmontese cowboy ribeye in my freezer right now that is waiting for a special occasion. I gotta learn how to cook it by the time it rolls around, haha.
Yeah man you seem to be really dialed in right now, and even through BBB. Just a well oiled machine, it’s awesome.
I am pretty jealous, not going to lie.
That’s one reason why I try not to buy expensive cuts haha. I can’t justify the cost when my cooking ability is far from good. I mean, yeah I’ll definitely still eat a steak I screwed up, but I won’t be very happy about it
Yeah just after reading your post I purchased the Darkhorse one. What a fucking legend.
Yeah I don’t remember but 10 or 15 is like double the calories. These inclines just kill my lower back which burns so muuuch so Jesus with a 80lb vest you’re a truck 
Most likely yes…
This is just the best feeling!
Does the knee puff up too? 6yrs post same op here, occasionally anger the knee and some minor puffiness. I’m still adding in extra prehab work to the area in amongst normal sessions here. For me that includes glute activation work, various angled (rotating the foot so to speak) leg extensions and leg curls, clamshells, etc, etc…
With your massive workload, the hammy gets sfa rest too though… (not suggesting you rest it, then we’d all have less to read when we check in here… 
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@boilerman Thanks again dude! It ended up being a sale at Piedmontese that prompted it. One of those “when else am I gonna get the chance” things, haha.
@kleinhound Awesome dude! Hope you enjoy it.
@aldebaran Thanks man! It was definitely an intense way to start the morning. And it’s certainly been a unique gaining experience for me. Learning a lot as I go.
@raven78 It’s funny you mention that: the Mrs made me realize I haven’t dealt with any swelling for a while now. We’re about to get some rain, and back in the day that made my knee go nuts, but now nothing. I honestly forget I ever had the surgery at this point. And For sure: the hamstring is learning there are consequences for failure, haha.
PM WORKOUT (1600)
3 mile run with the Mrs
Notes: First time running since my 10 miler. We took it leisurely, but was still nice to get in the activity.
Some food porn for a second. I was pretty proud of these chicken fajitas I whipped up in like 10 minutes using a bag of frozen veggies and some canned chicken breasts (much to the chagrin of @EmilyQ haha)
And also wanted to share my nightly meal. I have this after dinner about 30 minutes before bed every evening.
In the bowl on the left is 1/3 cup of grassfed 2% cottage cheese mixed with 1/6 of an avocado, 2 whole organic free range eggs and 1.75lbs of grassfed ground beef. The plate has 3 celery stalks (I normally do 2, but I’ve been cutting breakfast short due to working early shift so I’m making up for it here) with Nuts n More spread, a slice of keto toast with natural almond butter and sugar free apricot preserve and a keto brownie made with olive oil. The mug has almond/coconut milk in it. Very high fat with some decent protein; good to prevent catabolism and help me stay satiated at night…for the most part. I still wake up ravenous.
Yep still looking great. I thought I told you to stop it!! Lol
