I had a killer training session last night, and was too busy entering stuff into fitday to make sure i ate enough to make it worthwhile to write about it here.  this is the week when I start documenting my weights and reps.  I have the program set up as a spreadsheet on my computer, so when i come home, i just enter the amount of reps i was able ( Read more... )

 I went to the gym right after work today, determined to make up for not having been able to go the last two days.  I did all the exercises i would have done in the three sessions i missed, but dropped some of the sets.  so instead of doing 4 sets on some things i did 3 or 2 ( Read more... )

 ...if the fucking gym was open ( Read more... )

 Today, i will perform 40 sets.  I think i've probably done 40 sets before, at some point, but not recently, and probably not ever concentrated on just back and chest.  I'll be doing back for session one, and chest for session two.  on the menu for session one:

4 sets with 8 rep goal each

Pull-ups
Face-pulls
Straight-arm rows
Barbell bent-over rows
Low ( Read more... )

 okay, so i know i'm like, the most infrequent lj poster EVER, but i'm back to post about my latest training endeavors, in the hope that it will help me with adherence.    not that i've been having trouble with adherence lately, but i've just written up a new program for myself that will be significantly more challenging than the last.

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went to the gym at 5.  willing but not particularly motivated ( Read more... )

went to the gym at 5 right after work, feeling so so.

Low Rows (pulley)1
w:130   (same as last wk)
r: 6,6,10
140 next wk

Lat Pull-down (plate loaded)
w: 140   (same as last wk)
r: 6,6,9
150 next wk

Bench Press
w: 155   (135 last wk)
r: 6,6,5
same next wk

Dumbbell Incline Press
w:55/db   (50/db last wk)
r: 6,6,6
same next wk

Medicine Ball Oblique Crunch-ups
w: 6  ( ( Read more... )

Friday was my birthday.  I wasn't feeling very festive.  I went in to the gym around 3 to do Saturday lifting because of a schedule conflict on Saturday evening ( Read more... )

Went to the gym right after work at 5, feelin pretty strong.  Had to do friday's lifting today, so I could do Saturday's lifting tomorrow, because I have an audition on saturday during what should be my gym time.

DB bent rows
w: 60   (55 last week)
r: 6,6,8
same next wk

Lat Pull-down (pulley)
w: 120   (same last wk)
r: 6,6,10
130 next wk

Dips With Belt
w: bw ( Read more... )

went to the gym about 5:30.  My water bottle leaked in my bag, all over my gym clothes, but I put them on anyway.  They were so soaked in sweat by the time i was done, that it made no difference ( Read more... )