Yesterday’s pushups were done late – a few sets in the 11 o’clock hour, as early as 1120, as late as 1159pm.
I pushed the woody woodpecker reps high, the first set to 150 – then threw in strict reps to end, standing up huffing and puffing.
When you’re like that, and breathe deep in – you can breathe into a lat pose, everything expanding.
You feel BIG with the combination of the pump and the breathing.
It’s rather euphoric as is the pushing…to counteract work’s stimulus.
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I recall exactly that in the dip odyssey of summer 2019 – the 300+ daily dips felt real good stretching my biceps which were tight from work.
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Yesterday I noticed a definite urge to eat out of boredom.
I bet I’ve been doing that my entire life.
Now a bit more active, and not standing all day next to food, it impresses me how little I eat.
Part of that is the food choices – basically every meal involving saturated fat from meat.
Lunch at work has been ½ a salami and cheese sandwich.
Dinner at home has been a rotation of steak, kielbasa, and italian sausage, mixing them on a leftovers day.
Last night for instance I ate my fill, only ¾ of the dish containing 1lb steak. 3 eggs, 1 big onion and a small amount of peppers with cheese I fried up.
I’ve been pretty low on carbs lately.
The only real source being cranberry juice, and my milk drinking is down.
Maybe psychologically, mind and action in alignment, I’m doing what I expect to be necessary to stop being fat.
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Funny after righting the above to eat ramen with peanut butter and chocolate chips.
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Almost 2am, wicked hungry I make a second pack of ramen.
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Today’s pushups were done early, about 240am after the aforementioned second pack of ramen.
Reading comments about getting prison jacked, the shit amps me up – so I did pushups.
I want to drop 20lbs of body fat, have three girlfriends, and fuckin ace PT tests at 220+.
Bleachers. Massive pushups. Figure out regular pullup training. Work as hard as you can on the moving job, fuck the pay – hustle.
Use the job as a physical challenge.
Train in addition to the job.
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No bleachers today.
No rock climbing simulation today.
Pushups, a nap, and a brief overhead squat set.
Lift :
Overhead Squat
20 x bar.
One Arm Overhead Squat :
1 x bar each side
Energy is highest when you just go all day, every day. Use this.
The quad pump from the overhead squats was great, reps shy of lockout – I’m okay with that on overhead for reps.
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It’s nearly new year’s, and the past week my psyche has been filled with thoughts of “rise”, “start again – better”, “better – disciplined, accomplishing”.
My 20s are nearly over. I do not like where I’ve let my life go, in this now just over decade, since turning 18.
It’s my own fault – as, yes, some is out of your control, but it’s still primarily in your hands how you respond, the actions you take, how you make it work.
And then you smile anyway.
There’s an internal debate about how strict on self I’m going to be.
It’s nice, that natural evolvement, I don’t have much desire to not eat relatively clean anymore.
In 2023 I’m going to have visible abs.
I’m currently figuring out where I’m going with physical culture.
My bodyweight is too heavy. Getting wind, calisthenics, athletic ability at 20-40lbs lighter, well I’ll lift heavier along with all that.
The body performs best when it’s in shape.
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2023 Physical Get To Thems :
•6:00 mile (again)
•300lb c&p
•20+ pullups (again)
2023 Physical Nice To Haves/On Back Burner :
•freestanding handstand pushups (it’s been close in the past)
•backflip (it’s been close in the past)
I wrote these in the order of priority.
It’d be good to get some social aspect again with training, maybe be at a rock climbing gym or boxing/bjj/mma gym – however all the goals above I can do without paying dollars anywhere.
Will I ever work as a personal trainer?
To do so seems like, whether here or somewhere else, to demand a restructure of my entire life.