My training log and thoughts

 29.09.2023 Really nice day. Slept well, above average. Nutrition about 7/10, maybe more (very good). Had a caffeine pill when I woke up, and two mokas later. The coffee is actually insanely expensive. I should appreciate it more, cause I've been straight up guzzling it the last couple days. Wrote. A lot of writing. The book is epxloring a variety of themes now. Two arcs that don't really cross too much. And you haven't even gotten the Thansgiving chapter. Hmm. It's just very adult, you see. I wanna have it online, but just where? I think here is alright, at least to a degree. Workout Warmup - some, all sorts of stuff for arms and pecs Bench - very quick today 20 for 50 50 - 70 - 80 - 87,5 for 15 sets JM bench press 70 for 10 50 for 10 mega pumped Upstairs Tricep press 27 - 3 sets of 15 - well, that was actually slow, pump gone by now Flys (not flies), full range - 2+2 kgs for 3 sets of 15 reps And that's about it. Maybe wanna twin this post. Tomorrow I'm squatt...

 28.09.2023 Nice day. Slept okay, woke up early somehow, food above average. Enjoyed my time, had two mokas with random snacks. Workout Warmup - little, some L flys and front rack holds Clean and press (full clean from hang) 20 50 - 5 cleans first, then 8 presses 70 - same 90 - 1 clean, 8 presses Overhead press - from the rack 93 for 8 - easy, a little uneven, forgetting how to breathe 95,5 for 8 nice, better 98 for 8 nice, filmed very poorly though 😆 105,5 for 1 very nice and easy That's about it for tonight. More tomorrow? Perhaps. RPotD - Torment of Souls during Heidelberg Deathfest at Halle02, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany on 2023-03-18, Photo: Sven Mandel Checked them out, they are not too bad. Sounds like Dethklok, a-la American MDM. Obviously, I have to note that I disapprove of certain types of provocative imagery, but this did happen - I came across this picture and listened to some of their music, and found it similar to Dethklok.

 27.09.2023 Nice day. Great sleep, mediocre nutrition. Week 4, Session 4 - 85% for 4 sets of 2. Perhaps I'll just stick to 255. Reasonable? If I do them all well and powerful, then yes. That's actually way lighter than all I've been doing. I kind of hope it'll be lovely. Maybe more skinful training? To be skinless next week, hehe. The pinky callus on my left has regrown from three weeks ago, I think? It's a nice smooth bar. You need extra effort to make sure your skin doesn't take pulling damage. The hook grip seems to be the offender, mostly. Well, straps too. Workout No warmup 'cept for dressing up Deadlift 20 70 - 120 - 160 for 5 reps, all overhand Shaved - it's become even more of a curious little ritual 200,3 for 3 reps overhand - two bad reps, one better, more concentrated rep 230,3 for 3 mixed grip. Only a short break here 255,5 for 2 mixed grip, not too great 255,5 for 2 straps, a little better 255,5 for 2 better 255,5 for 2 nice, great 255,5 for...

 25.09.2023 Nice day. Sleep a little better, mostly mediocre, nutrition okay. I'd like to bench and squat today. Not sure about tomorrow. It's pretty late, I've been helping my little brother with maths and music homework. I wonder if he'll be able to understand intervals on teh guitar. Soon I shall my warmup. Workout Warmup - minimal Bench 20 - 50 - 70 100 for 12 - kind of an uneven technique 100 for 12 okay. Decided it was enough JM press 70 for 12 40 for 15 Pretty pumped from it Upstairs - sort of a tricep press 27 - 2 sets of 20 with explosive velocity - feels nice Rubber lat pulls, hard rubber 2 sets of 15 reps Underhand pullups - cause I pull to my chest rather than my chin, so it ain't chinups 3 sets of 8 - all very smooth and strict, decent velocity, joints feel alright. Forearm bones were clashing a bit in the end though 😁 Squat - long warmup, some stretches 3 sets of 20 very normal 26.09.2023 Nice enough day. Slept well, nutrition a bit more on the medocr...

 23.09.2023 Nice day, feeling good, enjoyed my sleep, lovely dreams. I got a feeling that it's better to make today a lighter day. Workout Rubber lat pulls supersetted with 6+6kg dumbbell curls 5 sets of 15 reps in each exercise One arm rubber pulls - heavier 4 sets of 15 Olympic stretches with a pvc pipe - 3 sets, some more lat stretches on the pullup bar. Basically, it's all very light. 24.09.2023 Very nice day. Sleep a bit on the mediocre side, food okay. Workout Warmup - very little Clean and press 50 - 6 cleans, 5 presses Press - 70 kgs for a few reps, some pushpresses Pushpress 100 for 3 120,3 - 123 - 125,5 - 128 for 2 All very nice. I can't believe it, but I think I've recovered my old front rack. Narrower grip, inhaling before pushing the bar into windpipe. Two little cues. Shoulders low, ribs (serratus muscles) naturally a little flexed - but not intentionally, I'm not trying to push my shoulders forward. Tomorrow we're gonna do some benching, maybe hig...

 22.09.2023 Nice enough day. Slept above average, nice dreams, deep. Nutrition decent - not quite varied, but plentiful. Another day when I contemplate suicide - old stuff. I said there's gonna be a hundred more times before I'm done with it. So, about 96 now? Alright. Worked nicely today, not too awful. Enjoying writing. This stressful sensation and old memories are somewhat appropriate, since in the book I'm switching tone and action - it's been preplanned for a while, not cause I'm feeling weird now. I'd like to do squats today. It shouldn't be too hard. Let me look it up... Week 6, Session 2 - 85% for 5 sets of 2. Not too difficult. So, I'm not exactly sure what kind of max I'd like to calculate from; perhaps it's perfect time to work more on power and exertion, rather than pure effort generation. Workout Warmup - not very long Squar 20 50 for 10 100 for 5 140 for 3 From here - only sets of 2 173 - 178 - 183 - 183 - 188 All very easy. I thin...

 21.09.2023 Nice day. Did not feel like falling asleep earlier yesterday, felt strangely uncomfortable, but it was okay. So, I slept somewhat mediocre today, and nutrition has been subpar as well. But because the last two days were so nice I feel quite alright at the moment. Not sure exactly what I'll be doing today. I'm thinking of cleans and some presses, maybe easier presses. Perhaps I'll do 103 for 4 sets of 2 - with decent power, all the extra left. And only light cleans, up to 90 perhaps. Yeah, that makes sense. Workout Warmup - L-flys for 2 sets, some pressing with front rack and overhead holds - 2 sets, not overdoing it. Some squat stretches and lower body moves - also trying not to overdo it like I did on Monday. Clean and press 50 - 5 cleans first, then 5 presses 70 - same Overhead press (from racks) 103 - 5 sets of 2 It's all very easy as I chose to use my sub-minimax and calculate off mere 120. All reps were very strict, powerful and fast - very satisfying, ...

 20.09.2023 Week 4, Session 1 - 4 sets of 4 with aroun 80. All reasonable enough. I'll be working up to a relatively heavy weight, that's what I'm thinking. Sleep has been very well, and nutrition above average too. Had one coffee, one moka. No pills today. It's nice. It's right in the groove. But, as expected, I am slowed, I shall push myself with a bit more speed. Workout Warmup - very little Deadlift - sets of 4 70 - 120 - 160 200 for 4 overhand, long breaks between reps though. 240,6 for 4 after shaving. A cool psychological trick I enjoy. Refreshes my mind. Also, I found a humongous pile of shit in the corridor - cleaned it up after the set. Luckily, it was mostly dry. It might have been my fault as I left my window open, hehe. Some kind of entity crawled or flew in and delivered a proper shitting in the corner. Most likely a cat. 250,6 for 4 nice, had to take a break before the last rep however. 253 for 4 nice again, first three smooth and quick, had to open ...

 19.09.2023 Nice day. Slept very well, very nice dreams. Visited a place that I was planning to write about in Marco. I'm realising now that the name Mark is probably related to Mars, the Roman god of war. A lot of other characters' names quite accidentally seem fitting. I find it reasonable to cut down effort as much as possible before DL, the only priority left in my training ever since I started working out every day. So far, every 24 hours have a session attached to then, no days skipped - at least if you don't count the couple times when I worked out past midnight. The better description would be "two sessions every 48 hours" then. So, today I've decided to only have a small pot of coffee, no caffeine pills. My body reacts completely differently to caffeine pills in comparison to coffee. And only reason I decided to try taking them is cause I ran out of melatonin and decided to try the reverse approach. Also, they are significantly cheaper than coffee (po...

 18.09.2023 Nice day. Slept well, but still feel sleepy. Nutrition slightly above average. I realised I haven't been feeling any anxiety for a long time. A surprise. Had a caffeine pill when I woke up. Some time later I had two coffees. I think the pill goes through the system very quickly. Makes my face sleepy. Strange. I'm not falling asleep, but something is unusual. I wanna do my pushpresses today. Again, 80% for 4 sets of 4. I'd like to get up to 125. Should be easy? Perhaps. Not that late yet. I've started my gentle stretches. I'd like to have completely loose shoulders. I feel like just hanging on the bar might not be enough. Workout Warmup - long Push press 20 and 40 for a lot of reps 70 for 4 93 for 3 forcing the proper front rack. Wrist tight, otherwise no pain I think 4 sets of 4 might not be the best choice today. We'll see... 113 for 1 - the movement was okay, easy enough. But my CNS told there's only pain past this point, not enough reward. My ...

 16.09.2023 Squat, Week 6, Session 1 - 4 sets of 3 with 82,5%. I'll keep it easy today and just have 165, maybe a tiny bit more. Had to write it first so I don't forget. Slept nicely today, with joy - consumed the last melatonin pill I had, and I've already haven't been having for quite a while now. Kinda really makes me wanna buy it again, darn it. They' been introduing even more limits to some stuff in Poe, and my subscription is running out today. Nutrition is 55/100 still, but feels nice. Workout Warmup - some, enough, lower body moves primarily Squat 20 70 for 10 110 143 for 3 short break here 165,5 for 3 okay. Hip feels a tiny bit wonky, so I decided not to jump ahead in weight just yet. 165,5 for 3 same, pretty easy, but I'm having doubts. 165,5 for 3 - much better. But I still chose to end it earlier. Pushups on a bar - a few, just feeling my pecs. They've been twitching all day. I need better nutrition. I should stop working out every day, hehe. I...

 14.09.2023 Nice day. Ate okay, feels like exactly 5/10. Slept nicely again, my CNS might be more fatigued than I think. Finally finished Act II in Baldur's Gate 3 yesterday. Secrets revealed! Thankfully, this part wasn't spoiled for me. So hyped to see the actual city. Spacebar seems to work somewhat okay if I just pay attention to the way I press it. Curious. Today I shall only have a light one. A light workout. Workout Calf raises 3 sets of 30 Squat - a lot of squat sits and other lower body moves first; that was quite a few sets, actually. 10 sets of 10 enjoying myself, working on mobility, listening to the percussive ensemble that is my joints and tissues 15.09.2023 My sleep has been a little off, I might have to admit. Food - 55/100, maybe better. Vivid dreams. Coffee is working nice. Feels strange. I think all of my keyboard is getting broken a bit, not just my spacebar. Something's wrong with it. Ordered a new one, supposedly a nicer one. I hope that would save me s...

 12.09.2023 Nice day. Slept well, haven't slept like this for a very long time. When I woke up I was very dehydrated and about two times slower, hehe. Nutrition has been above average, very close to good. Thank God for that too! Had two mokas. They taste nice! Today's just bench; it has been a light exercise for me cause I'm using a very realistic max and generally don't have an ego for it. So, today we're also doing fives. Workout Warmup -  cool stick moves, wall pushups Bench 20 - 60 80 for 8 110 for 5 feels a little too heavy - due to fatigue from other moves. Time to curb my enthusiasm a tiny bit. 110 for 5 much easier 110 - 2 sets of 5 alright. Wanted to stop earlier, but decided it's worth going forward. Pushups - the more difficult kind, with abs and scapulas 3 sets of 10  - feels nice, but getting tired and sleepy 13.09.2023 Nice day again. Slept well, saw dreams. Ate alright. A dream I saw is someone sending me their story in Discord which suddenly feat...

 11.09.2023 Nice day so far. Slept little, ate okay. Had a caffeine pill once I woke up, a small moka, now an average sized moka. Slept way too little, admittedly - was feeling strangely nervous. And yesterday - similar issue. Fell quite randomly asleep at night, then I woke up and could not relax. I know what can help now though. I have a feeling I'd like to go towards Week 4, Session 1 - my pression muscles are quite adept today. Not just PP - it's been spread too much. 80%, 4 sets of 4. I went back to making today a sort of a continuation of Week 3, Session 2 - 4 sets of 5, cause there's only benefit to it and I ain't in a hurry. W o rk o ut Warmup - the same stuff, fron rack and overhead holds, some presses, squat variations Clean and press (still hang clean into full squat) 20 - 50 70 - 2 sets of 1 clean and 2 presses 70 - 1 clean 5 presses 100 - 2 sets of 1 clean and 2 presses 100 - 1 clean and 5 presses. Kind of ugly, very unbalanced. I should dedicate more att...

 10.09.2023 Nice day. Slept little, ate moderately, woke up and worked, cleaned around compulsively. Shadows lurking around the house, unpleasant (random unknown people). The plan was to do PPs today. PPs today, bench tomorrow, who knows what on Tuesday. It's make some sense to move bench to Tuesday and leave Monday for "who knows what" - i.e. accessory and assistance work. Or, another way - light stuff today, PP tomorrow (Monday), bench Tuesday. Hmm. It would make some sense to let my legs rest? Perhaps. I've been feeling a tiny bit overworked, CNS-wise. I'd honestly love to do some leg training today, some kind of light but thorough pumping, like belt squats, perhaps? And bent over rows? Rare exercises. The goal is do the right thing today, not to fatigue myself. The "Nero" dark roast I purchased seems to be more dense than the more expensive coffee I'm used to buying. It's got a fluffier, more dense texture, if that makes sense. I kind of want...

 09.09.2023 Nice day. Slept more than expected. Woke up, ate some of the buckwheat the way I like - proper buckwheat in between soft and hard, a little bit of soy sauce (not everywhere), onion chunks, pepper and tomato. Had a caffeine pill close to waking up. Now I had one coffee. I have a stockpile of these pills. Had one yesterday right when I woke up, hoping it could help me regulate my sleep; it did not help much, but it did allow me to stay up for a while. And today too, I shall begin my squats soon. Week 5, Session 2. Workout Only a little bit of warmup Squats 20 and 50 - hips feel somewhat creaky, but I don't think it's quite a reason to stop 100 for 5 120 for 5 140 for 5 160 for 5 nice, trying to involve pushing my pelvis forward a bit more 175 for 5 nice, requires more control than effort 175 for 5 nice, arguably easier, wraps under knees 175 for 5 lovely, I'm in decent shape 175 for 5 not as great, the weight was getting shifted to my toes all the time. Just consc...

 08.09.2023 Nice day. A little weird. Slept with enjoyment, but not sure if enough. Stomach pains. Took a random painkiller before that, a ketoprophen. Might not have been a smart idea. Food was pretty random, but enough. Woke up and worked today. Took a caffeine pill first thing. I think it worked, made me all whimsical. Had a could pieces of toast&honey, an egg and some leftover pork. Listened to music. Randomly felt sleepy, suddenly feeling cold. Sneezing. Maybe I am ill, as it is speculable, maybe I'm not; maybe my body is readjusting. Actually, I have no reason to believe that I am ill, nothing out of the ordinary is actually happening. Not sure what I should do today, training wise. I was thinking about squatting today, but I realise tomorrow might be a good choice as well. Today is just gonna be a light workout. We'll see. Today is a perfect day for lats and curls! I'd love to do some proper pullups. Let's start, it won't be so demanding, but I promise ef...

 07.09.2023 Not much. Slept okay, ate mediocre. Went to the store, bought some pork. Gonna do some OHPs today. Week 3, Session 2 - 77,5% for 4 sets of 5. So, a hundred. I think if I use the high pull better I can clean all sets. Should be nice! Workout Warmup - some, mostly front rack holds Clean and press (hang cleans into squat) 20 - a few cleans 50 - 1 clean, 5 presses. Might have done this twice 70 - 1 clean, 5 presses. Callus I tore off yesterday is distracting a little. Let's see if I can find a way to patch it up a little. 90 - 1 clean, 5 presses. Not the most perfect looking presses, but this time I have conviction, energy and I'm also settling back in the groove. Hooray! 100 failed clean, then 1 clean, 5 presses. The usual - didn't pull high enough, also did not warm up legs. The presses were ugly, I felt one heel leave the floor for a moment, which sort of disqualifies one of the reps according to my own rules. So, it's quite technically 4 pretty ugly press r...

 05.09.2023 My body forced itself into a recovery mode. Very relaxed. So, it's technically not 5th anymore, and I'll have a super light session, enough to satisfy my stimulation urges. and I'll make it a double post, haven't had those in a while. Workout Overhead press, extra long range 6+6 kg dumbbells - 3 sets of 15 reps Shoulder flys 6+6 kg dumbbells - 3 sets of 15 - varied speeds on the way up and down. In the end I could really feel my delts, flexing like proper hydraulics. Calf raises - 20 and 30 with support, 30 without Squat on toes / calf raises superset 5 sets of 15 curiously difficult with added movements in between squats, not my feet muscles are also loaded. It was so fun I didn't want to end after third set, even though my feet muscles really hurted! So I did some more. Sweating. You know, I think I'm not going to buy Starfield right away. I checked the balance on my card. I was happy to find out there was a bit more than I expected. But it's b...

 04.09.2023 Nice day. Ate well, slept above average. Slept well. Having my first coffee. Energy is not the highest, but above medium. Having second coffee. Energy feels a tiny bit higher. Gonna bench today. Not much more than that. Bing search engine fucking sucks, but I switched to it cause I don't wanna support google anymore. They piss me off. And, besides, they have the robot. There are some tasks it can do better than google. And sometimes it cannot do anything. Workout Warmup - tuggin at my stick, elbow and chest movements, L-flys and variations of them. Bench 20 for 50 quite randomly 50 and 70 100 for 6 120 - 3 sets of 6 123 - 2 sets of 6 125,5 for 6 nice, kinda heavy in the end. Overall, bench nowadays is stricter than it was in the past. Later - did some failry random tricep extensions with small dumbbells and my ez bar, changed them to be more like a narrow grip press, mostly just experimenting.

 03.09.2023 Third of September, the meme day. Sunday. Worked some, for once. Sleep was about 3/10, maybe 4 - not so bad. I got very little deep sleep, but enough relaxation. Food - between 55 and 65 out of a 100. I've been taking melatonin for very little reason, and this night I finally decided not to do it. It's unnecessary, and my body's adaptive capabilities get too used to it too quickly. I'm just silly sometimes. Had one coffee during the lessons, and now I'm having my second moka. Not exactly sure about what I'll do today, but I feel confident enough. Workout Warmup - went downstairs right away, did some presses and squat variations with the bar, then adductor squeezes with the pretzel spring. Went back upstairs and did some more leg stabilizers with the rubber. Back downstairs, I tried leg and then shoulder constriction - for warmup, supposedly. So far I only feel very silly! Pushpress 50 70 for 8 90 for 8 pretty easy. I have a feeling I might prefer to ...

 02.09.2023 Nice day. Did not manage to wake up earlier, only a little. Appetite very moderate, diet has gotten a little uneven, but in the end plentiful enough. Today I made porkchops and eggs but could only have one egg. I specualte it has to be the cottage cheese that I might have eaten a lot of, and it takes time for it to digest, so my body's telling me I'm not hungy. Been writing, and I admit I've not been posting. Perhaps I shall, just to commemorate the raw unedited beauty of this barely coherent adventure book. Then again, why should I? Just for memory? Perhaps. Editing some. It's the last part of the book before the massive genre shift. Well, not that massive. It's gotta be third or fourth time I'm rereading this... And I know for a fact every time I will want to re-edit a great lot of it. Since it's just my little blog, I'll post it the way it is now. Just for myself and the lonely inquisitive anon. Shoulders feel a little bit fatigued since y...

 01.09.2023 Nice day. Not much to tell. Managed to work some. Slept a lot. Might be "second day fatigue" from Wednesday. The heat is high, possibly the last hot day of this year. Had a nice dream, a real mashup of genres - crime, fantasy, medieval, survival, gore, illusions. Driving a car, my green Kuruma from GTA Online, then my other car - Virtue (a popular choice for many_> Talking to some corrupt cops in some station. Then, a genre switch - defending some wooden fort from some sort of fantasy attackers. Or maybe that was before the car-driving? Cause later I came back there to find everyone slaughtered, and had to sneak out of it, picking up survival stuff from the floor a-la DayZ, all that on the side of some modern day city road. A random woman walked up to me and asked me what I'm doing, and I popinted to the fort, which has suddenly phantasmally turned into a soviet-era female Dormitory with an epic large mosaic of a woman on the side of the wall. Dreams can be...