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bigbumpkin

bigbumpkin

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Sometimes you can move ahead more quickly by slowing down. Often you can get more accomplished by being less busy.

When you rush quickly through a task, without taking the time to get it right, what have you accomplished? When you hurry through life so frantically that you can’t keep track of where you are, what value does that bring you?

When you try to do too many things at once, you’re sending yourself a subtle, yet powerful, negative message. You’re telling yourself that not one of those efforts, by itself, is worthy of your undivided attention.

Similarly, when you rush through a task, you’re sending yourself a message that the task is not worthy of your time. If you have no respect for what you’re doing, it won’t produce much value, no matter how quickly or in what quantity you do it.

To achieve maximum value, work quickly enough to get it done and slowly enough to do it right. Before taking on a new task, be sure that you have enough quality time to give it your full attention.

Stop wasting so much energy rushing from one thing to the next and back again. And you’ll have more than enough time to create real, lasting value
 
bigbumpkin

bigbumpkin

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Morning everyone! Liking today’s thoughts about momentum



When you’re making progress, keep going. That’s a whole lot better than needing to get started again.

Productive effort creates momentum. Maintain the value of that momentum.

Continuing to move forward requires intention and work. Yet it’s much less work than having to begin all over.

Even if it’s just a little bit, continue to feed your momentum. In return, you’ll be rewarded by the good results that momentum can bring.

Treasure and celebrate the victories, but don’t let them make you complacent. Success is a reason to keep going, not an excuse to let up.

Your focused efforts create results and they also create momentum. Value and appreciate them both by doing the work to keep them coming
 
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Glad to hear it. Be smart and always autoregulate. Also, work around it and slowly add in ROM and movements. Start with ones which don't aggravate it.
 
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Did some wall presses for the chest today . Nothing big. Seems good. Thank you for all the support guys! Means a lot to me!
Leg press 180- 6x8
Hammy curl 120-6x8
Extension- 180-6x8
 
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Today is the way it is. Live with it, and live it well.

Reality is how it is. Within that reality exist possibilities, some obvious, others waiting for you to uncover them.

Combine what is with what’s possible. Add your purpose, persistence, effort, time and resourcefulness.

Your situation is what it is, yet it is certain to change. What you utilize from it and what you do with it will have a major influence on the nature of that change.

You are constantly harnessing the energy of each moment as it arrives. Continue investing that energy to create good, fulfilling outcomes.

Eagerly accept the reality of right now. Whatever that reality might be, you can make use of it to bring new goodness to life.
 
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My buddy owns a supplement company and sent me a free jug of EXODUS . A preworkout. Can’t wait to try it
 
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bigbumpkin

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Friday late evening so no pre
Incline db curls. 35-6x8
Kickbacks db 25-6x
Rope pulls. 55. 6x8
Cable curls. 40. 6x8
Chin ups underhand 10-8-8-8-6

saw a fit chic and couldn’t resist. When she was in between sets I told her “ No disrespect meant. You look amazing.”
She said “ Oh Thank you!”
 
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Sometimes you can move ahead more quickly by slowing down. Often you can get more accomplished by being less busy.

When you rush quickly through a task, without taking the time to get it right, what have you accomplished? When you hurry through life so frantically that you can’t keep track of where you are, what value does that bring you?

When you try to do too many things at once, you’re sending yourself a subtle, yet powerful, negative message. You’re telling yourself that not one of those efforts, by itself, is worthy of your undivided attention.

Similarly, when you rush through a task, you’re sending yourself a message that the task is not worthy of your time. If you have no respect for what you’re doing, it won’t produce much value, no matter how quickly or in what quantity you do it.

To achieve maximum value, work quickly enough to get it done and slowly enough to do it right. Before taking on a new task, be sure that you have enough quality time to give it your full attention.

Stop wasting so much energy rushing from one thing to the next and back again. And you’ll have more than enough time to create real, lasting value
Thank you for this! Really needed this in my life right now!! Much appreciated brother
 
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@Berserker_D
Man I luve by that. All the mulri tasking people do just leaves me rushing through things doing them half ass. I half to take my tome and get shit right. Especially at my age, I would rather finish one task and have it done well than two or more haphazardly
 
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Positive expectations don’t necessarily cause good things to happen. Yet they certainly do enable those good things.

Your expectations focus your attention toward certain possibilities and away from others. Those expectations allow you to see opportunities that are aligned with whatever you expect.

Someone has to put in the time and do the work to bring value into your world. That someone usually turns out to be you.

In doing that work, your thoughts, efforts, and perceptions are heavily influenced by expectations. Because of that constant influence, your expectations can absolutely drive your reality.

Your time, your capabilities, and your actions are always focused in some particular direction. Your own expectations serve as a significant focusing mechanism.

Expect the best, but don’t expect it to magically pop into being. Expect the best, and let those expectations combine with your own time and energy to make them happen

Monday
DB rows 55-10. 65-10 70-10 75-8. 80-8-8-8
Machine lat pulls 120-10. 150-10 180-8-8-8
Wide pull ups 5x8
20 minute treadmill

video I’ve been watching lately
 
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