Essential Random Gym Thoughts Revisited...
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I have been battling fatigue and trying to maintain But the battle is just adding stress to the brain. Now I just work with the resistance and focus on form. Expanding my range and creating an iron core. There are no days off that I can afford so I alternate resting my body and letting my spirit soar.
Eye woke up like this today
Eye woke up like this today
In the fitness world I think a lot of people have a problem with "looking up the mountain" to people ahead of you instead of stopping and enjoying the view
Been bytching and disappointed with the way this cut is going... I follow a lot of fitness IGers who are about where I want to be. Some IFBB pros (physique guys). Just mentally setting myself up for failure and disappointment.
Today someone in decent shape came up to me in the gym, asked me if I was prepping for a show cause I looked like it. Made my day, but also made me think. It's a thin line between motivation and unrealistic expectations. Have to keep things in perspective and focus on your own journey.
I still want to get down to 165 though
Been bytching and disappointed with the way this cut is going... I follow a lot of fitness IGers who are about where I want to be. Some IFBB pros (physique guys). Just mentally setting myself up for failure and disappointment.
Today someone in decent shape came up to me in the gym, asked me if I was prepping for a show cause I looked like it. Made my day, but also made me think. It's a thin line between motivation and unrealistic expectations. Have to keep things in perspective and focus on your own journey.
I still want to get down to 165 though
Something to think about... you can use dip stands for inverted rows. Raise your feet to add difficulty. More of a horizontal vs vertical pull motion but you will still get your back work in.Went in today, empty stomach and all. Starting to get the form back on squatsSession went well, even deads felt good. Gotta incorporate pullup back into my routine again, or just find a door pullup bar that won't crack on me
If you look at the cals/macros on a weekly scale you could eat during the week to cover protein and then use the cals not hit on the weekend which gives you more flexibility socially:
17,500 cals per week
1,800 per day during the week.
4,250 on the weekend
165?In the fitness world I think a lot of people have a problem with "looking up the mountain" to people ahead of you instead of stopping and enjoying the view
Been bytching and disappointed with the way this cut is going... I follow a lot of fitness IGers who are about where I want to be. Some IFBB pros (physique guys). Just mentally setting myself up for failure and disappointment.
Today someone in decent shape came up to me in the gym, asked me if I was prepping for a show cause I looked like it. Made my day, but also made me think. It's a thin line between motivation and unrealistic expectations. Have to keep things in perspective and focus on your own journey.
I still want to get down to 165 though
True. The issue with weekends i have idle time so i end up eating out of boredome lol.
I'm not far from my low last year (172) with plenty in the tank165?
See where I land mid August
This is me to the T.
M-F I do meal prep and never go over my budget. I work a corporate job so in between meals it's water, coffee and green tea for me.
Sat and Sun though
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Nothing has motivated me more today than looking at the scale and then looking at myself in the mirror and saying.
This shyt could be damn near neg train worthy.
I'm hoping it's mostly water and waste.
shyt, I'm the flip.....been eating heavy and drinking 3000 calorie shakes only to gain two pounds. Fast metabolism is a gift and a curse.
Yeah I either gain too fast or don't lose fast enough. I barely eat much calories that I know of. Likely cuz I'm not burning calories like I was before. Or maybe it's just muscle. It's weird cuz my chest grew an inch but so has my waist. Go figure.
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When people haven’t seen you in a while and they get motivated after seeing your progress 
Did a 2-a-day at the gym and did 4 miles running with sprints involved...
Gonna try and do the same today with more running
Gonna try and do the same today with more running
Me and my luck. 
45 minutes of cardio today had me definitely feeling the burn of those 450 calories. Even still I had the intention of returning tomorrow but I doubt I will. There's always next Saturday hopefully.
So I get in there and check in. All of a sudden this thick Spanish girl at the counter asks me if I work out by myself. I said yeah it's better that way. She said they running a special for family add ons. I said I don't have nobody for that and I had my boy on the account one time but he was inconsistent with his payment and attendance so I cut him off. She says oh you can bring someone else then. I said I'll think about it. She says she's working all weekend. I say ok, I ask her name, she says it's Ana. I go upstairs for the cardio. Come back down to hit up the sauna and wash my hands. I don't see her at the counter. I go upstairs to see if she up there but she wasn't. I go to the counter and some random black guy is standing there. I ask him, oh the girl that was here earlier left already. He said yeah. I'm like oh she was telling me about some add on special earlier. He pointed me to the sign posted on the door for the expiration date tomorrow. Had to play it off about the add on special cuz I was trying to ask her for her number and what time she got off of work tonight but missed that opportunity.
Stay with the ball in your hands when the shot clock runs out, brehs.
Guess I know that I'll be hitting up the gym next Saturday.
45 minutes of cardio today had me definitely feeling the burn of those 450 calories. Even still I had the intention of returning tomorrow but I doubt I will. There's always next Saturday hopefully.
So I get in there and check in. All of a sudden this thick Spanish girl at the counter asks me if I work out by myself. I said yeah it's better that way. She said they running a special for family add ons. I said I don't have nobody for that and I had my boy on the account one time but he was inconsistent with his payment and attendance so I cut him off. She says oh you can bring someone else then. I said I'll think about it. She says she's working all weekend. I say ok, I ask her name, she says it's Ana. I go upstairs for the cardio. Come back down to hit up the sauna and wash my hands. I don't see her at the counter. I go upstairs to see if she up there but she wasn't. I go to the counter and some random black guy is standing there. I ask him, oh the girl that was here earlier left already. He said yeah. I'm like oh she was telling me about some add on special earlier. He pointed me to the sign posted on the door for the expiration date tomorrow. Had to play it off about the add on special cuz I was trying to ask her for her number and what time she got off of work tonight but missed that opportunity.
Stay with the ball in your hands when the shot clock runs out, brehs.
Guess I know that I'll be hitting up the gym next Saturday.