Jimothy's Back (and worse than ever)

[Dustin07]

didn't get up for my 5:30 alarm, so had to really fly through this one when I got to the gym.

Not a bad day, all things considered. Gonna try to knock out my cardio shortly.

hey man, good on you for getting it in.
I'm starting to subscribe to a term Hyde said not long ago, something like "Squat and Go" lol.

if I got 20 minutes to move some heavy weight real quick, I got the rest of my life for accessories.

 

[Jimbabwe]

Planning to fast today. Stomach has been kind of upset and hoping for this to act as something of a "reset" day since it's cardio only.

 

[MrKleen73]

hate to hear the gut is bitching, hopefully this does the trick.

 

[Hyde]

hey man, good on you for getting it in.
I'm starting to subscribe to a term Hyde said not long ago, something like "Squat and Go" lol.

if I got 20 minutes to move some heavy weight real quick, I got the rest of my life for accessories.

I’m surprised you didn’t recognize that idea - it’s directly from Jim Wendler, his “I’m not doing jack sh*t today” accessory template. Paraphrasing, he says there can be a time in your training life where you have earned the right to ‘squat and leave’.

Not something you want to do often or make a habit of, but sometimes there will be a day when either you just don’t need to be pushing accessories, or there’s no energy or time truly left. When you’re sick, family stuff, an injury or life thing weighing on you. Sometimes you need to settle for the steak without the potatoes for one meal. You won’t lose all your gains one time.

 

[Dustin07]

I’m surprised you didn’t recognize that idea - it’s directly from Jim Wendler, his “I’m not doing jack sh*t today” accessory template. Paraphrasing, he says there can be a time in your training life where you have earned the right to ‘squat and leave’.

Not something you want to do often or make a habit of, but sometimes there will be a day when either you just don’t need to be pushing accessories, or there’s no energy or time truly left. When you’re sick, family stuff, an injury or life thing weighing on you. Sometimes you need to settle for the steak without the potatoes for one meal. You won’t lose all your gains one time.

yessir, didn't even make the connection but I do remember that portion of the book too:

 

[Jimbabwe]

I’m surprised you didn’t recognize that idea - it’s directly from Jim Wendler, his “I’m not doing jack sh*t today” accessory template. Paraphrasing, he says there can be a time in your training life where you have earned the right to ‘squat and leave’.

Not something you want to do often or make a habit of, but sometimes there will be a day when either you just don’t need to be pushing accessories, or there’s no energy or time truly left. When you’re sick, family stuff, an injury or life thing weighing on you. Sometimes you need to settle for the steak without the potatoes for one meal. You won’t lose all your gains one time.

And you know it's good advice because no one named Jim can give bad advice.

 

[MrKleen73]

And you know it's good advice because no one named Jim can give bad advice.

Right, I remember once you told me to go f*ck myself, and I have been doing so 3 times a week ever since...

 

[Dustin07]

 

[Jimbabwe]

Right, I remember once you told me to go f*ck myself, and I have been doing so 3 times a week ever since...

And now your grip strength is off the charts, so you're welcome for that.

 

[akboom87]

Do you plan on staying in New York or that just a stepping stone along the way?

 

[Jimbabwe]

Do you plan on staying in New York or that just a stepping stone along the way?

If it were up to me, I'd already be gone. This place fucking blows.

Unfortunately, the ol' ball and chain loves it here, so I might be stuck.

 

[Dustin07]

And now your grip strength is off the charts, so you're welcome for that.

had a girl ask me a couple months ago how I built such large forearms and I was like

 

[Jimbabwe]

Things have been going poorly at work, but I've managed to hit all my regular sessions. Seems likely I'll be getting a job offer in the next week or two, so there's at least a light at the end of the tunnel.

Legs this AM:

Atlantis Leg Extension: 310 x 8, 280 x 8 (will do 1-leg going forward)
Atlantis Seated Ham Curl: 190 x 7, 170 x 7
Atlantis Adduction: 280 x 7, 260 x 6
Cybex Calf Press: 310 x 7, 275 x 8
Kneeling Glute Isolator: 190 x 8, 190 x 6
Atlantis Pendulum Squat: 125 x 8, 110 x 6
45 Degree Hyper: 225 x 6, 180 x 6

Gonna knock my cardio out a bit later this evening.

 

[gphagan1]

Hope the job offer works out.

 

[akboom87]

If it were up to me, I'd already be gone. This place fucking blows.

Unfortunately, the ol' ball and chain loves it here, so I might be stuck.

Yeah I get that man was just curious because doesn’t seem like it’s all that great out there.

 

[MrKleen73]

Hope you get that offer!

 

[Dustin07]

Seems likely I'll be getting a job offer in the next week or two, so there's at least a light at the end of the tunnel.

right on! it will be nice putting in 80hr weeks for someone else finally.

 

[Hyde]

Nice session. Hang in there and best of luck on that potential offer!

 

[Jimbabwe]

right on! it will be nice putting in 80hr weeks for someone else finally.

Expectation is closer to 45-50 lol. If they have me doing 80s there too, I'd just as well go back to the firm and pocket the little extra change.

Usually in-house counsel gigs are much more regular hours and don't require the "always online" availability of firms.

Trade a little compensation for that, but in this case only about $20k hit to all in-comp (and includes RSUs, so some real potential value in that) as a trade-off for better WLB.

 

[Jimbabwe]

Yeah I get that man was just curious because doesn’t seem like it’s all that great out there.

It's the worst place I've ever lived by far, and I was in the Army once.

 

[gphagan1]

It's the worst place I've ever lived by far, and I was in the Army once.

And it looks like Mamdani is only making it worse.

 

[Jimbabwe]

And it looks like Mamdani is only making it worse.‍

Negligible difference. Mayor here has basically no power to do, well, anything. And certainly not any of the things he promised.

 

[Jimbabwe]

Did just get a verbal offer (different gig than I was mentioning before, would be at a bank in their legal department) and they came in higher than the other offer and honestly higher than I'm currently making (a haircut below what I'd make next year if I stayed to Jan 2028 to get my bonus).

So I'm probably gonna formally accept that and look to start in early August, because anyone paying me what I make now and with better WLB is really pitching a masterclass.

 

[Dustin07]

Did just get a verbal offer (different gig than I was mentioning before, would be at a bank in their legal department) and they came in higher than the other offer and honestly higher than I'm currently making (a haircut below what I'd make next year if I stayed to Jan 2028 to get my bonus).

So I'm probably gonna formally accept that and look to start in early August, because anyone paying me what I make now and with better WLB is really pitching a masterclass.

Are you doing anything with AI, in terms of learning or become aware of how its starting to develop in the legal field? I imagine depending on how long you want to do law work, mastering AI would keep you ahead of the game. The reason I bring that up is some of my fortune 100/500 customers have moved vast amounts of their accounting departments to AI already. The folks who are accountants and can learn AI, are then worth far more when their AI agent replaces 6 desk workers and they stay to manage the AI.

I am doing the same with my manufacturing company. This month we are integrating a costing technology for my engineering department that should make it so my engineers are worth more (aka I can pay them more) instead of hiring 5 more people to fill desks. We are also working it into scheduling, production, work instructions (think lego) etc.

 

[Jimbabwe]

Are you doing anything with AI, in terms of learning or become aware of how its starting to develop in the legal field? I imagine depending on how long you want to do law work, mastering AI would keep you ahead of the game. The reason I bring that up is some of my fortune 100/500 customers have moved vast amounts of their accounting departments to AI already. The folks who are accountants and can learn AI, are then worth far more when their AI agent replaces 6 desk workers and they stay to manage the AI.

I am doing the same with my manufacturing company. This month we are integrating a costing technology for my engineering department that should make it so my engineers are worth more (aka I can pay them more) instead of hiring 5 more people to fill desks. We are also working it into scheduling, production, work instructions (think lego) etc.

My firm rolled out a few different AI platforms for us to use in our day-to-day in Q1 this year, and I've gotten pretty proficient with those. They definitely work as helpful places to start with drafting contracts and the like but require a lot of reworking.

Similar to assigning anything to a junior associate, really lol.

 

[Dustin07]

Similar to assigning anything to a junior associate, really lol.

Thats exactly right and short term I think thats how it should be seen. I've told my engineers the AI is an assitant data dump, you are the human accountable for the end results. the goal of the AI is to consolidate the tedious work but you have to audit it.

I would speculate that AI is going to become VERY relevant in your world even for human consultants to help businesses who are trying to integrate AI. My biz for example needs to maintain ITAR, ISO, AS9200, CMMC compliance (among others) so closed garden technology is crucial and legal consultation is going to be important for small businesses trying to figure out where they can even legally utilize it.