When it rains, it pours.
Or, at the very least, it is a steady drizzle that, while not immediately affecting, manages to, after some time, cast a dreary pall over everything and seep into even the most secure of places.
That’s what I feel like right now. As I wrote in my last post, I was a recent victim of online identity theft. Someone intercepted my debit card information and made $225 worth of charges to Xbox LIVE, leaving me with a whopping $9 in my bank account. I spoke with the bank today, and they’re sending me paperwork that will verify I did not make those purchases and that I had no knowledge/did not, in any way, authorize them. That information will then be passed on to Microsoft, who will then (hopefully) investigate the matter. From there, Microsoft will determine whether or not I made the purchases (which I didn’t…I do not now, nor have I ever, had an active Xbox LIVE account), and, once it has been determined that I did not make the purchases, my money should be credited to my bank account. There’s no way of telling how long this process is going to take, but I don’t imagine it’s going to be speedy.
Update: I just spoke with the bank, and with Microsoft Xbox, and it looks like things might be going a little smoother than I previously expected. One of the three charges has already been refunded, and the other two accounts have been marked for fraud. I’ll still have to jump through some hoops and all that, but things are looking, marginally, up.
To further complicate things, I realized today as I was leaving the weight room/school that my bike’s rear tire had gone flat. At this point I’m thinking, “Really, Universe, really? What have I done to deserve this?” I don’t own a tire pump, nor do I have the money to get the tire repaired/replaced. So, for the moment, I’m walking.
There are a couple of smaller, personal issues going on with me right now, too, that just add to the frustration.
I’m doing my best to stay positive about the whole thing, and to see it as an opportunity to rise above and make myself better rather than letting it drag me down. So, thank you, Powers That Be, I appreciate the opportunity.
MSU is currently on Spring Break, meaning there aren’t any organized lifting times or any teams coming in, but the weight room is still open from noon-4 this week, which is great, because I still need to lift. I went in today and did some deadlifting. The work sets went great, but the accessory stuff/volume work was a little much.
Deads: 355×3, 405×3, 455×8, 405×10, 315×10, 225×5
I felt like I had a couple more reps in me on the 455, because the first 8, though heavy, came off the floor very smoothly, but I was, in truth, ready to quit, so I did. 455×8 is still pretty acceptable. The assistance work was, as I said, a little much today. I was pretty gassed after riding to school with a flat tire and then doing my working sets, so I didn’t have much left in me. That, and I was bored with deadlifting. I never thought I’d say that, but shit, I was just tired of doing the movement, and the idea of performing another 30 reps (after my first two complete sets) did not appeal to me in any way, shape, or form. So I pulled 225×5 then decided I had had enough.
I probably need to drop the weight on my accessory/volume work. I know that I’m capable of pulling heavy weight for high reps (405x5x10), but not after doing a high weight/rep set like 455×8. I’m thinking somewhere between 225 and 315 for 5×10 would be a good range, as it’s challenging, but doesn’t overload my body and CNS like 405 would.
From there I moved on to some band pull aparts (Monster Mini’s x25x4), barbell bicep curls (135x3x5), shrugs (225×20, 315×15, 405×10, 495×6) [straps on the last three sets], push-ups (BW+40lbs chain x25, x30) and chin-ups (BWx10). Overall, a pretty solid workout.
Tomorrow is supposed to be a bench day, but we are having the pads for all the benches and the reverse hypers reupholstered, so unless they’re done and installed tomorrow, I’ll end up doing push presses, with squats on Thursday and bench on Friday.
Thanks for reading.
Stay yoked and loked.
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