rcharryjr’s BodyBlog

Well, I finally made my way back to the gym after an unfortunate side effect to medication left me sidelined for a while.  I was told to stop the medication but the effects had lasted for a quite a bit longer than anticipated.  I chose to wait it out rather than risking injury.  Well now that the holidays are over and the effects of the meds have gone, I made it to the gym today and I felt great!  I feel like now I am on the road to reaching my goals.

Well today I worked out my back and biceps and put in some cardio and really worked up a sweat.

 I will try to go tomorrow but it looks like Connecticut is bracing for another winter storm.  Gotta love New England in the winter time.

Well, I had my back and Bicep workout today and I feel incredible!  I supplemented my workout today with Optimum Nutrition’s Vassive N.O. Raspberry Lemonade and Vassive CE Blue Raspberry and my pump today was great!!!!

I really felt this workout and was forcing the last reps.

I hope my next workout goes this great!

Well I wasn’t able to get to the gym again.  I just can’t deal with this fatigue.  Well the doctor just put me on some medicine to help with my liver’s overproduction of cholesterol.  I hope that it helps with me feeling tired all the time.  This isn’t getting me any closer to my goals.  I will also see what happens when I start my new stack (hopefully on Monday).  We will see.

Richard.

Well, I’m a little bummed that I wasn’t able to get to the gym today.  I was exhausted after two back-to-back finals.  Yeah this school schedule is very tiring.  I will make up my workout tomorrow, so nothing to report today.

Well, I made it to week 2 of going to the gym.  I am so proud of myself.  Trust me, for me its an accomplishment.   I feel the dedication really setting in.  I am now pushing myself to go one more day this week to make a total of 4 days at the gym.  I worked out my back and biceps and I feel great.  I hope I am making progress.  It really helps me get through the day.  I really look forward to my next workout.  I am hoping the extra day will be tomorrow, but we will see since I am have final exams right now and I might be exhausted.

 I hope a transformation is in the future for me.

Well I made it to the gym today.  My spirits are a little low so I almost didn’t go this morning, but I really pushed myself and did it.  Today I worked my shoulders and legs and it was a great workout.  I wonder if I am going to have that "good sore" feeling tomorrow.  I sure do hope so.  For me that tells me I am doing something right. 

Plus, I made the first step by posting some before pics so that I can track my progression little by little.

All the best.

Richard.

Well, I was finally able to see the doctor today to follow up on my bloodwork.  It disturbed me that my cholesterol levels would be so high and my diet not be bad enough to cause this.  Well, my doctor confirmed my suspicion that it wasn’t what I was eating that is causing this spike in my cholesterol.  Apparently…good old genetics is causing me to have a cholesterol problem.  Lucky me, that it is more on the rare side to get the genetic trait at only 23 years old.  Doctor says that if left untreated, I might be heading towards major heart problems, maybe even heart-attack, by the time that I am 30!  What sucks is that this is by no fault of my own.  I was losing weight and almost to my goal before all my health issues began to take effect.  Also, cardiologist says that I have some rare issue with my heart where there is some abnormal thickening of the right ventricle and now I have to follow up with the cardiologist on a yearly basis.

Oh well, what can I do.  All this is beyond my control.  Meanwhile, gotta love dishing out all the co-pays for visits and prescriptions. 

It is a little on the unfair side seeing as how I am only 23 years old and I really should be having the time of my life, living it up but instead I am dealing with this.

Plus, the stress is having such a horrible effect on my body.

Anyways, I’m off to the gym tomorrow.  I am trying not to let this get me down too much.  I will take out some of the stress at the gym tomorrow.  It’s legs and shoulders day.

Richard.

Well I am back at the gym and I feel so great about myself.  I am currently trying for 3times a week.  Monday, Wednesday and Friday.  On Monday I did back and Bicep exercises and hit the treadmill for about 20minutes.  Today I worked on Chest and Triceps and hit the treadmill for 15minutes.  On Friday, I would like to workout my shoulders and legs.  I think this is going to be my routine for a little bit and then gradually add another workout day, where I would probably work on abs.  I would like to lose a little fat before I start working on abs.  I’m not sure if that is wise or not, but it is a choice that I made.

 I do feel great about myself since I am really pushing myself to get to the gym to meet my goals.  I almost didn’t go to the gym today because I was tired this morning, but I really forced myself to go and I am happy I did.  My back and biceps were feeling sore yesterday (which for me is a good feeling) I hope that I will get the same feeling with my chest and triceps so that I know that I am doing the right amount of exercise.

Until Next Time.

Well, I didn’t go yesterday to the gym.  The way I figured was that I had been away from the gym for so long that I should ease myself back into the routine.  I did go today though and I feel good.  I worked out my chest and triceps.  I am taking it lightly though so as to not overdo it and end up getting more dizzy spells or light-headedness.  At least I am taking steps to getting back into the gym.  Winter break is coming up within the next couple weeks so I can look forward to not having to be up late at night at school and waking up early to go to the gym.  I don’t plan on going to the gym tomorrow, but we will see.  I will be going on Friday to workout my legs and shoulders.  For now I will definitely be going three times per week and then slowly increase the days depending on how I feel.  I am feeling much better about myself though, so this is a plus.  Just wish it wasn’t so cold.  I hate New England…lol.

Well, I finally did it. I made my way back to the gym.   It’s been tough but I finally made it.  I’m so proud of myself.  It may sound like nothing but right now I am trying to overcome a barrage of health issues and this is a great feat for me because I was ready to give up.  Thanks to those who encourage me to continue.  And to those who tell me I should give up, they only encourage me more.  Now, if only I didn’t have these health issues it would probably make my workouts more enjoyable but hey at least I am back at the gym right?  I felt it was an ok workout but that should be expected since I just started up again.  Let’s try again tomorrow.