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My tattoo journey was a very long, unplanned sequence of events filled with missteps, impulsive decisions and ultimately pain, sacrifice and significant financial output to reach my current state of satisfied completion. Some of my brethren in ink will claim the tattoo journey is never truly over, but barring some unforeseeable circumstance, the desire to …
For those who know me well--how well do we know anyone, including ourselves?--they know I seek to have less rather than more. This isn't limited to material possessions, although that's the most obvious attribute, but striving toward honestly not having a desire or a craving for anything at all. I don't exactly know when I …
I was going to post some updated pictures, but there's no point since I have no results yet. I'm not discouraged as results this early would be an outlier. Most guys report results at about 3-4 months. The beard is growing nonetheless of course, since I haven't trimmed at all. The mustache is a thing …
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I had the pleasure of training with my daughter yesterday and she shot some video for me. Squats 240x6 Still getting 6 reps in my working sets, so I've got quite a way to go in PNP2 before I need to move to PNP3. Pleased with my technique and form here. I've been working on …
Diet now finely tuned, hitting my macro targets each day with precision, I am taken aback by what appears to be something previously unthinkable: I am getting stronger, adding muscle, and losing even more body fat.... simultaneously. I looked in the mirror the other day and was actually surprised for a moment. Seeing oneself each …
Let us review the changes I have made in my training and diet, which have led to what I believe are improved performance and results. The most significant change is dietary. After determining I was ass backwards on the timing of my food, I adopted a circadian timed feeding strategy, eating my largest meal at …
At long last, I've reached the end of my body fat reduction efforts, commonly called a "cut." My current stats are: Body Weight: 169.7 Body Fat: 9.6% Thanks to my meticulous tracking efforts, I can attest that the data suggesting body recomposition is possible; i.e. losing fat and adding muscle simultaneously, is true. Here's where …
I would often say in jest, when asked what my plans were for a given weekend, that I was going to do some bearding. Growing a beard feels like you're actually doing something, when in fact, you're doing less than if you weren't growing a beard. It's like getting tattooed. You feel a sense of …
I have completed the transition from a low carb, high fat diet to a high carb, low fat diet. It was easier than I expected, adapting to the full sensation following a high carb meal within the first few days. It took a little effort to get my meals planned, but as always, routines develop …
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