Keosawa's Powerlifting Log

Nice deadlift triples. Whatever it is you're doing, just keep it up because it looks like your body is responding well to it.
 
Thanks hatch--my deadlift hasn't been great, and the rep work killed me, but it will hopefully be good enough by April.

So, I'm going to log today's short session later, but first, I want to tell you all a story about my experience in the gym today. So, just before winter break, I met some weightlifting junkie girl and we hit it off; we talked through break and I was planning on seeing her when I got back. I called her on a Monday and she didn't pick up; she called back, and I missed it, and I tried again and still no reply. Next week I text her to see if she wants to go out; no response. A few days later, I send another text wondering what's going on and if she's ignoring me; again, no response. At this point, I figure she's avoiding me, so I just quit trying and move on. This is maybe a month ago.

Guess who I see there today? Same girl. I avoid her purposely, not because I'm mad--at this point, I'm over it--but because I don't want to have to deal with an awkward situation. I'm there for about an hour, and she comes up to me as I'm doing glute-ham raises and apologizes for being an asshole. She says she has a bad habit of shutting people out; I say it's fine and that I'm not upset (both honest statements). She proceeds to make small talk about training, and I indulge her for a minute before going back to my glute-ham raises as a not-so-subtle cue that our conversation is over. It ends, awkwardly, and I leave shortly thereafter.

Anyway, I found it funny. The choice to ignore me when we were bound to bump into one another was probably not the best one, though I felt like I handled it well, all things considered.
 
On the bright side, at least you weren't doing glute hip thrusts.
 
There is nothing I hate more people who try to make small talk with me (that isn't true but I do hate it). I will stand/sit there in silence before I indulge them.
 
belphegor13 said:
On the bright side, at least you weren't doing glute hip thrusts.
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Well, then I could have shown her what she was missing.

Anyway, I have another dinner date tonight. It's another new girl. I'm not going to predict that it will go well, because I'm on a cold streak and I've been wrong a lot lately.
 
Jake Pudenz said:
There is nothing I hate more people who try to make small talk with me (that isn't true but I do hate it). I will stand/sit there in silence before I indulge them.
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Especially when it feels as arbitrary and as forced as it did today. Why would I want to "catch up" with someone who had been actively avoiding me for the last month? lol!
 
Keosawa said:
Well, then I could have shown her what she was missing.

Anyway, I have another dinner date tonight. It's another new girl. I'm not going to predict that it will go well, because I'm on a cold streak and I've been wrong a lot lately.
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G'luck sir.
 
The dating world sounds really horrible, probably why I've always avoided it. Good luck with the new girl!
 
keo - how do you feel about your deadlift volume/intensity? Thats a lot of reps at high % and then rack pulls and GM afterwards...

Did you build up a work tolerance for your lower back or are you out of commission for a good 90+ hours?
 
Keosawa said:
Well, then I could have shown her what she was missing.

Anyway, I have another dinner date tonight. It's another new girl. I'm not going to predict that it will go well, because I'm on a cold streak and I've been wrong a lot lately.
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What you need to do is to walk around whistling the tune of Rod Stewart's "If you think I'm sexy". It actually makes you feel more confident/sexy, with obvious benefits since women respond to confidence as much as anything else, and every now and then a girl will recognize the tune and crack up laughing. Then you will be in.

I have more tips, but this one is enough in most situations.
 
Visualize the date going well and then fucking kill it.

Although Rod Stewart gets the ladies hot as well.

Can't go wrong with either suggestion.
 
Keowasa, I'm going to film school next year (actually this year at the beginning of the school year early September). Have been participating in a lot of student films this year (mostly acting, but some crew work also).
Depending on the timeline for your film, keep me posted. This time next year I hope to be very proficient at post production editing, etc...
 
Just got caught up on ze lahg Keo, I am looking forward to the film. You've always come across as level headed good dude, I think a lot of us here would enjoy seeing what you have in your head.
 
cXs808 said:
keo - how do you feel about your deadlift volume/intensity? Thats a lot of reps at high % and then rack pulls and GM afterwards...

Did you build up a work tolerance for your lower back or are you out of commission for a good 90+ hours?
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Well, the rack pulls and goodmornings were done at a low percentage. The rack pulls were probably 65-70% of a 1RM, and the goodmornings were done for a max set of eight, so the intensity wasn't that high. As far as the deadlifts go, 405 is 72% of my 1RM; 455 is 81%; 500 is 89%. So, the percentages are high, but they're not excruciatingly high.

My work capacity in general is solid and has been built up over a span of years. My lower back gets a lot of work in general, and every so often I need to back off, but usually I can handle it fine. This is a normal max-effort deadlift session, except that I probably had a few more lighter pulls than usual on this day. After 48 hours I perform speed squats and deadlifts, each for nine work sets, every week. The deadlifts are typically done sumo style. I find on this day that I'm usually recovered from my deadlift session.
 
JauntyAngle said:
What you need to do is to walk around whistling the tune of Rod Stewart's "If you think I'm sexy". It actually makes you feel more confident/sexy, with obvious benefits since women respond to confidence as much as anything else, and every now and then a girl will recognize the tune and crack up laughing. Then you will be in.

I have more tips, but this one is enough in most situations.
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LitteringAnd said:
Visualize the date going well and then fucking kill it.

Although Rod Stewart gets the ladies hot as well.

Can't go wrong with either suggestion.
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I can't whistle, so Rod Stewart isn't going to be of much help to me. Still, this sounds like a better strategy than whatever it is I've been doing lately.
 
Bubble Boy said:
Keowasa, I'm going to film school next year (actually this year at the beginning of the school year early September). Have been participating in a lot of student films this year (mostly acting, but some crew work also).
Depending on the timeline for your film, keep me posted. This time next year I hope to be very proficient at post production editing, etc...
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Interesting--thank you much for the offer, though I'd like to be finished in about four months' time. Best of luck in film school! Where are you headed?
 
Squat More said:
Just got caught up on ze lahg Keo, I am looking forward to the film. You've always come across as level headed good dude, I think a lot of us here would enjoy seeing what you have in your head.
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Thank you sir. I'm going to start filming today. If I like the footage and think there's something to be made here, I'll keep it up.

toonie said:
Go get her tiger!
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lol, thanks.

I thought the date went well, though I've said that many times before. This one's nice, and I'd like to see her again, so we'll see what happens. At this point, I figure I'm due.
 
Hmmm how about making that rod Stewart song your ringtone? Have someone strategically call during the date? All joking aside, having a stable gf is quite nice and im sure you'll get everything figured out. Keep up the great lifting! Love stopping in here to learn something.
 
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