thorra’s BodyBlog

All I could do this morning was lay in bed listening to my triceps, calves and obliques argue back and forth about which one was the most sore (my vote goes with the obliuqes since I feel them every time I breathe).

I also had one of those obnoxious mother-of-all nosebleeds very early this morning.  I know it’s because I like to keep the house cool and extra dry and that’s not going to change anytime soon.  If I have to sacrifice a little (okay, maybe a lot in some cases) blood to stay comfortable, so be it.

Oh well.  Even with the soreness and blood loss, I’m still riding high like yesterday.  I don’t think it has anything to do with the fact that I’m drop kicking everyone out of the house in a few hours, sending them to some barbecue so I can have some peace and quiet.

Okay, maybe that is the reason!

On with the show!

Front Laterals

Hammer Grip

10 (15)

Wide Grip

30 (16,12,12)

Close Grip

25 (12,12,10)

Reverse (Underhand) Grip

10 (12,12)

After the warm up, I just kept alternating between wide and close grip.  Then a couple of underhand grips just for the muck of it.

Rear Laterals

30 (12)

35 (10,10)

10 (12,12)

Clean and Presses

120 (10)

130 (8)

140 (7)

Good Times!!

(I’m Lying!!)

Finished shoulders off with a few throw away sets of Straight Arm Kick Backs, which probably can’t be considered kick backs since the arm stayed straight, but you get what I mean and if you don’t then you have no one else to blame but yourself since you came in here and didn’t know when to stop reading! (babble off!!)

EZ Bar Curls (Close Grip)

110 (6,6)

100 (7)

90 (7)

Incline Curls

30 (10)

25 (9,9,8)

Dumbbell Curls

25 (10,10)

Partial movement (the top half) to finish off the biceps.

Back Shrugs (Chest Supported)

95 (10,10,10,10,10)

Dumbbell Shrugs

95 (12,12,12)

Barbell Shrugs (Behind The Back)

235 (20)

275 (12,10)

DONE!!

Cardio was just 20 sweat soaked, Metallica fueled minutes on the elliptical.

FIN

-My mid to lower back definitely feels worked out and since I’m not sure what I was aiming for anyways, I’ll call today’s workout a good one.

-Who knew that barbecue could make a great day even better?

Oh wait- I did!

-"Epperson’s law:
When a man says it’s a silly, childish game, it’s probably something his wife can beat him at."
-Shoulders, biceps and traps tomorrow.

Not even the icky vegetables can ruin my good day!

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

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

Post Workout: Apple Juice, banana, whey, cinnamon.

Post Post Workout: Burritos and Ruf***e.

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

Meal 6: Ribs and sweet potato

Meal 7: Water, cottage cheese, peanut butter, whey.
 

Today is going unbelievably well.  My energy levels were so high this morning I didn’t even wake up wanting to bite the head off the no-longer-cute bird that chirps too damn early in the morning. 

Okay workout today, I think.  I’m not 100% sure. 

My back workouts are split between a pull day (pull-ups and pull downs of various sorts) and a row day (-er- rows of various sorts).

I definitely prefer the pull day better than the row day.  I still need to get better at the mind-muscle connection of rows.

Off with the babble and on with the show. 

Barbell Rows

135 (10)

205 (10)

235 (8,7)

255 (4)*

235 (7,7)

*It was sloppy after the first one and I was all over the place.

Dumbbell Rows (One Arm)

120 (10,8,7)

Done on bench with slight incline

100 (8,10)

Done on flat bench.  First set was slow and controlled, the second was fast and still controlled.

Dumbbell Rows (Chest Supported)

100 (8,8)

Stiff Legged Deadlifts

165 (5)

215 (5)

255 (5)

295 (3)*

275 (5)

235 (7)

*I could have made it to five but my right side was doing all the work and I hate that.

Close Grip Barbell Rows (Reverse Grip)

165 (10,9,7)

EZ Bar Wrist Curls

Wide Grip

50 (20,16)

Medium Grip

50 (16,12)

Close Grip

(12,10)

Reverse Grip

20 (20,18,16)

Behind The Back Wrist Curls

165 (12,12)

Finished off with one set of Barbell Static Hold (215) and then some stretching

Cardio was 10 minutes of Elliptical and 15 minutes of jump roping.

FIN

-Definitely a good chest and calves workout today.  Both are thoroughly exhausted and sore. 

-I still hate vegetables and think they’re evil. 

-"The only way I can lose this election is if I’m caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."

Edwin Edwards

-Back and forearms tomorrow.

Same-Old Same-Old and that’s alright with me! 

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

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

Post Workout: Apple juice, banana, whey, cinnamon.

Post Post Workout: Burritos and ruf***e

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

Meal 6: Steak

Snack: Wheat Thins

Snack: Almonds

Meal 7: Water, cottage cheese, peanut butter, whey.

No cravings today.  I just threw in the Wheat Thins because my oh so lazy patookis didn’t feel like making or consuming a sweet potato and I needed some more carbs so I guess that explains that and I guess I can stop babbling now.

Spot on?

Maybe.

Maybe not.

After a night filled with dreams of pizza, hamburgers, and revenge seeking chipmunks, I was only too happy to drag my sorrier than sorry butt out of bed and get the day over with.

Nice workout today.  I worked on my wide grip, which is my weakest grip on just about everything.

Flat Bench Press (Wide Grip)

Bar (20)

135 (5)

205 (9)

225 (5,4)

205 (7,6)

DECLINE BENCH PRESS

Close Grip

205 (10,8)

Wide Grip

185 (10,10)

Dumbbell Pullovers

75 (10,10,9)

Single Leg Calf Raises

45 (14,12,10,10,9)

Bodyweight (10,10,10,10,10)

All done on two stacked #35 plates.

Cardio was 20 minutes on the elliptical while swinging to the oldies.  And maybe a little bit of Alanis.

Maybe

Just a little?

FIN

-It’s always nice to have a low carb day that doesn’t suck donkey balls.  Someday I’ll discover the secret to making every low carb day run as smoothly as today.

Until that someday arrives, low carb days will always suck!

Just not today.

-"If you take out the killings, Washington actually has a very very low crime rate.”

Former Washington D.C. mayor Marion Barry

-Chest and Calves tomorrow.

Today feels like a Thursday, though I suppose that’s not a bad thing since I had spot on nutrition when it was Thursday.

Pre Workout: Caffeine and Caffeine.

Workout: Water and whey.

Post Workout: Water, cottage cheese, peanut butter, whey, cinnamon.

Snack: Almonds

Meal 2: Water, oats, cottage cheese, apple, flax, whey, cinnamon.

Meal 3: Chicken breast.

Cupcake Craving*

Meal 4: Water, cottage cheese, peanut butter, whey, cinnamon.

Snack: Pecans

Meal 5/Good Night Shake: Water, cottage cheese, peanut butter, whey and cinnamon.

*Which I suppose didn’t really matter since someone else decided it would be a good idea to eat the last one, which so obviously should have been left for me!   BAH!!

*sigh* Oh well.  Looks like another spot on day.

I weighed in today at 203.2 (+1), which should go down a bit since today will be a low carb, cardio kind of day.  All goes according to plan.

Speaking of cardio, today was just a 45 minute sweat-fest on the elliptical while listening to anything with a cheesy, synth-pop, 80’s beat, which, of course, is going to include Corey Hart’s "I Wear My Sunglasses At Night".

GOOD TIMES!!

FIN