Incline and decline presses are kicking my ass. I have a really tough time getting the weights up in the air. But at least I know I’m working my chest. They look pretty big but it’s all fat. I really can’t tell just how little muscle there is under the fat just yet. Once I [...]
Elliptical 30 minutes 134 avg heart rate 316 calories Elliptical 60 minutes 122 avg heart rate 525 calories
Today was a usual day with nothing special to report. I ran out of brown rice so I’ll have to get some more tomorrow. Other than that, everything went well today. The bump in calorie was from the slice of bread I ate in the morning.
I’ve been adding more weight to my training but I still feel like a wimp. Every time I go to use the machines they sit on some ridiculously high number of plates which I am nowhere near. I guess some day I’ll probably get closer to those numbers but for now I’m just doing what [...]
Yesterday I must have spoken too soon. I wrote that cardio was feeling like it was getting easier and easier and I could actually do it at a higher average heart rate and burn more calories. Boy, was I wrong! Tonight I felt like I was about done after 10 minutes. Then I just ground [...]
Today was turkey day. Well not “the” turkey day that’s coming up in a week if you happen to live in the US of A. It was turkey day because I had turkey sausage for breakfast, and a turkey hamburger patty for both lunch and dinner. With the usual staple of brown rice and veggies. [...]
Lat Pull 3×15 @ 80 lbs Seated Low Row 3×15 @ 80 lbs Chest Supported Row – Inner Grips 3×15 @ 60 lbs Chest Supported Row – Outer Grips 3×15 @ 50 lbs
It seems like the elliptical machine is getting easier and easier for me. I used to run the Precor EFX 546 at work at almost no resistance and nowadays I’m running it at a resistance 12. My home elliptical I use on level 4 now and I have no problem running it for an hour [...]
Today’s nutrition went really well. I ate decent snacks (protein bar and protein shake), ate yogurt and nuts instead of eggs in the morning (less saturated fat and a lot less cholesterol) which helped me stay within my calorie target. I also finished the last piece of my filet mignon from the weekend for lunch [...]
Bench Press 3×15 @ 60 lbs Fly 3×15 @ 50 lbs Ab Crunch 3×15 @ 30 lbs Twisting Oblique 3×20 @ 30 lbs