My training log and thoughts

 29.12.2021 Nice day. Very quiet. Woke up way too early. A little foggy from that. Cold weather in the house. Nutrition - 7/10. Had lotsa coffee. Was way too distracted later. Started kinda late. Overhead press Warmup 90*5 96*5 97*5 100 - 2 sets of 5 All nice. In fact, surprisingly strict, pretty much bodybuilding style. That's how my technique becomes at the start of a program. It's gonna take some time to redevelop my joint flexibility. Also I think that super wide fur belt disallowed me to push my belly (and pelvis) forward, which is what you need for proper overhead press. Squats 2 sets of 15 2 sets of 15 - 27 kg front squat, pretty hard. Due to my "distractedness" I was way more energy that I could have. You waste a lot of energy when your session is too long and you're not concentrated on what you're doing. That's about it. 30.12.2021 Nice day. Woke up early again, but at a more normal time. Decent breakfast. Lotsa coffee. Got jumbled, definitely, bu...

 27.12.2021 Okay day. Started nice, then not so good, right now it's all okay and above average. So nice, I'd say. Dealing with some old problems - not mine, but forced my problems. Good ol' pain, my fucking guts shaking like a bowl full of jelly from my organism forcin adrenaline on me. Ha ha. Nutrition - very nice, got all macros and more, lovely large sandwich for breaskfast. ALSO I accidentally broke my sleep schedule back into normal again - on saturday, that is, which sort of became a second part of friday, and my nighttime sleep was more of a nap that day. Ain't that funny? I wish to learn to manage my old sleeping better. I've gotten better at it over the years. CNS management is the root, I'd assume. Workout - pretty great today. I was in a bit of a hurry, you see. Ordered some new nice coffee, medium roast, flkavorful arabica, a decent amount of caffeine if I had to guess - but i already re-developed tolerance, which is a double bladed sword, if i say....

 25.12.2021 Actually a nice day. A little messy, tiny bit of strain, very little sleep, moderate amount of work, almost sufficient nutrition. Kept thinking about the idea of "always having enough energy" - that means not overworking during a workout. I kept thinking how I could implement it and change my overall system that I'm used to - so I could eliminate the times when I'm very low on energy. For example, I thought of deadlift. Let's say my "old plan" would be to do 70% of my supposed max for 5 sets of 8 - but instead of that I'd take a weight that's 20 kgs less and add 5 kgs on every set until I reach the weight. Cause my "old ways" weren't that perfect, obviously. They were mostly arbitrary and the scale of their effectiveness wasn't empiracally proven. However, the effectiveness itself was. So I'm just thinking of minmaxing, supposing there's an unnecessary extra amount of work I might be doing during my "goo...

 23.12.2012 Well, my sleep schedule is completely flipped, but it's strangely economical because I'm not missing much, except for energy spikes at more appropriate times of the day. It's rather late again. Really cold everywhere. I recon I'm gonna stick to lighter training for the time. I came up with a curious idea after I realised that my heels - the bodypart - dug a real hole in my slippers, so now instead of standing in my shoes I've been standing on a pillow. It has reduced my foot pain, or so it would seem at the moment. Been playing Fallout 76 a lot, took a break from New Vegas. But I really wanna play old World Blues again though. Everything else - not as interesting, except for New Vegas Bounties of course. Good old days. Massive nostalgia. Pushups 2 sets of 15 Then I did 80 (70 + 10) Squat 2 sets of 15 1 set of 15 - 16 kg goblet squat 1 set of 15 - 32 kg goblet squat - first set was surprisingly hard, second - much easier. That was about it. I keep wonderi...

 22.12.2021 Nice day. Nicer than in a while. CNS - low energy, recovery overall good. Didn't wanna train in the garage. Carried 50 kg o plates upstairs. One arm dumbbell press 17 27 37 - 2 sets of 5 47 - 2 sets of 5 - I think I impinged my left shoulder a tiny bit. Moved the shoulder way off the side. I'll keep in mind next time. 27 for 10 17 for 10 It was really easy for the right arm. Left - not so much. Just cause of the angles. What else? Got busy. That was about it. Also I one-arm curled to clean the dumbbell for some of these sets. One arm continental curled 47 for both sets with the right. Realistically, I should be able to cheat curl it easily. Today was mostly a light day. Slept 4 hours in the morning, then 3 hours during the day. Might not have been enough. Nutrtion has been 9/10 quantity wise. Macros seem to be satisfactory as well. But I've been thinking about getting some vitamins - and I mean actual vitamins. Just sort of a feeling with a couple guesses, like ...

 20.12.2021 Nice enough day. I've been a little too upset with the smallest things lately. Reacting strongly. Curious psychological effect. Not sure what it's been induced by, but I have a couple guesses. Well, I'm aware of it. I'm aware that I just might be more pathetic than I look. But hey, at least I don't look so bad. My psyche feels like a shredded rag. It's still there, but if you pull on it it's gonna fall apart.} Sounds. Hearing any slightly unual sound really strains my nerves. not very nice. And that's independent from coffee. Of course, coffee might not be too nice for me either. But it doesn't uninhibit me as much. In fact, nowadays it's been calming me, sort of. --- Angery. Just a little angery, ha ha. Now it's transforming. Into a power that's quite catabolic! I.e. it's gonna help you expend energy, rather than accumulate it. Man, I oughta listen to more new music. I think I should just have a "New" folder on ...

 18.12.2021 Nice day. Not much stuff. Distracted for a while. Had two portions of 120 beans of coffee. Started late. Overhead press Warmup 70*3 90*3 100*3 nice and strict Push press - mostly push jerk Warmup - a few sets of front squat 50 kgs for 3 reps 50*3 70*2 90 - 3 sets of 3 - a little distracted at this point, but it felt nice. Squats - jump-ups 3 sets of 15 - nice and hard, I made it hard anyway. Prone floor-supported ring pullups (reverse bent-over rows, you know) 3 sets of 25 - pretty hard, mostly got my forearms pumped. Feels nice to know I got so much extra volume in my lats. Random pic of the day -  Ponte Estaiada de Guarulhos

 15.12.2021 Nice day. Not much new. Woke up early enough, decent breakfast - mostly carbs, did some work, slept a bit cause my sleep schedule has been shifting again, had 120 beans. I was afraid it was gonna take me off the rails again, but thank God, it didn't happen. I didn't get jumbled, and worse things didn't happen either. You'll know it if you're a caffeine user, the same kind as me. Most likely you just wanna be a gym nut and abuse pre-workouts to get close to my experience, ha ha. (It's a joke, do not do anything). Anyway, I think my CNS was somewhat underrecovered, so I felt quite lazy and took a long time to get to the workout. And then I was even lazier, but as the training session went on it got better. Overhead press Warmup 40 60*5 70*5 80*5 85*5 87,8 for 5 - all nice and easy, rather strict, technique (clavicle-wise) wasn't exactly what I wanted, but it was okay. Didn't get tired or fatigued, but I decided to end it there. Squats 3 sets of...

 13.12.2021 Nice day. Been having nice days, mostly. Woke up late, did some work, had a properly macronutritious breakfast, did some more stuff around the house, had 120 beans, rebrewed em, had some diluted rebrewed coffee, small warmup, got to the garage. Deadlift 20 70 100*3 150*3 190*3 - first working set, i marked it for myself, wearing straps 200*3 202,8*3 205,3*3 207,8*3 - that's it. All sets were nice and powerful, proper accelerating, training my CNS, getting readier for heavy weights. Decided to do some bench. Bench press 70 - tried pressing, got a silly pronated grip - that stuff's not for me, mate, not with my wrist. Got wrists supports. 70*15 100*15 nice and easy, but heavier than expected. I realised 120 for 15 might not be quite feasible and picked a different number. 120*8 - nice, sufficiently easy, last reps were paused, which for me means I was resting. Moved my left hand a bit more to the side, and I was pressing an uneven bar, cause that's way easier for ...

 11.12.2021 Nice day. Did some work. Slept a little bit. Tried to sleep later, but couldn't really. Studied music theory with one of the junior acolytes. Had 120 beans of coffee. Rebrewed it for more bits of caffeine. Played guitar a bit - been exploring Harmonic Minor and its modes. I think I mentioned that a few days ago. Warmed up my shoulders in my room. Did some stretching with the dumbbells for my elbows, wrists and forearms - so I'd be able to hold the barbell on my clavicle, not just in my arms. Closer to the center of mass, you know. Better physics. Pushpress - actually, all of it was push jerk (with a dip) 70 - 2 sets of 50 90 - 5 sets of 2 A relatively long break. Squat 2 sets of 10 - BW 70*10 100*10 120*10 no belt, felt nice, using the stretch reflex, but my back kinda bends a bit more than I'd like, really looks like goodmorning squats. But it's deep though, thighs touching calves all the way. Breathing is nice. Throat is okay - the air sure feels cold and ...

 09.12.2021 Nice day. Sort of better than yesterday. Got some stuff out of my system, got some back in, ha ha. I can't tell everything about my little mind, of course. Anyway, it's stuff I wish to forget. Had a lovely high-carb breakfast. Proteins - had em yesterday. Had a nap - I do have free time, after all. Had 120 beans - this time it's not too much. My brain's developing tolerance again. That's why on lighter days I oughta have less. Scary stuff. Uninhibits me, if I'm not careful. Today I brewed it in the pot, overbrewed it a bit, it turned out nice and saturated. Overhead press Small warmup, then 37 for 8 70*8 90 - 2 sets of 8 - kind of awkward. The technique is better than last time, I think. Still not very felxible. Breathing keeps getting better. 80*8 mostly "super strict", which is not a correct way to press, trust me. Why? It's not powerful. You gotta have the power and activate as much nerve endings as possible. Not overdo, but have con...

 08.12.2021 Nice day. Been playing a lot of New Vegas. Never before a training session, of course, that's still my rule. Cause it can be tiring for the CNS, just a little bit. Yesterday I was playing and electricity went out. It was annoying, of course, but it was a strangely magical moment. The streets looked so colorful in the night. Neighbors' lights went out too, but street lights didn't. I love december, always having that Christmas mood. You know we could have shared our calendar with the western christians, but it was just, like, a bureaucracy issue? Someone (I think St. patriarch Tikhon) just didn't fix it, so now we have another difference between the east and the west. not a big deal, of course, there is a lot of allure to having Christmas in January as well. I had 120 beans of coffee. They didn't affect me too much cause I had some chocolate with it, so I reckon my stomach was slightly more busy dealing with it rather than the coffee. I decided to have 10...

 06.12.2021 Nice day so far. Energy level higher than before. Played a lot of New Vegas yesterday. It crashed so much. Did some repeatable quests today. Having 120 beans of coffee over three cups. Hoping to not find any maggots today. --- Coffee is awful for me, man. What an awful habit. 20 more beans and I feel wrong. Feeling okay physically, but feeling like I'm losing a hold on myself. "Uninhibition". Not too strong, thankfully. I really don't like it. Deadlift 20*10 60*5 100*5 130*5 150*5 easy enough, still overhand 180*5 hook grip - my hook grip isn't exactly tight, it kept slipping out. The bar is soft, and I had little chalk on my hands. I reckon it's preferable to do straps and do overhands later. Should I do some today? 180 - 2 sets of 5 - straps. Nice and explosive, good acceleration off the floor. A bit shaky at the end of the middle set, did better in the third. Squeezed my dynamometer for 89 kgs (right hand). Nice, only 5 kgs away from my best! Di...

 04.12.2021 Good day. Did some work, after a long time. Spent some time speaking. Throat not used to it. Been playing Fallout 3. It's fun, but I want New Vegas, I think. Still can come back and play it some more. Woke up early today. Been waking up at 6 or so and then going back to sleep. Good schedule. Boring, but good. Got some stuff replanned today. Had 100 beans over three cups. It sucked. Found a maggot in the coffee. It was a moth maggot. Had to take a break. Then I had a couple cups of instant coffee. Makes me dizzy now, for some reason. Feeling a bit jumbled. It's about time. I have some "relatively heavy" plans for today. I'm not gonna take too much time though. Been feeling nice. Appetite is weird, craving sugary product. Well, I've been eating buckwheat too, so that's good for me. That means it's not the only thing I eat. Jumbled right now. Pain. Good old pain. It's just never gone. And coffee makes it flow up from the botton. Why? Laws ...

 02.12.2021 I have become so much more tranquil after this illness. I feel like I don't care about anything. Weird. Hey, at least I started playing games again. Played Fallout 3 for an hour yesterday. Quite nice and nostalgic. Had a rather moderate breakfast today. My stomach must've shrunk, or maybe it's more about metabolism. But I think it's improving. Had 100 beans of coffee over three cups. Feels nice. Made me feel a little lightheaded. Just gonna do some light squats today, maybe make them a tiny bit heavier. You know who's awesome? Someguy2000, the modder and he also made letsplays of specific games on his channel. He was awesome. He just was, somehow. Rebrewed coffee to have one more cup. Strangely nice taste. Squat 3 sets of 15 - bodyweight 2 sets of 15 - 16 kg kettlebell, goblet squat 1 set of 15 - bodyweight Decided that it was enough squats - haven't done em in a long time, after all. Floor-supported ring pullups, putting some accent on my grip and f...

 01.12.2021 Nice day. My sleep has been so much better than before the illness. I guess it's cause of the de-strung CNS. Had 100 beans of coffee. Still feeling a bit ill. Overhead press Warmup 50*10 hard (that's bad, cause it's a tiny weight). Technique if a tiny bit off. 70*5 80 - 3 sets of 5 - easy enough Random picture of the day - Eisenbahnbrücke im Dorf