lobsteriffic Posted September 12, 2009 Author Share Posted September 12, 2009 Not so much my chest, I feel it more in my shoulders. I'm always super sore from negative chins...those things hurt! Friday, September 11th: One-leg squats (2x20) supersetted with BW rows (1x20, 1x15) I really sucked at the rows. I used the bar placed in the squat rack like this: http://www.ttfatloss.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/inverted-row-top.jpg The goal was to do 2 sets of 20 but I was 5 short on the second set. Single-leg hip pop-ups (2x20) supersetted with incline push-ups (2x20) Stability ball sit-ups (2x20) supersetted with V-ups (1x10, 1x7) The routine calls for stability ball v-ups but I forgot to check out how to do those before I left this morning so I just did regular V-ups. I certainly can't do 20 of those in a row. Walked at 5.5 km/h at 10% incline on treadmill for 20 minutes...did some stretching. Pre-WO: banana, protein powder + waterPost-WO: oats with blueberries and protein powderLunch: salad with greens, radish, cauliflower, carrot, cucumber, and pb dressing; leftover fritattaSupper: cornbread waffle with pinto bean mole toppingSnack: some frozen grapes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steffapeppa40 Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Supper: cornbread waffle with pinto bean mole topping That sounds like an interesting combo! Was this your own creation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted September 13, 2009 Author Share Posted September 13, 2009 Nope...a brain child of Isa Moskowitz...it's in Vegan Brunch. It was super good! (as is everything I've tried so far in that book) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steffapeppa40 Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Nope...a brain child of Isa Moskowitz...it's in Vegan Brunch. It was super good! (as is everything I've tried so far in that book) well I don't doubt it-PPK is the most beat up book on my shelf~ I don't have VB yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewybaws Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 I really sucked at the rows. I used the bar placed in the squat rack like this: http://www.ttfatloss.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/inverted-row-top.jpg Rows are fun =] I had real problems keeping them going at first because of my forearms giving in, but now it's my grip that lets me down =[ And the fact I'm a fatty now haha Keep working hard! (PS i stopped doing hip stretches for the meantime. they were giving my knees and feet bother that i didn't need - I need to find something new!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Rows are fun =] vegans are so crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted September 14, 2009 Author Share Posted September 14, 2009 Sunday, September 13th: AM: ~12.5 bike ride in AM...took me about an hour and a half. I felt like my legs could have gone longer but my back and butt were sore. bananalemon pepper tofu with steamed kale; nectarinestrawberries, 2 zucchini muffins with pb & jamlasagna with zucchini "noodles", spinach, chard, and tofu ricotta; baked cauliflower with chickpea "cheese" sauce; peachcherries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryStella Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 running and negative pushups... nice workout did you get a waffle maker? those cornbread waffles are awesome. I didn't try that topping yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted September 14, 2009 Author Share Posted September 14, 2009 Someone bought me a waffle maker for the wedding - I love it! Monday, September 14th: Strength felt good this morning...most of my weights went up and I was able to do more negative chins than usual. Negative Chins supersetted with SquatsBW x 5//95 x 5BW x 5//95 x 5BW x 5//105 x 5BW x 5//115 x 5BW x 5//115 x 5 Standing DB Shoulder Presses suppersetted with Single Leg DB DL's17.5 x 5//27.5 x 520 x 5//32.5 x 522.5 x 5//35 x 522.5 x 5//35 x 522.5 x 5//35 x 5 Ab roller with barbell...I think I was doing these wrong because it didn't seem hard. I will double check my form for next week. I did 20 of these. EDIT: okay looked up my form, yeah, I wasn't doing it right. Oh well, next week. After weights did 14 negative push-ups (2 sets of 7) and some stretching. 60 min. bellydance class in the evening Pre-WO: banana, protein powder + waterPost-WO: oats with protein powder, blueberries, soy milk, flax, psyllium husk, and agaveLunch: Texas caviar (black-eyed peas and black beans) with romaine lettuce; appleSupper: baked black bean and sweet potato flautas; leftover cauliflower; cherries, nectarine Water consumption sucked today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryStella Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I love mine too. flautas mmmmm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 Tuesday, September 15th: Ran intervals in AM:Walk 5 min. @ 5.5 km/hRun 5 min. @ 10 km/hWalk 3 min. @ 5.5 km/hRun 8 min. @ 10 km/hWalk 3 min @ 5.5 km/hRun 5 min. @ 10 km/hWalk 5 min. @ 5 km/h I'm getting better at running at 10 km/h...whereas before I think I was at around 8.5 km/h. I'm not sure why I'm so slow. I've never been a very fast runner. After running did some stretching Pre-WO: protein powder + waterPost-WO: shake with protein powder, soy milk, flax, psyllium husk, frozen peach/strawberry/blueberry; nectarineLunch: Texas caviar with romaine; appleSnack: nectarineSupper: tofu marsala, herbed polenta, leftover zucchini "lasagna"; peach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 Wednesday, September 16th: Incline DB Press // Sumo DL25x9 // 85x925x9 // 85x925x9 // 95x9 Single Arm DB Row // DB Bulgarians30x9 // 30x930x9 // 30x930x9 // 30x9 Inch worms: 2 sets of 9 (failed on last rep of last set) Wednesdays on this routine kick my butt...I'm exhausted and dripping sweat afterward. Finished with some stretching. Pre-WO: banana, protein powder + waterPost-WO: oats with protein powder, blueberries, flax, psyllium husk, and soy milkLunch: Texas caviar with romaine; orangeSnack: nectarineSupper: Cajun tofu, refried beans, steamed kale, zucchini; peach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryStella Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Curious about your tofu marsala? Do you have a recipe for that? I've just sauteed thetofu and then added marsala wine. I think it could come out much better if I have more of a recipe for it. Do you add earth balance or anything to make it more of sauce? Also interested in the cajun tofu as I like things spicy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted September 17, 2009 Author Share Posted September 17, 2009 Both of those recipes are from Yellow Rose Recipes (I just got it a couple of weeks ago). To be honest I didn't care for either of them. However, in the tofu marsala's defense, I changed the recipe quite a bit. She did have margarine and what-not but I omitted it to make it low fat. I can send you the recipe as written if you would like? The Cajun tofu I did follow the recipe but I found it to be quite bland. I'm not sure HOW it was bland, because there was a lot of seasonings in there...honestly I wouldn't recommend the recipe. Not to make the book sound bad or anything...I've tried other things out of the book that were quite good! So far those were the only two flops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryStella Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 if u don't give them the thumbs up all pass on them... life is too short to make bad food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted September 17, 2009 Author Share Posted September 17, 2009 That's my philosophy too, if I don't absolutely love something usually I won't make it again. That being said, the rest of the cookbook has been great in my experience. I really don't want to give it a bad rap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted September 18, 2009 Author Share Posted September 18, 2009 Thursday, September 17th: Reeeaaaallly didn't want to get out of bed this AM...almost stayed home and slept, but I finally dragged myself out to the gym. Walk 5 min @ 5.5 km/hRun 10 min @ 10 km/hWalk 5 min @ 5.5 km/hRun 10 min @ 10 km/hWalk 5 min @ 5.5 km/h 30 floor push-ups on knees (3 sets of 10)...think it's time to stop doing these on the knees. Eep. They're just not that challenging anymore. Also did some stretching. Pre-WO: protein powder + waterPost-WO: protein powder, flax, psyllium husk, frozen fruit, banana, and soy milkLunch: chili; orangeSupper: 2 black bean burgers (no bun), zucchini, tomatoSnack: frozen grapes Veggie consumption kind of sucked today. Didn't have any greens for a salad at lunch so I dug some chili out of my freezer. Oh well, back to the salads tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryStella Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 i love black bean burgers. congrats on the pushups getting easier! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted September 19, 2009 Author Share Posted September 19, 2009 Yay push ups! Friday, September 18th: Didn't get much sleep last night...tossing and turning. Finally feel asleep 1 hour before my alarm went off to go to the gym. *sigh* One-Legged Squats // Body Weight Row1 x 20 // 1 x 181 x 20 // 1 x 15 Single Leg Hip Pop-Up // Incline Push-ups1 x 20 // 1 x 201 x 20 // 1 x 20 (ugh this last set was brutal) Stability Ball Sit-Ups // Stability Ball V-Ups1 x 20 // 1 x 201 x 20 // 1 x 19 (lost balance on last rep) Rowing machine for 5 min...stretching. Pre-WO: banana, protein powder + waterPost-WO: oats with blueberries, flax, psyllium husk, protein powder, and soy milkLunch: salad with greens, radish, carrot, cucumber, black bean burger, and balsamic vinaigrette; orangeSupper: tamale pie, steamed chardcheat with chocolate, pb, banana, muffins....blah, feel bloated and gross...overdid it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 (edited) Okay weekend kind of sucked food-wise and I didn't get much exercise. I really need to work on that...I feel like I do really good all week and then the weekend comes and I get off track. Monday, September 21st: Really not feeling well in AM...weight on squats down from last week: Negative Chins // SquatBW x 5 // 95 x 5BW x 5 // 95 x 5BW x 5 // 105 x 5BW x 5 // 105 x 5BW x 4 // 105 x 5 DB Shoulder Press // Single Leg DB DL:22.5 x 5 // 35 x 522.5 x 5 // 35 x 522.5 x 5 // 35 x 522.5 x 5 // 35 x 522.5 x 5 // 35 x 5 I don't know about these single leg DL's...I don't really feel like they are working my hamstrings very much. All through my workout I was feeling kind of queasy...so after I finished the last superset I did some stretching and left. 60 min. bellydance class in the evening Pre-WO: protein powder + waterPost-WO: taco "meat" made with TVP and kidney beansLunch: taco salad (lettuce + taco "meat" + salsa); peachSnack: pearSupper: oats with blueberries, protein powder, flax, and psyllium husk; raisinsSnack: frozen grapes Not enough veggies today. Edited September 22, 2009 by lobsteriffic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Would it help if you worked an official slack day into part of your official plan for the weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 Yeah, I have a scheduled rest day (Sat or Sun...depending on what's going on). I think this weekend was particularly bad because I spent most of it being lazy on the couch watching TV...usually I have more on my to do list. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryStella Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Those muffins sounds awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 yeah they do, especially with the chocolate. I'm glad as hell those vegan hippy flax muffins are out of my world this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted September 23, 2009 Author Share Posted September 23, 2009 They were good...until I gave myself a tummy ache from eating one too many. Tuesday, September 22nd: Really, really didn't want to get out of bed this morning. Not sure why I've been so tired lately, I've been getting loads of sleep. My knee was acting up so I didn't want to run. I did 25 min. on the elliptical, followed by some stretching. Post-WO: oats with blueberries, protein powder, flax, and psyllium husk; peachLunch: taco salad (lettuce + taco "meat" + salsa); orangeSupper: lentil and zucchini chimichanga, steamed chardSnack: apple Was really exhausted all day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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