Quote of the Day
"My will shall shape the future. Whether I fail or succeed shall be no one's doing but my own. I am the force. I can clear any obstacle before me or I can be lost in the maze. My choice. My responsibility. Win or lose; only I hold the key to my destiny." - Elaine Maxwell
Music Video of the Day
Sevendust - Face to Face
Training
Cardio - Spin Bike:
20 min @ 100-104 rpm
Stretch 10 min.
Full-Body (45 sec recovery between sets):
1. Wide-Grip Lat Pull-Down 5 x 8
2. Incline DB Bench Press 5 x 8-9
3. BB Romanian Deadlift 5 x 8
4. Close-Grip BB Bicep Curls 5 x 8
5. Hanging Straight-Leg Raises (feet to touch bar) 5 x 8
Post-Weights Cardio - Treadmill:
a. 60 sec @ 17.6 km/hr
b. 8 x 30 sec rest / 30 sec @ 16.6 km/hr
c. 1 x 30 sec rest / 30 sec @ 18.4 km/hr
Stretch 10 min.
Comments
Sleep - Time and Quality: Perfect
Mood/Aggression: The world is still right - almost feels like I do when spring comes around (odd).
Energy: Sixth day using the Blue Arctic Raspberry Assault - same results; all good. I just went ahead and got a tub of Raspberry Lemonade - this is going to be a STAPLE for me now (and maybe I can finally KICK this stimulant habit!)
Mental Focus and Clarity: Awesome - got to be alert today; have a long drive ahead of me.
Stress: My mind is pretty light, actually.
Libido: Irrelevant at the moment.
Joints: Left wrist ached a little. Left knee was niggling on the way home from the gym, but nothing major.
Endurance: Great!
Strength: Another session more focused on strength - definitely haven't lost much (although still nowhere near what I was lifting before I came over here, but I'll get back there).
Pump: Yes.
Vascularity: The best it has been in a long time.
Quality of Training: The stepper and all treadmills were taken when I got to the gym, so just sat on the spin bike. Feeling it in my quads a little, but was fine . . . Resistance training was good. The second Velocity session. Abs were screaming by the third set of Hanging Straight-Leg Raises - going to be upping the intensity of this from now on by seeing if I can get my feet as close as possible to the CEILING when I do them! . . . Post-Weights Cardio was intense, but loved it! . . .
Recovery: No DOMS from previous sessions this week. Recovery is great - stretching in the pattern that I have started also seems to help.
Body Composition and Look: Leaning out - I should be close to 9% bodyfat by the end of the week.
Other Notes: I can be a demon in and out of the gym, but I can balance it out - or at least learn to . . . I'll have my Final Review of the 7-keto DHEA topical up on Sunday . . .
