Quote of the Day
"Life is too big for playing small, and when we minimize ourselves, we only minimize those around us. When we relinquish our own fears of shining we allow others to shine too." - Nick Smith
Music Video of the Day
Sevendust - Xmas Day
Training
Cardio - Stepper:
20 min @ 9 floors/min
Full-Body (1 min recovery between supersets):
Superset A -
1. Close-Grip Pull-Ups 2 x 8, 5
2. Alternate Backward Lunges 2 x 10 per leg
Superset B -
3. DB Clean and Press 2 x 8, 6
4. DB Hammer Raises 2 x 8, 6
Superset C -
5. EZ-Bar Bicep Curls 2 x 8
6. Flat Close-Grip BB Bench Press 2 x 5
Superset D -
7. Incline DB Bench Press 2 x 10
8. Single-Leg Deadlifts 2 x 10 per leg
Superset E -
9. Rope Crunch 2 x 10
10. Plank 2 x 1 min
Post-Weights Cardio - Treadmill:
7 x 1 min @ 14.4 km/hr / 30 sec rest
Stretch 20 min.
Comments
Sleep - Time and Quality: Went to bed early-ish last night, and slept for 7-8 hours, waking groggy, but able to get up after ~10 minutes. Felt like absolute sh*t getting up.
Mood/Aggression: Up and down - getting really frustrated and pissed off, not just at being sick, but at being tied down.
Energy: Actually, had energy - I dosed Blue Arctic Raspberry Assault ~30 minutes before cardio (~60 minutes pre-weights), and was quite surprised by the steady flow of energy that it provided (more notes on it in the following post).
Mental Focus and Clarity: My mind is nothing but alert, moving at a million miles an hour.
Stress: THIS is one thing that I am going to CONQUER this year - SOME stress is conducive to progress, but too much is just detrimental to achieving results, and I've been in the red for far too long!
Libido: Taking all my aggression and frustration out during training.
Joints: Left wrist aching.
Endurance: Great.
Strength: Lower reps, heavier weight - struggling, especially with the Close-Grip Pull-Ups (WTF?!), but I AM going to get back to where I was!
Pump: Some.
Vascularity: Needs to be more constant - here and there during resistance training.
Quality of Training: Stepper was good. Sweating slightly more than normal - whether the fever (better to sweat it out) or the Assault or a mixture of both I don't know. Upped the pace a little - my body has been getting too complacent and it's time to give it a good kick in the arse! . . . Resistance training was shorter today - letting me lift heavier. Seriously struggling with my Close-Grip Pull-Ups, which I was not pleased with and wanted to kick the wall in frustration over, but controlled myself and just kept going. My face was flushed when I started lifting weights, but by Superset C, my face was pale and my hands were PURPLE (WTF?!) Pushed through . . . Decided to punish my body with a few treadmill efforts. My throat was raw and dry, but for some reason, my legs and body didn't find it as hard as it should have, and leaving the gym, my legs felt GREAT . . .
Recovery: I feel good.
Body Composition and Look: Weight continues to plummet - down to 111.8 pounds. I need to start eating more consistently soon (don't know why I have no appetite, since it is just NOT like me!) - stop my weight plummeting, my strength being affected, and becoming catabolic.
Other Notes: Still coughing up blood, my throat raw and my chest hurting. The coughing during the day and night is as annoying as the constant whine of the cat and is seriously pissing me off. Need to keep my fluids high, high-dose Vitamin C, and make sure I keep the BC+EAA coming.
