Dbell bench press: 2x80x10, 80x8
Barbell Floor press: 135x10, 185x10, 205x7, 205x5
Speed bench in the Smith machine: 2x225x4 (15 sec pause)x4, 2x225x4(15sec pause)x3
Lockouts in the Smith machine" 225x10, 295x10, 325x10
Bent Row: 135x10, 175x8, 2x175x6
Treadmill Intervals: still trying to figure out why I tortured myself for 25 minutes.
I like Sunday morning workouts. I don’t have the time limits of the work week! I was afraid when I couldn’t get the 10 reps with 80#s on the press that the workout was tanking from the start. All and all I enjoyed the work…well except the damn intervals! I’m still trying to find my way thru this crap I’m doing. I have no clue if I’ll make gains by doing it, but WTF, its fun and that is the whole goal in the nutshell.
I cooked Sunday breakfast for the family upon arriving home. I’m going to blow the damn leaves and acorns off the back deck (I hate fall) and going for a Harley ride this afternoon. I’ll probably return home in some sort of trouble I didn’t know I was in, That is usually the case after a Sunday ride.
Dips: 5xbw, 5xbw+35x5
JM press: 95x10, 2x115x10
Decline dumbbell triceps ext.: 3x35x10
Treadmill intervals: 24 minutes of unadulterated hell.
Typical Monday morning triceps day. I read of the JM presses last night. I am kinda tired of the CGP so I felt like playing with them. I need to do some research to see if my form is ok.
My wife let me know she is not happy with my gym regime. She dropped one of those not so veiled comments about being awaken EVERY morning and having to get up early on school mornings now. It kind of pissed me off. But I know she is stressed from 2 weeks of the kid being sick, so I’m giving her the benefit of the doubt. Still at times she can be one of those people Shugart writes about that can be toxic to your workout. I guess if she doesn’t see the point then it is easy for her to ‘down’ one’s effort.
So I have to manage her, like I manage my workouts or people at the plant. I have to filter out the vents from the serious points. I’m hoping this is more of a vent. But if it isn’t we have another bathroom and bedroom. I can move in there. But I can say this, I have made a huge lifestyle change and I’m bound and determined not to change back!
Sorry for my rant and bitch about my better half. I guess its a sign of the times.
Know where you’re coming from. The few times I get up early to workout my wife complains that she gets woken up. Then if I workout to long after work she will bitch. Can’t win some times.
Assisted pull ups 5xBW-85
Military Press: 4x95x10
T Bar Rows: 4x80x10
Lat Pull downs 2x150x10, 150x8
Treadmill interval: 24 hate filled minutes
Good back and shoulder day. Since the gym doesn’t have a ‘real’ T-bar I shoved the oly bar in the corner and used a towel as hand holds. I always loved T-bar work. That will stay in with a bunch of weight added.I’ll move the MP weight up next time.
Had a ‘sit down’ with the wife on her attitude about my training. I think we have come to common ground. She understands the physical and mental need I have for training. She can see how it affects my sanity. While she will never join me, she is understanding. Still, I know when life’s pressures start effecting her, she will lash out. I hate to sound calloused but she has to find a better coping mechanism. Training is mine, and the results are damn evident!
I wish I had some smart ass story to tell. My co-workers put a sign on my office door. They had a photo of one of my right hand mill hands sitting in my desk. They printed a sign “UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT” This guy is dependable as the sun, and loyal to a fault. He is illiterate as hell, but that doesn’t make him any less of a bad worker. I think my people were saying I have been gone to much lately…Go figure, a group that actually wants the boss AROUND…What have I done wrong??
[quote]ecogenx wrote:
Know where you’re coming from. The few times I get up early to workout my wife complains that she gets woken up. Then if I workout too long after work she will bitch. Can’t win some times.[/quote]
My wife works twenty-four hour shifts that start at 7 a.m. so she gets up around 5:00. I’m the slacker who sleeps in until 6:00 or 6:30. Of course she is only doing that once or twice a week down at the hospital, but I’ve learned to sleep through her getting up.
Wish you well with the venting, hope the kid gets better.
Had a ‘sit down’ with the wife on her attitude about my training. I think we have come to common ground. She understands the physical and mental need I have for training. She can see how it affects my sanity. While she will never join me, she is understanding. Still, I know when life’s pressures start effecting her, she will lash out. I hate to sound calloused but she has to find a better coping mechanism. Training is mine, and the results are damn evident!
I wish I had some smart ass story to tell. My co-workers put a sign on my office door. They had a photo of one of my right hand mill hands sitting in my desk. They printed a sign “UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT” This guy is dependable as the sun, and loyal to a fault. He is illiterate as hell, but that doesn’t make him any less of a bad worker. I think my people were saying I have been gone to much lately…Go figure, a group that actually wants the boss AROUND…What have I done wrong??[/quote]
Willy, glad to hear that you both came to some level of understanding. Better to get on this stuff right away rather than let it smolder.
On the modified T-bar row you may want to try and find a V-handle to use intstead of a towel. Most gyms have a V-handle that is used for pulldowns or for seated rows.
This was just taken today. I still have a ways to go. I continue to wear the ‘fat clothes’ to work. I’m hoping most of the 38 pounds I plan to loose comes out of my belly.
I’m not brave enough to put a shirtless photo up like most of y’all. I guess my testicals have shrunken when it comes to that!
Willy, glad to hear that your daughter is doing better. These type of things make it really hard to stay on any type of consistent schedule.
Also, incredible changes in such a short time, congrats on the life changing attitude. We sometimes lose sight of what this fitness thing is all about. It really should be about quality of life no matter what other goals you have. A big bench, a big total, visible abs , they are all secondary to feeling good and having more zest for life.
When I started my log here in the Over 35 forum I mentioned you along with others for the reason why I started my log. Willy, you continue to be an inspiration to so many of us.
Big difference, bro. You’re doing great. Definitely see the effects in your face. Chest is getting out there. By they way, you look very bosslike on the catwalk there.
A suggestion: If you’ve been loosing constantly for a year, consider maintaining for a couple/three months to allow you body a chance to “get used to” a new stable weight. It might make the next phase a little easier.
I’d like to thank each of you guys for your comments and encouragement. I like to say, “y’all don’t know me from Adam’s housecat” but it sure feels like you all have known and supported me for years.
Mday, I’m no inspiration. but I sure appreciate you thinking of me.
Hel, thanks for all the support. And I’m not too boss like. Think of me more as the jump sergeant in on old DC 3 I stand at the door kick my folks in the ass and follow them out. They do the work, I just kick 'em in a direction!
Carl, I have a plan to rename the thread. Now I need to get my oly work back in action.
Skid, I hope your right, the first 45 was hard yet easy. I don’t know how else to explain it.
Soldog, I think I’m naturally leveling off. So I’ll probably take your advice and let it ride for a while.
Thanks all. I’m sure glad my journey away from being fat, toward 50, while balding has been and continues to be worth following.
Ab machine crunches: 4x105x30
Treadmill intervals : 24 minutes of disdain and agony.
I guess you call this a recovery day. Just a light Ab day and some interval time. Often I question my sanity for training 6 days a week. But then I look at my time restraints and such, I only spend 30 minutes a morning with the weights and then less than 30 on the treadmill. I’m training to push my personal limits. So while the competition is with myself, its competition none the less.
The bad thing about my Wensday workout is I always feel like I wanted to move some iron when I leave the gym. The good thing about this morning’s workout was there was only me and 2 rather attractive women in the gym. One was a nice looking 20 something, and the other was a lean 44 year old. This is a small town and at 5 a.m. we are all in there to get our workouts in. But even at 5 a.m. I can be a lecherous old man and enjoy the view…Well, between the sweat in my eyes.
