Trimming Down In Size

[Rabid_Goose]

I doubt they would let me use chalk, it is a gym that during the weekdays at the time I go is dedicated to house moms and old retired men that do cross word puzzles on the Bikes. They are pissy when I do dead lifts and I'm not even making that much noise. Of course Dead Lifts hurt my hands because the lack of grip so straps would help. I'm an assemley line worker so I use my hands a lot and pull movements with heavy weight tend to hurt me a little bit past 200+ pounds.

So I'm hoping the straps will let me do more in Dead Lifts because my hands is what holds me back in that lift big time. I'll ask anyways, I doubt they have one. After seeing the guy that owns the gym give his employees a work out scheudle, one of which consist of Dead Lifts in the Smith Machine....

 

[Rabid_Goose]

Okay, today is the end of week one and I am down to 196 for a total loss of for 4 pounds since last week. Probably more sodium pissed away. Also down to the second hole on my belt so yay.

 

[Rabid_Goose]

Start of week 2. I did a placement of the bar adjustment on my squats, I was putting it all the way on my neck and it was causing me to lose balance so I put it down lower and I actually do a lot better now. What I used to do just for 3 reps was down with 5 reps and not TOO hard, I didn't struggle to the point I thought I would have to put the bar on the Saftey thingie bobbers.

Oly Squats: Done Deeper then John Holmes Girlfriends Vagina!

75 for 5 reps

95 for 5 reps

115 for 5 reps

135 for 5 reps

155 for 5 reps

Barbell Rows: Rowing my way to soreville.

65 for 5 reps

85 for 5 reps

105 for 5 reps

125 for 5 reps

145 for 5 reps

Bench Press: Last presses were too easy, going to try and press 180 for 3 on Friday

95 for 5 reps

115 for 5 reps

135 for 5 reps

145 for 5 reps

155 for 5 reps


Assistance:

Decline Sit ups + 10pound weight, I held it against the top of my head to get the full effect of the weight, kept back straight until I was below parallel to the floor with my back.

3 sets for 8 reps. I'm going to have to put a 5 pound weight ontop of the 10 next time.

Great workout today, and on a side note I wear a Men's Medium now. I don't think I've worn a medium since I was like, 12. I'm going to wash them tomorrow and see if they still fit.

 

[Rabid_Goose]

Now I see why you all said I would be lucky to do more then 25 minutes of HIIT Cardio, especially after a good day of squats. I managed to do 10 minutes before the burning in my thighs got to me of the Interval Lvl 2. It was a minute on then a minute off and Sweet Christ. After I did 10 minutes of it I did a fast uphill walk for 20 and then the Burning came back so I got off, stretched and stretched and came home.

During the HIIT Session, my pulse never went below 180 and it stayed above 190 quite a bit. I think today will be cheat meal day. Pound and half of chicken everyday gets old mighty quick.

 

[Rabid_Goose]

Another Good Day at the gym, I ordered my Straps today so Dead Lifts will be brought back next week as it hurts my hands too much to grip onto that heavy of a weight like that. Power Shrugs hurt them bad enough, Dead Lifts absolutley set my hands on fire from having to grip them.

Oly Squats: Felt Great, stretched before and after, and during.

95 pounds for 5 reps

115 pounds for 5 reps

135 pounds for 5 reps

155 pounds for 5 reps

DeadLifts: Canceled till next week or till I get my straps in


Power Shrugs: Replaced Military Press, hurt the very side of my neck and until I figure out why, no more Standing MP's.

135 for 8

155 for 8

185 for 8

205 for 5....My hands were on fire so bad I couldn't do the 3 others, I'm doing more reps because the actual amount I shrug would hurt too bad to do and would drop the bar and piss off the old people in the gym.

Assistance - Decline Sit ups: 10pound weight stuck to forehead, 8 reps for 3 sets

Assistance - Hyper Extensions: First one was not weighted and I felt NOTHING from it, so my last two sets where 10 pound weight held out an inch from the top of my head for 8 reps each. I think I could do these with 15 or 20 pounds, maybe even 25. We will see next time around.

 

[The Shadow]

Good job Orb.


Keep on

 

[Rabid_Goose]

Okay, with advice I tweaked my diet just a bit. Instead of having my power bars, high in carbs, at my 1st and 2nd break at work, I will be having them at Meal 1 and Meal 2, and I will be having a serving of ANPB at 1st Break and 2nd Break.

So I will be almost completly carb free for the rest of the day after Meal 2. I'm trying to get my Fat Gram ration up with my Carb ratio. Since I am at just 2300 calories I might just add 100 more calories or 200 more and put a serving or two of olive oil in and that would give me the 40/30/30 ratio and I'd be cutting on 2500 cals. After this week I'll see how many pounds I lost, if I lost 3 or more I'll add in the olive oil.

 

[Rabid_Goose]

Another Cardio Session day, yehaw. Today I went for 3mph walk to a 6mph jog at 1 minute Intervals, since tomorrow is the big day 3RM on Squats I didn't want to work my thighs too hard, but unlike Tuesday I managed to go for 23 minutes this time, I just took my fast pace to 6mph instead of 7mph. Saturday I'll be pushing it to the breaking point if my thighs can handle it.

 

[The Shadow]

hang in there....let the diet do the work for you

 

[ZGzaZ]

i dont think deadlifts and power shrugs are that great an idea on the same day, and it's suppose to be a pressing movement, like militaries or inclines. Why replace it with something not even close?