thorra’s BodyBlog

A pretty good workout today, even though I wasn’t feeling "it".

Barbell Bench Press

Bar (18)

115 (8)

185 (5)

215 (8)

220 (7)

225 (7)

230 (6)

235 (5,4)

185 (11)

Incline Bench Press

145 (8,8)

Incline Dumbbell Flyes

35 (12,12)

Cardio was an 18 minute dash on the elliptical.

FIN

Smurfy workout today.  I punked out on a couple of deadlift attempts, but since I’m aching in all the right places right now, I’ll not let it bother me too much.

Deadlifts

135 (10)

225 (6)

295 (3)

365 (1)

425 (1)

475 (FUDGE!, PHUCHNUTS!!)

415 (3)

365 (10)

Stiff Leg Deadlifts

245 (10)

255 (9,8)

Pulldowns

160 (10)

185 (8,8,8)

Cardio was 15 minutes of trying to run away from my bad taste in music whilst on the elliptical.

FIN 

I missed yesterday’s arm workout, which kinda, sorta sucked since I was in the mood for an all-out, never-ending, Superman-is-better-than-the-Hulk arm blasting workout.

Today I woke up in a logy, turkey-induced-hangover, arse-dragging kind of way, so I ended up with a quick, Power Ranger, arm busting workout.
*SUPERSET 1*  **SUPERSET 1**

Close Grip Bench Press

Bar (15)

115 (8)

185 (10,9,8)

Bench Dips

+80 (10,9,9)

*SUPERSET 2*  **SUPERSET 2**

EZ Bar Curls (Wide Grip)

80 (14,12,11)

Hammer Curls

30 (8,7,5)

*SUPERSET 3*  **SUPERSET 3**

Overhead Triceps Extensions (Cable)

70 (14,12,10)

Lying Triceps Extensions (EZ Bar)

70 (8,7,6)

*SUPERSET 4*  **SUPERSET 4**

Incline Dumbbell Curls

30 (12,10,9)

Concentration Curls

25 (7,6,5)

*No More SUPERSETS*  **No More SUPERSETS** 

No Cardio.

(Until it was time to go outside and mulch leaves for the motherf*@$ing, umpteenth, BOB#@@n time.)

FIN

Speedy, early morning workout today.  My right shoulder hasn’t been all achy-breaky lately, but I’m still keeping the upright pressing to a minimum and at the end of the workout.

In unrelated news, I like eggnog taffy.

Really like.

Really, really like.

Really really really like.

(O.K, I’m done)

Side Raises

10 (20,20,20,18,18)

20 (12,11,10)

Upright Rows

70 (15)

85 (12)

95 (12)

100 (10,8)

Front Raises

25 (12,12,11,10)

Rear Raises

25 (14,14,12)

Barbell Presses

90 (11,10,10)

No cardio here in Slackerville

FIN

I may have been too busy to blog these last couple of days, but I still managed to get my workouts in when I wasn’t giggling uncontrollably while listening to Afroman’s "Because I Got High".

(Funny stuff, even if I can’t relate.)

Monday’s chest and Tuesday’s back were all types of good fun.

Barbell Bench Press

Bar (15)

115 (8)

185 (3)

215 (1)

235 (4,4,3)

205 (8,6)

Incline Bench Press (Close Grip)

185 (5)

155 (10,9,9)

Dips

Bodyweight (11,11,11)

Cardio was a 10 minute cool-down.

Back

I couldn’t sleep so I dragged my carcass out of bed and just went straight to this workout, shake in hand.

Pullups

+35 (5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5)

Barbell Rows (To Chest)

135 (5)

185 (5)

205 (5,5,5,5,5)

Pulldowns

165 (8,8,8,8)

No Cardio
FIN

Somewhere in between the never ending yawns and the futile quest to make Saturday my beyotch, I managed to hit 300 lbs on the squat.  Of course it was the just-below-parallel squat and not the ATG squat I’ve come to know and loathe, but hey, it’s a start.

Squats (Just Below Parallel)

135 (5)

185 (5)

215 (5)

245 (5)

275 (3)

300 (2,2)

250 (5,5)

ATG Squats

205 (5,5)

Lunges

100 (12)

Cardio was just a slacker-worthy, 10 minute jaunt on the Elliptical of Shame.

FIN

I’ve come to the conclusion that slugging myself in the head with large objects does me no good.  Therefore, the next time I’m closing the back hatch of my SUV with enough force to draw blood, induce star sightings (I see George Clooney!), and elicit a "Holy PHUCHNUTS!! That hurts!!" in front of four giggling kids, I’m going to make every effort to keep my head out of the way!!

In other news, I got sidetracked the last couple of days, so no workouts there.  Today was looking rather booked as well, when I had the bright idea to spend my sleepless hours putting in a workout, as opposed to watching an early morning showing of The Lost Boys.

What was I thinking?!?

Anyhoo, it was just a quick upper body workout filled with light weights, supersets and short rest periods.

Nothing to blog about even though I just did. Kinda.
FIN

Barbell Bench Press

Bar (15)

115 (8)

185 (3)

225 (6,6,6,5,5)

Incline Bench Press

185 (Ow!)

135 (12,12,10)

Cardio was a 16 minute action adventure blockbuster on the elliptical, complete with a Smashing Pumpkin soundtrack.

FIN

Progress report time.

Not a whole lot of change since last month’s measurements.  I’ve been slacking on the whole eating thing and really need to step it up.

Weight: 198.2 (+.4)

Chest: 44 (No Change)

Waist: 31.5 (No Change)

Legs: 25 (+.25)

Arms: 16.5 (No Change)

Forearms: 13.25 (No Change)
Today’s cardio was a heaping dose (50 min.) on the elliptical, with two parts Queen and one part ELO thrown in for good measure.

FIN

Today was going to be a plain old cardio day, but it occurred to me that putting crazy glue on a child’s nose-picking finger probably isn’t the bestest of ideas.

(Oh wait.)

(Wrong occurrence.)

It also occured to me that I’ve been neglecting my deadlifts and hamstrings for a while now.

(There now.)

(Back on track!!)

Not a bad day, but definitely not my best.  My mind and body conspired and rebelled against whatever was left of me and refused to go to failure on the deadlifts.  Stiff leg deadlifts were kinda nice though.

On with the show!

Deadlifts (Nice and Slow)

Bar (10)

135 (10)

225 (6)

295 (6)

365 (4,4,3,4,4)

295 (8,8,8)

Stiff Leg Deadlifts (Quick and, er, Speedy!)

225 (10)

245 (10)

265 (8)

Cardio was 16 minutes on the elliptical.