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6/21/2021 Workout 6 Rounds 20 Box Jumps 15 Weighted Hand Release Push Ups @20lbs 10 Sit-up Press @20lbs THEN Rest - 5 mins Tabata Row for 8 rounds Thoughts: Well, if my shoulders and arms weren't wrecked enough from yesterday's MMA and push-ups, they definitely are now. I debated until 4AM this morning on whether it was a good idea to go to the gym based on today's workout, my quality of sleep, and current (at the time) level of soreness. It boiled down to the fact that 1) I need to build more strength for upcoming Sunday, and 2) I knew if I didn't go today, I probably wouldn't work out until Thursday. So, I got up, made some pre-workout to make sure I was awake and in a better "situation" than just going in sore and tired, and headed to the gym. The Pre-Workout works. I'll probably be cutting down my coffee consumption to balance out the caffeine. And, I still got my post-workout nap in (because I'm still tired). My arms were totally giving out around minute 7 of this for the push-ups and presses. I just couldn't hold on or support via my arms. Box jumps were tiring, but they are supposed to be. Sit ups weren't an issue until I had to press the weight lol. Oh, then there was the Tabata Row. How I hate pure cardio. Literally and gently fell on the ground after my 8 rounds were up. I told myself to make 80m each round. I made 80m each round at a 36 stroke rate. Oh my arms. Now, I'm gonna sit here while I work, drinking my whey shake, for the sake of my soreness, that I unintentionally made taste like a Starbucks Vanilla Bean Frappucino/McDonald's Vanilla Milkshake.

6/20/2021 Workout MMA Thoughts: I took some pre-workout prior to my MMA session today. And, it didn't taste disgusting. It was like a Tang, orange, creamiscle thing. Creamiscle because I blended it, and that made it frothy. Not terrible at all. However, because I don't really do supplements (I do but not like these), I was unaware of certain side effects lol. Like the weird tingling and itchiness that you get from certain pre-workout formulas. Instantly went away once I was moving at MMA. To be honest, I'm sort of impressed by how much of a difference it made in my session. I didn't actually want to die. I think I kept up better this time. I only really stopped once, and that was because I needed to run to the bathroom. But, it was also the time to switch from MMA stuff to building strength (50 push ups with alternating hand taps). I'm half debating taking it before every workout, but I think it wouldn't be helpful to how I like to nap right before starting work after I hit the gym. We'll see. Plus, I don't necessarily like jugging down 8oz of flavored, frothy water before I'm at the gym at 4:30AM. Jonesly had one of his star students watch the whole session and do some recording. I wasn't necessarily thrilled about it. But, it was sort of nice to have him say that my combos were really sharp and smooth. We focused about 10 minutes of the session today on some clinches and grappling. I was definitely uncomfortable with it. My whole thing is that I intend to keep people as far away from me as possible. I do not want to get to wrestling. But, I know it's inevitable when you understand actual fights and street fights. I just prefer to avoid it lol. Calendar says this was session 9. Next Sunday will be my 10th session. I will definitely be re-upping with Jonesly since I think the progress made warrants it. And, I want him to get me to the point where he's comfortable with me dropping down to MMA gloves and not wear boxing gloves anymore.

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I think from what I remember over the years after TNG, Stewart didn't want to do another thing about Picard. So, when they announced it, it was extra special. I'm just excited for the whole Q/Picard relationship again.

Who's excited? I'm excited!

I sort of miss those days when getting something new was satisfying. But, no worries on your gear or light level. I just want to get enough PC people on to play together. A lot of the grind is easier to tolerate when you have friends playing with you.

Does Tozzer not want to sign up for the forum?

This topic has been coming up more frequently lately. So, show of hands - who is on PC for Destiny 2/willing to be on PC for Destiny 2? Feel free to post thoughts below.

6/17/2021 Workout 21-15-9-9-15-21 (reps) Front Squats @65lbs Toes-to-Bar (scaled to Knees to Chest) Thoughts: Do you ever just... start warming up... then find a position on the ground and almost fall asleep? That was my energy level this morning when I got to the gym this morning at 4:45AM. I thought to myself "It's just front squats and toes-to-bar... should be fine." Then, I did the math. It's 90 reps of both movements. And, it's not like the front squats are going to be on the rack. Have to clean it from the floor first. So, we're going light, I guess. I treated the "toes-to-bar" as more of a grip exercise because getting older means I have no grip strength? So, knees to chest and holding on as long as possible while controlling the swing. Front squats is where I would blast by everyone. The TTBs is where I would end up being on pace with everyone else. Pretty sure my weightlifting coach was eyeballing me during the workout and wanted to throw on more weight on my bar lol. The last round of 15 reps and 21 reps is where it all started to hurt. Jelly legs. Tender hands. Getting through the 15 and 21 reps meant breaking it up into 2 sets or 3 sets. I enjoyed the workout. However, if I wasn't concerned so much on time (finished at 14:52), I probably would have gone heavier. I think I want to save this workout and do it another day at home with a heavy weight. Maybe tomorrow since I don't have weightlifting on Saturday. Let's see how sore I feel. I'm considering doing this at 95lbs or 115lbs. Because. Why not.

Agreed. I find it odd that with all the computer stuff around us that people, in general, can't grasp the basics. But, on the other hand, I, like you, like tech and grew up with it. For me, there's a baby photo of me in front of a computer. I was taught Lotus 1-2-3. I was sent with my cousins during summer vacation as kids to do computer maintenance on all the computers in our family business. We're the ones who upgraded computers, installed whatever the new OS was, made sure all the drivers were up to date, and whatever else before we could go play. I'll give the older generation a pass because they didn't grow up with it. But, I constantly make fun of my friends who can only turn on their PC lol. What's both interesting and a little scary is that the pre-teens and teenagers now are learning coding languages I dabbled in while I was in college. It's childplay now lol.

Hahaha... Honestly, from my perspective on the people I work with, yes. The lowest common denominator in their user/client base need to be treated like toddlers. Because they act like f*cking toddlers. I have worked with C-level Executives/Owners of companies/Founders of companies/multi-millionaires/multi-billionaires for over 15 years of my life so far. Do you know what makes me good at my job and constantly head-hunted? I treat my executives like toddlers. If I can't trust a 5-year with something, it's not dumbed down enough. Everything I give them is color coordinated, labeled, spelled out, giant font, and with pictures. Because 99.999999% of Executives are f*cking idiots when it comes to looking at anything digital... and well, anything else really. I have seen people climb ranks in companies, and the moment they start to manage people, they immediately start to get dumb on how to work basically anything. I have been called into conference rooms because they don't even know how to turn on lights. TURN ON THE F*CKING LIGHTS. Or close the shades... or even put things on the conference room TV. So, yes. Toddlers. I'm not saying it's a great thing. I think it's how we get more stupid people. But, it also gives me and most people in IT job security because stupid people.

It took me half of the first episode to get past that. Part of me was all "I want nothing to do with this." The other part of me said, "But, it could be a really cool story."

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@TurboR56Mini and I have just finished Sweet Tooth on Netflix and are definitely going to watch Season 2 whenever it happens. It's an adaptation of the comic book. But, from what I understand, there are obvious major differences between the comic and the show. Not that it entirely matters. It is still a compelling story. No spoilers here... Only going to say that of all the annoying, stupid children I see in shows and TV, I oddly found myself saying "Stupid kid" a lot less in this show lol. Even if he still did stupid shit that caused unnecessary problems.

Wonderful recap on the drama at BioWare/EA. A few interesting notes like a little comment on how BioWare has been fighting with EA to get back to what BioWare does best and not be chained to the EA mandate of GaaS.

6/14/2021 Workout 12 minute AMRAP 15 Wallballs @14lbs 10 Medball Squat Tucks 15 Medball Sit-ups @14lbs THEN Rest - 5 mins Tabata Row for 8 rounds Thoughts: My thinking yesterday, after MMA and after the week's workouts were posted, was that I would be at the HIIT gym on Monday and Tuesday, rest Wednesday, Row on Thursday. Oh, silly silly me. I sit here, typing this, while my shoulders and abs are a bit wrecked. And, not in that "Oh, it's just a bit sore" feeling... in a "here's that pain where it feels like you completely shredded every single muscle fibre and motrin might be your friend later" pain. Coach Liz threw me a 14lb medball for today's workout. I looked at her and said, "Um... last I checked, I did 10lb for Wallballs." She retorted with, "Last I checked, you're here to be at least 1% better each day." Me: "Could we compromise with .5%? And, I'll actually try during the rowing part?" 😄 To be honest, I totally forgot about the rowing part while doing the workout. I got 5 rounds in. Then, while I was on the ground gasping for air, I turned my head and saw the rowers and said, "Oh damnit... we still have to row." For the rowing, since my brain is all about surviving the overall time, I never go all out immediately, or ever. Always trying to make sure I have enough in the tank to keep going. Didn't even realize I did my 8 rounds. I was about to go for another when the counter just stopped lol. Oh thank goodness. I overheard 2 of the other athletes saying that they made the mistake of sprinting in their first sets and being far too exhausted in their last 3 sets. I said, "Oh-ho! Look who's winning now! The chonky slow one of the group who did 1 less round than everyone else!" I mean.. where's the fun in working out in a group like this if you can't poke some fun. (P.S. I also ordered some Pre-workout stuff to deal with my MMA sessions... and, I generally hate pre-workout drinks)

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Currently unsure how to feel about this.

6/13/2021 Workout MMA Thoughts: Apparently, the stress of getting through my work's board meeting last Friday took such a mental toll on me that I couldn't muster the motivation to go to the gym. Which was fine. But, I questioned on how much damage I did to my little amount of stamina I had gained by not really being active for 2 weeks. So, here we are at session 8 with Jonesly. I think it's 8. My calendar says eight. But, I'm not entirely sure lol. He tells me, "For today's session, not only are we keeping up with the intensity, but I'm going to start teaching you clinches." My response, "Oh joy! The part of martials arts that I actively try to avoid!" I don't intentionally mean to make him laugh throughout our sessions... I just do. But, before we got to clinches, we had to do 10 rounds of combos with only 30 seconds of rest in-between each 3 minute round. Oh, and fun story. He didn't actually tell me we were going to start getting into sparring. Which, again, fine, but then I want to be able to throw things when I want lol. I did enjoy the session yesterday. Punches, elbows, kicks, knees, blocks, and checks. I don't necessarily do well with slips to begin with. Unfortunately, my initial training has always been about countering. So, it's always a block or a check to move to a disarm or elbow or take down. Need to work on my slips. As for the sparring, I feel most... alive when I spar. Reacting to each situation, picking up the tempo, feeling each move connect, some odd satisfaction when I block or check and move to throw a kick or elbow. Then it was onto the clinches. I am highly uncomfortable with close quarters combat. It gets nasty. It can trigger my PTSD. But, for the most part, I just hate when we get to bending joints in ways they aren't supposed to bend lol. We started with a common self-defense move involving grabbing the head, how to counter and position yourself to break the hold, create space, then create an opportunity to hit back. This is probably where the work is going to be in sessions 21- 30 for me. The MMA session is what I needed to get re-motivated to work out for the week instead of giving into skipping again. So, here we go for another week!

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I somewhat dare you to go up against @TurboR56Mini in Civilization then. Haha.