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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: July 13, 2016, 04:36:21 pm »
Quote from: LBSS on July 13, 2016, 12:23:19 pm
eh, i think you should ask for $65K. if they want you but don't want to pay you that much they'll counteroffer. if they don't want you, it doesn't matter how much you ask for.

that's a good point. i noticed the job posting was taken down, which means they've already narrowed down their candidates to me and some others. I asked the HR guy for the job posting and he sent me one that seems to be for a senior info sec analyst position by accident. emailed them back to confirm but nothing... the job duties are a ton, and they required 3+ years infosec exp... fake it till ya make it!

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: July 13, 2016, 09:45:54 am »
^^ the job posting did not have a salary range. which i freakin hate.

so it seems $65k is reasonable. My hunch is that some of the other people applying will have some related experience (like being network engineers), maybe i should ask for $60k. in any case, i shouldnt be too pushy; i cant risk it. I need to get into the field.

so what i think i'll do is ask for 60-62k. and if i get the job, i'll still be on the job hunt lol. I can be pushy at the other jobs and i'll ask for 70k fuck it. that will give me the best of both worlds; not being risky and securing ~60k, and then I can be risky at my other interviews when i get them (of course i wont put this current job down on my resume for those interviews until i've worked at least a year).

in addition my friend is helping me fake some internship experience at his company, so getting interviews and calls from here on out should be much easier with a 6mo internship under my belt doing information security. meeting with him today to figure out the perfect times and dates that i "worked at his company with him as my direct supervisor" as well as all the duties i performed. It has to be stuff i can fake and am already familiar with.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: July 13, 2016, 09:40:44 am »
Week 120
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Tuesday - 07/12/16

-= Workout Log =-

Weighted Pull ups
BW x 5                            >> 60sec rests.
+25lbs x 4                         >> Slight improvement. PR is 75x8.
+50lbs x 2
+75lbs x 6
+75lbs x 2
+50lbs x 5
+25lbs x 5

Lateral Raises
35's x 5                    >> 60sec rests.
45's x 3
50's x 6
45's x 10
45's x 6

Seated Cable Rows
195 x 5                     >> 2min rests.
225 x 3                     >> Tons of friction on the machine making this almost impossible today.
255 x 1
235 x 5
225 x 5
225 x 3

Rear Delt Incline W Flyes
40's x 3                       >> 60sec rests.
45's x 15
45's x 5
45's x 5

Negative Dragon Flags
5                    >> 60sec rests.
5                    >> Wow I got way better at these. Should record them again soon!
5

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: July 12, 2016, 06:21:57 pm »
interview on thursday for a sizeable bank in NYC. junior information security analyst position.
have no idea what to ask for. my friend says ask for $65k. seems high to me since i have no relevant work exp, but it may just be right. my other friend got $60k starting for the same position at our university. my life will really change if i land this job... we'll see how it goes! at the very least i'll get some great interview experience.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: July 12, 2016, 01:57:20 pm »
Should add that I'm doing IF now. i have a pre workout meal at about 6pm, lift at about 730pm, then eat until about 11pm. 5 hour eating window.

my preworkout consists of a protein shake made with milk and ice cream :) tastes great! I need to buy vanilla flavor whey though. and fat free ice cream, so it'll have more sugar/carbs (they add it to make up for the taste lost by removing fat).

going for something like 30g protein and 70g carbs. should i do more carbs? 100g?

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: July 12, 2016, 09:36:01 am »
Week 120
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Monday - 07/12/16

-= Workout Log =-

ATG Squat
135 x 5                 >> Feel some knee pain at the very bottom.
135 x 2                 >> I guess I could do parallel squats instead but I'd rather wait until full ATG is okay.

Bench Press
45 x 10             >> 2min rests.
95 x 8               >> Felt strong! Big dropoff though. Sticking with this weight next workout again.
135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 1
245 x 1
235 x 6
235 x 1
235 x 2

DB Lunges
50's x 8/leg             >> Keeping these! Forgot how important S/L work was. And glute activation.

Incline DB Bench Press
80's x 10                    >> 2min rest.
80's x 5

Romanian Deadlift
225 x 5
315 x 1
355 x 8

Seated Calf Raises
115 x 5              >> 45sec rests.
135 x 12 PR
135 x 7 PR
135 x 6 PR

S/L Machine Calf Raises
105 x 12/leg               >> 45sec rests.
180 x 8/leg
180 x 7/leg

Been neglecting single leg work for way too long. This is important: bottom of squats felt some pain. I could stop 2 inches before the hole and squat, but I don't want to. My ego wont let me do less than ATG. So I did lunges, and they hit my glutes hard. Made me miss doing lunges! After my session I foam rolled with a PVC pipe. Then I had almost no pain at all in the hole of the squat. I've foam rolled before and it wasn't as effective as today. I think it's due to the lunges. I remember reading that single leg work is great for the knees. So is glute activation. In addition I want to be forefoot dominant when I play basketball. So I'll be keeping lunges in for a long time.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: July 11, 2016, 10:58:50 am »
you're 220?! damn!
i remember being 210, but this was when i was much less muscular. never going back there again

 :uhcomeon:

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: July 11, 2016, 09:43:11 am »
Pigged out this weekend... 192.4lbs this morning anyway! Will lift and update later. I'll try squatting too. Brought my oly shoes with me to work (I lift straight after work). Last time I squatted was June 9th and I did 365x5 at about 197 bw.

Also have to make an effort to stop spending so much money on crap I don't really need. I've been eating out too much.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: July 11, 2016, 09:42:09 am »
Week 119
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Friday - 07/08/16

-= Workout Log =-

Seated Cable Rows
195 x 5                     >> 2min rests.
225 x 3                     >> The machine was so freakin smooth at this gym!
255 x 1
235 x 8
235 x 5
235 x 3

Lateral Raises
35's x 5                    >> 60sec rests.
45's x 3                    >> Dumbells were weird here and it was hard to do these right.
50's x 6
45's x 8
45's x 6

Weighted Pull ups
BW x 5                            >> 60sec rests.
+50lbs x 10 PR
+50lbs x 4 PR
+50lbs x 3 PR

Rear Delt Incline W Flyes
Incline here was weird, DBs hitting the floor, etc.
Switched to back extention machine and did 45's x 15.

Negative Dragon Flags
Tried 5 reps on bench press, couldn't hold on.
Tried 5 reps on some sit up thing, better but still can't hold on.
Did 10 hanging leg raises and holy crap I felt these good!

I was looking extra cut today. I'm nearly at the weight I want to be and I saw the slightest veins on my lower abs. Almost there. I definitely want to maintain this for a long time.

I also notice that sometimes when I cut, I actually feel better in the gym. It's a different feeling than when I'm not cutting but feel good in the gym. I'm not sure what it is. Even if I'm cutting but I'm still at 200ish pounds and not 190ish I get that good feeling.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: July 08, 2016, 09:45:04 am »
192.6lbs this morning. Been consistently under 195lbs for a little while now. I think I'll aim for 190 and maintain that for a long time. Like a year. If I catch myself creeping up, I'll definitely stop if I get to 195 and cut back down.

edit: officially starting physical therapy next friday. thank goodness. cant wait to hear the evaluation.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: July 08, 2016, 09:42:46 am »
Week 119
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Thursday - 07/07/16

-= Workout Log =-

Bench Press
45 x 15             >> 2min, 4min rest.
95 x 8
135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 1
245 x 1
230 x 7 PR
230 x 4
230 x 3

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

Romanian Deadlift
225 x 5                        >> Picked up the bar from the floor for these. Tack on an extra deadlift rep.
275 x 3
315 x 1
355 x 6

S/L Seated Calf Raises
45 x 8               >> 2min rests.
45 x 8
45 x 6

Hack Squat Machine Calf Raises
630 x 12               >> 60sec rests.
630 x 12
630 x 12

Worked out at my friends gym. Of course it means I PR in my bench press. I've done 250x5 before which is more impressive imo, but that's a 7 rep PR today. I'm pretty damn sure the weights at his gym are a tad bit lighter. It's a NYSC. I ALWAYS bench and squat better there than anywhere else.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: July 06, 2016, 10:27:57 am »
Quote from: LBSS on July 06, 2016, 10:20:53 am
eid mubarak, hope you're not too sick to feast today.

Thanks man, i'm feeling pretty good today. only slightly sick but highly sleep deprived (have been for about 5 weeks now). hitting up a turkish restaurant tonight <3



good news: found out my insurance fully covers physical therapy for up to 20 sessions a year. cant wait to be assessed and find out what the cause and solution to my knee problem is. im curious and want to learn! just need to find a good PT who accepts my insurance and see when theyre available for me. hopefully i can start in a week or two and also not have to do sessions during my work hours so i dont miss out on money.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: July 06, 2016, 09:41:16 am »
Week 119
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Tuesday - 07/05/16
De-load

-= Workout Log =-

Weighted Pull ups
BW x 5                            >> 60sec rest.
+30lbs x 3                      >> Kind of stuck at this weight for 5 reps...
+50lbs x 1
+75lbs x 5
+75lbs x 3

Lateral Raises
40's x 5                    >> 60sec rest.
45's x 3
50's x 8
45's x 8

Seated Cable Rows
185 x 5                     >> Very difficult since the cables werent going smooth.
210 x 3                     
225 x 10

Rear Delt Incline W Flyes
40's x 5
45's x 12

Negative Dragon Flags
10

Still sick, de-loaded.

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Nutrition & Supplementation / Re: The average american woman weighs 166 lb.
« on: July 05, 2016, 03:34:03 pm »
freak fat country

really annoyed how its become so "okay" to be fat, too. my gf is gaining weight and i'm about to tell her straight up you're on your way to becoming fat if you don't stop. it's been like 6 months now that you've been saying you'll lose weight. da hell you gonna be all skinny and sexy when you were single, but not look your best for your man?!

 :raging:

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: July 05, 2016, 11:14:21 am »
Even sicker today (tuesday). Will de-load again.

Going to the doctor again for my knee. I alread went to a walk in clinic 1-2 weeks ago and got xrays. in and out in 20min. no bone issues. all i had was a probably slight meniscus tear which is why i had some knee effusion. caused by what, we don't know.

They referred me to a few sports docs... but since I'm HMO i can only take a referral from my PCP. so im seeing my PCP today and then going to a sports doc. hate this process. 1-2 weeks ago i called up and couldnt find an appointment until today. and when i go today, i'll be on time but ill prob be waiting for an extra half hour, then another 15min for the nurse, and then another 20 for the actual PCP to check me out. what a waste. walk in clinics are the shit, on the other hand. City MD is where i went.

hopefully my insurance will cover all of whatever physical therapy i may be assigned. in either case, i'll be picking apart their brains to learn for myself!

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