Read Good Book, Lift Heavy Weight: Week 2, Sedona Method Gainz

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Hey guys! Sorry I didn't post yesterday. I didn't have access to a computer.

Training Log:

Hit a 260 Front Squat max last week. I wanted to hit 275 but I'm still ahead of schedule for my 315 goal by October/ November or so.

Day 1:Deadlift 385 4x3, Romanian Deadlift 255 4x10, Upright Row 145 6x10

Day 2: Front Squat 170 4x8, Rack Deadlift 410 4x4, Bench 140 2x10 135 1x10, Tricep Ext. 155 4x10, Curls 70 4x10

Day 3: Deadlift 375 5x4, Deficit Deadlift 330 4x6

Day 4: Barbell Row 235 4x5, Front Squat 185 4x5, Dumbbell Row 90 6x10

 

Sedona Method:

Alright, so as I mentioned last week I'm working my way through the Sedona Method course chapter by chapter and am posting my gains on this log. This week I had an interesting, albeit small, breakthrough. I was feeling very depressed at work and I started working myself through the releasing questions introduced in the first chapter of the book. As I began asking myself the questions and allowing myself to feel the depression, to welcome it, and ultimately to let it go, I found myself sort of realizing that, in a way, the feeling was there whether I liked it or not. I had this sense that I could CHOOSE to submit to the feeling or not. The line of thinking I found myself running through was something like "Well, here I am, feeling this feeling, and I'm noticing it here and I'm feeling bad about it. But, somehow I can still step back and see it for what it is and realize that sooner or later I'll come out of it, and me coming out of it is again almost irrelevant from whatever feeling I'm adding on to the experience. I'm depressed, but so friggin' what?" And in that moment it kind of dissolved just a little bit. In that small way it almost became a non-issue. Like, yeah I'm depressed, but the feeling carries no weight with it at this point. I also felt a kind of small, physical release from it.

The experience is somewhat difficult to explain because it was rather small and nuanced, but the idea that I could simply observe a feeling and not be subject to it was very real and I would encourage you all to look into this with earnest. As of right now I'm engaging in a sort of continuity of practice by working myself though the questions every hour on the hour and completely immersing myself into this emotional mindfulness. Its a little trying at times but I'm confident that it will yield good results.

The Greatest Salesman in the World:

I'm really happy with this book but I'm almost done with the first scroll and I'm very happy about that. I'm looking forward to reading something different three times a day for thirty days lol. HOWEVER, the first scroll has worked its magic. I'm fully  immersed in this habit of reading more so than any habit I've tried to implement in the past year! Everything I've tried to start has fell by the wayside until I read this book. Now, not only am I in the habit of reading, but I'm getting up earlier, eating better food in the right amounts, and generally making small but measurable progress!