a case of the mondays...

today already seems like it will never end. maybe it is the anticiaption of moving, 5 dyas off, and restarting my life. or it could just be that it is slow and has been all weekend.

i want to get back to training. i have 2 comps coming up, causing me to really focus. but that must wait till i get settled. won't take long and i have several options for training. 2 gyms relativley close and my training partner nearby.

diet should be easy for this. just back to doing keto. training will have to be stepped up and intense. no problem there. going to have to focus on a few lifts and events i truly dislike: deadlift, farmers walk, and yoke. but those will make or break me when it comes to nationals qualification.

ah well, back to searching for the end of thre internet....

That's a Bingo!

Love that line from Inglorious Basterds....

But it was so true last night for me. Did deadlifts in the gym. Got my @$$ handed to me by some iron. Oh well, what I get for 2 weeks off and a neglected lift. What truly awakened me was the tweak i felt doing shrugs. Nothing serious, just annoying. 

But I had a revelation when I went home and listened to SuperHumanRadio The show was about shoulder injuries. Made me think about the posture I have while sitting all day at a computer...ironically I am slouching now...But the amazing thought was about the exercises I perform in the gym. I LOVE shrugs! Yet I know when I overwork this exercise. My shoulders ache and hurt. So I have to do other stuff to stretch and strengthen the muscles in and around my scapula.

Some of my favorites....wide grip pulldowns, hi cable face pulls, rear lateral raises, and the dreaded pullup.
The pullup helps with the stretch, which just feels wonderful. My "secret" though is yoga. Yes it is comedic to see a strongman doing downward facing dog, but it really helps.

shoulda, woulda, coulda

went to the europa show of champions this weekend to watch and play paparazzi.
was a fun time with friends and saw some amazing stuff. the strongman comp was outstanding!

was not happy with being a spectator. i wanted to be in there. funny i normally don't have that kind of
desire. i make a decision and i am usually happy with it. not this time. there issomething burning inside me i have never felt before. desire, drive, determination....i know i can do it and i am tired of the universe working to keep me from this. i let this oppurtunity go but not anymore.

i have a couple options for the summer...2 comps, july and august. time to commit and go for it!

Too much..

Eventually your body and mind say that. last week started good in the gym. But by Saturday it was down the crapper. I did some good mornings with 495, had a great pressing session with a friend. Events were heavy, what were warmups the last time ended up being all I could manage for a real lift. Head and body were not in it.

Stress.....

 I have been contemplating moving and took the necessary step...I have to think of what is good for me and will help me. The lack of funds and drive to work have taken its toll. So bad that I spent most of the weekend sick. I was in this position before and know where it lead me. I do not want to go back there again.
Gas prices suck and food keeps going up...it is time to go.

is that a train ahead?

ever walk through the tunnel and see the light at the end? ever see the light and pray to god its the train?
today is one of those days....except there is no light.
i try to fake being happy but the facade is cracking. bad enough people can see the gaping fissures...

does a strong man breakdown and lose it? who does the goto guy go to?
funny on a sunday i contemplate this...eventually the "faith" speech comes up. i have none anymore.
if anything call me Job. all i need is leprosy or some strange skin disease. dammit i think my pinky toe fell off...

feel like the universe is conspiring against me. everytime i have tried for something to make my life better it has turned into a horror movie. karma is truly a bitch when it wants to be. i wonder how evil i was in past lifes? if i beleived in that.

some people will come back with "but look around you, it could be worse"  yup...i think i hear the train coming.

i am back...

been in hiding. but i am out of the cave.
training kicking off well but no competitions in sight. a few PR's recently....805 rack pull, 585x2 squats, 300lb stone to 50".
i am working a strange schedule 5 on 5 off 2 on 2 off...makes for lot of rest and some intense training.
gives me the chance to train events every other week which is a plus. my off days i am rotating cardio:
low intensity bike or hiit kettlebell swings.

working on a new blog and artwork for some shirts...check it out.
http://dudebrosguide.blogspot.com/

My mind has left the building

Just feel like checking out. Work sucks balls right now. Been doing it on my own again, coworker out. Where and why I have no clue. Everyone else seems to have forgotten how to think...might as well join them. Cuz if they can play stupid and let me catch hell for their fuckups then I might as well get real dumb real fast.

Lovelife...haha! Women...let me tell you, you all suck! And not in the good way. How many of you like to say " I am looking for a real man, a gentleman, my soulmate...BLAH BLAH BLAH" Yet when you have it you don't believe it. And since when is it ok for you all to just blow guys off? How bout a reason? Too chicken? Or too afraid to admit you are insecure bitches who really care nothing but for yourselves.

Training...the only thing going good right now. Even the douchebags in the gym don't seem so douchy. Happy with my progres but I need to watch my weight. Must be the Big Macs...or maybe the Chinese Buffet...


Anyway thanks for reading...send hatemail to robertdastrongman@gmail.com. I probably won't read it anyway...