What was the RPE for that top set?

Slap on some sbds for an additional 10-20lbs imo. You're a powerlifter now.

Aidan,

YISSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!

I dunno. I am terrible at determining the RPE for squats. Like when I tested 1RM max a few weeks ago, 345 felt like I had a ****ing house on my back, but I could also tell I had more in me all the way up to 370.

What did it look like? I was tempted to YOLO it up and go for a 325-330 triple.

Yeah, I think you'd be good for a triple in that range based on that set.

W2
D4*

CG Towel Press -
265x3, 280x3, 295x3, 300x3, 305x3, 285x3

DL
315x1x12 - 35 Seconds between sets

RDL -Beltless
4x6x315

Weighted chins, face pulls

W3
D1
3 Count Bench*
235x3, 250x3, 265x3, 255x3

Comp Bench*
225x5x7

Squat*
295x4x6

Wtf at this volume!!!!!

Weighted chins+ face pulls supersets

Love this combo.

Watched the movies Ex Machina and Wild yesterday. Both pretty good.

Blog

Did you ever look into trying out for American Ninja Warrior. Seems like you could at least get out of the first round without much training.

Just read your spoiler. I think some alone time is good for everyone. Based on your online persona, I would not have guessed that it would be something so important to you. Hope you and Mrs. Rhymes come up with something that works well for both of you. GL.

Seems like a lot of trouble. You have to submit a video submission first. Or you can show up as a walk on and pray they don't laugh and send you home. No guarantee they let you try at all.

Well for the average bro that might be a problem. But you've got hours of video already. Just splice together some **** of you doing muscle ups, standing rollouts, squatting heavy, etc*. Maybe you get in, maybe you don't but it's probably a 20 min time investment on your part.


*shirtless if possible to maximize your chances.

Not many people IRL think so either. I like people and am not shy. It is about energy in vs energy out. I love socializing with individuals or small groups but find it exhausting. For some people it is the opposite. Mrs Rhymes gets her energy by being around people. For the longest time I kept thinking of it like I had an addiction to being alone and had to fight it. Cmon son. LOL.

I hope we come up with something too. It is somewhat weird to have a conversation on the topic of "Is this a dealbreaker?" when there has been none of the conventional betrayal or drama normally associated with such a conversation, but on the other hand it is encouraging to also ask, "Is there a shared solution that would allow us both to adequately satisfy our respective needs?"

Good point. I am guessing my chances increase 100% if I wear a vest like in my classic Xmas cheer pic.

You may want to leave out your "no regrets rope swing into pool" video though. Guessing they may laugh enough to vote no on your abilities to pass the course.

Hope you guys work out a solution.

You just sound super introverted to me. No problems with that, everyone is different. Mrs. Fake is clearly the opposite and you both have to accept it for it to work. Wish you the best, bud.

Good chats. I don't think all things are as simple as accepting each other, though I do think that's a necessary first step to discovering if there is a shared solution to negotiate an incompatibility or to finding out if the incompatibility is too significant to find a shared solution that would allow both partners to be happy. Your partner might need something from you to a degree that any acceptable compromise for them would diminish your quality of life such that neither of you can be happy. This wouldn't mean anything is "wrong" with either person.

I realize this is getting pretty abstract...

W3
D2

TNG Bench -
235x5x5
235xmax=9

Actually went for 10 but failed the last rep. Sads.

Beltless squats
245x6, 265x6, 255x6, 255x6

DL
335x1x10 - 60 seconds between sets

Those DLs sucked. Hips rising too fast. Too much lowback. But I was pretty tired by this point.

Did nothing else. Out of gas. Slept like poop last night. A few minutes before I was going to leave for the gym, Joan E. Bird (my chihuahua/border collie mix) let me know Wendy (my weenie dog) had escaped the back yard. I found Wendy facing off against the neighbor's black cat. As soon as I leaped over the fence, they took off across the street. That cat ran home and scaled a flat wall to get to the second story window and escape. Quite a sight.

As soon as the cat was gone, Wendy realized what she'd done and flipped onto her back to wait for me to pick her up. LOL.

Poor puppy face was torn up and bleeding

Worn out Wendy

I agree with what you said and I recommend checking out the book Intimacy by OSHO. It's enlightening.

Many feels itt. I hope Wendy is okay today!

Fakeb,

The wifeacore and I are the same way, but the issue has been somewhat mitigated by the fact that she goes to be a few hours before me every day and wakes up at least a bit before me on the weekends. It gives me my solitary time at night to unwind after the kids are asleep, but also requires me to be present when she's around so we interact to the level that she finds necessary.

But yes, it will likely take some work to find the optimal mixture of compromises on both sides to continue to make things work.

Hi Monte. I'm glad to hear you have found what sounds like an acceptable compromise. Do you find that those few hours a day are what is necessary for you to be present when you interact in the other parts of the day? What would you do if you needed more than a few hours a day, such as if you needed several days or weeks alone? I realize this is not exactly realistic given that you are raising a family together, but if possible, entertain the hypothetical as far as you can.

fakeb,

It works for us; as we've gotten older, she's needed less and less yapping time with me, and as long as I'm present enough to acknowledge/participate when she wants to interact, then it's worked out. She also talks to her mother, sister, and a few friends at least once a day each on the phone, so I think she gets it out of her system in that respect. Her father was also kind of a silent type, so I think that helps in that she doesn't have an expectation that I'm going to gab with her for hours like I'm one of her girlfriends.

If I needed that much time apart in order to recharge my batteries, so to speak, I would take it as a sign that something would have to give, assuming that my wife was not amenable to such an arrangement (obviously it's totally untenable if you include kids in the equation). Group therapy + individual therapy seems like the only solution I can offer, but I have little to no experience with that sort of thing, so take it for what it's worth.

Are you still working from home? Paradoxically, I don't think that's good for someone like you/me.

What do you mean by "present enough?" Does she feel like she needs you to be engaged, or is it enough for you to sometimes/all the time be physically present and go through the motions?

For me, I think ideally Mrs. Rhymes would travel the world and come home once or twice a month for a few days.

Like Wifeacore, Mrs Rhymes spends a lot of time with family and friends. But for her that's not really a substitute for time with me.

I still work from home. The situation was 100x worse when I didn't. I had nothing left when I came home. I couldn't even just go through the motions. But that probably had a lot to do with how much I hated my job at the time. The publisher has plans to open up physical offices in Colorado. Who knows when or if that will really happen. Even if they did, I don't know that I'd want to work in an office, though I'd like being able to visit my co-workers in a centralized location every now and then.

There has been plenty of couples and individual therapy

W3
D3

Bw was hovering around 175-176 last week. Probably around 190 now but refuse to check.

Comp Bench
250x4, 265x4, 250x4

Prob should have rounded up to 255 for last set, but 265 was hard as fugg so took no chances.

Rack was taken so used regular bench and a spotter. This guy was cranking out multiple sets of 315 for reps. After the spot he asked, "Do you compete?" Taking that as a compliment.

Squat
275x4, 315x4, 300x4

Goal weight 310 but you are out of your mind and probably European if you don't put three plates on every time.

Weighted chins+face pulls, ab wheels+hlrs

Went to my friend's apt last night. He said he was ordering pizza, but I said I'd pass since I was already making dinner when he invited me over. Took my dinner with me. And of course then said fugg it and ate pizza too. That **** is like crack. Every bite was exquisite and delicious.

No! Don't come to the dark (=fat) side!

Only saying that so I don't seem selfish. In reality, it's an awesome side.

"Do you compete [in bikini comps]" was the implication, right?

Yeah lol @310. The only time 310 should be on a bar is when it's in kg.

I totally hear you about pizza. Especially since you and I have similar diets and don't eat that stuff often. ***t is addicting af. One bite makes me eat the whole thing. Same thing goes for B&J. The number of times I eat a bite or two from the pint, put it away, only to take it out of the freezer again is absurd. So hard to quench the want. What generally works is drinking a diet coke actually, since that doesn't mix with ice cream at all

Those of you that are lol'ing at 310 have obviously not been perusing Wookie's log, as he is down with 312.5. For shame.

Thank you. Now I know who to avoid