Cellar Yeti

Resting today, only slept 8 hours. It's been bitter cold here and mom and I heat with wood so I woke up early to make sure when she got up the house wasn't too cold. She refuses to buy a little oil filled heater for these sub 30 degree nights. But she is quite a bit more frail than I and I do not want her health to suffer. Gotta chop some more wood today. We're getting into Idyllwild's dead of winter and when we get back from San Diego on the 28th it'll be bone chilling through January.

12-19-12 1hr 20 min DB deadlifts 146# x8x8x8x8 > X 1 arm DB rows 115.5# x5x5x5x5 > 118# Weighted pullups +30# x5x5x5x5 > 32.5# DB shoulder presses 121# x5x5x5x5 > 126# DB shrugs 146# x10x10x10 > X DB shoulder side raises 48# x8x8x8x8 > 53# Tomorrow I will rest 100%. I need to go chop wood now and dig holes in the campground. Woohoo!

12-18-12 45 min run, 5.6 miles. Hanging abs +2.5# x12x12x12x12 > +5# Oblique crunches 68# x10x10x10 > 70.5# Calf raises 141# x12x12x12 > 146# Starting to add a bit of mileage to my runs. I'll try and add 5 min each week, or about 1/2 mile.

12-17-12 1hr 15min Weighted pushups +82.5# x5x5x5x5 > 85# Squats 146# x8x8x8 > X Weighted dips +42.5# x5x5x5x5 > 45# Hammer chinups +37.5# x5x5x5x5 > 40# Triceps overhead raises 68# x8x8x8x8 > 70.5# Bicep curls 48# x8x8x6 > X Forgot to update this till now. I just ate an entire pie.

I typically sleep 9hrs, but I can function on 7 or 8. I don't envy you...lol.

9hrs sleep, resting today.

Totally jealous of your Summer weather. I live in Idyllwild CA, at 5,250 feet, on the West edge of the Palm Desert. So when it snows, it doesn't stay, our night time low is only about 30 or so, daytime, 40 or 50 F. I do want to move back to San Diego though for the constant Summer. Gotta get mom settled first.

12-15-12 1hr 15 min DB deadlifts 146# x8x8x8x8 > X 1 arm DB rows 108# x8x8x8x8 > 110.5# Weighted pullups +25# x8x8x8 > 27.5 DB seated shoulder press 111# x8x8x8 > 116# DB shoulder side raises 45.5# x8x8x8 > 48# DB shrugs 136# x10x10x10 > 146# I've started rotating between pea/rice protein and soy protein. Trying to keep things fresh. Really could use some extra weight for my deadlifts/chest press/squats, and a bar. Soon, hopefully.

Cold, snowy, icy, no proper running shoes for this sort of thing. Wrapped my feet in plastic bags and off I went. Didn't time it. Ran 5 miles. Had to use a different route, so unsure, there was a lot of ice. Also did: Hanging abs +2.5# x12x12x12 > +5# Obliques 65.5# x10x10x10 > 68# Calves 136# x12x12x12 > 141#

I don't care if it's Vegan, why would I want to eat something that imitates the taste of death. Pass.

12-13-12 1hr 15 min DB chest press 146# x8x8x8 > X Dips +27.5# x10x10x10 > 30# Chinups + 37.5# x8x8x8 > 40# Triceps kickbacks 35.5# x10x10x10x10 > 38# Bicep curls 48# x7x7x7 > Holding at 48# 3x8 Lunges 105.5# x10x10x10 I am not happy continuously dropping my bicep curl weight as my chinup weight goes ever higher. So I am sticking at 2x48# at 3x8 (or however many reps I can eek with good form) until they see fit to grow and I can add reps. I try and keep solid form while curling, no wiggling or anything, get the weight nice and deep into the ROM, and it's hard as hell after you chin the equivalent of 185+ lbs for 3 sets of 8.

Don't need it, just like it. Nothing like a delicious cup of black coffee to start a day.

Thanks for the PM MF. Appreciate your input pal. Day 100% off today. Slept 9hrs and now I am relaxing with a few cups of coffee.

Got some cardio in. Went and dug some fence post holes for an hour for my boss.

12-11-12 1hr 20 min DB stiff leg deadlift 146# x8x8x8 > X 1 ar DB deadlift 118# x6x6x6 > 123# 1 arm DB row 113# x5x5x5x5 > 115.5# Weighted pullups +27.5# x5x5x5x5 > 30# DB seated shoulder press 116# x5x5x5x5 > 121# DB shoulder side raises 45.5# x8x8x8x8 > 48# DB shrugs 126# x10x10x10 > 131# Shoulder feels really good. No issues. Day of rest tomorrow then a light A/B cycle.

I have extremely fragile shoulders so if I feel something is amiss with mine I don't screw around. I'll stop for days until it's totally healed. Before I started lifting I had literally no shoulder mass. I could pick up a gallon of milk and hurt my shoulder. http://i1118.photobucket.com/albums/k615/WanderingYeti/mailgooglecom.jpg

12-10-12 55 minutes Ran 5.1 miles in 40 minutes 25 seconds Ab floor crunches +5# x12x12x12x12 No obliques No calves Decided not to do anything that'd disturb my shoulder today. It should be 100% tomorrow.

I hurt my right anterior deltoid mildly a few days ago. I barely feel anything from it now but I know it's not 100% and will be sore after I lift today. I rested 100% yesterday so instead of doing B day Heavy today and running tomorrow, I will run today and do floor crunches so I don't have to hang off my shoulder and lift tomorrow. So I am just swapping em. When I go back to lifting tomorrow it should be 100%. It kind of messes my on/off schedule up, but I don't wanna fuck my shoulder up.

Animals, sometimes better company than humans, aye?

I went to this 'Holiday' party and there was almost literally no Vegan food, I mingled a bit but got bored of telling people why I was not eating the food or throwing back copious amounts of booze, finally I retreated to the main hall of the nature center where all the fucked up stuffed animals were, it was either that or drunks, but there I found a bunny named Stuart, another Vegan! Him and I hung out for the remainder of the night, sharing carrots and celery. I'm so freaking antisocial. http://i1118.photobucket.com/albums/k615/WanderingYeti/1208121948.jpg 9hrs of sleep last night. Resting today.

12-8-12 1hr 15min Weighted pushups +80# x5x5x5x5 > 82.5# (Just FYI, doing unladen pushups on two scales I move 105-110# of my body weight) Squats 146# x8x8x8 > X Weighted dips +40# x5x5x5x5 > 42.5# Chinups w/ alternating hand width+ 37.5# x5x5x5x5 > 40# Triceps overhead raises 65.5# x8x8x8x8 > 68# Bicep curls 43# x8x8x8 > Stay 1 week. For standard chins I like to do one close, two mid, and one wide gripe alternating between sets, also had to drop bicep curls, one because I fried em on chins and two because I am focusing on full ROM on them. Always feels so damn good to get that heavy weight vest off after the end of my workouts. Got some weird mild muscle pain in my anterior deltoid, tomorrow is a day off so I'll rest it.

It's no sweat MF. I wanted your opinion but TBH I am hooked on this High/Low routine after some tweaking. It's working incredibly well with my body and recovery rate. In just a bit I plan to do A-Heavy today. Excited.

Just made an interesting discovery while looking at my running route. My supposed 4.25 mile route is in fact 5.1~ miles. I am quite surprised to realize this as it means I am running each mile in 8 3/4 minutes at a 6.8mph pace. On my fast days which I do in 43 minutes I am running each mile less than 8 1/2 minutes a 7.11mph pace.

Yes sir, it's going GREAT. 12-7-12 1hr Ran 5.1 miles in 45 min Abs 0# x12x12 2.5# x12 Obs 65.5# x12x12x12 > 68# Calves 131# x12x12x12 > 136#

Nice work buddy! Congratulations!