Diary of a Small Planet II: The Omen

[gregl515]

My adjustment seems to be working, but takes getting used to as my leg is much more responsive again. I couldn't get it off for the longest time last night. The release button was jammed. It took me several hours to get it off. I was pretty grumpy when I got up today.

First thing: Treadmill 20 minutes at 2.8 mph.
Breakfast. This was two eggs plus 1/2 cup of egg beaters seasoned with no salt dill seasoning and cayenne pepper.
Digest and then gym.

NuStep 15 minutes at level 6.

King Deadlifts 2 x 6.
Super set:
Flat Bench DB Press 3 x 12 x 40.
Step Ups with 20 lb DBs 3 x 12 each side.

Circuit:

Bent Over Rows w/o Bench 5 x 12 x 25.
Military Press 5 x 12 x 25
Squats 5 x 12 x 25
Lying Triceps Ext 5 x 12 x 25

Leg Press: 1 x 12 x 215
2 x 12 x 245

Thrusters 2 x 20 x 12 I did these because I read Dan Johns Tabata Protocol Article. I wanted to see if it was possible for me to do them effectively enough to try to do a Tabata Protocol Workout. I seem to be able to do them with good enough balance as long as I am close enough to a bench to catch myself if I decide to do a face plant. That said, I may try to work these in.

NuStep 20 minutes at level 6.

I'll finish up with 20 minutes on the treadmill tonight.

I need to figure out how to do dumbbell swings as I could alternate them with thrusters for Tabata workouts. If I could visualize them I could see if I have sufficient balance to do them.

I could set up a schedule something like this:

M. Weights workout. Steady State Cardio on NuStep or Treadmill.
T Tabata and late day steady state.
W Weight workout. Steady State
Th Tabata. Late day steady state.
F. Weight Workout. Steady State.
Sat. Interval on exercycle or ellyptical.
Sunday. Steady State.

Steady state on a treadmill is important because it improves my balance and gets me use to walking.

[BamaDave]

I'm not surprised that your walk looks normal to a passerby with all of the hard strength training you have put in! Good work.

[gregl515]

Thanks! Today I did not eat clean because my cousin brought homegrown blueberries which were baked into pies and served with vanilla ice cream.

[gregl515]

I was up until 4 a.m. with nerve pain in my leg. I think its the adjustment to my newly adjusted prosthesis. I am going to rest today and see if I'm able to sleep tonight and hit the gym tomorrow. If not, I'll need to see my leg man again.

[gregl515]

I can't seem to get this Avatar thing down. I load the image I want onto the computer but it isn't accepted on here. Any suggestions? If this diet keeps working, I may want to put my picture up and scare y'all.

[gregl515]

Another night where phantom pain kept me up until 4:00 a.m.. At least I found the source of my pain which was a welt which raised on my leg due to pressure from the new adjustments. I called my leg man and he is going to look at the welt and the leg. Bottom line is that I am grounded for a couple of days until the leg heals over. I intend to start Friday with TA Phase 2 Upper Body and, if it goes well, I will do lower body on Saturday.

Otherwise things are great!

[gregl515]

Since a gym workout was useless, I brought an old friend, a wheel chair workout. I don't have my wheelchair anymore but this is what I did.


Push ups with feet elevated: 2 x 10 ( I was going to do three sets but these are hard! I guess that's why I need to keep doing them! .

Wheelchair pushups kind of like bench dips. 3 x 10. By now my arms were shaking a little.

DB Complex 20lbs. When I first did these things it was 11 pounds.

Military Press
Vertical Press
Upright Rows
Bent Over Rows
Curls
Seated Triceps Extensions

Reps 5+4+3+2+1 x 2

Band Shoulder Pulls 3 x 10
Band Lat Pulls 3 x 10

By the time I was done I was shaking.
Very quick worhout.

[RobLL]

Sounds like an OK workout to me, enjoying watching your progress, and of course none of us do it without bumps and dip. You probably saw the glitch that Ninja told us about.

[gobbla]

Quick and dirty. I like it.

Don't feel bad about the pushups man. I've been struggling with them here for the past couple weeks and it wasn't that long ago (6mo or so) that sets of 50 were cake. Give it a week or two. You'll rock them.

[Egham]

Good workout Greg. It looks as if you cobbled something together that did the job.

[Victoria]

Greg, every time I see your screen name, it always reminds me of a project I'm working on at work. It starts with "1515". Oh man...that wasn't even worth the typing. Never mind.

Anyway, I like your workout. Very impressive!

[gregl515]

Originally Posted by Victoria

Greg, every time I see your screen name, it always reminds me of a project I'm working on at work. It starts with "1515". Oh man...that wasn't even worth the typing. Never mind.

Anyway, I like your workout. Very impressive!

Thanks! My name is my first name and last initial with the day I got out of the Marine Corps May 15. Nothing terribly fancy but I've been using the date for years to remember things.

[gregl515]

I feel terrible today. Nerve pain kept me up again last night. My head is conjested and my leg is complaining. Today will be a totally off day until tommorow.

[Egham]

Bummer. I hope you can get some rest. Are you going to have to go in for another adjustment?

[gregl515]

I woke up this morning feeling woozy. I drsnk a protein shake and went to the gym. I had trouble breathing all through my workout. I struggled through TA Phase 2, Workout A.

Barbell Bench Press: 1 x 12 x 115
2 x 8 x 135
Seated Row: 1 x 12 x 90
2 x 8 x 125
Lat Pulls 1 x 12 x 90
2 x 12 x 95
DB Military Press 3 x 8 x 30
Lying Triceps Extension 3 x 45 x 12
Preacher Curls 1 x 12 x 35
2 x 8 x 40
Swiss Ball Crunches 3 x 15
Shoulder Rotaotion 1 x 12 x 7
1 x 12 x 8

After the workout, I went home and alternated between napping and worshipping the porcelain God.

[gregl515]

It's suprising even with an upper body workout, how much your legs are involved, both for balance and to aid the lift.

[gobbla]

Looks like your numbers are getting pretty respectable there.

Hope you're feeling better.