Found a pic of me from later in the same day on a water slide

Lol

W1D2 Sheiko Federdonko

Deficit deadlift
225x3, 270x3, 315x2x4

Incline bench
205x4x5

Towel press
295x5x3

Whoops, got the towel press backwards. Supposed to be weightx3x5.

Dips and military press also scheduled but I left so I can go see a movie

W1D3 Sheiko

Comp bench
180x5, 215x4, 250x3x2, 280x2x5

Deadlift
225x3, 275x3, 315x3x2, 365x3x2, 385x2x4

Enjoying the program so far. Nice to be DLing again

W2D1

HBBS
175x5, 210x4, 245x3x2, 280x3x5

Comp bench
165x5, 200x4, 230x3x2, 265x3x6

HBBS
195x5, 230x5, 265x4x4

Send the ambulance. Experts suggest my fatigue is due to low T, but waiting on blood work for confirmation.

First HBBS sets were with shoes. Second were shoeless. Maybe it's just better proprioception when only a thin sock separates my foot from the floor, but the shoeless squats feel stronger by a not insignificant margin.

W2D2 Sheiko
Comp bench
180x5, 215x5, 250x4x5

Deadlift to knees
225x3, 275x3, 315x3x2, 365x2x5

Towel press
275x3, 295x3, 315x3x3

Nood
Bw 190



Happy with that for 190. Tho obv Evo has no cause to worry I'll sandbag him in competition.

I feel amazing. According to an app I use called Dailio, I've had a nice string of days rated as "Rad."

It is in part due to changes I've made with my behaviors. I've taken responsibility for what I was doing to contribute to miserable circumstances. I'm steadily letting of a compulsive need to blame myself and see myself as broken. And of the constant fear and resentment I felt toward others. We're all worthy of recovering from whatever trauma instigated our harmful behaviors.

I cannot emphasize enough how much my improved quality of life owes a debt to who I now surround myself with. I left an abusive ex and quit working for an abusive employer. As I've learned healthy boundaries and limits, some friends and colleagues have fallen away. Not always with my consent, but always as part of the process of building a healthy life.

I see hiring CB for diet coaching has paid off . . . That's thiccc with an invisible q on the end, son.

He certainly earns his hourly rate.

Damn. Looking tough and thick as hell. Great to hear your quality of life is doing even better.

Came for the noodz stayed for the motivational talk. Looking good plus FEELING good

TY!

Not sure I've ever written about it here, but I'm a big believer in surrounding yourself with the right people. Glad to hear that you have found the same concept helpful. K.

BGP,

You're about two months behind with that reference, but great minds and all that, so

Best part is my twin is small enough to cosplay as Kratos son

Nice, this is nice.

When you and your bro hang out, does he ask you to wear a disguise or does he wear one? I can't imagine he loves going around with a objectively better looking version of himself. Or perhaps there is enough attention he can just soak up the secondary attention?

LOL. In all seriousness, it's always been the other way around! He's so gregarious and flamboyant. I've always been subdued and restrained. When we were teenagers, I went on what I thought was a date with a girl. My brother wasn't doing anything so I said hey, come along! Halfway through the movie, I heard a funny sound, so I looked over and they were making out

I mean, I think I saw a picture of him once some time. You were jacked compared to him then. Can't imagine now. I guess it's easy to tell the two of you apart at least.

It seems kind of cool to be twins and even cooler to be twins with one who seems to be an extrovert and one an introvert, one DYEL, one Golden, etc.

Also, btw, have you been noticing lingering issues with your accident? I guess it's still pretty recent so lingering may not be the right word.

This worked out well because Busto got to use that line he wish he'd said 2 months ago.


Seriously glad to read about how well you're doing.

Yugo,

TY. I look back at myself after the accident and only now comprehend how impaired I was (STILL AM?!). Lingering stuff is minor. My hands shake. I sometimes stutter when what I want to say is very clear in my mind. I'm easily overstimulated, so lights and sounds bother me. The trauma surgeon gave me a referral to see a speech therapist. Their specialty is cognitive retraining after TBIs, but my insurance won't cover it, and it's too expensive for me to pay out of pocket

There's other stuff, but this support group has given me tools to deal with obstacles in ways that mean I don't perceive the small stuff as an urgent crisis anymore. Take care of today and tomorrow will take care of itself.

I did get my teeth fixed! A huge blessing. The fall broke my left front tooth (T9 for the dentists). Insurance denied covering a crown because only half of it broke off and that's not enough to justify a repair?! However, I'm currently extremely poor so have been riding the Medicaid train, and that made my medical bill a grand total of $18 out of pocket. $18!!!!! After I woke up in the middle of plastic surgery on my eye!

So I was NOT going to complain about them not covering the dental work. But then the dentist said don't worry, they will offer me a drastically reduced out of pocket cost for the crown. Less than 1/3 of the normal cost. So I asked my brother for help and shipped it. To say I am grateful would be putting it lightly.

There is a slight concern in that the trauma damaged the root. It has already deteriorated quite a bit. But there's no way to guess how far that will progress. It might stay the same now until I'm old. Or it might continue and in a few years it'll get loose, then the tooth will just fall out

No way to know though. We'll just cross that bridge if we come to it.

BGP,

TY!

Sounds like tons of progress. That's great. Although must feel more than a little weird to possibly not be sure how close to you may or may not be considering you didn't realize how far off you were right after. I'm sure that's where your support system is also really helpful. Hope the upward trend continues!

Don't read many logs, but glad I stopped by yours now. Great work all around man. Inspiring and heart-warming!

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