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Well, i was born and raised in NYC. I never needed a license ha! But EY required i get one to even apply for the job. I already had my permit for a while. I never even practiced parallel parking or K turns but i happily passed them on the test. Ive been wanting to have one for a while because why not, but thats really the reason i finally went for it.

And yep, the planning and execution was just like i do with my performance goals. It also really helps to post it publicly and have people check up on you.

 
Finished my master's degree
 


I had my last classes on sat and sun. submitted my final assignment last night.

then i went thru to check to see if any new grades came in... got an A in 2 of my classes this semester. waiting to hear from my 3rd class.

Went through some of my assignments because some grades came in, and i was curious to see what i got. Then i looked at the assignments i submitted, 2 powerpoints, and got very sad that it's all over. I really appreciated how this particular professor made us do a lot of presentations, and they were on topics that there were no "real" answers on, at all. He got us to realize that cybersecurity is a constantly evolving field, and that we have to be on the forefront. this means a lot of us are just making it up as we go along. i also really appreciated the simulations we did in class, under pressure. playing out scenarios. it gave us a real slap in the face about how wrong some things can go, and especially if you're not prepared. wonderful professor. he was making probably 200k a year at his fulltime job, yet comes to my uni to teach. clearly he likes doing it, and it certainly has had a very positive effect on us.

then i thought about my other professors and man, so many of them were just great. i would love to come back as a TA and eventually teach a class in this degree. that is definitely one of my goals.

All in all, this year I've been quite successful. started off at a job i really wanted to leave, making shit money. And then:

- started off at a job i really wanted to leave, making shit money
- got my network+
- got my security+
- got my ITIL-F
- had a nice period of unemployment where i got to enjoy life again and escape the 9-6 grind
- passed the CISSP exam
- learned excellent interview skills - this i am sure will help me in life
- got my driver's license
- got 4 job offers. one i'm working at now, and i'm leaving it for deloitte. deloitte is virtually doubling the salary of my property management job
- got my master's in cybersecurity with a 3.96GPA

I laid in bed and teared up a bit. I'm really going to miss going to class and even doing the assignments. My class was the shit too. Diverse, great group of classmates. We were a cohort, which meant we took all 10 classes together (well i had the 1st one waved). Sometimes we had some other people in our class, and at one point we had the choice of an elective so some of us split for just one class. We'll be meeting up for drinks next month at some point.

i'm going to miss this year. my ultimate goal was to get a well paying cybersec job, and i got just that. but forget about the goal... i think i enjoyed the journey more than i'll ever enjoy this goal. i'm very sad that my degree is over.

Week 141

Saturday - 12/17/16

-= Workout Log =-

Standing Calf Raise Machine
495 x 3            >> 45sec rests.
570 x 10
570 x 8 PR
570 x 6 PR

Negative Dragon Flags
5                 >> 60sec rest.
5

Week 141

Friday - 12/16/16

-= Workout Log =-

ATG Squat
135 x 10             >> 3min rest.
135 x 5               >> Hit 10 reps! Moving up to 320lbs next.
185 x 5               >> Should be able to hit 360x4 in 3 workouts max.
225 x 3
285 x 1
345 x 1
385 x 1
360 x 3
315 x 10

DB Lunges
90's x 8/leg     >> Sloppy form this tmie.

Seated Calf Raises
185 x 5            >> 45sec rests.
255 x 8
235 x 10
235 x 8

Romanian Deadlift
225 x 5
315 x 2
405 x 1
390 x 10 PR

Got caught up with some good conversation with other lifters in the gym, so I didn't do my standing calf raises and abs. I'll do them tomorrow. The end result is I left the gym feeling refreshed and wanting to lift more. The same will probably happen tomorrow with my short workout

Well if you feel an immediate difference and this takes no effort to do, I'll give it a try! Doing legs today, will be sore tomorrow and I'll try it.

Any sources on how/why this works? I'm sure I could just google it, but I'm unaware of the subject so I don't know if what I'm reading will be credible.

Week 141

Tuesday - 12/13/16

-= Workout Log =-

ATG Squat
135 x 10             >> 3min rest.
135 x 5               >> Hopefully I can get 9-10 reps on back up set on Friday.
185 x 5
225 x 3
285 x 1
345 x 1
385 x 1
360 x 3
315 x 8

DB Lunges
90's x 8/leg     >> Tied my PR.

Seated Calf Raises
185 x 5            >> 45sec rests.
255 x 9
255 x 6
255 x 5

Romanian Deadlift
225 x 5                     >> Thinking I should do a heavy set before these, like 435x1.
315 x 2
390 x 8

Standing Calf Raise Machine
495 x 3            >> 45sec rests.
570 x 10
570 x 7 PR
570 x 6 PR

Negative Dragon Flags
5                 >> 60sec rest.
5

all other things being equal, more weight is better. i remember some of the trainers from lyle's mean forum talking years ago about how adhering to strict press is dumb, even for mass gain, because with push press you can use more weight. much harder to cheat on the eccentric.

holy shit. i never realized that. even doing bad form but going heavy, the eccentric is still "not as bad form" and so you're gaining muscle from that too!

personally i like going full ROM and strict reps so that I know if i'm actually progressing vs just cheating more. but now i'm not so against cheating in certain cases...