My deadlift is not dead

Just had another new record.

This time's my deadlift.

90kg x 1. Feeling great after that lift.

The breakdown:

Deadlift

60kg x 8
70kg x 3
70kg x 3
80kg x 1
85kg x 1
85kg x 1
90kg x 1
85kg x 1
80kg x 1
70kg x 3
60kg x 5

Pull ups

5 x 5 BW
5 sets of 1 rep weighted pull up of 20LB

Military press

8 x 20kg
5 x 25kg
5 x 25kg
3 x 30kg
3 x 30kg
3 x 30kg
3 x 30kg
3 x 30kg
3 x 30kg

Taiwan

I'm so stoked about this EOY trip.

The itinerary is being planned right now. Dad's gonna be consulting around.

I can't wait.

Yet another record

Did another session of predominantly single-rep exercises yesterday.

Now my squat stands at 1RM of 91.5kg (though I thought I got go even heavier)

The breakdown:

Squat

3 x 79
3 x 79
1 x 84
1 x 84
1 x 84
1 x 89
1 x 89
1 x 91.5
1 x 91.5

Incline press

5 sets of 3 x 70lb

BB Rows

5 sets of 3 x 51.6kg

The Way of Life

I know it may be too early for me to get really philosophical, but my dad just showed me a condensed English version of Taoism's sayings, and this line really set me pondering:

" The name that can be named
Is not the changeless Name"

I interpreted it as humans only recognise things if we place a value on them.

Another part of the saying mentioned something about us recognising beauty because there is ugliness.

True.

So if everything appears the same to us, there will be no need to compare.

Learn to strike a balance then.

What your name tells about you

What Chow Zi Siong Means

You are very open. You communicate well, and you connect with other people easily. You are a naturally creative person. Ideas just flow from your mind. A true chameleon, you are many things at different points in your life. You are very adaptable. You are truly an original person. You have amazing ideas, and the power to carry them out. Success comes rather easily for you... especially in business and academia. Some people find you to be selfish and a bit overbearing. You're a strong person. You are well rounded, with a complete perspective on life. You are solid and dependable. You are loyal, and people can count on you. At times, you can be a bit too serious. You tend to put too much pressure on yourself. You are very charming... dangerously so. You have the potential to break a lot of hearts. You know how what you want, how to get it, and that you will get it. You have the power to rule the world. Let's hope you're a benevolent dictator! You are incredibly wise and perceptive. You have a lot of life experience. You are a natural peacemaker, and you are especially good at helping others get along. But keeping the peace in your own life is not easy. You see things very differently, and it's hard to get you to budge. You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing. You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long. You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start. You are the total package - suave, sexy, smart, and strong. You have the whole world under your spell, and you can influence almost everyone you know. You don't always resist your urges to crush the weak. Just remember, they don't have as much going for them as you do. You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people. You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts. You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals. You are deeply philosophical and thoughtful. You tend to analyze every aspect of your life. You are intuitive, brilliant, and quite introverted. You value your time alone. Often times, you are grumpy with other people. You don't appreciate them trying to interfere in your affairs.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?



It's amazing what the internet knows about you. Lol.

A breakthrough

Just did singles for deadlifts today... and....

86.5kg for 1 rep! W00h00! It's been like almost 8 months since I lifted that heavy... I mean.. it was precisely that stupid heavy rep of 90+kg that laid me off for a period of time...

But it means I am back! And it's good! :)

Anyway, the breakdown...

1) Deadlifts

79kg x 3
79kg x 3
84kg x 1
86.5kg x 1
86.5kg x1
86.5kg x1
86.5kg x1
86.5kg x1

2) Military Press

30kg x 5
35kg x 3
30kg x 3
30kg x 3
30kg x 3
30kg x 3
30kg x 5

3) Pull ups

5 BW x 5 sets
5 sets of weighted pull ups of 9kg

More stats

Deadlift: 75kg x 3
Squat: 75kg x 3
Incline DB press: 36kg x 3
BB rows: 42.6kg x 8 [have yet to try 3RM for this...]
BB Overhead press: 30kg x 5

Training has to be resumed for BW/weighted pull ups... yeah!!!!

Moving on

It's about time that the limit is reached, and playtime's over, since there is only 2 months left to the final battle this year.

Yes, the promotional exams.

Anyway, since it is also good to have a little review on the other things in life, I might as well do a small reflection on two of my current interests.

Weightlifting.

Not been making much progress in terms of BW gained and load lifted. Tried changing the type of routine (high reps to low reps), but to no avail.

I came to a conclusion: I should probably try ultra-low reps, like 3, but do only 90% of my 1RM. From then, I would slowly increase the weight I used for the 3RM to 5RM, then to 8RM. And then I return to the 3RM.

Modelling.

Prospect's not looking good. Still cant "come out of the closet". Maybe it's because of school. I don't know.

Haiz.