The differences are from the Friday check-in on 12/10 (pre-Vegas), not from Tuesday 12/14
CURRENT WEIGHT: 187.0
LAST WEEK’S WEIGHT: 183.75
CURRENT CARB ROTATION: none
CURRENT CARDIO: none
HOW TRAINING/STRENGTH GAINS ARE GOING:Lousy. I only lifted three times this past week (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday)
Tuesday [standing BB OH press, tricep pressdown, back squats] - I had trouble completing my sets at all. I did not go up in weight on OH press, and got fewer reps than the previous week. Pressdowns I at least could do (as opposed to skull crushers). Squats I went down to 225 just so I could get through all of my sets.
Thursday [pullups, floor press, ez curl, standing calf] - I sort of made it through pullups, but I dropped reps on a couple of sets. Again, worse than the previous week. I got through 2.5 sets of floor press, and then was stapled. I had no strength or endurance, and I just stopped my workout rather than push through and likely hurt myself
Friday [DB OH press, tricep pushdown, front squat] - Again, issues getting all of the reps in my sets without going up in weight.
ANY DEVIATIONS THIS PAST WEEK:
Thursday - I only had a bit of my during workout shake and I skipped my post-workout shake, due to not completing my workout.
Friday - I did not have my pre-workout shake. I was rather nauseous prior to lifting. Post-workout I had a Metabolic Drive protein bar (Biotest brand). We went into town to lift (details below), and I forgot to mix my post-workout shake to bring with us.
DETAILED MEASUREMENTS
Weight: 187.0 (+3.25)
Waist: 32.75 (+0.675)
Arm: 16.0 (+0.125)
Thigh: 23.25 (+0.25)
Calf: 14.5 (no change)
Chest: due to difficulties getting consistent results, I am not measuring my chest
So I gained a few pounds, no strength or endurance, and the only appreciable change was that my waist went up over half an inch. Note to self: no more vacations until I have at least a decent amount of muscle and am lean.
PHOTOS: http://s1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd478/davenwilliams/Progress%20Photos/2010-12-19/
OTHER NOTES:
On Friday we visited the gym in town, as it was too cold to lift in our garage. Nice gym, has everything necessary for our workouts. We might get a membership for the next few months depending upon price.
Tuesday - mild post-workout crash. Nothing major, attributed to being worn out from not sleeping or eating correctly while in Vegas
Wednesday - Hungry and kind of down most of the day. Actually had some DOMS in my quads from the squats. Shocking, with the pathetic performance I had
Thursday - Hungry and low on energy all day. Also I was very cold, even when standing in front of the fire. Wendi was not having any issues with the temperature, and I am usually the one who runs warm. So it was not the house that was cold, just me. I just could not get warm. After lifting I became somewhat nauseous and was utterly exhausted.
Friday - Again, extremely cold. Immediately post-workout (a few minutes after I finished my front squats) I crashed out hard (thus the protein bar). Continued to be pretty much dead for the rest of the evening.
Saturday - I felt ok most of the day. I was very worn out in the afternoon, but that was due to sawing up trees, hauling the logs around, and then chopping them into firewood. For four and a half hours. It seems that tossing around logs that weigh between 50# - 200# and swinging an ax for a few hours is mildly exhausting. Who knew?
Workout-wise, I am throwing in the towel for this routine. In the last ten workouts (5 sets of 10-12/8-10 reps) I have only truly completed two of the workouts (BB row, dips, hammer curls, seated calf). So for eight of ten sessions I dropped reps, sets, or just had to stop. I don't know if it is just that I am so incredibly out of shape that I cannot make it through, or that the straight high rep sets of single exercises just don't work for me. But even dropping weight drastically between sets I continue to struggle, and not in a good way.
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