Squat - cluster sets (30 sec b/w reps) - 3x6 - 280
Bench - cluster sets (30 sec b/w reps) - 3x6 - 230
1x20 each:
Yates row - 125
Overhead band tricep extension - orange
Cambered bar curl - bar +55
I'll use an oldie but goodie from Jim Wendler for today's post:
The meaning of life?
Wow. I had a long talk with my wife the other night and we talked about this.
Now this is my opinion so many people might not agree with me. The meaning of
life, according to me, is to make the world around you a better place. Let me
explain. I hear all the time how people need to “make a difference” and “lend a
hand”, etc. The problem with this is that most people think that in order to
make a difference you need to cure cancer or save a starving nation. They feel
like they can’t make a difference. The key is the phrase “the world around
you”. This needs to be clarified. The world around each person is different.
You don’t have to venture to unknown lands to make a difference. Let’s examine
Dave Tate. Dave started EFS and has helped thousands of people reach their
training goals. He has answered countless e-mails, phone calls and coached at
many seminars. He has helped the lifters at Westside Barbell as well as
visitors and coaches that came in. Without realizing it, this helped his
business grow. In doing so, he has had the ability to hire more people (let’s
use me as an example) and help them achieve a great life. Of course, there is
his family and friends, but you get the point. Dave, in the world around him,
is making things better.
Even simpler, just
thank the people that serve you on a regular basis. Thank the waiter/waitress
and the people at the bank. A smile isn’t that difficult.
Understand that we
all have a different world that surrounds us. Let’s be honest and say that most
lower/middle class people have little shot at being President of the United
States. You have to have money to win. But those that choose to embrace that
potential role need to take into account that their world is now vastly
different than most of ours. But, and I digress, the values of those in the
political machine are so vastly different than most Americans, that I wonder if
they even realize when they are doing something wrong. I will use Woody Allen
as an example. When he married his adopted daughter, everyone thought he was a
sick bastard. But sometimes I wonder if Woody Allen’s morals, having been away
from the normal world for so long, were so skewed that it really didn’t phase
him. The same can be said with many of those in the federal government. How
long do you have to be part of the process that everything you were taught when
you were young goes out the window?
As far as the biggest
problems today – I think the biggest thing is the lack of spirituality in the
world. Now this may surprise some people because I have a huge pentagram
tattooed on my arm and other assorted “evil” goodies. But again, let me
clarify. Spirituality can have a religious context, but it doesn’t have to.
What I see around me is a lot of people who are relying on physical objects for
emotional well-being and self worth. They believe that by having X car or X
house that their life will be better. Look at all the credit card debt and all
the commercials on TV that are trying to sell you something. They aren’t
selling you a product, they are trying to make you feel guilty if don’t have
the correct pair of jeans. They want to make you feel that if you don’t have
something, you are worthless. The best thing I ever did was severely limit my
TV watching and start going outside more. I don’t get caught up in petty gossip
and try to stay away from negative people.
I used to get really
mad about some of the above things, but realized that I have a family that I
need to take care of and these values are something that I need to pass on. I
can’t clean the world if my own house is a mess.
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