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Perrin Aybara's Journey to an Elite Powerlifting Total

Perrin Aybara said:
It'll be two years in a couple months. After I got my CDL there really weren't any jobs in my area where I'd be home and I got this job with a moving company. Very hard work, but I can still maintain my lifestyle of eating healthy and powerlifting. Besides being injured constantly anyway. I think I'm fairly resilient, but I'm 36 and it's getting harder and harder. Powerlifting and hard labor jobs just don't mix well. Definitely looking for something else soon.

I worked with some people that waddled like that. Needed knee surgery, but didn't want to get it. Worked with guys that wrecked their rotator cuffs reaching overhead all the time too. But then again people with desk jobs have problems too.



Yeah, I got my tanker and HAZMAT a few months ago. There's just literally nothing in this area for work. Girlfriend was wanting to finish out last year at her job, so now I'm looking pretty seriously at jobs in nearby states.

Like I said I don't mind working hard or being out in the weather. I'm just tired trying carry stuff like pianos up and down stairs or drag a gun safe out of a basement. The business moves we do are easy because it's all dollies and ramps. Need to find something more like that.
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Yup, knee & hip surgery, but like you said, didn't want it. It's common.

It's good that you're optimistic about it though and not planning on sticking around for too long as I've seen a lot of people stuck in their jobs and either wearing themselves out or absolutely hating life. You know when you're around those people too because they suck the life out of every single thing that comes across their path.

The problem too when carrying things like pianos or safes, you can easily move incorrectly on stairs or God forbid you fall and very seriously fuck yourself up for good
 
KL8209 said:
Yup, knee & hip surgery, but like you said, didn't want it. It's common.

It's good that you're optimistic about it though and not planning on sticking around for too long as I've seen a lot of people stuck in their jobs and either wearing themselves out or absolutely hating life. You know when you're around those people too because they suck the life out of every single thing that comes across their path.

The problem too when carrying things like pianos or safes, you can easily move incorrectly on stairs or God forbid you fall and very seriously fuck yourself up for good
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Not at all, life is great. Due to bad decisions when I was younger I just got a late start in life. Was working minimum wage for years, built up my credit, got a 0% for 12 month APR credit card and used it for CDL school tuition and living expenses, then got this job and paid it back in full before the 12 months. Also got almost two years of commercial driving experience now. The owner of the company has been good to me, too. It's just not something to make a career out of, just a stepping stone to something better.

I mostly enjoy the physical activity and driving to new places every all the time. When I'm on the road I sleep in hotels every night and I can use the company card at the grocery store and prep all my meals. Within reason and if the parking lot will fit the truck I have permission to drive it to gyms too. I try to find ones within walking distance of my hotel, but can't always. Plus I get a weekly salary during the slower months even if we don't work at all. It's really not a bad gig besides the toll on the body.

KL8209 said:
Ah, ok. Sorry - wasn't trying to be nosy. Definitely random haha
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It's all good. Good to see some new people here. You into powerlifting?
 
NovaFlex said:
Usually more money for a lot less physical labor. I work 60-80hrs a week, and the most physical thing I do at work is drag a hose 10ft 4-10x a night. Most hazmat jobs aren’t very labor intensive at all.
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Do you do lead and asbestos abatements? That's pretty risky work IMO.
 
Perrin Aybara said:
Not at all, life is great. Due to bad decisions when I was younger I just got a late start in life. Was working minimum wage for years, built up my credit, got a 0% for 12 month APR credit card and used it for CDL school tuition and living expenses, then got this job and paid it back in full before the 12 months. Also got almost two years of commercial driving experience now. The owner of the company has been good to me, too. It's just not something to make a career out of, just a stepping stone to something better.

I mostly enjoy the physical activity and driving to new places every all the time. When I'm on the road I sleep in hotels every night and I can use the company card at the grocery store and prep all my meals. Within reason and if the parking lot will fit the truck I have permission to drive it to gyms too. I try to find ones within walking distance of my hotel, but can't always. Plus I get a weekly salary during the slower months even if we don't work at all. It's really not a bad gig besides the toll on the body.

It's all good. Good to see some new people here. You into powerlifting?
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Nice - good job! Considering most people don't pay back their debt for years and years until they're buried up to their necks and by the time they realize it they're in well over their heads and almost nothing can be done. I've seen people file for bankruptcy learning the hard way in their 20s and it's not fun to watch.

Honestly, my rule of thumb when it comes to spending is if I don't have the cash I don't buy it. Regardless of what it is. It's kept me well above the water and am loving the fact that we maintain zero debt. All of our toys and everything we have is paid off and we've been doing well for the last few years once we got to that point.

The wife and I have two very large (200 acres) properties way up north, and I mean way up north, that we'll eventually be moving to within the next few years too to get out and away from the city. We will be living a very rural and private life and growing all of our own food and being independent. If you care or have any more questions about this feel free to ask - but that's where we're headed.

That's great to hear in regards to your relationship with the owner of the company. I can definitely relate being in the position of knowing it won't ever become a career but using it and I did a lot of that between the ages of 20-30 to keep moving forward. Sounds like you've got yourself in a good position to keep moving up.

I considered trucking out of high school but just never ended up doing anything with it. It takes a certain kind of person who can be away from their spouse/family/friends etc for prolonged periods. One of my brothers is a safety inspector for a fortune 500 company out west where he flies and is gone 5-6 days a week but home sundays. He's a workaholic, which most in my family are, but after him being away for so many years and just having a newborn - the $$$ isn't worth it to him anymore.

That's the beauty of salary lol, which I'm on as well, but when it gets busy for me it gets ridiculously busy. I'm a rep for a large food vendor that distributes it's products to the main grocery chains including Walmart. Around the holidays and summer we go from our average 5-6 hour days to 10+. It's always great during the slower months though!

I started out years ago doing 5x5 and focusing on compounds. Made solid gains over the last five years or so and am interested in getting into more of the powerlifting side but not at a competitive level.

Long time lurker but only recently decided to get involved in the community. Good to be here. Any questions just shoot!
 
KL8209 said:
Nice - good job! Considering most people don't pay back their debt for years and years until they're buried up to their necks and by the time they realize it they're in well over their heads and almost nothing can be done. I've seen people file for bankruptcy learning the hard way in their 20s and it's not fun to watch.

Honestly, my rule of thumb when it comes to spending is if I don't have the cash I don't buy it. Regardless of what it is. It's kept me well above the water and am loving the fact that we maintain zero debt. All of our toys and everything we have is paid off and we've been doing well for the last few years once we got to that point.

The wife and I have two very large (200 acres) properties way up north, and I mean way up north, that we'll eventually be moving to within the next few years too to get out and away from the city. We will be living a very rural and private life and growing all of our own food and being independent. If you care or have any more questions about this feel free to ask - but that's where we're headed.

That's great to hear in regards to your relationship with the owner of the company. I can definitely relate being in the position of knowing it won't ever become a career but using it and I did a lot of that between the ages of 20-30 to keep moving forward. Sounds like you've got yourself in a good position to keep moving up.

I considered trucking out of high school but just never ended up doing anything with it. It takes a certain kind of person who can be away from their spouse/family/friends etc for prolonged periods. One of my brothers is a safety inspector for a fortune 500 company out west where he flies and is gone 5-6 days a week but home sundays. He's a workaholic, which most in my family are, but after him being away for so many years and just having a newborn - the $$$ isn't worth it to him anymore.

That's the beauty of salary lol, which I'm on as well, but when it gets busy for me it gets ridiculously busy. I'm a rep for a large food vendor that distributes it's products to the main grocery chains including Walmart. Around the holidays and summer we go from our average 5-6 hour days to 10+. It's always great during the slower months though!

I started out years ago doing 5x5 and focusing on compounds. Made solid gains over the last five years or so and am interested in getting into more of the powerlifting side but not at a competitive level.

Long time lurker but only recently decided to get involved in the community. Good to be here. Any questions just shoot!
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Welcome, nice career choice brother . I myself had made my share of mistakes but I learned from them. Got a decent job myself (Senior systems admin at a local hospital) finally after several years working lower tier IT jobs after getting laid off from a great job I had at IBM. Right now been saving to buy some land up north here in NH for investment and possibly to retire to. I might want to pick your brain about living off the grid type thing.

Welcome to Meso!
 
MindlessWork said:
Welcome, nice career choice brother . I myself had made my share of mistakes but I learned from them. Got a decent job myself (Senior systems admin at a local hospital) finally after several years working lower tier IT jobs after getting laid off from a great job I had at IBM. Right now been saving to buy some land up north here in NH for investment and possibly to retire to. I might want to pick your brain about living off the grid type thing.

Welcome to Meso!
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Appreciate the welcome brother!

Anytime. Have been moving towards this goal for the last few years now and things are finally fully lined up. Took a ridiculous amount of saving and research but only a year or two off now. I'm in Ontario, Canada.

Good on you with the IT job especially in the medical field - bit of a tech geek myself. That's the thing with IT too is a lot of guys end up having to crawl their way up but as long as you don't stop and continue progressing it's worth it in the end. I have a lot of friends who started out at a local computer store building standard gaming pc's and are now working for the region.

Trades, IT and most medical jobs are all things that you can never go wrong with. The wife is a medical billing coordinator for a large company here that's Canada & US wide. The great thing about when we move is they allow her to work from home so she doesn't technically need a local office to work out of and they put her in this role so when we do move they don't lose her. She was just at the right place at the right time and we couldn't be any more thankful for it.
 
MindlessWork said:
Do you do lead and asbestos abatements? That's pretty risky work IMO.
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Asbestos Abatement, Mold remediation and Lead abatement are by no means "Risky"

I own a company that does Environmental and Hazmat services.

If you have a good employer and follow the rules, your safe as hell.
The work pays well and is pretty easy (Other than the fucking heat!!!)
Shit gets hot when your in a suit... inside a negative air poly enclosure..pretty much in a sauna all day lol.

We actually get Forced air PAPR masks and helmets for our guys, so they arent breathing anything hazardous.
Showers when you exit, so your not taking anything home with you.

Just requires some more technical skills and a fuck tonne of patience.
 
MindlessWork said:
Welcome, nice career choice brother . I myself had made my share of mistakes but I learned from them. Got a decent job myself (Senior systems admin at a local hospital) finally after several years working lower tier IT jobs after getting laid off from a great job I had at IBM. Right now been saving to buy some land up north here in NH for investment and possibly to retire to. I might want to pick your brain about living off the grid type thing.

Welcome to Meso!
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Live Free or Die
 
Worf said:
I like the monikers, they make me feel like we still live in a free country. You know ‘America. I would shoot someone if they fucked with me, get off my lawn, etc, etc. I think we all know we have very little freedom in this country. Hey at least we got steroids, powerlifting and MESO. Just don’t forget to pay them taxes
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Yeah, I remember growing up back before the internet and still believing it all. They gave us a new tax this year where instead of just paying tax on your new car you now also pay tax on your trade in. And if you try to go out of state to buy your new car they have a surprise for you at the DMV when you go to get your plates.
 
Perrin Aybara said:
Yeah, I remember growing up back before the internet and still believing it all. They gave us a new tax this year where instead of just paying tax on your new car you now also pay tax on your trade in. And if you try to go out of state to buy your new car they have a surprise for you at the DMV when you go to get your plates.
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Where i live you pay a transfer tax when you buy new or used. Even if you bought privately you pay it when you register it and its 12%
 
Perrin Aybara said:
Yeah, I remember growing up back before the internet and still believing it all. They gave us a new tax this year where instead of just paying tax on your new car you now also pay tax on your trade in. And if you try to go out of state to buy your new car they have a surprise for you at the DMV when you go to get your plates.
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Yes CT does this. When I bought a car in RI several years ago I also had to pay sales taxes when I brought the car back to CT. NH doesn't pull that stunt. When I moved I paid $340 to register my Toyota Corolla and change the old CT plates out for NH ones. That also covers the town tax for a full year.
 
MindlessWork said:
Yes CT does this. When I bought a car in RI several years ago I also had to pay sales taxes when I brought the car back to CT. NH doesn't pull that stunt. When I moved I paid $340 to register my Toyota Corolla and change the old CT plates out for NH ones. That also covers the town tax for a full year.
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NH is pretty good about taxes and what not, same with Texas. Still got their hands in our pockets to some degree. The best states as far as taxes go are the ones where nobody lives. Wyoming, South Dakota, Montana, etc
 
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