good

I completed (mostly) one whole week's worth of scheduled workouts last week. that's good. None of them were worth reporting much on because they mostly consisted of blowing toxins outta my tailpipe (although on Friday I unexpectedly knocked out my last set of bench press with 315lbs for seven) Yesterday, though, was punishment for sins I have yet to commit. I don't think I've done squats in around a month and I paid for it last night. I've gone back to the 5,3,1 program for squats and bench just to keep structure to it all. Last night my three working sets of squats went 365 x 5, 385 x 5, 405 x 5. that wasn't so bad and I probably had more on the last set, but I was trying to keep my form tight. Then I did 5 sets of 5 good mornings as fast as I could change the weight out. started with 135lbs and added 20lbs every set. The weight got a bit heavy at the end, but mostly I couldn't catch my breath and thought about puking. Moved on to front squats, again with very little rest between sets. Nothing will fry the quads like these. Love em. I set these up with a relatively close stance and always elevate the heels on some 35lbs plates or a 2x4. The key to getting something out of these besides bruised shoulders is super deep flexion. 3 sets of 10 and I was crying. I muddled through some calf raises, but nothing above my calves was really supporting body weight at this point. finished up with some ab rollers. It was a fun session and it put me back in the mood to lift again. Actually got up this morning and drug my sled down to the highway and back for some cardio. Now to just figure out how to stay motivated....

Oh hey, if anybody needs a gift idea for me a Monster Shot Loadable Sledge Hammer will do nicely!

people are neat-o

ya'll gotta check this one out. quality.

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I like baby seal meat.

I just ate a can a of fish steaks in soybean oil with hot chili peppers. If it didn't smell horrible and taste horrible, it probably wouldn't have been that bad. Oh well. It was worth a shot. I've got a can of sardines for my snack tomorrow. I can't imaging it will be any less sick, but I'm willing to give it a go. Finally worked out yesterday. Overdid it actually. Last week was nearly a complete wash. I did nothing last week but get in worse shape. Yesterday was absolutely beautiful, so I forced by big jiggly butt out the door for some exercise. Did a lap with the slosh-pipe for a warm up. then pulled the sled tug-o-war style with a 100' rope. Supersetted those with three flips of the tire. Did about five sets, increasing the weight on the sled with each set. Then I put on the harness and did about 5 200' sled drags, working up to around 225lbs on the sled. It was a fun workout and the sunlight was medicinal, but last night I couldn't sleep. Felt like I'd been in a train wreck. I've worked hard to get out of shape. I suppose this is the fruit of my labor. I'm starting to look forward to some warmer weather. I love getting outside for a change of pace. Very motivational, that.

unwind

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Memoirs of a Mollusk

Welp. I'm in Big D again. I'll be sitting in a hotel conference room for the next two days trying to ignore training for Accounts Payable implementation in Oracle. I'm two hours into this and the droning echoing in the back of my brain is becoming unbearable. I'll never understand why drinking on this kind of job is unacceptable. I've been working out where possible. Pulled 495 a few days ago. Haven't pulled over five since I pulled 510 a couple of months ago. Benched 355 for a horrible single on Saturday. My head hasn't been in it since the holidays set in a couple month ago, but I'm getting there. As an encouraging reminder to myself, I go through this every year at the end of the year. Typically, the first few months of the year are when I make my largest gains. I think because by then I'm completely tired of being tired and hungover. At least I got one goal last year. I pulled over 500 for the first time. I still have to get my squat up there and my bench is still nowhere near the 400 mark. Honestly, I'll be happy to put another 20lbs on my bench this year. I'd love to keep driving my squat and DL to 600 each. I just hope I can stay focused on it this year. Looks like skiing is going to be a fantasy I'll have to pocket for another season. That sucks, but I guess that's life at the moment. I'm really trying to focus on getting out of debt at the moment. As it turns out, this is very difficult when you continue spending money. Fortunately, lifting costs virtually nothing. All things considered, this has the makings of a good year. I'm looking forward to it. I'm planning to get back up on the competition platform soon. There's really no better motivation that getting your ass kicked publicly.
I didn't realize how horrible it could be to be in accounting. My ears just started bleeding from the mere thought of doing what these people do for a career. I just caught the end of a lengthy discussion on how to code trash disposal from the offices in the accounts payable module. WTF. and I thought my job was boring.