Segansational's Motivation Log

[Segansational]

Are you sure it is the squats and deadlifts causing the issue and not the amount of lower back work you have been doing with clearing the branches from the yard?

You know, that didn't really even dawn on me. So perhaps.

And in Seg’s case, he doesn’t even need to do 5x10 RDLs. We’re talking about a set of 10 prior with the empty barbell as a warmup, then maybe a set or two after if he feels good for the work. With very little load.

OK, this is definitely reasonable. I wasn't on board with signing up for 5x10 after DLs, but 1-2 sets with light-moderate weights makes sense. Will test it out on Monday!

 

[Dustin07]

Will test it out on Monday!

by monday we will have planned out the rest of your life, refinanced your mortage, sent the kids off to college and re-organized your wardrobe for you as well.

 

[akboom87]

by monday we will have planned out the rest of your life, refinanced your mortage, sent the kids off to college and re-organized your wardrobe for you as well.

What will we do for Tuesday then?

 

[Dustin07]

What will we do for Tuesday then?

I think you're next, I'm still in line.

 

[MrKleen73]

What will we do for Tuesday then?

 

[Dustin07]

OMG he gave you the perfect setup for this and I completely missed it

 

[Segansational]

by monday we will have planned out the rest of your life, refinanced your mortage, sent the kids off to college and re-organized your wardrobe for you as well.

I'm down for it. Thankfully, I have a low interest rate! But, I actually do need a new wardrobe so...

Well played sir!

 

[Segansational]

Bench Press Day

Warm up routine.

Bench, rest-pause technique:
45x10
95x8
110x5
130x5
145x7

Working on the lift command cadence as well, to get used to a stop and press. Today went smoothly for 5s.

Machine Press:
5 plates x 10
7 plates x 10
8 plates x 10

1 hr 9 mins, 177 cals.

Pre: 3/4 Notorious Rage, 2 pumps L-carnitine gel, 4 caps Rev02, 1g Choline Citrate, 1g Vit C, 10g Collagen.
Intra: Same as usual.

Notes
Good way to end the week, feeling positive overall and sleep and readiness scores have been very good lately.

Finished up my tub of Carb Surge, so will be switching to Metabolic Nutrition Glycoload this month. It's main carb source is 12g cluster dextrin per scoop.

Met with my provider yesterday. Nothing earth shattering or that we didn't discuss here. Mostly just monitoring, but with the ability to titrate up my dose pending how the test/free test results come back. No change for today.

Life Stuff
Considering a job change, potentially going back to my prior employer. Have a meeting with the hiring manager this morning. I'm a little torn about the whole thing, but wondering if I'm just getting in my head again - more about the unknown / disliking change - even if it could be a positive change.

 

[MrKleen73]

Bench Press Day

Warm up routine.

Bench, rest-pause technique:
45x10
95x8
110x5
130x5
145x7

Working on the lift command cadence as well, to get used to a stop and press. Today went smoothly for 5s.

Machine Press:
5 plates x 10
7 plates x 10
8 plates x 10

1 hr 9 mins, 177 cals.

Pre: 3/4 Notorious Rage, 2 pumps L-carnitine gel, 4 caps Rev02, 1g Choline Citrate, 1g Vit C, 10g Collagen.
Intra: Same as usual.

Notes
Good way to end the week, feeling positive overall and sleep and readiness scores have been very good lately.

Finished up my tub of Carb Surge, so will be switching to Metabolic Nutrition Glycoload this month. It's main carb source is 12g cluster dextrin per scoop.

Met with my provider yesterday. Nothing earth shattering or that we didn't discuss here. Mostly just monitoring, but with the ability to titrate up my dose pending how the test/free test results come back. No change for today.

Life Stuff
Considering a job change, potentially going back to my prior employer. Have a meeting with the hiring manager this morning. I'm a little torn about the whole thing, but wondering if I'm just getting in my head again - more about the unknown / disliking change - even if it could be a positive change.

Nice session, and as far as the possible job change, you have got to do what is best for you and your family. If you left for a better opportunity and not an issue with your previous employer and now you have an option to improve your station again by going back, then give it some hell. Of course, make sure you have some room for promotion or you are getting promoted going back, or just making enough more money than you are currently to make you feel the change was worthwhile even if you don't get a promotion any time soon.

 

[slimsaw00]

Best of luck on the life stuff man! I don’t have anything really to add other than doing what you feel is best for you and your family as MrKleen mentioned. Take some time to reflect on if it’s truly a positive/ negative and maybe reflect on why a change might be needed.

 

[Segansational]

Nice session, and as far as the possible job change, you have got to do what is best for you and your family. If you left for a better opportunity and not an issue with your previous employer and now you have an option to improve your station again by going back, then give it some hell. Of course, make sure you have some room for promotion or you are getting promoted going back, or just making enough more money than you are currently to make you feel the change was worthwhile even if you don't get a promotion any time soon.

Best of luck on the life stuff man! I don’t have anything really to add other than doing what you feel is best for you and your family as MrKleen mentioned. Take some time to reflect on if it’s truly a positive/ negative and maybe reflect on why a change might be needed.

Thanks fellas! Yeah, only way I'm going back is if I get a significant pay raise given the increased responsibility and "starting over" again.

Honestly, I get bored when things are "too easy" - not in the sense of amount of work- but more when I feel too comfortable with my own knowledge level, my own subject matter expertise. I am always looking for a bit more of a challenge I think honestly when I get in that comfort zone. There's a lot of studies out there showing the optimal range of productivity being in that sweet spot of living somewhere between a state of anxiety and psychological safety to be in a learning state. Goldilocks zone, so to speak - meaning a level of accountability and effort to drive the best results. I guess at the end of the day, I'm a life long learner - or strive to be.

Deadlift Day

Warm up routine.

RDLs:
Empty bar x 10
+20x10

DLs, DOH grip, banded pull aparts prior to each set:
45x10
65x8
95x5
100x5
115x5
130x5

No extra reps or work today on 5s.

1 hr 1 mins, 144 cals.

Pre: 3/4 Notorious Rage, 4 caps Rev02, 2 pumps L-carnitine gel, 1g Choline Citrate, 1g VitC, 10g Collagen.
Intra: 1 scoop EAA9, 1 scoop R1 Lytes, 1 scoop MN , 5g Creatine Mono.

Notes
Wasn't feeling particularly strong coming into today's session. Over the weekend just felt little niggles in my lower back for no good reason. Ran out of time again this AM. Probably need to wake up another 15 mins earlier if I want to get the hypertrophy work in, which will out me at a 5 AM wake up call - so will need to make a decision on what's more important - extra 15 mins of sleep vs some extra hypertrophy sets.

 

[Dustin07]

Over the weekend just felt little niggles in my lower back for no good reason

isn't that funny how it happens sometimes just cause? I was on my feet for about 9hrs straight both days sat and sunday, bent over things like cook pots, chicken scalders, coolers, law mower etc and by end of both days lower back was seizing up, shoulder blades tight. I've even started taking my feet more seriously on the weekends realizing I need quality shoes even for days of yard work, yet this morning woke up feeling like a million bucks after about a week of a stiff lower back. just comes and goes it seems.

 

[MrKleen73]

Thanks fellas! Yeah, only way I'm going back is if I get a significant pay raise given the increased responsibility and "starting over" again.

Honestly, I get bored when things are "too easy" - not in the sense of amount of work- but more when I feel too comfortable with my own knowledge level, my own subject matter expertise. I am always looking for a bit more of a challenge I think honestly when I get in that comfort zone. There's a lot of studies out there showing the optimal range of productivity being in that sweet spot of living somewhere between a state of anxiety and psychological safety to be in a learning state. Goldilocks zone, so to speak - meaning a level of accountability and effort to drive the best results. I guess at the end of the day, I'm a life long learner - or strive to be.

Deadlift Day

Warm up routine.

RDLs:
Empty bar x 10
+20x10

DLs, DOH grip, banded pull aparts prior to each set:
45x10
65x8
95x5
100x5
115x5
130x5

No extra reps or work today on 5s.

1 hr 1 mins, 144 cals.

Pre: 3/4 Notorious Rage, 4 caps Rev02, 2 pumps L-carnitine gel, 1g Choline Citrate, 1g VitC, 10g Collagen.
Intra: 1 scoop EAA9, 1 scoop R1 Lytes, 1 scoop MN , 5g Creatine Mono.

Notes
Wasn't feeling particularly strong coming into today's session. Over the weekend just felt little niggles in my lower back for no good reason. Ran out of time again this AM. Probably need to wake up another 15 mins earlier if I want to get the hypertrophy work in, which will out me at a 5 AM wake up call - so will need to make a decision on what's more important - extra 15 mins of sleep vs some extra hypertrophy sets.

When it comes to 15 minutes, I would opt for the thing that is going to effect your goals more. That would be getting up IMHO. I really don't think 15 minutes is a game changer with sleep unless a power nap, or you wake up in the middle of a REM sleep and it makes you a bit groggy regardless. Also 15 minutes is easy to recover on the back end if you are that tired you just go to bed 15 minutes earlier.