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Skip to the pictures if you want the important stuff I have a terribad relationship with food. I used to eat almost 10k calories a day and even though I swam competitively for the better part of a decade, I ended up as the 190 pound swimmer. As an added bonus of all that swimming, I tore my left shoulder to shreds. Tons of scar tissue, a pinched nerve and two dislocations later, I quit swimming and put on even more weight because I ate like a fatty fatty fatty fat and never exercised anymore. To combat, my ballooning waist line, I became a vegetarian and just used the unavailability of fattening foods to keep from getting too big. Last winter, when I was at 215lbs, I caught VRE and came close to dying. I leaked blood everywhere, got so weak and dizzy that I couldn't stand or eat and I lost 25lbs in three weeks. In my debilitated, feverish state, I decided that if I ate right and exercised, I might not get so loving sick again and resolved not to be a wide load anymore. I did tons and tons of cardio and got to 160 for the first time since middle school, but then I stopped really trying because working out is hard and I just wanted to be thin. I eventually came into YLLS and copied down some routines that I half assed up to my current weight. I now want to actually try and look great instead of just ok, due to this amazing girl right here. ![]() Look at her, pretending to ignore me. Anyways, I have been working out hard for two weeks now to be sure that the routine I'm doing works for me before I toxx myself and I'm pretty confident I won't gently caress up too bad So this is me now, 6'2" and 175lbs ![]() ![]() ![]() MONDAY - Leg/bi LEGS 4 sets leg extension 15 reps (light) 4 sets squat 8 reps 2 sets deadlift 8 reps (2 set ramped warm up) 3 sets leg press 12 reps 4 sets leg curl 12 reps BICEPS 3 sets barbell curl 12 reps 3 sets preacher machine 12 reps 2 sets hammer curl 15 reps 2 sets wrist curls 20 reps LOWER BACK/ABS 2 sets Superman 8 reps 2 sets Hyperextensions 8 reps (weighted) 60-100 cockroaches 60 decline sit-ups TUESDAY - Chest/tri CHEST 4 sets incline bench 10 reps 3 sets bench 8 reps 3 sets pec deck 15 reps 2 sets dips 10 reps TRICEP 3 sets 15 rope pushdown 3 sets French curls 10 reps 3 sets reversed push down 10 reps CALVES 2 sets Plate loaded calf press, long hold top 5 reps, long hold bottom 5 reps 2 sets single leg standing calf raises 10 reps WEDNESDAY - support work SHOULDER REHAB 4 sets bands 10 reps 20 ball rolls 4 sets wall push 10 seconds each 3 sets side laterals (light and slow) 15 reps 3 sets rear laterals (light and slow) 15 reps 10 batwings THURSDAY - back BACK 4 sets pullups up to 10 reps (weighted) 4 sets bent over row 12 reps 2 sets front pulldown, wide 10 reps 2 sets front pulldown, narrow 10 reps 3 sets cable row 10 reps 2 sets Behind the head pulldowns 15 reps LOWER BACK/ABS 2 sets Superman 8 reps 2 sets Hyperextensions 8 reps (weighted) 60-100 cockroaches 60 decline sit-ups FRIDAY - shoulders/arms SHOULDER 3 sets overhead press 10 reps 3 sets side laterals 12 reps 3 sets rear laterals 12 reps 6 sets shrugs (3 back, 3 front) 8 reps TRICEP 3 sets 15 rope pushdown 3 sets French curl 10 reps 3 sets reversed push down 10 reps BICEP 3 sets barbell curl 12 reps 3 sets preacher machine12 reps 2 sets hammer curl 15 reps 2 sets wrist curls 20 reps CALVES 2 sets Plate loaded calf press, long hold top 5 reps, long hold bottom 5 reps 2 sets single leg standing calf raises 10 reps SAT/SUN Cardio (all day, errday) High volume, very time consuming, lots of fun. I ride the stationary bike for 5-6 miles as cardio most days, but I am also starting couch to 5k on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays because as much as I like riding my bike, I have never been good at running and my lady LOVES to run, so yeah. That was a dumb idea, Starting Strength is now where I'm headed with this. 1: Get to novice weight lifting goals in the 181 weight class for bench (165lbs), squat (220lbs) and deadlift (275lbs) by July 19th. 2: Run the entire Electric Run without stopping or slowing down by the time they come to Chicago this summer Minor goals: Fix my posture Look good naked Let the fun begin The Door Frame fucked around with this message at Apr 6, 2013 around 15:48 |
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Aren't you meant to post a picture of yourself in your log?
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| # ? Jan 29, 2013 02:54 |
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I prefer olivia wilde
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| # ? Jan 29, 2013 02:56 |
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Fair warning, I'm obsessive about my weight and protein intake, so I'll be posting those every day too Ok, so leg day today Leg extension 4x15 25lbs Leg curl 3x12 30lbs Squat 2x8 85lbs, 2x8 90lbs Deadlift 1x8 45lbs, 1x8 55lbs, 2x8 65lbs Leg press 3x12 95lbs - Barbell curl 3x12 40lbs Preacher machine 1x12 25lbs, 1x12 20lbs, 1x12 22.5lbs Hammer curl 2x15 15lbs Wrist curls 2x20 15lbs - Superman 2x8 Hyperextensions 2x8 10lbs Cockroaches 30 Decline sit-ups 15 Weight 173 Protein intake 189g
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| # ? Jan 29, 2013 02:58 |
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Sharks Below posted:Aren't you meant to post a picture of yourself in your log? They're coming soon....
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| # ? Jan 29, 2013 02:59 |
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So are you dating this girl or stalking her? Your posting could go either way.
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| # ? Jan 29, 2013 03:39 |
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We're dating, but she doesn't know it yet
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The Door Frame posted:We're dating, but she doesn't know it yet Good luck with your restraining order PR. And your toxx i guess too.
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Happy hunting on your predatory endeavors.
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| # ? Jan 29, 2013 06:13 |
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That girl kind of looks like that one goonette whose roommate everyone hated on awful yearbook.
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| # ? Jan 29, 2013 07:08 |
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This log has great potential.
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| # ? Jan 29, 2013 07:20 |
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The Door Frame posted:Fair warning, I'm obsessive
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| # ? Jan 29, 2013 15:13 |
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Now there's pictures! I've been thinking about adding all three of my goal lifts to fridays to speed up my gains. I'm mostly worried about my deadlift because it's so low and is going up so stinking slowly
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| # ? Jan 29, 2013 19:04 |
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I wouldn't worry about anything the first month other than keeping your schedule.
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| # ? Jan 29, 2013 22:59 |
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Chest day is a less fun day, but I can still dig it Barbell Bench 1x8 85lbs, 1x8 95lbs, 1x8 100lbs Dumbbell incline bench 4x12 25lbs 10 Dips Pec deck 3x15 35lbs - Rope push down 3x12 30lbs French curls 3x12 25lbs Reversed push down 3x12 45lbs - Plate loaded calf press 2x10 90lbs 10 second hold Single leg standing calf raises 20 reps Weight:174 Protein: ~184g Sweet, my bench just went up 20 pounds out of nowhere! Tomorrow I start running and making sure I can make it through my whole shoulder work out Friday. Remember children, when your coach tells you to balance out your muscle groups so you don't tear your joints apart, listen
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| # ? Jan 30, 2013 02:15 |
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Well, school is loving up my schedule, I missed yesterday and had to rush through today Bent over row 4x12 50lbs Front pulldown, wide 2x10 70lbs Front pulldown, narrow 2x10 70lbs Cable row 3x10 60lbs Behind the head pulldowns 3x15 30lbs 5 Pullups 7 Batwings - Superman 2x8 Hyperextensions 2x8 15lbs 60 cockroaches 15 decline sit-ups Can't wait to work legitimately all weekend...
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 04:56 |
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School and work killed any chance of a Friday work out. Saturday was all work and tomorrow will be too. At least this lifting has taught me how to lift with my legs and not my arms or back. My legs have never been more sore and my shoulders/back have nave felt this good after a day of work, it's a good thing
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| # ? Feb 3, 2013 05:50 |
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School and work have been eating up almost all of my time, but I got the entire work out today and an abbreviated yesterday (with my squat up to 4x100 and DL up to 2x80) Barbell Bench 1x8 95lbs, 1x8 100lbs, 2x8 105lbs Dumbbell incline bench 3x12 25lbs 9 Dips Pec deck 3x15 45lbs - Rope push down 3x12 45lbs French curls 3x12 25lbs Reversed push down 3x12 50lbs - Plate loaded calf press 2x10 180lbs 10 second hold Single leg standing calf raises 20 reps 193g protein 175 lbs So am I supposed to be gaining or losing weight? Because it's been holding steady for almost a month now
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| # ? Feb 6, 2013 07:58 |
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The Door Frame posted:So am I supposed to be gaining or losing weight? Because it's been holding steady for almost a month now I DON'T loving KNOW, YOU TELL ME!
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| # ? Feb 6, 2013 08:03 |
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I DON'T KNOW, SHUT UP DAD!! Mild cardio, shoulder rehab and no work this weekend means I can actually log a weekend workout, woo!!
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| # ? Feb 6, 2013 23:39 |
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A family emergency took me away from my gym day today, but I'm going to increase my cardio a lot from here on out, I'm feeling like a lard rear end lately. You know, this whole log thing is a lot more lonely than I thought it would be, it feels like I'm talking to myself in public or something. I'm not quite sure what I was expecting, but yeah
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I worked my rear end off today to make up for missing yesterday. I know it was supposed to be chest day, but I added lifts until my body said it wasn't going to move anymore. It sucked absolute rear end, but I'm the best kind of sore right now Incline bench 4x12 55 lbs Bench 1x8 105 lbs 2x8 110 lbs Pec deck 3x15 45 lbs 4 Dips ---- Rope pushdown 3x15 45 lbs French curls 3x12 30 lbs Reversed push down 3x12 55 lbs ---- 20 single leg calf raises Plate loaded calf press 2x10 180 lbs ---- Leg extension 4x15 35 lbs Squat 2x8 105 lbs, 2x8 110 lbs Deadlift 1x8 55 lbs, 1x8 65 lbs, 2x8 95 lbs Leg press 3x10 110 lbs Leg curl 4x15 55 lbs --- Barbell curl 3x12 30 lbs Preacher curl 1x8 30 lbs And that's where it cut out, I guess this is why you don't do all your exercises on one day. Even if your muscles aren't too exhausted to keep going, eventually it gets too hard to move weights. If that makes any sense My girlfriend's 82 year old grandmother fell while walking her dog and broke her pelvis pretty badly the other day, we visited her in the hospital all last night. She can't walk or even sit up anymore, but she's in pretty good shape otherwise, so that's something. I know falling and fall related complications kill untold amounts of old people every year and every year above 70 increases the risks by up to 4%, but I'm confident that she'll do alright. She's far too stubborn to ever give up her freedom or mobility The Door Frame fucked around with this message at Feb 13, 2013 around 07:37 |
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Ok, I haven't really updated this due to the lonely nature of this log, but I did leg day and suffice it to say that I need to work on form more. My knee is starting to bug me. I'll post all the details and whatnot tomorrow, I just finished a huge theology paper and I don't feel like writing anymore
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| # ? Feb 19, 2013 06:48 |
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Yo, homie, I've been watching your log (and rooting for you). Audience of one. Don't fail me.
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It helps to have a gimmick like pics or summin that people can relate to and make an investment in your log. Like cat pics or what have you. Please squat. Please work out. Please stop creeping on that poor girl in the op.
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Well, it's good to hear that people are actually reading and I'm not just talking to myself here. I did most of my work out yesterday, all the equipment I could've squatted safely with was taken up by a team of Olympic lifters, so I squatted last. I finally moved up to 115 lbs and felt a kind of grinding in my left knee after my first set of 8. Immediately, I dropped down to 95 to focus on my form instead of weight and my knee twanged. It hurt like hell, so I reracked the bar and ended my work out there. I'm getting of my buddies who is a power lifter to fix my squat and deadlift form later this week. (My deadlift isn't bad, I'm just frustrated because I can't move as much weight as I should be able to, so I want him to help me out) It's chest day today, so at least I get to for sure move up in weight today and since I work tomorrow night, I HAVE to do my shoulder rehab or I'll end up throwing it out lifting 70 lb bags of laundry and 300 lb patients The Door Frame fucked around with this message at Feb 19, 2013 around 21:52 |
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I've gotten two hours of sleep in the past two days and I still have tons homework to do after I got stuck on my feet with no break for the whole drat night. And I have to be up at 6am tomorrow. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck
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| # ? Feb 21, 2013 05:31 |
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Here's something new for this log, me actually logging a workout!! Leg extension 4x15 35 lbs Leg curl 4x15 55 lbs Squat 2x8 110 lbs Deadlift 1x8 60 lbs, 1x8 95 lbs, 1x8 105 lbs Leg press 3x12 115 lbs - Barbell curl 3x12 50 lbs Preacher machine 3x12 25lbs Hammer curl 2x12 20 lbs Wrist curls 2x20 20 lbs - Superman 2x8 Hyperextensions 2x8 10lbs Cockroaches 75 Hanging sit-ups 35 Weight 178 Protein intake 167g No bitching or anything this time!
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Welp, I "crashed" my car in the snow storm today. I'm fine, but it's likely that there won't be anymore gym this week. I'm going to try biking there, but 7 miles in the snow sounds awful. Since I don't have anything to log, have a work story. As many of you probably don't know or care, I work at a small Chicago hospital as a transporter, but since the budgets are so tight my title should just be "hospital bitch". Anyways, I was training a new transporter and we were taking a 23 year old patient for a CT scan, but when we got there, we found out he was too heavy to get on our cart, which has a weight limit of 350 lbs. This guy claims that he can walk a few steps, so we figure we'll just take his whole bed down to CT and have him walk to the table for the test since that's the only thing we have to support his weight. The problem with this plan is that his bed is broken and the side rail won't go in, so even on the bed that we had to special order for him, we can't get this guy out of his room. We finally end up stealing a fancy cart from the Cardiac Cath Lab for its load bearing abilities and get this guy to his test, which goes off without a hitch. Once we got back, a bunch of doctors were waiting in his room and while the new guy tracked down the nurse so all the paperwork could be filled out, I cleaned the cart and happened to overhear them. This patient was so large that he could no longer clean himself and the fat on his thigh had become infected/necrotic and he would need surgery to stop the spread of the infection, but they were so concerned about his size that they were nervous about sedating him and realistically couldn't operate on him right now. They shortly left and the patient's (strangely attractive) girlfriend came into his room with a big bag of Taco Bell. Now this man was so obese that we barely managed to get him out of his room at all, so large that his inability to clean himself is melting the flesh off his leg, so utterly fat that he was given an ultimatum by a team of doctors to lose weight or possibly lose his leg. After all of these things have been thrown at him for the past hour and a half, what does he do with the bag? Starts chowing down like he'd never seen food before. The scary thing is that he wasn't even the heaviest patient I've moved
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Well, riding 12+ miles in the snow sucks a lot less than you'd think. It's cold as gently caress, but it's a blast riding again. Back day! Bent over row 4x12 55 lbs Front pulldown, wide 2x10 90 lbs Front pulldown, narrow 2x10 90 lbs Cable row 3x10 85 lbs Behind the head pulldowns 3x15 40 lbs 11 Pullups 10 Batwings - Superman 2x10 Hyperextensions 2x8 25lbs 72 cockroaches 50 decline sit-ups More than anything else, my forearms are sore, but I'm pretty satisfied with today. Does anyone have any grip exercises that don't aggravate a previously broken elbow? The wrist curls send pain all the way down my forearm, so it's hard to add weight on them. And in non workout news, my car is all fixed, but I think I'm going to keep riding to the gym anyways. Get my cardio in on the way
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More bike riding and here I get to show off my weak rear end shoulders! DB press 4x12 20 lbs Side laterals 3x12 12 lbs Rear laterals 3x10 10 lbs Front smith shrug 3x10 135 lbs Rear smith shrug 3x10 135 lbs -- Rope pushdown 3x15 45 lbs French curl 3x10 33 lbs Reversed push down 3x12 60 lbs -- Barbell curl 3x10 40 lbs Preacher machine 3x12 30 lbs Hammer curl 2x10 20 lbs Wrist curls 2x15 20 lbs -- 20 calf raises I'm for sure adding squats and deads to my Fridays next week, I'm not going to make my toxx at this rate
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I'm back, not that anyone cares, but I am back and lifting after poo poo tons of homework, another snow storm, the subsequent shoveling, replacing a water heater, and work getting in the way. I know, I know, excuses, but drat is this poo poo tiring Anyways, leg day 3x15 30 lbs leg extensions 3x8 100 lbs squats 3x15 45 lbs leg curl 2x8 80 lbs deadlift 3x12 110 lbs leg press I had to cut it short this week thanks to my theology class, but I've been doing this program for almost 2 months now and I'm not very satisfied with my gains. I know it's a size based, not strength, but it's frustrating to not be progressing nearly as fast as I should be, I wanted to add my goal lifts to Fridays, but I have a much, much better idea to help me reach my goals, switch to a strength based program! It's a radical idea, but I think it might just work. Modified SS, here I come! Last up on today's
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Too tired to really update now, will actually post something in the morning. I actually did work out though
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Just caught up on your log. Keep up the consistency. In the gym, kitchen, and school (and bedroom). Your gains will come. That being said, if you're not seeing the results you want, then go ahead and switch poo poo up. I did starting strength for a while, got bored and pissed that my upper body sucked, then did westside for skinny bastards, and then I landed on a bodybuilding routine. The BB program was the worst because I was so addicted to increasing the weight every other day/week that I felt like I was spinning my wheels. So, I went back to WS4SB, injured myself and now I'm back at the bodybuilding thing with a little more experience. If I can't increase the weight, maybe I increase by a few reps, another set, or slower negative. As long as I feel my muscles getting wrecked, I don't give no fux about the weight. But, I understand how frustrating it can be. Push yourself, within reason and good form, and you won't be disappointed. As for a pothead transformation into athlete... I guess I made that transition, but a lot of my friends still get lifted without lifting. Fat man with necrosis, now that's just filthy.
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Donald Kimball posted:Just caught up on your log. Keep up the consistency. In the gym, kitchen, and school (and bedroom). Your gains will come. Yeah, consistency is the hardest thing to manage for me right now because of my schedule and poor diet/sleeping habits, but I'm slowly getting better one tiny step at a time. The "start out body building and reach for strength gains while in school" thing was a little too ambitious for now. Thank God I gave myself so much time to complete my goal or I'd be losing my sweet avatar for sure. I don't know how people go so hard every single day, I was definitely physically strong enough to manage it, but having the will to push a specific part of yourself to the edge for an hour and a half straight every day is damned impressive. I now have to add "be impressive in body and willpower" to my goals And after I almost completely fell off the wagon the past two weeks, I started someone's version starting strength Monday. I don't know if it was being able to push as hard as I could on my lifts without having to worry about having to do the extra sets, the shorter work out, or listening to my sex playlist instead of my workout playlist and thinking dirty things, but it was fantastic!! This is how lifting should be Squat: 1x5 45 lbs, 1x5 65 lbs, 1x5 90 lbs, 1x5 110 lbs, 2x5 115 lbs Bench: 1x5 45 lbs, 1x5 65 lbs, 1x5 95 lbs, 3x5 115 lbs DL: 1x5 45 lbs, 1x5 65 lbs, 1x5 75 lbs, 2x100 lbs Chest dips: 2x4 No running or accessory work today due to my gross job full of gross people, and I might have to cut my even shorter work out session tomorrow short due to working all night again, but by God, I'm squatting sometime in the next 24 hours and that's that
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Working out hard is an emotional release. Channel all that stupid bullshit that would make normal people passive-aggressive and bitchy all day. Save it for the gym. I haven't snapped or gotten legitimately angry with someone in literally months. And as someone who graduated a year ago and started working a 9-5 office job, for the love of christ become consistent. I wish I set a time when I was a school to work out. Don't work out "when I finish this chapter" or "when I edit this draft" because procrastination cannot be avoided and suddenly the gym's closed because you watched an entire season of 30 Rock. Work out every day at 6:30 whether or not you have a paper to write or a hall to monitor or whatever the hell. Show up with that prepackaged anger and start ripping it up.
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reflex posted:Working out hard is an emotional release. Channel all that stupid bullshit that would make normal people passive-aggressive and bitchy all day. Save it for the gym. I haven't snapped or gotten legitimately angry with someone in literally months. I do have a "set time", but like today when I get scheduled to work at that time for no reason and poo poo keeps coming up. I know it's a BS excuse now that my entire routine can be done in 30 minutes, but when I had an hour or two of gym time (including cardio), it was daunting. You are totally right about the procrastinating thing though, it took me forever to realize that if I gave in enough to let myself finish watching a show or finish a game I was playing, I would never get anything done ever. And speaking of daunting, I am finally going to the doctor for my anxiety disorder in a few weeks. I hate therapy and try to avoid it like the plague after my depression therapy went poorly both times I went, but the anxiety is starting to interfere with school and work. That poo poo can't fly anymore. Anyways, to the workout Squat: 1x5 60 lbs, 1x5 80 lbs, 1x5 100 lbs, 3x5 120 lbs Military press: 1x5 25lbs, 1x5 35 lbs, 1x5 45 lbs, 3x5 55 lbs Bent over row: 1x5 45 lbs, 1x5 55 lbs, 1x5 65 lbs, 3x5 75 lbs Pull-ups: 2x4 I love being able to pull out the 35 lb plates and play with them, it feels so masculine to finally have a "big" plate on the bar. I'm really looking forward to being able to use the 45's
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Ok, I haven't been updating because I'm a lazy rear end in a top hat, but I'm not such a lazy rear end in a top hat that I haven't been lifting. In fact, I'm making progress! Squat: 1x5 75 lbs, 1x5 95 lbs, 1x5 115 lbs, 3x5 135 lbs Chin-ups: 2x2 Bench: 1x5 65 lbs, 1x5 85 lbs, 1x5 105 lbs, 3x5 125 lbs Chest dips: 2x4 No deads today, there wasn't enough time, but I'm finally squatting a plate, even though I almost failed out of my last set, I got all 15 done with good form (and 2 more with not so great form, but they don't count). Now I have to work on actually running, the electric run still hasn't posted a Chicago date, but actually getting myself to get training for it anyways is the next big hurdle E: I can finally touch my toes with my legs straight!!!! Kick rear end
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"Hey TDF, should you update your log?" "No, I'm tired and no one reads that thing anyways." "Ever think no one reads it because you never update?" So here I am to bring you the good news of my exercise life, whether either of us wants it or not It has been a rough week, I'm playing chauffeur again, so I'm not getting any real sleep and I've felt sick as hell, so my lifts have suffered, but yes, I am STILL making progress. Just very slowly and I might fail my toxx at this rate, but progress!!!! Squat: 1x5 85 lbs, 1x5 105 lbs, 1x5 125 lbs, 3x5 145 lbs Bench: 1x5 75 lbs, 1x5 95 lbs, 1x5 115 lbs, 2x5 135 lbs, 1x3 135 lbs Deadlift: 1x5 75 lbs, 1x5 95 lbs, 1x5 115 lbs, 1x5 135 lbs Chest dips: 2x5 And since I'm dumb, I'm going to start cutting, come monday. I've hit almost all of my minor goals except look good naked, and I'm going to get those done if I fail or not E: Small update to the OP The Door Frame fucked around with this message at Apr 6, 2013 around 15:49 |
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