I've had it. I have tried so many times to get to where I want to be. I have come close but not close enough. I kick ass in the gym for 2-3 months at a time. I look and feel great. Then I lose the motivation. I get lazy, tired, bored and become content with it all. Then before I know it, its back to where I started. I have read some other members training logs and have come to realize that I'm not the only one who has dealt with this little cycle. Ive seen their results or progress thus far and am absolutely impressed.
Its time for me to buckle down. I know where I want to be. I know what it takes to get there. I JUST GOTTA DO IT DAMMIT! I need to do this to feel better. I feel sick all the time. I hate it. Also, I need to do this for the whole self confidence factor. I don't have a whole lot of it right now. Its amazing how getting stuck in a rut can zap whatever self esteem you still have.
I started January at around 220 lbs (5'11"). In a couple weeks I have gotten down to 210 but I assume most of that was water weight. That is where I stand right now. I already feel better after two weeks. It's just this time, I'm not going to quit. I look forward to tracking my progress here and am damn glad I found a place like this with supportive members to help me out. I'm sure there will be a time in the next 2-3 months where I will need some support to not quit and if I do..to get my ass back in the gym immediately!
I will count TODAY (1/20/09) as DAY 1
Food:
1 bowl of cereal, 2 granola bars, bagel w/PB, 1 cup chicken noodle soup, turkey, broccoli, 1 cup brown rice.
Cardio:
level 5, 20 minutes, 2.63 miles (elliptical)
Weights:
3 x 15 x 80 (leg extension)
3 x 15 x 70 (leg curl)
3 x 25 x 80 (hip abductor)
3 x 50 x 80 (hip abductor)
I'm taking it kinda easy to start. I did some bench the other day with "lighter" weights and felt a huge abnormal pain in my elbow the next day. This is prolly due to the long time off. Easin back into it. I hope to be kickin ass here in a few weeks.
Keep it up! I'm looking forward to reading your progress and maybe seeing ya at a game. I'm still new enough into this that I really look forward to my workouts. The pain is a bit easier to deal with now, just feels different. I'm root'in for ya!
Back at ya kmnutt!
I ended up working all day yesterday, DAY 2. I did get in a nice mile long walk with the dogs before work and had a good day diet wise. BTW, with the diet...I don't like to count calories so I wont here. Just a little too much when I'm focusing on a lot of other things right now. I know whats good for me and whats not. I'm keeping away from the fried foods and sugar. I cant keep totally away from the sugar but I'm trimming it down substantially. Eating more vegetables drinking a lot of water.
Food:
2 bowls of cereal, granola bar, bagel w/PB, cream of broccoli soup, Swedish meatballs, wild rice and more broccoli.
I will be back in the gym today but I'm still feeling that annoying pain in my elbow and its making any sort of arm movement difficult right now. I might just go real light today. Definitely get some abs in and a little cardio as well.
I don't count numbers in the diet either. I was soooo bad before, I know I'm eating better. I do keep an eye on the suger contents, calories, fat, fiber, and protein, but I don't really count them. With my lifting I know I need the protein. I'll have a protein drink after my workouts and sometimes in the morning if I don't have time for breakfast. I eat a lot more veges and can't remember the last drive thru I went through. Drink a lot of water too. I wish it was results overnight, but I know it takes time. Might want to get that elbow checked out. My back holds me up sometimes, but it's been that way forever. No one can find anything wrong with it. Pinched nerves or something. All I'm doing today is taking the dog for a walk. Back at the gym tomorrow. Have a good work out.
Food:
3 sm tuna fish sandwich's, beef stroganoff, 2 pieces of chicken parm, white rice, green beens
Weights:
3 x 30-40 x 20 (dumbbell curl / each arm)
3 x 20 x 20 (military dumbbell press)
I took today easy as well. I went real easy on the weight with the sore elbow. It is feeling much better right now and I might kick it up a couple notches tomorrow. Overall, I'm feeling much, much better already and losing weight quickly. Ideally, I would like to lose another 20 pounds. Once I'm there, Id like to maintain that weight while also building more overall lean muscle. We will see how that goes but I feel as if I'm off to a good start.
Food:
granola bar, 2 bowls cereal, 2 bananas, 1 cup SF pudding, sm salad, slice of pizza, beef stew, augrouten potatoes, 2 slices of ham, 2 biscuits
Cardio:
Warmup - 10 min, level 5, 1.3 miles (elliptical)
Weights:
Bench - 3 x 10 x 135
Incline bench - 3 x 8 x 115
Decline bench - 4 x 14 x 135
Butterfly cable - 3 x 10 x 40
Dumbbell press - 3 x 10 x 70
Pectoral fly - 6 x 16 x 60
crunches - 150
oblique crunches - 40 x 2
So DAY 6 and DAY 7 were supposed to be workout days but I ended up working most of both those days.
DAY 8
Cardio:
1/2 mile run on treadmill for warmup
1 mile jog w/ dogs
Weights:
3 x 10 x 105 (lat pull down)
3 x 10 x 105 (lat pull down/close grip)
3 x 16 x 70 (arm/tri extension)
5 x 16 x 120 (seated dips)
100 crunches
40 oblique crunches (each side)
30 leg lifts (abdominal)
Forgot about these pics I had taken of me in Vegas about 6 months ago. I'm prolly about 5 lbs heavier at this very moment but its pretty close to a good "before" shot for me. I don't believe in posting pics every week and see little to no difference in between so Ill prolly wait till at least Summer before I post another one. Trying not to discourage myself would be the best way of going at it.
Obviously, this was me the first day in Vegas...Im not burnt to a crisp yet!
Couldn't open your pics. Looks Like your workouts are pretty vigorous. Are you following any system?
Hmm? Wonder why they aren't loading right.
Ill try again later.
I'm not following any system. I don't know what one is right for me just yet. I'm just trying to get into a routine of just workin out and getting rid of the muscle pain that hangs around for 3-4 days after a workout. I know I'm supposed to feel some muscle pain while they recover and rebuild but once I start working out again, it seems the pain is more severe and lasts longer.
Don't know about the pain. It seems once I got through the initial month of working different parts the real pain turned more into stiffness and dull aches, but the sharp pains I haven't had in a while. I remember when I first worked on my arms and shoulders, I could barely drive my car!
The power of 12
You just made me hungry.
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