Press
10x45
5x45
5x125
5x140 (Seemed easy.)
6x160 (Paused. 6 went up fast, so I tried 7 and failed. I am so confused on this.)
5x140
5x140
5x140 (I had 5 at 140 all day.)
Pull Up on Smith Machine
9/9/9/9/9/6 (Last set was garbage. I will do more pull ups in a few minutes to atone for my sins.)
Dips
10/10/10/10/10/5 (Tried to use more triceps here. I will log where I am sore tomorrow.
The top set for today was supposed to be 155, but I forgot my numbers, so I just added 5 to last month’s workout. It all works out in the end. Better to go a bit too heavy, than a bit too light in my book.
Face Pull
10x70
10x80
10x80
10x87
10x87
10x87
10x95
10x87
10x87 (This set was crap.)
10x87
10x80
10x80
10x80
Face Pull from Lower Pulley
5x40
5x55
5x70
5x85
5x100
5x100
Standing Straight Bar Curl
70 LB barbell for sets of 10/10/10/10/10/4
(Fifth set was crappy. Failed rep 5 on the last set. My left had a way better pump than my right for some reason. I tried to fix it, but I couldn’t.)
I called Adidas today. My order is all messed up still. I am not happy about that.
I am also hoping that my belt comes tomorrow for squat day. The email I got said that it should have shipped on the 19th and arrived between the 22nd and the 24th.
In the meantime, my safety razor came in. Brand new Edwin Jagger DE8911. I also found my fountain pen, so at least I can keep myself busy until tomorrow.
I have a lot of studying to do though, and they aren’t showing the Pirates game tonight, so that sums up my life for the night.
Ok, so I have had two busy days and I wasn’t disciplined enough to get to the gym OR do flexibility.
This is unacceptable.
My diet has also been suffering for no apparent reason.
I can’t live off of McDonalds anymore. I need some quality meals. I also need to find a way to motivate others around me to try to live healthy lifestyles, and make solid choices. It makes it hard to eat well when people don’t understand that protein has to be a staple in your diet to be healthy.
If it weren’t for me, my family would eat one meal a day, and 5 of those meals would be spaghetti. No protein, no veggies.
And then they all ask me how to lose weight, like I have some sort of magic answer for them.
[quote]trivium wrote:
And then they all ask me how to lose weight, like I have some sort of magic answer for them.[/quote]
Don’t you love that?[/quote]
Yeah.
I mean how are you supposed to maintain any degree of muscle and a slim waistline when you eat once a day, and it is a huge bowl of pasta?
We had a long talk last night about tuna, oatmeal, hard boiled eggs, grilled chicken, various forms of rice, and skim milk.
[quote]trivium wrote:
Just made a video detailing my experience with Adidas. This is of course regarding my Adipowers…the ones I still don’t have yet.[/quote]
[quote]trivium wrote:
Just made a video detailing my experience with Adidas. This is of course regarding my Adipowers…the ones I still don’t have yet.[/quote]
Arrrrrg![/quote]
I know man. I was polite as possible, but I read them the riot act for like 55 minutes today.
I still haven’t received my Best Belt either.
I live in Ohio, not some remote corner of Alaska or something.
Squat
5xBW
5xBW
5x45
5x135
5x185
5x225 (This was heavier than it was supposed to be.)
5x250
10x280 (Most of these were paused. I also used a Valeo Velcro belt. Took 20 seconds, rebelted, then…)
5x280 (Took 20 seconds, rebelted, then…)
4x280 (Stopped due to an abdominal cramp. I could have done more, but it was pointless. These were popping off my back.)
5x250 (Nice reps. Got hips through well.)
5x250 (Good reps again. Happy here.)
5x250 (Good reps again. Rounded a bit on 5.)
Front Squat (Plates under heels.)
5x135 (Right over left grip.)
5x135 (Left over right grip.)
5x185 (Clean grip.)
3x185 (Prayer grip.)
Leg Press
10x400
10x490
5x580
5x580
5x580 (Was dealing with some ball pain again.)
Traps
Skipped.
Pretty happy with this lift. It was acceptable for the first one back. Hopefully my belt comes in soon so I can ditch the foam one. Most of the squat reps were paused.
Rolling tonight was painful (due to DOMS). The soreness in my legs is incredible right now. I have been stretching, so it isn’t the worst it has ever been, but nonetheless it was difficult to roll out my legs and back.
As for all of the stretching, I find the limber 11 to make all of my joints pop and crack. I am trying not to get carried away with it for that reason. On the flip side, my flexibility is improving which is a good thing.
Don’t feel too bad about the customer service at Adidas. Earlier this year, I purchased the lower-end model, the Powerlift, because I had a 10% off coupon. There was a problem with the website accepting the coupon code. Eventually, I did get them to knock off 20%. But it took about a month, at least a half dozen emails, and just as many phone calls, including speaking with three different supervisors (for all I know, it could’ve been just another csr pretending to be supe).
On another note, why oh why oh why did the Pirates acquire Edison Volquez?!?!
There’s a reason the Padres released him and the Dodgers dumped him. He’s too fragile mentally. Once an inning gets away from him, he unravels. Yesterday’s performance is the true Volquez and the sooner they figures that out, the better.
Don’t feel too bad about the customer service at Adidas. Earlier this year, I purchased the lower-end model, the Powerlift, because I had a 10% off coupon. There was a problem with the website accepting the coupon code. Eventually, I did get them to knock off 20%. But it took about a month, at least a half dozen emails, and just as many phone calls, including speaking with three different supervisors (for all I know, it could’ve been just another csr pretending to be supe).
On another note, why oh why oh why did the Pirates acquire Edison Volquez?!?!
There’s a reason the Padres released him and the Dodgers dumped him. He’s too fragile mentally. Once an inning gets away from him, he unravels. Yesterday’s performance is the true Volquez and the sooner they figures that out, the better.
[/quote]
I cant’t honestly tell you why they picked him up. He seems to be doing alright (checked and he has a 3.21 ERA), but it is too early to tell much.
From what I can tell though, the Bucs are really starting to have trouble with pitching, and they are losing a ton of games. This is made even worse due to the fact that all of our games so far have been within our division.
I am confused about picking up Chris Stewart, the catcher from the Yanks.