couple of things

1. I'm in Houston for the next four days. Please pray that my clan is protected.
2. I close on my first investment property in Arlington on Thursday. Please pray that this goes well

I'm pretty pumped about hitting the gym hard again. I've neglected that and it has negatively impacted every other aspect of my world. I told myself several years ago that I would total elite in three lifts. So many distractions have sapped that goal from in front of me. It's amazing what one good conversation and half a bottle of vodka will jog in the memory banks. I set that goal in concrete then and I intend to obtain it now. I can't expect to build a successful business for my family if I can't even complete the personal goals that I set for myself. I love the fact, like in my business, that's it's going to be very difficult and challenging and most of the people around me will privately (if not openly) think that I'm going to fail. But dang! If it were easy and not so scary as shit, every gym in the world would have a line waiting at the door 24/7.

Bench press 400Lbs
Squat 600lbs
Pull 600lbs
1600lbs total in three lifts.

Then I'll take up marathoning. Or not.

gnats

No clever title

So i missed friday but made it up yesterday.

BenchPress:
WU x 1,000
275 x 5
295 x 5
315 x 5

DB Bench
75's x 10
95's x 10 x 2

Chinups
Bw x 10
Bw x 10ish
Bw x 6

Drug the 90lbs sled around the track.
Ate a steak and potato salad. Was pretty much worthless the rest of the afternoon.
The gnats came in Friday. Sent you pics but I'm starting to wonder if you still receive pictures on your phone.

yesterday

Dead Lift

Bar x 10 (overhand grip)
135 x 10
175 x 8
225 x 8
315 x 5 (reverse grip, belt)
405 x 1
425 x 1
445 x 1
465 x 1
485 x 1

pull thrus and situps. No cardio, but I blew some toxins out for sure.

Purge the system, Vol: 3,001

I did indeed get my workout in on Friday. I didn't lift as I was real short on time, but I pulled a 90lb sled for a half mile. Took about 8 minutes per lap so in just under 20 min I was a hot sweaty heavy breathing train wreck. Not bad.

Yesterday, I did some military press. Worked up to 155 x 5. Not too taxing, but a good effort. Then I did some dips and some dumbbell rows. Drug the sled with 80lbs around the track once. I've discovered that in this season of my life, I'm gonna have to design my workouts like a drive buy shooting to get them done. I used a variant of the 5-3-1 program about a year ago that worked well for me, so I'll use that template again for a while. Basically, you've got one of your main lifts (squat, deads, bench, military) each workout day and two supplementary exercises. Three exercises and your out. Hard, heavy, and fast. should be able to get through most sessions in around 30 mins. I am going to try and implement more cardio as time permits. The sled works well because its right out my gym door and ready to go. And running just sucks.

"It Feels Like Satan Is Licking My Brain!"

Scott Adams is the bomb.

Ok. I'm gonna workout today. It's gonna happen. BECAUSE I'VE GOT TO, MISTER! Sure it's a three day weekend and I've potentially got a million other things to do. but I'm going to workout this day. this day. Hey, did I mention that my legs are in constant torment since my last workout. Pain. I'm walking around with the gait of a man wearing a pine tree up my tailpipe. Rediculous, I say.