Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness

Made the executive decision not to train today. Just wasn't quite feeling up to snuff.

lobsteriffic wrote:well I don't know how much sense this will make if you don't follow Canadian politics....but essentially the biggest douche bag EVER was elected Prime Minister...with a majority government, which means we are stuck with him for 5 years! Good-bye health care and justice system, hello major deficit.

Seriously, look at this guy, I just want to punch him.



Who voted for this idiot???

I don't know anything about him - just checked wiki...looks like he won by a landslide, wow 75%?!
I don't believe our beloved Ronald Reagan even received that much in his hallmark landslide victory.

Anyway, looks like the majority of the population backs Harper...sorry you feel different...

Anyway, hope you are feeling better soon & can hit the gym with a renewed vigor! I had to take a couple of weeks off recently as well...it can be the pits - especially when you are making good progress.

Uh...I'm not sure where you got that 75% number from, but it's wrong. The Conservative party won 167 seats out of a possible 308, which is only 54%.

Thanks for the well wishes though.

Unless you are talking about the Conservative leadership vote? But that was just to see who the leader of that political party would be. Not to see who would be the Canadian Prime Minister.

He does look unwholesome. That's an ugly tie too.

He is always wearing stupid sweaters and what not. And his hair never moves. Its creepy.

05/09/11:

Finally went back to the gym today. Thought I was feeling okay but once I started working out I noticed how tired/lethargic I felt. Oh well.
Still coughing lots and my lungs don't feel right. I'm sure that will sort itself out.

Squat Day - Wave B

foam rolling, stretching out hip flexors

Squats:
1x5x75
1x5x85
1x3x105
1x3x115
1x3x135
1x3x155 (not happy with my ROM here)
2x10x125
1x10x115
2x10x95

The sets of 10 were really rough.

Front Squats:
3x8x55

Think I'm finally getting the hang of front squats, will up the weight next time.

Assisted Chins: (40 lbs assistance)
3
3
2

That was all I had in me.


Lunch:
salad with mixed greens, chickpeas, carrot dressing
2 apples

Dinner:
eggplant and chickpea curry
steamed chard
2 mangoes

I'm still getting the hang of front squats too, ugh!

glad you getting better and back to training!

Well hold that thought until you hear about my crappy workout today!

05/10/11:

AM:
5 x 0.5 miles - 90 second recovery between

Wow this SUCKED. Was okay for the first two, but then I started to feel pretty lethargic. The last two sprints were my regular running pace, not really sprints, and even those were difficult to finish. After the workout I felt pretty crummy for a couple of hours.

Super lame. I thought I was more recovered than that. Oh well, I'll keep on trucking.

Lunch:
salad with mixed greens, chickpeas, hummus, carrot dressing
2 apples

Snack:
carrots and hummus

Dinner:
masala tofu
roasted cauliflower
steamed chart
watermelon

05/11/11:

OHP Day - Wave C

Oh wow, really brutal DOMS in my quads from squats on Monday.

Couldn't do my usual warm up as my quads were in PAIN so I jogged for 5 min. on treadmill and then did some dynamic stuff to warm up my shoulders.

OHP:
2x5x45
1x3x45
1x5x55
1x3x65
1x2x75
3x10x55 (had to push press the last 3 reps on the third set here)
2x10x45

Did stuff to work out my quads in between sets

Assisted Chins (40 lbs assistance)
3
3
2

Farmer Walks
2 sets with 50 lb dumbbells

Will roll out/stretch my quads again before bed this evening. I have a pretty funny walk going on today.

Lunch:
huge salad with mixed greens, cauliflower, carrot, chickpeas, hummus, and hot sauce
2 apples

Dinner:
Thai tofu
daikon 'noodles' with broccoli and bok choy
watermelon

you were just coming back from an illness. its ok.

05/12/11:

Deadlift Day - Wave C

Was in a hurry, didn't spend as much time warming up as I should have.

Deadlifts:
1x5x65
1x5x85
1x3x95
1x5x125
1x3x135
1x3x155

RDLs:
1x10x95
1x10x115
3x10x125

Static DB Lunges:
3x10x30

Dips: (my ROM really sucks on these)
2x4

Hanging Leg Raises:
2x8


Lunch:
salad with mixed greens, lots of different veggies, and tofu
3 apples

Snack:
protein shake
1 apple

Dinner:
chickpea and eggplant curry with brown rice
steamed kale with nutritional yeast
2 mandarins

Sweet Deads

05/13/11:

Run 0.25 miles
50 push ups (first 10 were 'real' push ups, then went to knees)
Run 0.25 miles
50 walking lunges
Run 0.25 miles
50 squats
Run 0.25 miles
50 kettlebell swings (with db)

Time: 22:20

Breakfast:
banana
protein shake

Snack:
1 apple

Lunch:
salad with various veggies, tofu

Dinner:
curried lentils with brown rice
steamed broccoli and chard
2 mandarins, 1 banana

I'm still really hungry, might have a snack later on.