Hello again maggots.

It has been nearly 6 months since we finished 60 DoD '21. We had good participation this year, including many new guys. Wads of cookie dough began to become carved out of wood, and flair was earned.

But now it's wearing off, isn't it? You've gotten lazy. The days are short, the weather has a chill in the air, and it's really tempting to snuggle up in front of the ol' TV with a blanket instead of moving heavy, cold, iron. Comfort food warms your fat little insides. A nice whiskey after work to "take the edge off" wrecks your motivation and your game. Not ever leaving makes you a known, boring quantity.

So, we are going to do another cycle. Right before (and straight through) the holidays will be good for you. This volatile time of year is particularly dangerous for guys trying to distinguish their proverbial ass from the proverbial hole in the ground, what with in-laws and parties and social pressure. Way I see it, you would do well to refocus your lifting to keep yourself feeling good and making gainz. Way I see it, you would do well to put down that fork, especially as we close on the Eating Olympics here in the US. (Keto Thanksgiving anyone?) Way I see it, you would do well to address your winter wardrobe, your degrading hygiene, your slowly rotting game. How about those career and finance goals for '22? Yes, you need your booster.

Week 1 starts now. Reply to this post to declare your commitment to yourself. For this week, as in all weeks during this run, you're going to look at your lifting with a "booster shot" mentality: what is working, what is not. What is stale and can be replaced with something new? More reps, more sets, more weight? New exercises? Variants of the same old thing? Concretely: pick a lifting celebrity and find something they do that you do not, and integrate that into your routine. Possibilities include Schwarzenegger, The Rock, Steve Cook, Ronnie-Fucking-Coleman (Light Weight Baby!)... or whoever you like. Just try something new FFS.

The same rules as before will apply. Those who commit publicly and report progress weekly will earn flair. If you already got flair last spring from this, you'll get the coveted FULLY DREADED '21 flair. I haven't done the math yet to know when this stops. It will end when it ends, so STFU and get lifting.