Darkness
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....wtf am I putting myself through this for?
Every now and then I do.
Training is one thing, but the training many of us do, going to the gym and pounding our bodies through torture with a level of intensity that some people can't even think about much less do, is what I'm talking about.
I'm mid 40 something now. Shit is different as you old farts know.
Today was quad day and I wanted to go heavy for example. I started out on split squats since I respond well to them and also to take some weight off my back when I get to front squats. I did three sets of ten, each leg, complete with slow tempo decentric motion and two second static holds at the bottom. With a pair of 80s in my hands. Down to parallel too.
That kicked my ass.
Next came back squats and I realized I had tweaked my lower back somewhat. So I stop and stretch the fuck out of hamstrings and calves to make them stop pulling at all. Two plates compressed my back in the hole at parallel and I know not to go further.
But then I got an idea....
I'll put reverse bands at the top of the racks to the bar, and add an extra plate on each side, so the hole will be like 225 at the bottom and progress to 405 at the top. What a genius I am. I'll not be stopped today.
So I did four sets of that shit 8-8-7-10. I'm not sure who won. I stopped at dollar general and had to pull myself out ifnthe truck with my arms to get trash bags for whatshername.
My legs are still growing all the way around. Tomorrow off to an airport little seatsand do all that shit that makes stuff muscles and DOMs a fucked in place to be.
But the thought crossed my mind ......What the fuck am I doing it like this for?
Every now and then I do.
Training is one thing, but the training many of us do, going to the gym and pounding our bodies through torture with a level of intensity that some people can't even think about much less do, is what I'm talking about.
I'm mid 40 something now. Shit is different as you old farts know.
Today was quad day and I wanted to go heavy for example. I started out on split squats since I respond well to them and also to take some weight off my back when I get to front squats. I did three sets of ten, each leg, complete with slow tempo decentric motion and two second static holds at the bottom. With a pair of 80s in my hands. Down to parallel too.
That kicked my ass.
Next came back squats and I realized I had tweaked my lower back somewhat. So I stop and stretch the fuck out of hamstrings and calves to make them stop pulling at all. Two plates compressed my back in the hole at parallel and I know not to go further.
But then I got an idea....
I'll put reverse bands at the top of the racks to the bar, and add an extra plate on each side, so the hole will be like 225 at the bottom and progress to 405 at the top. What a genius I am. I'll not be stopped today.
So I did four sets of that shit 8-8-7-10. I'm not sure who won. I stopped at dollar general and had to pull myself out ifnthe truck with my arms to get trash bags for whatshername.
My legs are still growing all the way around. Tomorrow off to an airport little seatsand do all that shit that makes stuff muscles and DOMs a fucked in place to be.
But the thought crossed my mind ......What the fuck am I doing it like this for?
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