11/21/23
Yesterday for dinner I had this little premixed pasta thing.
Just after midnight, while watching three stooges and simpsons I had a snack ; a little box of peanut m&ms.
I laughed at the almost identical calories and macros between the two.
Milk chocolate is dairy, and peanuts are peanuts – neither is bad.
There isn’t a male in existence I couldn’t successfully help bulk.
Those little boxes of m&ms are almost 500 calories, average out to $1.50 between stores – you can’t tell me that you couldn’t eat two of those, and drink a handful of glasses of milk in addition to what you’re already eating.
That’s enough to get the scale to move, assuming you’re already systematic – truly eating the same amount each day.
And it doesn’t have to be that.
A pack of ramen and big glob or two of peanut butter does the same for less money, pennies for 1000 calories, seconds to eat.
Whatever food, if you like it, and it’s easy to take in, especially when it’s reasonably nutritious, have at it.
A bowl of greek yogurt.
A bowl of cereal with heavy cream.
Three eggs, in any form, with anything.
A butter, peanut butter, and american cheese sandwich.
Mixing something in with everything.
Noodles and rice ALWAYS have butter and/or cheese with them. It’s just policy.
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Okay, now it’s after the day’s sleep.
Coming up on lunch hour, I’ve a little food in me, and am preparing to lift…
Is it gonna be 205lb clean and presses every rep style or 165lb curl grip presses – either way a 5:00 density period.
The density periods are working for me right now, as honestly my motivation is real low, while five minutes is excuse free and like this…effective.
I can always, and often do, go back after dark for that out of breath in the chilly air burpees, and/or kettlebell session.
Last night it was burpees with a bw squat chaser.
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Without specific strength protocols ; density training is a way to slow roll your way to PRs, you’re just doing a lot with something that is anywhere from moderate to not quite struggling level heavy, and over time the maxes move up from this and you’re able to do this a bit heavier than before.
Personally I like this approach, takes most of the thinking out of it.
Set a 5:00 timer, pick your movement, and go. It’s effective physically for me and well liked content on youtube.
Cause everyone who finds your content the world over WANTS to see you soar!
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Okay, this I what I meant to type instead of the above, I’m prepping to lift – lunch hour, will be lifting in maybe twenty minutes…
It’s an amazing time that we live in.
The cellphone in our hands, the internet, we have a lot of opportunity to make it that just a generation ago didn’t.
My mom tried out for movies, had maybe three extra rolls while college age (forgot I was a cali kid didn’t ya – everyone does)…and that was that.
Me? At 22 I put my first blog post, my first youtube video up.
Here I am at 29 without a penny from it, but this soothing feeling that “if I lost everything, I could make it ANYWHERE with a cellphone, a water bottle, and bw calisthenics.”
See, EVERYONE has a smartphone now, even the poor, even the homeless.
That’s your camera.
A water bottle, a 16.9oz bottle, when full – it’ll hold up your phone’s camera – there’s your tripod!
Some of my more recent calisthenics videos were a gallon jug as tripod, heck my buddy was using it for his filming too!
And you do daily calisthenics anyway everyday!
Gonna make it! Guaranteed.
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205lbs is the more challenging option, 165 underhand can be done tomorrow.
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Okay, did more talking than training, but I like it.
8 reps of a 205lb clean and press every reps style in 5:00 with plenty of talking.
Eventually, over time, could just run this to ~20 reps in 5:00, THEN have no issue with the press or clean portions bumped up 5lbs or 10lbs.
Day 32 Overhead Press Every Day ✓
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Ate another one of those premixed pasta things, right after, an egg sandwich right before the above lift – a couple 16oz coffee milks as well.
Coffee milks – I’m totally a little fiend for those things. Can’t get enough of them lol.
Still haven’t vlogged about a month of egg eating, and right now I’m still resting – higher carb, lower everything else, enjoying way more wheat than is my wont.
Food seems to be going the way of ½GOMAD, a can or two of iced tea, a little bit of pasta with cheese and/or butter, and some buttered french bread, an egg sandwich or two with a couple slices of bacon on them barely seeing this not be vegetarian, though dairy heavy.
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I did touch the bar a second time today.
Failed a clean at 235lbs, then on the next attempt successfully cleaned it.
yeah. buddy. WHOOO!
The ground and particle board platform not wanting the bar to sit square/level… I jerry rigged a shim under each of the rubber patio tiles to keep the bar from rolling forward/backward crooked.
You can see the raise at the front of one rubber tile, the back of the other…the shim under each a pine cone picked right up off the ground within feet of the lifting spot aka gym aka backyard barbell weightlifting club aka I love calling a few ft² outside these things!
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Well, vegetarian other than two strips of bacon is out the window.
Recently I discovered a microwavable pork chili verde, like those instant rices or indian dishes that you tear open and can microwave in the pouch.
It was $3 or $3.50, advertised as “heat in two minutes”, had like four ingredients, truly was meat, and had no soy or other fake meat protein additives.
So quality, at least on paper if not in taste.
I tend to pour these things out and into large microwaveable bowls, and in doing so ate a bite cold.
Wow! It tastes decent, and is pretty spicy.
After two minutes in the microwave it was plenty hot, kinda liquidy, so I poured in some spuds, stirred, and some mexican mix cheese for more nutrition.
I just found a 75g protein, $5 meal, five minute meal for the time crunched needing good hearty nutrition.
I think I’ll vlog this discovery as an eating vid soon, when I buy another package or two.
Not a bad idea to have on hand.
Basically ready to go pork stew.
Smells like pork rinds, the meat dried out pretty quickly in the concoction.
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The 40kg kettlebell is supposed to arrive tomorrow.
I’m damn near waiting at the window for the well’s fargo wagon to come down the street.
Until tomorrow,
-J
Persistence & Tenacity