No. That makes him less than a human being
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But even non-humans can have impressive fortitude.
Sounds like he was good to go until right around high school graduation
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Or the Navy made him an offer he didn’t refuse 
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Thank you for using this term. It feels more accurate. I also like to substitute glutton free for gluten free. Fat people don’t need to avoid gluten; they need to avoid gluttony.
No, because I’m smart enough to sit there and recover. I’ve done one minute sets of leg press and those get sketchy. I think I was able to the whole minute nonstop with two plates per side. I tried three plates per side and managed 85ush reps, but it was rest/pause sets of five after 40-50 reps.
And I think you’re smart enough to acknowledge that the Navy produces some of the most dangerous men in the world.
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Yeah man the intermittent fatting caught me out as well
Anything you want to tell us @TrainForPain
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I’ve never managed to push myself hard enough to not be able to walk out of the gym, however I did once push myself hard enough to get a 3 day “carrying the baby” ban from the better half because my legs kept randomly giving way, does that count?
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Still unforgivable.
I like that! I got the term from @EyeDentist.
Is this for me? I suppose, in the same way that teenage drivers are dangerous.
Before anyone gets real-life upset, I’m good friends with a retired Team 6 gentleman. I had once thought we were a little more peer (he’d just said he was a SEAL) until I found out what Team he was on; I immediately realized I was JV.
Totally plagiarized, but the concept, as I understand it:
- You more or less IF until you get hungry/ grumpy
- When do you eat, prior to workouts, you eat foods very low on the insulin index (and not much of them) - fats, essentially (although you’ll be somewhat surprised what foods score high and low)
- Beginning with your workout and continuing after, you eat carbs and proteins
My pump yesterday running on fat and sodium was pretty ludicrous - I liked it!
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The only things I know about the Navy are that they have the SEALs, they drive the boats, and they have divers.
I’m not tough enough for any of those. SEALs are self explanatory, I’d get seasick on a boat in rough seas, and I’m not great at swimming.
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Honestly, if I had it to do over, I’d go to Navy and go the SEAL route. Next lifetime.
Today took freaking forever, and I was absolutely uninterested by the end. I’m only amused by the main stuff, so I need to find a way to keep myself entertained for the small stuff. This where Alsruhe is genius, to be fair.
Maybe I’ll work up to my top set for the volume to save a little time, but that feels like cheating.
Anyway - Pull!
Warmup: 5 minutes on the ROGUE… Rogue… rogue… BIKE… Bike… bike… (Rogue Echo Bike - get it!!!)
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One-Arm Row
Used the Rogue lever arms. Kinda weird; not sure if I loved it or not.
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25/8
45/10 x 4 -
MAG Close Pulldown
30/8
70/8
100/8
120/8
130/8 x 2 -
DB Pullover
60/10 x 3 -
2-Block Pull
135/3
225/3
315/1
365/3
315/5 x 4 -
Back Extension
On GHR
BW/15 x 2 -
BB Curl
3-second eccentric
50/8 x 4 -
Incline DB Curl
15/10 x 3
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I knocked out an APFT yesterday (I still had to do one of the old ones before we transition to the new one!). It wasn’t pretty, but I passed… well, I passed according to big Army standards, but none of my old units would have kept me! I also found a scale that has to be broken, but it weighed me in under the limit so I didn’t have to get taped.
Anyway, today was push
Warmup: 5 minutes Airdyne bike
I think/ hope the bike has hurt my nether region; otherwise, I might have a hernia
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DB Incline
25/20
45/12
60/8
75/10
85/10
90/6
80/10 -
BB Incline
45/8
135/8
165/8
185/5
What the hell?? The first angle with the dumbbells is supposed to be a slight angle, but all our benches are bolted down so I can’t do that. Maybe I should do flat instead. I’m hoping the weakness is just from doubling up on essentially the same movement. -
Dips
BW/20 + 15 + 10 + 6 -
Machine Flye
1.5 reps
80/8
80/8
80/7 -
Machine Rear Delt
85/20
85/20
85/16
70/20
Superset with: -
V-bar Pressdown
50/12
50/9
37.5/12
37.5/12 -
Machine Shoulder Press
70/4
100/4
80/6
90/6
100/4 -
DB Skullcrushers
20/15 x 4
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Finally worked out instead of typing about working out. I just did something completely different. I’m going with: I don’t care what I do, right now; just do something.
I have an appointment in two weeks to figure out whatever is going on downstairs. I’m letting it bother me too much.
Squat Day!
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5 minutes Airdyne (1.95 miles)
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Box Jumps: 3 sets of 5
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Squat
45/6
135/6
185/4
225/4
275/2
295/6 x 3
Holy poo I am way better at working up to a top set than volume right now. It might not be a bad idea for me to do volume at a % on the main lift like I was doing with dark horse. -
Frankenstein Squat
135/8 x 2
135/12 -
BB Walking Lunge
40/6 x 3 -
BB Reverse Lunge
40/6 x 3 -
Machine Leg Press
150 x 15 seconds
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Bench today
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5 minutes Airdyne: 2.01 miles
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Plyo Push-ups: 3 x 3
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Bench
45/6
95/6
135/6
185/4
205/9 -
CG Floor Press
135/8
135/8
135/10 -
DB Incline
2-second eccentric, explosive concentric
60/8
60/8
60/7 -
OH EZ Extension
40/8
60/6
60/6 -
Dips
BW/ 15 seconds
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What’s the script with this program mate?
Are you going bench/squat/dl and assistance,
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Yeah it’s a Thib program I did a couple years ago. One main lift per day like you say. I just wanted to simplify a bit
Yes, come back to the dark side!
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Did cardio and abs today.
I was kinda half looking, and I have gotten no stronger in the last two years despite gaining nearly 10 lbs. That’s not good
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I enjoyed this wayy too much.
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It’s nice for my comedic genius to be truly appreciated. It certainly isn’t at home.
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Deadlift day
Today was a good day
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Assault bike x 5 minutes. Went slower this time
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Power Cleans
135/3 x 2
185/3
My “cleans” are basically me picking the bar up -
Deadlift
225/3
275/3
315/6
315/6
315/15
Yay - finally felt like pushing it -
Romanian DL
Slow-ish eccentric
135/8 x 3 -
Hip Thrust Machine
You’re welcome Mrs. TfP
1pps/ 8 x 3 -
HS Seated Leg Curl
1.25p/8 x 3 -
GHR
BW/4 x 3
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