Aaron

Will never understand how yall have the confidence to take pics full nude in a gym locker room, I get nervous just taking videos of me flexing 😂 I respect it tho!

Feeling like myself again (i.e beefy and strong). Down to 255 as of this morning, 15 more to go before we go crazy in the summer!

Feels like a weight off my chest and I can breathe again. Heading back to the gym tomorrow so I can lift actual weights instead and lock in.

After the most stressful 2 weeks ive had since undergrad, 2 huge things finally got off my plate, & both in the same day!

1st one is working related and boring to explain, the other is I found a very nice car for a reasonable price. She's a little cutie too!

After a week of bullshit the powers that be finally gave me a little grace:

A a new beefy ginger man with a belly is working out at my gym. Potiential new gym crush loading 🙏🏿

Big heavy nuts 🥜… end of my ted talk

...And another thing!

What jobs are yall fags working that have you off for Christmas, new years, and then you got time for Beef Dip and NAB??

....and are yall hiring?🥹🥺

Im a quick learner I promise, and im funny af. I will laugh them clients right out them accounts (and draws if they cute)😂

Need to know the name of the phenomenon where you think you had a bad lift because it feels like youre overworking the wrong muscles (front delts) and they are very sure during the workout, BUT the next day you're those are fine and youre so where you are supposed to be (chest) 🤔

So back on it this week.

240 by June is looking very achievable, and Im so excited to slim down alittle so I can bulk the hell up over the summer back to a muscley 260 and lift heavy as fuck.

I've accepted im gonna have to go up to 2X fully, but imma fill that shit out so well 😤

To the point where he lowkey kinda shaded his clients and their commitment alittle? 😂 Maybe I read too much into it because it was early, I had to walk in the cold, and he was alittle chatty. Still though, I appreciate it.

I maintained as well as I could, took last week as my break week.

Week 5 ✅️ (day late lol)

Ive already bitched enough about my car, but last week was ROUGH to say the least. Ended up not doing my 7 day stretch, but my inbody scan was very affirming. The trainer who helped me also was pretty impressed with how much body fat I lose and still gained alittle muscle.

Sulked for 48 hours about the car and then needed to get out the house so gym it was.

Tried the new glute routine and I think its solid. Especially since I now know that deadlifts are more of a leg workout and not back (don't come for me I'm sensitive right now!). Back to being my fav day again.

So, I gonna sulk tonight, eat my feelings abit, and hopefully have alittle cry cuz that shit is lowkey therapeutic lol. Then ive gotta be on it the rest of this weekend. Survived by myself this long, I think I can keep going.

Needless to say, I feel defeated and just sat back down on the couch. Always feels like 2 steps forward, 3 steps back.
Was barely handling insurance let alone now insurance and a car payment (not having one is not an option cuz the job is 40 minutes away and I have in person events).

Credit is in the shitter and was something i was working on cuz i was having some opportunities come up, but they are not close by. I dont think ill get much for my car, and itll be probably like 3 weeks before its even an option.

After 5 Midwestern winters, I ended up in a wreck this morning.

Right as I was about to walk to the gym (its right across the street luckily), adjuster called and was pretty adamant about expecting a total loss. My jetta is 13 years old soo... kinda expected it but was maybe too hopeful.

22/24: feeling good after a good quiet workout in a relatively empty gym.

100% this. Even if you are wearing sweats and dont think youre sweating.

Anywho, to really kick off week 5 Im gonna do a 7 day challenge. Lower weights but same reps so I dont have to string out on caffeine lol:
Today: pull
Wed: upper body 2
Thurs: no weights
Friday: glutes
Sat: push
Sunday: upper body 1
Monday: quads & ham

I think after week 5 im gonna take a slight break from the calorie counting. Plus it's the valentines that weekend and ive got an intimate date with a Pizza Hut Heart shape pizza, Cinnabon rolls, and an edible ☺️☺️☺️

Week 4 ✅️

Busy busy week! Might have eaten out a weeee bit more than I planned. Still managed to drop a pound or 2.

Slacked on some habits this week, but also getting some personal things finally checked off the list. So I'm pretty happy tbh

Another leg day, another night my knee going snap, crackle, & pop till I go to bed 🥴

#flexfriday

Been a long week, took a personal day to get my head and my space straight for a simi-busy weekend.
Hit the gym first so I won't have to brave the cold again lol. Mixing up a few of my routines, this new back one is pretty efficient, gonna be a killer when Im more weight focused again.

Inspiration to go to the gym today:

Watching Kumail Nanjiani's special on Hulu and getting distracted by his fucking arms.

I try not to lust after straight men, but.... a fine ass man is a fine ass man lol.

Trying new things pt2

Been wanting to use this for a while. Kinda scary first couple of sets but the position is really felt all through the legs and glutes.

Yes you will look like the biggest PHAGUETTE doing this but usually those are the most effective machines/movements TBH

Sam's club find, 9/10 tbh. Pretty cheap too for the amount of servings

Friends are wanting to go out to eat again to hang out, so doing alittle bit of adjusting rather than restricting.

Workouts still feel good, but soreness is creeping in. If yall know of a massage gun that does well, lmk! Last one i had stopped charging 🥲

And gym shorts are feeling tighter is the thighs 🦵.

Alittle fatigued with cooking meal prep for breakfast lunch and dinner. Knew it wasn't sustainable but its got me back in the kitchen and creative again with meals.

This week leaning alittle more basic (and slightly less carbs again)