One month down - forever to go
Today wraps up the workouts for the week. I actually get to use Sunday as my rest day! My schedule has been so messed up the last few weeks; I’ve been working out on Sundays to keep up.
So Friday was a good day, other than having to put one of cats down because of cancer; actually this was a big downer. Although I missed my morning cardio session. I decided to eat a few more carbs on Friday. Not a lot but more than previous days. Along with my supplement stack this is what I ate:
Breakfast: Whole Wheat English Muffin (whole), Two tablespoons of natural peanut butter and some sugar free jam, I also drank 26grams of protein in a shake.
Lunch: About 8+ oz of lean Pork Loin Top Loin Chops (trimmed fat), ½ cup frozen green beans. I had some cottage cheese in my lunch but I didn’t eat it as I ran out of time and had to rush to meet with a client.
Dinner: We didn’t want to cook as my wife had to take our cat to the vet to be put to sleep while I was at the gym for my evening lift. So we met at our local neighborhood pub. I usually order their cobb salad which is really good but I wanted something different and with some carbs. So I ordered the Club sandwich on whole wheat with Tomato Bisque instead of fries. I was disciplined in having ice water only – no alcohol even though it was Friday evening and drinks were all around me – plus with the cat situation a drink didn’t sound bad. But I abstained. Yes, there was fat in the soup and sandwich but I could have done worse.
Snacks: South Beach bar, handful of cashews and that was it.
Evening Lift: Hit my legs for a second time this week. Tried Good Mornings for the first time. Love them! They will be part of my regular leg workout from now on. I also did squats with light weight but ass to the grass! They felt good. My leg workout also included barbell lunges (135lb) and standing calf raises. After my legs, I hit my core for a half hour which gave me a good burn.
Saturday – Went in and worked the chest. Flat Bench barbell press, Incline dumbbell press, dips and flyes. Followed by 20 minutes of cardio. I pushed myself on getting heavier on the presses. I managed to get 4 reps at 275lbs on the bench – ok I guess but far from my goal of getting a few reps at 300lbs. I did better on the incline dumbbell press. I worked up to 95lb dumbbells which felt great. The challenge with that exercise is getting the dumbbells from resting on my legs to the starting position. I just tell myself “They’re only 55lbs, they’re light.” That seemed to help. I’ll be pushing to get over 100lbs. Dips were awesome – two sets of 12 reps and two sets of 10reps – bodyweight only but they felt easy. I remember when they didn’t. Now only if I could do this many pull-ups.
So, this puts me at a month into making major changes in my workout regimen and diet. It hasn’t been perfect but I can FEEL the changes more than I can see them. I’m going to post some progress pics even though I’m reluctant to do so. I guess I’m concerned that I won’t see the progress. However, it’s only a month and I’m realistic in my expectations so if I don’t see much change, no worries. Like I said, I can FEEL the changes this month. I hope next month will be more about SEEING the changes. The photos will be for me to track the little changes.
