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[phcitywarrior]

Thinking about a 30-35mil ride on Sunday.

I usually do the North Bay or East Bay but I think I’ll ride the Peninsula this time around. Palo Alto and the areas surrounding Stanford Uni have some of the best and most scenic trails. Can’t wait.

Me and my boys ended up doing ~40miles. We hit the Peninsula of the SF Bay but instead of riding a relatively flat trail to Stanford, we decided to climb to his vista point aptly named “Top of the World” in San Carlos.

1050ft of elevation gains in that climb. Brah, our quads were on fire. No walking the bike allowed lol.

I’m really falling in love with my Sunday cycling. The views on this trail in particular were amazing. Such a great way to clear your head.

But that ride knocked me TF. Slept through my AM gym alarm and everything

I messed up on my form doing DLs on Thursday so a slight re-aggravation.

Pain is still there a bit even though I’ve been taking ibuprofen around the clock, but it’s getting better. I really gotta watch my form moving forward.

I’ll have to do an upper body PM workout today. Lucky for me, my desk at work has a standing feature so I’ll deff be standing all day today to help with the spine compression.

 

[xXMASHERXx]

Me and my boys ended up doing ~40miles. We hit the Peninsula of the SF Bay but instead of riding a relatively flat trail to Stanford, we decided to climb to his vista point aptly named “Top of the World” in San Carlos.

1050ft of elevation gains in that climb. Brah, our quads were on fire. No walking the bike allowed lol.

I’m really falling in love with my Sunday cycling. The views on this trail in particular were amazing. Such a great way to clear your head.

But that ride knocked me TF. Slept through my AM gym alarm and everything



Pain is still there a bit even though I’ve been taking ibuprofen around the clock, but it’s getting better. I really gotta watch my form moving forward.

I’ll have to do an upper body PM workout today. Lucky for me, my desk at work has a standing feature so I’ll deff be standing all day today to help with the spine compression.

I thought I was being soft cutting my DL session short because I didn't like the way 515 moved

 

[winb83]

It's bad in the sense that they only have smith machines which means you never learn to lift properly there. That said, most people just want to be in decent shape so its the perfect gym for the average person.

I feel like the average person would be better served getting a few pieces of gym equipment for their basement than going to PF.

PF is not a real gym it’s a company built on selling a subscription for a service they don’t really want you using and they price low and create silly exit barriers as encouragement for that.

If you’re paying $30-$50 a month for a gym membership you’re likely using it. It’s really easy for the average person to sub to PF and just stop going but not cancel. Don’t have statistics but seems highly likely a majority of their members are likely that.

 

[phcitywarrior]

I thought I was being soft cutting my DL session short because I didn't like the way 515 moved

I still know the rep that got me the twinge. 3rd set, 4th rep on 365lbs.

My initial herniated disc issue was from a soccer injury in college. It’s something that flares up from time to time. Just need to keep my core tight.

 

[xXMASHERXx]

I feel like the average person would be better served getting a few pieces of gym equipment for their basement than going to PF.

PF is not a real gym it’s a company built on selling a subscription for a service they don’t really want you using and they price low and create silly exit barriers as encouragement for that.

If you’re paying $30-$50 a month for a gym membership you’re likely using it. It’s really easy for the average person to sub to PF and just stop going but not cancel. Don’t have statistics but seems highly likely a majority of their members are likely that.

The average person is not really trying to get in shape. They just want to get on a treadmill or bike for 30 minutes, hit a couple of machines, and call it a day. PF allows them to do this without investing much. I've had a membership there and was able to make it work for what I was doing at the time. All the BS you keep spewing is a reflection on you. PF provides you access to gym equipment. You dictate if you are going to use it or not.

 

[dtownreppin214]

If you cant feel your lower lats during training, try this exercise w/ exact setup/technique shown in the video.

 

[Capitol]

Found a different program to try out. It's back to back days which is ends up as more sessions throughout the week as well.

I actually thought that I would be able to do diamond pushups by now but that humbled me. Pike presses were a pain in the ass too but it was nice to try out new movements.

 

[The ADD]

People consistently setup in front of equipment and in spaces designated for other things. I don’t get it. Whole ass room is open and you want to setup on the strip for sleds, farmers walks, etc. to do some how ass Bulgarians.

 

[phcitywarrior]

7:29am PST. 4.25 mile run complete.

Lower back pain is almost gone but not quite and since today is leg day aka squats, I wanted to give a few more days for the back pain to be completely gone.

I actually find running releases a lot of the tension in the lower back. Go figure.

That runner’s high though

2025 has to be different. There will be bumps and setbacks but I gotta show up for myself in some fashion. Only gets harder from here.