And that’s just reading it ffs 
How in the fuxking hell do you manage it my man???
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The eating is probably the least terrible part, a blessing of my natural appetite paired with what the training does, but the prepping, cleaning, and exiting of the food just grinds. I’m proud of myself that I haven’t resorted to junk yet, as this is usually when I bust out the pop tarts and frozen pizza.
And this is why I drink my weight in milk every day.
Seriously though, your commitment (stubbornness?) is astounding. Kudos. What’s the reasoning behind not just condensing some of those into fewer but larger meals?
Much appreciated man.
This helps pass the time on shift. Gives me milestones to look forward to. When I’m off shift, I eat less frequently.
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You forgot to mention that is sucks balls and reduces people to a quivering sweaty mess!
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Just curious, when you do this I assume you took the prowler and weights in the back of the car. Did you not have anyone stop and ask what you were doing ? No police interest ?
@simo74 Thankfully, there aren’t a whole lot of other lunatics milling around sporting goods store parking lots at 0330, haha. I saw 2 night shift workers at the grocery store across the street at one point, but it was otherwise very solitary. All that said, I’ve been a deviant about this stuff for so long that I’ve learned the “trick” is to act like it’s perfectly normal. If you’re all shifty and weird about it, people will respond in kind. If you stop and wave at people midset or give them “the nod”, they’ll be cool about it. Some might even throw in a dumb comment like “That looks tough!”
AM WORKOUT (0315 wake up via alarm)
Did this guy
Modified it: used an axle for the snatches and thrusters, took the workout to 25 minutes, and no rest at the 11 min mark.
Transition immediately to
14 rounds of EMOM daily work w/4 burpee buy-in
Transition immediately to
4 minute Tabata of single arm alternating KB swings (two handed swings during the 10 second rest period)
30 GHRs
11 neck bridges each way
Notes: Got through a full 6 rounds and had done 1 snatch of the 7th round when time ran out. Strict pull ups for the first 5 rounds to get in daily work, then kipping after that. I picked the axle because it weighs 25lbs (this is my cheap Rogue one vs the Ironmind one), and I could throw some 25lb bumpers on it to get to 75. It made the snatches even suckier, because there was zero rotation and my grip was frying. Went from power snatches to muscle snatches way too quick, to the shock of absolutely no one. Shoulders were fried. I liked this for what I wanted it to be: conditioning that wasn’t going to tax my hamstring too much the day before the heaviest squat workout of BtM. Solid sweat going.
Another 12 today and travel tomorrow. I’m bringing a TON of food, so hopefully I can get ahead of things. First time traveling on a weight gain phase in a LONG time: it’s a lot more tedious compared to losing weight.
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Used to find this years ago when I skated. If you were friendly most people left you alone. If you were a dick… different story.
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It’s such a good general rule that people all over seem to miss out on. Everyone wants to be the tough guy hardass. My dad taught me to be like the cockroach: when the lights turn on, scatter!
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And that pretty much nothing can kill you
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Hah! I love that! Man, I’m starting to wonder if I shoulda gona cockroach vs Juggernaut…
I’m just sitting here at work, pounding meals and getting so amped to squat tomorrow. Final week of Building the Monolith, and though it sucks it’s gonna have to stretch for a bit longer, THIS is the big day coming up. And then I’ll have the whole flight to recover…
Regarding food, let’s give a rundown of packing while gaining.
From memory, I am bringing (for a 4 day trip)…
- 6 cans of canned chicken breasts
- 8 packets of Ahi Tuna
- 8 packets of microwave/instant riced cauliflower
- 10 grassfed beef sticks
- 1 bag of grassfed beef jerky
- 1 jar of “nutso” nut spread (wanted to grab Sunbutter but they didn’t have any “no sugar added” available, so went for this instead)
- 10 packs of Nuts n More individual spread packs (1 serving per pack)
- 1 jar of Nuts n More spread
- Several servings of walnuts, macadamia nuts and pistachios
- 10 protein bars
- “Amazing grass” greens supplement (in case I can’t get any real veggies)
- 1 microwave egg cooker
- 1 4" plug in griddle
- 96 pack of plastic silverware
IDEALLY, I’ll hit up a grocery store when I get there and be able to have some fresh meat, eggs and veggies, but I’m packed under the premise that it’s not going to happen. I’ve sadly become rather accomplished at this process.
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Fail to plan and you plan to fail!
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LOL, I think Juggernaut translates better for most people. Cockroach is kinda like one of those jokes that only people in the inside will get.
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Traveling today. Full update later but I hit a lifetime 5x5 squat PR of 430lbs this morning.
I can’t be stopped. I am the Juggernaut.
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Bro, get real.
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I must just have one of those faces then. Everytime I’ve tried to train outside early in the morning, people assume I’m dodgy. I had to stop doing my weighted vest walks because there was always dog walkers about, even at 4am, and it was only a matter of time before one of them set their dogs on me.
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fixed that for you 
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@kdjohn Such an amazing character for such an awful movie, haha.
@mr.v3lv3t Better not tell the fuzz!
@dagill2 Hmmm…maybe the solution is headphones, haha.
@simo74 Well now I’m confused because I thought we agreed on NOT using that, haha.
BUILDING THE MONOLITH Week 6, Workout 1
AM WORKOUT (0517 wake up via dog, 0650 workout)
NG chins
4x25
Buffalo Bar squats
5xBar
5x140
5x230
5x335
5x385
5x5x430 (Lifetime 5x5 PR)
Axle strict press
5x151 (clean first rep)
5x171 (clean first rep)
5x191 (from rack)
Dips
200
Band pull aparts
1x34
2x33
Axle strict press from racks 151 w/rest pause
9+3+2
Transition immediately to bodyweight dips
10+10
Transition immediately to 25 band pushdowns
Transition immediately do lateral raises
20x10lbs
20x5
20x2.5
20xEmpty hands
Notes: Knocked the chins out first, before the start of the workout, so I’d fatigue less for the squats. Then did supersets of squat and press until I ran out of presses, then giant sets of squat-pull apart-dip till I ran out of pulls, then squats and dips until squats were done, then pressed and finished. 2.5 minutes between sets. Bar almost rolled off my back after rep 3 on the second set: pretty scary. Otherwise, this was an awesome challenge and really just caps the whole process for me. Just gotta finish things up now.
Pressing was solid: significant improvement from week 3. Zero blackouts and felt strong.
Got into my hotel. No microwave. We adapt. Cooked up a pound of ground beef with a 4" skillet.
Work in progress there. Got some eggs too. My usual fair of grassfed/organic, etc. Making things work.
Going to get in a hotel room workout in a bit and plan to hit something up in the early AM.
EDIT: Hotel workout was a 6 minute plank followed by EMOM 10 burpees for 21 rounds (got beat by the clock). Elevation is higher here.
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Mate I’m waiting for your esteemed opinion on my piece man. Don’t tease me
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