royboy01’s BodyBlog

I did a crazy amount of weight on DB flat bench

95Lbs. (4 reps) - - It has been a while since I even approached this amount of weight.

The routine went like this:
Incline DB Press - 3 sets @ 8 - 10
DB Press - 4 sets @ 6 - 8 (last set was 95Lbs at 4 reps)
Hammer Strength Decline Press (2 sets)
(abs) Knee Raises (2 sets)
Cable Cross - 4 sets @ 8-10
Crunches - 3 sets

Then dry sauna.

It’s amazing when you do no cardio for a week, and eat one Ice Cream Sandwich every day after dinner, how your abs seem to disappear!

Okay, I fell off the horse this week.  Sunday and Monday, I worked out… and missed yesterday and today.

Now I’m kicking myself.  Time to get back to it!

1.5g x 173Lbs = 260g of Protein per day.  I have to some how make it a habit to eat enough protein before lunch like I use to.

I wonder what other people do to get over the 200g per day protein goal?

My Grandma went home to be with the Lord today 2:50pm (CDT).  She lived 81 years… and was still really talkative on Monday.  

Keep my family in your thoughts and prayers.

I took some new progress pics.  I see that my upper body needs to be worked just as heavy as my lower body.

Here are the problems I see:
Small traps, Small shoulders, Small Arms, Small Chest, weak abs.  My back is better than my chest in comparison.

My most recent relaxed photo, and calf photo show that the muscle is just not there…. or there’s an amount of fat that needs to be removed.

With that said, I believe it’s back to basics:
Overhead BB press, BB curl, BB shruggs… its a matter of lifting heavy with perfect form.
And 260g of protein daily! (173Lbs x 1.5g)

Getting the right amount of protein has been the major challenge in my bodybuilding goals.

I hope to stick to that goal this week of 260g per day.

Just got back from the gym and I feel good:

Back workout
Pullups
Dumbbell Rows
HS reverse pull down
Barbell Row
Lat Pulldown

Cardio: Elliptical for 10mins.

Friday night, I was surfing bodyspace, facebook, and myspace.

Outta no were I felt this ache in my left "boy".  After a few minutes, It didn’t go away!  I woke up the next morning and it was still there. Driving and sitting down was uncomfortable.

My biggest fear was…a hernia.  But I didn’t think it was because 1.) I didn’t workout at all last week… and 2.) since I started cutting in Feb, I’ve dropped my Squat and Deadlift weight / barbell Lbs.

Saturday, I got off work and took a hot bath, and examined the "boy" myself.  Then I took two ex-strgth pain pills.  And went to sleep.

Yesterday was better, the ache was there, but I could sit down. I still wanted to go see a doctor.

Today, I was able to get a doctors app… he felt me up…made me turn and cough (both directions.)  It wasn’t the "boy"… it was the epididymis (the coiled tube that sits on the testicle)… it had become inflammed. — Diagnosis: Epididymitis.  Caused by any number of bacterial infection.  I was so glad that it wasn’t a hernia.  The Doc gave me a Rx of Cipro (500mg) (1 tab twice daily for 10 days.)  He also recommended scrotal support, briefs, or boxer-briefs while on the meds. "It will keep the scrotum from moving around and causing tension on the area," he said.

Good news, This was my first time ever talking to my primary care phys.  As you know, guys don’t ever see the doctor.. and I, like most guys, don’t go unless I really need to.  Lesson learned.

I took this week off.  I’m glad I did.  Burnout is bad… now I can’t wait to get back into the gym this Sunday (March