Segansational's Motivation Log
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Rockslide
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Making me want to get back to the mountains. I’m going to have to start a different log for my Alaska hunt when I eventually get around to getting one set up and go up and down 6000-10000 feet for a week with 65 lbs of gear on my back.
I would beg my wife to move to northern Wyoming if she could work there. Unfortunately though it wouldn’t work for her job. I’m about as rural as she can be right now , that part of the country is a different type of rural though and can’t just commute 90 miles when it’s snowing 2 inches an hour for a week.
I would beg my wife to move to northern Wyoming if she could work there. Unfortunately though it wouldn’t work for her job. I’m about as rural as she can be right now , that part of the country is a different type of rural though and can’t just commute 90 miles when it’s snowing 2 inches an hour for a week.
akboom87
Well-known member
What kinda hunt you planning sheep?
Did a moose hunt back in 2019 up there was a blast. But kinda cheating I grew up there so my buddies still live there so I just go out with them.
Segansational
Well-known member
We flew into Bozeman and drove to West Yellowstone to start. From there we made essentially 3 stops in the park, starting with Old Faithful, Grand Primsatic, and the lower loop, then on to Lake Yellowstone, then through Hayden Valley up to the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone / Canyon Lodge, then on to Norris Geyser Basin and the upper loop on the way to Mammoth Hot Springs and finally on back to Bozeman. So basically went from the West entrance and headed our way out the North entrance. We went over a period of 5 days total.
Not crowded at all! We went literally at the end of the season (as in Canyon Lodge services was closing the day after we departed), but also got lucky the weather was perfect - it had snowed the week before - but we didn't see any trace of it.
If I had to pick one thing, seeing the Grand Prismatic Spring from the Overlook was the most unique and completely stunning view. But a close second for me was Norris Geyser Basin with all of the different geothermal features - seeing the steam rising off the ground and being treated to an unexpected geyser erupting for a good 5-7 mins and actually getting "rained" on from it, was absolutely surreal. There's just nothing else like the landscapes anywhere out east. Coming from a city and even green, flat farmland in PA, seeing mountains, rivers, and everything else is truly a sight to see.
The best animal experience was seeing the bison. On the first day we drove into the park cars were backed up on the entrance road, and a minute or so later we found out why. This guy was just casually walking down the road on the opposite side and walked right by our car window!
We did see just a handful or elk, one in the distance with antlers, but not nearly as many as we expected to see. Was hoping to see more as we heard it was elk rut season, but honestly didn't see very many out and about at all.
So, that thought definitely dawned on us as we were driving on the one road back to town. The snow plow markers on the road were several feet high - at least two to 3 times what I'm used to seeing back east. So that's a good indication of what they're in for during the winter!!
Segansational
Well-known member
Bench - 5/3/1 Day
Wamr up routine.
Rotator cuff exercises, resistance bands.
Bench Press:
Warm ups,
45x10
95x8
Working sets,
135x5
150x3
165x2 - 1+ rx'd
175x1 - hit 1 easy rep, estimating this to be at about 85% capacity.
Was shooting for that last set to be about 90%, but was a hair easier than expected. Would put me right about 205# as my top set 1RM for my last attempt assuming my estimate of 85% capacity is right. So, I will likely take 165# as my opener for confidence, and then jump to about 180-185# for attempt 2, and then make a call from there whether I can go 195-205.
Hypertrophy work:
Machine Chest Press:
6 plates x 10
7 plates x 10,10
This basically felt like speed work this AM.
1 hr 3 mins, 179 cals.
Pre: 3/4 Notorious Rage, 1g Choline Citrate, 1g Vit C, 10g Collagen, 2 pumps L-carnitine gel, 3 soft gels NuligoXT.
Intra: Same as usual.
Notes
Debated trying to go a little higher today to handle 185+ this AM, but ultimately opted not to at this point, as coming in unfatigued and uninjured is still goal #1. Fairly confident with how 175 moved that 185 is there. I won't be hitting anything heavy on bench from here on out, with one more "peak" tomorrow for DLs due to my schedule - and then a deload week / light touches with 2.5 weeks left.
But counter my approach if others think differently!
Wamr up routine.
Rotator cuff exercises, resistance bands.
Bench Press:
Warm ups,
45x10
95x8
Working sets,
135x5
150x3
165x2 - 1+ rx'd
175x1 - hit 1 easy rep, estimating this to be at about 85% capacity.
Was shooting for that last set to be about 90%, but was a hair easier than expected. Would put me right about 205# as my top set 1RM for my last attempt assuming my estimate of 85% capacity is right. So, I will likely take 165# as my opener for confidence, and then jump to about 180-185# for attempt 2, and then make a call from there whether I can go 195-205.
Hypertrophy work:
Machine Chest Press:
6 plates x 10
7 plates x 10,10
This basically felt like speed work this AM.
1 hr 3 mins, 179 cals.
Pre: 3/4 Notorious Rage, 1g Choline Citrate, 1g Vit C, 10g Collagen, 2 pumps L-carnitine gel, 3 soft gels NuligoXT.
Intra: Same as usual.
Notes
Debated trying to go a little higher today to handle 185+ this AM, but ultimately opted not to at this point, as coming in unfatigued and uninjured is still goal #1. Fairly confident with how 175 moved that 185 is there. I won't be hitting anything heavy on bench from here on out, with one more "peak" tomorrow for DLs due to my schedule - and then a deload week / light touches with 2.5 weeks left.
But counter my approach if others think differently!
gphagan1
Legend
I could see how you would pick the Grand Prismatic Spring from the Overlook as the best view. Seeing pictures of it and on videos it really looks like you’re on another planet. We would love to go see it….ha, my wife and I were talking about Yellowstone yesterday, because your trip got me to thinking about it, so we pulled up some stuff online just to get an idea of what it would take for us to plan a trip next Summer, and when we got done she said “well then when are we going?”
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Dustin07
Legend
thats awesome, I've never been but my brother went up a few times for fishing and moose hunting and my wife and I ended up with a lot of fish in the freezer! for a while he had a partnership with a fisherman up there and would basically act as his distributor down here.
Ohhhhh I think I remember that, was that the one that smelled like farts??
amen brother. this is one of the reasons my wife and I will never leave PNW despite how horrible the taxes and politics are getting. I think the straw that broke the camels back for me was going to Costa Rica, which was one of my all time favorite trips ever, and then flying home over Mt Rainier and the Puget Sound, then crossing our giant bridge and just realizing how much bigger everything is here at home. We have so many friends and family that have noped out of this state for the politics and gone to Arizona, Florida, and Texas, but I could never leave Puget Sound and Mt Rainier. Thats my mountain. Everyone out here stakes a claim on Rainier
lol
Dustin07
Legend
man it seems like 531 and this meet prep have you lifting a lot more weight with a lot more intention lately, good to see you putting up nice numbers! Imagine where you'd be in a year if you stuck with this.