Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness

New log to go with my new motivation! Just finished up a Powerlifting meet last week as a member of the Plant Built team (hooray) and had a lovely de-load week. Now its time to get back to it! One of my new goals is to work on my flexibility and core strength so in that vein:

6 Aug 2014 - Wed
1 hour yoga, it kicked my trash. I haven't sweat that much in a long time and I just shook the whole time. Gonna keep this in the routine.

7 Aug 2014 - Thur
Well, I start a new routine on Sunday so today was mostly just playin' around the gym.

Climb (boulder) for about an hour.

Bench: 10 x bar, 65 lbs, 95 lbs, 105 lbs
Chins: 2, 2, 1 - some day I'll be able to rep these out without assistance!
BB Bent Rows: 15 x bar, 55 lbs, 55 lbs
Kettle Bell Swings: 15 x 50 lbs, 50 lbs, 62 lbs

Now off to work. I promised myself I'd keep the complaing to a minimum, but that is just not possible for me! I have Lupus (doctors used to think it was RA for those who knew me awhile ago) and what that means is I am in a fair amount of pain a fair amount of time. Today and for the last week its been lower spine. Today not as bad as a few ago, but enough that I skipped squats.

8 Aug 2014 - Fri

Sweet sweet yoga this morning. And its my day off work so time to get all the stuffs done!

10 Aug 2014 - Sunday

Pause Squats (3 count): 3 x 6 x 140 lbs

Bench: 3 x 6 x 100 lbs

Pause Bench (5 count): 3 x 5 x 85 lbs

DB Shrugs: 2 x 10 x 45s

BB Rows: 3 x 15 x 55 lbs

Kettle Bell Swings: 3 x 15 x 70 lbs (double 35's)

Tire Flips: 3 x 10 x ~350 pound tire

11 Aug 2014 - Monday
Yoga today, how I've missed it since I stopped doing it a year ago! I could just do that and be happy. Okay, I'm lying. I'd miss the iron too much if I stopped lifting.

Yo!!! I know you!

Sup Scott! I know you, too

12 Aug 2014 - Tues

Squats: warm-up, 3 x 6 x 170 lbs
Bench: 2 x 12 x 70 lbs
BB Shoulder Press: 2 x 10 x 55 lbs (kinda lost it on the last couple reps ...)
SLDL: 4 x 5 x 135 lbs
Assisted Chins: 2 x 10 with band
Skull Crushers: 4 x 15 x 45 lbs
Curls: 1 x 30 x 10 lbs
Ab Roll-Outs: 2 x 8 x not all the way down, my abs are sad
Farmers Holds: 2 x 30 secs x 100 lbs each hand

Those Farmers Holds were supposed to be Farmers Walks, but it was raining outside so that got axed. My biceps are also painfully weak, but I have no problem with that .

17 Aug 2014 - Sunday

Pause Squats: 4 x 4 x 155 lbs
Bench: 4 x 4 x 105 lbs
Pause Bench: 3 x 5 x 90 lbs
DB Shrugs: 2 x 12 x 40s
BB Rows: 5 x 12 x 65 lbs
Kettlebell Swings: 3 x 20 x 70 lbs
DL: 12 x 1 x 205 lbs

So, yeah, first week into this routine and I had to skip Thursdays session. Bad pain days. Back at it today though

Nice journal! Have you noticed yoga helping with sports like bouldering?

Absolutely C.O.! The yoga I take is at a climbing gym as well so it is especially catered to climbers

19 Aug 2014 - Tuesday
A bunch of Strongman clubs and groups got together for a meeting tonight, then we all worked out afterwards so its off routine, but this is what I did:

Yoke: 100 ft x 270 lbs, 100 ft x 360 lbs, 10 ft x 470 lbs (yes, that is only a tenth of previous walks!)
Farmers Frame Carry: total fail, the frame they have weighs 502 lbs so I couldn't budge the thing at all. Tried a few times and even had them lift it to see if I could even just hold that weight and I could not.
Squat: 8 x 135 lbs, 8 x 185 lbs, 2 x 225 lbs, then with knees wrapped and belt on 10 x 205 lbs! Awesome.

Srsly, those three little things took 2 hours! It was great, I love working out with this group of people, its too bad they are 60 miles south of me

21 Aug 2014 - Thurs

Bench: warm-ups, 4 x 4 x 105 lbs
DB Shoulder Pres: warm ups, 3 x 8 x 30s
Skull Crushers: 4 x 12 x 45 lbs
DB Curl: 1 x 35 x 10s
Planks

Yeah, good day today. Well, other than my routine kinda crumbling. My kick ass trainer promised to write me a new one though. One my crippled ass can handle

24 Aug 2014 - Sun

Bench: 10 x bar, 75 lbs, 95 lbs, 5 x 115 lbs, 1 x 125 lbs, 135 lbs, 140 lbs, f x 145 lbs
Band Assisted Chins: 10, 15, 16, 15
One arm shoulder press: 6, 6, 6 x 40 lbs

Heavy bench today just to see where I'm at. Fairly happy with it, just wish I'd gotten that last one. Other than that, didn'tdo any leg stuff because my hips still suck

25 Aug. 2014 - Mon

Lunges: 2 x 10 x bw
Squat: 10 x 95 lbs, 135 lbs, 5 x 145 lbs, 165 lbs, 8 x 185 lbs
BB Rows: 12 x 55 lbs, 65 lbs, 65 lbs

Hips still a little tender, but much better so hit some easy squats up today.

26 Aug 2014 - Tues
Yoga this morning. There was a substitute instructor so we went through what she called artistic yoga. It was nice, very fluid.

27 Aug 2014 - Wed

Bench: 10 x bar, 65 lbs, 5 x 85 lbs, 95 lbs, 10 x 105 lbs
Skullcrushers: 3 x 15 x 45 lbs
KB Swings: 20 x 62 lbs, 15 x 80 lbs, 20 x 80 lbs
Planks

Another good workout. Easy and short, but just what I need. Hips are way better, but my shoulder is making itself known and I woke up this morning with hand pain, which is generally rare for me. At least it is all fairly mild today