fitforty’s BodyBlog

I had a great day in the gym.   That’s good considering I’ve been ill for the last 3 days.  I don’t know where I got it or what I had, but it kept me up at night and I slept in until about 10:00am this am.

I felt pretty energized in the gym today.  At first I was not thrilled about this routine, but I am starting to enjoy the tuff workouts.  Its suppose to be a 4 day split, with days off in between but I’m so beat after the lifts that I elected to do the ab workouts on the off days.  So, yes, I have been living in the gym

I just began using the Hammer Strength machines and I have to admit they are pretty good.  I usually tend to lean towards using only dumbbells, but using HS’s does well for change ups.  I can tell I’m making my muscles work.

After the lift I went for my normal run in the heat.  I’m sure glad I bought that camel water pack for my runs.

Have a great rest of the weekend everyone!

Well, so far so good I’ve hit my goals for 2008.  I recently took the water dunk tank body fat test and I’m at 18%.  For my age thats not bad, but I can see room for approvement.  Eating right is the problem that I have and I have to address that issue.  The physical therapist told me about a free online food log and I’m trying in now.  What I’ve learned so far is that I am eating much of the wrong foods.

Day 7 I worked Biceps, triceps and abs.  It was a great day to lift and on Day 8 I got to rest.  The problem is, I strained my right calf muscle on Day 6, so I feel like I have a flat tire on my bod.

I had a great day in the gym.  Ok, it was a fantastic day!  It was hamstrings, traps and calves day.  I made some great gains in the gym today and ran after my lift. 

Workout success update:  I was really strong in the gym today.  I increased my lifting weight in the following exercises.
 

1. BB Dead lifts + 70 lbs.
   
2. Leg press + 110 lbs.  <<<< Get some!
   
3. Seated leg curls + 5 lbs.
   
4. Seated calf raises + 25 lbs.
   

It was a good day in the gym.  I felt really energized today and worked on chest and abs.  While I lifted less weight on the flat DB bench that I normally do, I felt really good and had good form.  Today I did weighted dips.  I have not done this exercise in years and was able to get some good lifts today and used a 30 lbs DB.  I probably should have used 25 lbs though.

Day 2.  I worked on quads and calves.  It was an ok night at the gym.  I come to believe I don’t do well during the evenings after a hot day.  I seemed drained, but I did do what I had to do.  Success never the less, I did it.

Day 3.  I worked on back and traps.  I felt energized and had a good lift.  I’m feeling more secure doing Yates Rows and I am improving on my pull ups.  Like I said before, it’s nice to be off of the pull up machine.  After the lift I went for a run in the heat.  I hydrated well during my lift and I wore my camel water pack, so I was good. 

With the high cost of everything, I made a switch to GNC Whey powder.  I hope it works.  While it’s probably not as good as my ISOflex, I got a 6 lbs tub on sale for $37.99 at Riteaid. ISOflex usually costs me $38.99 for a 2 lbs tub.