Andrew’s (Spring85sigma) BodyBlog

93 Degrees…..HOT! LOL! I had to run a few unexpected errands today for some family members, so unfortunately, I wasn’t able to avoid the hottest part of the day. Nevertheless, after a challenging but GOOD workout, I hit the run. LOL! It wasn’t the fastest, but was satisfying because of the conditions. I’m getting used to running in hot temperatures.

I did planche training, worked chest, and did my ab superset (which for some reason really challenged me today)! I’m enjoying my summer workouts and feel I’m progessing towards my goals. I’m also trying to get the bodyfat down into the single digits. Diet is clean! I will need to up the cardio on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the next cycle to help facilitate fat burning!

I hope everyone is having great workouts this week!

Here is what I did today:

Completed the first full workout of week six of my 11th six-week cycle on today. I continue to concentrate really hard on good form during my exercises since I am still doing very high reps. Today it has obviously worked. I’m feeling the effects of the effort in my arms and shoulders.

I am continuing to work on keeping the diet clean. Purchased my spinach and veggies for this week and have gotten used to not eating the cookies and cakes—FINALLY . I’m happy with how I’m starting to look, but realize that I need to adjust my cardio to burn more fat during my next workout cycle. I will look hard at what I do on Tuesdays and Thursdays to see what I can add. I will also be adding a few new exercises to my workouts just to keep myself challenged.

I hope everyone’s week got off to a great start!

Here is what I did today:

I completed my planche push-up training today. It continues to go well. I’m happy with the progress I’m making. I continue to endeavor to keep the diet clean. Hopefully, my pictures will reveal my efforts.

Not much else going on today. Tomorrow, I begin my sixth week of my six-week cycle. I will, as always on Monday hit the arms and shoulders.

I hope everyone has a great week!

Here is what I did today:

I have completed week five of my six-week workout cycle. They seem to pass by very quickly now. I’m wondering do I need to go to eight weeks? I am happiest this week with the breakthrough with diet and with my planche push-up training. I see some good results from the change in diet. I am especially happy that my lower pecs are starting (barely) to emerge from their fat hibernation! Hopefully, I will be close to where I want to be bodyfat wise in a few more weeks. The planche training is great! I continue to get stronger and feel that I can push myself harder to work more on increasing the time in the tuck planche and then on to the modified tuck planche and a push-up attempt.

I posted three more "progress pics" today. These are more for me than for anyone else. I am closely scrutinizing how I’m looking as far as BF reduction. I’m so critical of myself that it also keeps me very aware of what I’m eating. I really try to crack down on the diet on the weekend and will try some more pics on Sunday afternoon to see how things are looking. Nevertheless, feedback and suggestions from my BodySpace friends are always appreciated.

Ladies and Gentlemen, have a wonderful weekend and, for those of you who work out on the weekends, have some great workouts!

Here is what I did today:

I completed my ab workout today. Thursday’s ab workout consists of mostly ab stability exercises (front and side planks), evacuations, etc. Since I’ve been really focusing on the diet, I’ve been trying to make sure that I am maintaining an intensity to my workouts to help encourage more fat burning (LOL, yes T, there is still fat on my body )! I feel a great deal better about what I’m starting to see emerge as far as my body is concerned. Although I haven’t gained much in muscle size, I’m happy that I can still look clean and athletic. My goal is to see a qualitative difference between last year’s body and this year’s.

I will work on planche push-up training on tomorrow and hit the back. I’m very encouraged by the progress I’m seeing with the planche training as well. It appeared about a month ago that I had reached a plateau as far as strength and endurance building were concerned. Interestingly enough, I tried integrating the tuck planches with the other specialized push-ups I use (pseudo and Tiger Push-ups) and found that I’m able to sustain the holds even after doing them. I was afraid at first that my arms would be too weak to do this. This was a major psychological breakthrough for me. I anticipate attempting to push-up and down (LOL!) by the middle of August. Wish me luck!

I hope everyone is having a great day and had outstanding workouts!

Here is what I did today:

Completed another very satisfying workout. The leg training was intense. I, also ran the planche training together as a circuit. This was somewhat tougher after having done planche training on yesterday as well. Overall, thanks to the encouragement of my friends on here, I continue to push the intensity of my workouts and not just go through the motion.

The diet continues to get cleaner. I may grill something and indulge in a baked potato on tomorrow just to shake things up. Right now, I’m eating mostly salads, greens, a little brown rice, other veggies, and lean meats. As mentioned before, I’m starting to see results but they are slooooow!    I’ve got to keep it up.

Today is HUMP DAY! Almost time for the weekend again! Enjoy your day!

Here is what I did today:

Today would have been a great day regardless of how the workout would have gone. Today is my Grandma’s 92nd Birthday. As many of you know, she was hospitalized in May. She was in for approximately one week. She is now staying with my aunt and continues to get stronger. We look forward to her returning home in early July. I talked to her this morning and she sounds great! Once again, I thank all of my BodySpace friends who posted comments and sent expressions of support and concern. You all really helped me get through a rough time!

The workout today was intense. I am trying to challenge my chest and really worked on keeping form strong for my push-ups. I also experimented with my planche training in that I integrated the pseudo and Tiger push-ups into the workout instead of doing them after the completion of my tuck-planche holds. This made for a more challenging circuit-like workout. The circuit was as follows:

Tuck-planche (hold for 20 seconds)

40 pseudo push-ups

10 Tiger push-ups

1 minute rest

Repeat (I did 3 x 40 Pseudo push-ups and 3 x 10 Tiger Push-ups, 4 Tuck planche holds)

Add this to my push-up chest workout and this became a pretty good workout!

I also had a very good 2 mile run (14:34). Overall, this has been a great day! I hope everyone else is having a good day as well.

I continue to focus on the diet. It appears that some definition is starting to show UNDER my pecs, which means some of the fat is going away! LOL! I had to fight the urge to have a Reese’s Cup today after my run. I’m going out later and buy some watermelon or cantaloupe to satiate my sweet tooth!

Here is what I did today:

I completed a pretty good arm and shoulder workout today. I made sure to keep the intensity and form of the exercises today. I think sometimes we all go through the motions during our workouts and need to concentrate more on our exercises. As I seek to keep the diet clean, I also want to make the most of challenging my muscles.

I had a very good run. I could have run faster, but enjoyed the pace (25:14 for 3 miles). Everything felt good. My legs felt light and my stride was easy today.

Overall, I had a great workout. Tomorrow planche training and chest. I have to really concentrate on making sure I hit the chest really hard.

Here is what I did today:

I completed my planche training today. I continue to gain strength and am happy about that. I completed my first week with a "cleaner" diet (95%). Although I can see the difference starting to show, I’m not sure the camera caught much of it. LOL! Next week, I plan to go even cleaner. Hopefully, this will help my pecs cut out. I’m also looking for different bodyweight exercise schemes to help my chest grow. Although it is changing, I’m impatient with the progress.

I was also please that I got the back workout done last night. I need to include more exercises to tax my upper back (probably need more weight). I’m contemplating some exercise bands. I would appreciate any feedback that anyone can give concerning their use and effectiveness.

I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY FATHER’S DAY. THIS IS ALWAYS A TOUGH DAY FOR ME AND THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE GREAT FATHERS AND HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH GREAT FATHERS, ENJOY AND CHERISH THIS DAY!

Here is what I did today:

I couldn’t stand not having done my workout on yesterday. It bugged me so much that I did my back workout (except the pull-ups and cardio) tonight. I did integrate the planche training and my back workout to create somewhat of a circuit. So I ended up breaking a sweat.

Tomorrow, I will do planche training again, 3 sets of pull-ups, and a 3 mile interval run to "catch up" so to speak.

Have a great night everyone!

Here is what I did tonight :