Sigh. Weight loss is such a terrible process. Today's goal was 180.3, and I'm so so close to the 170s. So, yesterday I clocked in, and to my amazement it was 179.8. YES!!! Granted, that's an unofficial weight, because the goal was for Friday, but hey, awesome. So I worked extra hard during this morning's workout, kept the diet clean minus going to a restaurant (where I did actually still stay clean) and I stepped on the scale this morning. And what did I find?....
181.2. DAMN!!!
So, ya, no official 170s for me this week. Just gotta keep on trucking along.
So on that note, I'm really looking forward to starting P90X3 tomorrow. It's a very different program from Shaun T's stuff, I like Tony a lot, and just mixing it up in general sounds exciting. Six months of Insanity and weight lifting is tough. And I'm really hoping this will be a shock to my system and my belly continues to shrink. Man I hate this belly!
Alright, not much to say, but I wanted to check in anyways. Looking forward to the next step in the journey.
Bring it!
Let's get Mazel-Tough!
Friday, July 15, 2016
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Mixing it up starting this weekend
I've decided to mix it up a bit. I'm burnt out on my workouts, at least the cardio, so I have a change in mind. We'll get to that. First, let's recap.
Since we last spoke, I got in an excellent lifting workout on Saturday and a decent upper body workout on Monday. Only upper body because baby wasn't feeling well and we had an early doctor appointment. It happens. Sunday I did a short cardio session, Cardio 2 from 22 Minute Hard Corps, but just wasn't feeling it. Not sure why. Tuesday (yesterday) I got through 5 rounds of Bas Rutten's 3 Minute Round Kickboxing workout. And this morning I was running a little behind schedule and opted for Fast & Furious from Insanity. Good times.
As for weight, I missed my 181.7 on Monday by a lot....I cheated over the weekend. It's summer, it's harder. And I had an awesome date nightwith my wife on Sunday, so it was worth it. But ya, Monday I clocked in at 184.0, making today's goal 183.5. Not good. Fortunately I've been clean since, and I weighed in today at 180.8. Lowest I've been ever! Awesome! New goal for Friday, 180.3.
SO CLOSE TO THE 170S!!!!
Alright, so, mixing it up, what's that mean? Well, I love lifting, and what I've been doing weight lifting wise has been excellent. I mentioned before, legs are lagging in both time and interest, and I was originally planning on doing some sort of upper/lower split (the one I mapped out is excellent, but I want to put that on hold for the moment) but I think I need something more. I also am tired of Insanity. I love it, Max:30 is awesome, but my body is sore after 6 months of this, and my interest is waning. On top of that, I'm on my third program in a row that's handmade, and the fourth that's Insanity-cardio focused, and it's just losing it for me I need a real challenge (real as in mapped out, not real as in hard) and I think I know what that is. Starting Saturday, I'm diving into P90X3.
So, the changes that come with this. First off, P90X3 is 30 minutes a day, so no change there. That's actually what I started out the year doing. This will be 13 weeks, so a little different from the 8 week plans I've been doing. I'm going to take progress pics, then, at the end of weeks 4 (end of my current 8 week cycle) and week 13 (one week after the end of my next 8 week cycle, so still close). Should be good.
Now, like I said, I love the lifting, especially the upper body stuff. I really want to increase my upper body size, so on top of P90X3, I'm also going to do some heavy lifting sessions. Shorter than what I'm doing now (since I'll also have upper body work in P90X3), but still in there. Not legs though. I'm going to use P90X3 to get stronger in my legs first, and come October when I finish the program and look to get back into that upper/lower split, I'll really hit legs hard there. Maybe I'll add in some leg accessory work somewhere in this program, but not right away. So, 3x per week upper body lifting, plus P90X3. Should be fun.
I've also made a few minor modifications to the schedule so it fits better with my Saturday through Friday week. Nothing major.
So, that's the plan. Why P90X3? Well, Tony's my favorite trainer, by far, and I also love the P90X series. It's where this blog started.
Alright, 90 days starting Saturday. I'll finish this week as normal, and then bail on the current program and get started with P90X3. Let's do this!!!
Bring it!
Since we last spoke, I got in an excellent lifting workout on Saturday and a decent upper body workout on Monday. Only upper body because baby wasn't feeling well and we had an early doctor appointment. It happens. Sunday I did a short cardio session, Cardio 2 from 22 Minute Hard Corps, but just wasn't feeling it. Not sure why. Tuesday (yesterday) I got through 5 rounds of Bas Rutten's 3 Minute Round Kickboxing workout. And this morning I was running a little behind schedule and opted for Fast & Furious from Insanity. Good times.
As for weight, I missed my 181.7 on Monday by a lot....I cheated over the weekend. It's summer, it's harder. And I had an awesome date nightwith my wife on Sunday, so it was worth it. But ya, Monday I clocked in at 184.0, making today's goal 183.5. Not good. Fortunately I've been clean since, and I weighed in today at 180.8. Lowest I've been ever! Awesome! New goal for Friday, 180.3.
SO CLOSE TO THE 170S!!!!
Alright, so, mixing it up, what's that mean? Well, I love lifting, and what I've been doing weight lifting wise has been excellent. I mentioned before, legs are lagging in both time and interest, and I was originally planning on doing some sort of upper/lower split (the one I mapped out is excellent, but I want to put that on hold for the moment) but I think I need something more. I also am tired of Insanity. I love it, Max:30 is awesome, but my body is sore after 6 months of this, and my interest is waning. On top of that, I'm on my third program in a row that's handmade, and the fourth that's Insanity-cardio focused, and it's just losing it for me I need a real challenge (real as in mapped out, not real as in hard) and I think I know what that is. Starting Saturday, I'm diving into P90X3.
So, the changes that come with this. First off, P90X3 is 30 minutes a day, so no change there. That's actually what I started out the year doing. This will be 13 weeks, so a little different from the 8 week plans I've been doing. I'm going to take progress pics, then, at the end of weeks 4 (end of my current 8 week cycle) and week 13 (one week after the end of my next 8 week cycle, so still close). Should be good.
Now, like I said, I love the lifting, especially the upper body stuff. I really want to increase my upper body size, so on top of P90X3, I'm also going to do some heavy lifting sessions. Shorter than what I'm doing now (since I'll also have upper body work in P90X3), but still in there. Not legs though. I'm going to use P90X3 to get stronger in my legs first, and come October when I finish the program and look to get back into that upper/lower split, I'll really hit legs hard there. Maybe I'll add in some leg accessory work somewhere in this program, but not right away. So, 3x per week upper body lifting, plus P90X3. Should be fun.
I've also made a few minor modifications to the schedule so it fits better with my Saturday through Friday week. Nothing major.
So, that's the plan. Why P90X3? Well, Tony's my favorite trainer, by far, and I also love the P90X series. It's where this blog started.
Alright, 90 days starting Saturday. I'll finish this week as normal, and then bail on the current program and get started with P90X3. Let's do this!!!
Bring it!
Friday, July 8, 2016
Closing out week 3
Three weeks are complete in my new program. I didn't get to update you yesterday, so let's catch up!
Thursday I woke up early and hit it hard in the gym! Weights were lifted, and I got to hit everything. Even hamstrings! Overall it was a great workout!
After that, I clocked in on the scale. Remember, I'm shooting for 182.1 on Friday (today, but this was yesterday), so this was an unofficial weigh in. And the scale reported back with 181.8. Boom, in excellent shape (or so I thought...yay foreshadowing). Kept the diet clean yesterday too, and that was that.
This morning I got up early, had a baby asleep on me for a few minutes, and then finally hit Play on Max Out Cardio from Max:30. Overall, I actually felt really good with this one. But, of the 30 minute workout, I only got about 15 in. There was a diaper that needed to be changed halfway through, and at the 6 minutes left mark, I saw it was already later than I needed it to be to be done and still make it to work on time, so I called it quits. Hey, it happens.
I stepped on the scale after that, and clocked in at....
182.2.
DAMN! Yup, I overshot the goal by .1, and I put on .4 from yesterday. Sigh, such is life. Hey, the number still went down and I'm not in the 183s anymore, so, progress. Hopefully I can get to those high 170s next week. I hope I hope I hope.....
So, Monday's goal is now 181.7. Gonna keep it clean all weekend and try to sneak in a few extra cardio sessions. I really want this, but it's up to effort to get there. Yay motivational stuff, right?
Tomorrow is another heavy lifting day, and I'm ready for it. Man, do I love lifting! Then Sunday is an Insanity Month 2 workout, I forget which. I'll let you know.
Final thoughts: I think I've figured out the schedule for my next program. Rather than doing just upper/lower six days in a row, out of fear of not recovering enough, I'm going to do Upper (Saturday), Lower (Sunday), Upper (Monday), Recovery/Cardio (Tuesday), Lower (Wednesday), Upper (Thursday), Recovery/Cardio (Friday). This is basically an upper/lower, but aside from those three days in the beginning, I never lift more than two days in a row without a recovery day. I'm also going to try to sneak in some extra cardio on leg days, probably plyo stuff to get the cardio and extra burn in the legs. Most importantly, this keeps me lifting upper body three times per week, which I absolutely love and it works better for my schedule. And I'm not ignoring my legs, especially at 2x per week, plus cardio days.
So, that's the plan, and I can modify most of it to be under 45 minutes per day, which is great. Upper body sessions might be a bit longer, but overall this keeps me back on the original plan of 30 minutes a day pretty close.
Alright, that's my story. Big big big UFC fight this weekend, I'm absolutely pumped for UFC 200. Let's do this!
Bring it!
Thursday I woke up early and hit it hard in the gym! Weights were lifted, and I got to hit everything. Even hamstrings! Overall it was a great workout!
After that, I clocked in on the scale. Remember, I'm shooting for 182.1 on Friday (today, but this was yesterday), so this was an unofficial weigh in. And the scale reported back with 181.8. Boom, in excellent shape (or so I thought...yay foreshadowing). Kept the diet clean yesterday too, and that was that.
This morning I got up early, had a baby asleep on me for a few minutes, and then finally hit Play on Max Out Cardio from Max:30. Overall, I actually felt really good with this one. But, of the 30 minute workout, I only got about 15 in. There was a diaper that needed to be changed halfway through, and at the 6 minutes left mark, I saw it was already later than I needed it to be to be done and still make it to work on time, so I called it quits. Hey, it happens.
I stepped on the scale after that, and clocked in at....
182.2.
DAMN! Yup, I overshot the goal by .1, and I put on .4 from yesterday. Sigh, such is life. Hey, the number still went down and I'm not in the 183s anymore, so, progress. Hopefully I can get to those high 170s next week. I hope I hope I hope.....
So, Monday's goal is now 181.7. Gonna keep it clean all weekend and try to sneak in a few extra cardio sessions. I really want this, but it's up to effort to get there. Yay motivational stuff, right?
Tomorrow is another heavy lifting day, and I'm ready for it. Man, do I love lifting! Then Sunday is an Insanity Month 2 workout, I forget which. I'll let you know.
Final thoughts: I think I've figured out the schedule for my next program. Rather than doing just upper/lower six days in a row, out of fear of not recovering enough, I'm going to do Upper (Saturday), Lower (Sunday), Upper (Monday), Recovery/Cardio (Tuesday), Lower (Wednesday), Upper (Thursday), Recovery/Cardio (Friday). This is basically an upper/lower, but aside from those three days in the beginning, I never lift more than two days in a row without a recovery day. I'm also going to try to sneak in some extra cardio on leg days, probably plyo stuff to get the cardio and extra burn in the legs. Most importantly, this keeps me lifting upper body three times per week, which I absolutely love and it works better for my schedule. And I'm not ignoring my legs, especially at 2x per week, plus cardio days.
So, that's the plan, and I can modify most of it to be under 45 minutes per day, which is great. Upper body sessions might be a bit longer, but overall this keeps me back on the original plan of 30 minutes a day pretty close.
Alright, that's my story. Big big big UFC fight this weekend, I'm absolutely pumped for UFC 200. Let's do this!
Bring it!
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Back from vacation and feeling good
Well, vacation is over, and so are my "I'm taking it easy" days. Let's recap.
Since we last spoke, I had a kickass weight workout Friday morning. Then went to work, got the usual lunchtime walk in, and then the family left for vacation. And vacation included bad for me food! And lots of carbs! It was awesome! I had a pizza the first night and a dessert pizza, and soda on the way up. Not even diet soda, which I'd been binging lately - actual soda! It was great!
Saturday we saw family, ate more unhealthy food (chips, cheeze-its, and even a corned beef hash benedict!) and saw drum corps live. Super awesome! Then that night we got a ton of awesome food from Domino's and ate it back in the room. Also killed a package of Oreos.
Sunday we went into the city, saw more family, walked a few blocks and ate all kinds of breakfast carbs. Again, awesome. Then we drove home and I finished the cheeze-its and drank a bunch of diet soda. Amazing family weekend getaway.
Monday I was still off work, Fourth of July and all. I kept it clean food wise and worked my ass off in the gym again with weights. Side note: we didn't work out on vacation. We talked about it, we tried to, baby wasn't having it and then we just said it wasn't worth it.
Anyways, back to the story. Monday I was super clean, and then we went to the folks' house, and clean went out the window. More chips, M&Ms, and even some amazing golden graham smores that were outstanding (special shout out to my amazing baker of a wife for these!).
So what was the point of all these unhealthy meals? To reset my body! If you've read this blog for a while, you've seen that I stall on the weight loss every 5 to 10 lbs. Going on a binge like this seems to kick start me into weight loss gear again.
So, how's that working out for me? Well, when I left for vacation I was in the high 183s (I forget the actual number, pretty sure it was 183.6). When I got home I was 185.4. Cool, put on 2 lbs, and that made today's goal 184.9.
Yesterday, first day officially back on, I kept it super clean. I tried to fast a little just for the cleanse, but had to get a little food in me. Had a sweet potato quiche slice for breakfast (meal prepped the big one for the week) and a small portion of tuna pasta for lunch. Dinner was chicken and corn. Overall, great day health wise. I also got a workout in, Cardio 3 from 22 Minute Hard Corps (which kicked my ass, wow!).
This morning I got one more workout in, a measly attempt at Cardio Challenge from Max:30 (which went ok, not excellent, my legs are killing me still from Monday's weight lifting workout). I sweated, so that was good.
Anyways, after all that, I stepped on the scale this morning. Again, I've been stuck at 183, and had a goal today thanks to vacation of 184.9. Well, I clocked in at 182.6!! Boom, lowest I've been! Good job diet reset!
So now the trick is to keep it up, until I plateau again. Soda's gone, cheat meals are gone for a few weeks, and I want to see what I can pull off! Heading down to 170, let's do this!
Final thoughts: the more I do on lifting, the more I realize leg-based cardio is going to be difficult. Also doing legs in general is difficult timing wise. I'm looking into some alternatives for my future program, like doing some upper/lower splits and a little less cardio. More info on that to come.
Ok, that's all I've got. Let's get into the 170s people!
Bring it!
Since we last spoke, I had a kickass weight workout Friday morning. Then went to work, got the usual lunchtime walk in, and then the family left for vacation. And vacation included bad for me food! And lots of carbs! It was awesome! I had a pizza the first night and a dessert pizza, and soda on the way up. Not even diet soda, which I'd been binging lately - actual soda! It was great!
Saturday we saw family, ate more unhealthy food (chips, cheeze-its, and even a corned beef hash benedict!) and saw drum corps live. Super awesome! Then that night we got a ton of awesome food from Domino's and ate it back in the room. Also killed a package of Oreos.
Sunday we went into the city, saw more family, walked a few blocks and ate all kinds of breakfast carbs. Again, awesome. Then we drove home and I finished the cheeze-its and drank a bunch of diet soda. Amazing family weekend getaway.
Monday I was still off work, Fourth of July and all. I kept it clean food wise and worked my ass off in the gym again with weights. Side note: we didn't work out on vacation. We talked about it, we tried to, baby wasn't having it and then we just said it wasn't worth it.
Anyways, back to the story. Monday I was super clean, and then we went to the folks' house, and clean went out the window. More chips, M&Ms, and even some amazing golden graham smores that were outstanding (special shout out to my amazing baker of a wife for these!).
So what was the point of all these unhealthy meals? To reset my body! If you've read this blog for a while, you've seen that I stall on the weight loss every 5 to 10 lbs. Going on a binge like this seems to kick start me into weight loss gear again.
So, how's that working out for me? Well, when I left for vacation I was in the high 183s (I forget the actual number, pretty sure it was 183.6). When I got home I was 185.4. Cool, put on 2 lbs, and that made today's goal 184.9.
Yesterday, first day officially back on, I kept it super clean. I tried to fast a little just for the cleanse, but had to get a little food in me. Had a sweet potato quiche slice for breakfast (meal prepped the big one for the week) and a small portion of tuna pasta for lunch. Dinner was chicken and corn. Overall, great day health wise. I also got a workout in, Cardio 3 from 22 Minute Hard Corps (which kicked my ass, wow!).
This morning I got one more workout in, a measly attempt at Cardio Challenge from Max:30 (which went ok, not excellent, my legs are killing me still from Monday's weight lifting workout). I sweated, so that was good.
Anyways, after all that, I stepped on the scale this morning. Again, I've been stuck at 183, and had a goal today thanks to vacation of 184.9. Well, I clocked in at 182.6!! Boom, lowest I've been! Good job diet reset!
So now the trick is to keep it up, until I plateau again. Soda's gone, cheat meals are gone for a few weeks, and I want to see what I can pull off! Heading down to 170, let's do this!
Final thoughts: the more I do on lifting, the more I realize leg-based cardio is going to be difficult. Also doing legs in general is difficult timing wise. I'm looking into some alternatives for my future program, like doing some upper/lower splits and a little less cardio. More info on that to come.
Ok, that's all I've got. Let's get into the 170s people!
Bring it!
Thursday, June 30, 2016
Have I really not posted all week?
Crap, I'm losing steam, I can see it now. I still love the working out and have the motivation to keep this all going, but the first thing to go is the blog, every time, and it's been a week since I posted. Gotta keep chugging along though. Time to brainstorm some new ways to stay on it.
Anyways, this week's gone well actually. Weight loss is still stuck - I'm within 1.5 of 183.0 every day for the last week regardless of what I eat. I've kept it clean, worked out hard, but ya. I'm doing some cheat days this weekend, 4th of July weekend, and I'm expecting to go up a few lbs next week but bust through this plateau the weeks after.
Workout wise, things are good. My legs are sore still from last Saturday's leg day, as in something is actually pulled in my hamstring, so I've kept all leg workouts to just calves and quads. Monday I lifted, Wednesday I lifted, and I'm going to lift tomorrow. This Wednesday/Friday lift is due to being out of town Saturday/Sunday, in which I can only do cardio.
As for actual cardio, Sunday I was seriously dragging ass and just didn't do it. Ya, I know, not good. Tuesday I had a baby to deal with, she's not sleeping thanks to teething/ear infection issues, and I was only able to do 4 rounds of the 3 minute round boxing workout from Bas. Still an awesome workout, and super great to do the day after I lift heavy on upper body.
Today I did Max Out Sweat from Max:30, and it went pretty well. B range, not quite a B+ or an A, but I was happy with it.
Been walking still every day. That's good, even though the heat is making me stuck inside the office for my walks. Fortunately my office is big enough to get a good walk in. Looking forward to it cooling off in a few months just for the change of scenery at lunch.
So, that's me at the moment. I'm so close to that 180 mark I can feel it. Then onward to 170, and then we'll reevaluate what the next step is.
Alright, that's all I've got for the moment. Just wanted to check in. One more day in Week 2. Let's do this!
Bring it!
Anyways, this week's gone well actually. Weight loss is still stuck - I'm within 1.5 of 183.0 every day for the last week regardless of what I eat. I've kept it clean, worked out hard, but ya. I'm doing some cheat days this weekend, 4th of July weekend, and I'm expecting to go up a few lbs next week but bust through this plateau the weeks after.
Workout wise, things are good. My legs are sore still from last Saturday's leg day, as in something is actually pulled in my hamstring, so I've kept all leg workouts to just calves and quads. Monday I lifted, Wednesday I lifted, and I'm going to lift tomorrow. This Wednesday/Friday lift is due to being out of town Saturday/Sunday, in which I can only do cardio.
As for actual cardio, Sunday I was seriously dragging ass and just didn't do it. Ya, I know, not good. Tuesday I had a baby to deal with, she's not sleeping thanks to teething/ear infection issues, and I was only able to do 4 rounds of the 3 minute round boxing workout from Bas. Still an awesome workout, and super great to do the day after I lift heavy on upper body.
Today I did Max Out Sweat from Max:30, and it went pretty well. B range, not quite a B+ or an A, but I was happy with it.
Been walking still every day. That's good, even though the heat is making me stuck inside the office for my walks. Fortunately my office is big enough to get a good walk in. Looking forward to it cooling off in a few months just for the change of scenery at lunch.
So, that's me at the moment. I'm so close to that 180 mark I can feel it. Then onward to 170, and then we'll reevaluate what the next step is.
Alright, that's all I've got for the moment. Just wanted to check in. One more day in Week 2. Let's do this!
Bring it!
Friday, June 24, 2016
Yet Another Week 1 is in the Books
Eventually I'm just going to start titling these things "Blog Post No. 2,349" or whatever it is. The titles have gotten old.
So, my fourth 8-week cycle (that's probably a better word than program at this point) has begun, and I wrapped up Week 1 of this cycle today. So, how did we do?
First, an observation. Yesterday I felt awesome. My shirt was tight around my arms, my belly wasn't sticking out too much, and I felt like I was on my way. And the night before the wife actually commented that my arms and shoulders were looking big. It all felt great! And that's ironic, because I weighed in at 184.0 yesterday, way off from my goal for today, Friday, of 183.3.
Anyways, today I don't feel as good. First, the wife said my legs look small. She's right, but damn, my legs are getting worked just as hard as the rest of the body, so I was hoping they'd be getting some muscle in them too. Stepping up the leg game tomorrow with the wife at the gym, that's happening. But I also just don't feel as pumped today. The t-shirt is fitting baggy, no noticeable muscleness, and I feel fat today.
And the ironic thing on the feeling fat is the weight. Why?, you might ask. Well, because I crushed my weigh in goal today, by clocking in at....
182.8!!!
Yup, totally overshot. I know we're talking super small increments at this point and that could just be water weight, but I did it and I felt good. But ya, even with overshooting the goal, I'm just not feeling it today.
Either way, new goal is set for Monday, and it's 182.3. Let's do this, onward to the 170s!
As for working out, I did it. I did Max Out Cardio from Max:30 today. Overall, not my best workout. I was literally jumping over a baby throughout most of it (she wanted to join me today) which didn't help, but even if she wasn't there, I just felt my energy lagging. Really not sure why. Legs actually felt tired, which slowed me down. Hmm...
Also I got a good walk in both yesterday and today. Just wanted to note those, I'm always happy I do them at lunch.
So, ya, tomorrow is going to be weight lifting extreme day. I feel it, I'm ready, I need it. Going to hit upper body hard hard hard in the morning, then rest, then gym with the lovely lady where we will destroy our legs and abs. Good times. I think I'm reading too many bodybuilding articles, I can hear their lingo working its way into this blog post. Sup bro? See!
Also, fun fact, the family's out of town for a mini vacation next weekend, which messes with my schedule. So, instead of lifting next Saturday, I'm going to lift Friday. Why is this cool? you might ask. Well, it means I get to lift every other day, starting yesterday (Thursday) and going through Friday of next week. Yup, lifting hard on Thursday (yesterday), Saturday (tomorrow), Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I'll probably have to move my Bas Rutten workout around to get all this in there, but hey, should still be cool.
Final note, since I hit my weight goal I'm hesitant to venture into carb land this weekend. Still might, not sure. I'm definitely doing some diet cheating next weekend while out of town though, so I might stick it out another week. I'll let you know.
K, that's my story folks. Onward to Week 2!
Bring it!
So, my fourth 8-week cycle (that's probably a better word than program at this point) has begun, and I wrapped up Week 1 of this cycle today. So, how did we do?
First, an observation. Yesterday I felt awesome. My shirt was tight around my arms, my belly wasn't sticking out too much, and I felt like I was on my way. And the night before the wife actually commented that my arms and shoulders were looking big. It all felt great! And that's ironic, because I weighed in at 184.0 yesterday, way off from my goal for today, Friday, of 183.3.
Anyways, today I don't feel as good. First, the wife said my legs look small. She's right, but damn, my legs are getting worked just as hard as the rest of the body, so I was hoping they'd be getting some muscle in them too. Stepping up the leg game tomorrow with the wife at the gym, that's happening. But I also just don't feel as pumped today. The t-shirt is fitting baggy, no noticeable muscleness, and I feel fat today.
And the ironic thing on the feeling fat is the weight. Why?, you might ask. Well, because I crushed my weigh in goal today, by clocking in at....
182.8!!!
Yup, totally overshot. I know we're talking super small increments at this point and that could just be water weight, but I did it and I felt good. But ya, even with overshooting the goal, I'm just not feeling it today.
Either way, new goal is set for Monday, and it's 182.3. Let's do this, onward to the 170s!
As for working out, I did it. I did Max Out Cardio from Max:30 today. Overall, not my best workout. I was literally jumping over a baby throughout most of it (she wanted to join me today) which didn't help, but even if she wasn't there, I just felt my energy lagging. Really not sure why. Legs actually felt tired, which slowed me down. Hmm...
Also I got a good walk in both yesterday and today. Just wanted to note those, I'm always happy I do them at lunch.
So, ya, tomorrow is going to be weight lifting extreme day. I feel it, I'm ready, I need it. Going to hit upper body hard hard hard in the morning, then rest, then gym with the lovely lady where we will destroy our legs and abs. Good times. I think I'm reading too many bodybuilding articles, I can hear their lingo working its way into this blog post. Sup bro? See!
Also, fun fact, the family's out of town for a mini vacation next weekend, which messes with my schedule. So, instead of lifting next Saturday, I'm going to lift Friday. Why is this cool? you might ask. Well, it means I get to lift every other day, starting yesterday (Thursday) and going through Friday of next week. Yup, lifting hard on Thursday (yesterday), Saturday (tomorrow), Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I'll probably have to move my Bas Rutten workout around to get all this in there, but hey, should still be cool.
Final note, since I hit my weight goal I'm hesitant to venture into carb land this weekend. Still might, not sure. I'm definitely doing some diet cheating next weekend while out of town though, so I might stick it out another week. I'll let you know.
K, that's my story folks. Onward to Week 2!
Bring it!
Thursday, June 23, 2016
Weights were lifted this morning
Workday/weekday lift days aren't my favorite, especially the further I get into this program. Why? Because I have less time I can allot to the workout (just shy of an hour, and that's pushing it), and the further I get into this, the more I realize I love lifting weights and want to put more effort/time in. Oh well, such is life.
I hit (almost) everything this morning with a progressive set. Progressive sets being from Body Beast, doing 15, 12 and 8 reps, increasing weight as I go down, rest, then 8, 12 and 15 reps going back down with the weight. I say almost everything because bis/tris each got a drop set instead (15, 12, 8, 8 with a low weight) due to time, and I basically didn't do hamstrings. I actually have just been looking at legs as legs, but over the last two weeks I've realized they're set up exactly like arms, meaning multiple muscles, and they all need to be hit. I've struggled with how to hit hamstrings without machines, but a friend gave me some ideas today through a conversation. Planning to hit legs more intelligently starting Saturday. Oh, also calves and core were each hit with a more rep-focused mindset.
Ideally I'd do that same thing plus a drop set on each bodypart, or at a minimum a force set, but time just doesn't permit. I've also been clued in on a few pro pro bodybuilders' rep schemes, and a lot of them are doing 20, 15, 12, 8, so basically one more set of 20 to add to each of my lifts if I decide to move forward with that. Again, though, where does one get the time. An extra set of 20 might not sound like much, but add that in for every body part, and double it if we're talking progressive sets, and it starts to add up. Something for the future perhaps.
On that note, this is a reason I'm considering doing an upper lower split in the future. I can devote more time to both upper and lower, grouping lower back and abs into lower, and then my upper days will be more focused. There's some debate I'm reading about whether or not that's a good idea, and it would basically eliminate my cardio days, which are super important to me right now. I'll put more thought into it. Earliest I would do this is October, so I have some time.
Tomorrow's an official weigh in day and I'm shooting for 183.3. I clocked in this morning at 184.0 (no buildup this time, I know) and that means I'm definitely not on track. All I can do is push and hope. Planning on a healthy dinner tonight, I've kept the diet clean and I went for a good walk at lunch. I've basically stalled at this weight for two weeks now, so if I hit the goal, and probably even if I don't, I'm going to do a cheat day either Friday or Saturday or both and hopefully click in another reset.
Alright, wish me luck hitting the goal weight tomorrow!
Bring it!
I hit (almost) everything this morning with a progressive set. Progressive sets being from Body Beast, doing 15, 12 and 8 reps, increasing weight as I go down, rest, then 8, 12 and 15 reps going back down with the weight. I say almost everything because bis/tris each got a drop set instead (15, 12, 8, 8 with a low weight) due to time, and I basically didn't do hamstrings. I actually have just been looking at legs as legs, but over the last two weeks I've realized they're set up exactly like arms, meaning multiple muscles, and they all need to be hit. I've struggled with how to hit hamstrings without machines, but a friend gave me some ideas today through a conversation. Planning to hit legs more intelligently starting Saturday. Oh, also calves and core were each hit with a more rep-focused mindset.
Ideally I'd do that same thing plus a drop set on each bodypart, or at a minimum a force set, but time just doesn't permit. I've also been clued in on a few pro pro bodybuilders' rep schemes, and a lot of them are doing 20, 15, 12, 8, so basically one more set of 20 to add to each of my lifts if I decide to move forward with that. Again, though, where does one get the time. An extra set of 20 might not sound like much, but add that in for every body part, and double it if we're talking progressive sets, and it starts to add up. Something for the future perhaps.
On that note, this is a reason I'm considering doing an upper lower split in the future. I can devote more time to both upper and lower, grouping lower back and abs into lower, and then my upper days will be more focused. There's some debate I'm reading about whether or not that's a good idea, and it would basically eliminate my cardio days, which are super important to me right now. I'll put more thought into it. Earliest I would do this is October, so I have some time.
Tomorrow's an official weigh in day and I'm shooting for 183.3. I clocked in this morning at 184.0 (no buildup this time, I know) and that means I'm definitely not on track. All I can do is push and hope. Planning on a healthy dinner tonight, I've kept the diet clean and I went for a good walk at lunch. I've basically stalled at this weight for two weeks now, so if I hit the goal, and probably even if I don't, I'm going to do a cheat day either Friday or Saturday or both and hopefully click in another reset.
Alright, wish me luck hitting the goal weight tomorrow!
Bring it!
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