Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness

28 July 2007 - Saturday

DL:
10 x 135 lbs
10 x 185 lbs
10 x 205 lbs
6 x 225 lbs
6 x 225 lbs
6 x 225 lbs
Total Volume for DL: 9300 lbs

BB Bent Rows:
10 x bar
3 x 10 x 75 lbs - still hate these!

DB Shrugs:
20 x 40s
20 x 40s
15 x 40s

No stretching, pulled my hamstring a little (but not much) on deadlifts so didn't really feel up to it . Mostly just sitting here wishing I was on the Vegan Vacation again this year

30 July 2007 - Monday
Went rock climbing (bouldering) at a place called Pena Blanca in New Mexico. Climbed from 6 pm 'til the sun went down. Got a video, but its dark in the fading light and the cinematographer seemed to like to get good butt shots :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y7iewIGAKc

31 July 2007

Squat:
10 x bar
7 x pistol sqts - stupid balance, these are hard!
10 x 95 lbs
10 x 135 lbs
6 x 175 lbs
6 x 175 lbs
6 x 175 lbs - bah, going for 8 reps! D'oh I suck. 6 reps was for next week's 185 lbs, so might just keep it the same.

No SLDL or Leg Curls, hamsting is okayish, but these make it hurt.

Leg Ext:
3 x 10 x 40 lbs

Standing Calf:
3 x 15 x 260 lbs

Silly hamstring being slightly sore still, really cut this workout short - I was in and out of the gym in no time. To much energy lately as well so decided to go climbing!

Called up some friends and went to a canyon that is not even a 15 minute drive away, but it was raining hard there. Just on little cloud parked above the canyon, stuck on the mountain side . Not to be discouraged, we went on to some "Buildering" that was out of the rain. El Paso has a plethora of rock walls that are great to climb on! This one is at an amphitheater in the canyon right by where we were going to climb:

Working the traverse:




This one is cool because its my friend resting and re-chalking while still on the wall:


We also climbed up a part of the wall that led to a balcony, but I got no pictures of that - a little more scarry climbing so high (!), but cool to be able to climb up to the second floor

2 August 2007 - Thursday
D'oh, skipped the gym and went climbing . Should have gone to the gym in the afternoon but I was hurting all over a ton so I took some pain pills and took a nap that ended up lasting 3 hours! Woke-up when a friend called to go climb . Was feeling a bit better by then so how could I refuse? I'll gym it up today

Climbed at Pena Blanca again. Started at a traverse called the Bone Yard, then ended at the Smith boulder in the dark (yay for headlamps!).

The boneyard has a sit-down start that I just can't get for the life of me! I got some humerous video of my attempts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwzJnI5H18o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J26jEycBh-c

Gotta be able to laugh at yourself sometimes

3 August 2007 - Friday

Bench:
10 x bar
10 x 65 lbs
10 x 80 lbs
8 x 90 lbs
8 x 90 lbs
6 x 90 lbs - d'oh! Punishment sets for not getting those last two reps:
1 x 100 lbs
20 x bar
Total Volume = 4880 lbs

Dips:
10 x bw
3 x 10 lbs
4 x 10 lbs
4 x 10 lbs

Skull Crushers:
8 x 40 lbs
8 x 40 lbs - stopped here, was hurting my wrists and shoulders

Hammer Curls:
9 x 20s
5 x 20s
5 x 20s

*stretching

Not a bad day considering everything is starting to hurt again , this is why I don't make definate strength goals!

u]4 August 2007 - Saturday[/u]

DL:
10 x 135 lbs
10 x 185 lbs
10 x 205 lbs - ouch! hamstring hurt after these, bad , but got a video of the set (see link)
15 x 135 lbs

Seated Cable Rows:
10 x 60 lbs
10 x 60 lbs
8 x 60 lbs

DB Shrugs:
20 x 30s
20 x 35s
15 x 40s - really focused on range of motion today.

*stretching

Managed to drag my sorry self to the gym today. A good warm-up helped loosen me up, but the hamstring was killer during deadlifts - didn't make it past the warm-up! Such is life I suppose, at least I got the warm-up in and some video to make sure my form was okay

Man, I wish I was on the Vegan Vacation!

Crystal, just started reading your journal, and WOW am I impressed! You are the kind of athlete I aspire to be...amazingly strong, constantly active, and missing workouts only because you're too busy...doing a different KIND of workout! Thanks for the inspiration.

Crystal, just started reading your journal, and WOW am I impressed! You are the kind of athlete I aspire to be...amazingly strong, constantly active, and missing workouts only because you're too busy...doing a different KIND of workout! Thanks for the inspiration.

Awh, thanks CN . I won't be this active when school starts again at the end of the month though (or maybe I will . . . I'm such an addict!!!).

5 August 2007
Some climbing out at Pena Blanca, but not much because I was by myself (no spotter). Good to get out though

Hey crystal I am not sure how long you have been in slc but welcome. I was working at a Boulder gym for an hour a week in trade for a membership and had a blast. Unfortunately due to lack of time i had to quit. I have only gone climbing outside once and loved it although i found my endurance lacking.

Anywho my point was to say hello and say how awesome it is to meet another person from this board. Let me know if ever you would like to go hiking.