Strength: Weightlifing Snatch 4 sets of 65x3
Snatch pull 3 sets of 85x2
Metcon: 12:00 AMRAP
completed 3 rounds + 28 reps w/ 25lb DB
Doing some light yoga as things continue to improve here.
It would seem the fitness tracker doesnāt approve. 
The HRV numbers are weird and tend to fluctuate a lot, but I havenāt really read up enough on HRV to know how common or uncommon that might be. Another reminder I guess that the trackers are best for monitoring trends rather than exact values.
Strength: front squat 155x2, 185x2, 3 sets 195x2, 205x2
Metcon: 3 rounds for time
completed in 16:10
unbroken thrusters @ 65lbs 
Did some light strength training for the first time in about a week. Slowly getting back into things. 
Strength: Deadlift 135x2,155x2, 3 sets 185x2
(trying to avoid aggravating the biceps/shoulder issue, mostly pain free though)
Metcon: for time
completed in 6:42
)Strength: Front Squat 6 sets 205x3
Metcon: 5 rounds for time
completed in 15:48
First day back to Muay Thai after a couple month hiatus, and some new goodies+ reusing a snorkel bag (figured its good to have massive ventilation for the gear)
Pros, cons and observations of the return:
Got lazy and what I do is just go up to the back of the couch (used for support), and do splits behind it (more like the region between shoulder width and actual splits lol) random times a day vs. doing this dudeās routine:
Something I was really envious of that day, the coach was popping off head kicks effortlessly. I need me some serious flexibility gains.
So Iāve ranted in this thread a lot about gear, Hollywood and public figures. I just saw this:
Wellā¦ umā¦ Duh??
I think a lot of natty vs gear debates wouldnāt even happen if everyone at least did a few months of a legit coached bro-split. Those of us that have lifted for years, tried many different routines and angles have developed good ānatty vs. gearā radar so to speak. Much like a born and raised New Yorker can navigate the city easily while a naĆÆve farm boy would get ripped off, jumped etc.
Help me out here peeps, but when looking at the picture, isnāt it āwell, duh, of course he isā right? Also he ALWAYS looks like that, that isnāt like some of the natty models out there that will lean bulk for months, then cut to some crazy aesthetic that can only last a few days and sometimes even hospitalizes them.
TLDR:
Stay positive peeps, donāt look at all of this media, social media, influencer BS and just do you- keep at it, keep at the grind, its the inside health that matters. A high percent fat is really bad, but also a really low one, be more data driven (HR, BP, blood work, diet etc) and less aesthetic pressured by all these influencers.
Letting social media define your perception of ānormalā is definitely a bad idea.
Strength: 1 clean + 2 split jerks 3 sets at 75, 2 sets at 85, 1 set at 95lbs
Metcon: 1 round every 5 mins a,b,a,b
completed 4 rounds
Plus, isnāt BJJ the thing which showed everyone that technique can win over strength? Thatās not to say grapplers donāt need to be strong, but thereās a lot of other activities which depend on strength a lot more, and PEDs arenāt going to make you a freak of nature if youāve got a just average build without them. This guy is already a freak of nature, so itās hard not to see an equally massive ego at work here.
Saw in interesting interview with Lex Fridman on this.
FIrst, I want to disclaimer I do not shun PEDs right out of the gate- there is the ethics issue of cheating if its in a sport that tests (but not good enough) or denies it, and there is also abuse (using it wrong, in excess etc causing medical issues). And then the damage it causes the masses by setting an impossible aesthetic standard (looking at you Hollywood). But outside of that, Iām empathetic to many of the use-cases/reasons.
But yeah in the interview they mentioned the other advantage of PEDs- recovery. Can hit the matt way more often, get all that practice in, committing more and more technique to muscle memory.
I tell ya, I went to Muay Thai Monday after being out of the game for a few months, Iām back to rookie- Iām so sore I missed Tues, Weds and juuuust might make it in today. Before I took the break I was edging on being able to stomach 3 or 4 sessions a week. Hell that plus even two-a-days where I do weights are something as well. I could use me some āget out of soreness jailā pills right about now lol.
Continued proof that thereās an xkcd for everything.
Better to pay attention to that, then to be like me and just keep going until something really kicks your ass. Iām better about that than I was in the past, but it seems I still have a ways to go. 
Hard thing to balance. I thought i was good at metering it but my bicep tendonitis and now sauna addiction says otherwise. But the inner bitch in me is strong lol, i dont have to worry about getting too Gogginsā out and jog myself into dust.
Strength: deadlift 95x7, 135x5, 155x3, 205x1
Metcon: 5 rounds for time
completed in 16:30
First time using GHD 
Iām down to 300lbs, lost 80-90lbs since May 2022. But my fitness is diet and Ozempic. My goal is to see my knees by standing flat against a wall and looking down. Iām actually on track, I wanted to lose 100lbs a year. (No lose skin)
I am hoping that the weight loss and future device implant will help me stay walking.
Thatās awesome dude.
Iāve heard about Ozempic. Itās a GLP-1 agonist. Glad to hear that itās working out for you.
Ozempic works but you still have to have the mindset that you want to lose weight. A lot of people donāt change their diet or their not willing to suffer the nausea and bowel changes. If I could exercise I would probably lose weight faster.
Yeah, no doubt. Anyone who has dropped 90 pounds hasnāt done so by medication alone. That takes work.
