Day 299: LIGHTBULB!!!

Quote of the Day

"To get the greatest rewards, you have to take the greatest risks. Life is not about playing it safe and hoping that something good will happen! It's about MAKING that something happen." - Rosie Chee Scott

Music Video of the Day

Skillet - Rebirthing

Training

Cardio 20 min.

Stretch 29 min.

Comments

Sleep - Time and Quality: On and off.

Energy: Restless and high.

Mental Focus and Clarity: Never better.

Quality of Training: Just a single easy cardio session today.

Other Notes: When I was helping Sean with his knee rehabilitation this morning, he made an observation that made me think. Although hypothetical, a LOT of other things about me (i.e. I have poor circulation; I prefer colder weather to the heat; I don't feel the cold very much) and how I respond to certain supplements (i.e. NO products do NOT work for me and have the opposite than intended effect; I have a VERY high stimulant tolerance) and training (i.e. I have more energy when I am training with high intensity and volume; I do NOT function well if I take more than a few days off training; I have difficulty getting back into training after time off; my heart rate is generally always high when I am training; when training my face and extremities are usually white) make sense now!

Day 284: One VERY FCUKED OFF Terminator!

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

Shoulders/Arms/Abs (30 sec recovery between trisets):
Triset A -
1. Clean and Press 4 x 12
2. Lateral Raises 4 x 12
3. Military Press 4 x 12
Triset B -
4. Alternate Hammer Curls 4 x 15 per side
5. EZ-Bar Bicep Curls 4 x 15
6. Incline Dips 4 x 12
Triset C -
7. Weighted Deadbugs 4 x 12
8. Reverse Curls (on floor) 4 x 12
9. Bicycle 4 x 12 per side

Post-Weights Cardio 20 min.

Stretch 20 min.

PM Cardio 20 min.

Comments

Sleep - Time and Quality: Didn't get to sleep until the time I should have been GETTING UP! Sleeping patterns fcuking me off again and NOT acceptable!

Mood/Aggression: A very irritated and pissed off woman today. One of these days I am just going to say "Fcuk you!" and walk out - let's see how you like that! Seriously, very aggressive and wanting to beat something to a bloody pulp (and yes, I'm violent - big fcukin' deal - get over it)!

Energy: Lots of energy. My anger is fueling insanity.

Mental Focus and Clarity: There - if you so much as give an inch, most people will fcuk you over. It's time to fcuk them back!

Stress: HIGH!

Endurance: Excellent.

Pump: Back to normal - about fcuking time!

Vascularity: knots and lines all over.

Quality of Training: HIIT was ok . . . Resistance training was brutal and sore. Not a lot of recovery time, ti make sure I hammered it - and get it done quickly, because I had to be at work . . . Didn't want to be doing Post-Weights Cardio . . .

Other Notes: I woke late today - AGAIN - which seriously fcuked me off (a lot of other sh*! is going on right now as well, which is not helping). So, did Friday's session - looks like I am training backwards re my days this week. Nutrition has been the same - re backwards, starting off with my 'weekend' eating allowances. Also made an adjustment re nutrition to make it more manageable . . . Have also concluded that NO products do indeed NOT work for me (go figure) and are not going to waste any more time using them or stacking them to see if they might do something. NO products are one of those supplements that, if they're going to work, you will notice from the FIRST dose/use. So, no more NO products for me - I'll stick to my creatine and carbohydrates! . . .

Day 283: Double HIT

Training

HIT - Skip/Box:
2 rounds (no recovery between rounds) -
1. Skip 1 min
2. Straight Punches 1 min
3. Skip 1 min
4. Hooks 1 min
5. Skip 1 min
6. Uppercuts 1 min
7. Skip 1 min
8. Pitter-Patter 1 min
9. Skip 1 min
10. Plank 1 min

HIT - V-Burn Challenge Circuit:
2 x rounds (no recovery between exercises; 1 minute recovery between rounds) -
1. Jumping Split Squat x 10 per leg
2. Hand Walkout (from toes) x 10
3. Single-Leg Deadlift (with twist and lateral reach) x 10 per side
4. Push-Up (with alternate side rotation) x 10
5. Jumping Jacks x 10
6. Side Lunges (with over head reach) x 10 per side
7. Handstand Push-Up x 10
8. Squat Thrust (jump and reach) x 10

Stretch 20 min.

Comments

Sleep - Time and Quality: The 'first' day of training was tough - I slept for EIGHT hours!

Mood/Aggression: Mostly up, with some HIGHLY aggressive sections.

Energy: I have been a non-stop, running Energizer Bunny since I got up.

Mental Focus and Clarity: Top of the line.

Stress: High. And I am highly pissed off as well.

Libido: The body wants it.

Endurance: Excellent.

Pump: None.

Vascularity: Only after my carbohydrate meals.

Quality of Training: HIT was GREAT!

Recovery: Feeling it when I was finally able to stop and breath a little - six hours after my night shift started.

Body Composition and Look: Midsection looks great in the bathroom mirror - not as good in the gym, though. It must be the lighting, because my arms look better and way harder and defined in the gym mirrors than at home.

Other Effects: A couple of blemishes have appeared - nothing Flawless: IDRT and Eviscerate can't take care of.

Eviscerate Smolder Notes: When I get warm or hot, I can feel that smolder - otherwise, nothing, which is GREAT.

Other Notes: I woke late today - so late meant that I would not have time to do today's training and be back home in time to head to my night work, so I did Saturday's session instead (and Saturday's nutrition), and will do today's training tomorrow and go from there . . . Although no resistance training today, I used GlycoCarn-GPLC. Nothing. Pump and vascularity were zilch. It seems that using NO products has the OPPOSITE than intended effect on me, and I don't even get the usual decent pump and vascularity that I would get withOUT them. Interesting . . . Also, finally got my Primordial products, so started EndoAmp Max and Organic Vitaberry today . . . AND this is the longest I have been without using a creatine product in seven years, and after this week, my muscle creatine threshold levels will be back at baseline, when I start CreaPure (since it didn't arrive yet) . . .

Day 282: The Start of Brutal

Training

HIIT Cardio:
a. 4 min jogging
b. 4 x 20 sec effort/40 sec recovery
c. 4 min jogging
d. 4 x 20 sec effort/40 sec recovery
e. 4 min jogging

Stretch 10 min.

Gym - Full-Body (30 sec recovery between alternate sets):
Alternate Set A -
1. BB Good Mornings 8 x 12
2. Side-to-side Plyometric Bench Jumps 8 x 24
Alternate Set B -
3. Push-Ups (feet on bench, hands on DB) 8 x 10
4. BB Bent Over Rows 8 x 10
Alternate Set C -
5. DB Hammer Raises 8 x 10
6. DB Lateral Raises 8 x 10
Alternate Set D -
7. Dips 8 x 10
8. DB Bicep Curls 8 x 10-12
Alternate Set E -
9. Rope Crunch 8 x 10
10. Hanging Straight-Leg Raises (hips to 90 degree flexion) 8 x 10

Post-Weights Cardio - Stepper:
20 min @ 11 floors/min

Stretch 10 min.

Comments

Sleep - Time and Quality: Waking ~3 hours after going to sleep.

Mood/Aggression: Up and down. Someone mentioned in the gym that "you don't look very happy to be training", and my reply was, "I've been here a long time". Definitely was NOT a happy woman during training, and I am resigning myself to this fate for the next five weeks.

Energy: It was reasonable, but not out of this world.

Mental Focus and Clarity: Fine.

Stress: HIGH. I am going to have to make a real effort over the next five weeks to really try and decrease this, and stop taking on more than I should.

Immune System: Fine.

Libido: Sometimes enough is never enough even when it is enough!

Joints: Lateral left ankle was aching from the start of my training, and by the end, my left wrist was throbbing as well.

Endurance: Excellent.

Strength: I'm NOT going to be focusing on strength until these five weeks are up.

Pump: Minimal - certainly nowhere near as good as this session last time.

Vascularity: Hints of some blue lines - but that was only during the cardio aspects of my training; during resistance training I was lucky to see a few knots towards the end of the session.

Quality of Training: HIIT was HARD. For some reason my body was shattered after a few efforts . . . Resistance training was fine. Just under two hours - it's only day ONE of this, and already I can't wait for it to be over and done with! . . . Post-Weights Cardio was an effort. I'll be glad when I can stop doing this as well - even though I feel like I'm being bad if I DON'T do this after EVERY resistance session now . . .

Recovery: We'll see tomorrow.

Body Composition and Look: 9% bodyfat at 111.6 pounds. So, gained a little bodyfat - or it could just be that I am still holding some water from the last week. Either way, 9% bodyfat is my "starting point" for getting as lean as possible.

Other Effects: I'm looking forward to the Triazole drying me out.

Slin-Sane Notes: I have started dosing 1 cap of Slin-Sane first thing, and find this very effective.

Eviscerate Smolder Notes: I have noticed that there is minimal to no water retention with this - unlike the original Eviscerate, which caused quite a lot of water retention for me.

Other Notes: So far, all the NO products I have tried do NOT work for me. I used PlasmaJet only today, and got similar results to when I used Anadraulic Pump re less of a pump and vascularity than usual, etc. Tomorrow I am going to use GlycoCarn-GPLC only pre-training and see how that goes, and then on Wednesday stack PlasmaJet and GlycoCarn-GPLC to see what happens. On Wednesday I will be able to say for definite whether or not NO products are like Growth Hormone boosters for me and simply do NOT work with my body (except IGF-2 - which I use as a staple).