Think less, eat more

[HarryB]

Just now, maccaz said:

 

lol

what even is qualified dietary and training advice? is there such thing?

 

nah he is comparing fotr situation with 2 years work experience to his dad with 20+ 

 

 

I know and I was just amusing myself, some of his split personalities are amusing though. 

[maccaz]

Just now, HarryB said:

 

I know and I was just amusing myself, some of his split personalities are amusing though. 

and another week has passed where he hasnt gone to gym, i cry every time

[Realtalk]

FOTR, I am coming up next weekend to compete at the upanz comp Saturday. So make sure you enter. I'm only going light so I will be able to help you out and support you since it your first comp. I'll see you there

[GyzzBrah]

4 hours ago, maccaz said:

and another week has passed where he hasnt gone to gym, i cry every time

 

Nah nah just been quite sick ay. Woulda gone otherwise, wanted to as well.

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

12 hours ago, Cameron_R said:

Pseudo messaged me about this thread ... 

 

 

<dispensing career advice to someone I've never met and who hasn't asked me for it starts here ... >

 

I'd put a zero in your list:

 

0) decide if you want to be the boss or not.

 

and I don't mean boss like in all the gym meme's. I mean the guy responsible for the outcome.

 

Like every single industry on the planet, you can be the boss, the person in charge, the guy responsible for the outcome. That's exactly what a PM does. Fundamentally the role of the PM = make the shit happen, on time, on budget, no excuses. That comes with stress. No getting around it, it is stressful because it involves other people; their safety, making them do stuff on time, keeping them happy, and answering questions to other people about progress/budget/quality/risks/issues/etc. People are not robots (yet!) and having a discussion with Jeff and John about working the weekend because they're running late is not fun for anyone, especially the PM!

 

Same stress comes with being the boss in every other industry. Imagine being the foreman on a construction site building a high rise building - being responsible for every one's safety AND getting a fucking building built AND a budget!?  Or imagine being Captian of a Navy Ship, or Executive at a Timber factory, or even shift manager at McDonalds! Nobody gives a f*ck if the the Navy Captain has been awake 36hrs straight and is feeling tired or stressed - if the ship runs a-ground she's getting court-martialled!

 

You don't have to be the boss. 

 

In the IT industry you can do a heap of cool roles (e.g. a developer, tester, IT Architect, Infrastructure engineer ....), get paid well, do interesting work and have no responsibility other than getting your own shit finished on time and to a spec given to you. You can work 9-5 if you want and still be part of something bigger than yourself.

 

So my advice to you is start at step zero. Either options is very a good decision, but just making that decision will help you put everything else in perspective.

 

<End of my un-called for wisdom ....>

 

thanks dude , the problem isn't really that i need to work overtime now and then.. if that was all i be sweet. the problem is for 6 months i been working at LEAST 10 hours a day (usually more, plus weekends) with no down time at all lol. big diff.. i still like something about the job which is why i stayed, some kind of wierd satisfaction. i am thinking of other career options but also discussed with TL today and she raise some of the stuff with bosses boss. they confirmed they have put up ad for 3 more people and will look to fill in asap. there is light at the end of the tunnel. i was a part of the problem it seems, bit too much of a yes man and didn't push back when my boss committed me to things, just work extra to get shit done on time / on budget - and i def been getting shit done no question about that and when im more stable (if i end up staying) i will be raising the question of pay review sooner than later cos its shit compared to the money im making our dept (the wierdest thing is i can bill the customers for working 70 hour weeks but not get paid by company for 70 hour weeks, hmm!) . anyway all this weeks shit got sorted in the end, got some teams urgently sorted thanks to bit of GM pressure and got heaps done, there are good people who really go the extra mile when you reach out for help, i gotta stop being an idiot loner in my problems and get in on the team thing more.

 

i also confidentially raised separately with TL about counsellor which is gonna be sorted next week keep my ass from bouncing around. atleast that will give me a clear, unbias/independant view of what to do about my health situation.

 

 

8 hours ago, Realtalk said:

FOTR, I am coming up next weekend to compete at the upanz comp Saturday. So make sure you enter. I'm only going light so I will be able to help you out and support you since it your first comp. I'll see you there

 

im all signed up bro, thanks for ongoing assistance. ill be there, might not be my best condition but regardless ill show up and lift

[Realtalk]

Who cares, you're doing it. All that matters. It's your first Comp just focus on making it a good experience. Aim for the good performance next time. I think you might surprise yourself. What did you DL tonight?

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

1 hour ago, Realtalk said:

Who cares, you're doing it. All that matters. It's your first Comp just focus on making it a good experience. Aim for the good performance next time. I think you might surprise yourself. What did you DL tonight?

VERY frustrating session tonight but went in and did it. i think i fucked up but humbled me a bit on my current limits so i can go in to comp and set a more realistic starting weight.

 

2 hrs deadlift only session today ((yeah i know i dragged it out too long, especially so late at night!)

61kg bodyweight

 

warmups with light weights practice the form on 5reps, 3 reps, up to 1 rep as weight move up (same way i done when hit the 1rms on 170, 180, 190 PR in previous months)

 

done 160 x 1, 170x1 , 180x1, then straight to 200 attempt.. it wouldnt go up. in my frustration i kept trying it every 2-3 min for 40mins before calling it a day. dropped down to 190, nope. 180, nope..... not even 160 by this point. whatever my weight is on comp day, im gonna set the 3rd lift attempt to 3x bodyweight and the 1st and 2nd attempts to something i know i can hit easy like 160/170 so i know i dont get DQ from attempting too heavy too soon. this is the first time i fail in training since past few months so not gonna take it too hard.

 

tomorrow bench max attempt, then super light squat on monday, full body light work on wednesday. comp on saturday

 

 

decent destresser weekend planned. yeh i got some work to do but also going snow planet for 1st time, dinner with mates and some hiking on sunday. gonna be staying 100% positive in lead up to next sat just like the legendary @GymRat in his buildups to nats.

[maccaz]

Don't fixate on a third attempt eg 3x bw. 

Choose an opener that you can nail easy any day of the week, depending how that feels pick a second attempt and depending how that feels pick a third 

[Realtalk]

Thats all good man apart from the 40min on 200 lol. You know what to wear eh, shorts above knees and t shirt that sleeves are above elbows and long socks for DL.

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

thanks for that, i didn't actually know exactly what to wear, especially would have forgotten the long socks for DL!

 

didn't get to bench today, up since early morning at snow planet all day then bit of dinner/drink ups with mates. good fun. tomorrow morning hike then bench/light squat. 11.30pm now slightly wasted not keen on testing bench 1rm

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

hiking 9 - 2pm today, still pretty sore from boarding yesterday. gonna make it a pretty cruisy week eat and drink heaps for max recovery. probably try cram in as much protein as i can too for extra #gains. light squat session tomorrow. light full body on weds. rest of week resting/eating

 

bench testing today

up to 77.5kg 1RM max bench but dont think comp legal (no pause - vid below)

70 was paused (but not video), 75 paused but only like half a sec so prob not legal (no video)

attempted 80 touch and go, stuck on the way up, had to drop it. got stuck under the bar for a bit (video below for lolz)

 

wore long socks to hide my tiny indian calves.

 

bodyweight 62kg.

 

77.5kg

 

80kg (fail)

 

 

 

[jimmybro1]

1 hour ago, FellowshipOfTheRon said:

hiking 9 - 2pm today, still pretty sore from boarding yesterday. gonna make it a pretty cruisy week eat and drink heaps for max recovery. probably try cram in as much protein as i can too for extra #gains. light squat session tomorrow. light full body on weds. rest of week resting/eating

 

bench testing today

up to 77.5kg 1RM max bench but dont think comp legal (no pause - vid below)

70 was paused (but not video), 75 paused but only like half a sec so prob not legal (no video)

attempted 80 touch and go, stuck on the way up, had to drop it. got stuck under the bar for a bit (video below for lolz)

 

wore long socks to hide my tiny indian calves.

 

bodyweight 62kg.

 

77.5kg

 

80kg (fail)

 

 

 

Always like a good pinning ! 

[maccaz]

15 minutes ago, jimmybro1 said:

Always like a good pinning ! 

I thought you ipf approved now lol

[Pseudonym]

4 hours ago, FellowshipOfTheRon said:

80kg (fail)

What's with the cliffhanger ending? Will FOTR manage to escape? Or is he still pinned under there, slowly starving away? Tune in next week, dear viewer, to find out...

 

Honestly, I expect that shit with Game of Thrones. But not here.

[maccaz]

10 minutes ago, Pseudonym said:

What's with the cliffhanger ending? Will FOTR manage to escape? Or is he still pinned under there, slowly starving away? Tune in next week, dear viewer, to find out...

 

Honestly, I expect that shit with Game of Thrones. But not here.

lol he has to lose weight quickly and as he shrinks the bar will rest on the safeties and he will slide out

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

20 hours ago, Pseudonym said:

What's with the cliffhanger ending? Will FOTR manage to escape? Or is he still pinned under there, slowly starving away? Tune in next week, dear viewer, to find out...

 

Honestly, I expect that shit with Game of Thrones. But not here.

day 2 i am stilll here. someone pls rescue me.

 

 

lol jk, not sure why bloody youtube upload cropped out the end, deleted original video off phone too to save space. i rolled it a little to near my abs, done a bit of a lying vacuum pose, then wriggled out sideways. no injuries or anything but next time gonna remember to set spotter bars slightly higher. 77.5 was not a grind at all so wasn't expecting 80 to feel like this. for comp since you have to pause it and i have barely been pausing my lifts i reckon ill just start with 60 and take it up from there. smalll gains to be made in that dept may as well play it safe and not get disqualified. doing light squats today. legit dont know what my 1rm is and too late to test it. will just do warmups and plan squat on the day, maybe starting at 130 for first lift and work my way up from there. only first comp and after a yr off i only trained for 4 months not sure why i been overthinking this as if i gotta win lol

[GyzzBrah]

Looking pretty big now in the video bro, probably would be bigger than me if I had the same height.

 

For all thats happening to you, you have been fairly consistent with your training and diet and not let your other issues set you back in training. Thats pretty admirable and deserves praise, keep up the good work.

 

Would say the same for your other hobbies as well, good on you that your still keeping up with doing the things you enjoy and not letting the other stuff overwhelm you.

 

Good shit.

[maccaz]

51 minutes ago, GyzzBrah said:

Looking pretty big now in the video bro, probably would be bigger than me if I had the same height.

 

For all thats happening to you, you have been fairly consistent with your training and diet and not let your other issues set you back in training. Thats pretty admirable and deserves praise, keep up the good work.

 

Would say the same for your other hobbies as well, good on you that your still keeping up with doing the things you enjoy and not letting the other stuff overwhelm you.

 

Good shit.

remarkable what happens when someone stops being a pussy and stops talking and starts doing

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

1 hour ago, GyzzBrah said:

Looking pretty big now in the video bro, probably would be bigger than me if I had the same height.

 

For all thats happening to you, you have been fairly consistent with your training and diet and not let your other issues set you back in training. Thats pretty admirable and deserves praise, keep up the good work.

 

Would say the same for your other hobbies as well, good on you that your still keeping up with doing the things you enjoy and not letting the other stuff overwhelm you.

 

Good shit.

 

thx bro. every now and then i go real negative but overall starting to see the bigger better picture. there are heaps of cool ppl around me, in real and on this forum. stuff like that keeps me going. whatever you wanna do, you can do it too bro and remember what i told u on your thread, dont let yourself reach my age and still be like me, ppl giving good advice here just seek help where you need it, follow the motivation here and you be the man at 25+

[Pseudonym]

16 hours ago, FellowshipOfTheRon said:

dont let yourself reach my age and still be like me

You make it sound like you're so old! You're still in your 20s, right? That's young!

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

6 hours ago, Pseudonym said:

You make it sound like you're so old! You're still in your 20s, right? That's young!

late 20s mate, 27 soon and my ovaries about to dry up!

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

Day 347

Last day of gym for the week. Light full body session get the blood flowing. Full of pumps, I had forgotten how good this feels. Shoulders looked peaky as heck. I'm becoming so vein with all these pics lol, posted 1st such vanity pic on instagram/fb. inb4 millions of girls are knocking on my door but then i turn around , they realise im indian and call me out for catfishing .

 

62.6kg in pic  - i like this angle, makes the v taper look serious

[maccaz]

No chance of catfish with that Pokemon caption on the photo haha looking lean though bro in on videos of your lifts this weekend 

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

ok man 1st session with counsellor, some heavy shit right there. i cant live in denial about it but not sure worth talking about on here, and if it is, its def not good to talk about it day before comp. gonna bottle that shit up for another day and sleep early tonight. any gymnation ppls going to whangaparoa for UPANZ comp tomorrow, cya there and say hi! i'll prob be the only indian there and if not, i'll be the smallest. churr

[maccaz]

28 minutes ago, FellowshipOfTheRon said:

ok man 1st session with counsellor, some heavy shit right there. i cant live in denial about it but not sure worth talking about on here, and if it is, its def not good to talk about it day before comp. gonna bottle that shit up for another day and sleep early tonight. any gymnation ppls going to whangaparoa for UPANZ comp tomorrow, cya there and say hi! i'll prob be the only indian there and if not, i'll be the smallest. churr

Better out than in. No shame in seeing a professional. Much better than acting like a baby on forum haha. 

 

Good luck tomorrow bro you will do well