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Saturday, November 21, 2015: TRX Day - 2 Rounds 1. Wait Pushups x 20 2. Pullups x 12 3. Bulgarian Split Squat x 15* 4. Side Lunges x 12* 5. Dips x 12 6. Single Arm Row x 12* Didn't much feel like training today. Had some heartburn which is weird, but suffered through it at least for a couple rounds. Got in some snow training (shoveling) as well since we have about 4-6 inches of wet snow on the ground. Did the front walk of four houses including mine which is about 1500sq ft., so that's about 200 cubic feet of snow? And I'd say each foot was about 12-15lbs each so that's a total of 2,697.3 pounds shoveled? Also, I cleaned the house which is a bunch of stair climbing. Glad the week is over and ready for some rest. Have a nice weekend!

Thursday, November 19, 2015: Chest / Arms 1. Incline Bench - 3 x 12 @ 185lbs 2. Drag Curls - 3 x 12 @ 80lbs - 3. Decline Fly - 3 x 15 @ 70lbs 4. Tricep Ext. - 3 x 12 - 5. Around the World - 3 x 12 @ 30lbs 6. Concentration Curl - 3 x 12* @ 25lbs It's my 1000th post! Level Up! lol Anyhow, had company this week but managed to train nonetheless. Lowered weight on bench today since I hadn't done incline bench in well over a month; maybe two. Nothing remarkable, but still a nice session. Really long day today as I found myself in the office by 6:35 this morning, but still managed to leave at 5. Things are going pretty well. Had a nice trip to Madison last weekend which was much needed. But, we work too much, and need more vacation time together. I also find it difficult to shake the stress of the day, even though I'm training and doing other things to try and relax. Seems like I have either a full power or sleep mode. Even on the weekends we try to get as much done as possible (i.e. we are actually living our lives during the weekend, and otherwise working). It makes the end of Sunday a bit of a bummer each week, but the week goes by quickly at least (most of the time). Anyhow, glad to be back on here after a few days off. Rest tomorrow. Full body Saturday.

Well I'm impressed. Just reading the words "150 star jump burpees" made me groan!

Been training, but have a houseguest so don't have time to post. Update tomorrow.

Wednesday, November 11, 2015: Back / Shoulders 1. Sumo Deadlifts - 3 x 12 @ 170lbs 2. Seated Arnold Press - 3 x 12 @ 70lbs - 3. Bent Over Row - 3 x 12 @ 170lbs 4. Front Raise - 3 x 12 @ 35lbs - 5. Pullup Trio (S/C/N) - 3 x 12 6. Lateral Raise - 3 x 12 @ 30lbs Feels like time is flying by. Can't believe another weeks is almost over. It's just racing by. Training today was good. I just didn't feel like getting in regular deadlifts. They just don't do much for me at all, or even if I'm not lifting enough weight to make a difference, I don't find them enjoyable. Anyway whatever. I'm tired and ready for bed. Chest / Arms tomorrow.

Thanks! I'm glad you like them. Sometimes they feel a bit boring or repetitive. I should learn some new stuff.

Don't think I could do without my morning oats. I'll have to look up those burpees. Otherwise looks like you are doing well. Great variety!

Good to see you back mate. How's the wedding planning going? Out of your mind yet? lol Hope you guys are well! ps. Nice deadlifts!

Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Legs 1. Reverse Lunge - 3 x 12* @ 140lbs 2. Lunge Jumps - 3 x 12 @ 50lbs - 3. Front Step Ups - 3 x 12* @ 70lbs 4. Hamstring Curl - 3 x 15 @ 45lbs - 5. Sumo Squat - 3 x 12 @ 135lbs 6. Calf Raise - 3 x 12 @ 135lbs Long day today which started at 6:30a and closed out at 5pm work-wise. Came home and got right to training after a banana and a couple spoonfuls of PB. Pretty good training today but I bet I could have gone heavier on the lunges. But yeah, I'm tired. Back/Shoulders tomorrow.

Saturday, November 7, 2015: Chest/Arms 1. Pushup Trio (W/S/D) - 3 x 50 2. Drag Curls - 3 x 12 @ 75lbs - 3. Decline Close Grip Bench - 3 x 12 @ 100lbs 4. Tricep Extension - 3 x 12 - 5. TRX Dips - 2 x 12 6. Incline Hammer Curl - 2 x 12 @ 50lbs Decent training today. Took too long, and at the end I got distracted, so I just kind of packed it in when I saw that half of my day off was already gone and I had done very little. Speaking of.... I'm outta here.

I ate some peanut butter and now I feel better.

Thursday, November 5, 2015: Didn't get to train today since I worked longer than expected, and I'm just too worn out to motivate myself. If you think that's a lame excuse, go fuck yourself.

Looks like 23.5". I'm 5'7".

I really crave the PB at night. Trader Joes makes a crunchy PB from valencia peanuts. It's damn good. I've been doing a jar a week. doesn't seem to have a negative effect - so far at least.

Wednesday, November 4, 2015: Legs 1. Squat - 5 x 12 @ 305lbs 2. Squat Jump - 5 x 12 @ 50lbs Aaaaand that's it. I got stuck on the dumbass train here on my way home and it delayed me by about an hour, which cut into workout time. Once I got started I really didn't feel like throwing in a bunch of variety, so I just went for volume on squats. Was pretty good training anyhow since I went through this in under 25 minutes. I could tell it was effective because I could barely walk up the stairs when finished. I guess I'll know more tomorrow. Otherwise, a pretty good and very busy day. I'll throw in more legs on Saturday when I do full body. Chest / Arms tomorrow.

Tuesday, November 3, 2015: Shoulders / Back 1. Single Leg Deadlift - 3 x 15* @ 75lbs 2. Standing Mil Press - 3 x 12 @ 75lbs - 3. Row - 3 x 12 @ 170lbs 4. Circus Press - 3 x 12* @ 35lbs - 5. Wide Grip Inverted Row - 3 x 12 6. Front Full Raise - 3 x 12 @ 45lbs Good training today. Trying to get shoulders/back in today since I bailed on training on Thursday AND Saturday Anyhow, maybe I needed the rest because I feel pretty good after tonight's session; usually I'm exhausted. Not much of an appetite this evening either. Pretty much all I've been craving lately is peanut butter. Wonder why that is the case...? In other news, I went to a Halloween party last Saturday night and didn't drink at all. That was an interesting time. I think I aged another five years just by watching how utterly obnoxious people are when drunk. I don't think I'll allow myself to get visibly drunk in public ever again. Legs tomorrow.

Different indeed. Careful driving at night! Last I drove at night in the country I felt total sensory deprivation. Otherwise, am good.

What's in that pumpkin oatmeal? Trader Joes has a pumpkin pie spice blend that might be a good supplement!

The machines with the belts are brutal man! Sounds like you're enjoying country life. I'm jealous!

Wednesday, October 28, 2015: Chest / Arms 1. Bench - 3 x 12 @ 205lbs 2. Skullcrusher - 3 x 12 @ 75lbs - 3. Decline Fly - 3 x 15 @ 70lbs 4. Curls - 3 x 12 @ 85lbs - 5. Ring Dips - 3 x 12 6. Cross Curls - 3 x 10* @ 70lbs Forgot to log yesterday's training, so there it is. Pretty good day in the gym, and professionally speaking. Got to attend a function with my boss, and it was neat to be shown off, and to show off a little bit myself. Aside from that, my arms are jelly. Bench wasn't bad tonight, but I still felt a bit weak. Not sure why I can't progress much there. Seems like even if I went for lower reps, I'd have a hard time mustering much more weight. Oh well, I'm spent on the computer. Back tomorrow with some rowing.

Tuesday, October 27, 2015: Legs 1. Reverse Lunge - 3 x 12* @ 135lbs 2. Lunge Jumps - 3 x 12 @ 50lbs - 3. Goblet Squat - 3 x 15 @ 45lbs 4. Squat Jump - 3 x 12 @ 45lbs - 5. Bridges - 3 x 15 @ 35lbs 6. Calf Raise - 3 x 20 @ 135lbs See below...

Hmmm, probably because you're pulling so light. You DL should be equal or heavier than your squat. Start pulling heavy and then tell us they don't do much. Just sayin... I didn't mean in terms of progress, but as in I don't care for them. And my pull weight is fine. I'd be there are certain things you're better at than others, and I happen to be better at squats than deadlifts.

Saturday, October 24, 2015: Back / Shoulders 1. Deadlift - 3 x 10 @ 205lb 2. Standing Mil. Press - 3 x 12 @ 75lbs - 3. BB Bent Over Row - 3 x 12 @ 165lbs 4. Front Delt Raise - 3 x 12 @ 45lbs - 5. Wide Neutral Grip Pullups - 3 x 12 6. Lateral Raise - 3 x 12 @ 30lbs Gotta admit, deadlifts don't really do much for me. Rows were a little weak today, but I used the straight bar instead of the ez-bar. Otherwise, this was a pretty good session. It's nice out today, so I don't want to waste the weather on the Internet. Have a good weekend. Back Tuesday.

@ Skeering - Rower is at home, and my phone is my source of tunes! @ kathymtns - It really kicked my ass. I should get on that thing more often.

Thursday, October 22, 2015: Row - 2500m, 14 minutes. Haven't been on the rower in 3 weeks or so, and only once back then. Can really tell I'm out of practice. Granted I did take a few 15-20 second breaks here and there to catch my breath. I was a bit distracted getting text messages, so I wasn't paying close enough attention to my breathing; an essential with rowing. Anyhow, at least I got something done, and broke a decent sweat. Probably sleep like a baby tonight. Back Saturday with shoulders and back, including deadlifts.