28.11.20

Very nice day. Did some important things, had some coffee, didn't get screwed up in the head from it - although I felt like I was close.

Bench

Warmup

50*30

70*10

100*8

115*15 pretty ugly, but it is a small pr

115*16 last rep didn't really count, cause I just racked it without locking out

100*8 accent on the upper portion of the lift - but not getting my elbows to 180 degrees, cause that'd hurt

70*8

Played around with rings, tried to get them into a position for dips, gave up on that after a while

Did a lot of drumming, recorded a few bars even. Ended up trying to learn a new beat with some off-beat bass drum hits. Managed to replicate it on 60 bpm. I need to count more. And I need to practice fills more.

Then I did prone pullups on rings - doin them right now, in fact

30 - then 24 - then 18+2+2+2 - really nice, strong pump

Something off-topic, but really curious for the random picture of the day 

File:Omori Hikoshichi Meets a Demon on the Road LACMA M.84.31.231.jpg


Found some nice explanation for the meaning of this work of art here (link)

"At first glance we see the selfless act of a samurai carrying a woman across a river on his back. Look more closely and the print reveals clues to its true meaning. The hero, Omori Hikoshichi - a samurai from the 14th century - is persuaded by a young woman to carry her across a stream. Halfway across Hikoshichi looks down and sees the reflection of a demon’s horns - a hanya demon - in the water in front of him. Yoshitoshi has pictured the moment; we see the reflection of the horns and we see the troubled expression on Hikoshichi’s face as his right hand reaches beneath his robes and prepares to draw his sword. There are two explanations for the story, the first is straightforward - Hikoshichi draws his sword and slays the demon just in time. The second is not supernatural and tells the story of the daughter of the defeated warlord Kusonoki Masashige seeking retribution for her father’s suicide, putting on a hanya mask before exacting revenge. I am inclined to believe that Yoshitoshi is referring to the former since the subject matter for the series is supernatural and the girl is not holding the mask from which we see the reflection. It is common in Japanese prints for the ghostly aspect of a character to be revealed through the use of mirrors, shadows and reflections"

Most definitely inspiring and exhilirating for the imagination.

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