 I quit squatting quit my diet quit YouTube just kidding and we didn't really quit them all But I think we're heading into a maintenance phase in a week or two I did quit squatting, but we're gonna squat today new drop this Monday 8 15 If you want to get early access and be part of the crew check out discord link in the bio We're gonna front squat today and we'll go dig into why I actually quit We'll see you guys at the power expo I'll be in Santa Clara US APL California State Champs August 13th and 14th, which is this weekend kicking it there This launch goes live there before anyone else can have it So if you're in California Nevada and you're heading there, I'll see you there last couple workouts before we head to the bay Let's see what we got Getting a zit on your nose or on your lips. You have a zit there her so bad. I like one I'm not like embarrassed of them anymore I do remember being a kid and being embarrassed so embarrassed luckily I didn't have that bad I like I can hear nothing I understand adults or people that may be more embarrassed about it I like pretty decent skin my pores a little big get the ones that are like under the skin sometimes Oh, yeah, you probably can you see it? It just hurts Well, yeah, I can't talk to y'all and do more than one thing It's supposed to pull my damn sleeves on so they were in a front squat because I still got that front squad goal I don't want you guys come in here like Mike, you know reach your goal It's like fuck you man, you know like I like to have fun while I live these aren't like set in stones These aren't the 10 commandment type shit They're just like goals that pop into my head and since you guys are hanging out with me all the time I mentioned them the front squat, you know 200 kg is like a long-term goal They ain't gonna happen overnight. I'm dieting I've lost almost 60 pounds in a year and a half So that's not just gonna pop up and let me smash an all-time deal part of the issue is self-consciousness I noticed my traps are disappearing and that used to be the only good thing about my personality And so I have to get those back the other thing that happened was Isaac Isaac happened Isaac came up to me and said Hey, remember when you were a big deadlifter eight years ago I say excuse me sir That was only like five years ago and so those two things combined made me think alright Mike We should probably do something and we're going into a maintenance phase with diet So because I've lost 60 pounds and the pounds aren't shedding as fast as I need right now And I've been on pretty drastic calories for four to six weeks It's probably time to get my body and brain a break So we'll probably find maintenance calories within August those three things combined finding maintenance calories or building some muscle again Having energy to train hard again. I trained moderate, but I'm not going crazy plus Isaac saying I'm old and can't deadlift no more Plus my traps disappearing which were the only good thing about me. I was like damn I need a deadlift again So let's find like a more normal workout routine rather than squat every day or something extreme for fun So it'll probably be front squatting Tuesdays Thursdays. Oh, sorry Monday Thursdays deadlifting Tuesdays Fridays Wednesday is gonna be abs and cardio only and then the rest remains will squat Monday followed by pull day biceps and back Deadlift Tuesday followed by chest and shoulders and trice and then rinse repeat on the other days beginning of the week Will be a little heavier so reps one to three more like an RPE eight or nine following exercises of the week will be more reps So sets like five to eight and more RPE seven or eight So nice and basic nice and clean still tons of questions about my training programs in my split That's what it is for now. See what happens You do not have to switch your workouts to make progress You don't have to switch your workouts to get stronger or build more muscle You just need to add stimulus over time progressive overload my number one goal over abs over the traps over Front squatting 200 kg is to enjoy my training So what I may do may not be optimal for those goals if your goal is to be the best power left for of all time But it's keeping me engaged in what I'm doing every day and that's got to be number one for me conventional Oh, I tried to go sumo in these vloggies and my little hippie got hurt Questions on the Instagram again selling Michael two kids if you want to get involved There's something in the schedule book that some people found it's like an Easter egg in video games And there may or may not be a ginormous Collaboration of a powerlifting event happening right here at 3rd Street barbell second one of California February 4th and 5th details to come follow the gym on Instagram 3rd Street barbell with the three they'll announce it first And we'll probably announce it within like the next two weeks So go follow 3rd Street on Instagram and you'll get all the info on a large collaboration But that's all I can say for now ladies and gentlemen Instagram YouTube When you ask a question we have to stay intent on finding the answer And so I get this question every single day for the last five years especially now the tiktok's roaming around and it's Mike What's your training split? Well, I went over to begin this video what my new one is and the truth is your training split doesn't fucking matter Training split is how I organize my training. That's like I got a plate of broccoli chicken and rice Mike, which one do you eat first? It don't matter. I got the macro nutrients and I'm gonna eat whichever one and whatever or I could take a bite of each I could eat all the broccoli then all the rice and all the chickens I could go chicken rice chicken rice chicken rice then broccoli. It's just how we organize our training So stop worrying about that as much focus on volume. How much you're training? And then how to fit it into what your goals are so we got struggles with dieting We got other questions about struggling getting back into the gym and routine It's really easy to have discipline and things you enjoy when things are new new to your routine new to your Programming new to your lifestyle things that are more difficult that you don't always enjoy. I don't enjoy eating Lettuce and chicken breasts all day. It's not something I choose to go down Some people do right some people like bland food or can eat the same thing all the time. That's not me We got to build routine We got to build it into our day build it into our schedule And then the next layer of that is we have to make it easier on ourselves If you're trying to diet and you're trying to eat more Nutrient dense foods and stay within your caloric limits for what your goals are don't have jumbo oreo sitting Every day you walk by the kitchen. Don't let yourself see them. Don't put it in your house You have kids or you have other people living with you. It does become more difficult. Trust me I have two roommates who are six five and they have very different goals of me Sometimes I'm walking by the kitchen and there's pizza out there pizza doesn't fit into my current plan As strict as your goals are it's as strict as your plan needs to be if you're trying to get Dick skin shredded and step on stage you got to be very strict with your nutrients if you're just trying to drop five ten pounds We could be a little bit looser But we still have to have a goal have a program set yourself up by success by preparing I shop one week at a time sometimes if you can't shop a day at a time I cook one day at a time some people cook five days at a time build it into your lifestyle Something that's repeatable and something that prepares you with those goals again Don't drive through food and have the temptation of ordering a big Mac when you're hungry have the food prepared whether that means cooked for you or Raw in the in the fridge ready for you to cook so you can reach the goals that you want to reach That's not too bad, huh? They used to be big when you play basketball you get big cast ladies and gentlemen Powerfest Expo 13th 14th I'll be in Santa Clara big announcements on the way for that collaboration meet and this Monday August 15th 15 15 15 Y'all probably don't even know commercials like that, huh? Like Friday Friday Friday See best was in diapers watching shitty commercials 3sb.co the full phys ed drop will be live grab a way you can to get everything small batch when it sells out of cells I know restocks man we over me be a part of something bigger yourself selling Mike. I'm out