alm21’s BodyBlog

Although I think I may be coming down with a cold I still went into the gym for chest, abs and cardio.  I know, pretty bad of me to go out in public when I’m not feeling well.  But I just got over a minor back injury and I’m making progress so I desperately wanted to get my workout in.  Funny thing is that even though I felt like 75% I hit all of my goals laid out for today’s workout and exceeded some (this week is heavy weight of 4-6 reps for 5-6 sets).  Based on the weight I set out to do, I wasn’t even sure I was going to meet those goals on a healthy day.  I wrapped up with 45mins on the Cybex at maximum incline and maximum intensity (heart rate maintained between 130-150).  So despite feeling less than great, it was a good workout.  Now, I’m sure I’ll pay for it by feeling lousy tomorrow.

It’s been 11 days since I hurt my lower back from an intense leg workout.  After nursing it, my back is feeling pretty good today.  I think I’ll be back on my normal leg routine come Monday.  Today is a rest day but I may go in and hit the abs and cardio – must loose fat!

Last night was a carb load.  I cheated and didn’t eat the vegetables but I won’t do that again knowing the purpose of eating the veggies first.  This is what I ate;

¾ cup oatmeal (measured dry)

2 Tablespoons of raisins

¾ tablespoon of honey

2 packs of splenda

30 grams of cashews 

Followed by -

8 oz sweet potato

2 tablespoons of peanut butter

No water 45-60 minutes pre & post carb meal.  I took about 30 minutes to eat the meal.

Feeling pretty good today – muscles seem a bit harder, little to no bloating.

Well I blew it – nursing my lower back this week.  The goal for this week was to increase my weight, reps and sets.  I started with legs on Monday and had to go in the gym late in the evening which threw me off (I was already tired).  My first two exercises were Squats 295lbs, 6 sets of 8 reps followed by Straight Leg Deadlift 245lbs, 6 sets of 8 reps.  Somewhere in there I became tired and got a little sloppy on my form and now my back is paying for it.  I’m a little pissed with myself as this has thrown my routine off this week.

None the less, I have been getting good strength gains following the Scivation CutDiet training program.  I can see some changes, mostly in my legs and back.  I’m up to doing 90lb weighted dips – I remember when I was challenged with just my bodyweight.  I still need to keep at the cardio and drop the BF I’m carrying around the midsection and glutes.  I am also making some tweaks to better hit my calves, biceps and chest which are some areas I would like to see some growth.