[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

Got 2 nice compliments in the space of an hour today.

At lunch, my brother-in-law's father is walking out and says hi. He's 93 and walks with a cane, so as we are standing there, he reaches over to put a hand on my shoulder (affection or stability, I'm not sure, probably a little of both) "Whoa, there's some muscle there"

Back at work, I say something random to a coworker who is ex-Marine and always been in shape, ala Clint Eastwood. "You've been losing weight, what did you do with your evil twin?"

Shoulders tonight!

Validation and confirmation!!!! Stay motivated man. Uncle_Sedan is in your corner.

[UncleWede]

I had to go into the bathroom and touch myself . . .

[squishy]

Hit shoulders just now...

Didn't hit them hard enough, cause I don't feel shit...

What a bullshit workout, smh.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by squishy

Hit shoulders just now...

Didn't hit them hard enough, cause I don't feel shit...

What a bullshit workout, smh.

What did you do?

[FlowState]

Originally Posted by upstatedoc

My problema is I don't have the spare time. Yeah, I hear this all the time. But I work all day, get home and start second shift with 3 little ones. What do you think about those tony horton 10 minute trainers? Garbage? Any advise for someone with little spare time?

From my own experience, all that really matters is consistency and being honest with yourself about "giving it your best shot."

If I find myself plateau-ing, I take a few days off, go down in weight on whatever exercise it is, and do 3 sets till failure.

When I come back, I'm able to start moving up again.

I know for a fact I don't give it my best shot with cardio, but its something I want to fix

[richardbb85]

Originally Posted by DUI Elite

From my own experience, all that really matters is consistency and being honest with yourself about "giving it your best shot."

If I find myself plateau-ing, I take a few days off, go down in weight on whatever exercise it is, and do 3 sets till failure.

When I come back, I'm able to start moving up again.

I know for a fact I don't give it my best shot with cardio, but its something I want to fix

u just quoted a post from july.......

[FlowState]

Originally Posted by richardbb85

u just quoted a post from july.......

lol didn't notice.

[kevinbahnz]

All right it's been almost a week , tonight is the night. Just downed some C4 preworkout and gonna hit my Chest tonight.

[richardbb85]

Originally Posted by kevinbahnz

All right it's been almost a week , tonight is the night. Just downed some C4 preworkout and gonna hit my Chest tonight.

got my chest n tri done today as well

incline bb bench
incline db bench
hammer strength press
top and middle cable cross
3 tri exercises, nothing heavy on the tri since i will have an arm day this sat

[UncleWede]

Did shoulder work last night. Went about an hour after a poor meal of beans and quesadillas. First set and my stomach felt so empty I almost went to check if I was hypoglycemic. Instead started drinking water between sets since I was right next to fountain.

Finished, but when I got home I raided the Oreos that have been sitting in the cupboard for over a week. Took a full dose of insulin larger than my normal meal, yet still 306 this morning

Off for my massage in about 15

[Templar]

Haven't been hitting the weights as hard as I want to... Getting ready for a physical fitness test and need to be able to run two miles relatively quick. Still lifting, just not as heavy and adding a lot more running for the last month or so. Once the test is over (in two weeks), I'll be back at it. One thing I did notice, even though I wasn't running too often (I like to mix up my cardio while lifting), as my squats improved, so did my run. Didn't take me too long to get back into running 4 to 5 miles at a relatively quick pace.

[UncleWede]

5 miles take what, 18 minutes? I bet u can run circles around those guys doing 4.2 40s

[Templar]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

5 miles take what, 18 minutes? I bet u can run circles around those guys doing 4.2 40s

I'm happy running my 5 miles in about 40-45 minutes. I never was very good at running, just good enough to get by. Swimming, now that's a different story. I am still pretty quick, not quite like I used to be in high school though.

[richardbb85]

bad news......

did my usual arm routine tonite. standing dumbbell extension, 105x10, 110x8, 115x5, on my last set i tried to do 115 for 5 again.
right when i swing the dbell up from the ground, my wrist turned in a weird way n gave up on me. i hope it's nothing serious but i cant really put any pressure on it ATM. workout had to cut short

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by richardbb85

bad news......

did my usual arm routine tonite. standing dumbbell extension, 105x10, 110x8, 115x5, on my last set i tried to do 115 for 5 again.
right when i swing the dbell up from the ground, my wrist turned in a weird way n gave up on me. i hope it's nothing serious but i cant really put any pressure on it ATM. workout had to cut short

Ice and compression my man.

[richardbb85]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Ice and compression my man.

thanks, i am gona be doing that tonight. i tried to do tricep push down afterward, it hurt with just 15lbs. oh well, u live and learn

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by richardbb85

thanks, i am gona be doing that tonight. i tried to do tricep push down afterward, it hurt with just 15lbs. oh well, u live and learn

My motto.....

....if you're not occasionally injured, you're either not learning/gaining experience or you're not working out hard enough.

[UncleWede]

I had every intention of doing legs early pm Friday but didn't make it until Saturday squats 4x11@115 then 1x10@135. I had nothing left for the hack squat as my last set though. Working the muscle beach with no shirt I'm starting to see some definition under the layers of fat

[UncleWede]

OK, squats on Saturday when you have a soccer game on Sunday isn't the smartest of moves. We had 1 sub for the first half, I was out about 5 minutes because I lacked coordination and couldn't make a decent pass. Second half it was all hands on deck. About 2 hours after the game I was snoozing on the couch waiting for Game of Thrones when suddenly the right hamstring cramps up. GOD, I hate that feeling, and this one was longer than most. It probably lasted 45 seconds, but seemed like hours. I was able to keep the left relaxed enough while struggling to pull my toes back that the left didn't join in the fun.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

OK, squats on Saturday when you have a soccer game on Sunday isn't the smartest of moves. We had 1 sub for the first half, I was out about 5 minutes because I lacked coordination and couldn't make a decent pass. Second half it was all hands on deck. About 2 hours after the game I was snoozing on the couch waiting for Game of Thrones when suddenly the right hamstring cramps up. GOD, I hate that feeling, and this one was longer than most. It probably lasted 45 seconds, but seemed like hours. I was able to keep the left relaxed enough while struggling to pull my toes back that the left didn't join in the fun.

Were you hydrated enough?

[UncleWede]

Hydration doesn't really explain how bad my coordination was at the beginning of the game. I had a 28oz Gatorade between 12:45 (watching my grand-niece play) and the start of my game at 3:00. I had a 12oz bottle of water at halftime. Temps were upper 60s with wind blowing.

Post-game I had a Seagram's ginger with dinner, then a 12oz cup of water. After the cramp I ran some decaf and then another glass of water into me. When I got home from GoT, I had potassium, B-complex, and colon cleanse with 2 glasses of water. I made it thru the night with no surprises.

[kevinbahnz]

took an hour off work to go till the garden for my wife. Literally lolz. Gonna try and hit the chest tonight .