Slicin' and Dicin'

[Dustin07]

Tonight for the first time, we completely closed the loop. 100% of what was on the table, we grew / raised.

Yesterday I butchered a Cornish cross and a freedom ranger so we could taste test both birds side by side (the freedom ranger won)

The rest will get another couple weeks to grow out. But dinner was delicious and I had enough leftover chicken to prep my lunches for the week.

 

[Dustin07]

Yes I went back for seconds, yes the purple is mashed potatoes. There's also apple butter on the veggies my wife made from the apples we picked last weekend.

 

[gphagan1]

Homegrown, fresh, and delicious for the win…you can’t beat that.

 

[Segansational]

Hey man! Nice work on the lifts lately!

Also, very cool about the all homegrown plate of food.

You're doing something right in life for sure!

 

[gphagan1]

Bench
5 x 95
5 x 120, 150
3 x 175

3 x 205, 235
6 x 265 (PR)

Joker
1 x 285, 295
13 x 225 (BIG CLEAN PR)

BBB
4 x 10 x 150
1 x 20 x 150

Hoist shoulder press
2 x 15

Matrix lateral raises
3 x 13

Hoist dips
40 x 155
12 x 255

Notes
Worth noting I'm raw dogging life with nothing but preWO and a little creatine. I'll make a supplement purchase next payday but haven't decided what yet. Trying to be extra frugal at the moment.

Awesome bro sesh with my boy tho that 13 rep set was

He broke up with his girl last night so I tried to teach him the way of the brokenhearted and I think it went well. He snagged a double at 265 today and then gave me a run on the machines.

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Congrats on the PRs….265x6 and 225x13 is awesome. Love that cover too.
Glad your boy was able to see the truth with that girl before getting too deep. Oh yeah, being big man on campus…he will have his pick.

 

[Dustin07]

Congrats on the PRs….265x6 and 225x12 is awesome. Love that cover too.
Glad your boy was able to see the truth with that girl before getting too deep. Oh yeah, being big man on campus…he will have his pick.

he's been watching my progress lately and ended up downloading the 531 app himself, I'm pumped about that. it will give him a little more direction while he's training on his own during summer break...

 

[Hyde]

Thanks man, this one was another one of those PRs that almost felt better than a 1RM because I know its there. the 1rm PR is there for the taking I'm certain if I prepped for a peak week, but right now my regular training is going to train right through it I think if I stay the course and that was my goal back in May when I started this off. One of these days I'm going to knock out my working set and my joker rep is going to be a PR I think.




Amen. I told him she kept trying to show him she was trouble and he kept trying to show her how great she is. I said it says a lot about your character to think so highly of her and to believe in her, but when a woman keeps showing you she's shitty, at some point you need to just assume she's being honest with you and let her be shitty to someone else.

The upside is, I see a small relief in him, a load off his shoulders, more happiness already which is a sad state for a 17 year old to be able to see the difference, but I'm optimistic. I told him "the timing couldn't be better. You're going to be a Senior next month. you're king of the school. surrounded by a bunch of hotties who are all going to know you, look up to you, know you are chasing the all time school squat record and wrestling varsity. this is no time to be tied down" haha



I hate to say a cover is better than the original but it competes for sure!

Agreed on all accounts!

Yeah the thing about training is, it almost works better if you don’t focus on 1RM. If the work is just progressing, you don’t need to test singles - you know you’re getting stronger.

 

[Dustin07]

Squats
7 x 95
5 x 135, 170
3 x 200

3 x 235, 270
6 x 300 (PR)

Joker
1 x 325, 345

BBB
10 x 225
4 x 10 x 170

Matrix leg press
10 x +180, +270, +360

Notes
Another PR but only because I've never attempted more than 5s in this area. Once I break 6 at 315+ the PRs are more legit, imo.

Took some extra credit on the BBB today. I like this new matrix leg press! Great ROM, just feels good.

Rest day tomorrow.

 

[gphagan1]

Squats
7 x 95
5 x 135, 170
3 x 200

3 x 235, 270
6 x 300 (PR)

Joker
1 x 325, 345

BBB
10 x 225
4 x 10 x 170

Matrix leg press
10 x +180, +270, +360

Notes
Another PR but only because I've never attempted more than 5s in this area. Once I break 6 at 315+ the PRs are more legit, imo.

Took some extra credit on the BBB today. I like this new matrix leg press! Great ROM, just feels good.

Rest day tomorrow.
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PR city up in here now….congrats on the PR.

 

[Dustin07]

PR city up in here now….congrats on the PR.

Thanks man, every day is a new effort and I'm trying to self regulate mentally a bit to avoid burnout without getting fat. I'm at that upward climb now. Well past all plateaus. Now it's a matter of taking care of the cns and mind while I keep pushing.

When I was hitting my squats today I was like who cares how much it is, it's 200lbs less that Hyde did I was like F this. It's LIGHT WEIGHT BABY!

to be honest though, it was slightly more than a peanut

 

[MrKleen73]

Some great training going on in here lately, congrats on the OR's, you have to be loving it right now.

Good thing the boy recognizes he is in a better situation now that it is over. Far better than pining away like a lost puppy.

 

[Dustin07]

Some great training going on in here lately, congrats on the OR's, you have to be loving it right now.

Riding that wave best I can!
I get in my head prior to each session, gym sessions always feel like mini-meets/competitions so I tend to over stimulate and worry about what-ifs. But confidence level is high that I can handle current rx'd weights even if I can't overachieve on a given day. I just gotta keep the mind in check-

Good thing the boy recognizes he is in a better situation now that it is over. Far better than pining away like a lost puppy.

yeah he's struggling a bit and since today is a 'rest' day for me I told him we could get together for a bro lunch if he wants to meet me at work- he's better off, but middle of the night texted me about this box of things he had from her, gifts etc. so he's working through it.

 

[Dustin07]

we have severe smog/smoke hanging in the sky today. I've seen worse but its pretty bad. glad to have a rest day. you can feel it in the chest and head a bit. luckily today is supposed to be the worst day of it, cause thursday we are bucking hay... but we have no rain in the forecast as we go into what is traditionally our driest/warmest 2 weeks of the year now.

California, Oregon, Washington, and B.C.... its like a block of socialist morons. We stop forestry management, blame climate change, then arsonists catch the regions on fire, the smoke emits more carbon than anything else in our region, people die, and entire towns wiped off the face of the earth. Maui > Palisades > Spokane.

They really wanted to move a new data center into spokane.. it wasn't getting approval. Now we have plenty of space to build a new DC since we have eliminated all those pesky homeowners.