My Body Revival...ok not really.

[galileo]

Saturday 06.29.2002
*yawn*

Diet
I ate a poor diet today but I kept my calories low. Had a few beers.

Workout Goals
n/a

Workout

COC T Strapholds
2 1/2lbs for 12 seconds right, 16 seconds left
5lbs for 7 seconds right, 2 seconds left - hmmm...
Plate pinches
2x10lbs 40 seconds left, 40 seconds right
2x10+5lbs 20 seconds left, 30 seconds right
Reverse Curls Supersetted with Wrist Curls
45lbs x 12 then 45lbs x 12
55lbs x 12 then 55lbs x 12

My forearms felt absolutely wonderful after this workout!

Rest
Went to bed about 4:00am, got up about noonish.

Notes and Revisions
Grip work feels good! I am definitely going to *click* the #1 hard very soon.

[galileo]

Tuesday 07.02.2002


Diet
Diet was on all day until the end. I golfed for about 2.5 hours and was super hot and hungry so I grabbed 3 chicken soft tacos. I thought they were like 120 calories a piece, but it turns out they are about 190. That put me at about 1900 calories. Not enough to gain fat, but still not where I wanted to be.

Workout
I golfed and tried my #1. I got it closer than I ever have before.

Rest
Went to bed about 11:00 awoke at 6:00am.

I had to write songs for my new band. We got an opening spot for "From Autumn to Ashes" next friday. 6 songs in friggen 10 days.

Total Sleep: 7 hours

Notes and Revisions
Mental Note: NO MORE SCREWING AROUND. I have one month left to cut and I need to not miss workouts and not miss meals and not cheat at all.

[galileo]

Friday 07.05.2002
Workout day!

Diet
Diet is supposed to be 1600 calories today. So far I've had
Brownberry Bagel w/ 4oz turkey, then I worked out, then I had 1 chicken breast and 2 8oz glasses of milk. I think I will shoot for 1800 calories today because of my workout.


Workout Goals
Trapbar Deadlifts : 1x20 150lbs
Weighted Chinups : 1x10, 1x4 +10lbs
Weighted Dips : 1x10, 1x8 +30lbs
TrapBar Shrugs : 1x20 150lbs
One Arm DB Rows : 1x10 55lbs STRICT

Workout
No kickboxing again today. I am tired and don't feel like getting beat on for nothing.

Trapbar Deadlifts : 130x5 150 1x25 Exceeded
I decided to warm up a bit before I did my big set.
150 was easy! I could have kept going! After 12 I was hurtin, then I got my second wind and BAM!
Felt better than usual, possibly because of the warmup?


Weighted Chinups : 2x6 +25lbs Kind of exceeded...um, yeah.
Whoops. I thought I did 15lbs last time until I read my journal over. Then, the kicker, I added two 10's to the
5lb dumbell. I think 6 reps while adding like 15lbs over last time at 10 reps is pretty good.
I could have squeezed more out the first set too. I forgot to weigh down the back of my chinup racks (they tilt).
It shifted

Weighted Dips : 1x11, 1x9 +30lbs Exceeded
Could have easily had 12 the first time and 10 the second. My hand aches something fierce from the direct pressure o
the outer pad. I need to get some tape to put on the dip handles. It'll thicken them up a little more too.

One Arm DB Rows : 2x10 +55lbs Met
Much more strict, with the same weight I did not twist at all this time. I will add some weight.
Need more weight, running out for big motions. I need new dumbells that don't suck.


TrapBar Shrugs : 1x20 150lbs Met
No problem. Got winded toward the end. Grip held out fine. I need to use more intensity next time!

I am tired and this workout ran too long. I'll do ab work tomorrow


Rest
Got 8 hours last night.

Notes and Revisions
Resting at 1600 calories my lifts continue to progress. With any luck I'll keep it up until it's time to begin raising the calories again today.

I tested my abdominals with calipers today and it is down 3mm since I began 2 1/2 weeks ago. I haven't been as strict as I'd like, so I think if I keep at it I will definitely have my goals! I take my ab pinch above my belly button and skewed to the left. I consider it the "center" of my abdominals. Some people said pinch to the right of the belly button, but since I've already began with this place, I am gonna finish here too. That way, I can monitor progress.

[galileo]

Saturday 07.05.2002
Not much going on. I've been practicing a lot with my band and it's hard to have any free time. We have a record label from Florida coming up to see us on Saturday. Joy!

Diet
I ate as best as I could for not being home. Oh well.

Workout Goals
n/a

Workout
I did COC singles with my #1. I officially closed the #1 to all but 1/16 inch today! I had a ruler near by ready to see. It didn't click so I won't count it as a close (like most people would). I will CRUSH THE LIVING HELL out of it this week with a full close.

Rest
Got ample sleep! 10 hours or more.

Notes and Revisions
I think I am going to stop kickboxing. It is conflicting with a lot of my current goals and time restraints. I hate to do it, but it is something that I need to do.

[galileo]

Monday 07.08.2002
Workout day!

Diet
My diet was 1500 calories for today. I probably got about 1300. :\
I drank half of my MRP but it made my stomach rumble a bunch so I poured the rest out. I think the packets were too old. I came in late so I didn't eat my cottage cheese+peach meal.

Workout Goals
n/a

Workout
I needed to workout quick because I was heading to the chiropractor so this week I am doing a back/bicep and chest/tricep/leg split instead of the usual full body deal. This is temporary.

Chinups 1x7, 1x6 +25lbs
WEAK.

TrapBar Shrugs 1x20 155lbs
Easy.

One-Arm Dumbell Rows 2x8, 2x9 60lbs
I got stronger the second set. Ha! No twisting!

My biceps weren't dead so I decided to try barbell curls.
Barbell Curls 1x10 80lbs, 1x6 85lbs
My forearms burned soo bad I couldn't finish. Biceps don't even feel like they were used.

Rest
Got 10 hours last night. Felt like **** this morning and had to skip work.

Notes and Revisions
I quit kickboxing yesterday. My lower back can't handle the shock from blocking kicks with my legs. Oh well. I will have less conflict with my training goals, I guess.

[Fudomyo]

One-Arm Dumbell Rows 2x8, 2x9 60lbs
I got stronger the second set. Ha! No twisting!

It's all about the warmup.
8 @ 30
6 @ 40
3-4 @ 50
1 @ 60

You can probably do 65 no problem, if not 70.

How bad do you think twisting is? You can really feel that in your lower ribs under your lat (if not your lat). Seems that it wouldn't really take much away from your lat, twisting or no.

Really good stretch at the bottom? That feels good at least.

Fudo

[galileo]

I am not high enough off of my bench to get a "huge" stretch, but I take the dumbell back down to almost ground level.


I felt warmed up after chinups, so I generally don't do them.

Why would I want to do 1@65 or 70 when I can do 9 with 65?

peace.

add:
The twisting is never too bad, but I like to be as strict as possible. I feel when I twist it is due to momentum.

[Fudomyo]

Doh. I missed the chinups, though they really seem to just work my arms.

I usually do one rep just below my target weight. Really stretches your non-stretchable pieces, and once in a blue moon it will be super light. Then I can just add 5 more lbs before I do my heavy sets.

[galileo]

Ahh I gotcha.

Like

8@30
6@50
4@60
1@65
8-12@70

kind of deal.

[Fudomyo]

Zactamali

Though I usually go for 4-6 reps.

[galileo]

I am not posting to this until August 1 when I will give my complete summary of the past weeks. I don't have anything special to report on now that my weights are stagnating and my diet is consistently the same.

I will however be starting a new journal which I want to be VERY interactive. If it isn't, I will kill you all. Slowly. With wire cutters, a pellet gun, 3 marshmallows, and 300lbs of paper clips. Wanna test me?

[Sophos9]

I will look forward to it............

The new journal that is :confused:

Sounds like we have our own American Psycho!!

[galileo]

Originally posted by Sophos9

Sounds like we have our own American Psycho!!

Yes. I've killed for less.

[Piper]

Danugi.. are you quitting on this thread? or are you just shifting it to the metabolift one? what happens when your 12 weeks is up??

oh.. and WTF is Zactamali ?

Is it like "Right on", "exactamundo", "cheers" (can mean anything in ireland), or "sound" (means... yep in ireland)

[galileo]

My new thread will be my bulking thread The metabolift is over as well, I am going to conclude it right now.