Psycho Pretends to PL

[NorthStrong]

310 all time. Lately thats gone way down. Missed 259 3 times last meet so thats what he based % off. Before that 265 and 275 felt heavy as fuk in gym

that makes sense then. yeah i remember seeing that last meet you posted, that's a strangely huge drop man. hopefully it gets back up there sooner rather than later.

[JohnnyRingo350]

I think bench is a crap load of mental bags of dick for me and Ryan too. Me personally, I still haven't benched over 320, yet I'm stronger pressing (reps/sets and ass. movements) than I've ever been. I'd be lucky to hit 315 right now.

[psychodiver9]

that makes sense then. yeah i remember seeing that last meet you posted, that's a strangely huge drop man. hopefully it gets back up there sooner rather than later.

Thanks. I agree with Johnny. Mental, cutting, new chitty gym, and wonky shoulder have led to fu bench

[kmc06005]

I do not like the direction of this thread.

[psychodiver9]

I do not like the direction of this thread.

Help me bench guru

[NorthStrong]

I do not like the direction of this thread.

come check out my log in about 5 hours.

[psychodiver9]

Scale wad wonky today and couldnt get a consistent reading. Varied from like 231.7-233.4

Yesterdays macros 2775 106/258/218. Cant seem to be consistent. Tuesday was like 4k

Today B2W3D3

Limber 11

Squat
265-5×6

Conventional dead
335-3×6
335×2
Lower back was fried

Mixed feelings about today. Given how i felt during squats im ki da happy with how it went. I was exhausted, a little congested, and pretty stiff. Im a bit frustrated in wheel spinning. Not gaining in gym as id like and not losing weight

[psychodiver9]

Bw 232.9. Probably ate and drank about 5200 last night. Pizza and beer. Last day of school

Today B2W3D4

Limber 11

Rc 20-2×12

Shoulder band stretch
Med 2x5

Comp bench
195-5×6

Ohp
115-3×6

V bar tri press
140-3×10

Db row
65-3×10

Tread 30 min

Finally all reps on this day. Lowered db row weight. Still feel it in right arm but better

[illiniStrive]

Mixed feelings about today. Given how i felt during squats im ki da happy with how it went. I was exhausted, a little congested, and pretty stiff. Im a bit frustrated in wheel spinning. Not gaining in gym as id like and not losing weight

Not to psychologize, but at least prior to school letting out you've had other priorities that just had to take precedence over making weight and getting reps in. Which is just a pragmatic reality for anyone who doesn't, you know, lift and train for a living. So I wouldn't call that "wheel spinning" per se.

Otherwise, don't get so down! Someone Eric coaches made a post a bit ago (or maybe it was Eric idunnolol; or neither) about how we always undercut our performances, both positive in terms of PRs and just plain bad days. Oh I was tired... my knee felt funny... I have a crick in my neck... my eating was crappy... I haven't slept in 3 days... had to walk up some stairs 2 days ago.... etc. (you see where I'm going, lol) and how he's making an effort to avoid overqualifying with a list of reasons why he didn't perform to expectations. Granted, this is a training log versus ig; where those sorts of personal, anecdotal material should go!

But since you brought up the mental component, there might be something to that. There's never going to be a session - or maybe I'll qualify that by adding rarely - that everything in life locks up, your energy is great, your limbs feel fine, your mentality is strong, your favorite rack is open, every rep feels light, and you walk away from the gym feeling like superman.

Having a more measured evaluation of what counts as a good session is fine too. My "great" sessions of late... well, before I got mono... were the sessions that I point blank got all of my reps; whether they were fast or slow, whether 225 felt like 225 or 185 or 250, not a huge concern. That's what reporting RPE is for and that's what I let my coach worry about .

Which is all a lot of rambling to say, bad days are normal and the majority of training is not going to feel exuberant. The mental part is about absorbing and even relishing some of those tougher moments, because that's what allows the actually great sessions to happen. Many might disagree, but imo trudging through a few weeks or even a whole cycle because you've got bigger fish to fry is not the end of the world; we can't devote 100% attention to everything.

[psychodiver9]

Lauren i agree with what youre saying

So here is my past 2 days. About 3 saturday we get a text that there is a baby boy we can adopt and be ready. We run out to the store and buy all kinds of stuff. We get home about 7 to hear they cant reach anyone and it looks like it fell through. We get up Sunday with no change. I went to the gym and got a text in the middle of deadlifting that i need to come home now. We drov over and are now in the hospital with him

[illiniStrive]

Lauren i agree with what youre saying

So here is my past 2 days. About 3 saturday we get a text that there is a baby boy we can adopt and be ready. We run out to the store and buy all kinds of stuff. We get home about 7 to hear they cant reach anyone and it looks like it fell through. We get up Sunday with no change. I went to the gym and got a text in the middle of deadlifting that i need to come home now. We drov over and are now in the hospital with him

Life > Lifting. That's why I don't think it's "spinning your wheels" to be more concerned about other things, life things. Because that's real.

[JimRat6969]

Keep it up bra

[psychodiver9]

Life > Lifting. That's why I don't think it's "spinning your wheels" to be more concerned about other things, life things. Because that's real.

As real as it gets. Havent been back to gym since Sunday and not mad

[JohnnyRingo350]

So did everything work out well?

[psychodiver9]

So did everything work out well?

Yeah man. Hes home with us now. Literally the best thing that has ever happened to me

[FenderElectrics]

Yeah man. Hes home with us now. Literally the best thing that has ever happened to me

So awesome, congrats Ryan!

[JohnnyRingo350]

Boom baby! Literally. Congrats dude! Glad it all came together.

[psychodiver9]

Boom baby! Lit
erally. Congrats dude! Glad it all came together.

Thanks guys. What a whirlwind. We actually got a call sat saying it was going down so we rushed to the store and bought stuff only to be told sat night that they couldnt reach amyone and it might have fell through. I was at the gym smashing my anger away when she texted me. Weve been trying to adopt for almost 2 years

[LoveMyInk]

Yeah man. Hes home with us now. Literally the best thing that has ever happened to me

Congratulations!

[mstatefan91]

Congrats Ryan!

[psychodiver9]

Bw 228

Yesterdays macros 2677 135/169/209

Todays workout Arian Method Block 2 W4D2

Limber 11

Rc 20-2×12

Band stretch 1x8

Comp bench
180-5×8

Cgbp
146-4×8

Ohp
105-3×8

Lat pulls
130x10
145-2×10

About 12 or 13 min on treadmill and it shut off so i took that as a sign to go home

All reps amd sets good day back after a week off. My back is tight which is odd

[kmc06005]

How's that boy of yours doing?

[psychodiver9]

How's that boy of yours doing?

Other than not sleeping through the night hes awesome! I wouldnt trade it for all the prs in the world. Maybe due to the circumstances but it feels surreal that im a dad

[kmc06005]

Other than not sleeping through the night hes awesome! I wouldnt trade it for all the prs in the world. Maybe due to the circumstances but it feels surreal that im a dad

Lol, yeah becoming a Dad isn't usually a surprise, but it's very surreal the first time through.

None of my kids slept through the night for at least 6 months, but some do, so hopefully he will soon.

[JohnnyRingo350]

Other than not sleeping through the night hes awesome! I wouldnt trade it for all the prs in the world. Maybe due to the circumstances but it feels surreal that im a dad

Yeah you didn't really get the 9 months "oh **** this is real" time. It was more buckle up cause your a dad in 3...2...1...
Happy for you brew, and since you ain't training at dick hole oclock in the morning over the summer we should get some sessions in.

[psychodiver9]

Thanks guys. Im down for that it will just take some planning.

Todays workout Arian Method Block 2 W4D3

Limber 11

Squats
270-5×6

Comp dead
345-4×6
345×3
-pretty sure i did 4 sets but when i went to write what i thought was third set down i had only written 2. Oh well

Skipped bulgarians again

Band pull aparts
Heavy 3x12

Tread 24 min

Lold at this chick repping out 2+ plates while the dude next to her quarter squatted less
Had multiple people stop to talk to me about my knee sleeves. I almost told one guy he should squat to depth before he worried about it
Only one more session in this block

[psychodiver9]

Yesterdays macros 2709 78/276/217

Bw 230.9. Last 3 days ive had 2-4 lb swings each day

Todays Workout B2W4D4

Limber 11

1 scoop Aminolytes in 20 oz water

Rc 20-2×12

Band shoulder stretch
Med 2x8

Comp bench
200-5×6

Ohp
115-3×6

V bar tricep
150-3×10

Db row
65-3×10

Treadmill 28 min

Very happy i got all reps given how little ive been sleeping and how awful my body felt today

thats all the program i have and Arian is off coaching in Switerzland so ill have to figure it out. Im thinking something westside or 531ish that i can get a little heavier with

[Filmbuff81]

Strong work.

You could always just start the program over no?

But if you're craving some heavier weight, I'm sure something like 531 with some jokers would act as a nice change of pace after all the volume.

[psychodiver9]

Strong work.

You could always just start the program over no?

But if you're craving some heavier weight, I'm sure something like 531 with some jokers would act as a nice change of pace after all the volume.

Yeah i thought about that as well. Will give it some thought

[goosefrabbas]

I think it's Finland.