Workout: (Fitness First)
(225#RDL)3x8,275#x8 great
(LegPress)4platesx15,6platesx12,12,12 good
(185#SLDL)3x10 very good
(70#Shrug)3x10
(70#Crunch)25/+10,10,10
(BallPike)3x12
(Dips)3x12
56mins
Wasn't sure if I felt up for a WO today, but it ended up being really good. RDL wasn't super heavy, but good reps with 225 and great reps with 275. I wanted to do another set of 275, but 2 people were waiting for the cage and 4 sets really was probably more than enough.
I moved up to 6 plates after 1st set of leg press and they felt good. I supersetted with SLDL and bumped up the weight and they felt really good. I used straps for the last 2 sets because grip was becoming an issue (like last WO). I used straps on shrugs as well and they were better today because I could concentrate on traps instead of holding onto the DB's.
Crunch/Ball pike combo was good again and thinking I might have to bump up weight on crunches again. I decided to do a couple sets of dips to finish the WO and 3 sets of 12 were good. I warmed up for 5mins on the treadmill and cooled down with 15 for a total of 20 mins. I hate the treadmill.
Nutrition:
I weighed 185.4 this morning.
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Friday, December 28, 2012
Fri 12/28 - GBR Upper
Workout: (Iron Bound Gym)
(75#DBIncline)7,7,7,5,50#x10 good
(135#Bench)10,10,11
(90#T-Bar)8,8,70#x10 good
(45#IsoLatShldr)4x12 great!
(30#IncFly)2x12
(70#OHTriExt)10,10,9 bump in #'s
(85#RearDelt)12,10,10
(25#LatDelt)2x10
(30#HammerCurl)12,10
55mins
DB Incline was good, but lost 2 reps on last set. Added 50#x10 set, which felt good but I think affected the # of reps on bench. T-bar row was good, but elbows were bothering me so I decreased weight for last set. Held and squeezed at contraction for lighter set which felt really good. I only did 1 back exercise because my back has been kind of sore from hitting it frequently with back on upper days and heavy dead lifts.
Iso lateral shoulders were great. Need to increase weight here. Incline flye's were good and probably need to bump up to 35#'s here. 65# DB's weren't available for OH tri extensions, so I did 70#'s. I've been wanting to bump weight up on these for a while and didn't have a choice today and these were good.
I hit delts and 2 sets of curls and called it a day. I was a little disappointed I didn't get 4x7 on incline, but still good chest work today. Fairly happy with the WO overall.
Nutrition:
Feeling like a fat pig. Thank goodness I leaned out a bit before coming down to Williamsburg for the week of Christmas. Going to have to get back on the horse right away when I get home.
(75#DBIncline)7,7,7,5,50#x10 good
(135#Bench)10,10,11
(90#T-Bar)8,8,70#x10 good
(45#IsoLatShldr)4x12 great!
(30#IncFly)2x12
(70#OHTriExt)10,10,9 bump in #'s
(85#RearDelt)12,10,10
(25#LatDelt)2x10
(30#HammerCurl)12,10
55mins
DB Incline was good, but lost 2 reps on last set. Added 50#x10 set, which felt good but I think affected the # of reps on bench. T-bar row was good, but elbows were bothering me so I decreased weight for last set. Held and squeezed at contraction for lighter set which felt really good. I only did 1 back exercise because my back has been kind of sore from hitting it frequently with back on upper days and heavy dead lifts.
Iso lateral shoulders were great. Need to increase weight here. Incline flye's were good and probably need to bump up to 35#'s here. 65# DB's weren't available for OH tri extensions, so I did 70#'s. I've been wanting to bump weight up on these for a while and didn't have a choice today and these were good.
I hit delts and 2 sets of curls and called it a day. I was a little disappointed I didn't get 4x7 on incline, but still good chest work today. Fairly happy with the WO overall.
Nutrition:
Feeling like a fat pig. Thank goodness I leaned out a bit before coming down to Williamsburg for the week of Christmas. Going to have to get back on the horse right away when I get home.
Thu 12/27 - Christmas Town Cardio?
Had a great outing to Christmas Town and Busch Gardens with my kids, mom and Tara and her kids. Spent 5 hours walking around and riding rides. It was cold, but a great time!
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Wed 12/26 - Lower
Workout: (Iron Bound Gym)
(RDL)225x8,275x6,6,6,300x2 PR!
(LegPress)4platesx15,15,15,6platesx15 Good
(135#SLDL)3x15, 185#x10 Grip dead
(70#Shrug)3x10
(70#Crunch)30/+10,10,10
(BallPike)3x12 good
(Dips)2x12
52mins
Started with 225#'s for dead lifts, then got 3 good sets at 275#'s. This didn't feel too heavy so I added a 10# disk to each side. I did the math and realized I was at 295#'s, so I added a 2.5# on each side for an even 300#'s. I wanted to get 3-4 reps with this weight, but only got 2. I think I could have done 2 more reps, but my grip was failing and I couldn't hold the weight. Still a great RDL session.
Leg Press and SLDL were a superset with leg press feeling pretty good, so I added 2 plates for the last set. 135#'s was too light for SLDL so I added weight on the last set there as well. I need to start with more than 135 from now on here. My grip was pretty dead by the end of SLDL and became more problematic during shrugs. Going to have to work on grip strenght (been saying that for a while though, and haven't done it yet).
The weighted crunch/swiss ball pike combo seems to be working well for abs. Finished the WO with 2 sets of dips. Good lower WO. I wonder when my knees are going to be ready for squats again. Until that time, I'll have to work on leg press. Very happy with RDL today. Just wish my grip wasn't failing. Next time I'm feeling energetic, I'll have to bump up the weight sooner.
Misc:
Went to the indoor shooting range with Gregg, Hayden, Eric, Griffin, Kane. Shot the new Glock 22. Liked it.
(RDL)225x8,275x6,6,6,300x2 PR!
(LegPress)4platesx15,15,15,6platesx15 Good
(135#SLDL)3x15, 185#x10 Grip dead
(70#Shrug)3x10
(70#Crunch)30/+10,10,10
(BallPike)3x12 good
(Dips)2x12
52mins
Started with 225#'s for dead lifts, then got 3 good sets at 275#'s. This didn't feel too heavy so I added a 10# disk to each side. I did the math and realized I was at 295#'s, so I added a 2.5# on each side for an even 300#'s. I wanted to get 3-4 reps with this weight, but only got 2. I think I could have done 2 more reps, but my grip was failing and I couldn't hold the weight. Still a great RDL session.
Leg Press and SLDL were a superset with leg press feeling pretty good, so I added 2 plates for the last set. 135#'s was too light for SLDL so I added weight on the last set there as well. I need to start with more than 135 from now on here. My grip was pretty dead by the end of SLDL and became more problematic during shrugs. Going to have to work on grip strenght (been saying that for a while though, and haven't done it yet).
The weighted crunch/swiss ball pike combo seems to be working well for abs. Finished the WO with 2 sets of dips. Good lower WO. I wonder when my knees are going to be ready for squats again. Until that time, I'll have to work on leg press. Very happy with RDL today. Just wish my grip wasn't failing. Next time I'm feeling energetic, I'll have to bump up the weight sooner.
Misc:
Went to the indoor shooting range with Gregg, Hayden, Eric, Griffin, Kane. Shot the new Glock 22. Liked it.
Tue 12/25 - Christmas Cardio
Cardio:
Walked 20 mins to Tara's for brunch.
Walked 40 mins home from Tara's after brunch.
Great Christmas with my kids, Mom, Cranny, Tara and her gang. Beautiful day in Williamsburg. They had snow (White Christmas) in Leesburg/NOVA. In the afternoon I took the boys to an outdoor range (Chickahominy WMA) and we shot the AR. They really like it.
Walked 20 mins to Tara's for brunch.
Walked 40 mins home from Tara's after brunch.
Great Christmas with my kids, Mom, Cranny, Tara and her gang. Beautiful day in Williamsburg. They had snow (White Christmas) in Leesburg/NOVA. In the afternoon I took the boys to an outdoor range (Chickahominy WMA) and we shot the AR. They really like it.
Mon 12/24 - GBR upper
Workout: (Iron Bound Gym)
(135#Incline)10,10,8,60#DBx10 (4)
(135#BOR)4x9
(135#Bench)3x12
(80#T-BarRow)3x8
(45#IsoLatShldr)3x11 very good
(30#IncFly)2x10
(65#OHTriExt)10,10,11
(25#Lat/RearDelt)3x8/10
(30#HammerCurl)2x10
(TortureTwist)30/+10,10,10
(TriPushDown)x20,15
55mins
Workout out at Iron Bound Gym in Williamsburg. It was busy and had to wait for the incline and got 3 sets. Others were waiting so I did the last set with DB's. BOR was good and did 9 reps/set rather than 8. Bench was pretty good. T-bar rows felt heavy after BOR.
Iso lateral shoulder press was really good, as were OH tri extensions. I used 25#'s for lateral and delts and did them as a triple superset with OH tri extensions. I did some curls again today and I'll try to do a few sets every other workout or so as long as they don't hurt my elbows too much. I finished with some ab work and was picking up my stuff by the triceps pushdown machine so I decided to do 2 quick "burnout sets". They felt good.
Good WO, but I was frustrated with having to wait for the incline and then having 3 guys waiting for me to finish my sets.
Cardio:
I walked for close to an hour (55 mins) with Mom in the afternoon.
Nutrition:
Not going to bother tracking it while in Williamsburg. I'll just try to make sure I'm getting adequate protein and not worry too much about the rest until I get back home.
(135#Incline)10,10,8,60#DBx10 (4)
(135#BOR)4x9
(135#Bench)3x12
(80#T-BarRow)3x8
(45#IsoLatShldr)3x11 very good
(30#IncFly)2x10
(65#OHTriExt)10,10,11
(25#Lat/RearDelt)3x8/10
(30#HammerCurl)2x10
(TortureTwist)30/+10,10,10
(TriPushDown)x20,15
55mins
Workout out at Iron Bound Gym in Williamsburg. It was busy and had to wait for the incline and got 3 sets. Others were waiting so I did the last set with DB's. BOR was good and did 9 reps/set rather than 8. Bench was pretty good. T-bar rows felt heavy after BOR.
Iso lateral shoulder press was really good, as were OH tri extensions. I used 25#'s for lateral and delts and did them as a triple superset with OH tri extensions. I did some curls again today and I'll try to do a few sets every other workout or so as long as they don't hurt my elbows too much. I finished with some ab work and was picking up my stuff by the triceps pushdown machine so I decided to do 2 quick "burnout sets". They felt good.
Good WO, but I was frustrated with having to wait for the incline and then having 3 guys waiting for me to finish my sets.
Cardio:
I walked for close to an hour (55 mins) with Mom in the afternoon.
Nutrition:
Not going to bother tracking it while in Williamsburg. I'll just try to make sure I'm getting adequate protein and not worry too much about the rest until I get back home.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Sat 12/22 - GBR Upper
Workout: (at Fitness First)
(75#DBIncline)4x7 awesome. PR!
(135#BOR)4x8
(135#Bench)12,12,14 great!
(80#IsoLatRow)3x12 Love 'em
(45#IsoLatShldr)13,10,10
(30#InclineFly)2x10
(60#OHTriExt)3x10 hard
(25#LateralDelt)2x8
(25#RearDelt)2x10
47mins
This was the 3rd upper WO this week, so wasn't sure how I'd be feeling. DB incline was great. First time I've gottne 4x7 w/ 75#DB's. Bent over rows were OK. I'd like to bump the weight here, but it's easy to cheat on these so I've been sticking with 135. Flat bench was very good today. Better than last WO where I hit a wall. Got 14 on the last set and wasn't grinding too hard for that. Should probably up the weight. I'm loving this IsoLateral row machine. I can really feel it working my back. Gotta bump the weight to 90#'s next time.
Per last WO, I used 45#'s on the IsoLat shoulder press machine today. Still figuring out the weight, hence the erratic reps. Works the shoudlers well. Incline flyes were OK - bothered my elbows a bit. OH tri extensions were OK. Would still like to be bumping the weight on these because I've been stuck on 65# DB's for a while, but tri's are pretty wiped after all the pushing. I did the tri extensions, lateral (bumped to 25#DB's here) and rear delts as a triple super set because I was running short on time.
Great WO! Very happy with incline and bench and this was at the end of the week (3rd upper WO) and I've been cutting all week and worked out fasted. Very pleased with the progress during a cut.
Nutrition:
I weighed 177.4 this morning. Time for some increased calories today. Treated myself to PeiWei and a couple pieces of fruit.
(75#DBIncline)4x7 awesome. PR!
(135#BOR)4x8
(135#Bench)12,12,14 great!
(80#IsoLatRow)3x12 Love 'em
(45#IsoLatShldr)13,10,10
(30#InclineFly)2x10
(60#OHTriExt)3x10 hard
(25#LateralDelt)2x8
(25#RearDelt)2x10
47mins
This was the 3rd upper WO this week, so wasn't sure how I'd be feeling. DB incline was great. First time I've gottne 4x7 w/ 75#DB's. Bent over rows were OK. I'd like to bump the weight here, but it's easy to cheat on these so I've been sticking with 135. Flat bench was very good today. Better than last WO where I hit a wall. Got 14 on the last set and wasn't grinding too hard for that. Should probably up the weight. I'm loving this IsoLateral row machine. I can really feel it working my back. Gotta bump the weight to 90#'s next time.
Per last WO, I used 45#'s on the IsoLat shoulder press machine today. Still figuring out the weight, hence the erratic reps. Works the shoudlers well. Incline flyes were OK - bothered my elbows a bit. OH tri extensions were OK. Would still like to be bumping the weight on these because I've been stuck on 65# DB's for a while, but tri's are pretty wiped after all the pushing. I did the tri extensions, lateral (bumped to 25#DB's here) and rear delts as a triple super set because I was running short on time.
Great WO! Very happy with incline and bench and this was at the end of the week (3rd upper WO) and I've been cutting all week and worked out fasted. Very pleased with the progress during a cut.
Nutrition:
I weighed 177.4 this morning. Time for some increased calories today. Treated myself to PeiWei and a couple pieces of fruit.
| Prot | Carb | Fat | Cal | ||
| TOTALS: | Grams | 216 | 239 | 46 | 2,213 |
| Calories | 862 | 957 | 418 | 2,236 | |
| Percent | 39% | 43% | 19% | ` |
Friday, December 21, 2012
Fri 12/21 - Lower
Workout: (at Fitness First)
(225#RDL)4x8
(LegPress)2platesx25,4platesx20,20,20 (4)
(135#SLDL)3x12
(70#Shrugs)3x10
(70#Crunch)20/+8,8,8
(BallPike)2x15
45mins
I warmed up with 135#x12 and could still really feel the rows in my back from yesterday, so I decided then not to go heavy. 225#'s was enough for today. After the 1st or 2nd set I was tempted to put more weight on, but could feel a bit of strain in my right elbow and sound judgement prevailed (fortunately). I wasn't planning on leg press because my knees were barking at me this morning, but after RDL, the felt a little better. The high reps felt pretty good and I supersetted them with SLDL. I got light headed a few times during this superset.
I did shrugs, which were OK and used same DB for crunches. These were really good today. Sometimes it just feels like I'm hitting/isolating them much better than others. I did 2 sets of ball pikes (pikes with the swiss ball) and they felt really good on lower abs after hitting heavy crunches. I'll do this combo again when I get a chance.
Pretty average WO. Still can't really hit legs like I'd like, but doing what I can.
Nutrition:
I weighed 178.0 this morning. Gone are the days when I can eat clean for a week and be 170 or below. I guess that's a good thing, because I'm leaning out & it means I've put on a decent amount of LBM during my last 2 cycles. Good nutrition today, but should have eaten more around the WO.
(225#RDL)4x8
(LegPress)2platesx25,4platesx20,20,20 (4)
(135#SLDL)3x12
(70#Shrugs)3x10
(70#Crunch)20/+8,8,8
(BallPike)2x15
45mins
I warmed up with 135#x12 and could still really feel the rows in my back from yesterday, so I decided then not to go heavy. 225#'s was enough for today. After the 1st or 2nd set I was tempted to put more weight on, but could feel a bit of strain in my right elbow and sound judgement prevailed (fortunately). I wasn't planning on leg press because my knees were barking at me this morning, but after RDL, the felt a little better. The high reps felt pretty good and I supersetted them with SLDL. I got light headed a few times during this superset.
I did shrugs, which were OK and used same DB for crunches. These were really good today. Sometimes it just feels like I'm hitting/isolating them much better than others. I did 2 sets of ball pikes (pikes with the swiss ball) and they felt really good on lower abs after hitting heavy crunches. I'll do this combo again when I get a chance.
Pretty average WO. Still can't really hit legs like I'd like, but doing what I can.
Nutrition:
I weighed 178.0 this morning. Gone are the days when I can eat clean for a week and be 170 or below. I guess that's a good thing, because I'm leaning out & it means I've put on a decent amount of LBM during my last 2 cycles. Good nutrition today, but should have eaten more around the WO.
| Prot | Carb | Fat | Cal | ||
| TOTALS: | Grams | 205 | 115 | 28 | 1,513 |
| Calories | 819 | 460 | 252 | 1,532 | |
| Percent | 53% | 30% | 16% | ` |
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Thurs 12/20 - GBR Upper
Workout: (Worked out at Fitness First)
(135#Incline)4x10 Good
(135#BOR)4x8
(135#Bench)12,12,9 Hard
(80#IsoLateralRow)3x12 Aweome!
(IsoLateralShoulder)35#x15,45#x12,12
(30#IncFly)2x10
(65#OHTriExt)3x10
(20#LatDelt)3x12 Good
(25#RearDelt)3x12
(HammerCurls)35#x7,30#x10
(TortureTwist)30/+10,10,10
57mins
+13 mins on the dreadmill=70mins
Barbell incline was good, but a felt a little harder than last 4x10 WO. This was reflected in flat bench where I got less reps than last time. BARELY got #12 up on 2 set, and only 9 on last set. Really low cals/carbs yesterday & working out fasted might have played a part here. BOR's were OK, but the iso lateral row machine was really good. Good weight and good reps.
I decided to do shoulders on the iso lateral machine instead of OHP today. First set was too light, but 45#s were great. Felt a burn/pump in my shoulders more than w/ OHP. I'll do these when at this gym more often. Incline flyes were really good again today, but not really close to adding weight here. Chest is always fatigued by the time I hit these.
Overhead tri's were OK. I did more reps with lateral raises today. Probably a product of just doing them more frequently lately. Rear delt's were OK. Was planning on using the machine, but someone was on it, so I did DB's. I decided to hit curls today. I haven't done them in months due to my elbows. I did hammer curls which puts less stress on the elbows/tendons and these felt pretty darn good. Hit abs and that was that.
Good WO today. A little weaker on incline/bench, but some great work on the iso lateral machines. I'll have to try the iso lateral bench sometime soon. It felt good to do a few curls again. Walked on the dreadmill for 13 minutes that felt like an hour.
Nutrition:
Weighed 178.2 this morning. Post WO meal was a whey shake, plus a bowl of Cherios with sliced up banana. I think I could have eaten 4-5 bowls. Fairly good nutrition day. Higher carbs; still well below maintenance.
(135#Incline)4x10 Good
(135#BOR)4x8
(135#Bench)12,12,9 Hard
(80#IsoLateralRow)3x12 Aweome!
(IsoLateralShoulder)35#x15,45#x12,12
(30#IncFly)2x10
(65#OHTriExt)3x10
(20#LatDelt)3x12 Good
(25#RearDelt)3x12
(HammerCurls)35#x7,30#x10
(TortureTwist)30/+10,10,10
57mins
+13 mins on the dreadmill=70mins
Barbell incline was good, but a felt a little harder than last 4x10 WO. This was reflected in flat bench where I got less reps than last time. BARELY got #12 up on 2 set, and only 9 on last set. Really low cals/carbs yesterday & working out fasted might have played a part here. BOR's were OK, but the iso lateral row machine was really good. Good weight and good reps.
I decided to do shoulders on the iso lateral machine instead of OHP today. First set was too light, but 45#s were great. Felt a burn/pump in my shoulders more than w/ OHP. I'll do these when at this gym more often. Incline flyes were really good again today, but not really close to adding weight here. Chest is always fatigued by the time I hit these.
Overhead tri's were OK. I did more reps with lateral raises today. Probably a product of just doing them more frequently lately. Rear delt's were OK. Was planning on using the machine, but someone was on it, so I did DB's. I decided to hit curls today. I haven't done them in months due to my elbows. I did hammer curls which puts less stress on the elbows/tendons and these felt pretty darn good. Hit abs and that was that.
Good WO today. A little weaker on incline/bench, but some great work on the iso lateral machines. I'll have to try the iso lateral bench sometime soon. It felt good to do a few curls again. Walked on the dreadmill for 13 minutes that felt like an hour.
Nutrition:
Weighed 178.2 this morning. Post WO meal was a whey shake, plus a bowl of Cherios with sliced up banana. I think I could have eaten 4-5 bowls. Fairly good nutrition day. Higher carbs; still well below maintenance.
| Prot | Carb | Fat | Cal | ||
| TOTALS: | Grams | 224 | 146 | 28 | 1,728 |
| Calories | 897 | 585 | 256 | 1,738 | |
| Percent | 52% | 34% | 15% | ` |
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Wed 12/19 - Cardio?
Cardio: I went for a 50 min walk. That's about the best cardio I've been able to manage lately. Felt good to get out, but my knees still aren't right. They feel like they are "locking up" at times. Still painful to stand up from a seated position. Ughhhh.
Nutrition: Weighed 178.8 this morning. Strict/clean diet today.
Tomorrow: Not sure what I'll be doing for a WO tomorrow. I'd normally hit legs or a heavy full-body WO, but think I might give legs another day off and do an upper higher rep WO. All that really means lately is higher rep incline/rows (first main movements) and pretty much the same on all accessory stuff. Might go to the gym in Leesburg in the morning.
Nutrition: Weighed 178.8 this morning. Strict/clean diet today.
| Prot | Carb | Fat | Cal | ||
| TOTALS: | Grams | 214 | 51 | 25 | 1,278 |
| Calories | 856 | 204 | 225 | 1,285 | |
| Percent | 67% | 16% | 18% | ` |
Tomorrow: Not sure what I'll be doing for a WO tomorrow. I'd normally hit legs or a heavy full-body WO, but think I might give legs another day off and do an upper higher rep WO. All that really means lately is higher rep incline/rows (first main movements) and pretty much the same on all accessory stuff. Might go to the gym in Leesburg in the morning.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Tue 12/18 - GBR upper
Workout:
(75#DBIncline)7,7,7,5 Good
(155#SmithBOR)4x8 very good
(165#SmithBench)10,10,9
(125#Row)3x8
(95#OHP)2x10
(30#IncFly)2x10
(65#OHTriExt)3x10
(20#LatDelt)3x10
(25#RearDelt)3x12
48 mins
Good DB incline. Was hoping to get 4x7, and almost had the 6th rep up on the last set, but just couldn't get it. I didn't feel very strong on the first set, so I was really pleased to get 3x7, plus the last set of 5. BOR were good and I really tried to hold the weight at contraction for a split second and really squeeze my back. I could still feel dead lifts from yesterday in my back though.
I bumped the weight up on smith bench and really worked the last two sets. These were good. Rows were good, but to spare my elbows at least a little I stopped at 8 reps when I could have done more. OHP was really good, but tri's were worked pretty well and my right shoulder is still a little off, so I cut it to 2 sets. More precautionary than due to pain. Incline flyes were really good today. I really squeezed at the top/contraction and really felt it in my chest.
Tri extensions were good. I considered bumping up to 70# DB's, but 65 was enough. Rear and lateral delts were good.
Note on shoulders: I always do OHP after incline and bench and delt work at the end of my WO's. I'm thinking I need to occasionally move OHP earlier in the WO because after all the bench pressing my tri's are worked and I can't go very heavy on presses. That, or do a dedicated short shoulder WO once in a while, but that puts stress on the shoulder girdle an extra day and my shoulders can be a bit temperamental. Dunno. Trial and error I guess and see what works.
Nutrition:
As predicted, my weight was up a little this morning to 180.0 and it's got to be due to the high sodium in all the crab I ate. Pretty good nutrition day again today. Basically same as yesterday, but 2 pieces of fruit so carbs were slightly higher today.
(75#DBIncline)7,7,7,5 Good
(155#SmithBOR)4x8 very good
(165#SmithBench)10,10,9
(125#Row)3x8
(95#OHP)2x10
(30#IncFly)2x10
(65#OHTriExt)3x10
(20#LatDelt)3x10
(25#RearDelt)3x12
48 mins
Good DB incline. Was hoping to get 4x7, and almost had the 6th rep up on the last set, but just couldn't get it. I didn't feel very strong on the first set, so I was really pleased to get 3x7, plus the last set of 5. BOR were good and I really tried to hold the weight at contraction for a split second and really squeeze my back. I could still feel dead lifts from yesterday in my back though.
I bumped the weight up on smith bench and really worked the last two sets. These were good. Rows were good, but to spare my elbows at least a little I stopped at 8 reps when I could have done more. OHP was really good, but tri's were worked pretty well and my right shoulder is still a little off, so I cut it to 2 sets. More precautionary than due to pain. Incline flyes were really good today. I really squeezed at the top/contraction and really felt it in my chest.
Tri extensions were good. I considered bumping up to 70# DB's, but 65 was enough. Rear and lateral delts were good.
Note on shoulders: I always do OHP after incline and bench and delt work at the end of my WO's. I'm thinking I need to occasionally move OHP earlier in the WO because after all the bench pressing my tri's are worked and I can't go very heavy on presses. That, or do a dedicated short shoulder WO once in a while, but that puts stress on the shoulder girdle an extra day and my shoulders can be a bit temperamental. Dunno. Trial and error I guess and see what works.
Nutrition:
As predicted, my weight was up a little this morning to 180.0 and it's got to be due to the high sodium in all the crab I ate. Pretty good nutrition day again today. Basically same as yesterday, but 2 pieces of fruit so carbs were slightly higher today.
| TOTALS: | Grams | 225 | 152 | 27 | 1,740 |
| Calories | 898 | 609 | 242 | 1,749 | |
| Percent | 51% | 35% | 14% | ` |
Monday, December 17, 2012
Mon 12/17 - Lower (Pop goes the knee)
Workout:
(RDL)135w/u,225x8,245x6,6,265x6,6 (5) great! Rep PR @ 265lbs.
(LegPress)2platesx25,4platesx15,15,15 (4)
(135#SLDL)3x15
(LegExtension)Pop goes the knee!
(65#Shrugs)3x10
(70#Crunch)20/+9,8,8
47mins
I decided to work out in Leesburg before work this morning so I could do deadlifts w/o the smith machine. Deadlifts were great and 265 lbs didn't feel all that heavy. I did the last 3 sets mixed grip which makes a big difference for me. Leg press felt pretty good, but did feel it in my knees. SLDL were good, but too light, but just stuck with it instead of adding weight and kept reps high. Definitely need to start doing cardio, because I was winded after these sets. Need to go heavier on these and keep reps 10-12.
I decided I'd better start trying to do leg extensions because I can't squat right now because of my knees. This turned out to be a huge mistake. I could hear a "grinding" type sound on the first couple of reps and then felt something kind of "pop" in the inner side of my right knee. I stopped immediately and am hoping I didn't do any real damage. Moved on to shrugs which should have been heavier and bumped up weight on crunches to 70 lbs. These were good and went to near failure on the Myo Rep mini sets.
Workout was going great until leg extensions. Still a good workout and I was really pleased with deadlifts today. I think these were a Rep PR w/o smith.
Elevated and iced my knee tonight. It's not too painful, but feels like it's locking up now and then and just feels "unstable".
Nutrition:
Weighed 179.2 this morning. I ate the rest of the king crab legs left over from my b'day tonight, so I won't be surprised if my weight bumps up tomorrow morning. They are healthy (high protein, low fat), but have a ton of sodium, so some extra water might be held. Good nutrition day.
(RDL)135w/u,225x8,245x6,6,265x6,6 (5) great! Rep PR @ 265lbs.
(LegPress)2platesx25,4platesx15,15,15 (4)
(135#SLDL)3x15
(LegExtension)Pop goes the knee!
(65#Shrugs)3x10
(70#Crunch)20/+9,8,8
47mins
I decided to work out in Leesburg before work this morning so I could do deadlifts w/o the smith machine. Deadlifts were great and 265 lbs didn't feel all that heavy. I did the last 3 sets mixed grip which makes a big difference for me. Leg press felt pretty good, but did feel it in my knees. SLDL were good, but too light, but just stuck with it instead of adding weight and kept reps high. Definitely need to start doing cardio, because I was winded after these sets. Need to go heavier on these and keep reps 10-12.
I decided I'd better start trying to do leg extensions because I can't squat right now because of my knees. This turned out to be a huge mistake. I could hear a "grinding" type sound on the first couple of reps and then felt something kind of "pop" in the inner side of my right knee. I stopped immediately and am hoping I didn't do any real damage. Moved on to shrugs which should have been heavier and bumped up weight on crunches to 70 lbs. These were good and went to near failure on the Myo Rep mini sets.
Workout was going great until leg extensions. Still a good workout and I was really pleased with deadlifts today. I think these were a Rep PR w/o smith.
Elevated and iced my knee tonight. It's not too painful, but feels like it's locking up now and then and just feels "unstable".
Nutrition:
Weighed 179.2 this morning. I ate the rest of the king crab legs left over from my b'day tonight, so I won't be surprised if my weight bumps up tomorrow morning. They are healthy (high protein, low fat), but have a ton of sodium, so some extra water might be held. Good nutrition day.
| Prot | Carb | Fat | Cal | ||
| TOTALS: | Grams | 229 | 119 | 37 | 1,730 |
| Calories | 916 | 477 | 331 | 1,724 | |
| Percent | 53% | 28% | 19% | ` |
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Sun 12/16 - Cardio and Week Recap (Rep PR's)
Walked 38 mins after the Redskins win. Knees still bothering me, but getting a little better. Definitely not ready for squats yet. I might try some leg extensions and see if they are any better then last week.
Nutrition:
I weighed 180.8 this morning. Not bad considering eating out a couple time this weekend. Pretty good nutrition day today.
Week Ending 12/16 Recap:
Good week. Four good workouts (1Lower, 1Full-body, 2Upper) and two walks. Some really good Incline barbell and DB and some good bench reps (Rep PR's). Definitely stronger. Weight has come down about 8 lbs since I got back from the hunting trip w/o too much effort. I'll probably come down a little more this week before breaking for Christmas.
Gotta start getting back to some decent cardio. I noticed this week being more winded after heavy sets.
My elbows were feeling a little better after a week off for the hunting trip, but they quickly reverted back to how they were before. I've really been focusing on stretching them the last couple of days and will try to keep that up. Knees are slowly coming around. My right shoulder barked at me a little last half of the week.
Up this week will probably be same as this week (more/less). I don't think my legs (knees) are ready for 2 full workloads yet, and this past week seemed to work well. So, 1Lower, 1FB-heavy, 1Upper-heavy, 1Upper-reps.
Nutrition:
I weighed 180.8 this morning. Not bad considering eating out a couple time this weekend. Pretty good nutrition day today.
| Prot | Carb | Fat | Cal | ||
| TOTALS: | Grams | 196 | 114 | 41 | 1,607 |
| Calories | 784 | 456 | 365 | 1,605 | |
| Percent | 49% | 28% | 23% | ` |
Week Ending 12/16 Recap:
Good week. Four good workouts (1Lower, 1Full-body, 2Upper) and two walks. Some really good Incline barbell and DB and some good bench reps (Rep PR's). Definitely stronger. Weight has come down about 8 lbs since I got back from the hunting trip w/o too much effort. I'll probably come down a little more this week before breaking for Christmas.
Gotta start getting back to some decent cardio. I noticed this week being more winded after heavy sets.
My elbows were feeling a little better after a week off for the hunting trip, but they quickly reverted back to how they were before. I've really been focusing on stretching them the last couple of days and will try to keep that up. Knees are slowly coming around. My right shoulder barked at me a little last half of the week.
Up this week will probably be same as this week (more/less). I don't think my legs (knees) are ready for 2 full workloads yet, and this past week seemed to work well. So, 1Lower, 1FB-heavy, 1Upper-heavy, 1Upper-reps.
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Sat 12/15 - GBR Upper
Workout: (at Fitness First)
(135#Incline)4x10 great
(135#BOR)4x8 good
(135#Bench)3x12 great
(70#IsoLatBack)3x15 real good
(95#OHP)3x6
(30#DBIncFly)2x10
(65#OHTriExt)10,9,9 hard
(20#LatDelt)3x10
(75#RearDelt)3x10
54mins
Great incline today. First time ever getting 4x10. BOR was tough, but good. Bench was great today too. I actually did 13 reps on the last set. I think I've been getting about 12,10,10. If I get those reps on "high rep day" again, I'll bump up the weight. Elbows were bothering me after BOR so instead of doing T-bar rows, I used the Iso Lateral row machine. I did these high reps and they were great, but weren't any easier on my elbows.
OHP was good, but tri's were pretty beat already. Flyes were tough and bothered elbows a bit, so I only did 2 sets. Overhead tri extensions were tough. Tri's were beat. Hit lateral and rear delts and called it a day.
Great birthday WO! Very pleased. But, elbows were pretty bad, so no pulldowns, but other good back work. If I ever get them back in shape, pullups are going to be a bear.
Nutrition:
I weighed 181.2 this morning. Surprised I dropped weight after eating out last night. Decent nutrition day. Protein should have been higher & more carbs around WO.
(135#Incline)4x10 great
(135#BOR)4x8 good
(135#Bench)3x12 great
(70#IsoLatBack)3x15 real good
(95#OHP)3x6
(30#DBIncFly)2x10
(65#OHTriExt)10,9,9 hard
(20#LatDelt)3x10
(75#RearDelt)3x10
54mins
Great incline today. First time ever getting 4x10. BOR was tough, but good. Bench was great today too. I actually did 13 reps on the last set. I think I've been getting about 12,10,10. If I get those reps on "high rep day" again, I'll bump up the weight. Elbows were bothering me after BOR so instead of doing T-bar rows, I used the Iso Lateral row machine. I did these high reps and they were great, but weren't any easier on my elbows.
OHP was good, but tri's were pretty beat already. Flyes were tough and bothered elbows a bit, so I only did 2 sets. Overhead tri extensions were tough. Tri's were beat. Hit lateral and rear delts and called it a day.
Great birthday WO! Very pleased. But, elbows were pretty bad, so no pulldowns, but other good back work. If I ever get them back in shape, pullups are going to be a bear.
Nutrition:
I weighed 181.2 this morning. Surprised I dropped weight after eating out last night. Decent nutrition day. Protein should have been higher & more carbs around WO.
| Prot | Carb | Fat | Cal | ||
| TOTALS: | Grams | 189 | 165 | 27 | 1,664 |
| Calories | 755 | 661 | 241 | 1,657 | |
| Percent | 46% | 40% | 15% | ` |
Fri 12/14 - Cardio
Yep, I actually went for a 50 minute walk in the late afternoon. First walking I've done since my hunting trip. Knees started aching a little the last 3rd, but felt good to get out.
I weighed 181.6 again this morning. Nutrition was pretty good. I went out to dinner with Mom for b'day but didn't go overboard (grilled pork chops and swapped broccoli for mashed potatoes).
I weighed 181.6 again this morning. Nutrition was pretty good. I went out to dinner with Mom for b'day but didn't go overboard (grilled pork chops and swapped broccoli for mashed potatoes).
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Thu 12/13 - Full Body
Workout:
Group1
(75#DBIncline)8,6,6,5
(155#SmithBOR)4x8 Good
(245#RDL)4x7 Good
26mins
Group2
(95#SmithOHP)4x10 Very good
(125#Row)2x8 Elbows killing
(30#InclineFlys)2x12
(130#LegPress)3x15
44mins
Add-ons
(TortureTwist)30/+10,10,10
(Dips)3x12
53 mins
DB incline was pretty good. A little surprised I dropped from 8 to 6 on second set, but not bad. Getting the DB's up in place today was painful on my elbows. Not a good sign. Wonder if I should do more barbell when I go heavy on these. BOR's were good. Bumped up the weight on RDL's from last week (still not back to where I was, but close).
OHP in the smith machine were good today and my right shoulder didn't seem to mind them too much. I tried a pulldown and that wasn't happening with my elbows, so I did the row machine. These were really painful too, so I stopped after 2 sets and switched to 2 sets of incline flyes (both supersetted with OHP). I went a little heavier on leg press today than last WO, but knees are still not back to near 100%.
Finished up with abs and 3 sets of dips. Pretty good full body WO. My hamstrings were tight the last two days from my last lower WO so decided to do full body today instead of a straight lower day. Not sure if I'll work out tomorrow, or give my elbows a rest and either hit upper or another full body on Fri or Sat.
Nutrition:
I weighed 180.6 yesterday morning and 181.6 this morning. There was a holiday pot luck at work yesterday, so weight bumped a little for this morning. Good nutrition day.
Group1
(75#DBIncline)8,6,6,5
(155#SmithBOR)4x8 Good
(245#RDL)4x7 Good
26mins
Group2
(95#SmithOHP)4x10 Very good
(125#Row)2x8 Elbows killing
(30#InclineFlys)2x12
(130#LegPress)3x15
44mins
Add-ons
(TortureTwist)30/+10,10,10
(Dips)3x12
53 mins
DB incline was pretty good. A little surprised I dropped from 8 to 6 on second set, but not bad. Getting the DB's up in place today was painful on my elbows. Not a good sign. Wonder if I should do more barbell when I go heavy on these. BOR's were good. Bumped up the weight on RDL's from last week (still not back to where I was, but close).
OHP in the smith machine were good today and my right shoulder didn't seem to mind them too much. I tried a pulldown and that wasn't happening with my elbows, so I did the row machine. These were really painful too, so I stopped after 2 sets and switched to 2 sets of incline flyes (both supersetted with OHP). I went a little heavier on leg press today than last WO, but knees are still not back to near 100%.
Finished up with abs and 3 sets of dips. Pretty good full body WO. My hamstrings were tight the last two days from my last lower WO so decided to do full body today instead of a straight lower day. Not sure if I'll work out tomorrow, or give my elbows a rest and either hit upper or another full body on Fri or Sat.
Nutrition:
I weighed 180.6 yesterday morning and 181.6 this morning. There was a holiday pot luck at work yesterday, so weight bumped a little for this morning. Good nutrition day.
| Prot | Carb | Fat | Cal | ||
| TOTALS: | Grams | 218 | 138 | 30 | 1,679 |
| Calories | 873 | 551 | 269 | 1,694 | |
| Percent | 52% | 33% | 16% | ` |
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Tue 12/11 - GBR Upper
Workout:
(155#SmithIncline)4x10 good
(110#BOR)4x10
(155#SmithBench)3x12 great
(125#Row)3x10 great
(95#SmithOHP)2x10
(30#IncFly)2x10
(65#OHTriExt)3x10 good
(25#RearDelt)3x10
(20#LatDelt)2x10
(Dips)12,10
44mins
Today was a higher rep day. I decided to do barbell incline instead of dumbbells today. These were good on the smith machine, though I'd rather not have to use it as frequently as I do. Bent Over Row's weren't great today. I went lighter, and they bothered my elbow pretty bad. I did one set with an underhand grip and that hurt even worse than normal. Smith bench was really good and I bumped up weight on the row machine. I'm loving this row machine at the large Sprint gym.
My right shoulder has been a little sore the last couple of days and it bothered me a bit during OHP, so I only did 2 sets. They were good sets. Incline fly's were tough, so 2 sets were plenty there as well. Overhead Tri extension (on the preacher curl seat again) were good again. I need to work on bumping that weight up. Rear delts were OK, and WO was over there, but I decided to hit 2 quick sets of lateral delts. I was cooling down and decided some dips might feel good (I love dips). Chest and tri's were worked well and these bothered my right shoulder a bit. I probably should have skipped these.
I felt pretty good about this WO. It started with incline feeling a little tougher than I thought it would be, but warmed up after that and felt good other than my right shoulder barking a little bit (and of course my elbows are still a mess, but that goes w/o saying lately).
Nutrition:
I weighed 183.2 this morning.Good nutrition day. Skipped the apple I wanted tonight.
(155#SmithIncline)4x10 good
(110#BOR)4x10
(155#SmithBench)3x12 great
(125#Row)3x10 great
(95#SmithOHP)2x10
(30#IncFly)2x10
(65#OHTriExt)3x10 good
(25#RearDelt)3x10
(20#LatDelt)2x10
(Dips)12,10
44mins
Today was a higher rep day. I decided to do barbell incline instead of dumbbells today. These were good on the smith machine, though I'd rather not have to use it as frequently as I do. Bent Over Row's weren't great today. I went lighter, and they bothered my elbow pretty bad. I did one set with an underhand grip and that hurt even worse than normal. Smith bench was really good and I bumped up weight on the row machine. I'm loving this row machine at the large Sprint gym.
My right shoulder has been a little sore the last couple of days and it bothered me a bit during OHP, so I only did 2 sets. They were good sets. Incline fly's were tough, so 2 sets were plenty there as well. Overhead Tri extension (on the preacher curl seat again) were good again. I need to work on bumping that weight up. Rear delts were OK, and WO was over there, but I decided to hit 2 quick sets of lateral delts. I was cooling down and decided some dips might feel good (I love dips). Chest and tri's were worked well and these bothered my right shoulder a bit. I probably should have skipped these.
I felt pretty good about this WO. It started with incline feeling a little tougher than I thought it would be, but warmed up after that and felt good other than my right shoulder barking a little bit (and of course my elbows are still a mess, but that goes w/o saying lately).
Nutrition:
I weighed 183.2 this morning.Good nutrition day. Skipped the apple I wanted tonight.
| Prot | Carb | Fat | Cal | ||
| TOTALS: | Grams | 203 | 113 | 33 | 1,570 |
| Calories | 813 | 452 | 301 | 1,566 | |
| Percent | 52% | 29% | 19% | ` |
Monday, December 10, 2012
Mon 12/10 - Lower
Workout:
(225#RDL)4x8
(100#LegPress)4x20
(155#SLDL)3x15
(35#GHR)2x12
(65#Shrugs)3x10
(65#Crunch)25/+7,7,7
4-minute Plank
40mins
Warmed up with 135x10 for RDL. I only had 3 sets penciled in for the WO, but it felt good to be doing dead lifts again so I did 4 sets. When warming up I tried some leg/quad extensions and even with very light weight, it was really painful, so I scratched them off. I can't do squats, but was able to do fairly light leg press with high reps. I supersetted that with Stiff Leg Dead Lifts.
I had GHR's written in, and w/o being able to do much quad work, didn't know what else to do, so I stuck with GHR, but only did 2 sets. That's 3 ham-dominant exercises, so not a balanced WO. Did shrugs and crunches which were both pretty good and had a few mins left in my time budgeted so I decided to do a plank. I haven't done planks in a couple months, so I was curious how this would go. I held the plank for 4 minutes. Pretty good for not having done any in a long time.
Decent WO. Just not the same w/o being able to do squats or heavier leg press. Better than nothing, and my shoulders needed another day off today.
Nutrition:
I weighed 186.8 this morning. My "mini-refeed" did not go well. It turned into a fairly large re-feed with the kids. Oh well, back to work...
(225#RDL)4x8
(100#LegPress)4x20
(155#SLDL)3x15
(35#GHR)2x12
(65#Shrugs)3x10
(65#Crunch)25/+7,7,7
4-minute Plank
40mins
Warmed up with 135x10 for RDL. I only had 3 sets penciled in for the WO, but it felt good to be doing dead lifts again so I did 4 sets. When warming up I tried some leg/quad extensions and even with very light weight, it was really painful, so I scratched them off. I can't do squats, but was able to do fairly light leg press with high reps. I supersetted that with Stiff Leg Dead Lifts.
I had GHR's written in, and w/o being able to do much quad work, didn't know what else to do, so I stuck with GHR, but only did 2 sets. That's 3 ham-dominant exercises, so not a balanced WO. Did shrugs and crunches which were both pretty good and had a few mins left in my time budgeted so I decided to do a plank. I haven't done planks in a couple months, so I was curious how this would go. I held the plank for 4 minutes. Pretty good for not having done any in a long time.
Decent WO. Just not the same w/o being able to do squats or heavier leg press. Better than nothing, and my shoulders needed another day off today.
Nutrition:
I weighed 186.8 this morning. My "mini-refeed" did not go well. It turned into a fairly large re-feed with the kids. Oh well, back to work...
| Prot | Carb | Fat | Cal | ||
| TOTALS: | Grams | 200 | 147 | 34 | 1,663 |
| Calories | 800 | 589 | 306 | 1,695 | |
| Percent | 47% | 35% | 18% | ` |
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Sat 12/8 - Upper
Workout:
(75#DBIncline)7,7,6,5 Good
(135#BOR)4x7 very good
(135#Bench)12,10,10 great
(90#T-Bar)3x8
(95#OHP)3x6 good
(30#IncFly)3x8
(Dips)12,10
(65#OHTriExt)2x10
(25#RearDelt)3x10
(65#Crunch)20/+7,7,7
51 mins
DB Incline was good and got same reps as last WO, so happy w/ that given cut. Felt good to do bent over row out of the smith. Bench felt really good. Kept the weight really controlled. T-bar bothered my elbow. OHP was pretty good, and this also felt good to do out of the smith today.
Incline flys were hard today, and it felt good to get a couple sets of dips in. Overhead tri extensions were tough after dips so I only did 2 sets. I did these again sitting on the preacher curl for stability and really like this setup. Bumped up weight on rear delts and finished up with weighted crunches.
Good workout, especially for cutting all week and working out fasted.
Nutrition:
I weighed 179.6 this AM. Not sure why weight bumped a little. Refeed today so I won't really bother tracking macro's. I'll just make sure I get plenty of protein and not worry too much about carbs.
(75#DBIncline)7,7,6,5 Good
(135#BOR)4x7 very good
(135#Bench)12,10,10 great
(90#T-Bar)3x8
(95#OHP)3x6 good
(30#IncFly)3x8
(Dips)12,10
(65#OHTriExt)2x10
(25#RearDelt)3x10
(65#Crunch)20/+7,7,7
51 mins
DB Incline was good and got same reps as last WO, so happy w/ that given cut. Felt good to do bent over row out of the smith. Bench felt really good. Kept the weight really controlled. T-bar bothered my elbow. OHP was pretty good, and this also felt good to do out of the smith today.
Incline flys were hard today, and it felt good to get a couple sets of dips in. Overhead tri extensions were tough after dips so I only did 2 sets. I did these again sitting on the preacher curl for stability and really like this setup. Bumped up weight on rear delts and finished up with weighted crunches.
Good workout, especially for cutting all week and working out fasted.
Nutrition:
I weighed 179.6 this AM. Not sure why weight bumped a little. Refeed today so I won't really bother tracking macro's. I'll just make sure I get plenty of protein and not worry too much about carbs.
Friday, December 7, 2012
Fri 12/7 - Day off & Nutrition
Day off and elbows are really bad today. I'm not sure if it was from pulling yesterday, or overhead triceps extensions. Tried to stretch them a lot this evening.
Nutrition:
I weighed 178.4 this morning. That's 10 pounds down from last Friday. Really clean diet today until dinner. Went out to eat with the kids, but had a salad with grilled chicken (double meat) and then went to Sweet Frog. I got no-sugar vanilla, but added a few chocolate covered pomegranates. The salad also had a little feta on it, but I didn't count either of those separately because I left almonds in the list and didn't eat them, so figure they are about a wash.
Hopefully elbows will feel better tomorrow and I'll try to hit the gym in the morning before the kids wake up and then a small re-feed day. I'll try not to let it get out of hand :)
Nutrition:
I weighed 178.4 this morning. That's 10 pounds down from last Friday. Really clean diet today until dinner. Went out to eat with the kids, but had a salad with grilled chicken (double meat) and then went to Sweet Frog. I got no-sugar vanilla, but added a few chocolate covered pomegranates. The salad also had a little feta on it, but I didn't count either of those separately because I left almonds in the list and didn't eat them, so figure they are about a wash.
Hopefully elbows will feel better tomorrow and I'll try to hit the gym in the morning before the kids wake up and then a small re-feed day. I'll try not to let it get out of hand :)
| Fri | Time | Item | Size | Prot | Carb | Fat | Cal | Weight |
| 12/7/2012 | 7:30AM | BCAA | 10g | 178.4 | ||||
| 12:45PM | Creatine | 5g | ||||||
| 12:45PM | Whey Shake W1 | 1 scoop | 30 | 4 | 1 | 140 | ||
| 1PM | Salad | 16oz | 9 | 21 | 0 | 114 | ||
| 1PM | Chicken | 6.4oz | 45 | 0 | 2 | 192 | ||
| 2:15PM | Chobani Yogurt | 6oz | 18 | 7 | 0 | 100 | ||
| 2:45PM | Jerky (Walmart) | 1oz | 14 | 3 | 1 | 80 | ||
| 5:30PM | Jerky (Walmart) | 1oz | 14 | 3 | 1 | 80 | ||
| 7:30PM | Chicken | 8oz | 56 | 0 | 2 | 240 | ||
| 7:30PM | Salad | 8oz | 5 | 9 | 0 | 57 | ||
| 9PM | FROYO | 2.5servings | 8 | 53 | 0 | 250 | ||
| 10PM | Casein Protein C2 | 1 scoop | 24 | 3 | 1 | 120 | ||
| All Day | EFA's | 10caps | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | ||
| All Day | Almonds | 1oz | 6 | 6 | 15 | 185 | ||
| Prot | Carb | Fat | Cal | |||||
| TOTALS: | Grams | 228 | 109 | 33 | 1,648 | |||
| Calories | 914 | 436 | 293 | 1,643 | ||||
| Percent | 56% | 27% | 18% | ` |
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Thu 12/6 - Upper (fat coming off)
Workout: (fasted)
(75#DBIncline)7,7,6,5 good
(155#SmithBOR)4x10 very good
(155#SmithBench)12,10,10 great
(115#Row)3x10
(95#SmithOHP)3x10 great
(30#IncFly)3x10
(65#OHTriExt)3x10 great
(50#RearDelt)3x10
(T-Twist)30/+10,10,10
(60#TriPushdown)3x10
55mins
DB incline was good. I didn't get quite as many reps as Sat (8,7,6,6), but glad I was able to keep at same weight. I was going to try to do pulldowns or 2 sets of pullups, but that hurt elbows bad on warmup, so I did bent over rows, which were really good. Smith bench was excellent and then I used the row machine that I'm liking at the large Sprint gym.
Smith OHP was good and I really felt it in my traps on extension/felxion. Incline flys were decent. Overhead tri extensions were hard, but really good. I really felt it in my tri's. They were well worked from all the pushing already. I did rear delt on the machine, did torture twists for abs and a couple quick sets of tri pushdowns on the dip assist/med ball. These weren't as good today, and were really un-necessary.
Excellent WO, especially given low carbs/cals and working out fasted. Very happy w/ today.
Nutrition:
I weighed 180.2 this morning. Decided not to increase carbs/cals much today. I did have some Cherios w/milk after my WO, but decided not to eat the apple and banana I took to work with me. I must have went to the fridge 5 times for that darn apple. This weekend will be tough to keep clean with the kids. I'm thinking I'll get to the gym early Sat AM before they wake up for a tension WO and have a "re-feed" after (e.g. a day with carbs).
(75#DBIncline)7,7,6,5 good
(155#SmithBOR)4x10 very good
(155#SmithBench)12,10,10 great
(115#Row)3x10
(95#SmithOHP)3x10 great
(30#IncFly)3x10
(65#OHTriExt)3x10 great
(50#RearDelt)3x10
(T-Twist)30/+10,10,10
(60#TriPushdown)3x10
55mins
DB incline was good. I didn't get quite as many reps as Sat (8,7,6,6), but glad I was able to keep at same weight. I was going to try to do pulldowns or 2 sets of pullups, but that hurt elbows bad on warmup, so I did bent over rows, which were really good. Smith bench was excellent and then I used the row machine that I'm liking at the large Sprint gym.
Smith OHP was good and I really felt it in my traps on extension/felxion. Incline flys were decent. Overhead tri extensions were hard, but really good. I really felt it in my tri's. They were well worked from all the pushing already. I did rear delt on the machine, did torture twists for abs and a couple quick sets of tri pushdowns on the dip assist/med ball. These weren't as good today, and were really un-necessary.
Excellent WO, especially given low carbs/cals and working out fasted. Very happy w/ today.
Nutrition:
I weighed 180.2 this morning. Decided not to increase carbs/cals much today. I did have some Cherios w/milk after my WO, but decided not to eat the apple and banana I took to work with me. I must have went to the fridge 5 times for that darn apple. This weekend will be tough to keep clean with the kids. I'm thinking I'll get to the gym early Sat AM before they wake up for a tension WO and have a "re-feed" after (e.g. a day with carbs).
| Thu | Time | Item | Size | Prot | Carb | Fat | Cal | Weight |
| 12/6/2012 | 11AM | BCAA | 10g | 180.2 | ||||
| 11AM | WO - Upper | |||||||
| 1PM | Creatine | 5g | ||||||
| 1PM | Whey Shake W1 | 1 scoop | 30 | 4 | 1 | 140 | ||
| 1PM | Milk (Fat Free) | 1 Cup | 9 | 13 | 0 | 90 | ||
| 1PM | Cherios | 1.5 Cups | 5 | 30 | 2 | 150 | ||
| 1:30PM | Chicken | 4oz | 28 | 0 | 1 | 120 | ||
| 3:30PM | Salad | 16oz | 9 | 21 | 0 | 114 | ||
| 3:30PM | Chicken | 6.9oz | 48 | 0 | 2 | 207 | ||
| 5:15PM | Jerky (Walmart) | 1oz | 14 | 3 | 1 | 80 | ||
| 7:30PM | Chicken | 6.6oz | 46 | 0 | 2 | 198 | ||
| 7:30PM | Yellow Squash | 6oz | 2 | 5 | 0 | 30 | ||
| 9:30PM | Jerky (Walmart) | 1oz | 14 | 3 | 1 | 80 | ||
| 9:30PM | Casein Protein C2 | 1 scoop | 24 | 3 | 1 | 120 | ||
| All Day | EFA's | 10caps | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | ||
| All Day | Almonds | 1/2oz | 3 | 3 | 8 | 93 | ||
| Prot | Carb | Fat | Cal | |||||
| TOTALS: | Grams | 231 | 86 | 27 | 1,512 | |||
| Calories | 926 | 343 | 246 | 1,515 | ||||
| Percent | 61% | 23% | 16% | ` |
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Wed 12/5 - Another Day Off & Nutrition
Knees are still shot. Stairs and getting up from sitting position are still painful. Not good.
Nutrition:
I weighed 182.4 this morning. Strict/clean diet today. I'm not used to low carbs again yet, and feeling a little "fuzzy" in the head. That seems to pass after a couple days as the body adjusts. Hope to have a good upper WO tomorrow. I'll try to keep "weight on the bar" up as much as possible during this cut. Cals/carbs will be a little higher tomorrow, but I'll try to keep them to post-workout.
Nutrition:
I weighed 182.4 this morning. Strict/clean diet today. I'm not used to low carbs again yet, and feeling a little "fuzzy" in the head. That seems to pass after a couple days as the body adjusts. Hope to have a good upper WO tomorrow. I'll try to keep "weight on the bar" up as much as possible during this cut. Cals/carbs will be a little higher tomorrow, but I'll try to keep them to post-workout.
| Wed | Time | Item | Size | Prot | Carb | Fat | Cal | Weight |
| 12/5/2012 | 8AM | BCAA | 10g | 182.4 | ||||
| Noon | BCAA | 10g | ||||||
| 2PM | Salad | 16oz | 9 | 21 | 0 | 114 | ||
| 2PM | Chicken | 8oz | 56 | 0 | 2 | 240 | ||
| 4PM | Chobani Yogurt | 6oz | 18 | 7 | 0 | 100 | ||
| 4:30PM | Creatine | 5g | ||||||
| 4:30PM | Whey Shake W1 | 1 scoop | 30 | 4 | 1 | 140 | ||
| 4:30PM | Jerky (Walmart) | 1oz | 14 | 3 | 1 | 80 | ||
| 7PM | Canned Chicken | 1 Can (7oz) | 46 | 0 | 4 | 210 | ||
| 7PM | Broccoli | 5oz | 4 | 10 | 0 | 50 | ||
| 9PM | Jerky (Walmart) | 1oz | 14 | 3 | 1 | 80 | ||
| 9:15PM | Casein Protein C2 | 1 scoop | 24 | 3 | 1 | 120 | ||
| All Day | EFA's | 10caps | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | ||
| All Day | Almonds | 1oz | 6 | 6 | 15 | 185 | ||
| Prot | Carb | Fat | Cal | |||||
| TOTALS: | Grams | 220 | 57 | 35 | 1,409 | |||
| Calories | 879 | 229 | 311 | 1,418 | ||||
| Percent | 62% | 16% | 22% | ` |
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Tue 12/4 - Upper
Workout:
(50#DBIncline)4x12 Very good
(180#PullDown)4x5
(50#DBBench)3x10 good
(25#GHR)3x12
(DBMil)35#x12,40#x10,10 very good
(120#PeckDeckc)3x10
(50#OHTriExt)3x15
(20#Rear/LatDelts)3x10/8
(TriPushDown)2x15
I didn't have time to drive over to the large sprint gym today, which might be a good thing because it made me go "light" today with 50# dumbbells being the max weight at the small gym. Sometimes I think the higher rep workouts are actually harder! Incline and bench were both really good with 50's. Really controlled the weight and got good work w/o really grinidng out any reps. Elbows were sore, so I had to mix a few things up and leave out some back work (seated rows). I did pulldowns, but kept weight relatively high, reps low. I wasn't sure what to superset with flat bench, so I did GHR.
DB military press was really good and supersetted it with peck deck. I did peck deck today instead of incline fly's for a change. These felt great. I did them with a neutral grip instead of palms facing each other because it's easier on my elbows. High rep overhead tri extensions were really good and I supersetted them with a lateral/rear delt combo.
Workout complete, but I wanted to try an exercise I saw from a Westside Barbell video. You place a medicine ball on top of the dip assist machine and do triceps pushdowns by pushing the ball/assist platform down. Kind of like a standing close grip bench press. Pretty good, and I'll do these again.
Overall a really good higher rep workout after two good lower rep chest WO's.
Nutrition:
I weighed 183.2 again this morning. A little surprised I wasn't lower. Cals ended up being lower than maintenance/planned today. Mainly because protein wasn't as high as planned. Pretty good day though. Got most of my carbs around WO.
(50#DBIncline)4x12 Very good
(180#PullDown)4x5
(50#DBBench)3x10 good
(25#GHR)3x12
(DBMil)35#x12,40#x10,10 very good
(120#PeckDeckc)3x10
(50#OHTriExt)3x15
(20#Rear/LatDelts)3x10/8
(TriPushDown)2x15
I didn't have time to drive over to the large sprint gym today, which might be a good thing because it made me go "light" today with 50# dumbbells being the max weight at the small gym. Sometimes I think the higher rep workouts are actually harder! Incline and bench were both really good with 50's. Really controlled the weight and got good work w/o really grinidng out any reps. Elbows were sore, so I had to mix a few things up and leave out some back work (seated rows). I did pulldowns, but kept weight relatively high, reps low. I wasn't sure what to superset with flat bench, so I did GHR.
DB military press was really good and supersetted it with peck deck. I did peck deck today instead of incline fly's for a change. These felt great. I did them with a neutral grip instead of palms facing each other because it's easier on my elbows. High rep overhead tri extensions were really good and I supersetted them with a lateral/rear delt combo.
Workout complete, but I wanted to try an exercise I saw from a Westside Barbell video. You place a medicine ball on top of the dip assist machine and do triceps pushdowns by pushing the ball/assist platform down. Kind of like a standing close grip bench press. Pretty good, and I'll do these again.
Overall a really good higher rep workout after two good lower rep chest WO's.
Nutrition:
I weighed 183.2 again this morning. A little surprised I wasn't lower. Cals ended up being lower than maintenance/planned today. Mainly because protein wasn't as high as planned. Pretty good day though. Got most of my carbs around WO.
| Prot | Carb | Fat | Cal | ||
| TOTALS: | Grams | 212 | 133 | 35 | 1,680 |
| Calories | 846 | 533 | 319 | 1,698 | |
| Percent | 50% | 31% | 19% | ` |
Monday, December 3, 2012
Mon 12/3 - Bad Knees/Nutrition
Knees are still bad, so I can't do any cardio or lower body WO's. After some thought about it (and asking for advice), I think I'll just be doing the "upper" day of the GBR routine, but I'll hit it 3x/week rather than 2x since not doing lower body.
Nutrition:
I was planning on a short cut before Christmas and it's going to have to be pretty strict given no cardio and no lower body WO days. So, plan is to eat at maintenance (or slight surplus) on WO days, and a large deficit on non-WO days. Today was pretty good, but the first days of a big deficit are always tough after eating like a horse for a while. I was really craving an apple this evening. A good high protein/low carb day. 90% of fat came from 1oz of almonds and EFA's (fish oil).
Nutrition:
I was planning on a short cut before Christmas and it's going to have to be pretty strict given no cardio and no lower body WO days. So, plan is to eat at maintenance (or slight surplus) on WO days, and a large deficit on non-WO days. Today was pretty good, but the first days of a big deficit are always tough after eating like a horse for a while. I was really craving an apple this evening. A good high protein/low carb day. 90% of fat came from 1oz of almonds and EFA's (fish oil).
| Prot | Carb | Fat | Cal | ||
| TOTALS: | Grams | 266 | 79 | 35 | 1,713 |
| Calories | 1066 | 317 | 315 | 1,698 | |
| Percent | 63% | 19% | 19% | ` |
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Sun 12/2 - Upper
Saturday was a day off - I still can't do legs due to my knees and it looks like it's going to be a while before I can do them again.
Workout:
(75#DBIncline)8,7,6,6 Great. PR!
(90#T-Bar)4x8
(135#Bench)13,10,10 Good
(150#Pulldown)3x7
(95#OHP)3x6 Good
(30#IncFlys)3x10 Hard!
(OHTriExt)60x10,10,65x10,8 Great
(20#RearDelt)3x12
(65#Shrugs)2x12
55mins
Really good upper WO! Good reps for incline and 75#'s is the heaviest I've ever gone with DB incline! T-bar rows were pretty good, but felt it in my elbows a little. I was going to bump up the weight on smith bench today, but decided to do 135#s regular instead. Obviously, this is harder than on smith machine, so lower reps, but these felt really good after heavy incline. Pulldowns were a bit of a disappointment. My elbows were hurting, so I stuck with 7 reps and just tried to make the best of it.
OHP was good and I did these in the squat rack instead of the smith. I had to work pretty hard for 6 reps on last 2 sets. Incline flys were harder today than last WO. I think because chest work was harder/heavier today. Overhead tri extension was heavier than I've gone before and they were feeling good so I added a 4th set. Still love this movement. Rear delts were OK and I decided to hit 2 quick sets of shrugs since I'm not really getting much work on upper traps w/o deadlifts.
Very pleased with this WO. Still bummed about the knees, but happy that I've had 2 really good upper WO's going heavier than before after the week layoff.
Nutrition:
I weighed 183.4 this morning.Still not tracking macro's, rather just trying to make sure I'm getting adequate protein and not worrying about much else. Back to a cleaner diet tomorrow.
Workout:
(75#DBIncline)8,7,6,6 Great. PR!
(90#T-Bar)4x8
(135#Bench)13,10,10 Good
(150#Pulldown)3x7
(95#OHP)3x6 Good
(30#IncFlys)3x10 Hard!
(OHTriExt)60x10,10,65x10,8 Great
(20#RearDelt)3x12
(65#Shrugs)2x12
55mins
Really good upper WO! Good reps for incline and 75#'s is the heaviest I've ever gone with DB incline! T-bar rows were pretty good, but felt it in my elbows a little. I was going to bump up the weight on smith bench today, but decided to do 135#s regular instead. Obviously, this is harder than on smith machine, so lower reps, but these felt really good after heavy incline. Pulldowns were a bit of a disappointment. My elbows were hurting, so I stuck with 7 reps and just tried to make the best of it.
OHP was good and I did these in the squat rack instead of the smith. I had to work pretty hard for 6 reps on last 2 sets. Incline flys were harder today than last WO. I think because chest work was harder/heavier today. Overhead tri extension was heavier than I've gone before and they were feeling good so I added a 4th set. Still love this movement. Rear delts were OK and I decided to hit 2 quick sets of shrugs since I'm not really getting much work on upper traps w/o deadlifts.
Very pleased with this WO. Still bummed about the knees, but happy that I've had 2 really good upper WO's going heavier than before after the week layoff.
Nutrition:
I weighed 183.4 this morning.Still not tracking macro's, rather just trying to make sure I'm getting adequate protein and not worrying about much else. Back to a cleaner diet tomorrow.
Friday, November 30, 2012
Fri 11/30 - Upper
Back from a week long break from Friday, 11/23 through Thursday, 11/29 while I was hunting with Uncle Bob in PA. I shot a real nice 8-point buck with an 18.25" spread! Check out this page where I posted some pictures, or click the link to the page on the right titled "PA Hunting Trip".
Workout:
(DBIncline)65#x8,70#x8,8,8 great!
(90#T-Bar)4x8 good
(135#SmithBench)AMRAP 18,16,16 great
(95#SmithOHP)10,8,8
(30#InclineFlys)3x10
(Dips)2x10 hard
(OHTriExt)55#x12,60#x12,10'
(20#RearDelt)3x12
(60#Crunch)20/+8,8,8
(25#FrontDelt)20,15
64mins
I wasn't sure what to expect from this workout after a week off. I was pleasantly surprised! DB Incline and AMRAP bench were better than my last workout. I did more reps with 70# DB's than I've done before. Elbows are feeling a little better, but I'm heavy right now and didn't want to risk starting pullups yet. T-bar row was good. OHP was good on the smith machine and I super setted that with incline flys.
I didn't have dips written in, but decided to do 2 sets. They were harder than normal. I barely got the last rep up on 2nd set. Normally 2 sets of 10 would be pretty much a piece of cake. I think this was a combination of my weight and because I'd hit incline and bench hard so tri's and chest were already well worked. Overhead Tri's and rear delt superset was pretty good. I failed on the last tri extension. Weighted crunches were good and I think I might have to bump up the weight again. I decided to hit 2 quick sets of front delts and probably need to use a 35# plate instead of 25#'s.
Looking back on it, I probably should have started a sub-maximal ramp up after a de-load week, but that's just hard for me to get my head around mentally. It felt good to get back in the gym after a week off. That's the first break I've taken of more than 2-3 days in a year! I felt strong and was happy I could put up the same weights. Intuitively, I guess I knew a week off wouldn't hurt my strenght, but since I hadn't done it before I didn't know how it would work out. It worked out great, and I was very happy.
On the negative side, my knees are trashed from hiking/hunting/falling in the mountains. I think I'll need to give them at least a week off before doing any squats or leg press. I might try some dead lifts in a couple of days and see how that goes.
Nutrition:
My nutrition has been all over the place the last week. I ate irregularly and like general crap while on the hunting trip, but didn't gain much weight because they were long days of 11-12 hours hiking in the mountains. I ate as often and as much as I could during those days. But, my weight was already up a bit from Thanksgiving and then yesterday I ate like I was hunting, only I didn't have all the physical exertion so my weight spiked to 188.0 this morning. My diet was a little cleaner today, but I'm going to "enjoy" the weekend and get back to a clean diet starting Monday and strip off some fat before Christmas.
Workout:
(DBIncline)65#x8,70#x8,8,8 great!
(90#T-Bar)4x8 good
(135#SmithBench)AMRAP 18,16,16 great
(95#SmithOHP)10,8,8
(30#InclineFlys)3x10
(Dips)2x10 hard
(OHTriExt)55#x12,60#x12,10'
(20#RearDelt)3x12
(60#Crunch)20/+8,8,8
(25#FrontDelt)20,15
64mins
I wasn't sure what to expect from this workout after a week off. I was pleasantly surprised! DB Incline and AMRAP bench were better than my last workout. I did more reps with 70# DB's than I've done before. Elbows are feeling a little better, but I'm heavy right now and didn't want to risk starting pullups yet. T-bar row was good. OHP was good on the smith machine and I super setted that with incline flys.
I didn't have dips written in, but decided to do 2 sets. They were harder than normal. I barely got the last rep up on 2nd set. Normally 2 sets of 10 would be pretty much a piece of cake. I think this was a combination of my weight and because I'd hit incline and bench hard so tri's and chest were already well worked. Overhead Tri's and rear delt superset was pretty good. I failed on the last tri extension. Weighted crunches were good and I think I might have to bump up the weight again. I decided to hit 2 quick sets of front delts and probably need to use a 35# plate instead of 25#'s.
Looking back on it, I probably should have started a sub-maximal ramp up after a de-load week, but that's just hard for me to get my head around mentally. It felt good to get back in the gym after a week off. That's the first break I've taken of more than 2-3 days in a year! I felt strong and was happy I could put up the same weights. Intuitively, I guess I knew a week off wouldn't hurt my strenght, but since I hadn't done it before I didn't know how it would work out. It worked out great, and I was very happy.
On the negative side, my knees are trashed from hiking/hunting/falling in the mountains. I think I'll need to give them at least a week off before doing any squats or leg press. I might try some dead lifts in a couple of days and see how that goes.
Nutrition:
My nutrition has been all over the place the last week. I ate irregularly and like general crap while on the hunting trip, but didn't gain much weight because they were long days of 11-12 hours hiking in the mountains. I ate as often and as much as I could during those days. But, my weight was already up a bit from Thanksgiving and then yesterday I ate like I was hunting, only I didn't have all the physical exertion so my weight spiked to 188.0 this morning. My diet was a little cleaner today, but I'm going to "enjoy" the weekend and get back to a clean diet starting Monday and strip off some fat before Christmas.
Friday, November 23, 2012
Fri 11/23 - Upper
Workout: (Last WO before week off for hunting trip)
(DBIncline)65x10,70x8,7,6 (4) very good
(135#SmithBench)xAMRAP,18,15,13 (3)
(30#IncFlys)3x12
(Dips)2x10
(85#SmithOHP)3x12
(20#LatDelt)3x10
(OHTriExt)55x12,60x12,10 (3)
45 mins
I wasn't planning on working out today, but after running some errands picking some last minute things up for my hunting trip I found myself driving by the gym, so I stopped in for a quick stimulation. The quick stimulation turned into a very good workout. What a great surprise. I worked out in my jeans and a T-shirt (what I was wearing while running errands).
DB incline was really good getting some good reps with 70lb dumbbells. I really like hitting higher rep flat bench on the smith after heavy incline. This really works the chest well (at least it seems to for me). Incline flys were good. This was more of a WO than I had already "planned" when I decided to stop in.
Dips were OK, not great. Chest was worked, and I packed on some pounds the last couple of days, so they were also "heavier" :) I supersetted OHP on the smith and lateral delts. This combo really worked the shoulders. On the OHP I made sure I really squeezed my traps at the top. Great shoulder stimulation. Finished off the WO with OH tri extensions. 60#'s is the heaviest I've gone for this exercise and they felt good, and definitely not too heavy.
Great impromptu WO. I was thrilled with how well this went. I traveled home this morning, ran errands all late morning and early afternoon and didn't expect anything from this WO. Once I decided to stop at the gym, I just thought I'd hit some incline and bench and call it done. Great WO that I wasn't expecting, or "up" for.
Nutrition:
I weighed about 185 again this morning. Much cleaner today. Not sure how the week in PA hunting will be.
(DBIncline)65x10,70x8,7,6 (4) very good
(135#SmithBench)xAMRAP,18,15,13 (3)
(30#IncFlys)3x12
(Dips)2x10
(85#SmithOHP)3x12
(20#LatDelt)3x10
(OHTriExt)55x12,60x12,10 (3)
45 mins
I wasn't planning on working out today, but after running some errands picking some last minute things up for my hunting trip I found myself driving by the gym, so I stopped in for a quick stimulation. The quick stimulation turned into a very good workout. What a great surprise. I worked out in my jeans and a T-shirt (what I was wearing while running errands).
DB incline was really good getting some good reps with 70lb dumbbells. I really like hitting higher rep flat bench on the smith after heavy incline. This really works the chest well (at least it seems to for me). Incline flys were good. This was more of a WO than I had already "planned" when I decided to stop in.
Dips were OK, not great. Chest was worked, and I packed on some pounds the last couple of days, so they were also "heavier" :) I supersetted OHP on the smith and lateral delts. This combo really worked the shoulders. On the OHP I made sure I really squeezed my traps at the top. Great shoulder stimulation. Finished off the WO with OH tri extensions. 60#'s is the heaviest I've gone for this exercise and they felt good, and definitely not too heavy.
Great impromptu WO. I was thrilled with how well this went. I traveled home this morning, ran errands all late morning and early afternoon and didn't expect anything from this WO. Once I decided to stop at the gym, I just thought I'd hit some incline and bench and call it done. Great WO that I wasn't expecting, or "up" for.
Nutrition:
I weighed about 185 again this morning. Much cleaner today. Not sure how the week in PA hunting will be.
| Prot | Carb | Fat | Cal | ||
| TOTALS: | Grams | 236 | 229 | 42 | 2,235 |
| Calories | 944 | 916 | 378 | 2,238 | |
| Percent | 42% | 41% | 17% | 100% |
Thu 11/22 - Turkey Day - Cardio
- Walked around Colonial Williamsburg for 1.5 hours with Mom. Very pretty day.
- Walked 50 mins on golf course with Mom after Thanksgiving dinner
I weighed 185 this morning. There went the pounds I cut. Didn't bother tracking macros besides protein today. Let's just say cals were up there. I did fast until 2PM, then turkey day dinner, cheese cake, froyo, more cheese cake, some more cheese cake. Protein thrown in about the sugar and carbs :)
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Wed 11/21 - GBR Upper
Workout:
(60#Incline)4x8
(90#T-Bar)3x7,45#x15 (4)
(50#Bench)x18,15,13 (3)
(115#BOR)3x12
(35#DBShldrPress)3x10
(70#RearDelt)3x12
(55#OHTriExt)3x12
(60#WeightCrunch)20/+8,8,8 (4)
(25#InclineFlys)x17,30#x12,12 (3)
(TortureTwist)20/+10,8,8
50 mins
Good WO. I didn't have quite the strength I did on Monday. Probably because today should have been a day off, but gym is closed tomorrow for Thanksgiving so I doubled up. Incline was good and I just stuck with 60's because I wanted to get at least 8 reps/set. I contemplated pullups today, but did two and they still really hurt elbows, so I did T-bar row for 3 heavy sets, then dropped weight by 50% and did a high rep last set. I liked that.
I did bench with 50's and just did AMRAP w/o going to failure and alternated it with bent over rows. I didn't go heavy on these because my back is tight from the last two WO's and I did heavy sets on T-bar.
Dumbell shoulder press and rear delts were OK, as were tri extensions. I didn't bother trying dips, but probably should have done one more exercise of 2 sets for tri's (close grip bench). I finished up with weighted crunches (which were good again with 60#'s), flys and torture twists. I had to bump up weight
on flys, which is good.
Overall a really good WO. I'm disappointed my elbows don't seem to really have improved much at all. They don't hurt as much, but trying a couple of pullups made it clear I'm not even close to out of the woods with them yet. Maybe having next week off will help.
Nutrition:
I weighed 183 this morning. I wasn't happy with that, but that's what I get for eating a shit load (6-8 servings) of frozen yogurt last night. Other than that, my diet was really pretty clean yesterday. :)
(60#Incline)4x8
(90#T-Bar)3x7,45#x15 (4)
(50#Bench)x18,15,13 (3)
(115#BOR)3x12
(35#DBShldrPress)3x10
(70#RearDelt)3x12
(55#OHTriExt)3x12
(60#WeightCrunch)20/+8,8,8 (4)
(25#InclineFlys)x17,30#x12,12 (3)
(TortureTwist)20/+10,8,8
50 mins
Good WO. I didn't have quite the strength I did on Monday. Probably because today should have been a day off, but gym is closed tomorrow for Thanksgiving so I doubled up. Incline was good and I just stuck with 60's because I wanted to get at least 8 reps/set. I contemplated pullups today, but did two and they still really hurt elbows, so I did T-bar row for 3 heavy sets, then dropped weight by 50% and did a high rep last set. I liked that.
I did bench with 50's and just did AMRAP w/o going to failure and alternated it with bent over rows. I didn't go heavy on these because my back is tight from the last two WO's and I did heavy sets on T-bar.
Dumbell shoulder press and rear delts were OK, as were tri extensions. I didn't bother trying dips, but probably should have done one more exercise of 2 sets for tri's (close grip bench). I finished up with weighted crunches (which were good again with 60#'s), flys and torture twists. I had to bump up weight
on flys, which is good.
Overall a really good WO. I'm disappointed my elbows don't seem to really have improved much at all. They don't hurt as much, but trying a couple of pullups made it clear I'm not even close to out of the woods with them yet. Maybe having next week off will help.
Nutrition:
I weighed 183 this morning. I wasn't happy with that, but that's what I get for eating a shit load (6-8 servings) of frozen yogurt last night. Other than that, my diet was really pretty clean yesterday. :)
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Tue 11/20 - GBR Lower
Workout:
(Squat)135x10,155x8,175x6,6,6 (5) Good
(RDL)225x6,6,6,8,265x6
(LegPress)4plates 4x15 Good
(35#GHR)3x15
(65#Shrugs)3x12
(Dips)2x15
60mins
Squat was good. Not as heavy as recent WO's, but this wasn't in the Smith machine, so weight was actually heavier (meaning the smith machine weights are actually over-stated). 225#s felt heavy today so I didn't bump up right away as planned. My back was tight this morning from heavy rowing yesterday, so I think that had something to do with it. Switched to a mixed grip for 4th and 5th sets. This felt much better, but don't want to always use mixed grip.
Leg press was good with 4 plates and high reps. I had 3 sets written in, but did 4. GHR was hard. These really burn and I was light headed getting up after each set. I super setted shrugs and dips (greasing the groove), but only did two sets of dips.
Really good lower workout. I only wish RDL would have been more heavy sets.It took longer than normal because it took longer to set things up in the squat rack for squats and dead lift.
Normally tomorrow would be a day off, but the gym is closed for Thanksgiving so I think I'll hit upper again tomorrow (Wed), Thursday off and then hit lower before my trip to PA and a week off.
Nutrition:
I weighed about 178 this morning. I don't have my scale in Williamsburg, so weight is kind of irrelevant. Carbs got a little out of control in the evening with about 8 servings of frozen yogurt. I stopped tracking macros because it would have been a pain. Protein was 238 grams. Probably ~3,500 cals.
(Squat)135x10,155x8,175x6,6,6 (5) Good
(RDL)225x6,6,6,8,265x6
(LegPress)4plates 4x15 Good
(35#GHR)3x15
(65#Shrugs)3x12
(Dips)2x15
60mins
Squat was good. Not as heavy as recent WO's, but this wasn't in the Smith machine, so weight was actually heavier (meaning the smith machine weights are actually over-stated). 225#s felt heavy today so I didn't bump up right away as planned. My back was tight this morning from heavy rowing yesterday, so I think that had something to do with it. Switched to a mixed grip for 4th and 5th sets. This felt much better, but don't want to always use mixed grip.
Leg press was good with 4 plates and high reps. I had 3 sets written in, but did 4. GHR was hard. These really burn and I was light headed getting up after each set. I super setted shrugs and dips (greasing the groove), but only did two sets of dips.
Really good lower workout. I only wish RDL would have been more heavy sets.It took longer than normal because it took longer to set things up in the squat rack for squats and dead lift.
Normally tomorrow would be a day off, but the gym is closed for Thanksgiving so I think I'll hit upper again tomorrow (Wed), Thursday off and then hit lower before my trip to PA and a week off.
Nutrition:
I weighed about 178 this morning. I don't have my scale in Williamsburg, so weight is kind of irrelevant. Carbs got a little out of control in the evening with about 8 servings of frozen yogurt. I stopped tracking macros because it would have been a pain. Protein was 238 grams. Probably ~3,500 cals.
Monday, November 19, 2012
Mon 11/19 - GBR Upper1 (down 10 lbs in 1 week)
Workout:
(65#Incline)60x8,65x8,70x8,6 great
(155#BOR)4x10 good
(135#SmithBench)3x15 awesome
(125#PlateRowMachine)3x10
(70#OHP)2x10 too much
(15#Rear/LatDelts)15/10x3
(OHTriExt)50#x15,55x12,10 great
(25#InclineFlys)2x12
(60#WeightCrunch)20/+8,8,8 very good
51 mins
This was a fantastic WO today. I meant to start at 65#s with incline DB's. Used 60's by mistake, but these were great today. 70#s is the heaviest I've ever gone on DB incline. I really had to work the last rep of the last two sets with 70's, but felt awesome. Bumped up weight on BOR and these were good. I had DB bench penciled in, but did 135 on Smith machine for high reps. These were GREAT after heavy incline and hammered my chest. I'm really liking the plate loaded row machine at the large Sprint gym. Went heavier on these rows too. Probably not a great idea to be bumping up weight on rows, given my elbow issues, but they just felt good (the rows, not my elbows).
70#'s overhead press was too heavy for 10 reps. My tri's were pretty dead after incline and bench. I had to bounce the last couple reps up on the last set. Rear and lateral delts were OK. I switched to the machine from DB's for rear delt after the first set. I think I hit them better with the machine. Overhead tri extensions were really good. 50#'s felt light, even though tri's were already hammered. Bumped to 55#'s and they were good. I tried to superset these with dips, but that was NOT happening today after how hard I hit chest/tri's already. So instead, I did 2 sets of flys and was going to call it a day, but decided to hit abs real quick. Bumped up weighted crunches to 60# DB on the swiss ball. This was more like it. I could really feel it with the heavier weight.
Just a great WO. A guy in the gym commented on how hard I was hitting it today. Nice.
Nutrition:
I weighed 176.6 this morning. That's down exactly 10 pounds from a week ago today. Increased cals today after a big WO. Didn't realize until this evening how high protein was. Not a bad thing, just normally not that high. Adding the protein bar, yogurt and jerky on the trip to Williamsburg did it.
(65#Incline)60x8,65x8,70x8,6 great
(155#BOR)4x10 good
(135#SmithBench)3x15 awesome
(125#PlateRowMachine)3x10
(70#OHP)2x10 too much
(15#Rear/LatDelts)15/10x3
(OHTriExt)50#x15,55x12,10 great
(25#InclineFlys)2x12
(60#WeightCrunch)20/+8,8,8 very good
51 mins
This was a fantastic WO today. I meant to start at 65#s with incline DB's. Used 60's by mistake, but these were great today. 70#s is the heaviest I've ever gone on DB incline. I really had to work the last rep of the last two sets with 70's, but felt awesome. Bumped up weight on BOR and these were good. I had DB bench penciled in, but did 135 on Smith machine for high reps. These were GREAT after heavy incline and hammered my chest. I'm really liking the plate loaded row machine at the large Sprint gym. Went heavier on these rows too. Probably not a great idea to be bumping up weight on rows, given my elbow issues, but they just felt good (the rows, not my elbows).
70#'s overhead press was too heavy for 10 reps. My tri's were pretty dead after incline and bench. I had to bounce the last couple reps up on the last set. Rear and lateral delts were OK. I switched to the machine from DB's for rear delt after the first set. I think I hit them better with the machine. Overhead tri extensions were really good. 50#'s felt light, even though tri's were already hammered. Bumped to 55#'s and they were good. I tried to superset these with dips, but that was NOT happening today after how hard I hit chest/tri's already. So instead, I did 2 sets of flys and was going to call it a day, but decided to hit abs real quick. Bumped up weighted crunches to 60# DB on the swiss ball. This was more like it. I could really feel it with the heavier weight.
Just a great WO. A guy in the gym commented on how hard I was hitting it today. Nice.
Nutrition:
I weighed 176.6 this morning. That's down exactly 10 pounds from a week ago today. Increased cals today after a big WO. Didn't realize until this evening how high protein was. Not a bad thing, just normally not that high. Adding the protein bar, yogurt and jerky on the trip to Williamsburg did it.
| Prot | Carb | Fat | Cal | ||
| TOTALS: | Grams | 273 | 238 | 42 | 2,413 |
| Calories | 1093 | 953 | 374 | 2,420 | |
| Percent | 45% | 39% | 15% | 100% |
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Sat-Sun 11/17-18 & Weekly Recap
Sat
Rest day. Went to Clark Bro's and sighted in my 30-06.
I weighed 179.4.
Sun
Walked 45 mins fasted at 2PM.
I weighed 178.2 this morning.
I kept calories low both Saturday and Sunday. Still stripping off some fat and leaning out nicely. My jeans were noticeably loose today. Fasting and not eating first meal until 2/3PM makes it a little easier. Hoping I have enough energy for a good WO tomorrow and I'm looking forward to some carbs post WO. I'll work out fasted, then oatmeal, baked chicken breast and an apple or bananna sound yummy. :)
Week ending 11/18 Recap
I dropped about 9-10 pounds this week. I had 11,600 calories for the week. That's 9.25 calories per pound of body weight per day. 10 is a number I've used in the past for cutting, so this was a good week for stripping off some weight quickly. Certainly not putting on any muscle with those calories, so hopefully I was able to maintain with the workouts I had and protein at 223 grams/day (about 1.25 grams per pound of body weight).
My elbows are still really bad. I saw the PT and have been doing some stretching exercises (at least 5-6 times a day) for my forearms to help my elbows. It hasn't seemed to help yet, but I'll keep at it. I haven't done any pullups for a couple of weeks. That's the exercise that seems to hurt the most, but any type of pulling motion (rows) hurts and heavy dead lifts can't help either. I'll push through this week and then I'll have a full week off lifting while I'm hunting, so that might help as well.
The last two weeks were supposed to be "deload" weeks. That means much lower volume. I've hammered legs fairly hard and although volume has been a little lower for upper body than during FB SD Hyp weeks, I haven't done a great job of taking it easy. I need to learn that sometimes less is more for the long run and the body needs time to recover. I think in the back of my mind, I knew Thanksgiving and my trip were coming up so I hesitated to take it real easy. Once I get in the gym, it's hard to just hit a couple of hard sets for each movement and get out.
Anyway, overall a good week. Some good WO's and nutrition was really in check.
Rest day. Went to Clark Bro's and sighted in my 30-06.
I weighed 179.4.
| Prot | Carb | Fat | Cal | ||
| TOTALS: | Grams | 230 | 77 | 21 | 1,410 |
| Calories | 920 | 308 | 189 | 1,417 | |
| Percent | 65% | 22% | 13% | 100% |
Sun
Walked 45 mins fasted at 2PM.
I weighed 178.2 this morning.
| Prot | Carb | Fat | Cal | ||
| TOTALS: | Grams | 212 | 59 | 20 | 1,261 |
| Calories | 848 | 236 | 180 | 1,265 | |
| Percent | 67% | 19% | 14% | 100% |
I kept calories low both Saturday and Sunday. Still stripping off some fat and leaning out nicely. My jeans were noticeably loose today. Fasting and not eating first meal until 2/3PM makes it a little easier. Hoping I have enough energy for a good WO tomorrow and I'm looking forward to some carbs post WO. I'll work out fasted, then oatmeal, baked chicken breast and an apple or bananna sound yummy. :)
Week ending 11/18 Recap
I dropped about 9-10 pounds this week. I had 11,600 calories for the week. That's 9.25 calories per pound of body weight per day. 10 is a number I've used in the past for cutting, so this was a good week for stripping off some weight quickly. Certainly not putting on any muscle with those calories, so hopefully I was able to maintain with the workouts I had and protein at 223 grams/day (about 1.25 grams per pound of body weight).
My elbows are still really bad. I saw the PT and have been doing some stretching exercises (at least 5-6 times a day) for my forearms to help my elbows. It hasn't seemed to help yet, but I'll keep at it. I haven't done any pullups for a couple of weeks. That's the exercise that seems to hurt the most, but any type of pulling motion (rows) hurts and heavy dead lifts can't help either. I'll push through this week and then I'll have a full week off lifting while I'm hunting, so that might help as well.
The last two weeks were supposed to be "deload" weeks. That means much lower volume. I've hammered legs fairly hard and although volume has been a little lower for upper body than during FB SD Hyp weeks, I haven't done a great job of taking it easy. I need to learn that sometimes less is more for the long run and the body needs time to recover. I think in the back of my mind, I knew Thanksgiving and my trip were coming up so I hesitated to take it real easy. Once I get in the gym, it's hard to just hit a couple of hard sets for each movement and get out.
Anyway, overall a good week. Some good WO's and nutrition was really in check.
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