AugustaAdaByron

I can identify with that so so much... I don't know but it's addictive to watch it. Moaaar caaaaarbs!

Workout from Thursday 10/08 Squat 20kg x10 40kg x5 50kg x2 60kg x1 70kg x5x3 (rep PB) Slingshot Bench Press 20kg x10 30kg x5 40kg x2 45kg x1 50kg x10x3 Top Down Deadlift 50kg x5 60kg x1 (I got dizzy right after the first rep, I gave it a try and decided to skip it since I was not feeling well. Coach said it was the right decision.) 50kg x1x2

Standing in the kitchen with a sponge is mind-numbing. You don't want to get distracted under the bar though.

Yeah, but that's my safe space. It's like I'm at home. Doing the dishes at home in the evening though is a completely different beast.

LOL I was too focused on trying to wake up in the morning to laugh at the giggly part. Wait, I'm supposed to do stuff AFTER work, too? Wow!

Sometimes...

I don't know if they'd coach everyone. I think they've mentioned it as a possibility. They'd be meeting once a week. It's hard to find times that would work for everyone during the week, I guess, so it'd only be Saturday evening after closing time.

Workout from Tuesday 08/08 Deadlift 55kg x4 (deficit) 65kg x4x4 (deficit) 65kg x4x4 60kg x10 60kg x8 (grip failure) Bench Press 20kg x10 30kg x5 40kg x8x2 42.5kg x6x2 45kg x4 47.5kg x4 Squat 20kg x5 40kg x5 50kg x2 60kg x4x3

It's been working for me. Whenever it hasn't worked I've used the button on the bottom right saying "Insert other media" and then "Insert image from URL".

Here for the pictures of the colourful plates, as always, and because your challenges remind me I have no excuse to not do whatever I have to do. (Sooo, yeah, here for selfish reasons.)

So... goal time... As pretty much every time, this is a lifting and productivity challenge. Goal 1: Check the negative mentality at the gym's door or better yet dump it in the trash. In other words, the gym is planning to start a powerlifting club. Potentially an official one, meaning the members will be able to compete as part of the gym's team and I think might be part of the federation. I was asked by the guy who will be the leader of the group if I'll participate. I said I might do so when everything is decided but I don't plan to compete and will have to do my own programme, which was fine. So basically I'd be lifting with the powerlifters for social reasons when the club will meet once a week. However, right after that brief discussion I was very depressed thinking I'll be the weakest there etc. There's no denying my progress is annoyingly slow but I can't keep having this mentality. I am supposed to do a small rep PB this week (and maybe the next) and when I read it I asked my coach if there was a typo in the programme. Sooo, the goal is to not think or, preferably, think that I can do it and use the club as a means to push me do more instead of get sad about what I can't do yet. (I added the yet, you can't say that I'm not trying already ) Goal 2: Stay compliant to my macros. Self-explanatory, back from the holidays and back to the cut. I have the cut macros, I'm going to follow them. First week hasn't been too bad. I forgot my lunch at home yesterday and had a very salty lunch with my colleagues. I tried to track and potentially stayed compliant for the week. Goal 3: Morning productivity. This goal is shamelessly stolen/adopted from @miss_marissa's challenges. a. My alarm clock rings at 8. The first goal is to be up by 8:15. b. Second goal is to be out of the house by 8:45-9. c. Don't check my phone or my laptop in the morning until I'm already commuting to work. d. I can be a bit more lax in the weekends but not by much. I haven't decided that part yet. Feel free to make any suggestions. That one is irrelevant but I identified too much (not with NF people though) to not post it. And a picture from the holidays

Hey everybody, I only have a vague idea about what my goals will be and I'm too exhausted to write them down now.

Workout from Sunday 06/08 Deadlift 50kg x5 60kg x3 70kg x1 75kg x3x5 60kg x8x2 (tng) 50kg x10 (tng) Bench Press 20kg x10 30kg x5 42.5kg x5x2 45kg x4x2 47.5kg x3 50kg x3 Squat 20kg x5 40kg x5 50kg x2 60kg x4x3

Workout from Saturday 05/08 Squat 20kg x10 40kg x5 50kg x2 60kg x1 70kg x4x3 Slingshot Bench Press 20kg x10 30kg x5 40kg x3 45kg x1 50kg x3 (slingshot on) 55kg x6x3 Top Down Deadlift 55kg x10x2 (It was supposed to be 3 sets but the gym was closing so I'll do it tomorrow)

Workout from Thursday 03/08 Deadlift 50kg x5 60kg x3 70kg x1 80kg x1 90kg x1 95kg xF (attempt out of the programme) 90kg x1 75kg x3x3 60kg x8x2 (tng) Bench Press 20kg x10 30kg x5 42.5kg x5x2 45kg x4x2 47.5kg x3 50kg x3 (It was meant to be 47.5kg x3x2 but I felt good and wanted the rep PB so I went for it.) Squat 20kg x5 40kg x5 50kg x2 60kg x4x3

Workout from Tuesday 01/08 Squat 20kg x10 40kg x5 50kg x2 60kg x1 70kg x3x3 Slingshot Bench Press 20kg x10 30kg x5 40kg x3 45kg x8x3 Top Down Deadlift 60kg x6x3

Workout from Friday 28/07 Deadlift 60kg x4x4 (deficit) 65kg x4x4 Bench Press 20kg x10 30kg x5 37.5kg x10 40kg x8x2 42.5kg x6x2 Squat 20kg x5 40kg x5 50kg x2 60kg x3x3

Workout from Sunday 23/07 Deadlift 60kg x3 70kg x2x5 60kg x6x2 (tng) Bench Press 20kg x10 30kg x5 40kg x3 45kg x1 47.5kg x3x10 (It was supposed to be 50kg but it seemed light so I weighed the bar afterwards and it was lighter than 20kg, I've been cursing the gym owner for not making it clear on the bars ever since). 50kg x2x2 Pause Squat 20kg x5 40kg x5 50kg x4x4

Workout from Saturday 22/07 Squat 20kg x10 45kg x8 50kg x6x2 55kg x4x2 60kg x2x2 40kg x10 Slingshot Bench Press 20kg x10 30kg x5 40kg x3 45kg x1 50kg x3 (slingshot on) 57.5kg x3x3 Top Down Deadlift 60kg x6x3