WEDNESDAY (ARE YOU SURE?)
I could have sworn it was Monday all over again. What a day I had. I packed my bag last night to be ready this morning. I got an early start and was looking forward to a good leg workout. I got to the locker room and opened my bag … only to realize that I did not pack my clothes. Just shoes, shower stuff and the like. NO FRIGGIN GYM CLOTHES! Well, I had 2 hours before work so I decided to go back home, get my clothes and do the best I could. I must say I thought several times while driving back to the house of just calling the whole day off. But I didn’t.
So, knowing I had lost some precious time, I hit the weights hard and fast. I was having some pain in one of my hips so I deferred on the squats and press. Don’t want to flare up the old injury and have to be out for a while and then start all over. I did 4 sets of extensions and hamstring curls with heavier weight that usual … one positive aspect of the workout. Then I hit the calves for 4 sets at new weight also. Shower and then off to work.
Nutrition today was pretty good. Newly added to the line-up was chicken breast strips and veggies and steak wraps (complements of bwestgat). For lunch I took one of the steak wraps and some brown rice and made the whole kitchen smell good. I am starting to get some questions from co-workers about my “plan and progress. Feels pretty good.
My hip is still bothering me so I will probably swap tomorrow’s cardio for Friday’s back and bicep. I will also throw in an ab workout (since I was supposed to do it anyway). It will probably be a good idea to give the hip another day. I am off this weekend so I will have plenty of time to get in the extra day of cardio.
January 24, 2007 at 8:19 pm
Thanks for your comments on my progress pics. Way to go on listening to your body. If it is telling you it is sore you definately have to listen to it. I have seen so many people try to work through a pain and they end up in physio. So good job on being flexible. Keep up the good work. If it makes you feel any better all my coworkers harass me on a regular basis because I am always eating. But knowing I am making my dreams come true and they are just getting fatter and healthier I have no problems laughing with them when they joke. I even talk to them about why I do what I do and many are very interested. When they hear that I eat 6 big meals a day and have lost 7 pounds this month they cannot believe it. Most people just say "he has a high metabolism" or he has the right genetics. I say that if you don’t work hard for what you want you wont get what you want. Some listen and make changes and thank me. Others just make excuses. I want to be known as a doer not a person with a pocket full of excuses. Keep up the good work and glad to hear you didn’t make an excuse for no gym strip. Very commendable.
January 25, 2007 at 11:27 am
olesmokey,
I’m still trying to evaluate NO Shotgun. From the reading, it is awesome especially the b-alanine compound. I believe it is definitely improving my workouts, I just don’t get the feeling like when I was on NO xplode. Shotgun is alot more than NO xplode so I think that is why. My plan is to stick with Shotgun for 90 days minimum and evaluate the whole picture then. Good luck on getting in shape for the big 4-1!
DuiRuhl