dvsness, dedication and desire

What a crap day. It was a miserable day at work that I thought would never end. I finally made it to the gym, and everything was going smothly until SLDL time. Then something just went wrong on the outside of my left hammy. I’ve stretched it and rubbed some Sore No More on it, but we’ll see how it feels in the morning. Now is not a good time for an injury, not that there ever is a ‘good’ time.

Ab sets were done without rest.

Hamstrings, Abs and Cardio

High Feet Together Press
sled +180×18, +270×15, +320×15, +360×15

Strive Single Leg Prone Curl - 3 Different Tensions
35×8+8, 35×10+10, 30×8+8

Alternating Smith Rev Lunge off Platform
smith +60×10+10, +70×8+8, +70×10+10

SLDL
135×10

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Stability Ball Crunch
15, 15, 15 *superset*

Lying Leg Raise
15, 15, 20

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11 Incline Treadmill
25 minutes backward, 1.7 speed

I walked 15 minutes each way to the gym.

I walked one mile during my lunch break at work.

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Meal 1

• BioBeads
• eggs
• egg whites
• Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM
• multi

Meal 2

• Isolate - Strawberry
• walnuts
• Vigor

Meal 3

• chicken breast
• celery
• Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM

Meal 4

• chicken breast
• olive oil

POST WORKOUT

• Creatine and Glutamine

Meal 5

• Protein Component - Cinnamon
• cashew macadamia butter
• psyllium husk powder
• multi
• Enhanced CLA

cal - 1356 pro - 184 car - 29 fat - 58 fib - 15

Random thoughts:

I’m sleepy. It always seems to get so late so quickly. Where does the time go?

I found some Pepperidge Farm raspberry and chocolate Milano cookies that Danny had stashed in my pantry. Not cool. I could strangle him if he were here.

I really need to download some new music.

I just feel good. Hmm. It was a nice, Spring-like day. Good workout and lifts are consistant. I lowered the cardio under duress.

Back, Biceps, Calves and Cardio

Strive Diverging Seated Row - 5 Different Tensions
90×8, 90×12, 95×10, 100×10, 105×8

Rev Grip BB Row
100×10, 105×7, 105×8

Close Grip Cable PullDown
100×8, 100×8, 110×7

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Incline Seated DB Curls
15sx10, 15sx10, 15sx10, 15sx10, 15sx10

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Full Range Standing Calve Raise - Rest-Pause
BW x30, 12, 22, 9

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11 Incline Treadmill
25 minutes backward, 1.7 speed

I walked 15 minutes each way to the gym.

I walked one mile during my lunch break at work.

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Meal 1

• BioBeads
• tilapia
• walnuts
• Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM
• multi

Meal 2

• Isolate - Chocolate
• cashew macadamia butter
• Vigor

POST WORKOUT

• Creatine and Glutamine

Meal 3

• chicken breast
• celery
• Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM

Meal 4

• eggs
• egg whites

Meal 5

• Protein Component - Vanilla
• cashew macadamia butter
• psyllium husk powder
• multi
• Enhanced CLA

cal - 1267 pro - 177 car - 36 fat - 49 fib - 16

Random thoughts:

I really wanted to have a beach day, but of course since it was the only day I didn’t work this week, the weather was not compliant. Although it was thick, hot and humid with a threatening sky all day, it never rained. Had I know that, I’d have walked to the gym rather than driving. Eh.

As usual, it’s Sunday night and I soooo don’t want to go to work in the morning. Why can’t Saturdays last forever?

I still feel a bit large from last night’s cheat. It’s all good, though. I don’t have far to go and I have 9 weeks to do it. It’s very odd for me to be so relaxed about prep this time around. I was a big stressball last time.

Everyone wanted to talk at the gym today for some reason. I was alright with it and more social than usual since it was a Sunday afternoon, but they’d better not get used to it.

Chest, Triceps and Cardio

Flat BB Press
95×10, 95×10, 105×8

Strive Chest Press - 5 Different Tensions
90×15, 110×15, 130×8, 130×10, 135×7

Flat DB Press
35sx10, 35sx10

Flat DB Fly
25sx12, 30sx8, 30sx8

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Flat EZ Bar SkullCrusher
35×15, 45×12, 45×12, 35×15

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11 Incline Treadmill
30 minutes backward, 1.7 speed

StepMill
20 minutes, level 5

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Meal 1

• BioBeads
• eggs
• egg whites
• Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM
• multi

POST WORKOUT

• Creatine and Glutamine

Meal 2

• Isolate - Chocolate
• cashew macadamia butter
• Vigor

Meal 3

• chicken breast
• cashews
• Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM

Meal 4

• Isolate - Vanilla

Meal 5

• Chinese buffet
• multi
• Enhanced CLA

cal - ???? pro - ??? car - ?? fat - ?? fib - ??

Random thoughts:

I weighed only 109 upon waking, sheesh. I weight 115 when I got home from my cheat!!! My stomach was aching. I didn’t finish my cheesecake.

I have a very attractive scrape on my knee from a little stumble during my walking lunges. I look like a six year old.

There was this sweet old man at the my second VS demo who told me he’d never actually seen a woman who looked like me, only in magazines.

Officially 9 weeks.

This was a superfast workout, followed by a superfast shower. I had 2 demos to work 10-1 and 2-5. It’s astounding how long it takes to drive such a short distance even on the weekends in BQE/city traffic. I didn’t get any cardio in, but I did stand for 6 hours.

Despite my rush, the focus was on form > weight again. I was in my own world when I put the pin in the leg ext. I put it to 70 and it wasn’t until my 3rd set that I realized there were 3 5lb weights on the slide. ;) Oops!

Quads and Abs

Low Foot Placement Press
sled + 180×12, +180×12, +190×12 *superset*

Walking BB Lunge
60×20, 60×20, 60×22

Strive Ext, 5 Different Tensions
85×12, 85×14, 85×13, 85×12, 90×12

Single Leg Ext
40×12+12, 40×12+12

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Hanging Leg Raise
20, 20 *superset*

Crunch
20, 20

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Meal 1

• BioBeads
• eggs
• egg whites
• Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM
• multi

Meal 2

• Isolate - Strawberry
• pecans
• Vigor

Meal 3

• chicken breast
• celery
• Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM

Meal 4

• tilapia
• olive oil

POST WORKOUT

• Creatine and Glutamine

Meal 5

• Protein Component - Cinnamon
• cashew macadamia butter
• psyllium husk powder
• multi
• Enhanced CLA

cal - 1344 pro - 185 car - 30 fat - 53 fib - 15

Random thoughts:

I am raising my Glutamine from 5g to 10g.

Sometimes being right doesn’t make you feel any better.

I just noticed today that I pass this place http://www.crumbsbakeshop.com/productlist.php?catid=1 on my afternoon walk every day. It looks good. Hello, November!

Tomorrow is an off/fatless day. Sounds like laundry and tanning. Contain your excitement, please.