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New school year, new me, new routine and diet.

 

Low gluten and hopefully soon to be zero gluten. Lots of pulses and brown rice and plenty of greens and fruits. I gotta go to the store tomorrow to pick up some produce and tofu/tempeh.

 

Routine-

 

Upper Body Day One- Bench, seated row, tricep cable pull downs, curls, side rows, ab workout

 

Lower Body Day One- Back Squats, Calf Raises, Leg Press, leg curls(backwards and forewards)

 

Upper Body Day Two- (maybe deadlifts), Shrugs, high pull, overhead press, curls, tricep kickbacks, Dips, abs

 

Lower Body Day two- (maybe deadlifts), front squats, leg press, calf raises

 

I'm not sure whether or not to group deadlifts with upper or lower since it uses both groups. I'm leaning towards lower since it mainly uses my legs and butt muscles.

 

My one non-healthy allowance will be 1 pint of fancy pants beer per week. I also can't function without dark chocolate, so i'll probably have a small piece or two a day. The crappy part is going to be cutting gluten out(i'm doing it to see if i feel better). I did some math and realized that although I didn't gain much weight when I drank more, it didn't help with losing it that's for sure. Also, buying fancy beer is going to cut down on buying from large corporations and allow me to support microbreweries.

 

Wish me luck guys and gals!

 

First day

 

Bench

 

1x8@135

1x8@145

1x5@165

1x3@185

 

 

Seated Rows

 

1x8@100

1x8@120

1x6@140

 

Found my limit there.

 

Curls

 

2x8@30

1x8@25

 

 

Also found my limit there.

 

Triceps Pulldowns

 

3x8@100

 

perfect. Will up next upper day.

 

Side Rows

 

3x8@50

 

Also perfect. Will up next week.

 

Now to eat some leftover brown rice, have a vega shake, and cook up some lentils.

 

Oh yeah and shower.

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Oh those were two handed. Probably should've stated that. I am by no means that strong(yet!).

 

I'm hoping to hit a 300 lb bench, 400 lb squat, and 500 lb deadlift by the end of the school year. I'm much more motivated and positive than I was last semester. I'm also on the exec boards of a bunch of school clubs and I'm hoping to start some more. Maybe some illicit veg*n activities.

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Bah, I've been sick for the past couple of days and I'm just feeling well enough to want to cook for myself today. Not very good nutrition going on while I was sick. I hope to get a oven thermometer(for the falafel i'm cooking) and some fruits and veggies at the store(melon and spinach most likely, i already have 17 bananas that I got from the school cafeteria, for free!)

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I'm doing very low gluten which basically means snacking on more fruit and less bread and eating more brown rice and beans and things like that then bread. I just feel better when I eat that way.

 

there are some gluten free breads. They dont taste as good as "normal" bread though.

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They're also uber-expensive down here. Decatur isn't exactly a hot bead for veganism and health foods. There is one health food store in town where I can get that stuff and I think they might sell like one loaf of the stuff at the Kroger by my school.

 

I did find out the location of a farmers market though and I'm totally going on Sunday.

 

My ska band is playing a big concert today(we're opening) so I'm going to workout with my sax player afterwards.

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Had a bitch of a leg workout. I think I'm going to maybe do a light jog before every leg session I do to loosen my legs up. Today was NOT FUN!

 

Squats

 

1x5@185

1x5@190

1x5@195

 

Not bad for having not done squats all summer( I had no room )

 

Leg press

 

1x6@210

2x5@200

 

 

Wow

 

 

Leg curls

 

1x8@100

1x8@110

1x8@120

 

Leg curls were easy but after that I was exhausted. I need to get my diet in better shape. It's a little hard since I just got my classes all figured out. I switched majors (not a big switch, and I'm still focusing on recording as what I actually want to do with my life) and had to flip a bunch of crap around. MWF and Sat are most likely going to be my lifting days. Saturday night will be party night.

 

Next upper body workout should be pretty epic, as will the next leg workout.

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Fuck, I hope I can move tomorrow.

 

Close Grip Bench

 

1x6@135

1x6@145

1x6@155

1x6@145

1x6@135

 

Shrugs

 

1x5@225(easy)

3x5@275(harddd)

 

Overhead Press

 

1x5@95

1x5@100

1x5@105

 

Seated Row

 

3x8@130

 

Right about now my friend calls me and tells me we're going out for mexican. I kinda skimped out a bit(i was gonna do some high pulls) but the food was delish!

 

Hammer Curls

 

3x8@30(little bit too easy)

 

One-handed Tricep Cable Pulls(foreward)

 

3x8@50

 

One Handed backwards tricep cable pulls

 

3x8@30

 

Back was still a little stiff from back squats yesterday so I didn't do my best but my body is still getting back into the routine so I'll be kickass by next week. I'm trying to figure out where I can fit a cardio day or two into my schedule. Might just have to workout 6 days a week, which wouldn't bother me at all. It really just completely gets rid of any school stress(and a bit of sexual frustration as well )

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Right on! A little update to my leg press stats, I miss counted by a hundred pounds. Nothing big...

 

Back Squats

 

1x6@135(warm up)

1x5@185

1x5@195

1x5@205

1x5@210

 

I'll be repping 3 plates in no time!

 

Ab cable pulldowns

 

3x15@70

 

Will go up to 20 reps and 80 lbs next time. I took it easy because I need to do deadlifts on friday.

 

Leg press

 

1x8@290(originally i thought this was 190, hehe)

2x6@310

 

 

That's all I did for today. I might do some bodyweight stuff(calf raises, lunges, planks) later if I'm feeling sassy but I really want to have a good deadlift session on Friday.

 

Alright, 45g protein shake consumed, time to hit the showah.

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Forgot about an event my club to which i'm VP of(anime/gaming/other fun "alternative" entertainment) had a party on friday. And then Saturday I had crap to do.

 

Bench(regular grip)

 

1x8@135

1x5@155

1x5@165

1x5@175

1x4@185

1x5@155

 

Seated Row

 

3x8@140

 

Some poor choices last night(staying up till 4 in the morning playing sardines in the schools music building) left me pretty drained so sorry for this pathetic 2 set stint at the end.

 

Curls

 

2x8@30

 

Triceps pulldowns

 

2x8@110

 

Side Rows

 

2x8@65

 

Now I'm going to the store to buy some stuff to make pad thai.

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OH wow oh wow i had a crazy workout today

 

Squats

 

1x8@145(warm up)

 

1x5@195

1x5@200

1x5@205

1x5@215

 

Decline negative sitdowns

 

5 sets held out to as long as i could(went from about 15 seconds of negative motion to about 10 on the last set)

 

 

Awesome.

 

foreward leg curls

 

3x8@120

 

Perfect

 

Abdominal Cable Pulldowns

 

3x15@80

 

Leg press

 

2x5@360

2x5@340

 

Bit much on the leg press, probably going to do less next week because I'm really exhausted and not exactly in a good way.

 

Tomorrow I rest.

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I usually just follow the instructions but add a poopload of cumin, turmeric, paprika, garlic, and other spices(anything will do, but cumin and turmeric are my main two). My secret ingredient is cinnamon. Another good thing to do is to saute some onions beforehand. Sadly, i had no onions at the time and my lack of a car/bike made it impossible to get to the store.

 

Next time i might get fancy and make a dahl because i freakin love curry.

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I'm not such a fan of lentils, but I LOVE green split peas. 50 cents a bag, 143 g of protein in a bag...Ultimate economy AND bulking foods, lentils and green peas are. Veganism can be so cheap. Just today I had 8 servings of split peas... about 30 cents for 88 grams of protein...

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I'm tired and sweaty and I'm probably going to eat about 1000 calories of pasta and maybe run to the grocery store to buy another bag of spinach(I eat about a bag a day, I wish they had fresh stuff).

 

SLDL(my knee wasn't feeling too hot so I decided deadlifts weren't going to help that)

 

3x5@90kg

 

Hard, but felt great.

 

Close Grip Bench

 

1x8@135

1x8@145

1x6@155

1x5@160

 

Seated Row

 

3x8@150

 

Oh dear jesus were these hard. almost failed on the last one.

 

Overhead press

 

1x5@95(easy

1x5@105(wow harder

1x5@110

1x5@115

 

Shrugs

 

2x5@275

2x8@225

 

ROM felt better at the lower weight. I'm going to try in between those next time.

 

 

These last 3 exercises were done one set after another(like curls, triceps, preachers, triceps) then repeat 3 times.

 

Curls

 

3x8@25

 

one-handed triceps cable pull

 

1x8@60

1x8@50

1x8@40

 

Preacher curls

 

1x8@40+EZ-curl bar(how much does this thing weigh?)

1x12@30+EZ-curl bar

1x10@30+ez-curl bar

 

reverse-one-handed triceps cable pull

 

3x12@30

 

My arms feel like spaghetti. So i'm gonna eat some.

 

 

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Redoing my workout.

 

Monday- Back/shoulders- dead lifts, overhead press, seated rows, shrugs, side rows

 

I'm looking for more stuff to do on Monday. Preferably more endurance based high rep stuff.

 

Tuesday- abs and cardio(suggestions) appreciated)

 

Wednesday- Chest/arms- wide grip bench, closed grip bench, curls, hammer curls, preacher curls, triceps pull downs, dips, incline bench, possibly forearm work

 

Thursday- abs and cardio(suggestions appreciated)

 

Friday- LEGS- back squats, front squats, leg press. lunges, calf raises, bodyweight squats, body weight calf raises, leg curls

 

Sat/Sunday- eat drink and be merry

 

Today's lift...

 

Deadlifts

 

3x5@100KG

 

Made sure I was checking my form all the way.

 

Overhead press

 

1x6@100

1x6@105

1x6@110

1x6@115

 

I yelled on the last rep of the last set and got strange looks as usual.

 

Shrugs

 

3x6@255

 

Perfect. My ROM was good too as far as I could tell. Sucked because I couldn't get a rack in front of a mirror. Girls track was in the room today. Freshmen girls track. boo.

 

Seated Rows

 

1x8@130

1x8@140

1x8@150

 

very good ROM and very slow and concentrated.

 

Side Rows

 

1x8@55

1x8@60

1x8@65

 

also very strong ROM

 

gonna go blend me up a bunch of spinach and protein poweder with a little vanilla rice milk! Then I'm making a quick batch of delicious chili(with some Sriracha hot sauce for some KICK!)

 

Oh and of course a big ass kale salad.

 

I'm in a really great mood this week. I'm getting to do lots of fun stuff this year. Social chair for Phi Mu Alpha(music fraternity), I bought an old Hammond L-101 for 10 dollars and I get to figure out how to fix it and possibly make a valuable friend(my teacher gave me the # to a big time Hammond technician) and my body feels fan-freaking tastic.

 

God I love endorphins. I could almost hug a republican right now.

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Yayy good day today!

 

 

I should be sleeping now but I watched 40 year old virgin. My next goal in training is to fix my sleep patterns. They're pretty fucked up.

 

Regular Grip Bench-

 

3x5@185

 

Wow was that hard. I gotta focus more on strength

 

Close Grip

 

1x6@135

1x8@135

1x6@135

 

I was having grip issues. Boo.

 

Curls

 

3x8@30

 

Great ROM and super slow. Felt good.

 

Triceps Pulldown

 

1x8@120(too heavy)

2x8@100

 

Close Grips took a lot out of my triceps

 

Preacher Curls

 

3x10@EZ-curl bar + 30 lbs

 

One handed triceps pulldown

 

3x8@40 per hand

 

One handed reverse triceps pulldown

 

3x12@30

 

I'm going to add dips, incline bench(low eight high reps) and pushups next week along with pull ups(which I can do one of so I'm going to not list them until I build my strength up for them )

 

Ate a crap ton of kale and garbanzos and some refried beans on corn tortillas. Also had a couple bagels with different nut butters. mmmm almond butter rules.

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Close grip bench can be a little goofy with the grip. I'm not sure how others who are more experienced have dealt with the lift. But I wrap my wrists. I try not to use wraps/straps too much, but I think they have their uses. This might be a legitimate use for it. Maybe others will add their insight.

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