A Tale Told by an Idiot

[EricK]

3/4/18 - Montana Method (MM), C2W1D1

BW - 192

Sqt:

285 x 5 x 2
285 x 3 x 5

TnGB:

295 x 1@7.5 (?)
245 x 5 x 3
245 x 3 x 5

CGBP:

225 x 11

C/U:

7 min density set - +15 lbs, 45 reps

Notes:

The hardest part was overcoming the anger associated with the fact that 70% < 315. But we have to work with what we got towards what we want and not what we want to just get stuck with what we have.

[EricK]

Ate a brownie tonight in a delicious failed attempt to incentivize a toddler's compliance in vegetable eating.

#voluntaryhardship, #dadbod4evr

[Allentown]

Ate a brownie tonight in a delicious failed attempt to incentivize a toddler's compliance in vegetable eating.

#voluntaryhardship, #dadbod4evr

I need to try this method. "I eat a brownie, you eat your veggies. samesame"

[Chebass88]

... But we have to work with what we got towards what we want and not what we want to just get stuck with what we have.

This is an excellent quote.

I'm interested to see your progression on the Hanley program. I hope it works very well for you. I also like the "I eat a brownie, you eat veggies" shtick.

[EricK]

Ate a brownie tonight in a delicious failed attempt to incentivize a toddler's compliance in vegetable eating.

#voluntaryhardship, #dadbod4evr

I need to try this method. "I eat a brownie, you eat your veggies. samesame"

... But we have to work with what we got towards what we want and not what we want to just get stuck with what we have.

This is an excellent quote.

I'm interested to see your progression on the Hanley program. I hope it works very well for you. I also like the "I eat a brownie, you eat veggies" shtick.

Haha, the idea was: "See, daddy gets to eat a brownie because he finished all his vegetables. If you finish your veggies, you can get one too!"

Response was: "I go to store." (Climbs down from chair, walks to the front door...)

Wife and me: "I guess he's just gonna get his own..."

Also, thanks @Chebass88, I have confidence in the plan.

[Allentown]

Haha, the idea was: "See, daddy gets to eat a brownie because he finished all his vegetables. If you finish your veggies, you can get one too!"

I like mine better. It really drives home the lessons of the corruption of power and distrust of the government.

[tersh]

Haha, the idea was: "See, daddy gets to eat a brownie because he finished all his vegetables. If you finish your veggies, you can get one too!"

I like mine better. It really drives home the lessons of the corruption of power and distrust of the government.

Absolute access to brownies corrupts absolutely.

[EricK]

Haha, the idea was: "See, daddy gets to eat a brownie because he finished all his vegetables. If you finish your veggies, you can get one too!"

I like mine better. It really drives home the lessons of the corruption of power and distrust of the government.

Honestly, I'm just disappointed in myself for not being selfless enough to apply that lesson. I'll have to make up for lost time from now on.

[EricK]

3/5/18 - Montana Method (MM), C2W1D2

BW - 191.3

DL:

295 x 2 x 8

Press (density):

10 min, 135 lbs, 39 reps

BB row:

135 x 10 x 4

CoC:

T x 5 x 2, #1 x 3, T x 10 x 4 (symmetrical)

Notes:

Having multiple logging UIs is silly.

[hector]

CoC:

T x 5 x 2, #1 x 3, T x 10 x 4 (symmetrical)

Always glad when someone else starts logging their grip training!

Are you doing the gripper at work again?
If yes, are you inviting your co-workers to try the #1, and then giving them disgusted frowns when they fail to close it?

[EricK]

CoC:

T x 5 x 2, #1 x 3, T x 10 x 4 (symmetrical)

Always glad when someone else starts logging their grip training!

Are you doing the gripper at work again?
If yes, are you inviting your co-workers to try the #1, and then giving them disgusted frowns when they fail to close it?

Not at work, unfortunately. I actually don't have enough time lately. Which I spose is good. But I figured I don't have much excuse for not getting any grip work with my home gym set up, especially after my embarrassing display with the smooth plate grip challenge.

[EricK]

BW - 192

Devil's Tricycle - 30 min, ~75 RPM, 325 cal

CoC: T x 5 x 5 (symmetrical)

[EricK]

The single biggest danger in business and life, other than outright failure, is to be successful without being resolutely clear about why you successful in the first place.

-Robert Burgelman, professor, Stanford Business School

3/7/18 - Montana Method (MM), C2W1D3

BW - 193.6

Sq:

255 x 3
300 x 2
340 x 1 x 2
360 x 1@6

P. Bench:

190 x 3
220 x 3 (supposed to be 2)
250 x 2
270 x 1@6
250 x 2 x 2 @6 (?)

BB curl:

85 x 15, 14, 12

CoC:

T x 5 x 2, #1 (asst) x 3, T x 12 x 4 (symmetrical)

Notes:

No timed rest. Just long enough to change plates and review video.

[hector]

The single biggest danger in business and life, other than outright failure, is to be successful without being resolutely clear about why you successful in the first place.

There's a great section on this in one of Taleb's books. He talks about how billionaires write books on their success. Not only do readers take away the wrong lessons, but the successful authors themselves may push the wrong lessons. The rich people misreport, misunderstand, and misattibute what got them there.

So there's a survivor bias in only looking at the successes.

Better source of information could be to read books about failures, find stuff the losers did that the winners didn't, via negativa. But those books are not as common.

Sq:

255 x 3
300 x 2
340 x 1 x 2
360 x 1@6

The recovery continues!!!!

[Allentown]

There's a great section on this in one of Taleb's books. He talks about how billionaires write books on their success. Not only do readers take away the wrong lessons, but the successful authors themselves may push the wrong lessons. The rich people misreport, misunderstand, and misattibute what got them there.

But not Taleb, no sir, he's just better and smarter than everyone else!

[hector]

But not Taleb, no sir, he's just better and smarter than everyone else!

I don't think so. What do you mean?

[Allentown]

But not Taleb, no sir, he's just better and smarter than everyone else!

I don't think so. What do you mean?

My criticism of his writing is the thick layer of smugness that got all over my hands every time I turned a page. It required three hand-washings each time to get it all off.

[hector]

My criticism of his writing is the thick layer of smugness that got all over my hands every time I turned a page. It required three hand-washings each time to get it all off.

I work with smug assholes for a living so I'm less sensitive to that stuff. I think there's value in his ideas if you get past the persona.

[Allentown]

I work with smug assholes for a living so I'm less sensitive to that stuff. I think there's value in his ideas if you get past the persona.

There might be. I might not be smart enough to have gotten any value out of Fooled by Randomness.

[hector]

I work with smug assholes for a living so I'm less sensitive to that stuff. I think there's value in his ideas if you get past the persona.

There might be. I might not be smart enough to have gotten any value out of Fooled by Randomness.

Or maybe you were already too smart. I thought Fooled by Randomness was the worst book.
Antifragile was great. Especially the story of the first futures contract. (Done by a greek renting wine presses in a year where nobody thought the grape crops would be good. Turned out the grapes were good, the greek got rich.) This went on to the idea that we didn't understand low probability events well, and so unlikely events could potentially be way undervalued.