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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: October 05, 2016, 01:20:09 am »
Week 131
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Tuesday - 10/03/16

-= Workout Log =-

AM:

ATG Squat Rested
Bench Press Rested
Romanian Deadlift Rested

PM:

ATG Squat
135 x 10
135 x 5
185 x 5
225 x 3
275 x 1
315 x 1
365 x 1
345 x 4

DB Lunges
85's x 6/leg PR

Seated Calf Raises
95 x 5                 >> 45sec rests
185 x 5
235 x 10
235 x 8
235 x 6

Romanian Deadlift
275 x 5
365 x 1
415 x 8 PR

Hack Squat Machine Calf Raises
530 x 12 PR             >> 45sec rests.
530 x 10 PR
530 x 8 PR

Negative Dragon Flags
10

I'm glad to start nearing more respectable weights on my squats again. If i could be at 375x5 by new years i will be very happy. It's a very reachable goal too. Have a ton of bounce coming out of the hole again too. For a while my bar speed wasn't up to par on my <6RM work.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp0BAyfzzgU" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp0BAyfzzgU</a>

^ check out the improvement on those :D
Reps arent strict of course. Im stopping and resting at the bottom which mames it way easier. But at least on the way back up i'm somewhat strict. Helps to jerk a little and then straighten out. But i know with time ill be able to do these a la bruce lee

Also cool: 415x8 puts me over a 5 plate max!!!

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: October 04, 2016, 06:55:06 pm »
had an interview today for an info sec compliance position for a union. i asked for 62k. i'm not looking to work there, the commute is too damn far for my tastes! went great though and they want me back for another interview. just did it for resume experience and to leverage a potential offer against other offers. on the other hand... their benefits cant be beat. 100% covered insurance and 10% 401k matching. these guys even have their own clinic in their building, and the day ends at 4:30pm no matter what (union job). i should ask about overtime opportunities actually, as well as vacation.

EY also emailed me telling me they will interview me. Great! That's next thursday.

still waiting to hear from deloitte and stroz friedberg. I'm pretty sure deloitte will email me as well. stroz friedberg, not so sure. when i first applied my resume sucked. i did update it with a new one by emailing them and them confirming my application has been updated, but i dont trust it so much. theres no other way to update it on their site though :/

another school career fair tomorrow.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: October 03, 2016, 05:02:22 pm »
Week 131
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Monday - 10/03/16

-= Workout Log =-

AM:

ATG Squat Rested
Bench Press Warmed up to 225 x 1.
Romanian Deadlift Rested

PM:

Bench Press
45 x 20                   >> 2min rests.
95 x 8                     >> Improved after first set here. Might be a while until I hit 6-7 reps on first set.
135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 1
235 x 5
235 x 3
235 x 2

Incline DB Bench Press
80's x 9                    >> 2min rest.
80's x 3                    >> Dammit.

Strict DB Lateral Raises
25's x 5                       >> 60sec rests.
30's x 3                       >> Doing these standing up with my back against the wall.
35's x 6                      >> Don't like them too much really... I'll figure something out.
35's x 5
30's x 8
30's x 6
30's x 5

Seated Cable Rows
205 x 5                    >> 2min rests.
225 x 3
245 x 8
245 x 5
245 x 4

Pull Ups
BW x 5                    >> 2min rests.
+30lbs x 3                >> ROM has improved a lot on these. Now it's chin over bar on almost all of first set.
+60lbs x 1
+90lbs x 4
+90lbs x 2
+90lbs x 1

Unilateral Chest Supported DB Rows
60's x 10 PR                 >> 60sec rest.
60's x 5 PR

Incline Rear Delt W Flyes
45's x 8

Machine Rear Delt Flyes
150 x 12 PR

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: October 01, 2016, 02:58:52 pm »
Quote from: adarqui on October 01, 2016, 02:05:56 pm

i'm always going up & down like that.. it absolutely sucks.

maybe u need some long walks again? zone out for several hours and empty your mind a bit.

I've been starting to walk 5-8 miles a day again. Helps keep the calorie balance down. Hopefully it'll help with concentration too. I like to review my CISSP note cards while doing it so that I keep all that material fresh in my head. It's not a lot of cards to review every day (spaced repetition) since I'm not adding new material. But man, I have to read some textbooks for class and I can't bring myself to do it :/

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: October 01, 2016, 02:57:10 pm »
Week 130
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Friday - 09/30/16

-= Workout Log =-

AM:

ATG Squat Rested
Bench Press Warmed up to 245 x 1.
Romanian Deadlift Rested

PM:

ATG Squat
135 x 8
135 x 5
185 x 5
225 x 3
275 x 1
315 x 1
335 x 6

DB Lunges
85's x 5/leg PR

Seated Calf Raises
95 x 5                 >> 45sec rests
185 x 5
235 x 10
235 x 8
235 x 6

Romanian Deadlift
275 x 5
365 x 1
425 x 6 PR

Hack Squat Machine Calf Raises
520 x 15             >> 45sec rests.
520 x 8
520 x 8

Negative Dragon Flags
8              >> 60sec rests.
6
4

Squat still increasing steadily. About 5lbs per week or something. Jumping up to 345 next week. Basically what I do now is aim for 6 reps, then go up 10lbs so my next workout is 3-4 reps. It's a form of wave-loading on a macro level, actually.

RDL was good. Damn. I jump between aiming for 6 reps and 8 reps depending on what I'm in the mood for.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: September 30, 2016, 05:40:15 pm »
Another study hack. Breezing through my dense readings with this:

http://www.readsy.co/

Not only can I read faster that way in terms of words per minute, but my comprehension increases. Wow. And on top of that I dont have to keep re-reading paragraphs.


Higher speeds and an explanation of how it works here:
http://spritzinc.com/

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: September 29, 2016, 11:26:35 pm »
Week 130
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Thursday - 09/29/16

-= Workout Log =-

AM:

ATG Squat Rested
Bench Press Warmed up to 225 x 1.
Romanian Deadlift Rested

PM:

Bench Press
45 x 20                  >> 2min rests.
95 x 8                     >> One rep away from tying my PR.
135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 1
235 x 5
235 x 1
235 x 2

Pull ups
BW x 5                 >> 2min rest.
+30lbs x 3                 >> I think the reason I can't hit 4-5 reps anymore is because my ROM is increasing.
+60lbs x 1
+90lbs x 3
+90lbs x 3 PR

Incline DB Bench Press
80's x 8

Seated Cable Rows
205 x 5
225 x 3
245 x 8 PR

Strict DB Lateral Raises
30's x 10     >> Did these with my back and head against a wall. Don't know how I feel about them yet.

Wasn't feeling good (car sick and low sleep) so I cut my workout short. Still managed to increase on some lifts.

Very disappointed in my inability to resist overeating. I should be at like 188lbs by now. Recently I've also been procrastinating with my schoolwork like crazy... the complete opposite of doing something crazy like passing my CISSP in 5 weeks. Been doing some reading and there could be an underlying issue that is causing both. Has to do with reward pathways to the brain and stuff... low dopamine causes procrastination by way of lowering motivation. Low motivation makes it harder to resist food as well when cutting (think low will power!).

Low dopamine could be caused by lack of sleep and other things.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Chris' training journal
« on: September 29, 2016, 04:01:46 pm »
Oh boy if you haven't lifted for a while and you just did 5x5 deads....  :'(

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: September 27, 2016, 11:56:04 am »
Week 130
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Tuesday - 09/27/16
192.8lbs

-= Workout Log =-

AM:

ATG Squat
135 x 8               >> Had 5 in me but didn't feel like going for it.
135 x 5
185 x 5
225 x 3
275 x 1
315 x 1
335 x 4

DB Lunges
80's x 8/leg PR

Seated Calf Raises
95 x 5                 >> 45sec rests
185 x 5
235 x 10
235 x 6
235 x 5

Romanian Deadlift
275 x 5                 >> Screamed on last two reps.
365 x 1
405 x 8 PR

Hack Squat Machine Calf Raises
520 x 12             >> 45sec rests.
520 x 10
520 x 8

Negative Dragon Flags
10

Excellent workout. Have an extremely busy day, so I may pop in late at night to get some quick benching in in the PM instead of AM.

My professor, who works at EY and teaches one of my current classes, says I can put him down as a reference and he'll put in a good word for me. So that's 1 reference for EY and 2 for Deloitte I have now. Also 1 for Stroz Friedberg (my older professor who published a damn paper with Mr. Friedberg himself lmao).

Also been getting calls from recruiters lately about security jobs. I rarely really qualify for them, but there's a couple of companies that may call me in for an interview. I also get a few emails every week about security positions from general staffing recruiters that require like 5+ years experience dammit. But man, changing up my resume under the direction of a KPMG recruiter, EY recruiter, and my school's career counselors is making a HUGE difference!

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: September 26, 2016, 12:35:25 pm »
Week 130
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Monday - 09/26/16

-= Workout Log =-

AM:

ATG Squat Rested
Bench Press Warmed up to 245 x 1.
Romanian Deadlift Rested

PM:

Bench Press
45 x 20                  >> 2min rests.
95 x 8
135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 1
235 x 4
235 x 2
235 x 1

Seated Cable Rows
205 x 5              >> 2min rests.
225 x 3
245 x 7 PR
245 x 5 PR
245 x 4 PR

Incline DB Bench Press
80's x 10 PR                 >> 2min rest.
80's x 4

Pull ups
BW x 5                 >> 2min rests.
+30lbs x 3                 >> Wtf happened here. Should be hitting 5 reps again by now.
+60lbs x 1
+90lbs x 3
+90lbs x 1
+45lbs x 6
BW x 8

DB Lateral Raises
40's x 5                 >> 60sec rests.
45's x 3                 >> Switching to strict lateral raises soon with my back against a wall.
50's x 10
50's x 2
45's x 8
45's x 6
45's x 4

Unilateral Chest Supported DB Rows
55's x 10/arm PR           >> 60sec rest.
55's x 5/arm PR

Incline Rear Delt DB W Flyes
45's x 8

Machine Rear Delt Flyes
140 x 15 PR

Excited about lifting this week. Benched 245x1 this morning and it was easy. I think I'll be able to max at 275x1 in a week or so. This extra protein I have been getting is making a real difference.

Not excited about my weekly binge eating. 196.8lbs this morning, probably 195-196 post poop.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: September 23, 2016, 11:49:37 pm »
Week 129
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Friday - 09/23/16
192.0lbs

-= Workout Log =-

AM:

ATG Squat Rested
Bench Press Rested
Romanian Deadlift Rested

PM:

ATG Squat
135 x 8               >> Felt good. Moving up to 335 next workout.
135 x 5
185 x 5
225 x 3
275 x 1
315 x 1
330 x 5

DB Lunges
80's x 7/leg PR

Seated Calf Raises
95 x 5                 >> 45sec rests
185 x 5
235 x 10
235 x 8
235 x 6

Romanian Deadlift
225 x 5                 >> Whoa didn't expect to hit 6!
315 x 1
415 x 6 PR

Standing Calf Raise Machine
520 x 12             >> 45sec rests.
520 x 10
520 x 8

Negative Dragon Flags
10                >> 60sec rest.
5

Felt great today. Also notice I've been PRing in various things lately -- this started happening RIGHT AFTER i upped my protein to 100g or more per day. That night I had 100g, the next day I've been hitting PRs non stop. Not in all lifts, but still a decent amount. My squat also started increasing consinstently since then. I was getting like 50g protein max a day before then. Ordered some whey and boom.

Quote from: adarqui on September 23, 2016, 09:51:45 pm
to this day I still think they found a youtube video of mine and thought I was insane. That's my only explanation - lmao.

lol'd irl hahah

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: September 23, 2016, 05:48:34 pm »
^ That's very similar to what I write. I always try to appear professional when it comes to employer contacting. I also try to keep the follow up short and sweet so they don't just say "ah you werent hired and i'm not reading all that goodbye" and delete the email.


Btw, my top 3 job choices I'm gunning for right now:

1. Deloitte - Cyber Risk Services - Consultant
2. Stroz Friedberg - Cyber Associate
3. EY - Technology Advisory Program - Consultant (here I get placed into different engagements, not just cybersecurity. probably no cybersecurity for a year or more, depends on how I can network - EY recruiter told me i had a very impressive resume)

here's the description for #1, an actual entry level position with no 3+ years of experience required oh thank god:

Quote
Work You’ll Do
As a Consultant in Cyber Risk, you will partner with our clients to design and implement solutions that integrate security into their processes, and improve their ability to detect and respond to cyber attacks, so they can achieve business growth and manage reputational risks. You’ll build on your foundations in Information Technology and Business to design and implement business-aligned cyber risk management programs, processes, and systems that help clients focus their investments on key information technology risks. Specific areas of work could include:
•   Deploying various technologies to establish data privacy and security controls
•   Helping to improve application security
•   Managing system and software vulnerabilities
•   Establishing methods for securing “smart” devices
•   Developing advanced cyber monitoring and security analytics solutions
•   Establishing cyber crisis management capabilities
•   Providing cyber forensics and incident response support

The Team
At Deloitte we view cyber risk as primarily a business challenge. Understanding that even the most well-secured clients will occasionally experience serious cyber incidents, we developed the Secure.Vigilant.Resilient.™ framework to help them take a more comprehensive approach so they can thrive, even in the face of escalating threats. It takes advanced technologies to address cyber risk, but it also takes strong threat awareness and analytic capabilities, solid preparedness to respond to a crisis, and strong leadership and governance processes to keep things focused on what really matters to the organization. Deloitte stands out as one of the few firms that can offer our clients the full range of capabilities needed to build comprehensive cyber risk programs. Every year we serve hundreds of clients across every major industry sector. Our Cyber Risk Services teams work at both the C-suite level, and the technology operations level. This broad vantage point enables us to offer the most informed, innovative advisory services. By joining our team, you’ll be part of developing the future state of cyber risk solutions. Learn more about our Cyber Risk Services practice.

Qualifications
Required:
•   Bachelor or Master of Science/Business Administration with a concentration in computer science, information systems, information security, math, decision sciences, risk management, engineering (mechanical, electrical, industrial) or other business/technology disciplines
•   Relevant work experience (e.g. internships, summer positions, school jobs)
•   Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects/assignments/responsibilities in a fast-paced environment
•   Demonstrated leadership and strong verbal and written communication skills
•   Demonstrated problem solving and critical thinking skills
•   Travel up to 80% may be required, dependent on role and location
Preferred:
•   Strong academic track record (minimum GPA of 3.2)

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: September 23, 2016, 10:57:01 am »
Week 129
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Thursday - 09/22/16
191.8lbs

-= Workout Log =-

AM:

ATG Squat Giving legs a rest
Bench Press Warm up to 235 x 1
Romanian Deadlift Giving legs a rest

PM:

Bench Press
45 x 20
95 x 8
135 x 5
185 x 3
235 x 4 (lots of spotter help)

Pull ups
BW x 5
+30lbs x 3
+60lbs x 1
+90lbs x 4

Incline DB Bench Press
80's x 9 PR                 >> 2min rest.
80's x 6 PR                 >> Probably PR'd in these since I didn't burn out on the bench.

Seated Cable Rows
205 x 5
225 x 3
245 x 6 PR

DB Lateral Raises
40's x 5
45's x 3
50's x 10

Unilateral Chest Supported DB Rows
55's x 8/arm PR

Incline Rear Delt DB W Flyes
45's x 8

Machine Rear Delt Flyes
130 x 15

Too tired. Just did a few sets of different things.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: September 23, 2016, 10:53:27 am »
I graduated with my 4 year degree in May 2014 and still haven't found a related position... this master's degree and certifications better change that. worked as a property manager for almost 2 years in that time.

i like to follow up and ask why i wasn't hired, but i've never gotten a response yet ha

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: September 22, 2016, 01:45:16 pm »
Quote from: Mutumbo000 on September 21, 2016, 11:59:08 pm
Quote from: Dreyth on September 21, 2016, 11:46:34 pm
Wednesday:

did not lift in the AM. absolutely hectic and stressful day.

Interviews?

i cant even remember right now exactly, but it was a combination of homework, traveling to meet with recruiters, a career fair, and the biggest issue was that my school is screwing up their job application process for other companies. My schools a portal where i can apply to many entry level positions to other companies based on what those companies are looking for. I was getting issues like "you do not qualify for this job because your major isn't one of the listed accepted majors for this position" meanwhile you scroll down and it's like "Accepted majors: computer science, information systems, management of information systems, cybersecurity" WTF.

so it wasn't letting me apply to EY and Deloitte which I really want to give a shot at. so i was drafting up screenshots and emails to my school and to the companies and asking for alternate means of applying and all that.

as of today (thursday) some of the issues have been solved though, so that's nice.

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