Glad to see you getting back into it for real!
Yeah, I really enjoyed having a layout to follow today too! Now with set goals for calories and a workout plan with a set but flexible template I am ready to go. That is why I went with the Fortitude training, all the pump work can be changed at any point and really even the load stuff as well but it needs tracked and uses a beat the log book mentality.Glad to see you getting back into it for real!
Oh no, definitely not ready yet, still not 100% sure if I will at all or not. I will more than likely hold out and get myself in better shape, lean up a little bit and see what I am working with.Don’t rush the juice. Get in your groove and milk those easy weeks first and set yourself up for the blast. That’s what will have you looking like a different person come early spring.
Exactly, no reason to close the book on it, I can just turn the page.Just start a new Chapter in this log, just like your life.
How long has is been without smoking? I smoked ciggs for over 20 years. It’s been almost 2 years for me, but unfortunately I vape nicotine still. Quitting this **** is my next step.i go thru less then 2 cartridges a week. I don’t stink like smoke anymore, I’m not out of breath, no more stained teeth, not coughing up black nasty stuff and it’s cheaper then a pack a day!Oh yeah on the quitting smoking side of things... I had another temper situation yesterday, it gets to be like a freight train once it gets moving it is very hard to stop. I told myself calm down you know why this is pissing you off more than normal but the wildfire was burning and there was a strong wind feeding it. Had someone in a high up position being very condescending while making tons of mistakes and communicating poorly. When I pointed out that the communication had gotten confusing due to conflicting instruction he comes back finally stating a completely different set of instruction than originally stated ignoring his mistakes as if it had been what he was saying the whole time and says he can't be any clearer with a string of exclamation points...
Condescension is something I can not stand for anyone to do to anyone but especially to me and when you are obviously in the wrong... Normally I could have just gotten annoyed and kept my cool but I got hot as hell,. Became a bit unprofessional (behind closed doors though) then had to take a walk, hit the CBD vape and call my wife to vent her in order to not sabotage myself.
I had not used my CBD yesterday up to that point, and I think it would have helped a bit because it did help calm me some after. Then I got hungry... LOL
I struggles with being surrounded by dickheads when I quit smoking weed all the time.Oh yeah on the quitting smoking side of things... I had another temper situation yesterday, it gets to be like a freight train once it gets moving it is very hard to stop. I told myself calm down you know why this is pissing you off more than normal but the wildfire was burning and there was a strong wind feeding it. Had someone in a high up position being very condescending while making tons of mistakes and communicating poorly. When I pointed out that the communication had gotten confusing due to conflicting instruction he comes back finally stating a completely different set of instruction than originally stated ignoring his mistakes as if it had been what he was saying the whole time and says he can't be any clearer with a string of exclamation points...
Condescension is something I can not stand for anyone to do to anyone but especially to me and when you are obviously in the wrong... Normally I could have just gotten annoyed and kept my cool but I got hot as hell,. Became a bit unprofessional (behind closed doors though) then had to take a walk, hit the CBD vape and call my wife to vent her in order to not sabotage myself.
I had not used my CBD yesterday up to that point, and I think it would have helped a bit because it did help calm me some after. Then I got hungry... LOL
Yeah the CBD I have is a sativa based CBD relaxes and chills but not as much as the indica based one I have to help me fall asleep. By the way to be clear I meant smoking weed and the last time I smoked it was 2 Sundays ago so like 16 days now? I just happened to smoke enough of it over the last couple of years to have to deal with some psychological withdrawal issues.How long has is been without smoking? I smoked ciggs for over 20 years. It’s been almost 2 years for me, but unfortunately I vape nicotine still. Quitting this **** is my next step.i go thru less then 2 cartridges a week. I don’t stink like smoke anymore, I’m not out of breath, no more stained teeth, not coughing up black nasty stuff and it’s cheaper then a pack a day!
Your colleague sounds like a cunt! Way to keep it chill and vape it out. I prefer a cbd/sativa blend. It’s relaxing without feeling stupid.
Thanks, luckily not my boss as in not my supervisor, I am IT for a very large law firm and he is a partner from the Paris office so rudeness is not really a surprise just hard to deal with in my current situation. That and like I mentioned I can not stand condescension, I don't like witnessing it toward others or experiencing it first hand. One of the reasons I am liked and respected at my firm is that I know my position but demand to be treated as equal. People respect that even people in power. Well unless they are.... fill in the blank with all the colorful things we could say here!I struggles with being surrounded by dickheads when I quit smoking weed all the time.
I think from an external perspective, you dealt with your boss really well. In the end, you forced him to properly articulate his instruction.
I can’t even imagine? bro I’ve take my weed with me to countries that have the death penalty for drugs. I am on day five without alcohol! Ha French people suck! Except the hot hairy chicks, lol stay strong bro!Yeah the CBD I have is a sativa based CBD relaxes and chills but not as much as the indica based one I have to help me fall asleep. By the way to be clear I meant smoking weed and the last time I smoked it was 2 Sundays ago so like 16 days now? I just happened to smoke enough of it over the last couple of years to have to deal with some psychological withdrawal issues.
Lucky for me not a colleague, a partner in the firm I work for but from one of the international offices.
Thanks, luckily not my boss as in not my supervisor, I am IT for a very large law firm and he is a partner from the Paris office so rudeness is not really a surprise just hard to deal with in my current situation. That and like I mentioned I can not stand condescension, I don't like witnessing it toward others or experiencing it first hand. One of the reasons I am liked and respected at my firm is that I know my position but demand to be treated as equal. People respect that even people in power. Well unless they are.... fill in the blank with all the colorful things we could say here!
Yeah. It isn't easy when you have smoked your whole life. Normally I was functional and able to handle everything but between having a mentally and physically incapacitated verbally abusive Mother In Law come live with us for a year then having the house all jacked up from Hurricane Harvey I started to lean on it and smoke all the time to the point it was a problem. Unfortunately slowing it down and controlling it wasn't working so it had to just stop. I got kids and a house that needs attention plus about to start pushing my online coaching stuff a bit. I got all of my certs and stuff just before all of that happened then never got it off the ground. So I need to be 100% to finally get that stuff moving.I can’t even imagine? bro I’ve take my weed with me to countries that have the death penalty for drugs. I am on day five without alcohol! Ha French people suck! Except the hot hairy chicks, lol stay strong bro!
Yeah, and that is what my boss reminded me of too. I made him aware incase the guy tried to complain about me challenging him. However I talked to the partner here's assistant and she said the guy from Paris is just a Dick. His assistant and her have had many colorful discussions about him and his attitude. Now she won't assist him anymore when he needs help here in the US. She went to the director of Legal Secretaries here and told them about his behavior and got permission to turn him down and refer him to Business resources if he ever asks her for help. So happy it wasn't just me.Europeans are notoriously rude... especially the French. Some mean to be and others it’s just how they talk. Annoying as hell though in such a global time
Thanks! Yeah, I won't pick it back up until after my girl is out of school, if at all. I don't want her to see it as something okay to get herself into. She has seen some of the problems it can cause first hand now when not used responsibly which is good because it will deter her and we are a compulsive bunch. So better she not want it and see the improvements I make when really focusing on the things I should be. I can save that stuff for a better time in life like retirement, or after she is out of the house and I am not trying to get things going if I decide to go back to it at all.Damn sorry about all that drama with the hurricane and in-laws that has to be stressful.
I don’t blame you for cutting the ganja out of life for the time being. Nothing wrong with making time for the kids and more time for you to get your training business off the ground. Good luck with that by the way!
Was I reading that correctly back to back protein shakes Intra and post, what are you doing for pre workout macros?
Thanks and it definitely is! That 225 let me know who was boss after the 200x12 on leg extension but I think the 185x12 was a lot for not having done them in so long and how hard they make it to breathe especially when the core isn't ready for it. I was winded after the 185x12 on fronts! On top of that running through all three before moving on to the next set definitely builds up the fatigue quickly.I dig that session a lot, very efficient building IMO.
Mad props for even making time for the gym.Thanks! Yeah, I won't pick it back up until after my girl is out of school, if at all. I don't want her to see it as something okay to get herself into. She has seen some of the problems it can cause first hand now when not used responsibly which is good because it will deter her and we are a compulsive bunch. So better she not want it and see the improvements I make when really focusing on the things I should be. I can save that stuff for a better time in life like retirement, or after she is out of the house and I am not trying to get things going if I decide to go back to it at all.
Yeah you read that right, and my pre workout macros right now are the dinner from the night before. Here is a synopsis of how my mornings are going right now. I just started back up on morning lifts so it isn't perfected yet.
4:15 AM - Wake up, brush teeth, yada, yada, yada.
4:20ish -Take pre workout, go get dressed for gym
4:35ish - Make 1/2 gallon intra drink w 2 scoops protein, + salt, and sugar free coolaid. When I have a good carb powder I will add that into the mix. Begin drinking intra drink, and review my workout plan so I know what I am doing when i get to the gym.
4:45 - Leave for gym
4:55 - get out of car and start moving to get blood flow started up and wait for the doors to open @ 5AM
6:15 AM - I must be on my way home or I am running behind.
6:25 AM Get home and finish anything I have left in my half gallon shaker. Shower and get ready for work.
7:15 at the latest I need to be in the car or my wife has a very decent chance of being late to work. She has to be there @8:00AM in Downtown Houston... Not easy! I drop her off go to my work, and then try to prepare my post workout meal and shove it down the hatch by 8:30AM before I clock in.
Sometimes I can manage to squeeze in making some eggs to take to work with me and have some cream of rice or oats with that. Also if I have left overs that fit the bill I will take those as well. If not I will have a 2nd shake with cream of rice and peanut butter to get in about the same macros as 6 eggs and a tbls of olive oil.
It's a make due kind of situation but it works well.
I used to workout at a 24Hour Fitness and when I got up in the mornings for that I got up @ 3:45AM and was at the gym by 4:30 which gave me more time to make breakfast. However, I don't see any issue with getting 100g of protein a day from shakes, they are very easy on my digestive system and you really can not beat the bio-availability, or amino acid profile of whey. Plus gram for gram one of the cheapest ways to get your protein in. I would prefer to have my eggs in the morning though. Not because I think there is something magical about whole foods, but because they are more tasty and filling. Don't get me wrong I value whole foods for my meals but when it comes down to it I will turn to whey in times wear I need things to be convenient. I am considering going back to 24 Hour Fitness for some of my lifts plus once my garage gym is back in full working order I will go out there more often than not and that will give me more time for whole food situations.
Thanks and it definitely is! That 225 let me know who was boss after the 200x12 on leg extension but I think the 185x12 was a lot for not having done them in so long and how hard they make it to breathe especially when the core isn't ready for it. I was winded after the 185x12 on fronts! On top of that running through all three before moving on to the next set definitely builds up the fatigue quickly.
I am at a tracked 2400 for the day so far and will be saving that last 1000 for the concert / concert hall food... May end up over but with the lower deficits and low carbs on burn days it will all even out.
Yeah when i wait until night time I will often end up wrapped up in something for the family and not get my workouts in.Mad props for even making time for the gym.
Holy cow, that’s an early start. You and I both have crazy abnormal schedules and for us find time “you” with you wife and family “me” snowboarding and mountain biking juggling all of this and working out and having a spot on diet is nearly impossible.
I might suggest you try nighttime protein pudding to hold you over until the next morning. It taste amazing!! Then have lite carb lite protein meal before the gym. Then save half the amount of protein intra for post workout. Just a thought.
Yeah everything needs to be adjusted when working out at the as$ crack of dawn. When I’m not worried about my carb intake I prefer cream of rice pre workout as well. Usually with some hemp seeds and a little banana.Yeah when i wait until night time I will often end up wrapped up in something for the family and not get my workouts in.
When saying night time protein pudding are you referring to a brand, or using casein with some recipe or what?
I normally will have a whole food meal prior to bed, with the schedule dinner is typically around 8:00PM. Even when keeping carbs lower on those days i will have the bulk of them before bed to get them into the muscle and ready for the mornings workout. Like last night I had 3 servings of au gratin potatoes before bed. I still get a pretty massive pump even without carbs in the morning due to this.
If morning training I prefer to get most of my calories intra and post workout, my digestion is a bit slow and eating whole food close to my workout often makes me ill. Eating whole food right after a workout while still amped up is very hard for me as well. It took me a while to be able to handle whey during but it is better than just aminos unless you have the money to drop on EEA's. I have found that it is hard for me to get sore when I have a solid intra drink and most of my carbs in the 2-4 hours post workout. I would benefit performance-wise getting some carbs in prior to the workout though. However for hypertrophy it is a non issue.
Not dismissing the idea though and definitely want to know about the night time protein pudding.
Yep that is gonna go in the recipe book! Sounds great! You know what else is a great snack, just plain old cottage cheese, splenda or sugar to sweeten and cinnamon. I go through periods where I will have a cup of that before bed to hold me over too. When lower carb I look forward to that, was like a treat for the end of the night.Yeah everything needs to be adjusted when working out at the as$ crack of dawn. When I’m not worried about my carb intake I prefer cream of rice pre workout as well. Usually with some hemp seeds and a little banana.
Yes casein is part of the protein pudding.
1/2 cup cottage cheese
1 scoop chocolate casein
1 Tbls of peanut butter
1/8 cup of plant based chocolate milk.
I blend it all up in my blend tec until all the lumps are gone and add it to a bowl. Then I add the casein 1/2 scoop at a time. ( if you blend everything all at once it becomes to thick and hard to get out of blender) Mix in casien by hand, and put back in the fridge for 10 minutes. It taste like chocolate peanut butter cheesecake . Slow release protein!
Perfect at night..
Calories 300
Protein 43g
Carbs 9g
Sugar 4g
Sat fat 2g
@BOSSMANDUH!!!
Hope you get the joke....
Maybe he’s a tough guy...@BOSSMAN
Don't be so hard on yourself, I think you are The Good Guy!
Oh it was amazing!That meal sounds Awesome !!
You telling him he has a hard on? Lol@BOSSMAN
Don't be so hard on yourself, I think you are The Good Guy!
It is but also fun. You know how that goes. That is part of why I picked this program too, it kind of keeps the weights in check due to the building fatigue. Will help with my shoulders and stuff.I'm thinking about doing some painting in the ol' garage between semesters. Not sure I want to commit to it yet, because I'm a bum. So checking in on your updates always makes me feel extra lazy lol.
Training looks brutal. I've been cutting my rest recently too, and it makes everything so much harder to do.
LMAO, Hopefully he knows when he has one, but maybe he just shouldn't beat himself down so much!You telling him he has a hard on? Lol
makes me remember how much my shoulders are always lagging hahaPainting is one of my least favorite things to do !!
I don't mind the actual painting but the prep work sucks and i am not looking forward to all of the masking.Painting is one of my least favorite things to do !!
Yeah this will be a chore but I did buy an airless sprayer so hopefully once prep work is done it is a lot less labor intensive.makes me remember how much my shoulders are always lagging haha
if its a plastic cable, you can shave it down a tad so that it fits in your case... i had to do this with one of mine to make it workBeen a rough couple of days at the house with personal stuff. Haven't been able to get to the gym but needed to be there for my family.
Very frustrated as I was all set to go to the gym this morning but my new phone charging cable apparently wasn't seated in the port all the way because it is a little too fat to get through my phone case without shoving it in so my phone was dead this morning, and a dead phone doesn't sound an alarm.
Crappy thing was I woke up twice thinking I must not be sleeping well because I would wake up thinking the alarm was going off. I listened and it wasn't, so I went back to sleep. Obviously my mental alarm clock was trying to get me up when I know I am supposed to wake up. I won't look at my phone in the middle of the night to see the time because that wakes me up and I won't get back to sleep. So now I am frustrated having missed a lift day completely while trying to get back into things more seriously.
I am definitely going to lift tonight, I think we reached a point of resolution with stuff at the house, and a good lift is exactly what I need to get things feeling better in my mind.
I kept calories low both days so at least my diet was in check with totals being right at 2200 each day. Dead lifts are on the agenda for tonight so I am really looking forward to getting into that and unleashing some of this pent up frustration. Nothing like a dead lift session for some Iron Therapy!
@booneman77 , Great idea! I don't want to miss another morning lift over something silly like that. Too bad I can't give you reps any more...if its a plastic cable, you can shave it down a tad so that it fits in your case... i had to do this with one of mine to make it work
haha just don't do it like me and use the single blade you jailbroke from a disposable razor... you will cut you fingers too ha (hotel life makes you get creative)@booneman77 , Great idea! I don't want to miss another morning lift over something silly like that. Too bad I can't give you reps any more...
That’s sounds annoying man. I hope that pain issue works itself out. I have a pinched nerve that I’ve been dealing with for months now. It’s somewhere in lower left lat back area. Anyway it makes my left hand go numb on and off throughout the day. Luckily no pain. It’s almost the identical numbness CTS you get from HGH. Believe or not i know a few guys that have permanently numb toes and fingers from hgh.Nah I will file it down.
Crappy afternoon something in my neck started bothering me and by the end of the day I had pains radiating down both traps, not sure if my scalenes are just extremely tight due to a knot of if there was some sort of neerve entrapment but I spent all night icing it I was in so much pain. No workout and this morning it felt a lot better but like if I pushed it that it would flare right back up so I did not get to do any deadlifts or anything else for that matter. Icing it off an on today to try to get any extra inflammation down and will try to get some blood into the area but not going to push working out until tomorrow at the earliest. Also trying to find an in network Chiro or therapist that does some sort of myofascial release today. It's not easy but I obviously need it.
Awesome to see you in here Doc! It seems like forever so assuming you already made it through school!How's it hangin stranger?
Feel like I need a good log to follow to help with some motivation in the wake up early to lift department. Also would be nice to see how youve been doing. Next break I'll catch up on this log.
Yeah it is, especially with how excited I was most of the day to be doing some deadlifts. It is still tight back there but no twinges, so hoping it was just a knot pulling on the area or swelling over a nerve center. I will lift tomorrow but will be smart and avoid deads for a few more days. Instead i will opt for a full body pump session or something.That’s sounds annoying man. I hope that pain issue works itself out. I have a pinched nerve that I’ve been dealing with for months now. It’s somewhere in lower left lat back area. Anyway it makes my left hand go numb on and off throughout the day. Luckily no pain. It’s almost the identical numbness CTS you get from HGH. Believe or not i know a few guys that have permanently numb toes and fingers from hgh.
Awesome to see you in here Doc! It seems like forever so assuming you already made it through school!
Hope to see you on more often!
Yeah it is, especially with how excited I was most of the day to be doing some deadlifts. It is still tight back there but no twinges, so hoping it was just a knot pulling on the area or swelling over a nerve center. I will lift tomorrow but will be smart and avoid deads for a few more days. Instead i will opt for a full body pump session or something.
Going to go see my daughter perform at the high school football game, their team is undefeated so far this year. So that will be fun to watch and a test for how this will hold up after sitting on bleachers. I can believe it about the numbness, been thinking this scapular instability might be nerve entrapment related anyway and yesterday when the pain radiated down it connected to that area so give me hope that some soft tissue work might fix me right up. Would be awesome to be able to press with some intensity again. Still want to get back in and try to break 1500, and also do another show. So hopefully can get this resolved here soon. Just have to find someone in network. We just hit the 12000 out of pocket family max for in network so if i can find a soft tissue person I can probably get squared away without any extra expense!
Thanks for that suggestion, I just looked and apparently my insurance doesn't have any of them in-network... So I got a list of Ortho's and PT's and am going to try to get in to see one ASAP.Yep made it through school now Im in residency. Meaning I will try and swing by more often but will probably be working most of the time lol. That and Im a dad now....so even less time lol
Hopefully some soft tissue work helps. If you can find a DO who did a fellowship in neuromuscular medicine, they specialize in all that, and while in school i got some of my professors and classmates to treat the various gym related injuries I acquired. Good stuff.
Man, I can't imagine when my little nugget is your daughters age...scary to think how fast time will fly by.
We are in the same boat man. I hope it’s nothing serious and you kick it quickly. This happens to me every year when the seasons change. Here in CO it can co from 80* to 30* in one day. I know It’s hard to enjoy the downtime when the gym is calling you. I feel guilty some days.Thanks for that suggestion, I just looked and apparently my insurance doesn't have any of them in-network... So I got a list of Ortho's and PT's and am going to try to get in to see one ASAP.
Oh yeah you are right at this time in her life time flies by, as a matter of fact there isn't enough of it to go around.
I got in a nice upper body pump session Saturday and really enjoyed it then went to my daughters Band competition, they got all 1's which is the highest score! So proud of her! While I was there my skin was a bit sensitive, and on the way home I got the chills, and I asked my wife if maybe I got sunburned. She laughs and says Uhm no, we were in the shade silly. I said Oh no, I think I have fever, 30 minutes later I am shivering like a newborn fawn running a 102 fever. Pretty sure it was Strep, took antibiotics and still ended up missing work yesterday....
At work today and dying to get into the gym!!! Gonna take it a little easy but gonna get it in for sure!!!
Thanks @Rocket3015 I just want to lean up enough to get the fat under the chest back down at a minimum, but once I get going I may get the fever and want to cut up like you do! You set a pretty high bar!Looking Pretty good at 208 !!