Author Topic: Party's Over! (Read 420007 times)

adarqui · « **Reply #555 on:** October 16, 2017, 10:36:47 am »

Quote from: Mutumbo000 on October 13, 2017, 06:34:40 pm

TIME TO PULL MY HEAD IN AND START EATING/TRAINING/ABSTAINING FROM ALCOHOL!!!

DO IT.

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This week was a waste training wise. I'm fkn sick of drinking alcohol and feeling like shit the next morning as well. I'm thinking of deactivating my social media (facebook) as well because I just waste too much time on it. As dumb as it sounds I think it also gives me a bit of anxiety. I just want to start living a simpler life free of drama and just get back to the essentials.

so from your latest replies, it seems like you drank some form of alcohol every day? I know you love drinking but, didn't know you drank THAT often, if that's the case.

+1 for deactivating facebook, +100 for not deactivating it and just logging out & rarely logging back in .. I choose the latter, because to me it's more rewarding to exert discipline over something.

+100000 for the simpler life.

looking forward to seeing you conquer these things and step your training, diet, performance, & life to new levels. It all comes from within, and sometimes getting to these "breaking points" is necessary. Now just leverage it.

good stuff already, cept for the KFC lulz.

peace!!

Mikey · « **Reply #556 on:** October 17, 2017, 05:57:02 am »

I was going to bench again today but than I thought that I shouldn't because I haven't done much back work. Apparently it's bad to do too much benching without doing back work as it can lead to distortions.

Chin Ups-
bwx12x3

Pull Ups-
bwx7 (the chin ups took it out of me but admittedly I didn't push myself to failure)

Rows-
40x12
60x12
80x12
90x7
100x7
105x7

Mikey · « **Reply #557 on:** October 17, 2017, 06:09:51 am »

Quote from: adarqui on October 16, 2017, 10:36:47 am

Quote from: Mutumbo000 on October 13, 2017, 06:34:40 pm
TIME TO PULL MY HEAD IN AND START EATING/TRAINING/ABSTAINING FROM ALCOHOL!!!

DO IT.

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This week was a waste training wise. I'm fkn sick of drinking alcohol and feeling like shit the next morning as well. I'm thinking of deactivating my social media (facebook) as well because I just waste too much time on it. As dumb as it sounds I think it also gives me a bit of anxiety. I just want to start living a simpler life free of drama and just get back to the essentials.

so from your latest replies, it seems like you drank some form of alcohol every day? I know you love drinking but, didn't know you drank THAT often, if that's the case.

+1 for deactivating facebook, +100 for not deactivating it and just logging out & rarely logging back in .. I choose the latter, because to me it's more rewarding to exert discipline over something.

+100000 for the simpler life.

looking forward to seeing you conquer these things and step your training, diet, performance, & life to new levels. It all comes from within, and sometimes getting to these "breaking points" is necessary. Now just leverage it.

good stuff already, cept for the KFC lulz.

peace!!

Yeah I want to but I'm mentally weak I've got an alcohol dependence. I haven't gone a week without drinking since 2013 and usually I drink multiple times a week and when I drink I binge drink until I'm out cold. I recognise that I have a problem. My whole family is a bunch of alcoholics. There's a photo that I have seen before that goes along the lines of two brothers who had an alcoholic father. The first son says "I drink because it's what my father did" and the other son says "I don't drink because I watched my father drink". I need to be the 2nd son but atm I'm just like my father but nowhere near as bad.

It has been better since I started playing sports and training again. It's given me the motivation to keep fit and have positive influences in my life and goals. However, since the season has finished I've just gone off the rails again and the whole Grand Final boycott and facing the possibility of being unable to play at all next year has been a catalyst to getting back on the piss. I don't want to be like this, which is why I'm reaching out and writing on my journal. It's easy just not to say anything and pretend everything is sweet but deep down I have an issue. I hate the days where I wake up thinking about alcohol because I tell myself that I'm not going to drink but it's like whatever I tell myself or say that I'm not going to do I end up doing it. I've just got a fucked up mind sometimes but I'm lucky I have a supportive partner. I don't know how she puts up with me sometimes but I"m grateful that she does.

LBSS · « **Reply #558 on:** October 17, 2017, 09:19:19 am »

Quote from: Mutumbo000 on October 17, 2017, 06:09:51 am

Yeah I want to but I'm mentally weak I've got an alcohol dependence. I haven't gone a week without drinking since 2013 and usually I drink multiple times a week and when I drink I binge drink until I'm out cold. I recognise that I have a problem. My whole family is a bunch of alcoholics. There's a photo that I have seen before that goes along the lines of two brothers who had an alcoholic father. The first son says "I drink because it's what my father did" and the other son says "I don't drink because I watched my father drink". I need to be the 2nd son but atm I'm just like my father but nowhere near as bad.

It has been better since I started playing sports and training again. It's given me the motivation to keep fit and have positive influences in my life and goals. However, since the season has finished I've just gone off the rails again and the whole Grand Final boycott and facing the possibility of being unable to play at all next year has been a catalyst to getting back on the piss. I don't want to be like this, which is why I'm reaching out and writing on my journal. It's easy just not to say anything and pretend everything is sweet but deep down I have an issue. I hate the days where I wake up thinking about alcohol because I tell myself that I'm not going to drink but it's like whatever I tell myself or say that I'm not going to do I end up doing it. I've just got a fucked up mind sometimes but I'm lucky I have a supportive partner. I don't know how she puts up with me sometimes but I"m grateful that she does.

first of all, props for putting this out there. it's not an easy thing to do, even in writing.

second of all, about that bolded part: those things don't necessarily go together. "mental weakness" is a slippery term -- like "stupid" or "smart" it doesn't actually tell you much. but even taking it at face value, it doesn't apply to addiction, which is a mental illness every bit as much as depression or schizophrenia. we are really only starting to understand it. telling yourself the reason you can't kick booze is because of your own mental weakness is wrong and probably counterproductive.

is there an addiction counseling center nearby you could visit? or an AA meeting? AA has mixed results for the addicts i know, but for some people it's a complete life-changer. it's worth going if you haven't before, and even if you have.

Mikey · « **Reply #559 on:** October 17, 2017, 09:30:16 am »

Quote from: LBSS on October 17, 2017, 09:19:19 am

Quote from: Mutumbo000 on October 17, 2017, 06:09:51 am
Yeah I want to but I'm mentally weak I've got an alcohol dependence. I haven't gone a week without drinking since 2013 and usually I drink multiple times a week and when I drink I binge drink until I'm out cold. I recognise that I have a problem. My whole family is a bunch of alcoholics. There's a photo that I have seen before that goes along the lines of two brothers who had an alcoholic father. The first son says "I drink because it's what my father did" and the other son says "I don't drink because I watched my father drink". I need to be the 2nd son but atm I'm just like my father but nowhere near as bad.

It has been better since I started playing sports and training again. It's given me the motivation to keep fit and have positive influences in my life and goals. However, since the season has finished I've just gone off the rails again and the whole Grand Final boycott and facing the possibility of being unable to play at all next year has been a catalyst to getting back on the piss. I don't want to be like this, which is why I'm reaching out and writing on my journal. It's easy just not to say anything and pretend everything is sweet but deep down I have an issue. I hate the days where I wake up thinking about alcohol because I tell myself that I'm not going to drink but it's like whatever I tell myself or say that I'm not going to do I end up doing it. I've just got a fucked up mind sometimes but I'm lucky I have a supportive partner. I don't know how she puts up with me sometimes but I"m grateful that she does.

first of all, props for putting this out there. it's not an easy thing to do, even in writing.

second of all, about that bolded part: those things don't necessarily go together. "mental weakness" is a slippery term -- like "stupid" or "smart" it doesn't actually tell you much. but even taking it at face value, it doesn't apply to addiction, which is a mental illness every bit as much as depression or schizophrenia. we are really only starting to understand it. telling yourself the reason you can't kick booze is because of your own mental weakness is wrong and probably counterproductive.

is there an addiction counseling center nearby you could visit? or an AA meeting? AA has mixed results for the addicts i know, but for some people it's a complete life-changer. it's worth going if you haven't before, and even if you have.

Thanks LBSS.

I've never looked into AA but I just did a quick Google search and there are several around my area all on Monday nights. I've never been to one before but I'll go on Monday. There is nothing to lose by attending.

Edit- Looking closer at the link they actually run several times a week. My closest one is at Hackham West.
http://www.aa.org.au/findameeting/meetinglist.php?state=SA&region=Adelaide

Mikey · « **Reply #560 on:** October 18, 2017, 06:34:31 am »

Bench-
barx12
60x12
80x6
100x4x3 Back up to benching 2 plates again for reps

Chin Ups (8kg attached)
7x3

Pull Ups
8

Track-
Need to stop being soo fkn lazy and get out and put in some fitness.

adarqui · « **Reply #561 on:** October 18, 2017, 11:56:11 am »

Quote from: Mutumbo000 on October 18, 2017, 06:34:31 am

Bench-
barx12
60x12
80x6
100x4x3 Back up to benching 2 plates again for reps

Chin Ups (8kg attached)
7x3

Pull Ups
8

Track-
Need to stop being soo fkn lazy and get out and put in some fitness.

maybe do some really early morning workouts on the track? just nice and light tempo sprints, while the sun is coming up? Just wakeup early, get some fluids in, get out there, and enjoy the fresh air. there is just something about being out there so early as the current section of "earth" is "booting up".

to me, there's something very powerful in that setting.. feels very "clean" and "pure". LBSS kind of mentioned something about that too recently in his journal. I think just beyond the symbolism of it, there's also the (circadian) rhythm / human evolution side of it.

dno just a thought!

fwiw, training as the sun is setting feels great also.. those two opposite ends of the spectrum feel amazing to me.

peace!

Mikey · « **Reply #562 on:** October 19, 2017, 07:05:00 am »

Quote from: adarqui on October 18, 2017, 11:56:11 am

Quote from: Mutumbo000 on October 18, 2017, 06:34:31 am
Bench-
barx12
60x12
80x6
100x4x3 Back up to benching 2 plates again for reps

Chin Ups (8kg attached)
7x3

Pull Ups
8

Track-
Need to stop being soo fkn lazy and get out and put in some fitness.

maybe do some really early morning workouts on the track? just nice and light tempo sprints, while the sun is coming up? Just wakeup early, get some fluids in, get out there, and enjoy the fresh air. there is just something about being out there so early as the current section of "earth" is "booting up".

to me, there's something very powerful in that setting.. feels very "clean" and "pure". LBSS kind of mentioned something about that too recently in his journal. I think just beyond the symbolism of it, there's also the (circadian) rhythm / human evolution side of it.

dno just a thought!

fwiw, training as the sun is setting feels great also.. those two opposite ends of the spectrum feel amazing to me.

peace!

I know exactly what you mean! There's a great quote from Maurice Greene talking about waking up early to run.

I love running in the evenings though especially in summer here where the days are 100+ degrees Fahrenheit. Having the motivation to wake up early is what separates the best from the rest. I've got to stop being a night owl and get to bed earlier so I can get the sleep in.

Mikey · « **Reply #563 on:** October 21, 2017, 03:34:36 am »

I finally made it to the track!!!

7x100m with 2 minutes rest between each 100m.

The times ranged between 14.4 to 13.1 for each set except for the last set. On the 7th 100m I was feeling good so I decided to push the pace and ran 12.4. There was no way I would have been able to recover in 2 minutes to do an 8th repeat 100m after the last 100m. The 12.4 definitely wasn't 100% though probably more like low 90% effort in terms of pushing it.

Gym-
Squat-
60x5
100x5
102.5x5x3

Chin Ups-
bwx15

(bw with 10kg attached) 5x3

Pull Ups-
bwx10

Basketball-
15 ME jumps and 5 jumps where I just double grabbed the rim without the ball.
Dunk wise I got about 4/15 attempts. I got my 1st attempt and then after that they were all just rimming out so I tried putting them in softer so all up they were pretty weak dunks. By the end my hand was getting sore trying to palm the ball. Not bad considering that was my first time jumping for almost a year!

Edit- I tried a double hand dunk and it was an epic fail. I pretty much just slammed the ball against the rim. I wish I had bigger hands as well. If I could palm the ball better I would have a much better execution rate because most of my misses come when the ball slightly slips out. Obviously having a higher vert would help as well. I don't have an official measurement but I'd guesstimate that it's around 34 inches. My SVJ is only 26 inches.

Mikey · « **Reply #564 on:** October 21, 2017, 09:02:44 am »

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFqGgKLClJE" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFqGgKLClJE</a>

maxent · « **Reply #565 on:** October 21, 2017, 09:47:46 am »

After a layoff from dunking, double hand dunks always take more coordination for me than single ones. But with a bit of practice, usually in the same session you can kinda do them (maybe not optimally). It takes a while to get pretty good at them again i find. 15 chinups is good enough for first place in the race to 20! I've got work to do!

adarqui · « **Reply #566 on:** October 21, 2017, 12:00:13 pm »

Quote from: Mutumbo000 on October 19, 2017, 07:05:00 am

Quote from: adarqui on October 18, 2017, 11:56:11 am
Quote from: Mutumbo000 on October 18, 2017, 06:34:31 am
Bench-
barx12
60x12
80x6
100x4x3 Back up to benching 2 plates again for reps

Chin Ups (8kg attached)
7x3

Pull Ups
8

Track-
Need to stop being soo fkn lazy and get out and put in some fitness.

maybe do some really early morning workouts on the track? just nice and light tempo sprints, while the sun is coming up? Just wakeup early, get some fluids in, get out there, and enjoy the fresh air. there is just something about being out there so early as the current section of "earth" is "booting up".

to me, there's something very powerful in that setting.. feels very "clean" and "pure". LBSS kind of mentioned something about that too recently in his journal. I think just beyond the symbolism of it, there's also the (circadian) rhythm / human evolution side of it.

dno just a thought!

fwiw, training as the sun is setting feels great also.. those two opposite ends of the spectrum feel amazing to me.

peace!

I know exactly what you mean! There's a great quote from Maurice Greene talking about waking up early to run.

I love running in the evenings though especially in summer here where the days are 100+ degrees Fahrenheit. Having the motivation to wake up early is what separates the best from the rest. I've got to stop being a night owl and get to bed earlier so I can get the sleep in.

never saw that before.. sick quote.

yeah i prefer evenings too.. trying to figure out how to feel like i do in the evening, in the morning

Quote from: Mutumbo000 on October 21, 2017, 03:34:36 am

I finally made it to the track!!!

7x100m with 2 minutes rest between each 100m.

The times ranged between 14.4 to 13.1 for each set except for the last set. On the 7th 100m I was feeling good so I decided to push the pace and ran 12.4. There was no way I would have been able to recover in 2 minutes to do an 8th repeat 100m after the last 100m. The 12.4 definitely wasn't 100% though probably more like low 90% effort in terms of pushing it.

sick!!

Quote from: Mutumbo000 on October 21, 2017, 09:02:44 am

even more sick!!

the audio reminds me of some 80's video too btw.. lmao!

Mikey · « **Reply #567 on:** October 21, 2017, 08:00:51 pm »

Haha yeah the music is literaly frm the 1980's- Dire Strait.

Mikey · « **Reply #568 on:** October 23, 2017, 06:38:43 am »

Bench-
barx12
60x12
82.5x6
102.5x3
102.5x3
90x6

Squat-
60x5
100x5
105x5x3

Hammer Strength Bench-
20x12
40x12
60x12
70x8
80x8
85x6

Mikey · « **Reply #569 on:** October 25, 2017, 06:40:08 am »

Pullups-
bwx8x5

Rows-
40x12
50x12
60x12
70x12
80x12
90x10
100x10

Bench & Squats tomorrow. I spoke to my friend Rainer and he said he might be able to play basketball on Sunday

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