Training. Squat/ Press-ish

Chins

5 x 5

Good Mornings

BAR x 20



Squats

135 x 10,10
225 x 5
280 x 5
315 x 3
395 x 5

250 x 20

Good Mornings

135 x 10 x 5

Press

135 x 25



Its late and I'm cleaning.

Training. Deadlifts

Chins

5 x 5

Back Raises

5 x 15

Deadlifts

135 x 10
225 x 10
295 x 5
335 x 3
395 x 6


......And that's that. Shit session. For some reason I got HORRIBLE back pumps in my lower back after the back raises. I stretched and tried to walk that shit off to no avail. And now to add to my chief complaints about 8th tsc gym. I was informed I need to "Stop dropping the weights on the floor". So that sums it up. The gym that I started going to to get away from said phaggotry is now spearheading said phaggotry. No chalk, no dropping weights...I wasn't even dropping the bar, I let it go below my knees.



....Fuckers.

Training. Bench

Chins

5 x 5


Bench Press

Bar x 20,20,20

135 x 10

200 x 5
225 x 3
250 x 8,3,3

200 x 18

Skull Crushers

60 x 15 x 10

Db press

60 x 15 x 3

Cable Pull downs

50 x 50
70 x 25
90 x 15
110 x 10
130 x 5


Stairs 

3 trips. 5 floors



      Solid day but my left elbow is fucking killing me. During the Db presses on the 2nd set my elbow actually gave out on me. Of course instead of shutting it down I regrouped and did a 3rd set.  I donb't wanna be that guy but if this shit keeps up i'm getting some elbow sleeves. It used to be a winter thing now it's an all the time thing and it sucks. It's not a sharp breaking pain but an almost dull fucking aching throbbing pain.

Eat shit elbow.

Sprints still suck I was a little more hydrated today so that third trip up wasn't AS bad but it still left me choking for air. Going to stay consistent with these.

Training. Squats

Curls

BAR x 100

Front squats

165 x 3
205 x 3
240 x 3

Squats

260 x 3
295 x 3
335 x 5x3x3x3

260 x 10
245 x 10
225 x 10
135 x 20

Good Mornings

5 x 10


Good training today. I need to work on front squats...They're ugly. WAY ugly. Two things- I programmed way too heavy (pathetic right?) and I need to work on my form. Other than that great day.

Training. Press

Chins

4 sets of 5

Press

125 x 3
145 x 3
160 x 5

125 x 20

BTN Press

  80 x 10
100 x 10
120 x 10

Close Grip Bench Press

165 X 10 X 5

Stairs.



I lied- I was going to shut down training for a week because my love affair of punching inanimate objects but my hand is healing up nicely. Pressed today, everything felt good. Nothing crazy. Dropped dips today because I cannot fucking stand the POS dip stand in the gym. I've tried every way to do dips on it and it destroys my elbows every single damn time.

Did stair sprints today. 5 stories up the barracks. Did three sets. Started to see jesus so I called it. It felt awesome to feel my quads and lungs burn for a change. Back feels ok. No issues there. I actually did half the obstacles at the 25th ID Obstacle course Wednesday and I actually felt legit. No back pain, so it's time to up the conditioning.

Anger issues

So I did something retarded that involved a right hook and a metal locker....No broken bones but I cut the living shit out of the top of my fingers and knuckles. Swelling has gone down and I had the audacity to attempt deadlifts wednesday. I got the big lifts in but that was it. A bloody mess.

I'm calling it on training for the rest of the week. I'll see where my hand sits monday morning.


Don't punch lockers.

A word on Anger...

As of late I've had a few "outbursts"..Maybe it's my "Give-a-fuck" meter bottoming out, maybe it's been the full moon I don't know.

Generally people piss me off. I know I am not alone on this, I know I cannot be the only person that wants to detonate when someone says/ acts/ does something that acts against the common sense **insert chosen deity** gave you. I am only half kidding when I tell people I want to go live on a beach in Portugal and never speak to another fucking person again.

How the hell did I grow to hate people so much?

I have a faith in humanity for the most part but when it gets to the point where my wife has to tranquilize me and strap me into a Hannibal Lecter- style dolly replete with bite mask and strait jacket JUST to go to Walmart? Yeah I think I have issues. I don't LIKE to be angry..quite the opposite. It just happens easy. Am I weak willed? Do I need to become a monk? Live in silence? Drugs?

I'm tired. Time for bed.

Training. Bench

Chins.
5 sets of 5

Bench

Bar x 10,10,10

135 x 10
185 x 3
210 x 3
240 x 8
240 x 3,3,3

Skull Crushers

5 x 15 (fixed bar)

Db bench

5 x 15



               Felt good today. Always tweaking my bench setup. Found a trick to get tighter in the setup that worked like gangbusters. Training in the evening without having been up since 2am was actually kind of nice for a change.

Been working with a new weekly setup

Mon- Bench
Tues- Deadlift
Wed- Conditioning
Thurs- Press
Fri- Squat
Sat- Conditioning
Sun - rest

Going well so far. Training every other day sucked and honestly I feel like i'm getting more out of it. I found myself getting perilously close to putting more into assistance work than the big lifts. That shit shall cease now. Started incorporating Front squats into squat day. Those will be done before reg squats. Behind the neck presses into press day along with close grip bench press.....and LOTS of deadlifting.

Despite wack ass schedules and regularly scheduled bullshit training has been going very well. Of course a few shit days here and there but that's to be expected. The time for my exodus from the ARMY is getting closer. I haven't even taken a chance to be excited about it yet. Too much to get straight before I can take that relaxing breath. Like find A FUCKING JOB!

I've been looking for a gym in the Beaufort area to train at and I'm thinking the YMCA will be my best bet. There's a 24 hour fitness knockoff but after seeing pictures of the inside I'm not too excited.

Diet has been locked in pretty well. Giving the ketogenic thing a run again. I didn't say carbnite because it's not that. Carbs around training and after and fruit. There is not a motherfucker on earth that will tell me it's cool to eat bacon with every meal but an apple will make me fat. Dafuq out of here with that. We'll see how it goes. I did 10 days 30 grams of carbs and below. My mind and body took to it alot quicker that last fall. Gonna stick it out this time.

That's pretty much it.


Welcome back to thunderdome.

And as quickly as we left- we have returned.

Been a couple of months. Needed a break to get my shit in order. Not that any of you assholes have been reading. According to my graphs only folks that read these musings are in the old Soviet Union.

Interesting.

Well gentle reader- the infernal claymore has returned. Front towards Everyone.

Training. Bench Press.

Chins

5 sets of 3

Bench Press

Bar x 25 X 15 X10

135 X 10

160 X 5

185 X 5

210 X 12



Curls
(Ladder)
20lb fixed bar X 50

40lb X 25

60lb X 15

40lb X 10

DB Bench
(ladder)

40 X 50

50 X 25

40 X 15

40 X 10

Jump Rope

4 rounds X 1min

Neck harness

4 x25 w/ 30 lb kettlebell.




 Great training day. Back we are. Felt on fire today. Lots of pent up aggression. Good healthy way to get rid of it. Took kind of a deload-ish last week. Didnt pick up any weights at all. Nothing but stretching and assistance work. It made a difference. Felt good and limber today.


Not gonna lie folks it's been a rough couple of weeks. When you're future is not set and everyone and there mother seems like they are out to stop you it makes things difficult. Took a week to get my head right and here we are. Remember Kids- you are the resistance.

Training for Wednesday. Deadlift.

30 Min cardio on stationary bike.


Back raises

5 X 10.


Barbell shrugs

135 X20X20X20

195 X15X15X15

215 X10X10X10

135 X 50

DeadLift.

135 X 10

245 X 3

275 X 3

315 X 3

Neck harness w/ 35lb Kettlebell

5 X 25



Not a bad session at all. For shits and giggles I ended up doing some cardio before my Lifts wednesday and I felt amazing afterward. Usually deadlifts leave me feeling sore as fuck and with some tension in my Knees. Not this day. This may become a trend from now on. Didn't really go for broke on the last set due to some time restraints.

Bought a new Mountain bike today. I miss my old Yellow bike I had in Belgium. I really want to get back into it. The bike I bought when I got here sucked and I felt disuaded from getting a new one. Looking forward to it. Last week of fucked up shifts for awhile, very happy for this. Squats tomorrow.

Training. Bench press.

Bench.

175 X 3

190 X 3

215 X 14

Chins.
 5 sets of 3

Curls.
60lbs  5 sets of 10


PM.

2 mile jog.(soft J)


This mornings training went exceptionally well. Felt good. All the weights are moving very easy. I had about another 6 in the tank for the last set but I backed off. I've gone back to doing pullups just about every other day. The difference is night and day. Went for a jog in the afternoon. I wanted to get some cardio in. All things aside training is good. Conditioning tomorrow.

Training. And we will train like a Sherman fucking Tank.

Yes we will..Lots of emotions and things-a-goin on lately. That explains my lack of presence here as of late. I wanted to get in a solid week of training before I posted anything. This week was very LEGIT. I see lot's of PR's in all areas in the next couple of months. The urge to max is there but im fighting it off. I'm loving the progress thus far.


I NEED to up the conditioning. Plain and simple. I keep making excuses for tue, thurs and sat its unacceptable.

I said farewell to Carbnite for now. The payoff was not as I expected it. I put into it exactly as prescribed and I would honestly say I ran it as close to perfect as I could. I've shifted the emphasis to clean carb sources in the morning for breakfast and lunch. No carbs at night. And yes the counting of the calories. I'm convinced this is still king. I saw more progress doing this than any other time INCLUDING Carbnite.


The future is not set.


That is true. Alot going on in my life right now. I feel like I'm being tested every damn day. This infernal force of stupid and ignorant that want's to pull my pin- so to say. Everday. Almost every waking hour. For some life is a Joke. Dylan and Hendrix said that. For others it's something that people sit in the stands and watch.


For me and those like me it's a War. Plain and goddamn simple. Someone out there is probably saying "But why does it have to be that way Paul"? The answer is I don't know. I wish I did. It's a war against myself, War against those who would take from me, War against those who would infringe against my beliefs and what I hold in my heart and know are true and right. It's War against my inner demons. They're always there. Always. It's a War to hold on to my sanity, to NOT lose it like so many expect me to.


I will probably wipe out three city blocks when I die.


I'm not disclosing this with any sort of macho bravado at all. It's just fact. No chest pounding here. Hard to pound your chest like a manly caveman when your spine feels like breaking. Hmm. I knew that would happen. My body would break before my spirit. Maybe if I get sent to a far off underground prison, have a spiritual epiphany- do some crunches and pushups like Bruce Wayne, I can come back stronger than ever?


Nevermind that.


Nut I have returned. More training logs this week.

Cuz fuck em that's why.

I've done a fairly good job of amassing enemies and generally pissing people off for the better part of 12 years. People who are content living in a fucking candyland where the world revolves around them. People who are devoid of common sense or A SHRED of decency or humanity.I'll say it until I fucking croak- I believe you have to be a Human Being before you can be a Soldier. What I mean by Human is someone who cares someone who isn't a brainwashed fucking idiot.


I've given quite a bit for the Flag, my Country, my Army ( and it is MY Army) but I have NEVER felt so disenchanted in my life. I don't even feel like It's the same Army. It is without a doubt time for me to move on. I am fucking SICK of hearing my name thrown about by people I thought I could trust. I'm tired of the shit talk, tired of my name being thrown around in company training meetings. Oh yes folks I know WHAT is said and by WHO.


Thank your FUCKING STARS and the Rank that you hold. Thank the fact that I have a Family that ultimately comes before my temper and my emotions.........

I'm fucking tired of this endless circle of grief. I'm tired of being made to feel like less than a man. I'm fucking INJURED. I didnt fuck my back and my knees up playing XBOX you ignorant fucks. I've broken myself physically and mentally doing what I was taught early on..Giving 100%. What has that gotten me? Treatment like a fucking LEPER. Like everything I've done before this means nothing.

I am over this.


The next couple months are for my Family and I. I'm moving on. MY WAY.


THE LANGUAGE YOU SPEAK IS DEAD.

Sucking at life.

I shall return with regularly scheduled Bullshit soon. These last two weeks have been garbage training and diet wise. I just wanted to let all three of you that read this waste of bandwidth that I'm still alive. In fact if you motherfuckers would comment once in awhile it may help. (hint fucking hint)

Night people.

The night people are easy to spot. You wont find them during hours of daylight. Bleary eyed, shitty mood, coffee breath. Usually sleep deprived or unable to sleep during the day. Very much akin to Nic Cage's character in 'Bringing out the dead'.

Night people know what good coffee is but will drink it shitty none the less. We will drink it to the point where it keeps you up in those painful morning hours when ALL YOU WANT is to fall asleep blissully but your mind will not shut down. The night people will nod to one another in the gas station knowing full well their lot in life, why they are there. We can usually spot each other miles away you know. The first time I considered myself a "night person" was after my first deployment to Afghanistan. 80% of that deployment I workedf and operated at night. Every. damn. day. When I got back I was a wreck. Not sleeping right. Out all hours of the night. Little has changed. It doesnt matter, you look for similar life. Some people can handle it fine, some people are perfectly adept. Others it will crush and ruin. Never seeing the sun nor your family- if you have one.


The worst thing about being a night person is the switching back and forth, days, mids,days, mids..so on and so forth. That type of repetitive and back and forth nonsense will turn you LITERALLY into a zombie. You will feel like a walking corpse and chances are you will look and or smell like one. Your diet is thrown in the shitter, you resort to comfort foods to...wait for it..comfort you. Who wants the discipline of watching what they eat in favor of eating something that makes you feel human. On that note, I do not recomend a low carb diet of ANY sort while switching back and forth. You will be the devil incarnate.


Trust in coffee. It will pull you through. Energy drinks are like sniffing glue. Nowhere near the impact of a European flavored roast resplendant in heavy cream. You have to have some sort of residual weirdness in you to be a full fledged night person. To be awake while others sleep is creepy in a way. Whether by choice or out of curiosity. "Normal" people by omission cant fathom being awake past 10. This is where they end and we begin. The "Devils hour" and "Nothing good happens after midnight" these terms are popular but sometimes it's the fact that NOTHING happens during these hours. The still, the quiet, the sound of others breathing in the night can be excruciating. You wait for that chaos to break out. You wait for the storm from the quiet. The interruption. You wait for that other night person who cannot take it. Listen closely it will happen.


Do not become addicted to the lifestyle. It will turn you miserable before long. If you can avoid it- avoid it like the plague. Its a strange trip for anyone to have to take. Cops, Firefighters...god knows who else they get it. We get it. Burning the candle from both ends with a flamethrower.................

Training. Deadlift.

Deadlift

135 X 10

225 X 5

255 X 5

285 X 11

Trap-bar shrugs

135 X 20

225 X 20,20

315 X 10,10,10,10

Cardio

60 min on eliptical (Easy)


Trained after midshift this morning. Didn't feel too bad I guess. Not my PREFERRED time to train but not bad. Slept like a baby- 8 full hours. Back feels ok, not great but not bad. Was supposed to ge ttaped today but that didnt happen. I'm serious to see how I progressed. Visible abs are visible.

Wow. Dropping the ball. Training for last friday the 25th, Sat the 26th and Mon the 28th.

Last week was retardedly busy. Switching between MIDS and Platoon duty sucked so I was going to deload- which I kinda did, then I didn't.

Friday / Squat

Chins 10 X 2

Squat

135 X 10

200 X 5

235 X 5

270 X 15

Good mornings

5 X 10

Leg press

315 X 15 X 5


Saturday / Press

Press

100 X 5

115 X 5

130 X 13

Press (drop set)

100 X 10 X 5

Lat Cable pull downs

140 X 15 X 5

Tricep cable pull downs

50 X 50

75 X 25

90 X 15

110 X 10


And finally Training for Yesterday..Mon/ Bench

Chins 10 X 2

135 X 20, 15, 10

155 X 5

175 X 5

200 X 17

*Pushups in between sets.

Curls

5 X 15


All three days actually turned out well. Press went better. Probably my best day.I started "week #1" over this week and plan on getting all training days in. New HATEBREED today. Fucking so good. Lot's of people think they sold out or that theres better out ther? No fucking way. How can you NOT be motivated listening to them...Any way onward through the fog.

Training. To deload or not to deload...

I think this week inadvertently became a deload week. I had not planned on it by any means but transitioning back to mids kicked me in the dick. Hard. I got bench training in Mon but then it came to a screeching halt. I think I'm going to just pick it up next week on monday and repeat the numbers. I havent slept for shit all week and I'm not going to force training for the sake of it. I understand that shitty training days happen. I understand, but If I have any say in it it wont be for lack of sleep. I'd rather chalk it up to a loss and fight next week.


I hate shift work. Hate it. I know, I know. I signed up for it. It's my job but damn. Working opposing hours as the rest of your family gets old quick. I'm off tonite so tomorrow morning Im gonna go get some cardio and bodyweight stuff done. Word

Monday Training. Bench.

Chins

10 X 2

Bench
                           < 20 pushups
Bar X 25,15,10,5
                           < 15 pushups
135 X 10
                           < 10 pushups
155 X 5
                           < 5 pushups
175 X 5

200 X 17

Curls

5 X 15

Heavy Bag Drag.

10 meters each arm X 5



      Good training today. Removed the deload week from 5-3-1..for now. I would rather cycle through the weights and get a solid base built. Did a finisher today involving a climbing rope and a heavybag. Basically stetch the rope out with the rope attached to the heavybag, sit down with said rope and pull with violence with one arm. When you have the heavy bag next to you turn the bag 45 degrees and repeat the process with the opposite arm, alternating arms every trip. Fire for effect, go until you're nauseous then stop. It will smoke you.

Training for Saturday. Squat/ Press split.

Squat

225 X 5

255 X 3

285 X 12

Press

110 X 5

125 X 3

140 X 10

Leg press

5 X 15 @ 225

Dips

5 X 10 Bodyweight

Lat cable pull down

5 X 15 @ 120

Tricep Cable pull down

1 X 50 @ 80
1 X 25 @ 90
1 X 15 @100
1 X 10 @ 105


Boom. The split was done more out of necessity than anything. I tried it and I'm not a big fan. Gym was closed on FRI and I wanted to get both training days . I got it done but I was fucking smoked by the time it was over with. Not going to deload this week. I honestly dont believe I am lifting heavy enough at this point to warrant an 'Easy week". I'm simply going to program the first week on the 4th week. We'll see how it goes. Percocets are awesome. That is all.

Deadlift.

Deadlift

135 X 10

245 X 5

275 X 3

310 X 11


Seated Cable rows.


5 X 15 @ 100



Back Raises

5 X 10


Not a bad day at all. Cardio this morning. Backed off a little bit on the DL left a lil bit in the tank today. Took the percs for my back yesterday and left me feeling like a zombie today. Cinched the belt down tight today. Back feels ok. Really tried to work in the cable rows, instead of just pulling back i tried to pinch my shoulder blades together on every rep- I can already feel soreness kicking in. All in all good shit.

Keep your friends close and your Percocets even closer..

Must have fucked my back up yesterday because my lower back is not doing ok today. No training today. Went to the clinic today and graciously accepted a bottle of percocet . 'Haven't partaken yet but that's going to change here soon.

                                                                             Yessir...

When I was in Basic training I snapped my left tibia on an obstacle course. One of the most painful things I ever experienced. We were 4 days into a 7 day Field problem and I looked the part. Facepaint (when they taught soldiers said skill) hadnt showered in days, sweaty. And the Drill Sergeants brought me kicking and screaming into the Hospital at Ft Leonard wood. Mind you up to this point the hardest thing I'd ever done was Ginger ale.... So I get casted up and sent on 30 days Convalescent leave. With me was a GIANT bottle of Percocet. In the rush to leave I put the bottle in my wall locker and said locker was banded up by the Drill Sergeants prior to my departure. FUCK MY LIFE.

I came back 30 days later sane and ready to train. I get to my bunk and get my wall locker unbound and what do I see? My percocets. GONE. To this day I dont know if it was some crafty Soldier that stole them or one of te NCO's in my training platoon. Who knows..

The point is don't leave your drugs laying around. You never know who may want them more than you. Good night and good luck

Monday. Bench

Chins

5 X4

Bench press

Bar X 20,15,10

135 X 10

175 X 5

195 X 3

220 X 15

Curls

5 X 10 @ 50


Good training day. Bench was probably the most solid it's been in a few months. EVERYTHING was locked in tight. Moved the bar with conviction today. Not much else to say. Run tomorrow, Abs and dips. Word.

Sunday soreness...

No training today. Legs are smoked. Worked in some leg press and good mornings. I understand many eschew the leg press as worthless however, I'm not many. Realizing it will never replace the squat I decided to include it to help build on my squat. Good mornings I kinda fell away from, no particular reason just experimenting with different stuff.

Bench press tomorrow. Looking forward to it. I've really locked into the 'visualizing' the lift before it happens . I find myself more and more thinking earlier in the day about training, especially the last set. I give myself a realistic set number of reps to bang out. Thus far I have not missed those numbers. Just as important I haven't missed a lift since coming back from Afghanistan. Yay me. Carbnited last night. Wonderful as usual. Wasnt very hungry today. Couldn't seem to get moving. Took a pot of coffee and a blue monster to get my head together. 2 protein shakes today, thats about it. I guess subconciously since I porked out last night I wanted to keep it light today. Meh.

Worked in some runs on the treadmill tues and thurs. Nothing crazy, 2 miles thats it. Not going for time just distance. I refuse to be a fatass weightlifter who cant run. Athletic. That's the name of the game. Back didnt feel too hot. had to stop once or twice last week. If it continues this week well, we'll see how it goes. Now if you'll excuse me Paul Carter at Lift-Run-Bang has a 90 min interview Done with Dorian Yates with London Real. Til Next time.

Training for Saturday. Press

Chins

5 sets of 4

Press

100 X 3

115 X 3

130 X 10

Curls

5 X 10 @ 50

Lat pulldowns

5 X 15 @ 120


Solid day with the press. Nothing exciting to report. I'm digging training at a different gym. No distractions.

Training for Friday. Squat.

Squat.

135 X 10

210 X 3

240 X 3

270 X 15

Good Mornings

5 X 10 @ 135lbs

Leg press

5 X 15 @ 225lbs


 Good training. Quick and kinda short. Squats felt good. Good mornings and Leg press wrecked me. Havent done good mornings in hot minute so I threw em in last minute. Recurring theme is to strengthen the muscles in my lower back. The more good mornings and GHR's I do the less my back bothers me. Go figure.

Training for Wed. Deadlift

Stretching. 10 min

Deadlift

135 X 10

225 X 3

260 X 3

295 X 14

Cable Rows

5 X 15 @ 120 Lbs

Back Raises

5 X 15


Good training day.  Back feels ok. Not 100 % but trainable. This week has had my sleep schedule all sorts of fucked up. Going back and forth between mids-off-mids-off..Not fun. Re arranginging a few assistance excercises. Moved abz to tues, thurs and sat. Triceps (dips, pushdowns) on tues, thurs and sat. Curls for da girlz on Pressing days (mon and sat). We'll see how it goes

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                                                                             Yup.

Training, Bench.

Chins.

5 X 4

Bench.

135 X 20,10,5

                     > 25 Pushups

160 X 3

                     > 20 pushups

180 X 3

                     > 15 pushups

205 X 19

                     > 10 pushups

Curls for da girlz

 5 X 10 @ 50 lbs

That was about it for today. Not a bad session but not great. I've adapted to the low carb deal fairly well, I dont get the hunger pains anymore and I dont get too tired during the day HOWEVER, my training "endurance" so to say has taken a dive. Im good for my warmup and my major lifts but I definately start feeling it for chins, and ab days. In fact my progress on chins has taken a noticeable dive. Part of the sacrifice I guess.

It doesn't help I only got a few hours of non-consecutive sleep. Oh well. Got it done.

Training for Saturday the 5th. Press

 Press.

Fucking laughable.

Dips

10 X 10 ( I think its time to add reps or weight here huh?)

Lat pull downs

5 X 15 @ 150 Lbs

Tricep pushdowns

5 X 10 @ 120
5 X 10 @ 100
5 X 10 @ 80
50 reps continuous @ 50lbs

I'll be honest, I got more out of my assistance work than I did pressing. That should not be right. Cant win them all I guess. I had a stellar week of training and then I succumbed to the shittiness that is my press. Back to the drawing board.

Started working nights again last night and I feel like sheeet. Didnt sleep well after shift. I'm going to head down to the gym in a couple hours- its gonna be a N.Oxplode kinda day. We'll see how it goes.

Training. Squats

Squats.

135 X 10

195 X 5

225 X 5

255 X 20

Teh Abz.

Lunges-

I dunno it was indoors and I just went until pre-failure fuck it.


Great day! Great week!. Another rep PR w/ the squat. 255 X 20. Everything was just locked in today. I know not every training session goes amazing but Im gonna ride this wave. Working on my stance and adjusting my feet did the trick for my knees. No pain. Press Tomorrow. Lets keep it going.

No Action Thurs.

No training today. Life happens AKA the Army happens. Had to get shit done today so no bueno. Squats tomorrow. Ive been feeling pretty fucking bulletproof this week so I'm going for broke tomorrow. Looking for a Max rep- PR. Monday I banged out 205 for 20. I'm looking for some of the same...

                                                        Time to start building some hurtin bombs....

RIP Chris Gaffney.

                                                                   SGT Chris Gaffney.


 I miss you Brother. Not a day goes by that I don't think about the laughs and the good times. Til we meet again..

Training. Deadlift.

Deadlift.

135 X 10

210 X 5

245 X 5

275 X 15

GHR Situps.

5 X 10

Jump rope

4 rounds X 2min


Excellent training today. Deadlifts felt strong. Not quite a PR on the last set because I felt I had a few more in me HOWEVER. I felt satisfied with what I got. I took a piece of advice I read and loosened my belt a bit and it made a difference- giving my abdomen a little room to expand and push out a bit. I think Ive gotten into the habit of scaring the shit out of certain people after my last deadlift set. Their were two other guys in the deadlift room with me and they usually knock out  their sets well...quietly. Not me. I drive that last set home. BOOM....BOOM....BOOM. Speed and Violence of action. Well not so much speed but the folks in Martinez Gym fucking know when I'm deadlifting. Enough on that.


GHR situps went well they're an ass kicker when done right. Im moving the ab routine to tues, thurs and sat along with conditioning. I want to concentrate more on the lifts on mon wed fri/sat. We'll see how it goes. I dont mind playing with programming, its all about finding a rhythm and balance- If it takes me a bit to get there so be it. Til next time.

2013.

The New Year is upon us and 2012 is behind us. The holidays are over. I personally am looking forward to the New Year, a lot of big changes coming this year. For the first time in A LONG TIME I have definative goals on where I want to be training wise and in Life in general. My goal for April still stands- 225lbs by April 5th. My 31st birthday. Once I'm down comfortably ie; Not starving myself or dehydrated- that's when the fun begins. I plan on running Jim 'Wendler's 5-3-1 until this time NEXT year. Once Im down to my goal weight I'm going to start the building process, Carbs, assistance work the whole nine. My long term goal (notice I didnt say resolution) is to stay south of 250lbs F-O-R-E-V-E-R. I've never been comfortable with it and I can say with utmost certainty it sucks.

The point of this to build that deficit so I can go UPTO 250 at most, but never over. Many lifters would say I'm painting myself into a corner by saying I want to stick to a certain weight. I dont care. Anything above 250 and I feel lumbering and unathletic. No bueno.

I recently purchased Paul Carter's Strength-Life-Legacy and LRB-365 (both are fantastic by the way) SLL basically lays out a strength program while LRB-365 is a year round program focusing on different phases- strength, fat loss diet. Outstanding read and at 10 bucks and 25 bucks respectively you cant beat it. New years next year I plan on implementing LRB-365 exclusively. Paul Carter's been doin this alot longer than me and his layout and plan  look very solid. I've hopped on the rep max train as well- I managed to bang out 205 for 20 yesterday. I was shocked. The theories behind submaximal training WORK. Between Wendler and Paul Carter both touting it- and the proof I've seen in my own training? I'm gonna stick it out.


This time next year I should be out of the Army. This strange and wonderful trip will have come to an end. I wish I could say that I will be heartbroken when the time comes but I dont think I will be. It is high time to make my exit stage left. The Army has been the biggest part of my life for a decade now but it is no longer what DEFINES me. I am forever grateful for everything that I have learned from the Army. It gave an 18 yr old kid purpose and direction when he desperately needed it. But that kid is now a 30 yr old husband and Father and has a different world view of everything around him. I would be wrong if I said my career thus far went my way or the choices I made were the right ones. This is not a pity party- the opposite, I accept my mistakes and I own them.


Anyway...


2013 Is going to be progressive. Moving forward. GETTING IT FUCKIN DONE. Part of moving forward is letting go of the past, not looking backwards- This proves difficult when every living thing you do everyday is reminded of where you've been. The only way to move this forward is to put the Army in the rear view. It's time.

Batten down the hatches..

Into the breach once more....

Cry Havoc! Let slip the Dogs of War....

Front Towards Everyone.