2/3/20
~3pm
“Hey, J. You owe me a rematch.”
We met again, two days ago on a job site, today the first time back at the shop since May. Left side again, he insisted, and the side which he claims to be the arm he arm wrestles with more well.
Like last time there was a stalemate of roughly 45 seconds, but today with two coworkers from my home shop watching, he started to gain advantage over me. One coworker commented such.
We hold there for a 10 count, I realize we can hold here a while, him slowly gaining…unless…I curl my wrist, his bends back. My realization was correct, the high rep wrist curls at the gym have paid off here. My wrist is stronger than his.
I slowly start moving back the inch or less to dead even. Probably 20 seconds later I have him near pinned. I shift my bodyweight rightward. I win.
A long arm isometric, still feeling like he was attempting to pool shark/card sharp me…but this time it was a true win to me, none of that pussy quitting bullshit that he’d done last time. I’ve never liked “winning” like that, it steals the glory. I’d rather have a true win or loss. I have a vivid memory of this principle from junior year high school wrestling.
~445pm pf pizza day
I almost always forget that planet fitness has “pizza monday”. I drive over right after I got off of work to a bonkers packed parking lot, walked in and saw the pizza line which explained it.
I intend to go and workout. Sometimes I’m surprised with free pizza. I ate a little before training, and nicely enough a little after I finished training.
The day before yesterday I ate about ¾ of a customer provided cheese pizza.
Pizza isn’t nearly as bad as people make it out to be. Customers often feed movers on pizza. And pf feeds everyone (including those who only come to eat) pizza.
Pizza is actually a fairly anabolic food. It’s a mixed macros (including meat if you’re doing it right) meal easily held in your hand. I’ve found the key to stomaching pizza is to be highly physical and eat it nearer the end of the day.
It still cracks me up that the key to supreme physical ability is to work labor, do volume at pf, horse stance and pushups at home, and eat enough nutrition. I am the strongest I’ve ever been and am progressing. Breaking every gym guideline you’ve read on the internet, while disregarding barbells has been wonderous for me. Why? Because I’m not stressing minutia, just putting in work.
Improvise. Adapt. Overcome.
Physically robust is Man as God intended.
Persistence & Tenacity