thorra’s BodyBlog

-Abs and legs- heck, I’m tired and sore all over. 

-Sadly, I must admit that even without caffeine and sugar, I still have lots of energy. 

I’ll need to come up with a better excuse to justify my habits.

-Statistics show what really happens if you exercise daily — you die healthier.

-Chest and (GASP!) calves tomorrow. 

Not bad for a low carb day, though I will definitely have to look into low carb treats because snacking is a must these days.

Lots of whey.

Lots of water.

Lots of protein (boiled eggs, tuna, blah-blah-blah)

Lots of cravings (the usual sugar laden delights)

Few carbs (sweet potato)

No snacking.

Nutrition is spot on.

BLEH!

Spring has just arrived, so the bird that’s chirping outside my window at that unBOBly hour still seems cute to me.

But the day will come when I might drag my sorry patookis out of bed, slip outside all ninja like and "accidentally" bite it’s damn head off.

I’m just saying.

Hanging Oblique Raises

(12,10)

That’s two sets for both sides.

Incline Leg Raises

+5 (11,11,10)

Bicycles

(15,15,15,)

That’s fifteen per side, so thirty per set.

Side Bends

+35 (15,15,15)

For Cardio, I boldly went were my legs have never gone before- namely on a 10 mile elliptical trek in under an hour (60 minutes, level 8, 10.45 miles, 1890 cals burned).

The sweat was flowing, the music was trite (same-old same-old: Metallica, Guns and Roses, The Monkees, etc. etc.) and my energy levels were hopping, even without the caffeine, which I had seemed to become immune to anyway, which is why I’m going without it for awhile, which is why I can’t have a cup of oolong tea, which is why I’m a bit grumpy right now, which is why I growl everytime a child comes my way, which is why they’re all avoiding me, which is why…

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-I had another decent workout today.  Shoulders and traps are gosh darn sore right now.   

-I could care less about not having caffeine, but going without my post workout cup of oolong tea really sucks.

Day 3 of Thorra vs. No caffeine.  I’m the bug.

-"The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win you’re still a rat."

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-Abs and cardiooooooooooooo tomorrow.

Just going with the flow. 

Pre Workout/Breakfast: Water, oats, apple, yogurt, whey, glutamine, cinnamon.

Workout: Water, whey, dextrose, creatine, cinnamon.

Post Workout: Burritos, greens of the collard variety.

Meal 4: Wabbit Food in water/whey/cinnamon mix.

Snack: One honking big piece of apple pie.  The last piece! I got to the last piece FIRST!! (Take that you mini spawns from heck!!)

Meal 5: Bagel, peanut butter.

Meal 6: Boiled eggs, almonds.

Meal 7/Good Night Shake: Water, cottage cheese, peanut butter, whey.

Just finished meal 5 and I’m still feeling ravenous. 

I think my body knows I’m planning a long trek on the elliptical tomorrow.

When this Bodyspace glitch is fixed, I shall miss the extra 70,000 or so visits that magically appeared in my blog. 

Oh well.  On with the show.

Front Raises

10 (15)

15 (10,10,10)

10 (10,10,10)

The 15’s and the 10’s were supersetted.

Rear Delt Laterals

25 (14,14,14)

Arnold Presses

30 (15)

35 (12,12,10)

I noticed that I was putting too much pressure on my right knee while doing these.  Considered doing them seated, but didn’t want to be mistaken for a wise man, so I kept up my streak of stupidity and remained standing.

Side Laterals

15 (8)

10 (10,10,10)

Barbell Shrugs (Behind The Back)

275 (15)

325 (10,10,10)

Ow.  More pressure on the knee.  Still persist in being stupid.

Cardio was just 25 minutes cool down on the elliptical (level 10, 2.7 miles, 650 cals).

I didn’t have much interest in music, so I just grabbed what was at hand- The Partridge Family.

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Hell is sitting in a doctors office listening to songs by Tom Jones and David Soul set to elevator Musak.

Hell is also driving in a blinding sun, with dilated pupils, and having to listen to King Missile’s "Detachable Penis" because you’re not coordinated enough to drive blind and change the radio station.

I have been to Hell twice today.

But other than that, it’s been a pretty damn fine day.

Pullups

Bodyweight (5)

+35 (6,9,5,9,5,9)

alternated between a full range of motion and partial reps to the top.

Bodyweight (12,11,11)

Pulldowns (Wide Grip)

195 (4)

185 (5)

170 (7,7,6,6)

Barbell Rows (Close Grip)

135 (15,15,15,15)

Pulldowns (Close Grip)

140 (9,9,9,9)

Two sets were with palms facing me, two with palms out.

Stiff Legged Deadlifts

205 (10,9,9)

Damn, my energy drops when it’s time to do these.

Finished off with some weighted hangs and stretching.

No cardio.

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-My left pec is more sore than my right, which I don’t mind too much, because it’s usually my right side which dominates the movements.

Sadly, I forgot to stretch.  Actually, I was just too darn lazy to take an extra minute for it.   

-Time to stop yawning and just go to bed. 

-"The dumber people think you are, the more surprised they’re going to be when you kill them."

William Clayton

-Back tomorrow.

BAH!!

My timing sucked today, so I had to deal with more cravings than usual.

On a happier note, I spent some time working in the yard (Yay Spring!!)

Pre Workout/Breakfast: Water, oats, yogurt, apple, whey, glutamine, cinnamon.

Workout: Water, whey, dextrose, creatine, cinnamon.

Post Workout: Burritos, greens.

Meal 4: Go Lean in water/whey/cinnamon mix.

Meal 5+6: Water, oats, cottage cheese, apple, whey, flax.

Meal 7: Boiled eggs, almonds.

Meal 8/Good Night Shake: Water, cottage cheese, whey, peanut butter.

Day one Thorra vs. no caffeine.

Too early to feel it, so no big deal.

Not even bashing my head while sitting up after bench pressing is going to ruin this perfect Spring day.

(But when I find the bastard who lowered the- oh wait.  That was me!)

I started off rather sluggish this morning, but energy levels are rising more and more as the day progresses.

Incline Bench Press

165 (12,9,9,9,9)

Decline Bench Press

185 (11,10,9,10)

Dumbbell Flyes

35 (14,12,10,10)

Push Ups

(18,16)

Cardio was a 24 minute dash on the elliptical (levels 8-10, 4 miles, 800 cals burned).

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