Well this is a long awaited update.
I hit 235 lbs for all 3 sets of 5 on the bench press on that date. Actually something else interestingly happened.
The people at the front desk 'gifted' me a new cup. Here is what it looks like:
I asked why I was awarded, and they said that they would give it at random times, so the next winner (since there were multiple winners) was going to be the next person who came in at 8pm. That was me, so I won. That's nice.
Ayyy I'm getting stronger and being gifted with a nice cup, I'll take it!
Interesting since I was researching about some strong guys in the world and I read two prominent lifters who first started out training in the YMCA.
Doug Hepburn: He is known as the first man to bench press 400, 450, 500, and 550 pounds (raw, meaning without a bench shirt/suit). He began lifting weights as a high school teenager at the Vancouver
YMCA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_... work that he could balance with his lifting.
Bill Kazmaier: Is widely considered to be one of the all-time greatest competitors in strength competitions, and as a star athlete in high school, Kazmaier played football for two years at the University of Wisconsin–Madison before dropping out in 1974 to concentrate on lifting weights at the Madison
YMCA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_...trate on lifting weights at the Madison YMCA.
This reminds me of a video that I was listening to from Chris:
https://youtu.be/ChXTJlDU_Hg?si=t8QotFvxlUkWp5JU&t=1183
If you want to be successful (financially) but in anything in life:
1. (27:51) // Listen to your instincts, your gut, your BALLS
2. (31:45) // Go down the rabbit hole, ALL THE WAY. You have to go to the bottom of the pit to find information and not just in theory but...
3. (33:33) // LIVE IN REALITY aka TAKE ACTION. The real findings about knowledge don't happen in a textbook, behind a screen, reading theory, but the real knowledge comes from experience. Who offers better business advice, the professor teaching business at a spectacular business school, or the business owner making spectacular revenue + profits?
4. (35:33) // You're going to have to make big decisions, and the way to do that is to develop balls aka killer instinct. This isn't just in dating, but in real life as well, social freedom, but freedom to do what you want so you can...
FOLLOW YOUR INSTINCTS.
I honestly don't know where I'm headed in life, but I'm happy that I'm the strongest guy in the gym at the moment right now (at the YMCA). My life is a mess, no friends, poor relationship with family, basement dweller (literally) no classes the past 9 months, unemployed, depression (getting better but still there), anxiety (getting better but still there) no girls, still obese. But knowing that I'm a 'fuckup' who can bench 235 for 3 sets of 5 and overhead press 155 for 3 sets of 5, I'll take it. At least I can look forward to that.
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On Wednesday (11/22)
During my lifts, I started talking to this guy at the gym, tall dude and seems in good shape, 'swimmer' physique. He told me that he's from Colorado, and from the same town that south park is based in, which is BASED AF LOL.
I was programmed to hit 240 lbs for 3 sets of 5 for bench. I had no confidence to hit all 3 sets since all sessions past 2 plates have been taking me literally 2 bench sessions to hit all 3 sets of 5 to progress 5 lbs. However, this session I hit 240 for 3 sets of 5. So next session I am prescribed to hit 245 lbs for 3 sets of 5! This progress is fucking crazy man. Getting them morphological (muscle) gains and neurological (technique and motor pattern) gains!
Bad news: been missing my lower body sessions since I have really bad ankle pain. I'm getting sharp pain at my ankle on my left foot. I probably can bench more on my working sets than squats lmaooooo but I remember my max was 3 plates for 3 sets of 5 on squats with 240 lbs for 3 sets of 5 on bench so I'm not worried. Just gonna research on how to make an ankle brace with a sock and I'll have one made tonight.
Get it guys!