August 20, 2010

Day 233: Pain makes us know we're ALIVE!

Training

HIIT Cardio:
a. 4 min easy
b. 8 x 20 sec effort/10 sec easy
c. 8 x 60 sec effort/30 sec easy

Gym - Full-Body (1 min recovery between exercises):
1. Crunches (hips at 90 degree flexion, legs fully extended, to touch toes) 1 x 20
2. Reverse Curl (on floor) 1 x 20
3. EZ-Bar Bicep Curls 1 x 20
4. Push-Ups (feet on floor, hands on DB under chest) 1 x 20
5. Lateral Raises 1 x 20
6. Supinated BB Bent Over Rows 1 x 20
7. Flat BB Bench Press 1 x 20
8. Single-Leg Deadlifts (with twist and lateral reach) 1 x 20 per leg

Stretch 20 min.

Comments

Sleep - Time and Quality: Another solid 8 hours - a shot or two near bed is definitely helping me sleep (albeit detrimental to EVERYthing else!)

Mood/Aggression: I just want EVERYthing to be ok! No more eating or not eating; no more inability to train as scheduled; no more needing something to make me sleep . . .

Energy: There. Work will be enough of a second cardio tonight as well.

Stimulant Effects: None.

Mental Focus and Clarity: It HAS to be there, and so it is.

Metabolism: Ok.

Stress: Still unbelievably high.

Libido: High immediately post-training, LOL.

Endurance: Excellent.

Strength: Like yesterday, this session was NOT about strength, but I went heavier today for less reps.

Pump: VERY painful in my anterior delts (???)

Vascularity: Normal.

Quality of Training: HIIT was good, working both speed and speed endurance . . . Resistance session was another session of PAIN . . .

Recovery: My body should be doing better with the unusual (but welcome) sleep I have been getting.

Body Composition: Like I mentioned earlier, "I know that if I can get my nutrition and training back to how it used to be and as it should be, 4-5 weeks (6 weeks tops) is all I need to be where I want to be."