LAME

Still sick. So lame.

Sick

Falling apart here on the goal of fitness.
If my workout partner(s) don't bail then I contract a cold! Im sick...worse part is tomorrow is my birthday. No workout and no celebrations for me :(

I am off to make a giant beef soup with loads of veggies to combat this bastard of a cold.

Skipped Friday :(

Friday's workout was skipped. I believe I pulled my neck cleaning up the lab.
I decided to not workout incase I pull it more and thus I would rather miss one workout than a week. Lets hope its better by monday because I really want to see more and more progress!!

Until Monday..Cheers.

Rest today

Resting today. Just came home to grab a bite to eat, nap and then back to work. Have alot of analysis and organizational information I would like to get off my shoulders.

Not really sore anywhere, but mild tenderness in the lower back area ... most likely the erector spinae but maybe the latissimus dorsi muscle as well.

I will go with a veggie dish for dinner and maybe a shake! Night.

Edit: Thought I would do abit of research on some of the exercises and muscles I will be manipulating:
Deadlift:
erector spinae, gluteus maximus, adductor magnus, hamstrings and quadriceps

Squats:
Quadsriceps, glutes, hamstrings, erectors/abs, calves,

Military press:
Deltoids, trapezius, serratus anterior, supraspinatus muscle, biceps brachii, rotator cuff, and triceps

Bench press:
pectorals major and minor, triceps, anterior deltoid, serratus anterior.

Fuzzy strength training...

Hit the gym today.

Did squats:
Warmup: 115pounds
Set1: 135 x 10 reps
Set 2: 155 x 10reps
Set 3: 165 x 10 reps.

Military Press:
Warmup was 75 pounds 10 times
Sets 1 2 and 3 all were at 95 pounds.

Deadlift:
Set 1: 205 pounds x 5times
Set 2 : 215 pounds x 5 times
Set 3: Did not do. Felt dizzy after the 215 pounds 5th rep.
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After feeling woozy after that second set of deadlifts i went home. Had a sharp pain in the chest and throat. Honestly thought i was going to die. Chugged a whey shake, and chilled for a bit. Then powernapped from 835 to 855pm.

Feeling better now, only super gross ... like i may puke.

I will be taking thursdays run off this weeks schedule (due to work) and Friday will be a light workout.
Despite the feeling gross I am happy I basically squatted my body weight. I have been working my squat up to this 165! Hopefully now I can raise the digits on the Bench and Military press.

Cheers,

Run..

Ran the 5km with a friend today.

We did 400m light warm up. Ran 2000m, then walked a lap then ran another 3000m.
I held up a few times for him and think I can definitely run this a bit harder on my own.

I would rather run with a partner but maybe when I have a solo run I can see where I am at.

Scale (with shoes) said i was 168.

I was 140ish before I moved here. After living here 6 months I put on weight to 165. I believe this month I gained 3pounds. Probably the working out from last two months!

A bit sore from mondays workout. Hopefully it will not be terrible tomorrow. I want to do my strength training!

Time to start tracking...

This is a blog to track my personal success at not only regaining my fitness but pushing myself to be the fittest I have been ever.
I will be tracking my work out and recording my progress as I move through my stages.

My current weight is not known due to a lack of scale. This will be posted as soon as I know.

Where I stand. For almost 2 months I have been hitting the gym doing 3 primary compound exercises. These include the Flatbench (barbell), deadlift and squats. Every other workout I substitue bench for military press. This blog will help (force) me to track my progress on a daily basis.

I want to start incorporating runs on tuesdays and thursdays. Thus, my plan is as follows:

Monday : Squat 3x5 , Bench 3x5, Deadlift 3x5
Tuesday: Run 5km (Run as far as possible, then if needed walk until 5km is reached)
Wednesday: Squat 3x5 , Military Press 3x5, Deadlift 3x5
Thursday: 5km run
Friday: Squat 3x5 , Bench 3x5, Deadlift 3x5

Variation may occur in this.

Today,
Warm up  800m Jog warmup

Benched:
warmup set of 95.
Set 1: 135 , Set 2 : 145 , Set 3: 135   (did not write down reps..will do next time)

Squats:
Warmup - 95
Set1: 135 Set2: 145 Set3: 155

Deadlifts:
Warmup : 135
Set 1: 140 , Set 2: 160 Set 3: 205

Pullups : 3 sets . Set 1 - 5 , Set2 - 4 , Set 3: 4 (last 2 sets were to failure)

2 scoops protein in 1 cup milk with spoon of penut butter and banana for a shake after workout.

The tues/thurs run is hopefully going to help with stomach. I also will be trying to split my meals into more smaller meals versus 3 big meals a day...

These last few months have brough some results...but now it really begins....