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jumping in late to join the complaining about bad spotters. it isn't that fucking hard to spot without touching the bar inadvertently: you just stand there, in position, and pay attention. if the bar stops or starts to go down you reach out and grab it. not rocket science.

also glad you really seem to be not just on the mend but getting into the swing of things the last couple weeks. be really careful about returning to basketball, though. like maybe start with one pickup game. such a different kind of challenge for your body and brain. would be easy to let the thrill take over and then overdo it and get hurt. happened to me back when i used to play ultimate.

that video was wild.

cool to see you running again, at least a bit.

- run 9.54 km in 48:50
very windy. amazing sunset, post-storm skies rule.

- stretch

i'm starting to see the same people at the gym when i go, which makes sense given that i go roughly around the same time for each workout. a bunch of the people who hang out around and work out on the platforms are members of the UCL barbell club, who are clearly friends or at least friendly with each other. lots of banter, lots of filming each other and talking about lifting technique and that sort of thing. and they're not all men! it's nice. i mention it because there's a short little guy, broad-shouldered but not super thick or ripped, who's there every time i am, and who is the number one banterer. in fact in the weeks i've been going to the gym i'd never seen him touch a weight, just walk around and greet people in his tights and dead lifting shoes and A7 barbell grip shirt. i started to think it was a bit odd. like he was just performing being a gym rat without actually working out. do you even lift bro?

then yesterday i watched him DL 200 kg for a set of five and was like, oh, okay. right. do not judge a book by a tiny snapshot of its behavior.

- warm up run x 2 km

- mobilizations

- squat 107.5 x 5,5,4

- DL 115 x 5

- pull up x 7,7,3

- bench 72.5 x 5,5,3

- hollow body hold with alternating toe touches + bicycle crunches

- stretch

adarq is there any way to get a word count for a journal? i'm curious how long this thing really is.

BW- 92.3

Squat-
60x3
100x3
120x3
140x1 probably would've been able to get 2 reps but just took it easy.
132.5x3
122.5x3
102.5x3

Hamstring Curls-
30x8
45x8
55x8

Chin Ups-
9x3

Treadmill-
Walked for 3km @ 6km/h
Jogged for 500m @ 12.1km/h
Jogged for 500m @ 12.2km/h
Achilles pulled up fine from yesterday.

 

Storm cut power off the last 2 days, so I'm updating based on sketchy memory....

yeesh, two days is long to be without power. what happened?

also, just catching up on your recent progress and it looks like you're cooking! weight and bf trending down, strength trending up. cool to see.