Went to the hospital last night because of cramping, bloating, and passing water instead of solids.
Doc confirmed I probably have some gut infection. We’ll see when my results come back what that means.
I really want to eat enough food but my body seems hell bent on preventing me from doing that. I don’t react well to eating a lot. Hopefully things improve once we figure out the cause of my distress.
Needless to say I didn’t go to the gym last night but I will tonight providing I’m not in too much discomfort.
So my stomach is doing better. Maybe it was just my body getting used to all the food I’m eating. Or maybe it was stress, I dunno. either way I was back at the gym today.
Dumbbell Sides:
45 lbs 8-gas again. Next time I’ll just use the bathroom then come back and finish if it’s not bad.
Reverse Crunch (5 sets): (25)
Not Slow , Not Fast
Goal: 5x50 Then I move on to the upright one
Felt a bit out of breath and was sweating like a mofo. Thought it would be a good idea to ease back into the routine. We’ll see how tomorrow goes. If I can do a full leg day there’s no reason I can’t go full on all the others.
It’s amazing how much strength yoiu loose by being off the gym for a week. Leg day was also only half.
On the flip side, it’s amazing how much energy you get by working out again. I didn’t get to bed till 1am but I was only slightly tired. Last week (wehen I wasn’t working out) I was dead tired, fighting to keep my eyes open, at 12 am.
Yesterday. Didn’t realize I missed a meal till today. I was weak again. I think I’ll try eating some almonds before heading to the gym for some energy. I’ll also not skip my meals lol.
Back and Chest Day:
Incline push-ups (14)
8-8-8-8-7(fail)
Pull-ups with Counter-Weight:
80 lbs 8-8
75 lbs 8-8
Hmm. I’m about 180 lbs right now (my weight goal for the year.)
Most of it is in my belly. So most of it is probably water weight. Still, I’m re-thinking my total goal which was 190 lbs. Maybe I should go 200 lbs instead.
My goal is mostly aesthetic tbh. So I don’t know what the weight will be, but I know right now I’m not where I want to be as far as muscle-size is concerned.
I also have a desire to keep adding weight to my exercises but to make sure it’s in good form.
Leg Day:
Squats:
155 lbs 8-8-8-8-4(Fail)
*slower next time, get the form right
Where the weight is won’t matter much as long as you’re happy with how you look.
Personally, I’d want it proportionally spread with a thick, wide, back and big legs all around especially. You may want something different, of course.
It’s good you have a definite idea of what you want as the end result. You’ll need at add a bunch of muscle to look like that at that level of leanness, which will take time; and then you’ll need to lose a bunch of fat without losing that muscle which will also take time.
Keep plugging away, and look at what you can do to improve your diet within the constraints you have to work with.
That’s the plan. I’m replacing white rice with parboiled rice in my diet. Other than that, not sure how I can improve it. I’m pretty limited with what my body can tolerate.
As for the time, any ideas on how long it should take if I’m training right? And could you recommend exercises that will target the right muscles?
I currently do the following exercises:
Dumbbell Sides
Reverse Crunch
Plank
Leg Lowering Drill
Incline Dumbbell Press
Incline Flies
Pull-ups with Counter-Weight
Dips with Counter Weight
Dumbbell Pullovers
DB Rows
Incline Push-Ups
Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown
Straight Arm Pulldowns
Cable Row
Shrugs (Using Calf Raise Machine)
Bicep Curls
Dumbbell Shoulder Press
Dumbbell Side Laterals
Rear Delt Raise
Kneeling Leg Curl
Leg Extensions
Squat or Leg Press
Standing Calf Raises
