24/07/2026
Unorthodox Push day for me as everything I needed or normally do was busy or taken haha so decided to go old school barbell dumbbell route.
Barbel BenchPress and any dumbbell exercise will always outperform gains(normally) over a smith machine press or cable flyes. Machine flyes.
But me myself and I personally after the pec tear and the surgery in 2023. I rather use smith machine for press due to I can load more and i can easily save it at any point in the way up or down. (Safety)
Pec deck flyes for me personally works as magic as I can fully feel my chest stretching and engaging with the exercise. Dumbbell flyes both incline and flat were a challenge for me.
The day was:
1 - incline bench press up to 90kg, pathetic 😆
2 - incline dumbbells flyes.
3 - flat dumbbells flyes.
4 - rear delt flyes.
5 - lateral raises cable.
6 - lateral raises dumbbells.
Cardio & core.
The brain and the mindset starting to questioning myself and all the decisions I have been making in 2026 and asking myself again why am I chasing all this again?
The answer is for pure love.
I love the process, the grind, all the sets, repetitions and watching very small little changes in the mirror.
Not gonna lie sometimes I fold and end up having a little bit of something I shouldn't have.
Yesterday was 2 rice cakes + 60g of kcal free chocolate sauce. Part of the plan? No
But I'm conscious about it and try not to let ot happen again.
Most times when I have cravings is because I'm extra fatigued. I.e on 6h sleep for 3,4, 5 consecutive nights in a row.
Also post show having 5000kcal Sunday (roughly) and 4000 Monday.
On Tuesday back to 1800-2200kcal my body and brain got into a shock and is literally begging for more food. Food I don't need and ideally won't eat.
Easy? No
Manageable? Yes, every choice we make we are fully aware of doing it. Every single one of us.
Don't blame your parents bad genetics
Blame yourself and your daily choices.
Choose better.
Being fit is hard.
Being fat is harder.
