How goes training for the Army?
[quote]CSEagles1694 wrote:
Gonna try and start lucid dreaming. Let’s do this.
CS[/quote]
ZMA helps too and you get awesome sleep
[quote]Drake37 wrote:
How goes training for the Army?[/quote]
Haven’t done much for it yet. I have a temporary job that has me working 8 hours a day, so we’ll see how much I can get done. I’m probably going to go running tonight. Still been considering enlisting in the National Guard so I can get some more experience, more money, and better pay when I graduate from college. The only downside to that is that I wouldn’t have a summer to spend with my friends after high school and that there’s the possibility of having to start college a semester later than planned. I’m going to talk to a recruiter to see if I could get BCT and AIT done at different times as opposed to done all at once. (This is assuming I don’t get the ROTC scholarship.)
CS
Yeah man its called split option. BCT one summer then AIT the next. Look into it.
[quote]Drake37 wrote:
Yeah man its called split option. BCT one summer then AIT the next. Look into it.[/quote]
That’s what I was hoping I’d be able to do. If I could get that worked out in my contract, then I would definitely do that. I’d be making $66k a year right out of college as opposed to $55k if I just did ROTC. By the time I’d make Captain, I’d be raking in almost $100k. Plus if I learn a strategic language, combat pay, jump pay, and all that good stuff, that’s more bonuses. There’s a lot of money to be made by the time I’m midway through my 20s.
CS
Yeah buddy, the Army rewards skills. Thats for damn sure. I outranked my buddy and he made more for being multi-lingual.
Damn French Creole!
8 August 2012 - Squats
Warm-up
- PVC roll everything
- Lots of stretching
- More stretching
Squats
2 X 5 X 135
1 X 3 X 185
1 X 3 X 225
1 X 1 X 250
2 X 10 X 275* +2 rep PR.
NOTES: Fucking hell. They were easy, but once I got to around rep 6, my vision started to double, I felt like I was going to puke, and I was seeing stars. I guess that means I did them right. Depth was spot on. I hate 10s weeks on squats. Gonna go up to 285-290 next week.
Stiff-legged Deadlifts Off Blocks
2 X 10 X 185
NOTES: I feel like a pussy. Felt like someone gave Michael J. Fox a nailgun and told him to go to work on my hamstrings.
Close-grip Lat Pulldowns
3 X 12 X 60
Wide-grip Low Rows
3 X 10 X 70
Dumbbell Rows
1 X 10 X 100 (each arm)
Followed immediately by death.
NOTES: Going to go die in my bed now. Can’t wait to work another 8 hours tomorrow!
CS
Keep killing it!
I couldn’t even imagine doing 10 reps on a single set of sqauts right now…I did 5 today and that was good enough lol thats like cardio! Good work…
Thanks, guys. Only 1 more week of 10s and then I have 2 weeks of 8s. God help us all.
CS
[quote]CSEagles1694 wrote:
Gonna try and start lucid dreaming. Let’s do this.
CS[/quote]
went trough a phase where i was obseed with this… try this
choline 7/6 hours before sleep(precursor to acetocholine)
hup.a along with choline( protects acetocholine )
melatonin and 5htp 40 minutes before sleep (take on empty stomach)
this shit gave me some crazy as dream almost like psychodelic experience i couldnt ever remember them though so keep a journal. Eventually i had to stop my insomnia(not before having some nice lucid dreams) plus this gave me shitty sleep the choline and hup. a WILL keep you up if you take it to late. btw your a fucking beast.
[quote]thetrebel wrote:
[quote]CSEagles1694 wrote:
Gonna try and start lucid dreaming. Let’s do this.
CS[/quote]
went trough a phase where i was obseed with this… try this
choline 7/6 hours before sleep(precursor to acetocholine)
hup.a along with choline( protects acetocholine )
melatonin and 5htp 40 minutes before sleep (take on empty stomach)
this shit gave me some crazy as dream almost like psychodelic experience i couldnt ever remember them though so keep a journal. Eventually i had to stop my insomnia(not before having some nice lucid dreams) plus this gave me shitty sleep the choline and hup. a WILL keep you up if you take it to late. btw your a fucking beast. [/quote]
Apocalyptic dreams FTW
[quote]thetrebel wrote:
[quote]CSEagles1694 wrote:
Gonna try and start lucid dreaming. Let’s do this.
CS[/quote]
went trough a phase where i was obseed with this… try this
choline 7/6 hours before sleep(precursor to acetocholine)
hup.a along with choline( protects acetocholine )
melatonin and 5htp 40 minutes before sleep (take on empty stomach)
this shit gave me some crazy as dream almost like psychodelic experience i couldnt ever remember them though so keep a journal. Eventually i had to stop my insomnia(not before having some nice lucid dreams) plus this gave me shitty sleep the choline and hup. a WILL keep you up if you take it to late. btw your a fucking beast. [/quote]
That’s why I had the coffee. With enough of the sleep helping stuff, you won’t just be wired and stay up but you’ll have more control over the dreams and recollect them better.
ZMA actually makes me think that things happened in real life. No joke. Like I’ll wake from a dream and later in the day I’ll think about who I had the conversation with and I don’t realize it was a dream until much later. And for some reason If I take a single pill of ZMA (not the 3 pill dose) I get these effects for literally a week. Lol dreaming lightweight
I’ve started keeping a dream log; it’s definitely helped me remember my dreams a lot more. Will also look into taking ZMA, too. Been meaning to get some for a while.
CS
10 August 2012 - Light Bench Day
Warm-up
- PVC roll everything
- Stretch everything
- Shoulder prehab
Bench Press
2 X 10 X 45
2 X 6 X 135
1 X 3 X 155
3 X 10 X 180
NOTES: Nothing too spectacular. Just got some blood flow going and got some reps in. Gonna go up to 4-5 sets next week.
Incline Dumbbell Bench Press
1 X 8 X 65s
1 X 8 X 75s
Dumbbell Front Raises
3 X 12 X 25s
Dumbbell Side Raises
3 X 15 X 20s
Dumbbell Rear Raises
3 X 15 X 20s
Plate-loaded Preacher Curls
3 X 8 X 50
NOTES: Six second negative.
Strict Barbell Curls
1 X 10 X 45
1 X 8 X 55
1 X 6 X 65
1 X 20 X 45
Supinated Double Dumbbell Curls
3 X 12 X 20s
ENDING NOTES: Fairly quick workout considering the amount of volume. I think I was done in under and hour and a half. Pretty decent pump. Still haven’t taken a preworkout for a week, and honestly, I feel no difference. Got light squats and speed pulls early tomorrow morning. Gonna be a busy day. Gotta be at the gym by 7, getting a haircut at 9, then I have my senior pictures at 11. Unfortunately, I have to cut my goatee for the pics. HOWEVER, I promise that the next goatee will be epic. Gonna grow it out until New Year’s. This should be good.
CS
11 August 2012 - Light Squats & Speed Pulls
Warm-up
- PVC roll everything
- Stretching
- Shoulder stuff
Squats
1 X 10 X 45
2 X 6 X 135
1 X 3 X 185
3 X 10 X 225
NOTES: Easy reps today. Nothing too spectacular.
Speed Pulls
2 X 5 X 135
1 X 3 X 225
8 X 1 X 275
NOTES: I miss my deadlift bar 
Leg Press
1 X 12 X 4pps
1 X 12 X 5pps
1 X 12 X 6pps
Standing Leg Curls
1 X 12 X 60 (each leg)
1 X 12 X 70 (each leg)
1 X 12 X 80 (each leg)
ENDING NOTES: Nothing too out of the ordinary today. Rest day tomorrow then squats again on Monday. We’re switching up the routine. We’re squatting on Mondays and then benching on Wednesdays. Will be back at Quads on Wednesday. Yay!
CS
Skwatz 2day. Got 290 for 10s. This is gonna suck. I’d like to be able to hit 315 for 8 in a couple of weeks.
CS
14 August 2012 - Squat Night
Warm-up
- PVC roll everything
- Stretching
- More stretching
Squats
1 X 10 X 45
2 X 5 X 135
1 X 3 X 185
1 X 3 X 225
1 X 1 X 260
2 X 10 X 295* +20 lb. & +2 rep PR.
NOTES: Ummm… where did this come from? Haha, it was an awesome couple of sets. Was seeing stars and felt like puking at the end, but well worth it. I’ve been experimenting with my form a bit. Been watching videos of Eddie squatting and noticed that he had quite a bit of forward lean when he was in the hole. This means that he used a lot of upper back while squatting. I pretty much mimicked that today and every rep went up like it was an empty bar. Definitely gonna keep doing that from now on. Bring on the DOMS.
3" Deficit Stiff-legged Deadlifts
1 X 10 X 135
1 X 5 X 185
2 X 10 X 225
NOTES: Was actually feeling like a man tonight. My hamstrings were so shot after the squats last week that I could barely get 185 off the floor. I strapped on my big boy boots and went to town.
Wide-grip Lat Pulldowns
3 X 12 X 140
One-arm Cable Rows
1 X 12 X 55 (each arm)
1 X 12 X 60 (each arm)
1 X 12 X 65 (each arm)
ENDING NOTES: Fucking smashed PRs tonight. Feelsgoodman.jpeg. Finally going back to Quads tomorrow! It’s been too long. Got bench tomorrow, looking for 235 for 10s.
CS
Good liftin!