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I had the pleasure of meeting John Diaz in June. He came to me through my day job and told me he had enlisted in the Army and was leaving for basic at the time in eight weeks.

Im not going to call him out or embarrass him but he was in rough shape our first training session together.

I was brutally honest with him about what he needed versus the timetable for him shipping out. For the next eight weeks, he came and saw me three times a week and busted his ass and did everything that I told him to do. Eight weeks came and went and he left for Engineer OSUT at glorious Ft Leonard wood Missouri- a place Im all too familiar with.

last week I received a text message from PFC Diaz, United States Army. Standard issue. One each.

On leave from his first duty station- he asked if we could get together so he could thank me. To say that I was taken aback was an understatement.

Today I got to shake his hand, swap stories over coffee and impart wisdom from a decade plus of mistakes-

I gave him my copy of the Ranger handbook. The same that had been done for me by one of my mentors years ago. It needs to be read, not gathering dust like a relic.

Today was a good Army day.

Thank you John. taken in 24 Hour Fitness - Pearland Super-Sport, TX by @hurtt_strength

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Nowhere else id rather be on a perfect 48 degree morning.

Love you Baby. Proud of you by @hurtt_strength

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Friday

Felt good today. Belt squats with a choked average band. Abs/obliques and some hypers.

Mud run up north tomorrow for @_._.gizzy._._ then vacation next week in Tennessee.

See about putting something together after that.

Great night to train

#hurttstrength by @hurtt_strength

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Monday

Some good mornings for sets of 5. More mentally taxing than anything. Felt strong today. Getting there.

Erika and I finished up with some accessories. Abs, obliques and some belt squat.

Great night to train

#hurttstrength by @hurtt_strength

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5 days ago

Sunday

Little bit of benching. Probably the best I’ve felt setup wise in a while. Again, not really looking to meet volume demands. Tweaking until it’s optimal along with accessories.

Gettin there.

Great night to train

#hurttstrength by @hurtt_strength

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Friday

Erika hitting her week three numbers much easier.

Still have some things to fine tune but getting there.

I did some things.

Listen to the new @powertriptx

Great night to train by @hurtt_strength

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8 days ago

Wednesday

Erika knocked out a double for her top set this wave. Followed up with some upper back and lats.

I had a pain free day and that was pretty rad. Did my warmups and knocked out some accessories.

Great might to train

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10 days ago

Monday

Felt good so I squatted. Nowhere near meeting any sort of volume demands, worked up to an easy triple and shut it down. Tweaking this, changing that.

Made up for some of that volume on the belt squat. Used the wedges and smoked my quads. Did some obliques and a few sets of light hypers.

Erika jumped In and worked up to her week three single for a triple.

Great night to train

#hurttstrength by @hurtt_strength

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12 days ago

Sunday

Managed to get some benching in. Week 3 numbers sans accommodating resistance.

Sustains- setup felt natural wasn’t anticipating pain. Feet out not tucked seems to be the business. Glutes firing take my lumbar out of it for the most part

Needs improvement- Feet need to be set first vs upper back. Filmed set was the opposite and my upper back was sliding.

Ran late so accessories were quick and dirty. Also managed to do some static holds warming up. That was a welcome surprise.

Ribs for dinner.

Great night to train

#hurttstrength by @hurtt_strength

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13 days ago

Top 5 steaks Ive ever had. Hands down.

Date night with Erika at @starroverhtx by @hurtt_strength

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