Bartl vs. Sayjin: A Fat Loss Challenge

Training Training Logs
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Ok, so things didn’t go according to plan yesterday. I did my leg session and it ruled, but the run…not so much.

The goal was 20 sets of 5 minute intervals. By the time I got to my 8th set, my knee was killing me. Not like before where it was shooting pain with every step, just constant pain. I could feel my IT band getting tighter as I went and by the time I finished my 14th set, my jog was more like a fast walk.

I slept like shit last night and woke up to one sore knee today. I was going to bike ride today, but I am thinking of giving it a rest. I think I over did it a little bit yesterday.

I am supposed to run tomorrow but will be a game time decision depending on how my legs feel.

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Please enjoy the greatest All Star Punk Rock band doing a cover of Stairway To Heaven.

I present to you…

Me First and the Gimme Gimme’s

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Well, today is kind of a shitty day. I just went to go register for my race and it is already sold out.

no race for bartl in 3 weeks.

kind of in shock, really pissed, bummed, a lot of emotions right now.

UPDATE

I found a way in. I found a dude on craigslist that cannot make the race and is selling his registration.

Same price and a $25 change fee and I am in!

Holy emotional roller coaster Batman!

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[quote]Bartl wrote:
Well, today is kind of a shitty day. I just went to go register for my race and it is already sold out.

no race for bartl in 3 weeks.

kind of in shock, really pissed, bummed, a lot of emotions right now.

UPDATE

I found a way in. I found a dude on craigslist that cannot make the race and is selling his registration.

Same price and a $25 change fee and I am in!

Holy emotional roller coaster Batman![/quote]

Nice update - good job finding a way in!

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I forgot to post my Wed EDT session. Before I went to the gym, I did an ocean swim with my friend Danny who is also doing the race (he is already registered so he didn’t have the stress that I did). The swim went really minus the wind chop, which made trying NOT to swallow salt water a challenge. I felt good though and was able to get into a rhythm quite easily. Again, I think the swim will be my strong point. I wasn’t swimming at race pace rather a little slower so my friend could keep up and I still was way ahead of him.

As for the EDT, I didn’t set a new PR using the same parameters as before. My shoulders were tired from the swim and my arms were a little stiff from the concert the night before. Keeping yourself at arms length from the stage while a pit is going off behind you is actually a good arm session.

Yesterday I just rode my bike for a while and today is supposed to be leg day but I am making an executive decision. After what happened last leg/run day I am going to no longer focus on leg training. My leg training will be bike and run in the same day and not necessarily in that order. For example, today I am going to run first and ride my bike to work later. That is enough stress on my knees and don’t want to run 10 miles in pain.

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Update:

So we’re officially 2 weeks out from the end of our competition here. Thursday I had about 60-70g of carbs towards the end of the night, and while this isnt GSD protocol I felt that it was nessecary to due my experience with my body.

Since March 07 I’ve been unable to fully complete a yawn on a regular basis. Sometimes I can, but more often than not I’m just sitting there with my mouth open looking like an idiot, which is rather annoying. On Thursday morning it flared up really bad, but I assumed it would be go after a few hours. I powered through my workout, which felt like one big hyperventilation fest, and by the end of the night when it hadn’t gone away I decided enough was enough and had a bowl of oatmeal and 2 bananas, since I’ve noticed that carbs are the only thing that calm those horrible flare-ups down. 30min or so after the meal I felt normal once again.

I felt it was nessecary to explain - not a moment of weakness or fatigue, but something else entirely. Because of that meal, I’ve pushed my 2 week carb up back another week, so it will coincide with the end of our competition and my bodyfat testing.

At that point I’ll end the GSD since everything but my BCAAs will have run out and I don’t have the cash to re-stock up, but I’ll still be gunning for 10% or less via other methods. I’m sitting at 187 now and am going to be pushing hard for 178-180 and 11% BF by August 23rd.

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Thursday’s Training:

A)Pistol Squat (Right leg): 4x5 - BW+10lbs

B) Seated Row: 10x3 - 144lbs (35sec rest between sets)

C) Dumbbell RDLs: 10x3 - 140lbs (35se rest between sets)

D) Standing Military Press: 7x3 - 100lbs (35sec rest between sets)*

*Note - I couldn’t tell if what I was feeling in my shoulders was due to fatigue or pain, so I called it at 7 sets and will use dumbells next session. If the pain persists, I’ll remove them entirely.

Today’s Training:

Bike Intervals: 5min warm up, 30sec 140+ RPM on lvl 7 resistance, 2min 60 RPM on lvl 7 resistance

Total time - 25min

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[quote]Sayjin wrote:

Since March 07 I’ve been unable to fully complete a yawn on a regular basis. Sometimes I can, but more often than not I’m just sitting there with my mouth open looking like an idiot, which is rather annoying. On Thursday morning it flared up really bad, but I assumed it would be go after a few hours. I powered through my workout, which felt like one big hyperventilation fest, and by the end of the night when it hadn’t gone away I decided enough was enough and had a bowl of oatmeal and 2 bananas, since I’ve noticed that carbs are the only thing that calm those horrible flare-ups down. 30min or so after the meal I felt normal once again.

[/quote]

I remember you talked about this in your original thread. I hope it gets better soon. I remember you saw a doctor about it, did you get a second opinion?

Carry on gentlemen.

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Shorty but quicky…

HIIT from Friday:

16 sets, 4 min run, 60 sec walk

Knee felt ok. It did hurt but not enough to where I had to stop running. I did stop during the walk portion a couple times to stretch which really seemed to help. I am also getting an A.R.T session in this week (hopefully) and some other massage work done on my legs as well. I know where its tight and foam rolling and stretching just isn’t loosening that stuff up.

I also biked for quite a while on Friday too.

Starting Wed I go into my 10 day out prep for my race, so things will change completely for me…diet, training etc. Since I won’t be doing any leg training, I will be doing a push, pull and upper circuit sessions for these next two weeks.

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Update!

No surgery for me! While my surgeon says that the MRI shows that there is a tear, he can’t see it on the MRI so he isnt confident that he the surgery will do anything with me? Result? Cortizone shot right in the knee this morning. How long does this take to kick in Bartl? I want to be bettaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

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[quote]Sayjin wrote:
Update!

No surgery for me! While my surgeon says that the MRI shows that there is a tear, he can’t see it on the MRI so he isnt confident that he the surgery will do anything with me? Result? Cortizone shot right in the knee this morning. How long does this take to kick in Bartl? I want to be bettaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa![/quote]

Mine was sore for about 36 hours after I got my shot and then I slowly worked my way back into it…walking and stuff like that.

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I hope I experience the same results as you. They numbed my knee when they gave me the shot and said that I’d know within a week if its working or not…so here is to hoping.

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I’m going to do something that I haven’t done in a real long time. I’m going to vent.

  1. Dudes at a gym with Faux-hawks, hell even faux-hawk in general = one pathetic loser

  2. trainers at Globo Gym that yell, “c’mon, two more…you got this easy”

  3. trainers at said gym that can’t even instruct their clients to properly foam roll. I swear this guy dislocated his shoulder because some dumb fuck had him doing it all wrong.

  4. trainers at said gym that preach horrible form while trying to get their client to do pull-ups. I have an idea, if your client can’t do body weight, don’t have their feet on a bench that is two feet behind the station so that when they pull up, they’re shoulders aren’t destroyed.

  5. waking up at 430 in the morning to do an ocean swim and realize that the sun doesn’t rise until 6:17. ya, I know, I’m a genius.

  6. Dudes that show up at a winery to wine taste, with a Gucci man purse WITH A FUCKING DOG INSIDE OF IT. Sorry, but I let that dude have it.

Wow…I feel better.

Push session from yesterday:

A1) Decline Bench - 3x8, 3x4 – 235, 245
90 sec rest

B1) DB Bench with Hammer grip - 4x8-10 – 70 lb
B2) Incline Flies - Palms facing away - 4x12-15 – 30 lb
90 sec rest

C1) Dips - 6xAMAP – BW

D1) Pushdowns - 4x8-10 – 80
D2) Reverse Grip Pushdowns - 4x 12-15 – 40

I’m really sore today. I thought I would be a little stronger but I fatigued really fast during this session. My tri’s had nothing in them at the end but my chest felt great. I like doing flies with the palms facing away versus facing each other. I feel like I get a better stretch on my downward motion.

I have 11 days until the race and I am trying to decide if I should run or just let my knee rest. I did run last week and did a good run BUT my knee hurt like all hell. I also determined that it is not my knee that is hurting, rather my IT band and my lateral hamstring. I have been stretching, rolling, mobility working and icing the shit out of my legs and am more flexible now than I have ever been. Just confused as to why I am having so many issues.

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[quote]Bartl wrote:
I’m going to do something that I haven’t done in a real long time. I’m going to vent.

  1. Dudes at a gym with Faux-hawks, hell even faux-hawk in general = one pathetic loser

  2. trainers at Globo Gym that yell, “c’mon, two more…you got this easy”

  3. trainers at said gym that can’t even instruct their clients to properly foam roll. I swear this guy dislocated his shoulder because some dumb fuck had him doing it all wrong.

  4. trainers at said gym that preach horrible form while trying to get their client to do pull-ups. I have an idea, if your client can’t do body weight, don’t have their feet on a bench that is two feet behind the station so that when they pull up, they’re shoulders aren’t destroyed.

  5. waking up at 430 in the morning to do an ocean swim and realize that the sun doesn’t rise until 6:17. ya, I know, I’m a genius.

  6. Dudes that show up at a winery to wine taste, with a Gucci man purse WITH A FUCKING DOG INSIDE OF IT. Sorry, but I let that dude have it.

Wow…I feel better.

Push session from yesterday:

A1) Decline Bench - 3x8, 3x4 – 235, 245
90 sec rest

B1) DB Bench with Hammer grip - 4x8-10 – 70 lb
B2) Incline Flies - Palms facing away - 4x12-15 – 30 lb
90 sec rest

C1) Dips - 6xAMAP – BW

D1) Pushdowns - 4x8-10 – 80
D2) Reverse Grip Pushdowns - 4x 12-15 – 40

I’m really sore today. I thought I would be a little stronger but I fatigued really fast during this session. My tri’s had nothing in them at the end but my chest felt great. I like doing flies with the palms facing away versus facing each other. I feel like I get a better stretch on my downward motion.

I have 11 days until the race and I am trying to decide if I should run or just let my knee rest. I did run last week and did a good run BUT my knee hurt like all hell. I also determined that it is not my knee that is hurting, rather my IT band and my lateral hamstring. I have been stretching, rolling, mobility working and icing the shit out of my legs and am more flexible now than I have ever been. Just confused as to why I am having so many issues.

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  1. Dudes that show up at a winery to wine taste, with a Gucci man purse WITH A FUCKING DOG INSIDE OF IT. Sorry, but I let that dude have it.

Best one on the list, so I suppose one good turn deserves another:

Ultimate Lameness: Guys who lift their shirts and check out their abs in the mirror. If you’re sweating like hell and you’re wiping your face on your shirt then fine, but if you walked all the way across the gym to the one mirror in the place just to lift you shirt and stare, then you lose. You lose 270% more points if you KNOW you don’t have anything resembling abs but you do it anyway. You didnt have abs year, you didnt have abs last month, and considering that you’re 5’8 and 250+, you don’t have abs now.

A) Close Grip Bench Press
95x5
135x5
185x3
205x3
225x2 (failure)

B) Flat Dumbbell Bench Press
3 sets of 6 (2x70lb dumbbells)

C) Chest Supported Rows
4 sets of 10 (80lbs)

D) Bentover Rear Delt Flys
2 sets of 12 (20lb dummbells - PAIN!)

E) Hanging Raises
2 sets of 8

I’m removing all lower body work for the next week to see if it helps my leg recover after the shot, so I’ve decided to just do the Max Effort and Dynamic workouts from WS4SB.

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[quote]Bartl wrote:

  1. Dudes at a gym with Faux-hawks, hell even faux-hawk in general = one pathetic loser
    [/quote]

What about dudes without hair commenting on dude’s with hair?

Just a thought. :slight_smile:

Nice Push Session! Good luck with the race.

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How much longer is this going on for?

Who’s winning so far?!

LR

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[quote]ddot76 wrote:
Bartl wrote:

  1. Dudes at a gym with Faux-hawks, hell even faux-hawk in general = one pathetic loser

What about dudes without hair commenting on dude’s with hair?

Just a thought. :slight_smile:

Nice Push Session! Good luck with the race.[/quote]

hmmm, good question.

Is the other dude hairless by genetics or by choice or a combination of both?

See even if said person had hair, he wouldn’t do the faux-hawk because of the incredible amount of boy band lameness that is associated with said faux-hawk.

All good thoughts here Todd. I like it

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[quote]London Runner wrote:
How much longer is this going on for?

Who’s winning so far?!

LR[/quote]

It ends a week from saturday. Why, is watching the US dominate the Olympics that boring?

(the answer is yes by the way…)

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I must admit, I had a first happen to me last night and is prolly the single greatest reason why FFB’s need to be bartenders.

It was just to easy. Girl with huge boob’s walks into my bar and asks if the Dodger game is on. I say yes but she can only sit in one spot where I can easily talk to her and keep the ruffians away from her.

Next thing you know, I am having sex with her at her place AND she didn’t even care that I got up and left right afterwards.

Even thought the tips sucked, the night ended well.

Then I had to ride my bike home.

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[quote]London Runner wrote:
How much longer is this going on for?

Who’s winning so far?!

LR[/quote]

No idea, but I’m tempted to say that he’s ahead just because hes a wily fella, and because my weight jumped up about 5lbs yesterday despite eating the same thing as the day before.