Quote of the Day
"The only things that stand between a person and what they want in life are the will to try it, and the faith to believe it's possible." - Rich Devos
Music Video of the Day
3 Doors Down - It's Not My Time
Training
HIIT Cardio:
a. 4 min jogging
b. 8 x 20 sec effort/10 sec easy
c. 4 min jogging
d. 8 x 20 sec effort/10 sec easy
e. 6 min jogging
Gym - Full-Body (30 sec recovery between supersets):
Superset A -
1. BB Good Mornings 4 x 8
2. Single-Leg Deadlifts 4 x 10 per leg
Superset B -
3. Push-Ups (feet on floor, hands on fists) 4 x 8
4. Supinated BB Bent Over Rows 4 x 6
Superset C -
5. BB Military Press 4 x 8
6. Hammer Raises 4 x 10
Superset D -
7. Alternate Hammer Curls 4 x 12 per side
8. Overhead Rope Tricep Extensions 4 x 12
Superset E -
9. Hanging Straight-Leg Raises 4 x 8
10. Reverse Curls (on floor) 4 x 10
Post-Weights Cardio 20 min.
Stretch 21 min.
Comments
Sleep - Time and Quality: A solid four hours, before waking up, only to go back to sleep for another four hours.
Mood/Aggression: Frustrated.
Energy: Smooth and focused.
Mental Focus and Clarity: Work, training, more work, and study.
Joints: Lateral right knee tight during HIIT Run, as well as left anterior delt niggling.
Endurance: Great.
Strength: It's going to be interesting to see how this improves now that my muscle creatine threshold levels have been at baseline for about a week, and will start to rise again.
Pump: Very strong.
Vascularity: Also very strong.
Quality of Training: Battling the wind (that reminded me a lot of where I grew up, reminiscent of my cycling training) during HIIT Run. Did two sets of efforts today. Shouldn't take too long to get my running fitness back . . . Resistance training was fine. Painful, but fine. I'm definitely preferring the ~40-minute sessions far better than the 2-2.5 hour sessions . . . Post-Weights Cardio has become a part of my Maintenance training, and so I do it, even if I don't want to . . .
Recovery: When I woke up, I was feeling the last couple of days' resistance sessions (lifting heavier than what I have been makes a difference as well).
Other Notes: Finally got my CreaPure and started today. It's been exactly SIX years since I last used powdered creatine - I prefer capsules for convenience. It also makes it exactly a month since I last used creatine - the first time since I started using creatine that I have had a deliberate break from it - and will take ~3 weeks for my muscle creatine threshold to be reached (I'm not going to load) . . . From tomorrow, I am going to change my EndoAmp Max dosing/timing (yes, again), since I am not completely comfortable using a cortisol control product only ONCE daily. I will be using 1.1 gram (i.e. half a scoop) first thing and 1.1 gram immediately post-training, when my cortisol levels are the highest . . . And I've noticed that I feel better when I have my second dose of Shred Matrix pre-bed, so will continue doing this from now on . . .
Eviscerate Smolder Notes: On Monday I started on my second beta test bottle. The Eviscerate Smolder in the second bottle is a little more runny than it was in the first. The second bottle has the same icy feeling blow on the application areas, but there is no smolder or burn with it. Interesting.
PerformaStrip VB-12 Notes: I have been using these for nine days now. I have changed the times of usage up over that time, experimenting with different situations: I have used it immediately pre-cardio, immediately pre-resistance training, at work; one, two, and three hours after having stimulants. The strips have a cherry taste, and leave my tongue red. They provide clean energy. An interesting thing to note is that I find myself getting quite warm, sweating more, and I am hot at work when everyone else is cold.
