August 11, 2010

Day 224: Full-Body Assault!

Training

HIIT Cardio:
a. 4 min jogging
b. 8 x 20 sec effort/40 sec recovery
c. 4 min jogging

Gym - Full-Body (30 sec recovery between alternate sets):
Alternate Set A -
1. BB Good Mornings 4 x 12
2. Side-to-side Plyometric Bench Jumps 4 x 12 per side
Alternate Set B -
3. Supinated-Grip BB Bent Over Row 4 x 12
4. Push-Ups (feet on bench, hands on DB) 4 x 12
Alternate Set C -
5. BB Military Press 4 x 126. DB Lateral Raises 4 x 12
Alternate Set D -
7. DB Bicep Curls 4 x 12
8. V-Bar Tricep Push-Down 4 x 12
Alternate Set E -
9. Hanging Straight-Leg Raises 4 x 10
10. Rope Crunch 4 x 15

Post-Weights Cardio 45 min.

Stretch 20 min.


Comments

Mood/Aggression: Better once in the gym and training.

Energy: Endless momentum carrying me through the day.

Stimulant Effects: None.

Mental Focus and Clarity: I've been so focused today that it feels like time has barely gone by at all, and yet when I looked at the clock, it was mid-afternoon already!

Metabolism: Fine.

Appetite: Feel like I want to eat everything in sight, but I have to control myself. I will NOT let myself be beaten in the kitchen; I CANNOT!

Stress: Still higher than higher.

Libido: Great training sessions mean higher libido later on . . .

Endurance: Excellent. I DO need to work on my running endurance again, though, since it is KILLING me!

Strength: Considering that my resistance session wasn't about strength, it was ok for what it was.

Pump: Definitely.

Vascularity: The best it's been in a long time.

Quality of Training: HIIT took so much out of me each effort, that after the second effort, I literally stopped - more firsts for me, since I don't stop, no matter what - and waited out the 40-seconds, gasping and almost collapsed on the floor. All sprints were full speed and excellent re quality, only feeling my body slowing somewhat on the last effort . . . Resistance session was good. I was sweating buckets, and feeling the burn . . .

Recovery: Well, nothing hurts from yesterday, so that's a good sign.

Body Composition and Look: I mowed the lawns today, and that 50 minutes in the sun made me brown! Man, if I spent like an hour in the sun a day, I'd be as tanned and bronze as I was when I first came to the US, but I can't really sunbathe nude here like I did back home - wouldn't want to give the neighbours or passers by a heart attack, LOL.

Other Effects: Today is the first time in 2 weeks that I haven't felt nauseous, and not when training - which is great!

Other Notes: I get my bike tomorrow (SO looking forward to that)!