It's pretty on the trees but look like a packing peanuts explosion on the ground. LOL
we are wrapping up the nastiest part of pollen season here, my buddy calls it a giant tree orgy. the yellow pollen gets over EVERYTHING and can be a PITA to clean lol. I'm one of those that never rakes up the leaves and stuff though I just mow them in and let them compost... not sure if I'm doing myself more favors or harm in that regard lol
Well if you have been doing it for a long time and not having issues with grass dying or getting thin, it is probably a non-issue. I think I heard that there are certain trees that as they decay can leave to much of something that makes it harder for things to grow afterwards.
oh thats interesting, I didn't know that some leaves had chemical compound issues, I did however know that the pine needles do that is a majors struggle in our front yard because a whole row of needled trees line on one side. it really hurts the soil PH and only moss likes to grow there. I've been taking pictures of it and working with Claude though and this year after two lime treatment and one natural fertilizer the grass is coming in thicker and looking the darkest and healthiest green I've ever seen!
Great bro, thanks for asking. We went mini golfing and then went on a walk after
Sounds perfect
Yeah man it’s been great. We were just talking after church for like 4 hours, not even doing anything just talking outside the whole timeSounds perfect
That's the good stuff right there!!!
what do you consider progress? Right now I touch heavy-ish weights in that 90%+ zone occasionally just as a little confidence builder/maintenance until I run another strength cycle but when I ran CUBE I only touched 90% I think one time towards the end of the 6 week run. most the work was done around 70-80% building up. I really enjoyed it. I didn't PR on week 6, missed the goal, but came back fed on week 7 and hit my PR. I'm thinking about running it again late May. This is just the one I had stumbled over:
liftvault.com
For me I was just hoping that muscle memory would kick in and I’d progress faster. But it’s like I’m making the gains for the first time.what do you consider progress? Right now I touch heavy-ish weights in that 90%+ zone occasionally just as a little confidence builder/maintenance until I run another strength cycle but when I ran CUBE I only touched 90% I think one time towards the end of the 6 week run. most the work was done around 70-80% building up. I really enjoyed it. I didn't PR on week 6, missed the goal, but came back fed on week 7 and hit my PR. I'm thinking about running it again late May. This is just the one I had stumbled over:
Cube Predator Bench Program Spreadsheet (2026) - Lift Vault
Brandon Lilly’s Cube Predator program is a successor to the Cube Method, which is a 4x weekly powerlifting program with a “back to basics” approach to training. Instead, Cube Predator focuses primarily on the bench press and bench accessories, allowing it to be “plugged in” to other programs. It...
check out @GreenMachineX 's log. we all make gains for the first time many times over lol. those newbie gains come back over and over after injuries, illness, etc. enjoy them every time!
Do you supplement with Niacin? There was a study where they found people suffering from Long COVID were deficient in B3 - it seems the virus promotes a deficiency. When they supplemented 1-300mg daily for some months, ideally 2-300mg initially for a while, many symptoms improved or resolved in time.
If you aren’t already, make sure to add sodium to your pre/intraworkout fluid. I usually add 1/4tsp table salt to my preWO drink, and 1/2tsp (2 x1/4tsp) to my intra water. This is about 600mg sodium pre and 1,200 intra. In the summer I might raise that total from 1,800 up to 3,600 or so, but it gets quite humid and hot in IL without AC in the gym - I’ll soak 2 shirts through between 6-8am training.
Yep, I’ve been doing that low volume style.
Gotcha. Are you enjoying it? Making progress with it?
I’m trying to maintain right now until I get my health in check and can push harder again, so the gains haven’t been as good as usual.
