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« Reply #1455 on: September 06, 2019, 11:20:50 pm »
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BW at 186 today. Did yesterday's workout today due to time BS. Added some extra sled push/pulls during warmups helps my knee and seems to be nice cardio. Got a few unassisted (no arm "flail" help) Nordics off a 3" cushion today so great ham gains there. I can get 2/3 per set then need some arms for a few then the last 2/3 I need a small push. It'll get there tho. The drop in weight seems to have really helped my SLRVJs in warmups. Feels quite springy. Also seems to be helping my mom natural DLRVJ as it was better today as well.. finished with some triples on hang cleans at 175lbs for speed. Good workout!
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« Reply #1456 on: September 10, 2019, 09:37:08 am »
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Skipped the gym to ACTUALLY HOOP last night. 2.5 hours of full court runs on a shitty foam/tile/junk floor and I don't feel any knee soreness yet! Thankful! That said I was rusty as all hell. Couldn't make a jumper all night basically, too strong on everything. Back iron back iron. Handle was meh as well, had two turnovers where I got ahead of myself and didn't little too much for the first day back lol! Everything else was good tho. Even only going 75-80% I felt quick and springy. Easily got past my man with no screens and no real dribble moves. Stopping on D (the usual knee flare up cause) felt stable and strong that by the end of the night I was no longer thinking about it. Had one layup on a secondary break wherey forearm hit the backboard (off 1 foot), so I'm definitely jumping well off one as that would put me around wrist at the rim height. Major improvement off one IMO. Decided to try a few dunks after. One step one hander first up and I FLUSHED it. Surprised me how clean it was. Tried a few dribble two handers after but my speed/coordination is down in the plant and I'm not explosive currently. A few lobs with poor timing but good height.

Overall I'm definitely ok with it. I just had to keep myself in check and remind myself that I haven't actually played in a long while so I'm gonna be off. Time to get back to it!!!


Oh and if you're wondering (those that follow my IG), I'll have more time because I left the ex again. Same old drama and I'm not about it. Sorry to no longer bless you with a fine ass blonde on my feed lol
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« Reply #1457 on: September 12, 2019, 10:26:03 am »
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A few days behind. Skipped lifts after ball monday and worked a ridiculous shift Tues that wore me out. So I got "Mondays" lift in on Wednesday lol! Started slow but came around at the end and ended up with a paused 365 triple squat with no gear. Not bad. Really wish I wasn't the only person in the gym at 1145pm lol would have been nice to video. BW was 187lbs and I didn't do an extensive jump/plyo warmup so I'll need to hammer some depth jumps tonight!
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« Reply #1458 on: September 13, 2019, 10:12:40 am »
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Oh and if you're wondering (those that follow my IG), I'll have more time because I left the ex again. Same old drama and I'm not about it. Sorry to no longer bless you with a fine ass blonde on my feed lol

ah damn sucks man.

you've said that alot tho.. won't be surprised if she's back on your feed at some point lol.

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« Reply #1459 on: September 14, 2019, 08:16:31 pm »
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have you been redpilled on women yet
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« Reply #1460 on: September 15, 2019, 12:29:05 pm »
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have you been redpilled on women yet

ACTUALLY, a lot of that is why I left this time. I've read Rollos books and a lot of other psychological material in regards to relationships and women and life in general and the more I read the more I realized my "gut" has always been correct but I have always erred to the "nice guy" side of life just out of respect and how I was raised. Occasionally I'd feel at odds with myself (best explanation I have) over certain decisions in life. That was my baser instinct being at odds with my brains ingrained/learned behaviors. So, yes. Now, do I adhere to the pick up artists and, IMO, "darker" side of the red pill? No. But I am learning to balance my baser self within societal norms. I'm sure it will help with women yes but it also helps in work relationships greatly. The few things I've always felt were true but just needed hammered home were: actions>words, options are power, and the myth of "the one". All of these I'd seen in action and I'd recognized subconsciously but never put 1 and 1 together. I've always been called a "charming/loveable/etc asshole" by both genders and I always thought it was because I always speak my mind but genuinely do have a big heart and love to help people. Now I see its that combined with a strong dose of unknown red pill I never realized I had/was using.

That's a short cliffs lol! I continue to learn daily and am at total peace with my decisions and actions now a days. I'm not "100% red" I guess because I still base decisions around my daughter but it is what it is. She's my blessing and joy and comes first always!
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« Reply #1461 on: September 15, 2019, 12:35:10 pm »
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Ok, got busy so I just tossed the vid up. Excuse the time between jumps I was inside my own head about the hamstring. SVJ check: meh, ok I guess; RL: not bad; LR: first attempt was closer, horribly short plant step; off glass lob: timing sucked but felt ok; self alley: holy shit all junk, plus a bobble of the rock; height check: smh. Felt ZERO explosiveness. Just powered through it. Hamstring tightness evident in the shorter plant step (knee is bent), and the block step was shit resulting in me going forward rather than upward. Pros? The landing felt feathery. Meaning the body is reading to absorb more force (aka speed into the plant and a resulting higher jump I hope).

Edit: also seen to be collapsing torso wise in the plant. Fawk.

Anyway...here ya go

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


sup bud, good video. even though you felt no explosiveness something about your presence and stroll just shows ur ready to fly in due time. im sure you've gotten your fair share of disrespect in your life time in pick-up basketball games and then you split a defense and dunk on someone .... then that embarassing look on their faces.

im just guessing tho, cause based on my experience bad players love to disrespect others on the court. particularly the player that is worse than the other one. it always happens in that way.

I was more mad at myself than anything 🤣. Idk, I think everyone needs an inmate confidence in themselves in all activities. Yes, I've been disrespected, called racial slurs, cheap shorted, etc to see if I'm "worthy" I guess but at the end of the games/day it's almost always a mutual respect as just ballers and humans in general. I get the why. New guy/doesn't appear like he belongs/blah blah so they have to test you to see if you will fold or stand up. Sure the skills have some to do with it but alot of it is just being willing to stand up to the "bullying" and that earns you respect on the court.

As far as the "bad" players. Who knows? Maybe that's the edge they need since they aren't as skilled or talented as another player. Maybe they DO have an inferiority complex. Maybe it's a lot of factors combined. I don't take much stock in any of it. Leave it on the court and I'm fine. Very rarely will I go out of my way to "embarrass" an opposing player. It takes a lot to get me to that point. I just play the way the game comes to me. If that means score then ok, if it means assist or defend that's ok too.
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« Reply #1462 on: September 17, 2019, 11:10:40 am »
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have you been redpilled on women yet

ACTUALLY, a lot of that is why I left this time. I've read Rollos books and a lot of other psychological material in regards to relationships and women and life in general and the more I read the more I realized my "gut" has always been correct but I have always erred to the "nice guy" side of life just out of respect and how I was raised. Occasionally I'd feel at odds with myself (best explanation I have) over certain decisions in life. That was my baser instinct being at odds with my brains ingrained/learned behaviors. So, yes. Now, do I adhere to the pick up artists and, IMO, "darker" side of the red pill? No. But I am learning to balance my baser self within societal norms. I'm sure it will help with women yes but it also helps in work relationships greatly. The few things I've always felt were true but just needed hammered home were: actions>words, options are power, and the myth of "the one". All of these I'd seen in action and I'd recognized subconsciously but never put 1 and 1 together. I've always been called a "charming/loveable/etc asshole" by both genders and I always thought it was because I always speak my mind but genuinely do have a big heart and love to help people. Now I see its that combined with a strong dose of unknown red pill I never realized I had/was using.

That's a short cliffs lol! I continue to learn daily and am at total peace with my decisions and actions now a days. I'm not "100% red" I guess because I still base decisions around my daughter but it is what it is. She's my blessing and joy and comes first always!

theres so much stupid stuff out there lol. i knew a guy who would read pua stuff and its like he could never be himself. I picked up on it easily b/c i knew where it was coming from, but one of my clueless friends even said it's like everything is... robotic? planned? it was highly annoying

I just liked reading about boosting confidence and about how women can be just as evil, or more evil, than men. everyone already knows that many men (not all) lie, cheat, steal, hide intentions, etc. It's just more eye opening to hear about women doing it because for whatever reason (media, culture, etc) we are not expecting it. that and the fact that they are attracted to exactly who they say they arent attracted to. "I'd rather have a nice guy than a guy with a six pack." Yeah, for stability you do, but not for sex you liar. you're right about actions > words!

Also, go on reddit and see the advice people give for dead bedrooms. its pitiful lol. people thinking that doing the dishes will turn on their wife because "she will have less on her mind and therefore be more relaxed for sex" while they have turned into fat slobs, never keep up their appearance, lose their manhood, etc

its just that the thing i hate most about "redpilled men" are the fact that they think being a man means being extra harsh and abrasive and stuff. never allowed to be nice. everything is egotistical. as you said, it's about your daughter first!

anyway, cool to see how much of your athleticism you can keep even if inactive for a while at times. the opposite of me lol
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« Reply #1463 on: September 18, 2019, 01:33:48 pm »
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Late posting for Mondays lift.  Had to work way over so I didn't get to the gym til 11pm. SMH. BW at 186.5lbs. standard dynamic warmup/sled work into some VMO stuff and hamstrings. Added a tad bit of core at the end but was thoroughly drained and knew I still needed to squat so left some on the table (2 sets). Worked my way up with triples to 315. Was going to try another triple at 365 but messed up. Not enough recovery time and taking too much time for setup screwed me. I took video and it seems I also had my left foot turned slightly in. IMO this causes my left knee to cave right about parallel and just zapped everything I had in rep 2. Need to focus more on positioning to correct this. Vid below.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkUrTj2rSjA" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkUrTj2rSjA</a>
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« Reply #1464 on: September 18, 2019, 01:53:02 pm »
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have you been redpilled on women yet

ACTUALLY, a lot of that is why I left this time. I've read Rollos books and a lot of other psychological material in regards to relationships and women and life in general and the more I read the more I realized my "gut" has always been correct but I have always erred to the "nice guy" side of life just out of respect and how I was raised. Occasionally I'd feel at odds with myself (best explanation I have) over certain decisions in life. That was my baser instinct being at odds with my brains ingrained/learned behaviors. So, yes. Now, do I adhere to the pick up artists and, IMO, "darker" side of the red pill? No. But I am learning to balance my baser self within societal norms. I'm sure it will help with women yes but it also helps in work relationships greatly. The few things I've always felt were true but just needed hammered home were: actions>words, options are power, and the myth of "the one". All of these I'd seen in action and I'd recognized subconsciously but never put 1 and 1 together. I've always been called a "charming/loveable/etc asshole" by both genders and I always thought it was because I always speak my mind but genuinely do have a big heart and love to help people. Now I see its that combined with a strong dose of unknown red pill I never realized I had/was using.

That's a short cliffs lol! I continue to learn daily and am at total peace with my decisions and actions now a days. I'm not "100% red" I guess because I still base decisions around my daughter but it is what it is. She's my blessing and joy and comes first always!

theres so much stupid stuff out there lol. i knew a guy who would read pua stuff and its like he could never be himself. I picked up on it easily b/c i knew where it was coming from, but one of my clueless friends even said it's like everything is... robotic? planned? it was highly annoying

I just liked reading about boosting confidence and about how women can be just as evil, or more evil, than men. everyone already knows that many men (not all) lie, cheat, steal, hide intentions, etc. It's just more eye opening to hear about women doing it because for whatever reason (media, culture, etc) we are not expecting it. that and the fact that they are attracted to exactly who they say they arent attracted to. "I'd rather have a nice guy than a guy with a six pack." Yeah, for stability you do, but not for sex you liar. you're right about actions > words!

Also, go on reddit and see the advice people give for dead bedrooms. its pitiful lol. people thinking that doing the dishes will turn on their wife because "she will have less on her mind and therefore be more relaxed for sex" while they have turned into fat slobs, never keep up their appearance, lose their manhood, etc

its just that the thing i hate most about "redpilled men" are the fact that they think being a man means being extra harsh and abrasive and stuff. never allowed to be nice. everything is egotistical. as you said, it's about your daughter first!

anyway, cool to see how much of your athleticism you can keep even if inactive for a while at times. the opposite of me lol

IMO the PUA stuff is garbage. I wont touch it because like you said it takes away from who you are naturally.

I don't get the hate on red pill stuff. (I see y'all down voting! C'mon we can have civil discussions. I think an open mind is a learning mind!). I BELIEVE it's a function of the "toxic masculinity" that's gaining momentum to which I do have issues with. Like you stated too many associate "red pill" with harshness, abrasiveness, and general "asshole" behavior. In my experience that's completely wrong. Yes some can get that out of it but that's not the result I think you're supposed to achieve. Men need to be men and women need to be women. That's NOT to say there are strictly defined gender roles but we are two different organisms both physically/genetically and mentally. Sure women can do whatever a man can and vice versa but I don't think that's the norm per se. I see red pill as being confident in your masculinity. That's not toxic. I don't need to be violent in nature or degrading to women ever but there are other aspects of "being a man" that should be retained. Quick example is this: I lift. I "look" like a "man". To some that means I'm a meathead and should be considered potentially violent or what not. In reality I'm very kind hearted and prefer to avoid physical confrontation unless absolutely necessary. Those seem opposite but you'd be surprised how many people are willing to talk something out in person with me because they're "afraid" I'll kick their ass. It's the age old theory of walk softly and carry a big stick. Nuclear deterrent. Etc.

Another thing I see is people referring to red pill guys as a sort of "fuck boi" that's only after one thing (sex) and like you're typical douche canoes will do anything to get that. My reality has been much different. I'm simply up front and honest about what I want/expect from any relationship and I've been met with overwhelming positive responses from girls that are tired of getting "played".  YMMV but it's like they're craving honesty (surprise 🙄) regardless of what that honesty is. 🤷‍♂️ Just my few cents on it.

FWIW Dreyth check out MGTOW, it's what I think red pill stuff was meant to be before the PUAs and such got ahold of it and perverted it..
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« Reply #1465 on: September 18, 2019, 01:53:24 pm »
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Shew for what I thought would be a quick post that was long lol
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« Reply #1466 on: September 18, 2019, 03:02:45 pm »
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Men need to be men and women need to be women.

This pretty much sums it up! There's some kind of "culture war" or maybe ideological war on masculinity and it's very annoying.

And people are too stuck in their binary thinking ways, whether its this topic, or politics, or whatever. Tell someone you don't like trump and they'll assume you love hilary. Meanwhile I don't like either. Tell someone you want to be muscular/masculine and they'll assume you also want to break women's hearts, get into fights, be rude, when you don't. That's an issue a lot of people have with their mode of thinking, it's too binary.

Some random advices pulled from /r/deadbeadroom on reddit from different threads:

"Plan a day where the kids go to her parents house so the two of you can have a lunch date then talk at home privately. Tell her how you really feel. That it hurts you. Her feelings aren't the only ones that should matter in your marriage."
"I would first sit down with her and tell her how you are feeling, calmly, but all of it - and then, just as importantly if not more, ask her what her reasons are for not wanting sex"

Do people actually think these kinds of approaches are going to sexually arouse a woman? They act like they can negotiate sexual arousal! These men have to first look at themselves. Are they keeping up with their appearances, or did they let themselves go once getting married? Are they desirable? Do they still flirt with their wives and tease her and make her laugh and be unpredictable with her? Do they drop their important tasks at work just to respond to a non-important text of hers every single time? Do they go to the gym, fix their hair, dress decent, smell nice? Do they take the lead in important matters or are they complacent with everything? Do they tell her "no" when it's the right thing to do, or do they give in every time just to please her?

These men have to make themselves attractive before thinking something is wrong with their wives not wanting sex with them. But the problem is, we are being raised in a society where "toxic masculinity" has blurred the lines between a masculine gentleman and a masculine abuser. Getting a six pack doesn't automatically mean you're now rude and abrasive. Taking the lead in important matters doesn't automatically mean you walk over your wife and dont take her needs and opinions into consideration. Telling her "no" doesn't mean she doesn't have a say - it means when something isn't right, you let her know that. Let her know she should not do XYZ which is unethical, or unconducive to some goals, or whatever. But that is what "toxic masculinity" will have you think...

man i went off in your log, sorry bro! nice uh... athleticism   :ibrunning:
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« Reply #1467 on: September 19, 2019, 04:39:55 pm »
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No worries man.  :D Open discussion is always fun and welcomed!!!


Tried deadlifts last night as a finisher. Holy fuck I'm weak as shit. 365 for 3 was easy. Went to try a 405 double and vid says.... Back rounded on rep one. So I didn't attempt rep two. The rep felt fine in terms of the pull out my form was ATROCIOUS. So I'll probably stick to some 315x5 range stuff on deadlift days to hammer form back into me.
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« Reply #1468 on: September 20, 2019, 12:31:48 am »
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have you been redpilled on women yet

ACTUALLY, a lot of that is why I left this time. I've read Rollos books and a lot of other psychological material in regards to relationships and women and life in general and the more I read the more I realized my "gut" has always been correct but I have always erred to the "nice guy" side of life just out of respect and how I was raised. Occasionally I'd feel at odds with myself (best explanation I have) over certain decisions in life. That was my baser instinct being at odds with my brains ingrained/learned behaviors. So, yes. Now, do I adhere to the pick up artists and, IMO, "darker" side of the red pill? No. But I am learning to balance my baser self within societal norms. I'm sure it will help with women yes but it also helps in work relationships greatly. The few things I've always felt were true but just needed hammered home were: actions>words, options are power, and the myth of "the one". All of these I'd seen in action and I'd recognized subconsciously but never put 1 and 1 together. I've always been called a "charming/loveable/etc asshole" by both genders and I always thought it was because I always speak my mind but genuinely do have a big heart and love to help people. Now I see its that combined with a strong dose of unknown red pill I never realized I had/was using.

That's a short cliffs lol! I continue to learn daily and am at total peace with my decisions and actions now a days. I'm not "100% red" I guess because I still base decisions around my daughter but it is what it is. She's my blessing and joy and comes first always!

theres so much stupid stuff out there lol. i knew a guy who would read pua stuff and its like he could never be himself.

that's how i'd suspect it'd go. i've never read a book on picking up women or watched videos on it etc, but i'd imagine it'd make you more phony. no idea though, but what you mentioned sums up what i'd expect would happen.

i hate being around people who are putting on an act. it's so awkward. luckily i don't find myself in those situations much.

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« Reply #1469 on: October 20, 2019, 06:39:43 pm »
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Uhhh. I'm not dead lol! Sorry, eventful few weeks. Broke the race car at SCT Atlanta, sprained my wrist and got a deep contusion 3 days later and have basically been out of commission for 3 weeks. Picked up another chassis to build this winter since the car broke out of cert twice in Atlanta before shredding a transmission on a 140+ mph pass lol! Picked up a ball again last week and hooped twice. Wrist was a little weak but played decently. Lost some weight not lifting and I felt quick and bouncy again. Got picked up for a 5v5 league that should start at the beginning of November I think. Fun stuff. Start lifting again Monday!
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