121111 - Day 176 182 <--- from 185 when I came home from work. It wasn't unexpected. Anyway today I did 1200 push ups. It was an amazing accomplishment b/c when I'd seen my buddy's posts my jaw always dropped. The first 4 sets were 75s, so I knew I'd have a 1K day, I had the time and energy and drive to do 200 more and poof.. done. Haven't done 1000 since, but of course I'm doing other stuff, like swimming... Got a half mile today as well, had to cut it short to buy oil for my car and that distracted me from my feeble attempts at mileage. Oh yeah, 2 mile walk with Amicus down town after brunch. It was a good and productive day.
121211 - Day 177 182: Woke up better hydrated, don't know why, no soreness from the 1200 yesterday. Today Home-Work 2dbl ankwts work ab-core-legs, stretch. Headed to the Y for power work. First Monday not at Temple since Fall semester started. Here's the work.
Warm up
Deadlifts (4 sets low reps progressive wts, for most exercises)
Jack n Cleans (jack out from waist to chest & reverse)
Thrusters (front squat into a military press)
Run up and down steps with plates (35-45)
Dumbbell Swings, hand/eye coordination & deep squats
Jump Squats w/ DBs
Pull up, Dip, Push up triple sets (8-6-4) I was worn out by now.
Plyo Leg press
Leg extensions.
Hanging Ab work (Wipers)
Etc....
121311 - Day 178 - 180 (dropping 2 lbs during good sleep) Woke up very well hydrated. No p-husk before sleep. Ran a pathetic 2 miles started in the mud, finished on paved land The park is too muddy... I think they are gonna pave the path. Random squats at home.. was imagining doing 1000 squats, didn't get close, but I did do a variety of stuff including "knee ups"
121411 - Day 179 180 Repeat of yesterday, 2 lb loss during sleep. wake up elimination - took p-husk before sleep may have made a difference. Heading to the Y for body work day, need to grab a can of tuna, eat it and pack my toys. Noticed reflexes have gotten better - as I just dropped something... ha ha ha. Good body work session at the Y, roll ups, plyo push ups and a bunch of jumping body weight combos, push up jax, inverted push ups 2 sets, inverted pull ups and worked with the pull up handles as we.. these need to be aregular part of my wednesday kit. Burnout Body Work Day - YMCA I felt weak...
warm up Shadow kickboxing, into jax, jax-squat, etc etc etc.. Dip bar flips, and I took my pull up handles and straps with me.. I can't remember all I did, but I did stay with the legs-back-chest pattern, which means plyo push ups off yoga blocks, inverted push ups.. I can feel the balance coming in the core as I stand on my hands longer. (I still use the wall for support mostly.)
121511 - Day 180 180 lbs - ok hydration, not as good as yesterday. Feeling Light today, walking feels like cutting through the air like a knife. Headed to GX at the YMCA. Functional Fitness was brutal, I pretty much fully participated in this one and my body felt heavy afterwards. Did 12 days of Xmas & intervals for a while. Wondering how I maintained 180 lbs for 24 hours.
121611 - Day 181 180.5 (Gourmet apple and pretzels) Lift Therapy and Pizza Night.
Round I
Leg Press + Calf Raises (Smith)
T-Bar Row
Shin Flex
Close Grip BB Press
EZ Curl
Round II
DB Pull Overs
Bent DB Flies
DB Row 1 arm
DB front raises
Wrist Curls
Round III
1 leg extensions
Peck Deck
Lat Pull Down + Str8 Arm tri pull down
DB curls
Stretch & Twist
Go to the Pizza Spot: My body must have been craving carbs, I wolfed those pizza slices down like nothin'!!
121711 - Day 182 Measurement Day.. 180.5
Just a quick recap: I started this year-long training project with my belly in mind. I measured the top 93 cm (solar-plexus): Middle 93.5 cm: Bottom 98 cm!! (Belly Button) and under the spare tire which is probably the waist. 97.5. I decided not to go crazy about it so I'd measure every 60 days. Numbers for Day 60 (or there abouts) Aug. 18, 2011
Day 60.................Day 120.........................Day 180
Top: 92.5 cm.................92.................................95*
Middle: 93...................90.................................90
Bottom 96....................95.................................93.5
Under 96...................95.................................94.5
I took a look at the top number and almost freaked out. I wondered how I could have dropped and then went up by so many cms. Then I realized, my *back has expanded. I may have dropped some cms in from, but back expansion has swallowed that up. I'm not mad.
The other numbers are coinciding with what I'm seeing. To my eye I appear leaner, not necessarily thinner. The purpose of this is more re-proportioning, rather than simple weight loss to get "thinner." I'm still out for RIPPED-Ness!!
Just because it's measurement doesn't mean i don't exercise: This morning Home Mat work with double ankle wts. I must video this at some point. It's mainly lower abs and upper legs, so think atomic crunches, straight leg lifts 360 degrees, steadily increasing wts from 0 ankwts to doubled up on each side... Lots of stretching between.. working to improve my cobra pose. Swimming this evening, trying to get a solid strong mile in. I've only been able to go once a week lately. I'm WAY off my goal, but I can't quit. Quit left the body along with weakness... Oh yeah 150 push ups, seems like if I don't do 500 I don't count them..
This is a large entry: 1 mile swim, i think i FINALLY got the idea, slow and leisurely.. did 4 str8 laps to finish up. Then tried to run a mile.. wasn't happening (knee) settled for a half mi. Then rode the bike 4.66 why not an even 5... ran out of time.. Game over.
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