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Yeah I can't even remember the last day I was sober LOL! I had my first week of holidays in 21 months of working so I'm making the most of it over in Mildura atm just chilling
Hopefully your knee gets better. Definitely just rest it because if you start jumping with too much volume or even squatting heavy it could prolong the recovery. Plus from reading your journal it sounds like you want to lose fat + also bulk up at the same time. Problem with joints is that even if all the extra bodyweight is muscle they still take more of a pounding. Not saying not to bulk but that's also another thing just to keep into consideration. Anyway enjoy your holidays!
QuoteYou are coming off as kind of preachy and admitting that you PR'd on trips to Vegas which included "not a lot of completely sober moments" is kind of shooting your own argument in the foot. Actually it's more like placing your argument 6 feet in front of a tank and just rolling straight over it. Again, referring to alcohol as poison is all relative but I suggest you're slightly overdoing it here.
Why does admitting that I'm imperfect destroy my argument? Haven't you ever the saying do as I say not as I do? If a meth addict who had ruined his life told you not to use meth would his argument hold no water because he didnt follow his own advice? Those that have made mistakes are often those best equipped to give advice about avoiding them! Its not hypocritical to tell someone they shouldnt make mistakes that you have made!
The argument that I was making is that its patently false that people training for a very difficult fitness goal (dunking w a 7'6 reach when you have little athletic background for LBSS) are somehow aiding their chances of accomplishing it by "going out and getting shitfaced and doing stupid stuff". Alcohol negatively impacts your ability to achieve your goals. Thats a fact. There are other ways to blow off steam that dont involve it. Im not telling you not to drink. Im not telling you not to eat ad libitum for a month long vacation and carry 10 lbs of extra bodyfat. Im just making the point that when we do things that reduce our chances of achieving a goal we should own it if the personal choice is worth it --- but we shouldnt justify it with the claim that its a necessary or position addition to our training!
Not sure we can compare LBSS to Jordan here (no offense mate) but isn't there something mentally refreshing about going out and blowing off some steam. Not saying to do it every day but every once in a while surely.
Why can't we compare LBSS to Jordan? Doesn't mean LBSS play basketball like Michael Jordan - the similarity is MJ really wanted to be as good as he possibly good. LBSS has wanted to dunk for close to a decade and hasn't given up on the goal, I'd say he wants it pretty bad or he is crazy. Given that he wants it so much and has worked this hard.... why consume a poison which will only sabotage his ability to reach his goal?
As far as blowing off some steam... I do believe that we need to relax. We need to mentally refresh and sometimes even (gasp) take a day or a week or more off... It's a great idea to devote a day to just meditation or massage... We can't keep it 100 every day - we need recharge mentally and physically... But, the thing is alcohol sabotages all these things...
That said I don't want to come off as preachy... Shoot, I PRed this year in trips to Vegas (embarrassed to admit I went there 3 times when once a year is more than enough). I'm a sucker for pool parties and a there were not a lot of completely sober moments on those trips... It can be a lot of fun and it can be great for your friendships and social life (not necessarily great for your relationship but thats another story)... However, I think we should take responsibility for our decisions and not lie to ourselves (I think this helps us make better ones overall). I realize that choosing to consume alcohol can negatively impact my training especially if I am at a high level. Sometimes this tradeoff is tolerable or worth it for me because I value other things than just training... However, I'm not gonna make that claim that Eric did - that going out and getting drunk and doing stupid things when we have a focused fitness goal is somehow helpful in that endeavor... It's not. Neither is spending three days in the hospital getting no sleep while your wife has complications when giving birth to your child (training would be better) and almost everyone not named Kobe Bryant (jk) would probably choose to stay at the hospital...
Point is if you decide to drink.. fine. Realize it has a large impact on your athletic goals and is metabolic poison. Sometimes it's worth it. But don't claim that you "should" do this because letting loose actually is good for training... Telling ourselves those kind of lies is how we get into trouble. Own it.
If a normal human (i.e. not Michael Jordan) didn't drink for 10+ years for fear that it would hold them back from gaining inches on their vert then I would call them completely crazy and probably a bit sad at that. If they choose not to drink for whatever other reason well that's their choice isn't it and good on them. lol there's a reason radiologists are MDs with 8-9 years of training.
I think more people would benefit from going out, getting shit faced and doing stupid things when we are focused on some sort of fitness goal that we take seriously.
Lol. This must be a joke? Is your reasoning that doing stupid things will get you to end up in jail where you will have more time to train?
The fact is alcohol is metabolically terrible. Goal oriented athletes should use it sparingly. There is a reason why michael jordan didnt drink alcohol until he was 30.
At the very least athletes should avoid all beer and other mixed drinks and consume only limited amounts of wine and spirits. If you do insist on drinking till the point of intoxication the absolute worst time to do it is when focused on a fitness goal. Take a 5 day vacation to mexico. Drink up on two of the first 3 days. Cut back by 4 and dont drink at all the last day.
) but isn't there something mentally refreshing about going out and blowing off some steam. Not saying to do it every day but every once in a while surely. 
fuck yeah 2xbw, 345 @ 171<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfufQZgjPkY" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfufQZgjPkY</a>
It's been a couple weeks since I tore my hamstring. I'm playing in a 3 v 3 basketball tournament in 4 days time. I haven't even tried running yet so hopefully my body holds up
