Titan Tim Tackling his Twenties

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3763

Conjugate Training

Maintenance/Gaining Phase

Week 10 Day 1

Max Effort Lower

Warmup

Lying Outer Thigh Movement - Bodyweight - 4 x 25

Seated Row Machine - 90 lbs - 4 x 25

Calf Machine - 2nd Hole - 4 x 25

45 Degree Back Extension - 25 lbs - 4 x 25

Wide Stance Concentric Flat Foot Good Morning - 135 lbs x 3, 225 lbs x 3, 245 lbs x 3, 275 lbs x 3, 295 lbs x 3, 315 lbs x 3, 335 lbs x 3, 355 lbs x 3, 375 lbs x 2, 395 lbs x 1, 405 lbs x 1,

Weighted Heels Raised Sit-Up - 2.5 lbs - 5 x AMRAP

Close Stance Heels Raise Dumbbell Squat to Bench - 90 lb Dumbbells - 5 x AMRAP

JackKnife Sit-Up - Bodyweight - 5 x AMRAP

Reverse Close Grip Bent Over Barbell Rowing - 195 lbs - 5 x AMRAP

Fat Gripz Barbell Hold - 135 lbs - 5 x Hold

Dumbbell Clean and Press - 10 minutes w/ small breaks

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3764

Conjugate Training

Maintenance/Gaining Phase

Week 10 Day 2

Max Effort Upper

Warmup

Medium Grip Lat Pulldown - 85 lbs - 4 x 25

Iso Rear Deltoid Flye - 10 lbs - 4 x 25

Decline Dumbbell Press - 40 lbs - 4 x 25

Bench Press - 95 lbs x 3, 135 lbs x 3, 155 lbs x 3, 175 lbs x 3, 195 lbs x 3, 215 lbs x 3, 225 lbs x 3, 235 lbs x 3, 245 lbs x 3, 255 lbs x 3

Inner Bicep Dumbbell Curl - 50 lb dumbbells - 5 x AMRAP

Incline Dumbbell Press - 60 lb dumbbells- 5 x AMRAP

Three Way Deltoid Raise - 20 lbs - 5 x AMRAP

Seated Shrug Machine - 160 lbs - 5 x AMRAP

Standing E-Z Curl Bar Tricep Press - 90 lbs - 5 x AMRAP

Plate Pinch Grip - 25 lb plates

Keys to Progress - Running/Walking Cycles

I had an interview today for another internship/co-op. The position is called Commercial Real Estate Investment Sales Agent(???). Itā€™s at a brokerage, commission only, and fully remote, so thereā€™s a slight chance to bring in more buckaroos. If not, then I just roid up my resume regardless.

I was also pretty transparent with all the other stuff going on.

Dude said to think it over and if itā€™s a yes then to send him an email cause then Iā€™ll be meeting with his business partner.

I would like to snag this.

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3765

Thatā€™s the most youā€™ve hit in a while, right? Good set.

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3766

I have fallen sooo far behind on your log, but judging by the look of the last few posts youā€™ve continued crushing the weights and life. Love it!

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3767

Totally normal. In my experience, the longer you let them cook up to temp, the more the fat renders out. I like to broil them uncovered after theyā€™re done cooking (if youā€™re doing them in the oven) for a few minutes to get a nice crust on the outside, too. They look awesome though dude! Looks like the bones slid right out!

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3768

Thanks man, itā€™s the most Iā€™ve done in my life ever. Iā€™m glad I can tell that I made progress on bench.

If I did all the assistance and supplementals before the ME movement Iā€™d probably be stuck in the 225 realm as usual.

Itā€™s so silly how that works. Itā€™s one less headache, and I now trust my bench will get better with time. I swear this lift gives me imposter syndrome.

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3769

And I love every time you update your log to share your training, work, and dad related stuff.

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3770

Dude you are a king when it comes to food presentation. I feel like I can never get my ribs as tender as I want them to be in the oven (beef or pork). :rofl: Those ribs, that one rack in the picture, it took me over an hour to eat those, as they were quite chewy, like chicken breast. They were very juicy and flavorful, but Iā€™m not sure if that is the meat itself or how I cooked them in the oven thatā€™s making them chewy.

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3771

They need to be low and slow to fall off the bone. I only really know how to smoke ribs to do that, but thatā€™s like 4-5 hours at 220.

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3772

Salute to The Pwnisher!

Iā€™ll keep that in mind for the ones I have in my freezer. Itā€™s a cool thing I have a meat thermometer too, thatā€™s helpful if need be.

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3773

Thanks man, I really appreciate that!

This is my experience as well. Iā€™ve tried to rush ribs before and I canā€™t think of a time that Iā€™ve done a good job, haha.

Low and slow is the name of the game, even in the oven. Try to use a temp between 220-275 if possible, and try to make sure to preheat the oven before you put them in. Keep an eye on the temp of the meat as it comes up, and you can always unwrap, check with a fork or butter knife, and if they have to go back in, they go back in.

This isnā€™t totally necessary, but I also do a bit of prep work prior to cooking. With pork ribs, you usually buy them with the membrane still intact on the ā€œbottomā€ of the rack. I usually peel that off before seasoning and wrapping with foil. That may be one reason why your ribs turn out tougher than youā€™d like. With beef ribs, itā€™s kind of a personal preference as to how much fat you want to keep on the ribs, and also if you want to cook as a full rack or cut up into individual riblets. I will normally either buy pre-cut beef ribs, or cut them myself and give them a little bit of a trim to get rid of large chunks of fat. Again, these arenā€™t a must, but I do it otherwise my wife wonā€™t eat my cooking, haha.

A meat thermometer is such a great tool to know how quickly the meat is coming up to temp. If you have a pen style itā€™ll be a little bit of a pain checking them, but if you have a corded style itā€™s so easy to just set it in the rack and check in on them every once and a while.

Itā€™s all trial and error, and it sounds like youā€™re working your way to finding what works for you. Keep at it dude!

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3774

Does this align with your passion and skillset or just more $$$ - hoping the former, I thought you were keen on PM/Construction side of things?

Strong work continuing in here!

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3775

Iā€™m going to say both.

I think real estate investing is a good avenue to financial freedom and my growth in construction may compliment that. I love the idea of passive income. I have no interest in making a primary career out of real estate, whether that involves being some kind of analyst, agent, property manager or consultant.

Tangent: Now that I think about itā€¦.I wonder if there are any inspector jobs I could do on the side. Thereā€™s so many niches in construction itā€™s hilarious.

Iā€™d like to acquire my first rental property one day (whether that be residential or commercial idk what kind of building). Iā€™ve read and heard from people that it is possible to do so while having a full time career.

So if I can learn whatever by doing whatever now, that will help. I enjoy the real estate internship I have currently have and I just recently started diving into some books.

Real Estate Investing is to me, with the little bit of knowledge I have, it seems like a game involving cash flow, loans, debt, people, and luck in order to make money.

I think learning how to mitigate risk and taking time to learn all this financial jargon would help. Ironically, learning financial jargon would help me as a project manager in construction because from what Iā€™ve seen they typically work with an accounting team, whilst using some kind of accounting software. I donā€™t believe they do the same kind of accounting(?) though.

Learning legal jargon would help with both industries too.

TLDR: Iā€™m open to learning and trying new things

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3776

Not sure what the real estate market looks like in the usa, but here in Australia we have limited housing stock and a growing population (largely immigration driven) so it drives up prices long term (supply and demand etc).

If you can invest into property, and do it early in your career thatā€™s a bonus for sure imo, giving the property more time to increase in value. I guess long term trends in property tend to hold true, and it can be more so your ā€˜time in the gameā€™ rather than the ā€˜timingā€™ of a purchase.

A diverse portfolio will hold you in good stead, spreading the risk too. Shares, property etc. Iā€™m sure youā€™re across this!

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3777

Conjugate Training

Maintenance/Gaining Phase

General Physical Preparedness Hybrid Program

Captain of Crush Grippers - Work up to 3 heavy sets of squeezing 1.5s

  • Last day with steel subcontractor is tomorrow sad moment weld noises

  • Meeting with other real estate dude on Friday

  • Have to mobilize for cruise because we fly out on Saturday morning

  • Crunch time for the rest of my training

ā€¦ā€¦YAY and UGHā€¦.at the same timeā€¦Iā€™m tired lol.

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3778

Definitely man, the most important part is taking action. Given I will have a full time career, my time will be limited, so realistically itā€™s way too easy to not act on what I want from being exhausted.

3779

Conjugate Training

Maintenance/Gaining Phase

Week 10 Day 3

Repetition Effort Lower

Warmup

Lying Outer Thigh Movement - Bodyweight - 4 x 25

Seated Row Machine - 90 lbs - 4 x 25

Calf Machine - 2nd Hole - 4 x 25

45 Degree Back Extension - 25 lbs - 4 x 25

Decline Heels High Compound Sit-up - Bodyweight - 5 x AMRAP

Weighted Compound Leg Raise - 5 lbs - 5 x AMRAP

Iso Dumbbell RDL - 90 lbs - 5 x AMRAP

Wide Grip Pull Up - Bodyweight - 5 x AMRAP

Leg Extensions - 190 lbs - 5 x AMRAP

Fat Gripz Barbell Hold - 115 lbs - 5 x Hold

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3780

Conjugate Training

Maintenance/Gaining Phase

Week 10 Day 4

Repetition Effort Upper

Warmup

Medium Grip Lat Pulldown - 85 lbs - 4 x 25

Iso Rear Deltoid Flye - 15 bs - 4 x 25

Decline Dumbbell Press - 45 lbs - 4 x 25

Cable Palms In Wrist Curl - 70 lbs - 5 x AMRAP

Standing Barbell Behind Back Wrist Curl - 165 lbs - 5 x AMRAP

Hammer Curls - 45 lb dumbbells - 5 x AMRAP

Barbell Upright Row - 115 lbs - 5 x AMRAP

Seated Chest Flye Machine - 11 Hole - 5 x AMRAP

Plate Pinch Grip - 25 lb plates - 5 x Hold

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3781

Did all this shit in one session so I can just wake up and drive back to NJ tomorrow without going to the gym in the morning.

Lol ā€¦ā€¦I wouldā€™ve completely skipped it ngl

Iā€™m exhausted, still have conditioning and gpp to do tomorrow or Saturday idk.

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3782

Good job not slacking, Santaā€™s watching!

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