thorra’s BodyBlog

-Not one of my better workouts today.  I couldn’t get my act together on the deadlifts and my barbell rows were a bit shabby as well.

-I am hopped up with energy right now.  Feels like I’m going to be up all night.

-"If it’s the thought that counts, why do we have fingers?"

Piglet

-Abs and cardio tomorrow.

Oh Sugar, Sugar wherefore art thou sugar?

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

Workout: Water, dextrose, whey, creatine.

Post Workout: Burritos and greens

Snack: Oatmeal raisin cookies

Meal 4:Water, oats, cottage cheese, apple, whey, flax.

Snack: Almonds

Meal 5:Water, cottage cheese, peanut butter, whey, glutamine.

This may come as a surprise, but I’m in need of a sugar fix!

BLEH!! 

I slept a little too well last night.  Then I slept a little better this morning and didn’t get up until the day was well under way.

My more than usual laziness followed me into my workout as well.

One Arm Dumbbell Rows

50 (10)

100 (5)

130 (4,4)

120 (6)

100 (10,10)

A new best on the dumbbell rows. 

It was all downhill from there.

Deadlifts

215 (5)

305 (5)

345 (2)

300 (6)

Fudge (the curse)!!  Everything felt heavy on the deadlifts.  I’m phasing it out for a few weeks.

BARBELL ROWS

Medium Grip

205 (9,9,9)

Reverse Grip

185 (9,9)

I just couldn’t get my mojo back after phutzing up the deadlifts.

Oh well.

Cardio was 20 minutes on the elliptical while listening to The Who.

Now my day’s getting better and better!

FIN

-I had a decent workout today.  I was hoping to get a few more reps in on my heavier sets, but considering how much weaker I was last year at this time, I’ll take what I can get.

-I’m not going to stress myself out if I start to slack off a bit with my workouts and diet over the next few days, er, weeks, uh, whenever.  I know that when it’s time, I’ll get back into the swing of things.

[re-reads to see if it makes sense.  It doesn’t, but oh well!]

-Teamwork means never having to take all the blame yourself.

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-Back and forearms tomorrow.

I’ve learned my lesson.  I’m being good.  BLEH!!

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

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

Post Workout: Burritos and greens

Meal 4: Wabbit food in a water/whey/cinnamon mix.

Meal 5:Breasts de Chicken and sweet potato

Meal 6: Almonds and maybe something other than boiled eggs.

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

I reserve the right to all of a sudden flip out and devour any and all sugary substances without notice.

I wanted to let the kids sleep in this morning, so I just lounged in bed so I wouldn’t wake them with the blender or my constant whining about the obnoxious amounts of laundry they continue to bury me under.

Unfortunately, I started to fall back to sleep, just as they began their ritual "I can stomp down the stairs louder than you!" routine, so I ended up dragging my sorry arse out of bed feeling worse than before.

Yay kids!!

On with the show.

Barbell Bench Press

Bar (25)

115 (5)

165 (2)

205 (9)

215 (6,6,5)

200 (5,5)

Decline Bench Press

200 (10)

205 (8,8,7)

Calf Raises

+35 (15,14,12,10,10,10)

Bodyweight (10,10,10,10)

I did these on two stacked 35# plates.  My weaker right calf came alive today and I felt a great mind-muscle connection that is normally reserved for my left side only.  Great pump, when all was said and done.

Cardio was a fight to get to 15 minutes on the elliptical.  It was a fight I lost (12 minutes blah-blah-blah miles, blah-blah-blah cals burned).

For my piss poor performance on the elliptical I  punished myself by continuing work on prepping the inside of the house for painting.  I even managed to do this without a single bitch, moan or wail. 

Okay, maybe a few dirty looks at the kids, who were having more fun than me.

FIN

-Ouch!  My traps are still pretty sore, not to mention my energy levels dropped like a rock once the sun set today.  My meal timing has been off a bit lately.  I’ll have to work on that.

-"Never raise your hand to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected."

Red Buttons

-Chest and calves tomorrow.  Maybe just chest.

Just keeping it simple. 

Pre Workout/Breakfast: Green tea, caffeine, glutamine.

Workout: Whey and water.

Post Workout: Water, oats, cottage cheese, apple, flax, whey, cinnamon.

Meal 4: Unfrosted and Shredded Tree Bark in a water/whey/cinnamon mix.

Snack: Oatmeal raisin cookies*

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

Snack 2: Pecans**

Meal 6/Good Night Shake: Water, cottage cheese, peanut butter, whey.

*Not bad.  But not as good as fudge.

**Also, not as good as fudge, but better than boiled eggs (VIVA The Great Boiled Egg Strike of 2007!)

I was up and at it pretty early this morning, which was necessary because there’s a lot of spring cleaning that needs to be avoided.

*SUPERSET* *SUPERSET*

Sit Ups

(15,12,12,10)

Crunches

(10,10,10,10)

*END SUPERSET* *END SUPERSET*

Leg Raises

(12,12,12,12)

Cardio was a five minute warm up, followed by 30 second sprints at level 10, followed by level 12, followed by level 14, back down to level 12, back down to level 10 and repeat.  And repeat.  And repeat.  Five minute cooldown and that was it, except for the stretching.  And the shaky walk up the steps. 

After cleaning up,  I hit the kitchen for a little cooking time.  

I don’t know if it was willpower or all the ridicule inflicted upon me (you know who you are!), but I passed up the fudge and instead made a healthy batch of oatmeal raisin cookies, which worked out since I had some tofu that had to be used up anyway.

FIN.   

-I’m surprised by how much my traps ache right now, considering that my weights were lower than usual.  My shoulders are taking their time getting sore and that’s fine by me.

-?eby Ci? kaczka kop?a (yeah, I had to look it up!)

-Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands–and then just eat one of the pieces.

Judith Viorst

-Abs and cardio tomorrow.