Wednesday, 27 May 2009

DB bench:
40s (18 kg) 1 x 10
45s (20 kg) 1 x 10
50s (23 kg) 1 x 10
55s (25 kg) 1 x 10
60s (27 kg) 1 x 9

Wide-grip lat pulldowns:
120 lbs. (54 kg) 1 x 10
130 lbs. (59 kg) 2 x 10
140 lbs. (64 kg) 1 x 8

Lateral raises:
20s (9 kg) 1 x 10
25s (11 kg) 3 x 8

Lawnmowers:
60 lbs. (27 kg) 1 x 10
65 lbs. (29 kg) 3 x 8

Triceps pressdowns:
100 lbs. (45kg) 4 x 15

DB curls (with “bicep blaster“):
20s (9 kg) 1 x 10
25s (11 kg) 2 x 8

Comments: Plus 30 minutes steady-state biking. BLOOD SUGAR OF 96 AFTERWARD WOOO

Monday, 25 May 2009

Step-ups:
Bodyweight 5 x 10

Single leg press:
160 lbs. (73 kg) 4 x 10, pause, 1 x 10 with both legs on last set

Single leg curls:
20 lbs. (9 kg) 3 x 10
30 lbs. (14 kg) 1 x 7

Straight-arm pulldowns:
100 lbs. (45 kg) 4 x 15

Single standing calf raises:
Bodyweight 4 x 20

Lying leg raises:
4 x 13, legs extended

Comments: Plus 20 minutes steady-state biking, which lowered the blood sugar to 115. That’s more like it, but still not good enough. I’ll be happy when my left knee gets better so I can start using some real weight again.

05242009

One more month…

Week 48, front:

Week 48, left:

Week 48, right:

Thursday, 21 May 2009

Deadlifts:
135 lbs. (61 kg) 1 x 10
225lbs. (102 kg) 4 x 3

Pullthroughs:
100 lbs. (45 kg) 3 X 10

Single leg curls:
20 lbs. (9 kg) 4 x 10

Straight-arm pulldowns:
100 lbs. (45 kg) 4 x 15

Single-leg standing calf raises:
Bodyweight 4 x 15, pause, double-leg 1 x 25 on last set

Comments: 15 minutes steady-state biking.

Wednesday, 20 May 2009

DB bench:
40s (18 kg) 1 x 10
50s (23 kg) 4 x 10

Wide-grip lat pulldowns:
120 lbs. (54 kg) 1 x 10
130 lbs. (59 kg) 3 x 10

Lateral raises:
20s (9 kg) 3 x 10

Lawnmowers:
60 lbs. (27 kg) 3 x 10

Triceps pressdowns (20 – 30 seconds rest between sets):
100 lbs. (45 kg) 4 x 15

DB curls (20 – 30 seconds rest between sets):
30s (14 kg) 1 x 10
25s (11 kg) 1 x 10
20s (9 kg) 1 x 10

Comments: Plus 30 minutes steady-state biking. Unfortunately, the blood sugar did not reflect that effort; possibly residual stress from meeting the Regional Manager yesterday, possibly… other stresses, possibly the whey beginning to digest. Whatever, I’ll get over it.

That also may have been the most I have ever sweated in that gym. I was drenched and dripping walking out the door and even now, 45 minutes later, I’m still a bit… moist. I need to do that more often.

With the exception of the pulldowns (wide-grip is a BITCH), all this felt pathetically light, though.

Monday, 18 May 2009

Step-ups:
Bodyweight 5 x 10

Single leg press:
140 lbs. (64 kg) 4 x 10

Single leg curl:
20 lbs. (9 kg) 3 x 10

Straight-arm pulldowns:
100 lbs. (45 kg) 4 x 15

Lying leg raises:
3 x 15, legs straightened 1 x 15 (especially brutal since Matthew was making me laugh while doing them)

Single leg standing calf raises:
Bodyweight 4 x 15

Comments: Plus 20 minutes steady-state biking. GODDAMN IT I HATE NOT BEING ABLE TO GO HEAVY. Speaking of going heavy, I seem to have gained 5 pounds (2 kg) in the nigh two weeks of not lifting. Clothes continue to get looser, though (enough so that I’ve finally started wearing a belt), so that ameliorates some of the distress. Normally I wouldn’t worry about weight, but I HAVE to reach 220 lbs. (100 kg) because that would be a loss of 100 lbs. (45 kg) since I started measuring at the beginning of 2008. Oo-rah?

While getting smaller is emasculating in a certain light, I do enjoy two aspects of it: 1) as my skin shrinks, it makes me look hairier, and 2) the Little Emperor looks slightly bigger (and will presumably continue to do so as the fat continues to drop ). So that’s nice.

05172009

I wish I could say it was late because of work; nope, just lazy.

Week 47 front:

Week 47 left:

Week 47 right:

Over the past couple of weeks, it’s gotten long enough to get tangled. This is both awesome and troublesome.

Monday, 11 May 2009

Step-ups:
Bodyweight 5 x 10, 30 seconds rest between sets

Single leg press:
190 lbs. (86 kg) 3 x 8

Single leg curl:
40 lbs. (18 kg) 2 x 8
50 lbs. (23 kg) 1 x 6
40 lbs. (18 kg) 1 x 8

Straight-arm pulldowns:
100 lbs. (45 kg) 3 x 15

Standing single calf raises:
Bodyweight 1 x 12; 1 x 10; 1 x 11; 1 x 10, pause, left leg 1 x 8

Comments: Plus 13 minutes steady-state biking. Jesus Christ, two weeks without lifting is a bitch – stamina has gone to shit (though that may be because of a fucked-up circadian rhythm; felt kinda sleepy on the way to the gym). Still no clue what’s wrong with the foot/ankle, but it was bothering me a little more than usual on those step-ups (only when coming down from stepping up with the opposite leg, however). May have to wrap it up until the pain goes away. BUT IT DID FEEL GOOD TO DO ANY KIND OF LIFTING AGAIN.

Blood sugar after the cardio was 137, which is not cool. Not sure what caused that; the highest GI thing I’ve eaten today was either hummus or mushrooms. Possibly stress. BAH. Fuck it, better luck (or effort) next time.

EDIT (next day): Oops, might have gone a little too far with the leg curls, even though I didn’t go heavy AT ALL. Knee’s a tiny bit swollen and feeling like it wants to dislocate (only when bending past parallel or twisting, though)?!

05112009

Someday I’ll get enough sleep before taking photos of myself. :/

Week 46, front:

Week 46, left:

Week 46, right:

05102009

2009’s tried to bring me down a couple of times so far (and succeeded for a short while). I’m not going to fucking let it win.