have you ever tried running at over 80% on a full stomach? its not fun.

2/10/2009 8:35:43 PM

Planning..................

2/10/2009 8:37:34 PM

hmmm. thats kinda hard if you have a set dinner and you are trying to hit the gym on the way home instead of making 2 trips and wasting gas.

but i must bow down to the expert.

2/10/2009 8:39:10 PM

all i hear is excuses

2/10/2009 8:42:26 PM

Vertical Jumps 3x8
Step Ups 2x12
RDL's 3x12
Abs

2/10/2009 8:44:56 PM

down to 14.5% BF...keto does the trick again! back to carbs for a month though

less hate itt

2/10/2009 8:45:01 PM

all i hear is a douchebag. you can fix the "excuses", but you can't fix being a douchebag.

2/10/2009 8:45:22 PM

Quote :

"hmmm. thats kinda hard if you have a set dinner and you are trying to hit the gym on the way home instead of making 2 trips and wasting gas. but i must bow down to the expert."

Why not run in the morning?

2/10/2009 8:46:05 PM

you know I am not a morning person, i tried working out in the mornings, and I am more tired not more energetic. it throws my day off. 5-8 I feel at my best and have always had the best workouts. then i come home to a nice shower. and this was a one time deal, I was trying to make less trips save my time and gas.

2/10/2009 8:48:32 PM

i'm too tired all the time to exercise. i don't get how people can have so much going on and still find time to do it. i can't run on < 6 hours of sleep (that is like the minimum i need to not feel like poo in the mornings) and going to the gym would require running on like 4 hours of sleep. i really want to go. i have a free membership. but i am mentally, physically, emotionally exhausted. all i want to do is swim. and swimming takes even more time than a normal workout because of all the showering and wetness involved. sigh.

i guess i have one free day a week. but does working out once a week really help anything? i seriously doubt it.

2/10/2009 9:17:21 PM

My gf was the same way, thinking she was too tired to work out. Working out actually gives you more energy.

2/10/2009 9:40:03 PM

i know that, but not if i have to get 4 hours of sleep to do it, ya know? that is the predicament.

2/10/2009 9:47:44 PM

Quote :

"hmmm. thats kinda hard if you have a set dinner and you are trying to hit the gym on the way home instead of making 2 trips and wasting gas. but i must bow down to the expert."

fitness is not a sometimes thing. either go to the gym or quit bitching when you don't see the results you want. perhaps you should set your priorities about working out. make it secondary so you don't complain wne you miss it.

as for arcgreek, he seems like a serious westside powerlifter so perhaps you should do some bowing.

2/10/2009 9:55:39 PM

haha please show me where i have ever bitched about going to the gym. I have seen my results ie. lost 40 lbs in less than one year, and for your bitch ass who can't read. I went to the gym today. haha. you are as dumb as you look.

sorry i don't feel the continuous need to post every day what I do in the gym. i don't have that much time on my hands.

2/10/2009 10:13:43 PM

I was reading the last page and totally forgot about Zercher squats.

2/10/2009 10:15:42 PM

Quote :

"i'm too tired all the time to exercise. i don't get how people can have so much going on and still find time to do it. i can't run on < 6 hours of sleep (that is like the minimum i need to not feel like poo in the mornings)"

Your symptoms are due to poor diet and lack of exercise. There *is* time in the day, you just have to make it happen.

2/11/2009 1:08:59 PM

It is harder to make the time for it if you aren't used to it. But hold yourself accountable, and push yourself to go even when you don't want to. If you got your workout done, well at least you did that and you're improving your health, and that's the most important thing you've got.

Swimming is the worst because I just can't get enough oxygen and my legs get tired way too quickly, but I'm trying! And I use this thread as a bit of an aid too--posting in here makes me feel proud that I did it Eating right is a liiitle harder, namely because of money. But it is possible to cut out sodas and junk foods and replace white grain with whole grain etc.
/ end

That said,

7min treadmill (warmup)
3x10 hip adductors
3x10 hip abductors
2x20 leg press
1x75 scissor kick
1x50 flutter kick
3x10 roman chair
2x10 glute
3x10 incline situps

35min swimming

Still waiting on that New Rules of Lifting book. Excite.

2/11/2009 3:12:19 PM

left eye is that you??

2/11/2009 3:13:24 PM

gotta start postin in here again

2/11/2009 3:18:05 PM

it is indeed, arrrr.

2/11/2009 3:18:30 PM

so i take it you do the "tuck n roll" as your standard exercise

2/11/2009 3:19:11 PM

you have no idea

2/11/2009 3:19:47 PM

2/11/2009 3:20:47 PM

Quote :

"CHEESEBURGER EATING ACTIVITIES"

2/11/2009 3:22:41 PM

today was a "dirty" day. I ate 5000 calories and did not work out. but that is for my workout program. i did stretch.

2/11/2009 7:38:47 PM

I've been jogging since Sunday a little over a mile a day to get in shape for Flag Football.
Anyone know where I can get a cheap ass stopwatch that works and is easy to use?

2/11/2009 7:41:25 PM

40min LISS swimming

10min bike (warmup)
3x10 biceps curl
3x10 triceps extension
3x10 pect fly
3x10 rear delt
3x10 row/rear delt
3x10 chest press
2x60sec plank position
1x75 scissor kick abs
1x50 flutter kick abs
5x20 crunches
6x10 roman chair (3 bent leg, 3 straight leg)

Yum. I feel good.

2/12/2009 5:25:51 PM

nothing yet

2/12/2009 5:29:33 PM

Max Rep Bench x 3
Pull Up/Rvs Fly x 4
DMB Side Lateral x4
Shrug/Tri Push Down x3

2/12/2009 6:27:09 PM

shoulder/traps tonight

traps specifically i want some ronnie coleman trapezius'

[Edited on February 12, 2009 at 6:34 PM. Reason : everybody wants to get big, but dont nobody want to lift these heavy ass weights]

2/12/2009 6:32:48 PM

Quote :

"Your symptoms are due to poor diet and lack of exercise. There *is* time in the day, you just have to make it happen. "

i think my symptoms are from law school 10-12 hour days...blech. and other issues beyond my control. high stress. which is why i want to work out. but i'm too stressed to work out. it is a viscous cycle. i think i am going to start swimming on thursdays. thursdays i'm done w/ class at 12 and i usually only have 50-70 pages of reading for friday. instead of like, hundreds. and swimming is my jam.

but today i kinda got a workout...i rearranged my living room all alone and spring cleaned my condo. i am beat.

2/12/2009 7:40:18 PM

I think I'm going to try these Zercher squats.
Any tips Restricted? It looks somewhat painful to the joints.

2/12/2009 8:00:53 PM

22min treadmill (310 cals)
25min bike (250 cals)

Chest Day

Bench: 5x5x115,125,135,145,155
Dumbbell Presses: 4x12x25,30,35,40
Barbell Skullcrushers: 3x12x30
Barbell Presses: 3x10x30
Dumbbell Skullcrushers: 2x10x12.5

2/12/2009 10:40:59 PM

Quote :

"Working out actually gives you more energy."

absolutely true

I did a whole lotta nothing and overate most of my life.

at first working out did make me exhausted, but seriously in like a month suddenly I didn't feel so damned tired all the time.

You just have to prioritize your life. If you really want something to happen, you make time for it.

2/12/2009 10:44:40 PM

I don't do a true zercher lift (from the floor), but use the rack, w/ the hooks set up for elbow level. Most important thing is to keep shoulder stability (break fingers, chest up (same as everything else (HA)). I line up at the bar, and pre-bend my arms, brace myself (break fingers and and shit), and get the bar in position, then lift.... I let my arms fall almost straight down, as I can, with my arms almost going straight out--rather than crossing my fore-arms. The bar is also held up against my stomach.

2/12/2009 10:48:22 PM

ME bench today

too damn tired to detail

[Edited on February 12, 2009 at 11:06 PM. Reason : ]

2/12/2009 11:05:47 PM

Off-Season Lifting <3

Back day...

Real Pull Ups 4 sets x 17 reps
Wide Grip Lat Pulls 4 sets x 10 reps x 90, 100, 110, 120 lbs
Cable Rows 4 sets x 10 reps x 90, 120, 140, 160 lbs
Olympic Barbell Shrugs 4 sets x 10 reps x 225lbs
Straight Arm Lat Pulls 4 sets x 10 reps x 100 lbs

2/13/2009 1:58:35 AM

last night:

as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes (I got 15)
5 Pull-ups (i did dead hangs)
10 Push-ups (i used handles)
15 Squats (touched the floor)

2/13/2009 2:01:00 AM

Quote :

"i think my symptoms are from law school 10-12 hour days"

I've worked 10-14 hour days, 7 days per week for the last 4.5 months (I even worked on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years, although I only worked maybe 3 hours on Christmas. Most weeks, I get one day where I only work about 6 hours.)

I still make it to the gym regularly, like 4+ days per week. You can make it to the gym if you want to.

[Edited on February 13, 2009 at 2:22 AM. Reason : asfd]

2/13/2009 2:07:34 AM

had 4-5 niggas(3-4 douche bags) try to fight meh

2/13/2009 2:18:42 AM

ah finally back....

5 x pull-up sets (15, 12, 10, 9, 9)
5x15 Haney Shrugs
5x15 Yates Row
5x15 Wide Grip Lat Pulldowns
5x15 Bent BB Row
5x15 Single DB Rows

5x20 Hanging Leg Raises
5x20 Cable Crunches
5x20 Cable Oblique Crunches

30min LISS Jog
20min HIIT Swim

2/13/2009 3:14:05 PM

monday - swim 1800 yards mixed stroke workout (masters practice)
tuesday - gym lifting for the first time in quite some time 2 sets upper body exercises, second set heavier, 3/10 mile run/jog 900m on rowing machine
wednesday - swim 3000+ yards mixed stroke workout (masters practice)
thursday - gym lifting, upper body again, quick light set on each 4/10 mile run/jog 1000m on rowing machine
friday - swim 2000+ yards (?) mixed stroke workout

[Edited on February 13, 2009 at 3:44 PM. Reason : s]

2/13/2009 3:42:57 PM

I did my curves workout today! Go me!

2/13/2009 3:51:40 PM

went to the gym.

2/13/2009 5:29:19 PM

I walked for a couple miles.

I want to jog, but I haven't found the proper equipment. And that's not an excuse. I really want to jog. Walking totally blows when you want to go faster.

I also did some booty exercises. Besides walking, I do nothing but booty exercises. So far, the results are underwhelming. I want my ass to be comically large and perky.

[Edited on February 13, 2009 at 5:37 PM. Reason : I can't spell.]

2/13/2009 5:36:36 PM

ME bench day. wrapped up the ole elbows and pulled back my traps for an intense one.

3X225
3X275
3X325
3X375
3X405
1X440
1X470
1X505

remember kiddies, it's important to put your weight belt on loose and take a deep breath, stick out your chest, fill up the weight belt, pull your traps back, and for goodness sake, DO NOT BREATHE DURING THE LIFT!

c/g decline bench 4x10 for hypertrophy
skull crushers
one hand french press
t bar rows
lateral raises
front raises


[Edited on February 13, 2009 at 5:52 PM. Reason : .]

2/13/2009 5:50:35 PM

^wow no bench shirt.....you remind me of one those powerlifters that would use one

2/13/2009 5:52:28 PM

nah, i am against the assistance stuff. all that crud is great for powerlifters, but i prefer "raw"

2/13/2009 5:54:14 PM

wow, that is a ton of weight for a raw bench. once upon a time i could've hung in there through your first 3 sets. i doubt i could do 275 three times nowadays, and if i did, my shoulder would hurt for days.


tonight, deadlift:

1x275
1x295
1x315
1x335
1x355
1x365
1x375

2/13/2009 6:58:26 PM

I've started packing the baby in the stroller and putting the pups on a leash and bookin' it around the neighborhood. Move it move it.

2/13/2009 7:44:26 PM