4/18/24
It’s minutes after midnight, I just did the first russian lesson of the day on duolingo.
My neck, lats, traps, all feel pumped.
For as midnight had struck, from about fifteen seconds before to about five seconds after I was doing a set of strict pushups.
25 reps in twenty seconds.
They were crisp. All the pressing has me dialed in for when I do reasonably controlled and strict pushup reps.
Half an hour earlier upon stepping out of the shower I was flexing and stretching my neck admiring it in the bathroom mirror. (pure vanity/narcissism)
Four directional/four way flexing (and dynamic tension), rotations to relax, maybe a most muscular or three, more neck work – pumping it up.
I think of these as free hand neck work, and with pushups they’re a surprisingly good little routine.
If you want to include the lower body you slowly extend a side kick, then hold it there – hip flexors mostly or whatever.
They’re fun to do.
(especially if there’s a full body mirror – ah all those weird hour extra workouts)
Or include horse stance.
Very simple.
No equipment.
These will carry you far.
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Why an extra little workout before a late night meal?
Why work on a language you may never use?
Isn’t it all so obvious yet.
We can’t just exist. There was, maybe it’s a lost concept, of the renaissance man.
To be everything. Well rounded, to he both physical & intellectual.
It needn’t be approved either.
I’ve no college education. I’ve no fitness certification.
This is all a journey in independent self betterment, and at times greatly I fear that both I’m not doing enough, and that I won’t ever get anywhere with any of this.
See my russian isn’t.
I know little more than an introduction, and years of minutes a day may, just barely, maybe know the АЬВs (that’s a latin s after the cyrillic)
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Cool video for the day taken in the morning.
Last night my subscriber count passed my bodyweight if barely at 290 subscribers vs 289lbs scale (I checked…also had been waiting a month or so to be able to say that).
I did a variation I hadn’t before ; one bell, 40kg, clean & press every rep style.
Got 10x40kg right.
Maybe later I even out the volume left hand
lol – no matter
Solid session.
More importantly from that one set I felt solid.
40kg is nowhere near my limit.
I’ll go way further.
Weight. Reps.
It’s gonna be epic.
And note ; one moderate to heavy bell, clean & press = one unit, solid, strong for life.
It’s all you need.
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Soccer ball, and left hand c&p (it was HARD to press), then some cleans ;
C&P
2x40kg left
Cleans
12x40kg left
12x40kg right
8x40kg left
The final set done with three deep breaths at rack between reps for more time under tension.
My left hand is getting locked in “the claw”.
Both biceps are smoked.
You push the clean reps, remember a year ago having 10 pullups?
That was off of some 32kg clean sets at 10-20 reps.
Imagine high rep 40kg cleans, and 2h swings as part of your normal training rotation.
That’s a lot of lat and bicep incidental work, the oft toted kettlebell wth effect at play.
And note ; nothing trains biceps like high rep kettlebell one arm cleans.
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It’d be wild to get the one arm press to 150+ while getting bodyweight down closer to 200 than 300.
I’m in a real good place now, physically I’m so close to performing strongman.
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Pushups pretty early, before midday.
Man! When my buddy and I meet up I’ll be getting some reps of weighted pushups with him standing on my back.
I feel strong.
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Neither did I run to the store, nor did I cook up the smaller sausages in the fridge, so it was more carbs than anything today.
The worst day from a nutritional standpoint in weeks.
A couple of bowls of chip type snacks, a bowl of rice with cheese, a couple corn dogs that were in the freezer, a couple slices of american cheese, a can of iced tea, a small amount of milk (so as to not run out of milk), etc.
It’s better to eat meat, with saturated fat.
This requires cooking.
Ergo it’s better to cook!
Tomorrow I’ll be making a batch of sausage, maybe what’s in the fridge – I’m thinking I’ll bake them a bit, then crack a lot of eggs in the pan, have sausage & eggs in easy bulk prep.
I’ve never cooked eggs in the oven before, but if people make quiche why can’t the oven be used for meat and fried egg one pan meals.
(I did a bit of googling, that’s why I think I’ll cook the meat most of the cook time independently, then add eggs – it’s gonna be good, and as far as strength and body comp could be a game changer)
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I gotta wonder what I could kettlebell as maxes.
Intuitively, I know I’d rep a 60kg one arm clean.
Right hand definitely. Left hand iffy.
When you’re starting to talk of using these equivalent to human weight bells, you start to realize just how strong kettlebells will make you.
Even if it’s not world’s strongest man implements and weights.
Plenty real world strong.
Plenty gym strong.
Strong. Conditioned.
Maybe a strongman anyway.
Persistence & Tenacity