Haven't posted since last week.
Squatted Wednesday - 285x10. This was a huge PR, as I think my previous best around this weight was something like 280x7. Still nothing special, but it felt good to hit that. Did a few sets of good mornings and abs afterward and called it good.
Did jack shit Thurs-Sunday other than a little steady state work Friday, a mistake I'm trying to make sure I don't repeat next time.
Started up the 2nd cycle of Boring But Big yesterday, finished with 135x8 on the last set. Assistance:
DB Bench - 5x10 with 70s superset with
Empty barbell curls - 5x20
Bent-over rows - 5x10 with 135 superset with
DB pullovers - 5x20 with 30 lbs
Again, nothing earth-shattering, but I feel like I'm moving in the right direction at least. Deadlifting today (hopefully), as I'm going to change my schedule around a bit and shoot to hit my lifting M/T/Th/F, as I was always lacking sleep on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and did a horseshit job of eating breakfast on Saturdays. I'm also playing around with what the next few months will look like for my training. While I don't have any plans to compete, it is nice to sit down and have a long-term plan at least.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Training Log
Jesus, I knew I hadn't posted in a while, but I just realized it's been 2 weeks. In any event, training the last week or so has actually been pretty solid, despite less sleep than I should be getting. Still nothing earth-shattering, but not too bad for myself. I won't put down assistance, but top sets have been:
Military - 145x11
Deadlift - 335x9
Bench - 240x6
Squat - will do today (285)
Again, nothing to write home about, but this is the only week I've really been getting worked up for at all on the last sets. Deadlift was the only one I was truly aiming for a PR, and came up just short. I could have probably pushed a little harder to get it, but considering this next few months is more about getting in some volume on the assistance work, I'm not too concerned about it.
I certainly don't consider myself a self-help guru by any means, and I would say anyone that would hire me int that capacity would be doing themselves a great disservice. That said, I do think the area of self-change and improvement are fascinating and areas I'm always trying to better myself in. If there's one thing I've realized, it's this - it's hard fucking work, and it won't get easier. You're always going to be swimming upstream because, by it's very nature, you're trying to change something about yourself. The body is resistant to change. Whether it is psychological or physical, the body is always trying to achieve homeostasis - don't disrupt the system. But, when we are trying to change something about ourselves, that is what we're trying to do. And simply doing something once won't do it. Much like progressive overload in training, we have to constantly push our boundaries.
Just like anyone who looks for the day when training becomes "easy," getting mentally better will never become "easy" either. Dave Tate talked about it in his business. The struggles of owning a business never go away, the problems you're dealing with simply change. The things you deal with as a startup will be peanuts compared to what you face down the road. Your mindset and psychology are no different. You fight hard to get over certain hurdles, you learn new things about yourself and about the world, you change your mindset, and all is right. And then you realize that there is still so much more to be done. You're constantly fighting that battle of not slipping back into mediocrity.
Every day is a struggle, because it has to be. Just like with training, or with anything, if you stop working, you lose what you've worked so hard to gain. No one wants to hear that, because they want to know that if they just work hard for a little while, all will be right with the world. Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way. But always remember there will be ups, and there will be downs. Days where this comes easy, days where it is damn near impossible to put in the effort necessary. But stringing together as many days as you can where you push yourself beyond where you feel comfortable is necessary to truly see change.
"Does it hurt?" asked the Rabbit.
Military - 145x11
Deadlift - 335x9
Bench - 240x6
Squat - will do today (285)
Again, nothing to write home about, but this is the only week I've really been getting worked up for at all on the last sets. Deadlift was the only one I was truly aiming for a PR, and came up just short. I could have probably pushed a little harder to get it, but considering this next few months is more about getting in some volume on the assistance work, I'm not too concerned about it.
I certainly don't consider myself a self-help guru by any means, and I would say anyone that would hire me int that capacity would be doing themselves a great disservice. That said, I do think the area of self-change and improvement are fascinating and areas I'm always trying to better myself in. If there's one thing I've realized, it's this - it's hard fucking work, and it won't get easier. You're always going to be swimming upstream because, by it's very nature, you're trying to change something about yourself. The body is resistant to change. Whether it is psychological or physical, the body is always trying to achieve homeostasis - don't disrupt the system. But, when we are trying to change something about ourselves, that is what we're trying to do. And simply doing something once won't do it. Much like progressive overload in training, we have to constantly push our boundaries.
Just like anyone who looks for the day when training becomes "easy," getting mentally better will never become "easy" either. Dave Tate talked about it in his business. The struggles of owning a business never go away, the problems you're dealing with simply change. The things you deal with as a startup will be peanuts compared to what you face down the road. Your mindset and psychology are no different. You fight hard to get over certain hurdles, you learn new things about yourself and about the world, you change your mindset, and all is right. And then you realize that there is still so much more to be done. You're constantly fighting that battle of not slipping back into mediocrity.
Every day is a struggle, because it has to be. Just like with training, or with anything, if you stop working, you lose what you've worked so hard to gain. No one wants to hear that, because they want to know that if they just work hard for a little while, all will be right with the world. Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way. But always remember there will be ups, and there will be downs. Days where this comes easy, days where it is damn near impossible to put in the effort necessary. But stringing together as many days as you can where you push yourself beyond where you feel comfortable is necessary to truly see change.
"Does it hurt?" asked the Rabbit.
"Sometimes," said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. "When you
are Real, you don't mind being hurt."
"Does it happen all at once, like being wound up," he asked, "or bit by bit?"
"It doesn't happen all at once," said the Skin Horse. "You become. It takes
a long time. That's why it doesn't often happen to people who break easily,
or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the
time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop
out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don't
matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people
who don't understand."
-from The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
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