My training weblog (with pics, yay?)

[heatherrae]

Yep, Toby is a doll baby. Those eyes are very nice.

 

[glennds]

Thanks for the postivite energy. It always helps when you're just getting back into it.

we all need it every now and then.

 

[sardonicone]

Pictureless update (Sorry no batteries for my Camera)

Bench topped out at 6 x 165 yesterday, I still don't feel like trying for any 1 x BS, I'll wait till I'm doing 185 for reps for that.

Also for my warmup I ran a mile, managed to do it in 7:47. Still slow, but it's getting there.

Weight yesterday was only 141 post workout, I don't think I'm getting enough calories in anymore, I'll need to keep better track of my eating habits.

As far as looks go, post workout I thought I looked pretty pumped; what's bothering me right now is the small amount of fat I have around my middle that's making me have a pooch and some love handles. I'm about at my "ideal" body weight, and I want to put another 20 lbs on top of it, but I'd like to get rid of this fat first. I may focus my weight training on strength and strength alone for a few weeks (and not bulk) and up the cardio, to try and burn that fat off. It's annoying me.

 

[Yarg!]

Hit it hard!

very, very, very hard.

 

[sardonicone]

very, very, very hard.

Rome wasn't built in a day, but it only took two shots for me to get your Mother in bed.


Update: Ran 7:39 mile last night preworkout. I noticed about 2 hours after my workout I suddenly had this burst of energy, which kept me from going to bed at a normal time.

 

[sardonicone]

Update: Did a mile in 7:28 today. Workout was front squats, step ups, lunges, and leg extensions/flexions.

I'll do a picture update tomorrow.

 

[rnch]

aren't these also pics of "my friend" from another thread?

 

[sardonicone]

aren't these also pics of "my friend" from another thread?

Yeah, the first ones were used.

He could have at least used the second batch, there is SOME progress made there lol.

I don't know how different I'll look when I take the photos tomorrow; I seem to be holding at around 143 lbs. Hopefully I at least look more muscular.

I think I do look a LOT more muscular, but that could just be wishful thinking.

In my mind, it looks like I've gained another 5 lbs or so. It just hasn't shown up on the scale : /.

 

[sardonicone]

Picture day!

First, todays workout:

Overall, I felt pretty weak today; I ran my warmup mile in 7:22, so going into lifting I was pretty pysched. It was fairly downhill to me from there. I only got 2 x 6 at 165 on the bench, then when I went for more of a "pump" at 135 to finish off I could only get 9. The first 4 reps on the first set felt very easy, then all of the sudden I was just hit with this leaden fatigue that lasted the rest of the chest/back/abs workout.

Ok, enough drivel, here's the photos.

Front:

Side:

Back:

Current Weight: 144. I seem to be pretty much stuck there for now. I wanted to hit AT LEAST 150-155 by the start of softball season, that's on Tuesday, so no dice there.

Here's a side by side comprarison of where I am was to where I am now.

Thus far I've gained 16 lbs, and I *think* I've managed to lower my bf percentage. It's hard to really know because I'm using my scale to measure it, and of course that could be wrong. Today it said my bf was 14% post workout.

I just put in a decent sized online order suppliment wise, my new regimen will be as follows:

ANIMAL PAK x 2 times a day (Morning and pre-workout)

MUSCLE MILK x 1-2 times a day (2 times on workout days, 1 on non workout days) I'm no longer doing the Rtd's, they are getting too expensive.

TRAC XTREME-NO x 1 time a day, 30-45 minutes before I workout

PROBOLIC-SR 30-45 minutes before bedtime.

Any comments, suggestions, and karma of course are appriciated.

 

[sardonicone]

Pictureless update: Energy feels pretty solid today, ran a 7:12 Mile pre-workout.

I had an issue in the middle of my workout with dizzy spells, but it went away. Time for some protabolic and then bedtime.