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lil diary of me tryna improve my mental and physical health
@yenlifts
@theplatformcrew
@theeatmethod
@mcmasterbarbell

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some recents pics and clips of my life + training as of late.

i am once again dealing with a lot on my plate but i am proud of myself for making time for whats important to me: my wellbeing, my physical health, my career, my education, my extracurriculars and my close relationships with friends and family. i know im not the only person in the world who is busy and has stuff going on, but sometimes i forget to take a step back and give myself some grace on how hard i work. i think lately ive been getting caught up in proving how much of a hard worker i can be. it wasnt until @theeatmethod pointed out that the only person who's opinion i should care about on that topic is myself. asking myself the following has been helpful in changing my lens on focusing what im NOT doing to instead highlight everything i am doing despite the circumstances: am i doing everything i possibly can right now? am i checking in with myself and being honest when i need to shift my focus from one important thing to another? am I being intentional with the training time i do have?

asking myself those questions usually helps bring me back down after i start to spiral out and think about how "behind" i feel in certain areas of my life. having powerlifting being so important to me but not being able to give it the time i want to is frustrating to say the least. but i also know that a lot of people probably would have thrown in the towel a lot earlier. i am so grateful for my support system i have built within myself and with @yenlifts (also all my macbbs @mcmasterbarbell)

this 2 day split outputting some decent lifts is pretty cool and im really excited to see what numbers i can put up when theres less on my plate.

62.5kg W2 single
105kg paused¿ single
one of many backdown sets of 100kg, pretty swag to have 2 plates as working sets
110kg LWU single, getting comfortable with this weight on my back is crazy to me
100kg paused single - deadlift is coming i swear
112.5kg single - 10kg off the max moving the easiest it ever has is awesome
117.5kg top 4 failed LOL
117.5kg triple supposed RPE 9 (more like 7.5-8 the most difficult part was not farting mid rep) by @natsnotnatty

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8 months ago

I do, in fact, still feel pain taken in Band Of Barbells by @natsnotnatty

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2 years ago

coming down with a case of waitmaybeiCANfuckingdothis

thanks team
@yenlifts @theeatmethod

Franco said my brace for 3rd rep was AWN

oh

I’ll take it

peep forearm

smiling hamster meme

expressive ahh

this didnt feel good ok ❤️‍🩹

tricep dom

🥰🙈

like bro

didn’t know bro had it like that

how your teams message finds me

# feltbad

it’s like looking at my portfolio

meta pls sponsor us

kinda awnn thank u plate width lmao

like bro

been waiting to post this

time 2 maintain taken in Farah Foods Hamilton by @natsnotnatty

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6 hours ago

this is like my 6th time trying to write this caption bc the draft keeps deleting 🫩

quick 3 week block before my trip to NYC, got some solid work in and cool to see what I can output in a short turnaround. knew i wasn't gonna PR or do anything groundbreaking this block but being able to put up some decent lifts as expected was cool

shoutout da crew for always being in my corner @yenlifts @theeatmethod @theplatformcrew
115kg triple

65kg single that ended me mentally and i wrapped it up and went home after this bc i was on the verge of tears with a case of the sunday scaries on a friday

110kg quad

still don't know how to flex

2 plate pause warm up

62.5kg W2 single

100kg quad

playa of da month

110kg paused

calm 60

105 single

poetic

107.5 pause warm up

anotha calm 60

me finding out i got employee of the month while getting my steps in at work during a meeting

spot just in case bc i be eepy

65kg single

112.5kg pause

kevin celly

# trusting the process by @natsnotnatty

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3 months ago

anotha block w some honest work

125kg squat single ATPR
115kg deadlift triple
70kg bench single RPE single leg drive and peet slip
I felled
115kg squat triple
65kg bench single
112.5kg deadlift triple RPE forgot to pull slack
117.5kg squat triple
67.5kg bench single RPE italicized press
117.5 kg deadlift single LWU
lemme tell u sumn
balance + fibre
62.5kg bench single LWU, self confidence PR
117.5kg squat single LWU
60kg x4 bench rpe last rep got away from me
120kg W3 squat single
stretch time!
accidental pause
122.5kg deadlift single

things I did well this block:
- did not miss any sessions
- tracking my food more regularly
- treating each set like a clean slate ie. trying not to get in my head that the latest warm up weight felt heavy/didn’t move well

things to work on:
- not silently freaking out when I’m approaching the top end range or surpassing my maintenance calories
- pushing and doing my accessory work
- not feeling utterly disgusted by my own body that I mentally write off everything it does for me
- getting more quality rest

thanks team! brick by brick may be the meta
@yenlifts @theeatmethod @theplatformcrew @mcmasterbarbell by @natsnotnatty

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4 months ago

lil late block recap

122.5kg squat single ATPR
117.5kg squat single - no spot pr
117.5kg deadlift single - heaviest I’ve taken in months
110kg deadlift triple
bench showing signs of life
105kg paused squat single - pausing over 2 plates as a normal Tuesday is kinda cool!
110kg squat single - confidence pr! This legit felt better than my second warm up
# more life on bench
nvm my peets slippin
112.5kg dead single - also a confidence PR bc this was a hesitant load for W3

some wins this block:
- only missed 1 session
- getting more comfortable logging my food
- making time for work, gym & a social life
- treating the gym like my “me” time

some things I’m still struggling with:
- training with more optimism as opposed to my “let’s just get this over with” mentality
- hitting my water goal
- quality sleep and rest
- grieving past relationships
- focusing so much on how my body looks that I write off how well the weight moved
- feeling like I’m not doing enough even though I know I’m trying my best by @natsnotnatty

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5 months ago

anotha 2 day block except I combined most days so it was primary SBD day for week 3/4
some decent numbers and i FINALLY took 120 for a spin, blue balling 2 reds is the most consistent relationship i have in my life rn
as always lots of externals and getting tripped up when im trying to find my balance
overall very grateful for this sport for showing me just how resilient I can be and how strong I am despite feeling so weak

learning more and more about what i can do despite the circumstances
a consistent training schedule should fear me

120kg “fatigued” squat single
115kg squat triple
62.5kg bench single
102.5 sumo quad - still can’t really deadlift but we’re chipping away at it!!! upper glutes are showing signs up life thank u @sukhmansphysio
110kg squat triple
65kg bench single
115kg sumo single
60kg bench quad (failed 60.5kg in week 4 bc i got greedy, bench been muted lately)
115kg squat fatigued single
105kg sumo quad !!!! this was so money !!! again not a lot of weight but as a recovering deadlift victim I’ll take it!!!
110kg LWU becoming chill is brazy
105 sumo single

shoutout da team fr would be nothing without yall ⬇️

@mcmasterbarbell @yenlifts @theeatmethod @theplatformcrew @sukhmansphysio by @natsnotnatty

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6 months ago

i feel like these posts have become an every other month type of thing. When i first started to notice this pattern in my content i felt a bit embarassed, but every so often i go through my archived posts or think about how i use this account as a lil diary and i realize how much the mental side affects me and how derailed i can get from living the life i want to because of my own brain. ive come a very long way but i still have the rest of my life to go. i guess the birthday blues are nothing out of the ordinary especially for someone like me but i always find myself bracing for impact when it comes to these milestones. they’re a reminder that despite how dark things have gotten for me I’ve still made it out alive. I’ve worked really hard to make my ultimate goal in life being able to make it through each day and yet I still feel melancholic ringing in each year. like I’ve mentioned before and will definitely mention again I struggle with severe anxiety and depression and honestly some other stuff I probably haven’t unearthed yet. I’ve done a lot of work to accept this as my current reality which often includes putting my pride aside and knowing when I’ve reached my limits. almost every day I feel like I am doing everything I possibly can to keep my head afloat. I guess with each passing year I’m reminded that despite how low I’ve felt I’ve always somehow managed to pick myself back up. for that I am thankful.

in tradition here are my 25 lessons in 25 years: (comments) by @natsnotnatty

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a year ago

I did not press 72.5 🦧

deadlift victim status lives on 😔✊

back 2 da drawing board @yenlifts @mcmasterbarbell

115 x3 ATPR (+2.5kg), triple PR
62.5 x5 rep PR
120 x2 double PR by @natsnotnatty

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2 years ago

week 3-cap
good but me want more 😡☝️
@yenlifts @mcmasterbarbell

these aren’t in the right order sorry 🦧
107.5 x3 rep pr
60 x5 1ct rep pr
60 3ct
70 misgrove pr
115 x2 rep pr
105 pause sumo by @natsnotnatty

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2 years ago

it ain’t much but it’s honest work !

110kg sumo triple pr
107.5 paused sumo pr

need to remember that powerlifting is not the only thing I have going on in my life that I care about and dedicate my time to 🤓☝️

yen and I shall continue to chip away at (nats)^2 total by @natsnotnatty

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2 years ago

calm luh block

112.5kg single
67.5kg single (wanted a clean red so bad but it wasn’t there that day)
105kg paused sumo

powerlifting do be a waiting game and I’m SAT ! 🪑🐒
@yenlifts @theplatformcrew by @natsnotnatty

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2 years ago