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« Reply #4110 on: December 10, 2017, 11:12:42 pm »
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Rest and Recover.
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« Reply #4111 on: December 11, 2017, 09:28:38 pm »
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Not sure whether to do an extra day of rest and "cutting" and train tmr, or do a medium squat day. will see how i feel.

Rested. will go for a squat PR tmr
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« Reply #4112 on: December 12, 2017, 11:25:28 pm »
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BW: 89.4kg
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Diet Compliance: 3/3
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Skill work:

Training today.

BS 3x2x150K(PR), 3x2x150KB
Dips 10xBW(91), 17xBW(PR)
Drop step dunk practice (in gym)

Notes: 
why is 150kg so hard? And i really regretted having bought a piece of shit TENS unit which doesn't fucking work and my back is not happy lately because it turns out foam rolling is not a good substitute to the relatively high quality TENS massage. Fuck KOGAN as a staff, label and crew. If you are googling for Kogan TENS - DONT BUY IT.
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« Reply #4113 on: December 13, 2017, 01:47:46 pm »
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BW: 89.4kg
Activity: ? (no fitness tracker)
Misc: n/a
Diet Compliance: 3/3
Mobility:
Skill work:

Training today.

BS 3x2x150K(PR), 3x2x150KB
Dips 10xBW(91), 17xBW(PR)
Drop step dunk practice (in gym)

Notes: 
why is 150kg so hard? And i really regretted having bought a piece of shit TENS unit which doesn't fucking work and my back is not happy lately because it turns out foam rolling is not a good substitute to the relatively high quality TENS massage. Fuck KOGAN as a staff, label and crew. If you are googling for Kogan TENS - DONT BUY IT.

haha.

googled "FUCK KOGAN", not what i expected.

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« Reply #4114 on: December 14, 2017, 01:38:24 am »
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BW: 89.5kg
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Misc: right gluteus area weird soreness (i think that's from the drop step spin dunks)
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Rest! Volume squatting 150kg tmr. Yikes..
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« Reply #4115 on: December 14, 2017, 10:49:19 pm »
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Training tonight! Knees and lower back a bit sore. I will take an extra day's rest and train tmr..
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« Reply #4116 on: December 15, 2017, 09:57:25 pm »
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BW: 89.7kg
Activity: ? (no fitness tracker)
Misc:
Diet Compliance: 6/6
Mobility:
Skill work:

Not enough sleep. Feel tired AF.

BSKB 4x150, 4x150, 4x150, 4x150, 3x150, 3x150

Notes:
One of those days where every rep was a fight. I just love making things as hard as possible for myself by dieting thru the week trying to get lean while hoping to PR volume at 150kg. Dickhead. Wanted 6 sets of 4x150kg. Managed 4, the 4th rep was super ugly.

The weaksauce guys lifting in the smith machine adjacent to me staring at me killed the vibe. I get self conscious and i cant focus on the lift and it throws off my form and then it's just messy and i lose the plot. I thought to approach them before the set and go hey sorry for being obnoxious but this is hard and i need to yell and grit, dont take offense. But  actually talking to randoms at the gym is obnoxious enough because who does that?  So you find them staring at the weird al quada training camp transplant straining away in their pretty little white gym and you know they're thinking wtf is this guy doing gtfo.

Need to start looking for a new gym for summer. I hate it so much when the atmosphere ruins the session b/c you need everything right to not die..But rant aside, i did okay, 22 reps is a PR at 150kg. Next time i'll get 24 fo sho.
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Re: 106
« Reply #4117 on: December 16, 2017, 10:49:46 am »
+1
BW: 89.7kg
Activity: ? (no fitness tracker)
Misc:
Diet Compliance: 6/6
Mobility:
Skill work:

Not enough sleep. Feel tired AF.

BSKB 4x150, 4x150, 4x150, 4x150, 3x150, 3x150

Notes:
One of those days where every rep was a fight. I just love making things as hard as possible for myself by dieting thru the week trying to get lean while hoping to PR volume at 150kg. Dickhead. Wanted 6 sets of 4x150kg. Managed 4, the 4th rep was super ugly.

The weaksauce guys lifting in the smith machine adjacent to me staring at me killed the vibe. I get self conscious and i cant focus on the lift and it throws off my form and then it's just messy and i lose the plot. I thought to approach them before the set and go hey sorry for being obnoxious but this is hard and i need to yell and grit, dont take offense. But  actually talking to randoms at the gym is obnoxious enough because who does that?  So you find them staring at the weird al quada training camp transplant straining away in their pretty little white gym and you know they're thinking wtf is this guy doing gtfo.

Need to start looking for a new gym for summer. I hate it so much when the atmosphere ruins the session b/c you need everything right to not die..But rant aside, i did okay, 22 reps is a PR at 150kg. Next time i'll get 24 fo sho.

note to self: if I ever need to defeat maxent in something, stare at him and he'll fold. :ninja:

bro. they were probably mirin`. and even if they weren't, need to get that stuff out of your head. That kind of stuff is a huge component of this strength/power/athletic journey, not sure why everyone keeps forgetting that! Our minds look for ways out, to go back to being comfortable. Your whole perception of that situation could simply have been your subconscious finding a way to get you to quit or push yourself less. I'm not saying it's easy to overcome, but I am saying you need to recognize it when it happens, and try to actively defeat it, or it will defeat you - like it seemed to.

Based on what you typed, I would imagine you didn't try to battle those thoughts - you gave in to them, without even realizing you had a chance to battle, and you let them inhibit you.

Mental game PR's are harder to measure, but that seems like one you can work towards for sure.

Finally, you also bottled in your emotions because of those around you. That's fine to do, but expect performance to drop. So, if you are not OK with performance dropping, do not cage the animal. Again, you let (potentially, perhaps misperceived) other people's weakness, make you weak. Just think about that: you didn't yell/grunt/express your true emotion because of someone else's weakness -> it's like an X-Men weakness superpower they used on you, and you folded.

NO FILTER.

I'm optimistic that you will handle this differently in future sessions! :D

peace!!

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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #4118 on: December 16, 2017, 11:09:13 am »
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I am kind of the same, that's what stopped me from going to gym since I left college. But now I go in because my goals are too important to me to let others stop me from getting them, they can get a look to their hearts content. I just come to do my stuff no matter how awkward it may look, keep looking guys, what you are witnessing is the process to greatness and also when I am lifting and they are watching I'm thinking "I'm strong and powerful, be in awe of my greatness".  :ninja:

But outwardly i'm just really a shy guy.  :ninja: and focus on my goals. just my 2 cents.

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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #4119 on: December 16, 2017, 11:10:21 am »
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Also remember I have lots of experience with this, I consider it part of my training. I don't care if the queen or pope is around, if i'm competing or training, i'm expressing my emotions without filter. Lots of people thought I was absolutely batshit (in person & on the net) when I was into dunking - i'd talk to myself, yell, grunt, curse (tried to suppress if kids around).

This is a great example of a situation where I could have let people get in my head, considering I had like 10+ people making fun of me. Also, I regret wearing those stupid shirt sleeve hat things, look so stupid. Beanie would have looked rugged:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H4hIStRrLs" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H4hIStRrLs</a>

^^ Anyway, didn't know any of those people. Hissing after like every dunk attempt, but almost landed my best ever "windmill" in that session & hit a few really nice dunks.

Anyway, no filter:



Part of this whole process seems to be figuring out how to slowly uncage the animal within us. Inhibition is evil.

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Re: chasing athleticism
« Reply #4120 on: December 16, 2017, 11:12:21 am »
+2
BW: 89.7kg
Activity: ? (no fitness tracker)
Misc:
Diet Compliance: 6/6
Mobility:
Skill work:

Not enough sleep. Feel tired AF.

BSKB 4x150, 4x150, 4x150, 4x150, 3x150, 3x150

Notes:
One of those days where every rep was a fight. I just love making things as hard as possible for myself by dieting thru the week trying to get lean while hoping to PR volume at 150kg. Dickhead. Wanted 6 sets of 4x150kg. Managed 4, the 4th rep was super ugly.

The weaksauce guys lifting in the smith machine adjacent to me staring at me killed the vibe. I get self conscious and i cant focus on the lift and it throws off my form and then it's just messy and i lose the plot. I thought to approach them before the set and go hey sorry for being obnoxious but this is hard and i need to yell and grit, dont take offense. But  actually talking to randoms at the gym is obnoxious enough because who does that?  So you find them staring at the weird al quada training camp transplant straining away in their pretty little white gym and you know they're thinking wtf is this guy doing gtfo.

Need to start looking for a new gym for summer. I hate it so much when the atmosphere ruins the session b/c you need everything right to not die..But rant aside, i did okay, 22 reps is a PR at 150kg. Next time i'll get 24 fo sho.

note to self: if I ever need to defeat maxent in something, stare at him and he'll fold. :ninja:

bro. they were probably mirin`. and even if they weren't, need to get that stuff out of your head. That kind of stuff is a huge component of this strength/power/athletic journey, not sure why everyone keeps forgetting that! Our minds look for ways out, to go back to being comfortable. Your whole perception of that situation could simply have been your subconscious finding a way to get you to quit or push yourself less. I'm not saying it's easy to overcome, but I am saying you need to recognize it when it happens, and try to actively defeat it, or it will defeat you - like it seemed to.

Based on what you typed, I would imagine you didn't try to battle those thoughts - you gave in to them, without even realizing you had a chance to battle, and you let them inhibit you.

Mental game PR's are harder to measure, but that seems like one you can work towards for sure.

Finally, you also bottled in your emotions because of those around you. That's fine to do, but expect performance to drop. So, if you are not OK with performance dropping, do not cage the animal. Again, you let (potentially, perhaps misperceived) other people's weakness, make you weak. Just think about that: you didn't yell/grunt/express your true emotion because of someone else's weakness -> it's like an X-Men weakness superpower they used on you, and you folded.

NO FILTER.

I'm optimistic that you will handle this differently in future sessions! :D

peace!!



I am kind of the same, that's what stopped me from going to gym since I left college. But now I go in because my goals are too important to me to let others stop me from getting them, they can get a look to their hearts content. I just come to do my stuff no matter how awkward it may look, keep looking guys, what you are witnessing is the process to greatness and also when I am lifting and they are watching I'm thinking "I'm strong and powerful, be in awe of my greatness".  :ninja:

But outwardly i'm just really a shy guy.  :ninja: and focus on my goals. just my 2 cents.

yup! well said & a good example of the process/evolution one goes through.

and everyone's emotions won't be the same, ie some people don't yell etc.. but the key is, whatever you "feel", let it out, do not suppress/inhibit.

emotional & psychological inhibition, leads to performance inhibition. :ninja:

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« Reply #4121 on: December 16, 2017, 12:03:19 pm »
+3
BW: 89.7kg
Activity: ? (no fitness tracker)
Misc:
Diet Compliance: 6/6
Mobility:
Skill work:

Not enough sleep. Feel tired AF.

BSKB 4x150, 4x150, 4x150, 4x150, 3x150, 3x150

Notes:
One of those days where every rep was a fight. I just love making things as hard as possible for myself by dieting thru the week trying to get lean while hoping to PR volume at 150kg. Dickhead. Wanted 6 sets of 4x150kg. Managed 4, the 4th rep was super ugly.

The weaksauce guys lifting in the smith machine adjacent to me staring at me killed the vibe. I get self conscious and i cant focus on the lift and it throws off my form and then it's just messy and i lose the plot. I thought to approach them before the set and go hey sorry for being obnoxious but this is hard and i need to yell and grit, dont take offense. But  actually talking to randoms at the gym is obnoxious enough because who does that?  So you find them staring at the weird al quada training camp transplant straining away in their pretty little white gym and you know they're thinking wtf is this guy doing gtfo.

Need to start looking for a new gym for summer. I hate it so much when the atmosphere ruins the session b/c you need everything right to not die..But rant aside, i did okay, 22 reps is a PR at 150kg. Next time i'll get 24 fo sho.

Yeah I know all about trying too hard at the gym and people being a-holes about it.

 But I try to talk to at least 1 person at the gym every time I go, usually when I see them doing unconventional exercises or oly lifts with good form etc.  and talk about technique or favorite lifts or something. You're missing out by trying to tune everyone out.

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« Reply #4122 on: December 17, 2017, 03:48:05 am »
+3
BW: 89.7kg
Activity: ? (no fitness tracker)
Misc:
Diet Compliance: 6/6
Mobility:
Skill work:

Not enough sleep. Feel tired AF.

BSKB 4x150, 4x150, 4x150, 4x150, 3x150, 3x150

Notes:
One of those days where every rep was a fight. I just love making things as hard as possible for myself by dieting thru the week trying to get lean while hoping to PR volume at 150kg. Dickhead. Wanted 6 sets of 4x150kg. Managed 4, the 4th rep was super ugly.

The weaksauce guys lifting in the smith machine adjacent to me staring at me killed the vibe. I get self conscious and i cant focus on the lift and it throws off my form and then it's just messy and i lose the plot. I thought to approach them before the set and go hey sorry for being obnoxious but this is hard and i need to yell and grit, dont take offense. But  actually talking to randoms at the gym is obnoxious enough because who does that?  So you find them staring at the weird al quada training camp transplant straining away in their pretty little white gym and you know they're thinking wtf is this guy doing gtfo.

Need to start looking for a new gym for summer. I hate it so much when the atmosphere ruins the session b/c you need everything right to not die..But rant aside, i did okay, 22 reps is a PR at 150kg. Next time i'll get 24 fo sho.

 :( :( :(

On a positive note congrats on the 22 reps of 150kg.

With regards to the people at your gym block them out. Try and think positive. Often people stare because they are secretly mirin. For me I use people staring at me as positive motivation. If I think they're hating on me I use that as motivation as well "like fuck you I'm going to lift this weight and I don't give a fuck if you think I look like I can lift it or not".

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« Reply #4123 on: December 18, 2017, 02:26:55 am »
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BW: 91.8kg (PR!)
Activity: ? (no fitness tracker)
Misc:
Diet Compliance: 0/1 (failed, ate only 2 meals and they were fast food)
Mobility: F
Skill work: T

Played bball fasted (except for some whey in water) and it was brutal w/o carbs. I thought i could just play it easy but it got competitive b/c we had some good match ups. Great. FINALLY starting to get some blocks .. not exactly PR level for me in terms of shotblocking but it's starting to come back nicely. My CNS was quite laggy though, i was messing up 9/10 layups but i kept trying i just couldn't finish properly which is totally a timing thing. Positives were getting a great workout in fitness terms.
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« Reply #4124 on: December 18, 2017, 02:28:12 am »
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BW: 88.7kg 
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Diet Compliance: 1/1
Mobility: T
Skill work: F

Rest. Slept loads. New week, new me.
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