My NROL Experience

[Mahler]

I have already posted my thoughts about the 8th symphony in the MMM, but had to drop by to tell all of you who post regularly in Tom's log, what a great and genuine person he is. Within minutes of meeting, the three of us were talking as though we had known each other for years. What a fantastic weekend it was.

[L'ilJ]

Hi!

[tcoy777]

Glad the symphony was a great experience. Sounds like an amazing night. Also, great job on the workout and diet. I am a firm believer that you can add things like beer every once in a while, if you can account for it in your daily/weekly calories. Great job staying on track!!

[stingo]

Originally Posted by Mahler

I have already posted my thoughts about the 8th symphony in the MMM, but had to drop by to tell all of you who post regularly in Tom's log, what a great and genuine person he is. Within minutes of meeting, the three of us were talking as though we had known each other for years. What a fantastic weekend it was.

I agree - should you chart a course to Philadelphia again, and wouldn't mind company, let me know.

Originally Posted by L'ilJ

Hi!

Greetings, oh Lady of Lifting, Countess of Clean, Jewel of Jerk and Siren of Snatch!

Originally Posted by tcoy777

Glad the symphony was a great experience. Sounds like an amazing night. Also, great job on the workout and diet. I am a firm believer that you can add things like beer every once in a while, if you can account for it in your daily/weekly calories. Great job staying on track!!

Well if I could stay on track more often I'd be a lot further on. I think the next change in my diet will be to behave myself on Monday nights and start ordering the steamed chicken and veggies. (Though I have to say the garlic eggplant I had tonight was delicious!) If my fitday is somewhat accurate, I had about 2k calories to hit maintenance level. My hope is I didn't go over by that much, but I guess the scale willl let me know that tomorrow.

[fengshway]

Originally Posted by stingo

Greetings, oh Lady of Lifting, Countess of Clean, Jewel of Jerk and Siren of Snatch

this cracked me up.

congrats on your new downward trend!

[Espi]

Tom, I didn't know you sleep time was so short. If you feel better w 8 hrs, please stick to them religiously. It can make a very important difference! People that don't sleep enough tend to eat more, because it's a not-so-good-method to reduce fatigue.

[stingo]

Originally Posted by fengshway

this cracked me up.

congrats on your new downward trend!

Thanks - and I was trying to get oly lifting in the first part but wasn't quite making the jump.

Originally Posted by Espi

Tom, I didn't know you sleep time was so short. If you feel better w 8 hrs, please stick to them religiously. It can make a very important difference! People that don't sleep enough tend to eat more, because it's a not-so-good-method to reduce fatigue.

I've actually heard that less sleep screws up the appetite in that it increases it.

[stingo]

236.5 today. I'm guessing it's a combination of my relaxed eating on Friday, Saturday and Monday, and seeking an equilibrium from the water weight. I plan on sticking to plan today (with one exception for a piece of smoked sausage along with some sauerkraut, applesauce and golden ale I'd made in a crockpot for a work party to assess the finished product) and will see what happens tomorrow.

[Willie]

Originally Posted by stingo

with one exception for a piece of smoked sausage along with some sauerkraut, applesauce and golden ale I'd made in a crockpot for a work party

Where do I sign up for some of that?

[kfisherx]

mmmmmmm....... sauerkraut. That is SO East Coast. It has been ages since I had that.

Tom, thanks for the writeup RE Mahler's symphony. How cool is it that you got to meet John and go to such a wonderful concert. What could be better? Good music and diminishing scale numbers.

[stingo]

Originally Posted by Willie

Where do I sign up for some of that?

Get one large crockpot - mine is a 5.5 Qt oval Rival.

Add:
2 lbs smoked sausage, cut into 1 inch/1.5 inch pieces
1 large jar of unsweetened applesauve
2 lbs sauerkraut, drained
2 12oz bottles of beer

Turn crockpot on Low for 5-6 hours. Bon appetit!

Originally Posted by kfisherx

mmmmmmm....... sauerkraut. That is SO East Coast. It has been ages since I had that.

Tom, thanks for the writeup RE Mahler's symphony. How cool is it that you got to meet John and go to such a wonderful concert. What could be better? Good music and diminishing scale numbers.

Well the scale numbers have been increasing the last couple of days but that's because of the lax eating habits of the past weekend/Monday. I'm hoping to get back on track today or tomorrow.

[stingo]

235 (yay!) I think my weight is stabilizing following the whoosh! effect of last week. Hopefully I'm starting in on true weight loss now.

[Lost Dog]

Very good news.

[stingo]

Weights are per hand except for B1, where a weight stack is used, C, where a dumbbell is held with both hands, and E where a cable machine is used.

A1 Unilateral Bench Press - 3x12@52.5
A2 Squat - 3x20@52.5
A3 Unilateral Bent Over Row 3x12@52.5
(+2 light warmup sets)

B1 Assisted Pull-up - 2x8@-160, 1x6@-160 1x2@-160
B2 Step-Up w/Shoulder Press - 3x10@17.5 each leg
(+1 light warmup set)

C Reverse Lunge w/DB Clean 2x8@15

D DB Curl - 2x15@17.5, 1x10@17.5 1x5@15

E Tricep Pushdown - 3x15@140

A1 Unilateral Bench Press - The first set of these was more difficult than the other two - maybe I need a heavier weight to warm up with.

A2 Squat - Lightheadedness briefly after each set, but I was able to push through pretty soon after to the rows.

A3 Unilateral Bent Over Row - Again, this was testing my limits...

B1 Assisted Pull-ups - Two sets at -160 (yay!), next workout I'm keeping the same weight and working on improving form. Not that today's was bad, just I was concentrating on getting reps.

B2 Step-ups w/Shoulder Press - A good showing here too.

C Reverse Lunge with DB Clean - A good interlude between work sets, and a reminder of how much concentration affects the quality of the lift.

D Bicep Curl - Felt a little better with this one today. Progress is coming along awfully slowly, but it IS coming, and this is a good thing.

E Tricep Pushdown - I had originally planned to stay at 130 today, but I had set the cable machine for 140, and only realized it after the third set. So, inadvertent progress on my part.

Overall - Another ass draggin' workout, though not like Monday's (thank God!). Still, I made progress on all exercises, but I hope to do so with less rest in future workouts.

[tcoy777]

Your kickin @#$ on the diet and workouts. Congrats!!

[stingo]

Originally Posted by tcoy777

Your kickin @#$ on the diet and workouts. Congrats!!

Thanks - see below.