Very true, diminishing marginal returns happen very fast with work
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Especially weightlifting!
I swear if there was an auto shut off button on me at optimal work Iād do half the volume and make twice the gains 
Keep up the good work Mort and stay safe and healthy. Iām a bit nervous for you heading back out on patrol, but someoneās got to keep the hooligans in check!!!
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Iām starting to think Iām definitely getting the virus at work. Iām kind of torn with how to go about my business. My work is important, but not vital. Iām not sure if I should continue as usual or stay away from people as much as possible.
My wife and kids donāt have to leave the house except to get outside and keep their sanity. Iāll be bringing it home with me. I just hope weāre all strong enough to fight it off with limited suffering.
Case #1 was identified here on Thurs night or Friday morning and #2 was just announced last night (Saturday). Itās startedā¦
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My biggest fear.
Stay away as much as possible. No need to take a risk with your family.
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@muskratlifts I know so Iām chipping slowly on the workouts.
Iām sticking to my plan, working out every other day, with some occasional running in between.
Thatās just about it, we take our precautions, washing and using antiseptics a lot.
Iām not too worried should I catch the virus. Iām very certain I would go through it, so would my family, most of it.
My mom is old 86, and she has just got some sciatics pain in her leg and lower back, and canāt move around.
And she canāt get to any massage or pt or anything. That is really annoying, had it happend before the corona thing, she would have been on her feet.
So thatās my main concern right now, going to see her just about every day. No hugging or anything.
@Frank_C we are in the line, but we are needed and as long as we take care, we should be good. Weāre still the good guy. @ChickenLittle Staying away as much as possible, is what we have to do. Family for the win.
Btw how to you hold a couple of fiances away from each other 18 and 19 years of age. They just got cleared by us parents to see each other after a week off.
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Treat them as one person. Theyāll both be sick or theyāll both avoid it.
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Stay safe, Mort. Strange times
What she said. If you have the ability to stay away from people, you should do so.
Thatās what we will do, but they both live at home, by us and by her parents.
Now they are together after a week of separation, happy couple.
The primary problem is if they are meeting with other people. Who are meeting with other people. Who are meeting with other people. Who are meeting with other people.
Obvious to us, but hard to drill into the skull of younger people. If it is just each other they are meeting up with, it should be fine.
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They are smart ish they are not very sociale. not so Common these days
My oldest is 17 and an otherwise smart kid. But it took him a while to realize he has to be more carefuly. He works down at the local store, in proximity of customers.
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I think a lot of youngsters starts to think a little about it.
But of course some doesnāt.
Thatās the issue at my work. We have a few loose cannons and who the hell knows what they do on their time off. We work in close-ish proximity to one another, so Iāve been avoiding seeing them all last week.
@mortdk @Frank_C stay safe guys, thanks for everything you do.
Are you still considering BtM mort?
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Thanks man, Iāll do what I can to stay safe.
Ohh yes, but not until after summer, Iām doing 6 cycles of BBB first two cycles is 5x10, then 1 cycle 5x8 then, 5x5, 5x3, 5x1 starting at about 50% of TM working in 10% jumps each cycle to 5x1 TM.
Taking deload every other cycle og so.
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There have been MANY āolderā folks that Iāve spoken to who also are also not taking it seriously. I donāt think that younger people should take the blame for the current situation. It is just a certain % of people, in general.
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No, youāre absolutely right about that, and even a lot of older people themselves are perpetuating the problem. My wording was just meant as an āobvious to you and me specificallyā kind of thing.
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All good man! I didnāt mean to sound confrontational, Iāve just been trying to correct people in my social circle recently for making broad negative generalizations of groups of people which is not productive discussion. 
We all need to stay positive and work together through these crazy times!
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Woke at 77,9 kg
Todays training: Bench PR + OHP 5 x 10
Viking 531 BBB
C2W3D2
Warmup: Ropeskipping, mobility, a bit of foam rolling, KB press, BPA
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Bench
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5 x 60, 65, 72 kg
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1 x 80 kg
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5 x 80 kg + 8 x 65 kg dropset
OHP
- 5 x 12 @ 30 kg
Supersetted alternated between bench and OHP
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BB row 6 x 10 @ 52,5 kg
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Bench ab tuck 6 x 14 reps
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Giantset
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DB Bent reverse delt raise: 8 kgās 18, 18, 18 reps
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push up: 13, 13, 13
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KB swing 3 x 11 @ 20 kg
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48 minutes + 10 minutes warm up.
Bench topset was actually for once quite good and strong, I might even have had another rep in me. + 1 rep on both the topset and the dropset compared to 3 weeks ago.
OHP 60% 12 reps, the last set the last 2 reps were with leg drive and ugly AF but up they got.
Giant sets was good. BB row was good.
Iāll be back on the streets Friday, looking forward to see my friends at work.
Iāll keep the percentage on bench next cycle as well.
BBB calls for 1 cycle of 70% 5x8 Iām thinking Iāll stretch it a bit, Iāll do a cycle of 65% 5x8 then 70 5x8 then 75 5x5, 80 5x5, 85 5x3, 90 5x3, 95 5x1, 100 5x1
That way Iāll stretch it out even more, slowing the progress down.
For the main sets Iāll stay on the weights until I can dominate the bar, or at least not feel crushed by it.
The government is holding the lockdown for another 3 weeks till after Easter. Lots of small business companies gonna suffer they say theyāll provide help for them, I certainly hope so, otherwise this virus thing is going to make a big impact on everybody.
Me and the missus are fortunate though, sheās the only one on her job, assembling medical stuff for diabetics, the rest is working from home.
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Why have you been home? Is your Department just rotating you guys from home to the streets to minimize exposure?