JPodz 
"To heal my ankle and hit the weights with an iron fist..."
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| Created: | 02/15/2008 |
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September 2, 2008
Last week, my fiancée and I decided to call it quits. We’ve been together for almost 5 years, but for personal reasons, it all ended. So I was feeling pretty crappy for a while, and it showed through my poor eating habits and lack of exercise. Granted, it was only for a week, but it took a toll on my body. I still feel like laying at home with the lights off and sleeping for a couple days, but I know that’s how you end up on the road to obesitytown USA.
So today, I’m right back on the healthy living and am using all of my built up anger and frustration in the weight room. Here’s my brand new diet. I have never tried something like this before, so it may require some bends and tweaks here and there. Let me know if you see anything that should be changed…
Diet
Meal 1: 1/2 Cup Oats (Measured Dry) + 10 Oz Skim Milk + 1 Scoop ON 100% Whey
Meal 2: 1 Medium Orange + 6 Oz Yogurt
Meal 3: 3/4 Cup Brown Rice + 8 Oz Chicken Breast
Meal 4: PowerBar
Workout
Meal 5: 8 Oz Chicken Breast + Green Veggies
Meal 6: 10 Oz Skim Milk + 1 Scoop ON 100% Whey
Training
Monday: Biceps & Triceps
Tuesday: Legs & Abs
Wednesday: Shoulders & Back
Thursday: Chest & Abs
Because of the schedule with my daughter, I can only train 4 days a week. But I think if I play my cards right, I should be able to see some decent gains. I’ll do cardio every morning before work, 2-3 mile run. And a 2 mile walk with my daughter through the park on Friday, Saturday & Sunday.
Posted in Training, Nutrition
August 27, 2008
Towards the beginning of last week, I started to notice my ankle was beginning to send a sharp pain up through my shin. So I decided to give my training a rest for a couple days. After all, what could 3 or 4 days missed out of 10 weeks hurt? Well after the 4 days, I tried running on it again, and needless to say, nothing changed. I have now missed a whole week and a half of training and it still hurts to run on it.
So it looks like my marathon running days are put on hold, at least for now. I still want to run, but with Fall almost here and Winter peeking it’s evil little head around the corner, there is no way in hell I am running in the snow for 10 miles. Hopefully I’ll be able to pick up a marathon next Spring, but for now I’m going to concentrate on healing this dreaded ankle pain and go back to hitting the weights harder than ever.
It kinda sucks, I really enjoy running. It gives me a chance to be on my own for an hour or so, which allows my to be alone with my thoughts. Just me and Judas Priest/Megadeth/Iron Maiden/Motorhead/Some other form of heavy metal blasting on my iPod. It’s a pretty good good ride.
Posted in City Of Trees
August 5, 2008
Yesterday began my second week of training. I ran a, what should have been easy, 2 miles. I say it should have been easy, because if I had any common sense, I would have waited until the later afternoon to begin running. But, being the genius that I am, I decided that it would be alright to run at 3:00 in the afternoon when it was blistering hot outside. I’d say it was well over 100, but I’m not sure. I was still able to finish in under 20 minutes though, so that made me pretty happy.
Here’s my training schedule for this week…
- Monday: 2 Miles
- Tuesday: 3×12 Minutes, 2 Minute Walk Breaks
- Wednesday: 30 minutes Walking
- Thursday: 25 Minutes
- Friday: Rest
- Saturday: 8.5 Miles, 2 Minute Walk Breaks Every 20 Minutes
- Sunday: Cross-Training
Last week, I was able to complete 8 miles on Saturday in 1.5 hours. I’m learning a lot as I go along, but I found that I can push myself pretty far.
Posted in City Of Trees
August 1, 2008
Everyone has one of those "Man, what a dumb thing to do…" kind of moments, right? Well mine was yesterday. If you take a look at my running schedule, you’ll see that I had to run for 20 minutes keeping at a pace of 9 minutes per mile, which would bring me at a little over 2 miles in 20 minutes. Well, I use a pedometer to calculate my distance because I usually run on a curvy road, which would be difficult to accurately judge the distance with a car. So after my run yesterday, my pedometer said I only ran 1.6 miles in 20 minutes, which is a terrible time.
So, needless to say, when I got home I was feeling pretty crappy because I had really pushed myself during the run. It took me a full 2 hours to realize that I forgot to change the stride distance on the pedometer. So, in layman’s terms, because the pedometer judges distance by my steps, and there are definitely less steps in running than walking for the same distance, I had an incredibly inaccurate distance reading on my oh-so-trusty pedometer. Good thing too, because I was quite upset that it took me 20 minutes to do a mile and a half when my best mile is 8 minutes.
Today is a rest day, and boy do I need it…
Posted in City Of Trees
July 31, 2008
So I’m about half way finished with my first full week of training. Some easy runs here and there, even a light 30 minute walk yesterday to let my legs recuperate from the previous days. My training for this week has (and will be) like this…
- Monday: 2.5 miles at 11 minutes per mile.
- Tuesday: 3×10 minutes at 10 minutes per mile with 2 minute walk breaks.
- Wednesday: 30 minutes of walking.
- Thursday: 5 minute warm up walk, 20 minutes at 9-10 minutes per mile, 5 minute cool down walk.
- Friday: Rest
- Saturday: 8.5 miles with 2 minute walk breaks every 12 minutes.
- Sunday: 1-2 hour hike.
As the weeks progress, my training will become more rigorous. I’ll keep you updated. On a side note, I got myself a new pair of running shoes. My endurance has gone through the roof and my calves don’t hurt as much after runs. I’m now sporting a new pair of Nike Air Pegasus’ with a new found love for running.
Although I am training for a marathon, I found that running also helps with stress relief. I usually train directly after work, which leaves me feeling much more relaxed and tranquil than before. It gives me time to be alone with my thoughts and let them go as each foot hits the pavement.
I think I have finally found my niche…
Posted in City Of Trees
July 21, 2008
I decided that I’m going to run a half-marathon. It’s called the City Of Trees and from what I understand, it’s 13.08 miles long. It’s on Sunday, October 5th, 2008. Two and a half months should give me plenty of time to train for it. I’ve never run in a marathon before, so I’m not really sure what to expect, but if all goes well, I want to do more afterwards and eventually a triathlon. I’ll start my training today after work and will keep updates on my progress. Wish me luck!
Posted in City Of Trees
July 15, 2008
I dusted off my old deck yesterday in God knows how many years and hit the skatepark for an old fashion skate session. Skating took a back seat a few years ago to college, work, and my daughter. But now that I’m finished with school, I have some extra free time on my hands. I started off slow with a few kickflips here and there, but gradually worked my way up to a full-blown skate session at a nearby skatepark. It took a few minutes to get my bearings, but once I did, it was like I never stopped skating. Sure I was a little rusty, but I plan on hitting the park much more frequently. I have also come to the conclusion that I hate running, and skating will be my top form of cardio. It takes about 10 minutes from my house to skate to the park. So all in all, I should be getting a pretty good workout and actually enjoy doing it.
For those of you who are board-savy, I’m skating a Powell blank with Destructo trucks and Spitfire wheels. One thing I really noticed though is that I need a new deck badly. The tail is worn pretty thin, which takes away from my pop. It will be a priority in a week or so.
Posted in Training
July 2, 2008
To start off with, I am in no way a writer or even close to an English teacher. I’m Web Content Developer for Bodybuilding.com, and the blank screen that sits in front of me with a blinking cursor is an automatic mental block for me. I, obviously, don’t write the content in the articles of Bodybuilding.com. I merely edit them, adding pretty pictures, related articles, and linking up key words to other sections of the site. But I’m O.K. with being a "Behind The Scenes" kind of person. I’m much more of an observer anyways. It’s in my nature to not want to be out in the open, with all of the eyes staring at you, judging you, waiting until you make a false move and mess everything up.
I couldn’t handle that kind of pressure. I’ve had my moment in the spotlight, and to tell you the truth, it wasn’t really all that fun for me. I enjoy being on the sidelines, watching others be the center of attention. I think that is where I learn the most. In fact, these BodyBlogs scare the hell out of me, because once I hit that "Submit" button, my entry will appear on the BodySpace main page. Although it will only be for a few minutes at the most, someone still might see it. Someone will see this post with my picture next to it. It doesn’t seem like a big deal, but like I said, I’m much more of an observer.
Posted in Training
June 9, 2008
I finally graduated from college last Wednesday. I am now the proud holder or an Associates Degree in Multimedia in the school of Drafting and Design from ITT Technical Institute. How important does that make me sound? It took me two years and one hell of a messed up schedule to get it. I had to take night classes three nights a week. I would head to work for eight hours, then drive directly to school for another 4-5 hours (depending on the class), then drag my tired butt home to spend some time with my daughter and family.
But now that it’s all over, I have all of this free time after work and I don’t know what to do with myself. My wife and I took my daughter swimming for the first time last week (she’s almost 8 months). I think she enjoyed it, but it started getting pretty windy and she fell asleep in her floating inner tube. We’ll go back sometime next week.
Posted in Other
May 27, 2008
I don’t know what happened, but a few weeks ago I must have pulled Trap or something. I hit the gym on Monday afternoon and got ready for some back & biceps. I finished my 3 back exercises with no pain whatsoever, then i moved on to barbell curls. I did a warm-up set of 15 reps, then stacked on the plates for my first set of 10. After two reps, I felt a sharp pain run from my left shoulder, up through my trap and into my neck, causing a severe migraine.
I then proceeded to drop the weight and head home to ice my neck. I figured it might be best to take the rest of that week off from lifting and do two 2 minute cardio sessions a day, one in the morning and one at night. After a week, my neck felt alright. It was still pretty sore, but I could work through it.
So earlier this week I hit the gym after a week off, and low and behold, I still couldn’t lift. I think it’s my breathing. I noticed that I tend to hold my breath while lifting, which causes pressure to build up. Maybe that’s what happened. Hopefully the pain will subside soon so I can get back to the weights.
Posted in Training
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