3/14/20
Up at 4am, well before alarm.
In the dream I awoke from, at the very last minute I joined my high school football team, senior year, state championship, 4th quarter, seconds left, goal line, at my current size (265) playing right defensive end. I smashed the running back causing a fumble, picked it up, and returned it for a 97yd touchdown, winning the state championship.
Work 13¼ hours.
Bringing boxes up stairs via a chain is slightly quicker, but much more tiring than everyone on the crew simply grabbing a box(es) in the truck, walking three flights of stairs, then down a stretch of hallway into the apartment.
That way no one is stuck in a spot without airflow, no one is only going up/down stairs while others get to walk flat hallway, it allows more even levels of suck/leisure for the entire crew.
Back in May 2019 we delivered what was nearly an entire truck of book boxes to a lesbian couples attic in a big ass old house in the junkie od part of town. It sucked, was just as many hours up flights of stairs and hallways as today, but that day we all were going truck to attic. I prefer that way, mentally and physically I find it less draining and more fair overall.
I told the crew lead (from the other shop), “Hey, have you heard of W.S. Movers & Co”, “No, I’ve never come across them”, “it’s we smash movers and company, we’re not them”, the wind had caused a picture frame to fall earlier, he was about to apologise to the customer, he laughed. It’s a canned line for me now. I said it originally to the managers son back in the summer.
A coworker was debating an attempt at box jumping into the box, and didn’t. I pushed a couple ottomans to the left, looked to the pad stack on my right, and took a shot at it (the asphalt was weird, I jumped from a spot maybe 2″ higher than flat, and a bit further from the truck than I should have) I got in…sorta, my left boot caught, forcing me to land on one foot and one shin. A little cut and a bruise. Sorta a waist height box jump in work boots.
We had an old woman angrily tell us to get back to work…not the customer, just a nosy neighbor. The crew lead was telling her ever so politely “ma’am, we’ve delivered 1½ trucks out of 3. I’ve giving my guys a rest”, she didn’t like that, telling us ever so (un)kindly “well you have a shit ton left, get back to work”. I laughed very loudly, to which after that coworkers kept telling me she was angrily staring at me whenever I happened to be down at the truck.
The whole thing made me feel kinda bad, we all laughed and talked about it where she could hear us. Probably a sad existence, she seemed like a shut in. Her apartment seemed dark, the only visible light a television, and the only thing to do yell at the men at work nearby. She actually yelled at us in front of our customer (also an old woman) about 5 minutes before we left, “what did she say”, “ma’am, she was telling us how she doesn’t like our work ethic”.
Hydration makes everything easier physically.
It may not be sore from stimulus, but dehydrated.
When you’re low on hydration, and have spent a good deal of energy, you can get muscular pumps when you start sipping water and eating food.
Cramps around the rib cage I find to be a sign of growth.
Burpees change the body super quickly.
Arnold/Orowheat (depends on your coast) oatnut bread, butter, American cheese, and salami…a solid sandwich.
Have a planet fitness black card? Why not go to as many locations as possible.
At a gas station, $2.50 for a Powerade…or down a half gallon of whole milk. A coworker gave me props for the rationale. Milk gives you much more.
Training high volume on what you can’t do high reps with (ie chins), and doing meaningful sets of 50-100+ reps on what you can (hint hint machines) you can’t help but be large.
Say it aloud. Worst case is they just don’t go for it. Often they will, and to your benefit.
What you do physically in youth stays with you. I have pushups initially from karate age 7, roundhouse kicks from the same (and the ability to trip out half japanese chicks and whites fluent in japanese by counting in japanese from yet again karate age 7).
How you are being dehydrated and carrying box after box up a stuffy aired hot stairwell is far harder physically than what you do for leisure activity at the gym.
Saying yes to opportunity… obviously gives you the benefits of said opportunity. I’m getting I’d say over 16 hours this weekend by having said yes to this morning and then “yeah I’ll work” about possibly being an extra hand tommorow.
(Winter moving hours are usually slow.)
Laying on a towel under a ceiling fan is the way to dry off.
Writing is an incredibly enjoyable habit.
Putting a barbell in a storage unit, clean & press, deadlifts, bent row, and burpees could be where you train your first clients.
Conception is likely challenging when both guy and girl are using the usual suspects of bodybuilding drugs. I was reminded of this today.
There is opportunity!
High energy, and positivity!
The news is meant to create fear in your heart. I’m predicting this “corona virus” to be the false soapbox huffing of blowhard windbags. The creation of fear is a reason I don’t watch news, I can see how the television affects your thinking.
Every time at work when hearing a cough I’d do a bad asian accent and say corona in a questioning tone. Coworkers joined in, making three races in on the joke.
I used to run to this junior year wrestling.
At 265 I may be too heavy, 235 may be my sweat spot overall, jumping is most powerful at 255+, my heaviest has been low 270s. I could eat and train to 300lbs. At 205-215 I have crazy wind, and walk around animalisticly. My coworker asked me how I think I’d be at 180. My answer? I’d be a wiry rangy near sickly looking hyper aggressive dangerously strong and crazy enduring individual. Smaller sizes can be the most primal.
And there’s zero reason to be looking at chicks instagrams, porn, etc. Why waste time thirsty over digital images? Go get some or not as necessary. Zero thirst.
A modified warrior pose, all statics, are solid fall back leg work.
As far as grain, I’ve found corn cereals to be just about the best source of carbs. 11pm, still up, eating corn pops with cream instead of milk, testosterone producing saturated animal fat over an easily digested carb.
There’s something in 100% apple and grape juice I find revitalizing.
Tire yourself out daily. You need the high energy drain. You’re better for it. Better in every way.
As masculine as possible. In every way.
This is how you enjoy your day, and sleep deep.
Persistence & Tenacity