WORDS FOR THE DAY
I was just saying earlier to Sean how ironic it is that last night/this morning we sat through the entire anime series and movie Eden of the East, given what happened today in history.
"Today is a difficult day. The memories are painful and some wounds may never heal. I pray You will help me and the ones left to go on living for truth, firm in our hope of Your salvation. Help us not to question why, yet even if we do, give us courage to continue to trust You. Help us take the comfort and strength You've poured into our lives and use it to comfort and strengthen all who need hope." - Gina Ostarly
TRAINING
It's been another difficult week back in training, but I am getting there, battling through, determined to get back to "normal" as soon as possible. My left wrist is much weaker than it was the last time I fractured it, but I have faith that I will be able to get it back to where it was and surpass it, just like I did when I started training again last time.
Training completed this week (4 sets for each exercise):
Shoulders/Hamstrings (1 min recovery between sets):
1. Behind-the-neck BB Military Press- for some reason, this angle re hand/wrist placement cause the least pain of most exercises
2. Hammer Raises - doing this because front press hurts wrist so much that drop weight after only a rep
3. Lateral Raises
4. Stiff-Legged BB Deadlift (BB to touch ground)
Arms/Abs (1 min recovery between sets):
1. EZ-Bar Biceps Curls (21s)
2. Dips - REALLY struggling here, barely able to complete even 3 reps before "collapsing" on left side
3. Alternate Hammer Curls
4. Rope Crunches - 100 reps in total only
Chest/Back (1 min recovery between sets):
1. Push-Ups (hands on fists) - really having to "set" wrists to grit through the pain
2. Seated Supinated Lat Pull-Down - hand position "pulling" at left wrist, leaving a heavy ache after each set
3. Incline BB Bench Press
4. Reverse Rows (feet on bench)
Abs (no recovery between supersets):
Superset -
1. Rope Crunch - 100 reps in total only
2. Plank (1 min hold)
Next week, I am going to go back to my usual period of time for all resistance sessions and add my Full-Body session back in on Friday, and see how it goes - if I struggle, that's fine, but at least I will have made the effort!
It's been another difficult week back in training, but I am getting there, battling through, determined to get back to "normal" as soon as possible. My left wrist is much weaker than it was the last time I fractured it, but I have faith that I will be able to get it back to where it was and surpass it, just like I did when I started training again last time.
Training completed this week (4 sets for each exercise):
Shoulders/Hamstrings (1 min recovery between sets):
1. Behind-the-neck BB Military Press- for some reason, this angle re hand/wrist placement cause the least pain of most exercises
2. Hammer Raises - doing this because front press hurts wrist so much that drop weight after only a rep
3. Lateral Raises
4. Stiff-Legged BB Deadlift (BB to touch ground)
Arms/Abs (1 min recovery between sets):
1. EZ-Bar Biceps Curls (21s)
2. Dips - REALLY struggling here, barely able to complete even 3 reps before "collapsing" on left side
3. Alternate Hammer Curls
4. Rope Crunches - 100 reps in total only
Chest/Back (1 min recovery between sets):
1. Push-Ups (hands on fists) - really having to "set" wrists to grit through the pain
2. Seated Supinated Lat Pull-Down - hand position "pulling" at left wrist, leaving a heavy ache after each set
3. Incline BB Bench Press
4. Reverse Rows (feet on bench)
Abs (no recovery between supersets):
Superset -
1. Rope Crunch - 100 reps in total only
2. Plank (1 min hold)
Next week, I am going to go back to my usual period of time for all resistance sessions and add my Full-Body session back in on Friday, and see how it goes - if I struggle, that's fine, but at least I will have made the effort!
OTHER NOTES
I didn't notice it so much last time, but this time around, my right side "carrying" my left has made a considerable difference in my girths. My right arm and thigh are now a full inch LARGER than my left arm and thigh - my right arm is usually ~1 cm larger, but never as extreme as an inch before. Not being able to lift heavy or train as usual has continued to affect my body, with more loss re muscle mass in my deltoids and a little more in arms, despite body mass remaining fairly constant.
Still no supplements aside from barely even the basic staples, and at the end of next week, I will only be left using Vitamin C, BCAAs, and MuscleGel Shots. I am considering starting Battlefuel (which I've had sitting here waiting to be used for a few months now) tomorrow, since it's been a while since I ran out of Erase (and haven't received any more), likely until I get more Erase (I cannot stress how much of a difference this makes to how I look and feel) or have used a bottle of Battlefuel.
Even though I am still not able to train as usual for me and my body has changed (my delts, which I worked so hard to build up and cap, have diminished considerably), I am still looking at competing in October - the competition is now only seven weeks away, which means that I need to work as hard as possible to get into competition shape by the end of September (as best as I can, praying and hoping for no more muscle loss). I will also start practicing my posing again after resistance training, to make sure that I at least have an improvement there from last year.
Remember, there is nothing we can do now about what has been, but we CAN make the most of the present and do the best we can NOW with what we have!
God Bless and keep you all Safe!
I didn't notice it so much last time, but this time around, my right side "carrying" my left has made a considerable difference in my girths. My right arm and thigh are now a full inch LARGER than my left arm and thigh - my right arm is usually ~1 cm larger, but never as extreme as an inch before. Not being able to lift heavy or train as usual has continued to affect my body, with more loss re muscle mass in my deltoids and a little more in arms, despite body mass remaining fairly constant.
Still no supplements aside from barely even the basic staples, and at the end of next week, I will only be left using Vitamin C, BCAAs, and MuscleGel Shots. I am considering starting Battlefuel (which I've had sitting here waiting to be used for a few months now) tomorrow, since it's been a while since I ran out of Erase (and haven't received any more), likely until I get more Erase (I cannot stress how much of a difference this makes to how I look and feel) or have used a bottle of Battlefuel.
Even though I am still not able to train as usual for me and my body has changed (my delts, which I worked so hard to build up and cap, have diminished considerably), I am still looking at competing in October - the competition is now only seven weeks away, which means that I need to work as hard as possible to get into competition shape by the end of September (as best as I can, praying and hoping for no more muscle loss). I will also start practicing my posing again after resistance training, to make sure that I at least have an improvement there from last year.
Remember, there is nothing we can do now about what has been, but we CAN make the most of the present and do the best we can NOW with what we have!
God Bless and keep you all Safe!
