Feels like I haven't recorded an episode in ages. A wild rollercoaster week. Disappointment at weight loss, a clear concise bulk plan, graduating from dumbbells & moving on to barbells, possible injury and physiotherapy results.

First time being sick after more than 2 years. Instead of taking a break to recover, it ended up being a PR week in lifts. Graduating from dumbbells, big bars coming soon. The ramblings of limited rest & recovery.

Was suppose to go on a two day work trip, ended up on a five day mini family vacation. Previously all I had to worry about was calories. This was the first time I had to think about proteins, and workouts. Wasn't easy, somehow managed. Far from optimum.

Cooking is an under appreciated, undervalued skill. This episode I ramble on a bunch on tangents about learning the fundamentals of cooking. Not learning to follow a recipe step by step, but the basics fundamentals of ingredients & cooking methods.

Decided that a 8% bodyfat goal was contradicting to my longterm goals. I want to build strength. Build muscle. Compete in IPF. Compete in BJJ. That means scrapping the 8% goal, and sprint the opposite direction towards a bulk. Starting my 1st bulk cycle.

Starting to feel an itch to become strong. The pride of having abs was short lived. Being strong is something a little more. Realizing that powerlifting could become a lifelong mastery, the flame is ignited. This is one path I want to travel deep into.

Week 1 of powerlifting training complete. I feel thicker, stronger, all the while still cutting to 8-9% bodyfat. Slowly becoming obsessed with powerlifting. Still focusing on basics of form, on lower weights. Getting impatient striving for improvement.

Went down a rabbit hole. Compound lifts, to 5/3/1, to powerlifting, to training for strength. From boxing & bodyweight training to powerlifting & bbj within the week. In the coach's words, "You fkin changed religion!"

Coach Ice had me to leaning towards trying a bulk cycle, but digging deep I've realize that my goals don't match that path. At the end of the day my long term goals are still the number 1 priority, and I won't be swaying too far from that path.

There were often times I didn't record something down cos I thought it wasn't worth sharing. Documenting a personal journey is an under appreciated process. This episode I go through documenting, communication issues, and an in-house competition.