Chaz1138’s BodyBlog

I made a some progress tonight.  I haven’t added more time to my workout, but I did manage to bump my total reps to 884, burning 278 calories!!!  I have not changed my last set of 6 sets of 10 "curls", so I must be getting more reps in on my back and legs.

I think the key might be that:

a) I am having a small meal a couple of hours before I workout, usually protein and carbs, with some amount of fat, like a meat and cheese sandwich or pasta and meatballs.  And

b) I have some small snack, like a demitasse or two of dark chocolate with a 500 mg taurine pill 20 - 40 mins before I workout.  And I suddenly have much more energy and endurance!

And I think I am building small amounts of muscle …

(Those are Tim Allen grunts in the title)

Got a new level!!!

17 minutes on legs!!!

3 minutes on arms!!! (+ 6 sets of 10 for "curls")
763 total reps!!!
258 calories burned!!!

All with bodyweight (about 190 lbs with legs locked out, 217 with legs in action)

I was playing around with the settings on my Healthrider and discovered a new placement for the handlebar and a seat adjustment.

I moved the seat back three notches, from 32 to 29.  I don’t know exactly what these numbers mean as I bought the unit used and lost the instruction manual years ago.  I was able to download a new manual, but it about as useful as Scarmanga’s superfluous mammary.  James Bond fans will know what I am talking about.   ;~)

I initially moved the seat back to keep myself from having to adjust my butt so often while working out.  Sometimes I nearly pushed myself off!  *LOL*  And then I upped the intensity of my legs by moving the handlebar to a second, almost hidden position that completely locks out any action from my arms.  I now only put out enough upper body effort to keep myself on the machine.  My legs do all the work.

Changing the location of the seat and locking out my arms has upped the intensity of my leg routine and getting through 13 minutes is now rough.  it used to be that I could cruise right on through to 13 minutes, but now, at about 10 minutes, my legs are shaking and the sweat is pouring out of me in buckets.  My glutes and lower lower back are also being brought into play with th is arrangement and I am excercising muscles I never have before.

And I still follow through with 2 minutes on my arms and back and 6 sets of 10 for my arms alone.

Even though I’ve been chubby for most of my life, I’ve never had buns before.  Maybe now, I’ll get some …

16:57, 664 reps (with bodyweight), and burned 207 calories on my Healthrider tonight!!!

WOOO HOOO!!!

Fish is one of the favorite foods of many bodybuilders chow down on because of the protein content and healthy fats.  However, bodybuilders are not the only ones to enjoy seafood and, as a result, many kinds of sea life are endangered or are being fished in areas that have a high mercury content in the water.

Here is a chart of what kinds of fish to consume, what kinds to consume in moderate amounts and what to avoid.