Hope you get sorted out soon!
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Six months straight of GI issues. No answers, other than, “everything looks fine.” The moral of the story - don’t get sick in New Mexico. Yeah, I’m rather frustrated at the moment.
Thank you so much Amy, I really appreciate it!!
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Thank you, Chicken!!
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12/12/22, Monday
Elliptical - 16:00, 1-16 incl, 9 resist, distance unchecked
- The ENTIRE ROW of ellipticals was open, and some weirdo loudly announced he “wasn’t sick” and got on the machine right beside me “because it’s the one he likes.” His incursion into my comfortable solitude wasn’t appreciated, so
Rower - 15:00, 3,088 m
Better’n nothin’.
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12/17/22, Saturday
Swimming
- 24:48, 900 m / 0.55 mi, 1:1 freestyle : breaststroke
Busy, stressful week. Here’s to a return to the pool!
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12/20/22, Tuesday
Trap bar deadlifts
- 135 x 10
- 185 x 5
- 225 x 4
- 275 x 2
- 295 x 1
- 315 x 3 x 5, supersetted with
Smith incline bench press
- 95 x 15
- 135 x 8
- 165 x 5
- 185 x 4 x 8
Very little time, so did a variety of Thibs’ Skeleton Program. It felt great, took 25 minutes, and left me wanting more.
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12/22/22, Thursday
Seated leg curls
- 70, 85 x 10
- 100, 115 x 8
- 90 x 12
Squats
- 95 x 8
- 135 x 5
- 165 x 3
- 185 x 1
- 205 x 3 x 5
Giving squats another whirl - they’re time efficient and complement deadlifts.
Single calf press, leg press machine
- 1 pps x 15, 15, 14, 13
Supersetted with
Hanging leg raises
- bw x 4 x 10
Leg extensions
- 115 x 2 x 15
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12/27/22, Tuesday
Rower - 5:00, 1,035 m
Trap bar deadlifts
- 135 x 10
- 185 x 5
- 225 x 4
- 275 x 2
- 315 x 1
- 345 x 5
Low-incline DB press
- 35 x 15
- 55 x 5
- 70 x 5
- 80 x 8, 8, 7
- 65 x 10
C/S rear delt flyes - 15 x 3 x 16
Straight BB curls - 80 x 8, 6, 6
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Looks like you’re digging the skeleton program/lack of program. All sorted out from the medical issues and stress of the previous month?
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Yes I am, and thanks for asking! I’m partly recovered from the last month’s craziness, but there are more tests in my future to see what. the. heck. is happening in my gut.
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12/28/22, Wednesday
Treadmill
- 48:50, 3.0 mi, 0 - 5.0 incl
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12/30/22, Friday
Seated leg curls
- 75 x 10
- 90 x 10
- 105 x 8
- 85 x 12
Squats
- 45 x 15
- 95 x 5
- 135 x 5
- 165 x 3
- 185 x 1
- 205 x 6, 6, 7
- 155 x 12
Single calf press
- 1 pps x 20, 20, 18, 15
Leg extensions
- 135 x 3 x 15
Full V-ups - 5 x 10, supersetted w/
Circle flutter kicks - 5 x 20
Spin bike - 30:00
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1/1/23! Sunday
Bench press
- 45 x 20
- 95 x 10
- 135 x 5
- 165 x 3
- 185 x 1
- 205 x 3, 4, 3
- 185 x 2 x 6, supersetted with
DB curls
- 10, 15, 25, 30 x 10
- 35 x 3 x 10
Row-downs
- 1 pps x 10
- 1.5, 2, 2.5 pps x 5
- 3 pps x 2 x 6
- 2.5 pps x 8 → 2 pps x 8, supersetted w
Standing DB OHP
40, 45, 50, 55, 50 x 8
Happy New Year, y’all!
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Happy new year, buddy! Hope you have a great 2023!
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Thank you Spock, happy New Year to you too! I hope yours is also fantastic, whatever comes of the Army bid!
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1/5/23, Thursday
Rower - 10:00, 2,132 m
Trap bar deadlifts
- 135 x 10
- 185 x 5
- 225 x 4
- 275 x 3
- 315 x 1
- 335 x 1
- 355 x 5
Low-incline DB press
- 35 x 15
- 55 x 5
- 70 x 5
- 80 x 10, 8, 7, 7
C/S rear delt flyes - 15 x 3 x 16
Straight BB curls - 80 x 8, 7, 7
Converging chest press machine
- 100 x 10
- 115 x 10
- 130 x 8 → 110 x 7 → 90 x 6 → 70 x 5
Sled pushes
- sled + 180 x 3 round trips
MUCH larger turf area. This took around 10 minutes, plus gasping-and-panting time. Great workout tonight.
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1/7/23, Saturday
Conditioning, 5 rounds:
Ski ergometer - 500 m
Sled - sled + 180lbs x full lap
26:21 total time.
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1/8/23, Sunday
Bench press
- 45 x 20
- 95 x 10
- 135 x 5
- 165 x 3
- 185 x 1
- 205 x 1
- 215 x 1
- 205 x 5
- 205 x 3
- 185 x 7, supersetted with
DB curls
- 10, 15, 20, 25 x 11
- 30 x 4 x 11
All the 35-lb DBs were taken
Seated rows, plate-loaded machine
- 2 pps x 5
- 2.5 pps x 3 x 5
- 2 pps x 12, supersetted with
Standing DB OHP
- 40 x 5
- 50 x 3 x 10
This is my new BUB - Basic Upper Body (workout.) I FINALLY got 205 x 5. I was aiming for 225 but caught the bar on the safety pin with 215. It’s all good, I’ll increase weight for the work sets next week.
My gym’s chain moved one location, opening a brand-new, larger gym, with more equipment. There’s some new equipment, like a ski erg, better sleds, huge turf area, assault bike, and more. I’m pretty stoked - working out is fun again.
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1/14/23, Saturday
Assault bike - 5:00, 1.7 mi
Squats
- 45 x 15
- 95 x 10
- 135 x 5
- 165 x 3
- 185 x 1
- 205 x 1
- 225 x 1, 3
- 205 x 5
- 185 x 8
- 155 x 10
What a week. I averaged 3 hours of sleep each night, with high work stress every day. I was dreading this squat session, in part bcause my hip ached after the last squatting sesh. I think the flutter kicks and V-ups contributed, so out they go.
I’m struggling to find a sustainable workout plan. This week, I plan to try legs Saturday, upper body Sunday, full body Wednesday (the deadlifting workout), and cardio Tuesday and Thursday. Part of me thinks I should do two full-body workouts and three cardio days, but my inner bodybuilder wants to lift with each mucle group twice a week. All I can do is experiment and find what works for consistency.
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1/15/23, Sunday
Bench press
- 45 x 20
- 95 x 10
- 135 x 5
- 165 x 3
- 195 x 1
- 215 x 3, 2, 2
- 195 x 5, 4
- 175 x 8, supersetted with
DB curls
- 10, 20, 30 x 12
- 35 x 3 x 10
Seated cable rows, medium-neutral grip
- 100 x 10
- 130, 150 , 170, 190 x 5
- 150 x 12, supersetted with
Standing DB OHP
- 45 x 5
- 55 x 3 x 8
Converging chest press machine
- 130 x 9 → 110 x 3 → 80 x 7
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