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ninja · 05-19-2009, 08:57 PM

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the pictures of me floating around from the summit are not flattering, and it's not because of the hair. the tire around my midsection has appeared, and apparently it's taken photographic evidence for me to realize it.

with the help of the Babymaker, I did a god job of cutting down weight from February to mid-April, and was doing well, but started to eat ice cream and fun stuff again--in greater quantities--and therefore started to putting on the pounds.

so yes, it's time to get rid of this midsection--for the umpteenth time--but I also need to start feeling better. there's no excuse for gimping around all weekend just because I ran four 30 yard sprints with no warmup on Thursday night.

I also am on track to get my CSCS fairly soon, at least if I can keep my rear end in the study gear. I thought I had a good handle on the material, but a practice test a few weeks ago showed me that no, I wasn't ready for the type of questions on the test.

I know what I want and need to do, I just need to do it. I've had results before--I got the leanest I'd ever been two summers ago--but since then have slowly put the weight back on. I'm not close to where I was before I did the three NROL fat loss phases, but I'm sure closer than I want to be.

this is probably too much info, so I'll wrap it up. I'm going for improved body composition, better lower body mobility/flexibility and and some semblance of cardiovascular fitness. and away we go...

Tuesday May 19

Chinups
3x5
Starting the Cosgrove chin-up program that I got from John a while back. Had gotten close to the finish before, but not all the way through. The program starts with a week of 5x5, so I'm adding three workouts (3x5, 4x5, 5x5) before the true beginning because if I started the declining rest periods phase now, I'd stall out before week three.

Bench Press
3x10 @ 135
Done as fast as possible...

20 minutes of lower body stretching/mobility.
Neglected my drills and stretches over the weekend and I felt so bound up that these were a priority over anything else.

Pushing and leg movements are going to take a backseat to the chinup program, because going too hard on other movements was what stalled me out last time. I'd like to be doing 8 sets of 10 chinups by the end of July.

05-19-2009, 08:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
ninja Look at that badass! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: A Place With A NASCAR Track Posts: 12,311	I Am Fat see title the pictures of me floating around from the summit are not flattering, and it's not because of the hair. the tire around my midsection has appeared, and apparently it's taken photographic evidence for me to realize it. with the help of the Babymaker, I did a god job of cutting down weight from February to mid-April, and was doing well, but started to eat ice cream and fun stuff again--in greater quantities--and therefore started to putting on the pounds. so yes, it's time to get rid of this midsection--for the umpteenth time--but I also need to start feeling better. there's no excuse for gimping around all weekend just because I ran four 30 yard sprints with no warmup on Thursday night. I also am on track to get my CSCS fairly soon, at least if I can keep my rear end in the study gear. I thought I had a good handle on the material, but a practice test a few weeks ago showed me that no, I wasn't ready for the type of questions on the test. I know what I want and need to do, I just need to do it. I've had results before--I got the leanest I'd ever been two summers ago--but since then have slowly put the weight back on. I'm not close to where I was before I did the three NROL fat loss phases, but I'm sure closer than I want to be. this is probably too much info, so I'll wrap it up. I'm going for improved body composition, better lower body mobility/flexibility and and some semblance of cardiovascular fitness. and away we go... Tuesday May 19 Chinups 3x5 Starting the Cosgrove chin-up program that I got from John a while back. Had gotten close to the finish before, but not all the way through. The program starts with a week of 5x5, so I'm adding three workouts (3x5, 4x5, 5x5) before the true beginning because if I started the declining rest periods phase now, I'd stall out before week three. Bench Press 3x10 @ 135 Done as fast as possible... 20 minutes of lower body stretching/mobility. Neglected my drills and stretches over the weekend and I felt so bound up that these were a priority over anything else. Pushing and leg movements are going to take a backseat to the chinup program, because going too hard on other movements was what stalled me out last time. I'd like to be doing 8 sets of 10 chinups by the end of July. __________________ Quoth David Banner: "Like a pimp" It's not a beer belly. It's a gas tank for a sax machine.