If the Holy Spirit is leading you to explore other options - that is really your only choice!!
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Kill 3 Birds with one stone
- Potentially make new friends
- Potentially find a wife
- Learn more
Work smarter not harder.
Or I could ignore all of thatā¦tunnel vision with my career obsessionsā¦keep reading bible scripture on my own like I do nowā¦.
But imagine that^ and 10 years past byā¦.I donāt like the sound of that.
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Kill 3 Birds with one stone
3 mice with one hammer, no?
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Squeak (Yes)
I only trained once Monday and then decided to not care. I saw Predator Badlands this Thursday and then went to a new church today.
Hereās what I think I should doā¦..
Aim to train 3 days a week instead of 4ā¦.which leaves more weekdays open so I can do something fun in the evening.
Itās always a time management balance thing. Life is great and I think that format would make me happier.
Itās fun to watch a movie on a random ass weekday. I still got my 1-2 hours of studying in after a 10 hour workday.
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I could definitely do a better job planning with programming.
I kid you not, even with conjugate my exercise selection seems to be somewhat dictated by gym population after 5pm.
Also, maintenance is very boring and so is a lack of variety in exercises.
Iāll figure something out
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I LOVE 3 days a week for lifting. Itās a great schedule.
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Holy shit dude. I take a break from here and youāre all growed up into an adult badass. Love to see it 
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So, I know itās in my favor to lift heavy during maintenance and a fat loss phaseā¦.
Could we say that some programming is rather overkill for maintenance?
Purposeful Primitive has a 3 day split kind of similar to Karwoski Split.
So like
Monday
Squat - Work up to Top Set 8
Sumo - Work up to Top Set 8
Bench - Work up to Top Set 8
Accessories
Wednesday
Front Squat - Work up to Top Set 8
Conventional Dead - - Work up to Top Set 8
Dumbbell Press - - Work up to Top Set 8
After 4 weeks
Squat - Work up to Top Set 5
Sumo - Work up to Top Set 5
Bench - Work up to Top Set 5
I donāt knowā¦.I always thought training like Conjugate and 5/3/1 = more balanced
Karwoski and that 3 Day Split seem like pure strength trainingā¦.or I guess we could just call it block periodizationā¦
Maybe Iām overthinking it? Not like Iāll make much progress on maintenance anyway.
Iāll be honest: Iāve never done a maintenance phase before. Iām always working on SOMETHING. I think, if I were to do a maintenance phase, Iād just do Dan Johnās Easy Strength. 5 days a week of lifting, but 10-20 minute workouts you can do at home. Iād truthfully do the āFor Fat Lossā variant, that includes a 30-40 minute walk at the end, but I wouldnāt be doing it to lose fat: just to stay healthy.
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I think Iāll eat that canned corned beef I bought this past weekend.
It would be poetic considering today.
Purposeful Primitive: 3 Day Split
Week 1 Day 1
Breathing Squat - 135 lbs x 8, 205 lbs x 8, 225 lbs x 8, 275 lbs x 8, 295 lbs x 8, 315 lbs x 8,
Medium Grip Bench Press - 135 lbs x 8, 155 lbs x 8, 175 lbs x 8, 195 lbs x 8, 205 lbs x 8
Sumo Deadlift - 225 lbs x 8, 275 lbs x 8, 315 lbs x 8, 335 lbs x 8, 365 lbs x 8
Barbell Standing Press - 95 lbs x 8, 115 lbs x 8, 135 lbs x 5
Barbell Curl - 90 lbs x 8
E-Z Curl Bar Triceps Extension - 90 lbs x 8, 110 lbs x 5
I can get behind this I suppose. A bit time consuming, but will be effective.
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Purposeful Primitive: 3 Day Split
Week 1 Day 2
2 Second Pause Breathing Squat - 135 lbs x 8, 185 lbs x 8, 225 lbs x 8, 245 lbs x 8, 265 lbs x 8
Dumbbell Press - 70 lbs x 8, 75 lbs x 8, 80 lbs x 8, 85 lbs x 8, 90 lbs x 8, 95 lbs x 8
Romanian Deadlift - 225 lbs x 8, 275 lbs x 8, 295 lbs x 5
Seated DB Shoulder Press - 30 lbs x 8, 40 lbs x 8, 50 lbs x 8, 60 lbs x 8, 65 lbs x 5
Incline Dumbbell Curl - 30 lbs x 8, 40 lbs x 8, 45 lbs x 8
Dips - Bodyweight - 2 x AMRAP
Yesterday
ā¦..gonna see Running Man today
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Purposeful Primitive: 3 Day Split
Week 1 Day 3
SSB Squat - 130 lbs x 8, 150 lbs x 8, 170 lbs x 8, 220 lbs x 8, 240 lbs x 8, 260 lbs x 8, 290 lbs x 8
Wide Grip Bench - 135 lbs x 8, 155 lbs x 8, 175 lbs x 8, 195 lbs x 8,
Conventional Deadlift - 315 lbs x 3, 315 lbs x 8, 335 lbs x 8, 365 lbs x 7
Barbell Front Raise - 50 lbs x 8
Barbell Curl - 100 lbs x 8
Standing Dumbbell Tricep Extensions - 30 lbs x AMRAP
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Not even unintentionally? Like just eating naturally and not really gaining or losing.
I always eat to support the training, and the training has never been for maintenance
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Better to get sick now than beginning of next week.
Honestly I blame my training.
Maybe it killed my immune system?
Stupid deadlifts
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Well Iām not sick anymore. I got better by Thursday by drinking lots of tea and taking zinc tablets.
I attended a carpenterās union information session on Thursday. Yikes, totally not worth it due to the union in my specific area.
Pretty awesome how the 4 year apprenticeship gets ya 60 college credits towards a bachelorās in construction management (an associates degree).
Iām glad I attended, now I know I wonāt do that in life.
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Purposeful Primitive: Karwoski/Yates
Week 1 Day 1
Breathing High-Bar Squat - 135 lbs x 8, 225 lbs x 8, 245 lbs x 8, 275 lbs x 8, 295 lbs x 8, 315 lbs x 8, 335 lbs x 3,
Dumbbell Front Squats - 65 lbs x 8, 75 lbs x 8, 75 lbs x 8
Standing Calf Raise - 50 lbs - 3 x 25
Leg Curl - 140 lbs - 3 x 8
Barbell Strict Press - 95 lbs x 8, 115 lbs x 8, 125 lbs x 8, 135 lbs x 8
Lateral Raises - 25 lbs - 3 x AMRAP
Rear Delt Flyes - 70 lbs - 3 x AMRAP
Wasnāt expecting to work 1/2 a day since I took off today until next Monday, but Iām building an 300 sqft apartment unit inside of a warehouse, as a mockup for one of the units in our 7 story student housing building.
Thatās only one of the many things Iām in charge of.
The finish carpenter needed me, so I swung by. The place is looking great.
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Purposeful Primitive: Karwoski/Yates
Week 2 Day 1
Competition Grip Bench - 135 lbs x 8, 155 lbs x 8, 185 lbs x 8, 195 lbs x 8 205 lbs x 8,
Wide Grip Bench - 185 lbs x 8
Close Grip Bench - 185 lbs x 6
Seated Chest Flye - 115 lbs - 3 x 10
Dips - Bodyweight - 3 x AMRAP
Seated Tricep Extension - 110 lbs x 8, 125 lbs x 8, 140 lbs x 8
Elliptical - 30 minutes
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