July 28, 2010

Day 210: When did I become such a Stim Junkie?!

Training

HIIT Cardio:

a. 4 min jogging

b. 8 x 20 sec effort/10 sec easy

c. 4 min jogging

Stretch 11 min.

Gym (45 sec recovery between sets):

1. Wide-Grip Lat Pull-Downs 5 x 8RM

2. Incline DB Bench Press 5 x 8-9RM

3. BB Romanian Deadlift (plates to floor) 5 x 8RM

4. Close-Grip BB Bicep Curls 5 x 8-9RM

5. Hanging Straight-Leg Raises 5 x 8-9

Post-Weights Cardio 20 min.

Stretch 14 min.

Comments

Sleep - Time and Quality: Sleep has not really been a happening thing lately.

Mood/Aggression: Calm and chilled (for the most part). All the aggression I had on FREE TEST is GONE.

Energy: It's there.

Stimulant Effects: Today was a huge stack of stims and NOTHING. Unless it's a hefty dose of stims, I no longer feel any 'stimulant effects', really. However, just because I don't feel 'stimulant effects' doesn't mean that the stims I'm using aren't working, because I know damn well that they ARE. When did I become such a stim junkie, dependent on stims just to be functional?!

Mental Focus and Clarity: There.

Stress: Been listening to soothing tunes, trying to 'still' myself and not let it bother me.

Libido: My body can't handle the demands my mind is making (sigh).

Endurance: Good.

Strength: The last few days I've decreased my energy intake. Yet my strength is maintaining or even better than last week, which shows definite improvement.

Pump: Not that much - then again, my weights and reps are not really 'pump' material. I used Anadraulic Pump today, though, so thought that perhaps I might feel SOMEthing more than I usually do for this session - and I usually get mad bicep pumps, but even that didn't happen. Interesting.

Vascularity: Got better as my resistance session continued.

Quality of Training: HIIT was ok; mid-to-lower back ached throughout it, hence the shorter session . . . Resistance session was pretty good. Performance is gradually progressing, which is all I can ask for . . .

Recovery: I need it, but not from TRAINING, LOL.

Notes: BC+EAA has been a lifesaver for me over the last week or so, especially with my hectic professional schedule, and dosing them immediately post-training has also helped a great deal with my recovery.