February 26, 2011

Day 57: Aspire to Inspire

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"I aspire to inspire until I expire." - Peter Haenga


MUSIC VIDEO OF THE DAY

DevilDriver - Black Soul Choir



TRAINING

Cardio - CrossRamp:
10 min @ R10/CR10

Stretch 5 min.

Full-Body (30 sec recovery between giant sets):
Giant Set A -
1. EZ-Bar Bicep Curls 4 x 10
2. Dips(1) 4 x 10
3. DB Lateral Raises(2) 4 x 10/10 per side
4. Supinated Lat-Pull-Down(3) 4 x 10
5. Push-Ups(4) 4 x 10
Giant Set B -
6. Stiff-Legged BB Deadlift(5) (B to touch ground) 4 x 10
7. Lying Leg Curl 4 x 10
8. Swissball Double-Leg Raise 4 x 10
9. Rope Crunch 4 x 10
10. Bicycle 4 x 10 per side

Post-Weights Cardio - CrossRamp:
10 min @ R10/CR10

Stretch 15 min.

(1) First two sets were Incline Dips, last two regular Dips on Dips' bars.
(2) Second and third sets single-arm raises, first and fourth sets using both arms.
(3) Last two sets in a squat position.
(4) First set with hands on DB, last three sets on fists.
(5) Last set standing on a 5-inch step, BB all the way to touch the ground.



COMMENTS

Sleep - Time and Quality: ~8 hours. NOT good length for sleep - ~5 hours it needs to be!

Energy: Have a lot of energy, actually - the less recovery I have when resistance training, the more energy and alive I seem to have and be. Interesting.

Joints: No issues with anything today - so far.

Endurance: Good.

Strength: Good.

Pump: High.

Vascularity: The best it has been in a resistance session in about a year (even when leaner) - started off strong and just got better.

Quality of Training: The CrossRamp is like a new toy for me, but I am going to be returning to using running as my predominant mode of cardio from Monday . . . Resistance session was awesome. More like a circuit, I guess, as I set it up in giant sets. I changed 1-2 things during each giant set re exercises (see subnotes above) . . . Finished off with more CrossRamp to get my heart going . . .

Body Composition and Look: Ashamedly, I am in the worst shape on my life - working on changing it!

Other Notes: Started using LipoBURN instead of DermaTherm Target today, since the latter is as ineffective as it was the first time I used it (it's nothing like the original, and removing the 7-OH DHEA and 7-oxo DHEA from the formula ruined it for me).


FIT TIP OF THE DAY

"STOP SEEKING THE EASY ROAD, DON'T TALK TO FOOLS, KEEP MOVING FORWARD." - Walt Ostarly