Status - return to form
Water - 4 liters
Mood - great
Day 7 of 68
Cardio:
Swim (30 minutes), post lift stair-stepper (10 minutes
Weight:
Chest - flat press, flies (standing)
Biceps - preacher curl, one arm cable curl
Diet:
On target
Catch you later,
have to get some rest !
--Jay
Monday, June 30, 2008
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Day 6: feeling great
Status - return to form
Water - 4 liters
Mood - awesome !
Day 6 of 68
I'm surprised I feel so good today. There is some tightness in my lower back, but not much pain.
I'll be back tomorrow (wahoo !!)
Tylenol and Bengay actually work, lol
Catch you later,
--Jay
Water - 4 liters
Mood - awesome !
Day 6 of 68
I'm surprised I feel so good today. There is some tightness in my lower back, but not much pain.
I'll be back tomorrow (wahoo !!)
Tylenol and Bengay actually work, lol
Catch you later,
--Jay
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Day 5: rest
Status - return to form
Water ~ 3 liters
Mood - good
Day 5 of 68
Life:
I hurt my back doing bent over rows. I've been taking Tylenol and applying Bengay to relieve the pain. I'll be taking it easy for the next few days. That means no running and heavy leg exercises, which would require the use of stabilizer back muscles.
Weight:
NONE
Cardio:
NONE
Diet:
On point ... ok ok , I had one cookie :-)
Tomorrow:
Rest (injury)
Catch you later,
--Jay
Water ~ 3 liters
Mood - good
Day 5 of 68
Life:
I hurt my back doing bent over rows. I've been taking Tylenol and applying Bengay to relieve the pain. I'll be taking it easy for the next few days. That means no running and heavy leg exercises, which would require the use of stabilizer back muscles.
Weight:
NONE
Cardio:
NONE
Diet:
On point ... ok ok , I had one cookie :-)
Tomorrow:
Rest (injury)
Catch you later,
--Jay
Friday, June 27, 2008
Day 4: Feel the burn
Status - return to form
Water - 3 liters
Mood - great
Day 4 of 68
Life:
TGIF
Cardio:
midday swim (40 minutes), run (4 laps on the track)
Weight:
Back - lat pull, cable row, bent over barbell row (superset)
Abs
Tomorrow:
Afternoon elliptical
No weight
Diet:
On point
A great day overall !
Catch you later,
--Jay
Water - 3 liters
Mood - great
Day 4 of 68
Life:
TGIF
Cardio:
midday swim (40 minutes), run (4 laps on the track)
Weight:
Back - lat pull, cable row, bent over barbell row (superset)
Abs
Tomorrow:
Afternoon elliptical
No weight
Diet:
On point
A great day overall !
Catch you later,
--Jay
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Day 3: DOMS !
Status - return to form
Mood - great
Water - 3 liters
Day 3 of 68
Yesterday's workout can be distilled down to three simple words: oh my God
It was a back and shoulder day, and it killed. I've definitely lost strength in many of my major lifts (down about 15 lbs in each one). I normally knock off 50 unassisted pull-ups, but for some reason could barely complete 30 just yesterday. Granted, it has almost been two months since I've visited a gym so ... there's room for much improvement.
Todays workout was a solid one:
Chest - incline press (light), incline flies (heavy)
Triceps - skull crusher x 3 x 7-10
Abs - circuit
Cardio:
swam for 40 minutes !
Again, no morning HIIT (gRRR) I wake up but turn lazy in wanting to walk to the gym :-(
any suggestions ? ? !!
Diet:
Solid ... could crank up the carbs a bit though, since I felt a little weak today. Otherwise, everything is falling back into place: protein salad, bananas, WATER WATER WATER, and an occasional treat (everything 12 day)
Life:
class is just beginning to heat up (I know, already!) We've covered some basic theoretical material (deriving equations and such). I can't wait to hit the problem sets HARD !
I like to study as hard as I train :-) if you couldn't tell, lol
Tomorrow:
Back - seated cable, lat pull, shrugs
Abs - circuit
SWIM, MORNING HIIT
Take care,
--Jay
Mood - great
Water - 3 liters
Day 3 of 68
Yesterday's workout can be distilled down to three simple words: oh my God
It was a back and shoulder day, and it killed. I've definitely lost strength in many of my major lifts (down about 15 lbs in each one). I normally knock off 50 unassisted pull-ups, but for some reason could barely complete 30 just yesterday. Granted, it has almost been two months since I've visited a gym so ... there's room for much improvement.
Todays workout was a solid one:
Chest - incline press (light), incline flies (heavy)
Triceps - skull crusher x 3 x 7-10
Abs - circuit
Cardio:
swam for 40 minutes !
Again, no morning HIIT (gRRR) I wake up but turn lazy in wanting to walk to the gym :-(
any suggestions ? ? !!
Diet:
Solid ... could crank up the carbs a bit though, since I felt a little weak today. Otherwise, everything is falling back into place: protein salad, bananas, WATER WATER WATER, and an occasional treat (everything 12 day)
Life:
class is just beginning to heat up (I know, already!) We've covered some basic theoretical material (deriving equations and such). I can't wait to hit the problem sets HARD !
I like to study as hard as I train :-) if you couldn't tell, lol
Tomorrow:
Back - seated cable, lat pull, shrugs
Abs - circuit
SWIM, MORNING HIIT
Take care,
--Jay
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Day 1: return to form
Status - return to form
Water - 2 liters
Mood - a little disturbed
Day 1 of 68
Life:
I formulated a daily schedule that I plan to follow to the tee. So far, it looks like my days are going to be very busy. Between class, working out and getting some writing done, I won't have any free time until after 7 every night. There is a lot I want to accomplish this summer: earn an A in the classes that I'm taking, get back into shape and have my manuscript edited and finished.
No time to waste !
Cardio:
Although I got up at 6:30 I didn't make it to the gym for my morning cardio session. I was however, able to complete a lifting session this afternoon, which felt wonderful !
Weight:
Chest: Flat Bench (3 sets not including warm up), Standing Flies (ditto), Concentration Curls (3 sets)
ps. the craziest thing happened to me in the gym today: while finishing off my second set of curls, this random dude (much older) decided to interrupt me (I was on a 40 second rest period) and steal the weights I was in the middle of using. I couldn't believe it ! I approached him calmly and stated the obvious: that I was in the process of completing an exercise. Then he flipped out, saying that since everyone else did the same to him he didn't care how I felt. He used some other choice words that I won't even bother repeating, all the while raising his voice for no apparent reason. I seriously thought he was raging from steroid use, it was that ridiculous. In my four years at Brown I have never been met with such rudeness and blatant disrespect ! Point being: I kept calm (surprisingly) and communicated to him that I wasn't like those other "people", and that I would have gladly given him the weights if he had only asked nicely. I also said that if he kept up his unnecessary attitude I would make a complaint and have his membership canceled and money refunded because I knew the athletic director personally (I was employed at our gym as a student turf waterer, lol .. seriously). To make a long story short, he quickly handed the weights back and left. I felt good - he was obviously a bully (in his forties at that ! ).
Insane.
Tomorrow:
Morning HIIT, meal 1, class, meal 2, midday swim, meal 3, short 3 hr rest, weight session, meal 4, homework, 2 hrs of writing, then SLEEP !
Catch you later,
--Jay
Water - 2 liters
Mood - a little disturbed
Day 1 of 68
Life:
I formulated a daily schedule that I plan to follow to the tee. So far, it looks like my days are going to be very busy. Between class, working out and getting some writing done, I won't have any free time until after 7 every night. There is a lot I want to accomplish this summer: earn an A in the classes that I'm taking, get back into shape and have my manuscript edited and finished.
No time to waste !
Cardio:
Although I got up at 6:30 I didn't make it to the gym for my morning cardio session. I was however, able to complete a lifting session this afternoon, which felt wonderful !
Weight:
Chest: Flat Bench (3 sets not including warm up), Standing Flies (ditto), Concentration Curls (3 sets)
ps. the craziest thing happened to me in the gym today: while finishing off my second set of curls, this random dude (much older) decided to interrupt me (I was on a 40 second rest period) and steal the weights I was in the middle of using. I couldn't believe it ! I approached him calmly and stated the obvious: that I was in the process of completing an exercise. Then he flipped out, saying that since everyone else did the same to him he didn't care how I felt. He used some other choice words that I won't even bother repeating, all the while raising his voice for no apparent reason. I seriously thought he was raging from steroid use, it was that ridiculous. In my four years at Brown I have never been met with such rudeness and blatant disrespect ! Point being: I kept calm (surprisingly) and communicated to him that I wasn't like those other "people", and that I would have gladly given him the weights if he had only asked nicely. I also said that if he kept up his unnecessary attitude I would make a complaint and have his membership canceled and money refunded because I knew the athletic director personally (I was employed at our gym as a student turf waterer, lol .. seriously). To make a long story short, he quickly handed the weights back and left. I felt good - he was obviously a bully (in his forties at that ! ).
Insane.
Tomorrow:
Morning HIIT, meal 1, class, meal 2, midday swim, meal 3, short 3 hr rest, weight session, meal 4, homework, 2 hrs of writing, then SLEEP !
Catch you later,
--Jay
Monday, June 23, 2008
Day 0.1
Day 1
Mood - could be better
Water - 2 liters
Unfortunately I'm already back at school, taking summer courses and working. It never ends ! My previous semester ended strongly. Took a great deal out of me near the end though. For a while there I had to take a break from the gym, since I didn't have the energy to do anything more than study. It feels good to finally be back following my long absence. I haven't forgotten about my fellow shredders. I made sure to check up on your guys periodically. So many of you have blown my mind with the amount of progress you've made in the past few months. I'm so proud !!! Keep up the good work (not that I have to tell you, lol), but watch out: I'm making a comeback !! I'll be right on your tails soon enough haha
I have free access to my school's gym for the entire summer. The swim center here is also open for use, which I'm extremely excited about. My toes haven't touched the surface of a pool in too long. And with how hot it's been lately, I'll be taking full advantage :-)
I don't have a camera yet, but will be making daily posts. I plan to purchase one in the next week (hopefully). Not too excited about actually using it: I have a lot of work to do: physically, that is.
No worries
--Jay
Tomorrow: morning cardio (7am), mid-day swim (12), afternoon weight session (4pm)
Update everyone on my goals and outlook for the next 5 month mission.
Mood - could be better
Water - 2 liters
Unfortunately I'm already back at school, taking summer courses and working. It never ends ! My previous semester ended strongly. Took a great deal out of me near the end though. For a while there I had to take a break from the gym, since I didn't have the energy to do anything more than study. It feels good to finally be back following my long absence. I haven't forgotten about my fellow shredders. I made sure to check up on your guys periodically. So many of you have blown my mind with the amount of progress you've made in the past few months. I'm so proud !!! Keep up the good work (not that I have to tell you, lol), but watch out: I'm making a comeback !! I'll be right on your tails soon enough haha
I have free access to my school's gym for the entire summer. The swim center here is also open for use, which I'm extremely excited about. My toes haven't touched the surface of a pool in too long. And with how hot it's been lately, I'll be taking full advantage :-)
I don't have a camera yet, but will be making daily posts. I plan to purchase one in the next week (hopefully). Not too excited about actually using it: I have a lot of work to do: physically, that is.
No worries
--Jay
Tomorrow: morning cardio (7am), mid-day swim (12), afternoon weight session (4pm)
Update everyone on my goals and outlook for the next 5 month mission.
Friday, June 6, 2008
Day 0
Step 1: wake up tomorrow and go to the gym
Step 2: begin dieting tomorrow
Step 3: make 1 post workout blog entry, and post pictures
There will be no hiding from these three simple goals.
Picture a mirror image of yourself, and feel the pressure of your own hand on your back.
Hear your own voice. Listen closely.
Step 2: begin dieting tomorrow
Step 3: make 1 post workout blog entry, and post pictures
There will be no hiding from these three simple goals.
Picture a mirror image of yourself, and feel the pressure of your own hand on your back.
Hear your own voice. Listen closely.
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