My Manifesto: The Incoherent Ramblings of a Madman

It's been a busy few weeks, or months, whatever the case may be....

WTF are the old team thinking?
I'm currently re-tendering for our project and this involves having meetings to discuss how we are going to create the "new look" team; it involves having meetings with the"old look" team; it involves having meetings with the "new look" team to undo all of the damage the "old look" team have done....all while trying to keep the mundane day to day activities under control. Will the madness never end? I surely hope not.

The "old look" team are trying to roll-out the "old look" team for another ten years not understanding nor realizing the client has re-written the entire contract to ensure that the "old look" team is dead and buried. The "new look" team are continually being undermined by the "old look" team to both the client, to nil affect, and anyone else willing to listen, again to negligible affect, but still - it only takes one person to listen and the entire wheels fall of the juggernaut that is.

Everyone leaves, eventually - I'm also in the process of losing a friend to an overseas adventure - which has me down a bit; next time i see them i won't know them; and I'm not sure if I'll even care to....or things may be just as they are now; but i sincerely doubt it...


Driving lessons 101 - one of my friends is learning to drive so i said i'd take her out a few times...it has been the most nerve racking experience of my life! I have been constantly phoning my parents telling them how much i appreciate the driving lessons they gave me when i was growing up - even my father, who in all of his terrified glory, sat there...knuckles white; teeth hurting; veins about to burst in his forehead all from clenching...

I started out being, what i thought, was funny and sarcastic:

Me: "key into the ignition; foot on brake; turn the key; put car into gear; take the hand brake off; check the blind spot on your right...."
Her: "You're really good at this! You're great!"
Me: *thinking - should i tell her I'm being sarcastic? or just run with it?* "How much instruction do you need?"
Her: "About the level you're giving..."
Me: *thinking - FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK* "Ok - I'll continue as I am then...check your mirror; check your blind spot; blinker on...change lanes...get ready to stop...put your foot on the break...slowwwwwwwwwwwwwwly....stop"

My new program - entirely stolen from P/RR/S

Monday: chest/delts/abs
Tuesday: quads/hams/calves
Wednesday: off
Thursday: lats/traps/low back/abs
Friday: bis/tris/forearms/calves
Saturday: 0ff
Sunday: Off

The only major change i will be making is bis and calves on the same day is not recommended due to some type of neurological effect or another making them not work together - there was a study done a few years back on it; i cannot remember the mechanism for them not working, i merely remember they do not work together - and that's all i really need to know...

Back

POWER: week 1
- Rack deadlift...3 x 3-6
- Bent row...3 x 4-6
- Weighted chin...2-3 x 4-6
- CG seated row...2-3 x 4-6

REP RANGE: week 2
- CG weighted chin...2 x 6-8
- WG T-Bar row...2 x 8-10
- Dumbell row...2 x 10-12
- Pullover...2 x 12-15

SHOCK: week 3
- Pullover/WG pulldown superset...1-2 x 8-10 each
- Stiff arm pulldown/reverse grip bent row...1-2 x 8-10 each
- CG seated pully row dropset...1 x 6-8, drop, 6-8, drop, 6-8

Biceps/Triceps

POWER: week 1
- Barbell curl...2 x 4-6
- Preacher curl...2 x 4-6
- Hammer curl...1-2 x 4-6
- CG bench press...3 x 4-6
- Skull crush...2 x 4-6
- Single arm dumbell extension...1-2 x 4-6

REP RANGE: week 2
- Alternating dumbell curl...2 x 6-8
- Cable curl...2 x 8-10
- Concentration curl...1-2 x 10-12
- Weighted dip...3 x 6-8
- Pushdown...2 x 8-10
- Kickback...1-2 x 10-12

SHOCK: week 3
- EZ bar curl/CG chin superset...1 x 6-10 each
- Preacher curl/reverse curl superset...1 x 6-10 each
- Dropset cable single arm curl...1 x 6-10, drop 6-10
- Pushdown/CG bench press superset...1-2 x 6-10 each
- Reverse grip pushdown/incline overhead extension superset...1-2 x 6-10 each
- Dropset weighted bench dip...1 x 8-10, drop 8-10

Chest

POWER: week 1
- Dumbell bench press...3 x 4-6
- Incline press...3 x 4-6
- Weighted dips...2 x 4-6

REP RANGE: week 2
- Incline dumbell press...3 x 6-8
- Bench press...3 x 8-10
- Flye...2 x 10-12

SHOCK: week 3
- Superset...cable crossover/incline smith press...1-2 x 8-10 reps each
- Superset...incline flye/dips...1 x 8-10 reps each
- Dropset...machine bench press...1 x 8-10, drop 6-8, drop 6-8 optional

Deltoids

POWER: week 1
- Military press...2-3 x 4-6
- Upright row...2-3 x 4-6
- "Cheat" lateral...2 x 4-6

REP RANGE: week 2
- Single arm dumbell press...2 x 6-8
- Bent lateral...2-3 x 8-10
- Cable side lateral...2 x 10-12

SHOCK: week 3
- Seated side lateral/hammer machine press superset...1-2 x 8-10
- Severse pec deck/WG upright row superset...1-2 x 8-10
- Cable front raise dropset...1 x 6-8, drop 6-8, drop 6-8 optional

Legs

POWER: week 1
- Squats...3 x 4-6
- Leg press...3 x 4-6
- Single leg extension...2 x 4-6
- Lying leg curl...3 x 4-6
- Stiff deadlift...2-3 x 4-6

REP RANGE: week 2
- Leg extension...2 x 8-10
- Hack squat...3 x 10-12
- One legged leg press...3 x 12-15
- Lying leg curl...2 x 6-8
- Stiff deadlift...2 x 8-10
- Single leg curl or seated leg curl...1-2 x 10-12

SHOCK: week 3
- Superset: leg extension/front squat...1-2 x 8-10 each
- Superset: leg extension/sissy squat or leg press...1-2 x 8-10 each
- Dropset: lunge...1 x 8-10, drop, 8-10
- Superset: leg curl seated or lying/toes pointed hyperextension...1-2 x 8-10 each
- Dropset: single leg curl...1-2 x 8-10, drop, 8-10

In other news:

I got boobed by a former "Neighbours" actress; she was hot stuff in real life. Just to make her feel better, and to make sure I was treating her with the respect she is usually accustomed, I beat her up with the palm of my hand and gave her a black left-eye.

I have no idea why domestic violence is so prevalent amongst celebrities. Is it because of their narcissistic tendencies which are bordering on psychopathic? Perhaps? I wonder if anyone has ever studied whether it is the celebrity that creates the psychopath? or the psychopath that creates the celebrity?