[quote]fr0IVIan wrote:
what kind of shoes are you wearing to train and run in?[/quote]
Generally, at this point I’m mostly running in my old Nike Frees, but I almost exclusively lift in my Vibrams. I think running around the lake (on pavement) in Vibrams is what started this whole achilles issue to begin with.
And, finally got back down to where I need to be, lol. 225 today, and NOW ordering my ALRI stuff.
ah, yea.
dude.
can’t be running around basically barefoot with your heel striking pavement first, cmannnn. that’s just asking for trouble.
[quote]fr0IVIan wrote:
ah, yea.
dude.
can’t be running around basically barefoot with your heel striking pavement first, cmannnn. that’s just asking for trouble.
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Psh. Yeah, well… I…
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I’m working on it. My roomie who is very fit says there’s a different way to run in Vibrams, told me to do some looking so I will soon.
Today was SICK NASTY PUMP TO THE MAXX.
[u]LEG DELOAD DOMINATION[/u]
NASTY BRUTAL LEG PRESS
0pps x 25
1pps x 20
2pps x 15
3pps x 10
4pps x 15
3pps x 20
DEATH DEFYING LEG EXTENSIONS
45 x 15
25 x 20
GNARLY KNEELING ONE-LEGGED HAMMIE CURLS FROM HELL
25pps x 15
25pps x 15
MIND MELTING STANDING CALF RAISES
1pps x 10
2pps x 10
1pps x 10
PUSH IT TO THE LIMIT HANGING LEG RAISES
x20 CRAAAZZZYYY
x20 FUUCCKKKYYYOOOOUUUUU
And then 20 fairly kickass minutes of stairclimbing.
225 today. 220 by end of next week?
fuckyouuuuuuu lolol I prefer ahhhhhhfuuuckkkk myself. lol I caught myself saying it out loud repping out leg extensions. I might have offended someone’s grandma working out on the next machine.
so ya lmk if that special way of running involves running on the balls of your feet.
[quote]fr0IVIan wrote:
fuckyouuuuuuu lolol I prefer ahhhhhhfuuuckkkk myself. lol I caught myself saying it out loud repping out leg extensions. I might have offended someone’s grandma working out on the next machine.
so ya lmk if that special way of running involves running on the balls of your feet.[/quote]
Lol, no doubt man, I’ve been trying to play with how the feet hit lately. I still haven’t gotten around to looking it up yet. 
So, just a quick formal update. I’m down to 222.8 this morning, feeling somewhat sezzy. Snapped some pretty TILF pics this morning but I’m going to go ahead and not upload them. I don’t think I will be where I want to at NYE but - - - I won’t be far from it. HumaPro should be coming very soon, and more DAA/Nettle-Divanex. With the next paycheck I’ll be getting Chain’d Out and maybe some Reaction, as well as Hot-RX to finish this bastard out. I’ll also NOT be purchasing something that sounds like Melatonin, except is used for tanning.
So, everything is going well overall for the most part.
I’m getting shitty tonight, but hopefully semi-controlled, so hopefully the damage carry-over to tomorrow’s scale won’t be so bad.
I do dat reject, do dat do dat reject.
First day back, was a little slowish but it felt damn good. Weights weren’t big, but I had a sick MMC going. Form was pretty good.
Going to start inclining DBs again. It’s really odd to be using such light weights right now, considering I had been over 100+ easily. IDK, I’m like 30 pounds less right now than the last time I did them I guess, lol.
Made it a fairly big session today, as I have the day off tomorrow to get a tattoo consultation done and will likely spend some time with a girlie.
[u]Chest + Shoulders[/u]
Decline BB
245 x 7
235 x 8
Incline DB (Seriously stupidly light, but w/e. I’m sure it’ll get back up after the diet/in the grind.)
75 x 9
70 x 9
Flat DB Flye
65 x 6
55 x 8?
Atlas Shoulder Press Machine
180 x 8-9?
165 x 8
Standing Flye Machine (Amazin’)
125 x 9
115 x 10-11
90 x 13
Seated Flye Machine
110 x 19
100 x 22?
Standing Front Raises
40 x 15
35 x 20
Incline Reverse DB Flyes (Face into bench)
40 x 8-10?
35 x 8-12?
25 x 15?
Then I did some stair climbing that was pretty intense. 10 minutes rotating between fast and mid-pace, then I went a little more consistent for another 10 minutes.
Weight this morning was 222.4, I believe. Good, considering I drank quite a bit on Saturday night.
Please, more creative exercise titles. Thanks.
[quote]165StateChamp wrote:
Please, more creative exercise titles. Thanks.[/quote]
Haha, duly noted sir.
First and only relevant thing first; my weight this morning was 219.2. Um, fuck yeah.
So, I’m in a very bizarre spot right now physically and mentally. (Amazing emo-ness to ensue.)
Today I had some crazy physical ailments striking me. First, over the last few years I’ve gotten use to a sensation I experience semi-frequently - light-headedness upon standing. I hear other people talking about getting it, too. Normally, if I just stop, lean on something and close my eyes for a moment in subsides and I mosey along without an issue. Well, that has become an occurrence almost literally every time I go from seated to standing.
Along with that, I was getting intense hot and cold flashes. Flop sweat with chilly hands and shivers. Inability to focus on anything. Shortness of breath, fast heart-rate. It just wasn’t going well, haha. I left just before lunch to hit up an Urgent Care place (no physician here yet,) and see if they could look into a bit. Here’s what happened:
Apparently being “1 ketone” dehydrated is a bad thing. I was “3+ ketones” dehydrated, which is rather astonishing. I drink 1-2 gallons of water per day, and made sure to tell them that. So, it’s actually kind of a pretty shitty thing that it was actually dehydration, considering how much I drink. But the reason for my improper water filtration or w/e could be a kidney problem, which would really suck. Or it could also be thyroid-related. When I go to the Physician I will find out.
Next, he addressed the dizziness issue. I had a whole hell of a lot of shit done, 3 blood tests, IV for dehydration, EKG, a plethora of blood pressure tests, yadda yadda. The PA was worried that my brain isn’t getting adequate blood flow pumped to it when I stand up, which he fears to be a factor of my heart. As in… not pumping enough blood to my brain, possibly! That would for sure be bad. He’s trying to get me to see a cardiologist sometime soon, but it’s proving to be very difficult given my fairly encompassing work schedule.
So that was a jolly time.
Next, mentally, I am seriously all over the place. And it’s all girl related, nothing special or new in the history of men/women. But I’m trying to work through it. Surely it’s something that can’t necessarily be benefiting my physical ailments to any degree.
But seriously, how about being under 220? At this point I start a 5-week all-out diet domination to try to push for, like… another 30 or so. I don’t know if 200 is going to cut it now, we will see.
uhhh EKG was negative?
[quote]fr0IVIan wrote:
uhhh EKG was negative?[/quote]
Er… I would assume, or I feel like otherwise they would have kept me there, lol!
I’m feeling great today, much better. The IV probably didn’t hurt, haha. Back up to 222 in weight before I shat this morning, so we’ll see how that goes.
I’m going to keep trucking away on this diet. Seems stupid to go against the PA’s orders but goddammit, I just took all last week off. He basically indicated this wasn’t sugar or diet-related in all likeliness.
ehhh I would make it a point to see a cardiologist for an echocardiogram, though I’d think symptoms like yours would manifest themselves pretty obviously under auscultation. then again, you went to an Urgicare center =/= a specialist, and specialists are “special” for a reason.
I’m gonna guess that your symptoms are not flow-related (as is the case with choked up or leaky heart valves), but possibly just postural hypotension (aren’t you over 6 feet tall?) with some vasovagal reflex stimulation.
so, when you get up to a standing position, do it slowly and don’t bear down or hold your breath.
Interesting, sir. Yes, I’m really not sure totally about what they (Urgent Care) were able to ultimately surmise from my tests and what they weren’t.
I do know, now, after taking all of this into account, that my diziness and light-headedness lasts for a somewhat prolonged period of time upon standing, even standing slow. I’ve been trying to stand up over a 5-second count while exhaling, but then I normally need at least another 5-10 seconds for me to be able to start walking without any lingering issues. shrugs
Either way, I’m going to NOT be bull-headed and work out today to any capacity. I’d really like to take a walk later when I get out of work, but we’ll see how that goes. I’m not eating at maintenance though, fuck that.
yup, you sound like one of my patients.
get a cardiologist to check you out. are you on any vasodilators? anything with nitro-, nitrate, Viagra?
Well fuck, I looked that shit up and it doesn’t look like there’s much I can do about it. I shouldn’t really bo on any kind of dilators, unless the Yellow Haze (very gray-area fat burner that was on Hernon’s Pantry,) I’m taking happens to do that, since it’s a fat burner and what not.
So, huh.
I’m back down to 219 today, fucking right. Didn’t even do cardio or really limit the eating yesterday.
I did some sprints at lunch today, seriously nothing crazy at all. 5 total, each about 60 yards. I felt winded fairly easily, but that could also be me only having done sprints like one other time since moving out here.
So, things are going well-ish.
As a side note, the girl I was kind of hanging out with wants to keep things casual, and I have been granted permission to let my animal roam wild. Mmmk.
did they check your BP sitting vs standing?
as for chickie:
or she’s seeing someone else…
Yeah, they did a test from lying, sitting and standing sequentially. They never really mentioned anything about it, so who knows. Actually, now that I think about it I was supposed to get a call from a Physician referral by today and didn’t. Hmmm - fuck.
And trap… the whole situation itself is looking more and more like a trap every day, but I keep getting drawn back in. It’s not a serious thing and I know she texts and talks with other dudes.
THAT being said, I had a semi-poor workout because I was pissing off on my phone half the time, since I said something stupid in lieu of the new casualness which didn’t work in my favor. Just no fucking focus.
So, wow. Mental clarity ftl, seriously.
[u]Arms[/u]
Powerful Pushdowns
165 x 15
150 x 12
135 x 14-16
Dangerous Dip Machine
2+35pps x 10
2+25pps x 10
2pps x 14
Silly Standing Overhead DB Extensions
65 x 13
65 x 10
Hunkey-dorey Hammer DB Curls
45 x 7
40 x 11
35 x 14
Puss-Puss Preacher Hammer Strength Curls
1+40 x 7???
1+25 x 8???
Rambunctious Reverse Curls (With emphasis on ball of forearm, obvi.)
340 x 14
320 x 7?! lolz
280 x 10
No cardio, since I was working out “fasted” off HumaPro + BCAA during, and did some sprints at lunch.
I would say it was a good day, but it kind of morphed into a turd. No money to drink this weekend, either. Guess who’s running Red Rocks tomorrow!!!
First, the signature side bi I guess. That “loose ballsack” skin in my stomach becoming omni present again. Gaahhhh.
All pics are at 218.
And lastly, the one I hate most. The front relaxed. I sweat to God there’s actually a large amount of stomach detail going on. This is a zoomed picture, with no lighting and seriously the fuzziest phone camera I’ve EVER had.
Bicep looks big in that side chest shot. Legs look quite solid my dude. Better than I expected.
