momod’s BodyBlog

oatmeal with whey, 2 pancakes no syrup..  450 cals  (450)

chicken sandwich, smart balance. pretzels   500 cals (950)

cycling, 32 miles 1904 cals                        (- 954)

pretzels       150            (-804)

pisatachios  300           (-504)

low fat ceaser salad, t-bone steak, baked potato with smart balance, bread roll, canilope, watermelon. approx 1100 cals        (596)

2 peices of toast.. 250 cals

6" subway..with baked chips.. 600  (850)

3/4 can of chicken 260 cals (1110)

cycling, -2026             (-916)

turkey burger, califlower garlic mash..   600 cal serving  (-316)

damn I need to do some eating..

did a 24 miles sprint essentially, felt pretty good on a beautiful day cooled down 30 degrees by showers..

alright  ceasar salad 400 cals  (116)

cheerios 400 cals           (516) natty time

not a bad workout.. did the whole upper body thing..

pull ups, dips..wide grip pull downs. supersets with arms.. did stair mill for 40 minutes then did some running on it to burn out.. around 900 cals..

been on vacation for 4 days but the diet was spot on.. rode about 30 today in 107 degrees.. It really put the hurt on me…. I did take a phentermine this morning which surely didnt help the heart rate as well as the heat.. My time was good but my BPM got up to around 180 and it never dropped below 160.. I got some aching in my chest and shoulders as well which made me pretty nervous.. took some aspirin but I still feel "off" Im going to take it easy tonight.

rode around 18 miles today, burned a little over a thousand calories. My wife was out of town so I pretty much watched my kids and worked with little opportunity to train all week. It was nice to be on my bike again and I feel like im just reaching a new plateau in my training.. My lifting has been pretty poor but I should manage to get legs and upper body in before I travel to Mexico on Friday for a dive trip.

Well, I made it up to the top of mount lemmon finally.. This has been my goal for the last 6 months or so.

total ride time 5:07

it took me about 42 minutes to travel the 10 miles to get to the mountain then I spent about 3:46 climbing. The remainder was time spent refilling water, going to the bathroom etc… This was a decent challenge for a guy my size and probably the hardest endurance event of my life. Its not like I ever ran out of breath it was just total body fatigue. I kept fighting the urge and the endless justifications to quit and made it to the summit. The last 2 miles to the summit was a bitch at 9% grade but the payoff was sweet and coming down I hit 52 mph which is always fun.. ended up burning an estimated 4200 calories..

workouts and diet has been good this week. I was on vacation in Mex and gained around 10-15 lbs over the last 4 weeks.

26 miles hilly and windy, around 1800 cals.. Ill try to eat 4000 for a 2200 total.. its a little low but I can get away with for a day..

its been alright, moderate workouts while I recover a little.

im feeling strong now so this my new plan as I head towards summer.

Monday,

am cardio (bike or stairmill, 600-1000 cals alternate Liit/Hiit)
pm (leg training)
squats, bulgarian squats, SLDL, calves

tuesday.. off

wednesday,

am cardio (bike or stairmill, 600-1000 cals alternate Liit/Hiit)
pm  Back and biceps.
deads
DB bent over rows
pullups
various bicep

thursday (double cardio) the wife watches greys anatomy and all that other chick programming so Id rather be at the gym

am cardio (bike or stairmill, 600-1000 cals alternate Liit/Hiit)
pm cardio (stairmill or elliptical)

Fri
am cardio (bike or stairmill, 600-1000 cals alternate Liit/Hiit)
chest/sholders/triceps
bench to warmup
incline db press
dips
seated DB flys
lateral straight arm cable flys
skull crushers
cable work

Saturday..

long ride, 2000-3000 cals
Sunday, mountain ride 2000-3000 cals

I think ill eat about maintenance with a little shift to more protein, but still try to stay at around 2400 cals total.

did about 16 miles in crosswinds, took 90 minutes just to make it out to the Monument and back, I burned around 1400 calories..

I rode the mountain friday but tomorrow i start my serious attack on me sweet mountain lover.. Yes, the Mountains and the Oceans are my ladies, I surrender to their might so they will allow me entrance..

Here is my current highest climb

the mountain is 25 miles and about 7000 feet of elevation increase. Its really beautiful and a good cyclist it up in under 2 hours.. im not a good cyclist and my goal for summer is too just make and then get to the point where I can ride the 8 miles from my pad to the base, go up the 25 to the summit and then return home for a total of 66 miles of fun and smiles..

Pretty lame week overall with some fat gain. No biggy, I needed a recharge.

went up the mountain yesterday or at least 8 miles or so. My goal this summer is be able to get up at 5:00am, ride to the mountain (8 miles) go up the mountain (25 miles 7000′ rise) drink a cappuccino with my pinky in the air then come home..