Lean and Mean for Senior Year

[Sophie]

Nope, I don't eat less. It just seems taking a week off leaves me looking more defined. It's always been that way for some reason.

The lighting was bad this time around so I'mnot going to put them up. I looked better in bathroom lighting LOL. Oh well. I have the measurements and they're just as important. I also know what I look like in favorable lighting. I'll put the measurements up tomorrow sometime.

I should continue unpacking. Ugh.

[Sophie]

Pull Day
35 minutes
120 av HR
157 max HR
155 calories burned

DB Curls- 17.5-8-8
Concentration Curls - 25-5-5
BB Preacher Curls - 40-5-5
Seated Row - 110-6-6-6
Assisted Pull Up - 28-5-4
Bent Row - 35-7-7 (right hand has as weak grip)
DB Shrugs - 30-10-10-10
Reverse Flyes - 55-8-8
Swiss Ball Jackknife Pike - 10-10 (could have done more, maybe next time)
Vertical Leg Raises - 10-10
Medicine Ball Reverse Crunch - 6-10-10

Today was my first day at work as well. It was as if I was doing deadlifts all day. I was carrying boxes of textbooks, unpacking them, sorting them, counting them, and stocking them. UGH. I lifted afterward. What a day.

Starting on Wednesday, I'll be biking to work and then after work lifting and biking home. I am going to need to eat a LOT more food. I've been eating 2500-3000 and maintaining my weight, that was without working and without the biking. We'll see how it goes. It's just until school starts.

Off to soak in the tub.

[minime]

3000 calories, jebus I would burst! lol.

[Sophie]

I'm still here. Just been busy with work. Eventually I'll get around to typing up my workouts.

[Sophie]

7/29
Push Day
29 minutes
105 av. HR
131 max HR
91 calories

Bench Press - 65-8-8-8
Incline Bench Press - 45-8-8
DB Flye - 15-10-10
Military Press - 17.5-6-6
Lateral Raise - 12.5-6
Front Raise - 15-6
Triceps Extension - 25-8-8
Triceps Pushdown - ~50-6-6
Lever Push Crunch - 70-10-10
Kneeling Cable Crunch - 70-10-10

Did one less set of everything. It went pretty well.

7/30
Legs
22 minutes
119 average HR
163 max HR
98 calories burned

Romanian Deadlift - 155-3
Hamstring Curl - 50-15
Single Leg Squat - 10-10
Weighted Glute Ham Raise - 45-5
Lunges - 20-10
Leg Press - 150-10
Calf Raises - 90-10
Jump Squat - 20-10
Side Bends - 10-15
Medicine Ball Twist - 10-15
Lying Medicine Ball Twist - 10-10

Just did one set because of all the lifting I've been doing at working unpacking skids of textbooks and stocking.

8/2
Biked home from work
8.671 miles
43 minutes
147 av HR
179 max HR
294 calories burned
31 mph max speed (downhill)
11.9 mph av speed

8/3
Biked to Work
8.265 miles
142 av HR
183 max HR
270 calories burned
17.3 mph max speed
11.8 mph av speed

8/4
15 minutes
129 av HR
161 max HR
77 calories burned

Deadlift - 150-4-2 (YAY!!)
Bench - 65-8-8
Squat - 95-8-8

I'm just going to be doing DL, bench, and squat 3x a week until classes start I think. I don't have enough time with work to get a full workout in.

I put in 39.5 hours at work last week. No idea what this week will bring as I'm sort of filling in for people as they need and if they don't need then I'm helping stock textbooks. At least the check will be nice.

[minime]

nice deadlifts sophie!

wow, I have got to wear my heart rate monitor on a long bike ride, I never thought it would burn that many calories. 270 calories for only 8 miles?

[Sophie]

Biked Home from Work
43 minutes
8.491 miles
151 av HR
179 max HR
303 calories burned
29.9 mph max speed (downhill)
12.5 mph av speed

I just beat a pretty bad thunderstorm home. There was even hail.

Tried to lift today but it didn't really happen. I wasn't feeling good yesterday and didn't feel great today either. I think it's mostly stress related.

It's so odd how some days the DL happens with little to no problem and other days it's like no way in hell going to happen. Hopefully once I get to college and get on a regular lifting routine things will even out.

[Sophie]

Still around. Work seems to be kicking my a$$ though. I'm so tired all the time. I've been getting 8-9 hours of sleep a night but I guess I need more. I have off Tuesday and Wednesday so I intend on getting caught up on sleep.

I'm thinking about trying to go to the gym today before work, but we'll just have to see how I feel. I can't wait until classes start so I can get back on a lifting schedule.

[Sophie]

I did get to the gym yesterday before work. Didn't wear my HR monitor though.

Deadlift - 150-5-3
Bench - 65-8-8
Squat - 95-8-8
Swiss Ball Jackknife Pike - 10
Vertical Leg Raises - 10

I have today and tomorrow off. I plan on getting a lot of rest.

[Sophie]

All today

Biked to Work
7.937 miles
17.6 max mph
11.9 av mph
~40 minutes
148 av HR
174 max HR
265 calories

Deadlift - 150-5-5 (going to try for an increase next time)
Bench - 70-6-6
Ab work

Biked Home
7.947 miles
16 max mph
11.3 av mph
~43 minutes
158 average HR
178 max HR
328 calories

[Sophie]

Biked to and from work. Have a new PR on the DL. 155 lbs for 2 reps. Not bad considering how exhausted I am. Can't wait to do it once I'm not so worn out.

[minime]

Hi Sophie

Have you considered looking to your diet as a 'cause' in your constant fatigue? I took a look at your fitday log and it looks like you get virtually no fruits or vegetables, not to mention a wealth of processed foods & a ton of dairy.

Perhaps cleaning up your diet a little might help you somewhat. I know for me, when I eat great, I feel great

[Sophie]

I don't think my diet is causing my fatigue in the slightest. I think it's biking to and from work, working all day, and then coming home to a sick aunt. She has a brain aneurysm, gallstones, a bloodclot in her leg, needs stents in her heart, and atherosclerosis in her left carotid artery. She's not in good shape. I think it's mostly the stress though. After a couple days off from work and sleeping about 12 hours a day, I'm much better.

I know I'm not getting a lot of fruits and veggies right now. It's just not cost effective at the moment. I'm the only person working right now. My aunt hasn't worked in months due to her health. We have to buy what we can afford. Even when she was working, she made less than 12K a year, which is one of the reasons she's in debt over her head. Her not working has been really hard financially and even harder on stress levels.

Processed foods last longer and are cheaper. They're most cost effective at the moment and they always have been for us. And I've ALWAYS been a big milk drinker.

So, I hear where you're coming from, but I don't think it's the cause. And even if it was the cause, there's nothing I can do about it.

[minime]

ok, it was just a suggestion.

in hindsight I think the milk is a good thing. It is probably the most natural/healthy thing you consume, and when strapped for cash you can't beat milk for the cheap calories.

[Sophie]

Back to working out!

Leg Day
38.5 minutes
139 av HR
170 max HR
232 calories burned

Deadlifts-155-2
Kneeling Hamstring Curl - 20-8-8
Glute-Ham Raise - 45-5-5
Single Leg Squat - 45-8-8
Lunges-15-8-8
Leg Press-140-8-8
Calf Raises-100-10-10
Jump Squats-15-8-8
Side Bends-10-15-15
Medicine Ball Twists-10-10-10
Lying Swiss Ball Twists 8-8

Also did week 3 day 1 of the couch to 5 K program. I did the distances, not the time, and it took my 28 minutes to do the roughly 1.5 miles. Pathetic I know. Baby steps.