thorra’s BodyBlog

"If you prick us do we not bleed cottage cheese?  If you tickle us do we not throw up cottage cheese?  And if you wrong us do we not go into a low-carb rage?"

William "Buff Daddy" Shakespeare 

Pre Workout: Milk, oats, glutamine, cinnamon, whey.

Workout: Water and whey.

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

Post Post Workout: Scrambled eggs and cream of wheat.

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

Meal 6: Water, cottage cheese, peanut butter, cinnamon, whey.

Snack: Almonds and milk.

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

I’m not sure why yet, but this low carb day didn’t suck even though it really should have.

Minor cravings (Mmmmm! Hostess’ Cinnamon Crumb Cakes!!)

No Snacking.

Spot on.

Today’s weigh in was 204.6 (-1.2).  I was a bit flummoxed and bummed since I hadn’t done much differently from last week and really thought I had the hang of the slow bulk. 

Then the bodyfat reading came up and I was all giggly okay with it since it registered 1.5 points lower than my usual reading.

I know the bodyfat reading on my scale won’t be accurate, but I love how it’s always consistent, making my bodyfat tracking easier. 

So even though I’m still attempting the slow bulk, if things like this keep happening, I won’t complain.

Cardio was 16 minutes of HIIT.  Today I focused on my rest pace, keeping it faster than normal.  Listening to "Mad World" and Elvis Costello wasn’t much help.

FIN

-Today’s workout worked.  My shoulders and triceps have been aching all day.  I’ll probably switch to dumbbells next week for shoulders since I stalled today with the barbell.

-Good gravy, I hate vegetables!!

-I wish I had an explanation as to why I’ve tucked the last of the children away, and yet I’m still watching Power Rangers.

-"A youth becomes a man when the marks he wants to leave on the world have
nothing to do with tires."

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-Abs and cardio tomorrow.

Better than a trip to the proctologist.

(or so I’m told!) 

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

Workout: Water, creatine, dextrose, whey.

Post Workout: Water, banana, cinnamon, whey.

Post Post Workout: Burritos and roughage.

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

Meal 6: Water, oats, cottage cheese, strawberries, cinnamon, whey.

Snack: Almonds and milk.

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

Kind of an easy day.  Cravings were almost non-existent (darn Twizzlers).

No snacking.

Spot on.

In yet another sign that maybe-just maybe- the world doesn’t revolve around me (the jury’s still out!), I discovered (after rifling through grocery bags and tossing things left and right, all the while making sure to not put anything were it belongs!) that I am once again bereft of chicken breasts and any type of decent sugar munching goody. 

I suppose I could begin the painstaking and laborius task of *gasp* writing down the things I need/want on that little pad of paper sitting on the island, but I, for one, am a friend of trees and refuse to use anything that might hurt my green and leafy friends.

(Of course, when I say anything, I just mean that little notepad and not something like the hardwood floors I walk upon on a daily basis.) 

Besides, Freezer Fairies and Snack Fairies are just supposed to know what I want/need.  Isn’t that why they exist?

Good workout today.  I should have been able to do more reps on the shoulder press but I still managed to walk away from the workout spent.

Barbell Shoulder Press

140 (5,5,5)

130 (6)

120 (6)

110 (10)

95 (12)

Front Raises

25 (10,10)

20 (14,12)

First two sets were raising from the front.  Last two sets were from the sides, hammer style.

Rear Raises

25 (14,12,12,12)

Lying EZ Bar Triceps Extensions

60 (8)

75 (12,10,9,9)

Triceps Pushdown

105 (10,10,9)

Cable Triceps Extension

70 (12,10,10,9,9)

Bench Dips

+30 (18,12)

Cardio was 20 minutes on the elliptical, sweating to the likes of Robert Palmer and Matthew Sweet.

FIN

-Great day for a back workout.  My lat muscles are starting to get sore, which makes a nice match for my mid back/traps, which have been sore all day.

-Cheesecake.  Gimme some cheesecake!!  And that banana split while you’re at it!!!

-"Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes.  That way, when you criticize them, you’re a mile way and you have their shoes.”

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-Shoulders and triceps tomorrow.

My Snack Attack foiled by -  a cantaloupe? 

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

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

Post Workout: Water, banana, cinnamon, whey.

Post Post Workout: Burritos, roughage, and cantaloupe.

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

Meal 6: Italian sausages and cantaloupe.

Snack: Almonds and milk.

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

I’m surprised by the cantaloupe’s ability to quell my cravings for sugar.  I’m also a bit disappointed as I was planning (and hoping) to go into a fit of Donkey Kong inspired rage and not stop until I’d devoured all of the candy and sweets in the house.

Oh well.  There’s always tomorrow.

Lots of cravings

No snacking.

Spot on.

I hate Twinkies.  So when I wake up thinking about Twinkies, I know I’m in trouble. 

Good workout today.  Back felt great, though I was trying to hit my lats and instead feel like I worked my mid-back/traps.  Legs, I’m just maintaining and was proud I didn’t punk out on them.

Okay, actually, I did punk out on them, but then I decided to not punk out on a few squats and just went back, pretended I didn’t just punk out on them, and did it. 

Babble off and on with the show.

Wide Grip Pull-Ups

Bodyweight (5,3)

50 (5,5,5,5,5)

Bodyweight (12,9)

Wide Grip Pulldowns

145 (9,8,8,7)

Wide Grip Barbell Rows

205 (8,8,8)

ATG Squats

Bar (10)

160 (15)

180 (12,9)

155 (15)

No cardio.

(It’s just as well.  For some odd reason I was hankering for Roxette and Wilson-Phillips)

Instead, I spent my time dealing with children who thought it would be fun to argue over who would get the last bowl of Life cereal.

I hope the squirrels like Life as much as Mikey did.

I hope the children enjoy a few weeks of plain ol’ Shredded Wheat.

Hmmm.  That was fun.

FIN

-Great day for a workout.  My chest is sore and my traps are about to fall off.

(Yeah, I’m not sure what that means either, but I hope it comes close to conveying the fact that they are very sore.)

-I’m amazed at the number of times I can injure myself and the walls with this power drill, yet I continue to be allowed to use it.

I love adulthood!

-"Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please."

Mark Twain

-Back and quads tomorrow.

There’s some serious snack withdrawal going on here! 

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

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

Post Workout: Water, banana, cinnamon, whey.

Post Post Workout: Burritos and roughage.

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

Meal 6: Water, oats, cottage cheese, cinnamon, whey.

Snack: Pecans and milk.

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

A blah, whatever day for eating.  I was close to skipping all the spot on meals and head straight for the snacking.  Fortunately, I was too lazy to think about what I wanted to snack on, so I just went with the mindless spot on nutrition.

Cravings for something.  Not sure what. 

No snacking.

Spot on.

Grrrrrr.