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Hot damn. Didn't realize it had been so long since my last post.

The Bad:
I was working out consistently through the summer, and I was planning on continuing that through the school year. First day of classes one of my close friends died in a bicycle accident on campus. Yeah... shitty start to my junior year of college. Combine that with the hardest semester of school I'll have to take (at least for undergrad if I decide to go to grad school) and my motivation to do anything was completely gone. I barely had time for school as it was and the minimal motivation to do anything led me to focus more on school. It shouldn't have lasted so long, but not going to the gym kinda becomes a habit fast... and it stayed that way for the rest of the school year. I probably lifted like... 4 or 5 times total during the semester. I lost a lot of strength and about 20 pounds from where I was at the end of the summer by the time I hit low.

The Good:
The semester is over, I'm officially done with all generals required by the university, all core classes for my major, braces are off making eating a lot (quickly) super easy, I'm eating better and feel more energy, and my motivation in general has improved along with a much needed free trip to San Diego to play with the band for a bowl game. I'm no longer working my shitty job as a janitor and I'm now an office assistant/music librarian with the band, which gives me more practical experience for my job in the future, pays better than cleaning, and I get to do my work whenever I want so long as it's done. 

I've been going to the gym consistently for about 2 weeks now (ever since the semester got out), and I'm easing my way back into it considering the lost strength and weight. My old lifting buddy got married and he's moving to California for school next semester which is why I'm back to logging here. I'm incredibly crappy at consistency if I don't have anyone to be accountable to haha.

Forgot to log the first chunk of stuff, but here's yesterdays as my first post back.

12/31/2013 (lifts are weak, don't judge haha):

BB Squats: 155lbs for 3x8
Neutral Grip DB Bench: 45s for 3x8 (I could do 75s for 3x5 at the end of the summer! It's almost embarrassing... haha)
Lat Pull-Down: 115 for 3x8
Single arm DB push Press: 40 for 3x8
Lateral DB Raise: 20s for 3x8
Face Pull: 75 for 3x8

Quote from: adarqui on November 01, 2010, 05:49:04 pm

Who is that guy? I see his pic everywhere

Roger Estep

He got fuked up but that's an awesome story to tell for him in the future.

One of the Spaniards that was actually on video footage had it worse as far as the actual attack goes, but his injuries were on his thighs and near his groin. The bull attacked that guy for like 30 seconds or more before people finally got it distracted enough to carry the guy away. My friend's injuries were closer to vital organs. Definitely a crazy story for later though.

From imgur:

"Singapore's air pollution has reached hazardous level due to deliberate forest fires in Indonesia. My friend refuses to give up working out."

Quote from: Zetz on April 12, 2013, 01:20:43 am

Quote from: Raptor on April 11, 2013, 01:22:36 pm

I'll have the white one please and thank you.

Around your neck?! YOU FILTHY BASTARD!!!

No but seriously... can you believe we kill these beauties just to get their fur and put it around our necks and in dresses etc? How disgusting is that? To me, it's crazy.

Yeah, dude. Ridiculous. I'd want one as a pet or something. They're super cool. Or at least in some sort of massive expanse where I could find it without too much trouble just to see it regularly. I mean it's not like they'd be as easy to train as a dog.

Wednesday 27/3/2013

Bench Press: 115x8, 135x8, 145x8
                      115x8, 135x8, 145x8
                      155x1
                      165x1

SA DB Rows: 55x5x8

SA DB Overhead Press: 35x4x8

Pullups: 3x8

Quote from: Zetz on March 24, 2013, 10:01:56 pm

Quote from: Ryno2892 on March 24, 2013, 09:17:47 am

Awesome facility, damn you Americans 

Dude... it's not nearly as good as it looks. Squat racks are nice, but the plates are all scrambled, and there are no proper bumper plates for oly style lifts. All the good ones have been broken by irresponsible high schoolers since it's a public rec center that the high school has priority over. Dumb kids break everything.

Fair enough, but just the fact that a public rec center has that kind of set up and equipment still blows my mind..... and also the priority strength training has for high school level athletes, it's soooo much different here in Australia...

Ha... the strength training is by no means a priority for high schoolers. The rec has some fairly nice equipment and the high school gets some dedicated hours out of the day, but gym classes and even a lot of strength programs for sports are a total joke.