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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: June 14, 2016, 09:46:29 am »
monday - game was okay. lost by about 15. I dropped 16. My team doesn't utilize me enough. i'm definitely more efficient than the other players. I got off to a hot start. i was ehh for the rest of the game though. a few missed open layups where i blew past defenders and dodged one in the air with a pump fake.

before the game i landed my first ever RLR dunk! It's freakin awkward jumping that way, but i had a feeling i would be able to do it. i definitely have to practice it more. i can get way more distance on my dunks verses LRR this way. somehow its tougher to palm the ball RLR for me.

tuesday - didn't lift in the AM like i wanted to. was way too tired in the morning. went back to bed and then woke up for work. my left knee is pretty swollen. this happend after last game too... no way i can squat like this. its not painful at all! it just has water in it or something.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: June 13, 2016, 09:56:03 am »
194.4lbs this morning

game later, then lifting. will be having my water and food throughout the game. wondering what to prepare myself. gatorade is a no brainer. prob some chicken nuggets too haha.

edit: damn gotta watch the NBA finals too though... how do i figure all this out.

game while eating food i brought with me.
finals while eating at a bar? which bar...
lift
eat at home
sleep

ok got it lol

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: June 12, 2016, 10:04:27 am »
Got a ton of assignments coming up for my MS degree, so i better take this cert exam next week. shhhhhh i'm going to be stressed.... but my semester ends june 26th

the end of my class today marks the half way point of my MS in cyber security so thats cool  :personal-record:

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: June 11, 2016, 09:13:50 am »
Week 115
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Friday - 06/10/16

-= Workout Log =-

Seated Cable Rows
185 x 5                     >> 2min rests.
210 x 3                      >> Not difficult.
210 x 8
210 x 8
210 x 8

Lateral Raises
40's x 5                    >> 60sec rests.
45's x 3
50's x 9 PR
45's x 10 PR
45's x 6 PR

Weighted Pull ups
BW x 5                            >> 60sec rests.
+40lbs x 9 PR        >> If I can do 75x8, why can't I do 40x10...
+40lbs x 3
+40lbs x 3

Negative Dragon Flags
5                  >> 60sec rests.
5
5

Rear Delt Incline W Flyes
40's x 5
45's x 10
45's x 5
45's x 5

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: June 11, 2016, 09:06:35 am »
Week 115
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Thursday - 06/09/16

-= Workout Log =-

ATG Squat
135 x 12                            >> 3min rest.
185 x 5                              >> 405 was slightly easier today. Max was probably 415.
225 x 3                              >> Will stick to 365x5 until 325 gets up to 10 reps.
275 x 1
315 x 1
365 x 1
405 x 1
365 x 5
325 x 5

Bench Press
45 x 15             >> 2min rest.
95 x 8               >> This got really hard, which pisses me off, since my PR is 250x5.
135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 5
225 x 5

Seated Calf Raise Machine
90 x 5                 >>45sec rests.
100 x 15 PR
100 x 7 PR
100 x 5 PR

Romanian Deadlift
340 x 8

Incline DB Bench Press
80's x 12  PR            >> 2min rest.
80's x 12  PR

Standing Calf Raise Machine                 
495 x 15               >> 45sec rests.
495 x 8
495 x 6

Pretty good workout. Happy to hit 365x5. PR is 390x5.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: June 11, 2016, 09:00:44 am »
Quote from: adarqui on June 11, 2016, 01:37:18 am
Quote from: Dreyth on June 09, 2016, 03:35:25 pm
Played phone tag with this company for two weeks now for a technology advisory intern position. glad they kept so long to contact me, makes it seem like they really want me. finally spoke to them, they have an open position for monday, so they want someone ASAP (doesn't mean they can start monday but that's ideal). seems like they're desperate and i have a high chance of getting it. they'll get back to me with an in person interview time/date.

it's an 8 month internship (ends in august) at 20% more $ than what i make right now, and its a 10min walk from my current job. they like to convert people from intern to associate upon graduation (end of dec for me) so thats nice. lots of client facing stuff, big focus on cyber security. this is great!
whoa nice.

you interview yet?

pc

Phone interview was Thursday. I was expected an email/call Monday with an update on a time/date for an in person interview. I'll email them back Monday with a follow up. Really hope I get this. Chances are probably slimmer than I think, but man this would be a perfect opportunity to finally break into cyber security.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: June 09, 2016, 03:35:25 pm »
Played phone tag with this company for two weeks now for a technology advisory intern position. glad they kept so long to contact me, makes it seem like they really want me. finally spoke to them, they have an open position for monday, so they want someone ASAP (doesn't mean they can start monday but that's ideal). seems like they're desperate and i have a high chance of getting it. they'll get back to me with an in person interview time/date.

it's an 8 month internship (ends in august) at 20% more $ than what i make right now, and its a 10min walk from my current job. they like to convert people from intern to associate upon graduation (end of dec for me) so thats nice. lots of client facing stuff, big focus on cyber security. this is great!

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: June 09, 2016, 09:47:04 am »
197.4lbs this morning. I've been eating at a deficit lately, so this must be due to the chinese food I had last night. Even though I pooped in the morning it probably made me hold a ton of water weight.

will lift and edit later

edit: finished my security+ textbook. still need to retain the information from the final chapter in my head. going to do the final chapter practice quiz, and two practice tests from the textbook.

then i'll look over about 100-200 real test questions. if i seem to breeze through them, i'll take the exam this saturday. if not, i'll give myself a week to memorize around 500 of them.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: June 08, 2016, 11:01:28 am »
Quote from: LBSS on June 08, 2016, 10:30:57 am
are you eating before sunrise, too, or sleeping through?

I wake up before sunrise to drink water. i dont feel much of a need to snack then. Maybe I should?

Preworkout: carbs
Postworkout: whey/eggs
Presunrise: casein

that sounds like a good setup. I don't get very hungry throughout the day though - its the thirst that's the tough part

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: June 08, 2016, 09:43:53 am »
Week 115
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Tuesday - 06/08/16
196.2lbs

-= Workout Log =-

Weighted Pull ups
BW x 5                            >> 60sec rests.
+25lbs x 3
+50lbs x 2
+75lbs x 8 PR
+50lbs x 5
+25lbs x 5

Lateral Raises
40's x 5                    >> 60sec rests.
45's x 3                       >> Arms and shoulders gave up on me on that last set lol.
50's x 8
45's x 10 PR
45's x 5 PR

Seated Cable Rows
185 x 5                     >> 2min rests.
210 x 3                      >> Felt like 200 did last workout. In other words, didn't get harder.
205 x 8
205 x 8
205 x 8

Negative Dragon Flags
5                  >> 60sec rests.
5
5

Rear Delt Incline W Flyes
40's x 5
45's x 3
50's x 5

Felt amazing lifting today. I've figured out my schedule now and how to keep diet consistent this month. Here's what I did.

Before:
lift at 7:30ish
Finish and eat at 8:30ish

Now:
Sleep from 8:00 to 8:30ish
Eat a very carb heavy meal at 8:30 and take creatine
Lift at 9:30ish
Eat two very high protein meals afterward

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: June 07, 2016, 12:15:09 pm »
Almost done with this book for the Security+ exam: https://www.amazon.com/CompTIA-Security-Certified-Ahead-SY0-401-ebook/dp/B00NNWKN3G
He's an incredible author. Much better than Mike Meyers, who I used for the Network+ exam. Very easy to read and clear explanations. A high schooler could get through this book. I have also found it very helpful to print out the sheets and read them, rather then read off a screen for a couple hours every day. Other changes this time around include making questions instead of taking notes. It was boring as hell rereading notes every day based on spaced repetition. This time I turned them all into questions. Why take practice questions online when I can create my own questions based no the stuff I don't know so well? (I am not using real test answers to study from this time).

This provides many advantages. First of all, active recall > note reading. Always. You are more likely to remember information if you test yourself on it X times versus reading over it X times.

Second of all, if you only read notes... how are you going to know if you will know it on an exam when you're asked about it? You won't! But if you are able to answer questions on the subject because you're testing yourself, then you will know if you're ready! So instead of possibly wasting time re-reading notes you didn't know you are ready for, and probably under-reading notes you are NOT ready for... just turn them all into questions. The shit you get right all the time is what you know. The shit you get wrong all the time is what you don't know. You will simply test yourself on the ones you get wrong more often. You can't do this with note reading.

I haven't used any real exam answers yet. I've just made up questions for each chapter along the way. I have one chapter left to read, which I will finish tomorrow probably:

https://quizlet.com/139325104/security-chapter-1-flash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/140128712/security-chapter-2-flash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/140762876/security-chapter-3-flash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/141127247/security-chapter-4-flash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/141271078/security-chapter-5-flash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/141664777/security-chapter-6-flash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/141695904/security-chapter-7-flash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/142096576/security-chapter-8-flash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/142122447/security-chapter-9-flash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/142271448/security-chapter-10-flash-cards/

Total questions: 442
I've been answering them with >90% accuracy daily when reviewing them. Spaced repetition is an incredible technique. Since I walk for several miles every day, it gives me plenty of time to review the questions on my phone.

Hope to take and pass this exam next week after doing some practice questions online after I finish the book tomorrow.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: June 07, 2016, 09:32:00 am »
Week 115
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Monday - 06/06/16
196.2lbs

-= Workout Log =-

ATG Squat
135 x 12                            >> 3min rest.
185 x 5                              >> Wow 405 was my true non-hyped max today.
225 x 3
275 x 1
315 x 1
365 x 1
405 x 1
365 x 2

Bench Press
45 x 15
95 x 8
135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 5

Seated Calf Raise Machine
90 x 5                 >>45sec rests.
110 x 12 PR

Romanian Deadlift
335 x 8

Incline DB Bench Press
80's x 10

Standing Calf Raise Machine                 
495 x 10               >> 45sec rests.

Man this workout did not go well at all. I don't think I should lift first and then break my fast afterward. I'm going to try breaking my fast first with a good amount of sugar and carbs, and then go lift. Then load up on protein afterward.

I won't even talk about my squat. Just thinking that I've done 405x3 before at a bw of 195 makes me......

 :raging:

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: June 07, 2016, 09:29:03 am »
Week 114
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Saturday - 06/04/16

-= Workout Log =-

Seated Cable Rows
180 x 5                     >> 2min rests.
200 x 3
220 x 1
200 x 8
200 x 8
200 x 8

Lateral Raises
40's x 5                    >> 60sec rests.
45's x 3
50's x 8 PR
45's x 8 PR
45's x 4

Weighted Pull ups
BW x 5                            >> 60sec rests.
+35lbs x 12 PR
+35lbs x 3 PR
+35lbs x 4 PR

Negative Dragon Flags
5                  >> 60sec rests.
5                  >> Did 90% of a full rep with 90% strict form!
5

Rear Delt Incline W Flyes
40's x 3                    >> 60sec rest.
45's x 10

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: June 05, 2016, 08:08:34 am »
Had no idea ramadan was tomorrow. This will be the toughest month ive had in a long time! Three classes, a cert, full time job, lifting, and ramadan.

195.4lbs this morning. Will probably maintain weight instead of cut during ramadan so my workouts dont suffer too much.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: June 03, 2016, 11:10:29 pm »
Week 114
Quote
Friday - 06/03/16
198.0lbs

-= Workout Log =-

ATG Squat
135 x 12                            >> 3min rest.
185 x 5                              >> My max was 405 unhyped today. What happened to me...
225 x 3                              >> Should be fine soon though, still sore from bball.
275 x 1
315 x 1
365 x 1
405 x 1
360 x 5
325 x 8

Bench Press
45 x 20                        >> 2min rests.
95 x 12                        >> Starting to feel pretty heavy now, and not great like 215 and below did.
135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 1
220 x 5
220 x 5
220 x 5

Romanian Deadlift
245 x 5                     >> Not adding sets to these until I feel I'm stalling.
295 x 3
330 x 8

Incline DB Bench Press
80's x 10 PR               >> 2min rest.
80's x 8 PR

Seated Calf Raise Machine
90 x 5                 >>45sec rests.
110 x 10 PR
110 x 7 PR
110 x 6 PR

Standing Calf Raise Machine                 
495 x 13               >> 45sec rests.
495 x 8
495 x 6

Felt kinda crappy during the workout, and slightly okay afterward. Nothing like how great I felt last week after lifting.

I chalk it up to me starting a very condensed summer semester tomorrow morning. 4 weeks of class, gotta finish 3 courses in that time, and I'm still studying for the security+ certification. Just haven't been logging it. Finished 8 of 11 chapters already. It's going to be tough figuring all this out while working full time and lifting too. But i'll pull through!

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