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TenEightTen

2010-08-11T08:24:00.000-07:00

Well, Floyd and I started up again. Broke a light sweat and lifted weight, just light weight and a few pushes. Needless to saw I am not sore today, but I am feeling that I did work out. We did
Chest, back, shoulders, legs, abs, lower back and arms. It went fine, but now I have funny joint pains every where, getting old sucks, but I am sure I'll get over it.

The Calf made it through everything fine, so that is a good thing

Thursday is the next day for us. Sounds like Shannon wants to come too. So 3 it will be, and ripping through the lifts we will go.

Maybe before we start for reals this time we should take some measurables and actually see if gains are being made.... maybe

09Aug10 - NineEightTen

2010-08-09T09:14:00.000-07:00

This is a story that has been told before and will be told again:
Things start anew tomorrow…

Two big things are over 1) our 2 week vacation is over (both good and bad. Good that I can get back to working out, bad that I am not still on vacation). 2) My torn (excuse me strained) calf doesn’t hurt any more. Not sure if the calf has any strength, but simply walking on it doesn’t hurt any more.

So Floyd and I are going to hit the gym a couple times this week and then for really real next week.

Don’t pray for me, I’m already dead. I am Mr. Self Destruct.

Thursday week 3 of 3 - 1 set workouts

2010-06-03T06:19:00.000-07:00

I wasn't sure Floyd was gunna show this morning, he said he had to work late again. But he eventually did, got in a quick warm up and dove right into lifting. My legs felt particularly strong today, where as both our backs did not. Funny how that works some times. I know I got 14 of the 15 reps on Bench this morning, not sure how much if any Floyd aided with the last one, I never asked as I just pretended it was none. After we were done Floyd did say, "Glad I dragged my ass out of bed this morning, I do actually feel better." That's why we are doing this, to feel better and to throw up 3 plates and oh yeah just wait till those endorphins wear off, lol, just wait....


.	Week 3 of 3	Floyd		Mon	Tue	Thu	Fri
.	Exercise	Sets	Reps
.	Leg Press	1	15	-	270	270
.	Lying Leg Curl	1	15	-	130	130
.	Cable Row	1	15	-	130	140
.	Bench	1	15	-	135	135
.	Dumbbell press	1	15	-	35's	35's
.	Dumbbell shrug	1	15	-	70's	70's
.	Pushdown	1	15	-	70	72.5
.	Barbell curl	1	15	-	80	80
.	Back Ext.	1	15	-	10	0
.	calf raise	1	15	-	300	300
.	wrist curl	1	15	-	65	65
.	Crunches	1	15	-	105	105
.
.	2 of 3	Cam		Mon	Tue	Thu	Fri
.	Exercise	Sets	Reps
.	Leg Press	1	15	-	450	450
.	Lying Leg Curl	1	15	-	170	170
.	Cable Row	1	15	-	190	190


.	Bench	1	15	-	215	215
.	Dumbbell press	1	15	-	50's	50's
.	Dumbbell shrug	1	15	-	90's	95's
.	Pushdown	1	15	-	87.5	87.5
.	Barbell curl	1	15	-	90	90
.	Back Ext.	1	15	-	45	45
.	calf raise	1	15	-	300	300
.	wrist curl	1	15	-	65	65
.	Crunches	1	15	-	70	70

Tuesday Week 3 of 3 - 1 set workouts

2010-06-01T06:16:00.000-07:00

Monday was a no go for us. Not because it was a Holiday (which it was) not because it was us being lazy (which were weren't) and not because it wasn't open (which it was). Floyd and I kinda worked like dogs all weekend, and we just needed some time off. Floyd did demo Saturday and Sunday and yard work on Monday. I did yard work Saturday and Sunday and built an herb garden on Monday. Needless to say, the beast was stunned A Whip-Crack went his whippy tail... oops Needless to say we were tired so Tuesday it was. Last week of the 1 setters. Then on to 2 sets, less reps, slightly more weight for 3 weeks, then on to a 2-day split for 6 weeks. Then on to a 4-day split for 12 weeks.


.	Week 3 of 3	Floyd		Mon	Tue	Thu	Fri
.	Exercise	Sets	Reps
.	Leg Press	1	15	-	270
.	Lying Leg Curl	1	15	-	130
.	Cable Row	1	15	-	130
.	Bench	1	15	-	135
.	Dumbbell press	1	15	-	35's
.	Dumbbell shrug	1	15	-	70's
.	Pushdown	1	15	-	70
.	Barbell curl	1	15	-	80
.	Back Ext.	1	15	-	10
.	calf raise	1	15	-	300
.	wrist curl	1	15	-	65
.	Crunches	1	15	-	105
.
.	2 of 3	Cam		Mon	Tue	Thu	Fri
.	Exercise	Sets	Reps
.	Leg Press	1	15	-	450
.	Lying Leg Curl	1	15	-	170
.	Cable Row	1	15	-	190


.	Bench	1	15	-	215
.	Dumbbell press	1	15	-	50's
.	Dumbbell shrug	1	15	-	90's
.	Pushdown	1	15	-	87.5
.	Barbell curl	1	15	-	90
.	Back Ext.	1	15	-	45
.	calf raise	1	15	-	300
.	wrist curl	1	15	-	65
.	Crunches	1	15	-	70

Friday 4 of 4 - Week 2 of 3 - 1 set workouts

2010-05-28T07:08:00.000-07:00

Maybe Floyd working until 12:30AM and me drinking beer and eating pizza and going to bed at 1AM to get up and work out at 6:30AM was a bad idea. I am not say it was a bad idea, just that there is that possibility. Part of me was hoping floyd would cancel this morning, but we both did feel better after pumping. some iron that is.


.	2 of 3	Floyd		Mon	Tue	Thu	Fri
.	Exercise	Sets	Reps
.	Leg Press	1	15	250	270	320	340
.	Lying Leg Curl	1	15	100	110	120	130
.	Cable Row	1	15	120	120	130	130
.	Bench	1	15	135	140	135	135
.	Dumbbell press	1	15	35's	35's	35's	35's
.	Dumbbell shrug	1	15	60's	65's	65's	70's
.	Pushdown	1	15	57.5	57.5	62.5	65
.	Barbell curl	1	15	65	75	80	80
.	Back Ext.	1	15	2.5	10	10	10
.	calf raise	1	15	280	300	300	300
.	wrist curl	1	15	55	55	65	65
.	Crunches	1	15	105	105	105	105
.
.	2 of 3	Cam		Mon	Tue	Thu	Fri
.	Exercise	Sets	Reps
.	Leg Press	1	15	380	410	430	450
.	Lying Leg Curl	1	15	130	140	150	160
.	Cable Row	1	15	180	180	185	190


.	Bench	1	15	200	205	210	215
.	Dumbbell press	1	15	55's	55's	50's	50's
.	Dumbbell shrug	1	15	85's	85's	85's	90's
.	Pushdown	1	15	80	80	85	87.5
.	Barbell curl	1	15	90	90	90	90
.	Back Ext.	1	15	35	35	45	45
.	calf raise	1	15	280	300	300	300
.	wrist curl	1	15	55	55	65	65
.	Crunches	1	15	65	65	70	70

Thursday Week 2 of 3 - 1 set workouts

2010-05-27T06:44:00.000-07:00

Well, the day off did a body good, felt strong today. Raised some weights lowered shoulder press, only to do all 15 this time so I don't know on that one. Club is open on Monday 7AM - 2PM now, on your day off when do you go to the club?


.	2 of 3	Floyd		Mon	Tue	Thu	Fri
.	Exercise	Sets	Reps
.	Leg Press	1	15	250	270	320
.	Lying Leg Curl	1	15	100	110	120
.	Cable Row	1	15	120	120	130
.	Bench	1	15	135	140	135
.	Dumbbell press	1	15	35	35	35
.	Dumbbell shrug	1	15	60's	65's	65's
.	Pushdown	1	15	57.5	57.5	62.5
.	Barbell curl	1	15	65	75	80
.	Back Ext.	1	15	2.5	10	10
.	calf raise	1	15	280	300	300
.	wrist curl	1	15	55	55	65
.	Crunches	1	15	105	105	105
.
.	2 of 3	Cam		Mon	Tue	Thu	Fri
.	Exercise	Sets	Reps
.	Leg Press	1	15	380	410	430
.	Lying Leg Curl	1	15	130	140	150
.	Cable Row	1	15	180	180	185


.	Bench	1	15	200	205	210
.	Dumbbell press	1	15	55	55	50
.	Dumbbell shrug	1	15	85	85	85
.	Pushdown	1	15	80	80	85
.	Barbell curl	1	15	90	90	90
.	Back Ext.	1	15	35	35	45
.	calf raise	1	15	280	300	300
.	wrist curl	1	15	55	55	65
.	Crunches	1	15	65	65	70

Tuesday Week 2 of 3

2010-05-25T06:19:00.001-07:00

Half way through, and I think we are finding our limits about now. I really think that is the purpose of this workout. Finding your maxes without having to 1 rep push it. At 3 weeks of 15 reps we will have a pretty firm idea of where we stand going into the 3 week 2x12 sets.

Floyd asked if we were working out on Monday, I was like "Why not? oh yeah it is a holiday. Is it even open?" He Was like "Probably" I said "Tell you what, we will ask on Thursday if they are open, if they are not open we will lift heavy on Friday and take a long weekend." Floyd replied "Heavy on Friday?!?! What was today?" I just shrugged.


.	2 of 3	Floyd		Mon	Tue	Thu	Fri
.	Exercise	Sets	Reps
.	Leg Press	1	15	250	270
.	Lying Leg Curl	1	15	100	110
.	Cable Row	1	15	120	120
.	Bench	1	15	135	140
.	Dumbbell press	1	15	35	35
.	Dumbbell shrug	1	15	60	65
.	Pushdown	1	15	57.5	57.5
.	Barbell curl	1	15	65	75
.	Back Ext.	1	15	2.5	10
.	calf raise	1	15	280	300
.	wrist curl	1	15	55	55
.	Crunches	1	15	105	105
.
.	2 of 3	Cam		Mon	Tue	Thu	Fri
.	Exercise	Sets	Reps
.	Leg Press	1	15	380	410
.	Lying Leg Curl	1	15	130	140
.	Cable Row	1	15	180	180


.	Bench	1	15	200	205
.	Dumbbell press	1	15	55	55
.	Dumbbell shrug	1	15	85	85
.	Pushdown	1	15	80	80
.	Barbell curl	1	15	90	90
.	Back Ext.	1	15	35	35
.	calf raise	1	15	280	300
.	wrist curl	1	15	55	55
.	Crunches	1	15	65	65

Week 2 of 3 or 1 set workouts

2010-05-24T06:01:00.000-07:00

As Floyd put it today "I moved up to big boy plates!" I am still torn between adding more or staying put, but I think we really have a good plan in place. 2 more weeks of this, then it goes to a 3 week, 2 X 12 of the same exercises, then to a 2 day split for 6 weeks. All of this in an attempt to for to a 12 week long 4 day split. We will see how it all goes I think. Getting strong now..... That's all I got... I am Mr. Self Destruct....


.	2 of 3	Floyd		Mon	Tue	Thu	Fri
.	Exercise	Sets	Reps
.	Leg Press	1	15	250
.	Lying Leg Curl	1	15	100
.	Cable Row	1	15	120
.	Bench	1	15	135
.	Dumbbell press	1	15	35
.	Dumbbell shrug	1	15	60
.	Pushdown	1	15	57.5
.	Barbell curl	1	15	65
.	Back Ext.	1	15	2.5
.	calf raise	1	15	280
.	wrist curl	1	15	55
.	Crunches	1	15	105
.
.	2 of 3	Cameron Ted		Mon	Tue	Thu	Fri
.	Exercise	Sets	Reps
.	Leg Press	1	15	380
.	Lying Leg Curl	1	15	130
.	Cable Row	1	15	180


.	Bench	1	15	200
.	Dumbbell press	1	15	55
.	Dumbbell shrug	1	15	85
.	Pushdown	1	15	80
.	Barbell curl	1	15	90
.	Back Ext.	1	15	35
.	calf raise	1	15	280
.	wrist curl	1	15	55
.	Crunches	1	15	65

Friday - Week 1 of 3

2010-05-21T07:28:00.001-07:00

Well, We passed on Thursday, Felt strong today, but left the note pad at home as to how much we had done the time before, for the most part we remembered pretty good I think. Weekend off, and hit it hard on Monday. Getting strong now......


.	1 of 3	Floyd		Mon	Tue	Thu	Fri
.	Exercise	Sets	Reps
.	Leg Press	1	15	180	200D	-	230
.	Lying Leg Curl	1	15	60	70E	-	100
.	Cable Row	1	15	100	120D	-	120
.	Bench	1	15	115	120D	-	125
.	Dumbbell press	1	15	25	30D	-	30
.	Dumbbell shrug	1	15	60	60D	-	80
.	Pushdown	1	15	50	52.5H	-	?
.	Barbell curl	1	15	55	65H	-	65
.	Back Ext.	1	15	-	0	-	0
.	calf raise	1	15	200	240E	-	260
.	wrist curl	1	15	45	55H	-	55
.	Crunches	1	15	100 lbs,	105lbs	-	100
.
.	1 of 3	Cameron Ted		Mon	Tue	Thu	Fri
.	Exercise	Sets	Reps
.	Leg Press	1	15	270	320E	-	360
.	Lying Leg Curl	1	15	90	100E	-	130
.	Cable Row	1	15	160	180D	-	180


.	Bench	1	15	185	190D	-	195
.	Dumbbell press	1	15	45	50D	-	55
.	Dumbbell shrug	1	15	80	85H	-	85
.	Pushdown	1	15	72.5	80H	-	?
.	Barbell curl	1	15	75	85H	-	85
.	Back Ext.	1	15	-	25E	-	25
.	calf raise	1	15	200	240E	-	260
.	wrist curl	1	15	45	55H	-	55
.	Crunches	1	15	100 lbs	60 lbs	-	60

Tuesday Week 1 of 3

2010-05-18T06:40:00.000-07:00

So this is day 2 of 12 for this 3 week phase 1 program, at the end of the 12th workout we move on to phase 2 which is an additional 3 week program that has 2 sets of 12 reps on most exercises. Things are moving along pretty good so far I think. Also I am experimenting with embedding grids, not as fun or easy as I thought it might be


.	1 of 3	Floyd			Monday	Tuesday	Thursday	Friday
.	Part	Exercise	Sets	Reps
.	Quads	Leg Press	1	15	180	200D
.	Hams	Lying Leg Curl	1	15	60	70E
.	Back	Seated Cable Row	1	15	100	120D
.	Chest	Flat Bench Press	1	15	115	120D
.	Shldrs	Dumbbell press	1	15	25	30D
.	Traps	Dumbbell shrug	1	15	60	60D
.	Triceps	Pushdown	1	15	50	52.5H
.	Biceps	Barbell curl	1	15	55	65H
.	Back	Back extension	1	15	Forgotten	0
.	Calves	Standing calf raise	1	15	200	240E
.	arms	Barbell wrist curl	1	15	45	55H
.	Abs	Crunches	1	15	100 lbs,	105lbs
.
.	1 of 3	Cameron Ted			Monday	Tuesday	Thursday	Friday
.	Part	Exercise	Sets	Reps
.	Quads	Leg Press	1	15	270	320E
.	Hams	Lying Leg Curl	1	15	90	100E
.	Back	Seated Cable Row	1	15	160	180D


.	Chest	Flat Bench Press	1	15	185	190D
.	Shldrs	Dumbbell press	1	15	45	50D
.	Traps	Dumbbell shrug	1	15	80	85H
.	Triceps	Pushdown	1	15	72.5	80H
.	Biceps	Barbell curl	1	15	75	85H
.	Back	Back extension	1	15	forgotten	25E
.	Calves	Standing calf raise	1	15	200	240E
.	arms	Barbell wrist curl	1	15	45	55H
.	Abs	Crunches	1	15	100 lbs	60 lbs

E=Easy

D = Do-able

H = Hard, but completed all reps

Monday Week 1 (of 3)

2010-05-17T12:17:00.000-07:00


.	Week 1 (of 3)	Floyd			Monday	Tuesday	Thursday	Friday
.	Bodypart	Exercise	Sets	Reps
.	Quads/Glutes	Leg Press	1	15	4 X 45
.	Hamstrings	Lying Leg Curl	1	15	60
.	Upper Back	Seated Cable Row	1	15	100
.	Chest	Flat Bench Press	1	15	115
.	Shoulders	Dumbbell press	1	15	25
.	Traps	Dumbbell shrug	1	15	60
.	Triceps	Pushdown	1	15	50
.	Biceps	Barbell curl	1	15	55
.	Lower Back	Back extension	1	15	Forgotten
.	Calves	Standing calf raise	1	15	200
.	Forearms	Barbell wrist curl	1	15	45
.	Abdominals	Crunches	1	15	100 lbs,
.
.	Week 1 (of 3)	Cameron Ted			Monday	Tuesday	Thursday	Friday
.	Bodypart	Exercise	Sets	Reps
.	Quads/Glutes	Leg Press	1	15	6 x 45
.	Hamstrings	Lying Leg Curl	1	15	90
.	Upper Back	Seated Cable Row	1	15	160


.	Chest	Flat Bench Press	1	15	185
.	Shoulders	Dumbbell press	1	15	45
.	Traps	Dumbbell shrug	1	15	80
.	Triceps	Pushdown	1	15	72.5
.	Biceps	Barbell curl	1	15	75
.	Lower Back	Back extension	1	15	forgotten
.	Calves	Standing calf raise	1	15	200
.	Forearms	Barbell wrist curl	1	15	45
.	Abdominals	Crunches	1	15	100 lbs

Mr. Self Destruct -

2010-04-06T06:00:00.000-07:00

Floyd was a show today, he had to work sunday night so a monday morning workout was a no go for him. He did make it to the gym to get some treadmill work in on monday night, so good for him.

Treadmill and weights about 50 - 60 total minutes. all in all a great morning. Until a bowl of dog food was placed on top of the fridge (more accurately on to of the fridge door) so it fell on my head and in the fridge. good times. And just for the record, I didn't put it there.

Transformers II was the movie. It is a lot like Avatar, looks good, bad movie. Terrible story... worse dialog.... It is too bad that the things I grew up with the keep re-hashing into more "Kids Stuff" I think it would have been really fun if they had gone for it and made it and R rated movie for people my age.

Mr. Self Destruct - Oh No Edition

2010-04-05T05:47:00.000-07:00

I really need to learn to check my phone before I go and work out. Floyd was a no show OH NO!(he actually was nice enough to send a message but I never grabbed my phone off the charger this morning before I went to Gold's so he was a no show in my book)

The the theater had Million dollar baby again. OH euthanasia?!?! Pass. so I went out to the regular floor.

The the treadmill stopping in the middle of my 18.5 degree assent OH NO!

But other than that it was all good. Eating some fruit and then donating some blood over lunch. They say they want a pint, but I'll try to give them 3.

Mr. Self Destruct - Journey

2010-04-02T06:12:00.000-07:00

No not the band, the movie Journey to the Center of the Earth. Even though it was the 3-D version and I didn't have glasses it was still pretty entertain, what I saw of it. Really funny to watch a 13 year old call "dibs" on a girl.

Found out today that 135 easy, 185 easy, 225 easy, 245 doable, 275 not doable. So I am guessing somewhere in the 250 - 260 range is where my bench max lies.... sadness still not one of me......

Floyd found that his chest might have been a little sore today, but he had a meeting to get to and I was a little late so the lift went by real quick, which is fine with me.

4 days in a row this week. 4 days in a row last week. Here's to 4 days next week too.

Mr. Self Destruct - BACK at it

2010-04-01T07:22:00.001-07:00

The only thing I can think is that Floyd's abs must feel like my back after the way he looked at the Ab machine this morning. About half way up on my left side it just plain feels bad. "Why you going in" Jamie Lou wants to know.... That is what you do, work through it, always have in the past and probably always will. So we will see. And Floyd's abs? He did jump back on that machine for a few reps this morning... see you work through it. One more day this week makes 2 weeks in a row of not missing, so I have that going for me, which is nice.

Need to get new shoe... one of these days maybe.

Oh and the movie was Body of Lies.. Leo creating things that aren't real with extremists, getting people killed, getting kidnapped, pissing off foreign countries. So much better than euthanasia.

Mr. Self Destruct - Bowling edition

2010-03-31T11:19:00.000-07:00

Well after a long cardio yesterday and a fast weight session, I felt good. Then bowling went pretty good too. Then I woke up today and felt like my back was tied in knots. Early to bed for me tonight I think, and I hope working out tomorrow with rusty can make my back feel a little better. Need to remember to get new shoes.....

Mr. Self Destruct - The Impossible mission part THREE

2010-03-30T06:06:00.000-07:00

that part THREE was in my best Resident Evil voice (for you gaming geeks that happen to read this). Well the board said Million dollar baby again, but I was pleasantly surprised when it was Mission Impossible III instead. Action movies, no matter how implausible they are, are more fun to work out to that movie on euthanasia. Just on guy's opinion. The saddest part, the Ben Stiller bit never EVER happens where they jump and in mid air Tom Cruise turns to the camera and says, "This mission just got more impossibler"

Floyd the barber showed up right at the same time I did. We hit 25 mins on the cardio and then pumped iron for around 15 mins, 1 set lower weight, high reps, many exercises. Heart rate seemed to stay up pretty good so if all goes well we will try a similar model the rest of the week on Thursday and Friday. So I am excited to see how this new phase of the Gold's experience goes.

Mr. Self Destruct - Million Dollar Version

2010-03-29T07:21:00.000-07:00

OOO-WEEE What Up with that? What up with that? Million Dollar Baby the super funny action comedy was on the screen this morning at Gold's. What's that? That wasn't a comedy? It wasn't meant to be funny? Next you are going to tell me Schindler's List wasn't funny either. What? It wasn't? hhmmmm well maybe at 6:30 movies on euthanasia seem a little more funny than they are meant to be. On a slightly related note, Morgan Freeman has a fantastic voice. It is mesmerizing.

Well Floyd says he is coming to the club in the morning. He couldn't make it today because of work, but he says Tuesday, Thursday and Friday he is going to try and make it. it'll be nice to have someone pump iron with each morning. My thought still is to do mostly cardio with a power body lift with little of no rest to keep the heart pump up. We shall see if this is a good plan or one for failure.

Mr. Self Destruct Movie Review

2010-03-26T12:00:00.001-07:00

Man Devon was right, and I am glad I listened to her. Going into the Movie lounge while getting on the treadmill makes the time fly by. So this may make this blog take a turn (worse or better? IDK I guess for you to decide). I think I'll report on the the movie of the day and what the workout was.

Today was Charlie and the Chocolate factory. Too bad for me I caught the last scene, credits, and then the op end few scenes as the movie got restarted at the end. Even so time went by fairly fast. Depp is creepy as Willy Wanka, and I am not sure but I think Hit Girl from the up coming Kick Ass was in it too. Also I got to thinking on the number of times Depp and Marla Singer have been together in flicks. At least 3 with Charlie, Alice and Sweeny Todd. There may be more. I would put Willy Wanka at a "C" to work out to. it was fine but there are better.

Oh and I walked hills on the treadmill and jumped on the elliptical. I guess spin on the eliptical, jumping is for trampolines I think. It was kinda cold in there today, couldn't hardly break a sweat. May wear a sweatshirt next time.

There is also a rumor that Floyd the barber may start waking up int he morning and working out. That could mean, 30 mins of Cardio and them a 15 min total body pump with rest to spot the other only... That would be grand.

Mr Self Destruct Hooter's edition

2010-03-25T08:46:00.000-07:00

Maybe the best thing in the world isn't eating wings and drinking beers at Hooters, but the chance to hang with the Troll, Russ, Jamie Lou, Sushi Mama, Zac and Dani, and Tommy and Ashley. I think all had a good time, I know I did.

On the good side though, I did drag my sorry ass out of bed and went to Gold's this morning. Actually tried the cinema room and "The Three Musketeers" was on the screen. It was entertaining enough I put an extra 10 minutes in on the elliptical after walking on the treadmill. Jack Bauer looked the same, strangely enough Charlie Harper did too....

Mr. Self Destruct

2010-03-23T06:23:00.000-07:00

So I have been weighing myself every morning. Which is a little odd as I am a fan of "let your clothes tell you how much weight you have lost". Interesting to see how there can be huge ups and down from day to day and week to week. Almost more interesting to me, it that I can have a pig out day and then that seems to spur on a little more loss than before. I am thinking that is the key. Be sensible and keep the gluttonous days to a minimum.

Mr. Self destruct, week 3

2010-03-22T11:11:00.001-07:00

SO I got an e-mail from my good friend Ty asking me to play footy with him and his buds. And my pathetic reply was this:

Footy- As much as this pains me to say and admit now to another person... I
can't run anymore Ty. I am too effing fat. I am down roughly 25 pounds from a
year ago to 275, I think I need to lose another 40 before my little legs can
take the pounding. This is a hard/embarrassing thing to admit to for me. I used
to be.. once could... Won championships in... played college... My shins hurt
after walking on a treadmill. I can't see myself being able to do it in any way.
Now on the flip side I am going to the gym 4 days a week and sweating 4 days a
week. I am hoping in 3 months to see if I cantt have a few more LBs off, but
right now footy is a no go for me.

Maybe this will be a goal for the next season, being able to play a sport with others again...... who knows..

Mr Self Destruct - feet

2010-03-19T11:59:00.001-07:00

Well, I knew my shoes sucked but this has gotten a tad silly, I have now worn a hole in the bottom of my right foot. Right at the ball of the foot. That makes walking biking, running not fun at all. Took the last two days off. So easy to fall off the tracks but I hope a few more days and all will be good to hit it hard Monday morning.

Monday I hope to try the movie room while on the treadmill. Maybe that will take the boring away....

Mr Self Destruct

2010-03-16T08:06:00.001-07:00

Up and at it again this morning.

I am thinking that 1 more month of strictly tread milling is the plan I am going to stick to. Running is out of the question as walking kills my shins. And now the education part of today. Don't go to gordman's and buy shoes to workout in, they will kill your feet. My other workout shoes were dieing and one day a while back I forgot them, so gordman's was next door so I got a pair. They seemed fine at first, but the longer I wear then the worse they seem. I see a new pair of Lawn mowing shoes in my future.

So mid April, I think I will mix back in a solid amount of weight training, right now once a week I do a weight blitz where I just do a quick pump to failure on like 10 exercises. Not sure it is helpful, but its my plan and I am sticking to it.

I am Mr Self Destruct

2010-03-15T06:05:00.000-07:00

Well a weekend of excess seems to have undone anything from the previous week, but I am no looking at it this way. Before it would have been a week of excess followed by a weekend of excess. Maybe that was excessive, IDK.

Treadmill stayed on for the full 25 minutes this morning. Tried not to use the heart rate hand grips, the last few trips to 18.5 degrees I had to, poor shins felt like they were going to explode. It was an entirely different workout alking with no holding on, not sure it is was better, but it was different.

On a different note, not sure which is worse, no sun in the morning or no sun at night... ugh

Mr Self Destruct 5 days in a row

2010-03-12T11:35:00.000-08:00

Was at Gold's at 6:15 this morning. I swear if that effing treadmill just stops onemore time in the middle of a work out I am going to freak, today it was in the middle of my 19 degree assent, that was fun to start back up on. Next goal, to not use the hand holds on the elevation climbs. so this week, sweated 4 times, brought my lunch 3 times, and only had 2 diet soda, and a few beers. better than a case of coke, 12 pitchers of beer, and 10 large pizzas... Oh what will the weekend hold in store?

Mr. Self Destruct 4 days in a row

2010-03-11T05:56:00.000-08:00

I think running is a bad idea for me. jogging, or yogging I believe it is a soft "J", may be a little closer but I am really getting close to the old guy run walk ass out thing. I had a coach in high school that did that. Looked funny at the time, now it seems quite sensible. Was back at the club this morning, already had a couple glasses of water, was in bed by 11:15 last night, was out of bed by 6:15, made my lunch again, eating lots of fruit, it still seems that veggies are what I am missing, I think I'll have to start working them into dinner.

I will say that Gold's was strangely quite this morning, not that is matters to me. Must remember to get my i-pod charged up and in working order. Things seems to go faster and easier with music in your ears. IMO.

Not sure how many days you have to do something to make it a habit, but now playing WoW until 2AM most nights seems to be a healthy thing for me, and probably my wrists.

Mr Self Destruct 3 days in a row

2010-03-10T10:38:00.000-08:00

hmmm working out, sensible lunch, then beer and pretzels at Bowling League. Then up way too late playing Warcraft. Then up late for work. It is a strange cycle, but I do see it and see the reasons for it. I think once bowling is over in a month and a half the threat of a Tuesday night blowout will be greatly reduced. Tomorrow, back up at 6AM and to Gold's a a workout. I have to think that 1 day like that a week, has to be better than 5 of them for me. And heck only had 4 beers instead of 4 pitchers :) Must get more water in me must put less beer in...

Mr Self Destruct - 2 days in a row

2010-03-09T05:53:00.000-08:00

Not sure what I am attempting to do with this place. I guess maybe it will make an easy reference to see where things went off the tracks or maybe stayed on them. Maybe a place that maybe someone else can see that if he can do I can too. I am just not sure, so I think i will just play it by ear.

My 35th birthday is coming up and maybe for the first time since I am making an attempt to be smaller than I was the previous year. Seems odd to write, but I think it is a fair goal.
Was at Gold's again this morning. I had an epiphany, or at least a change in philosophy. Maybe stacking Creatine, protein, glutamine, GABAs and repping weight isn't the greatest and easiest way to weight loss. Maybe just maybe striving to press out 315 isn't all that helpful really. So for the next few weeks I am going to focus on cardio, specifically the incline treadmill and elliptical runners. Two days in, and things are going good.

Food intake I have changed too. No pop, man do I really have a liking for sodas of all kinds. But after reading the labels they have to be poison for you. Fruit for breakfast. Fruit and a sandwich for lunch. and it is looking like vegetables are what is missing the most right now. I think I will need to come up with a creative way to get the veggies into the diet. Water throughout the day. For dinner? I guess what would be called sensible dinner. No need to stuff one's self to the point of being miserable.

I'd like to give this a month and see what the outcome of this little experiment is. Polly should get my weight and blood pressure reading. I think those, the second on in particular, will be good barometers of the effects of this attempt.

Mr Self Destruct

2010-03-08T09:28:00.000-08:00

Big changes. Big Changes indeed! A few things that I am going to get accomplished.
1) Be in bed by 11 at the latest if at all possible.
2) work out before work at 6:15
3) be into work by 7:45
4) Make and bring in my lunch at least 3 times each week.
5) no more soda. Diet or regular. Just Water.

So far so good. It isn't like I haven't been working out. I used up 24 training sessions at Gold's over the last 3 months and Just took a week off and am now ready to hit it.

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings. I think this should be a successful plan for me.

No more cheese burgers, no more soda pop breaks in the afternoons, no more trips to vendo-land.

So far 1 day in and already I like it :) At work hours earlier than I have been and getting lots done.... See you are reading the fruits of my labors...

This should result in: Less weight, More Energy, Less Money spend, More productive time.

Don't cry for me, I'm already dead

2009-09-02T12:05:00.001-07:00

I am Mr Self Destruct-

So I went to Gold's Gym today, they have a great special running right now for joining.
I met with Justin a trainer.
I talked with hime for 30 minutes.
I worked out for 25 minutes with him.
He is nice.
He is strong.
He is in shape.
I am in shape, round is a shape.
I am weak, metally and physically.
I am nice too.

I hope I will be able to wash myself in the shower in the morning.
I am already sore all over.
Some honest soul searching will need to go on.
I have seen the future, and it is not good.

A great vacation!

2008-11-19T21:28:00.000-08:00

So here are some pictures from the trip.... Somehow we failed to get group pictures of Rusty, Shannon, Jamie Lou and me... not sure what happened with that could have been the Russo Blancos, they were mighty good.

Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.

So, let the questions begin, and to the best of my knowledge I will answer them for you. Unless that mean going to jail, then I will lie to you

Enjoy

CeeTee

hhhmmmm

2008-11-18T17:33:00.000-08:00

so Michael posts:

Hopefully your little holiday in the sun hasn't ruined your diet too much.

as if on cue, I find out that all you can eat, all you can drink sleep till 1PM doesn't do a body good. In fact, while it is fun to be at an all inclusive resort that it at I would guess 15% capacity, it isn't good for you physically. So thanks for that mike, you did this to me HA

hhmmm things I think

I think Work is a drag right now
I think I need to get back to it
I think I need to check out the new golds gym that is like a mile away

Keeping at it

2008-10-23T15:04:00.000-07:00

Well I left my workout clothes at home and on the way to work decided I would just skip the club, but that is how it always starts for me, so Over my lunch hour I zipped home picked up my workout stuff and headed back.

Big thanks to Josh Yoshi for the heads up on new ear buds for the i-pod. the Shure isolation buds are great, I don't think they will ever fall out, now I just hope I don't blow out my ear drums lol

I think Mondays will be the official weigh in day. Yep, I have just decided Monday mornings, other than that I am not touching a scale.

I am thinking I may even try and get up on vacation and work out a little bit.

So this is a big step for me, fought through the inkling to not work out and I think made the right choice.

PEACE!

I makes me wonder....

2008-10-20T09:16:00.000-07:00

I wonder if being a "good boy" all week and then living like a hellian on the weekends is really a plan for success.

Probably not.

At least it is 5 pretty good days against 2 bad ones, unlike before. Back at it this week.

A friend at work ran the Des Moines Marathon Sunday. Big ups to you Tammy, I am in awe!

BAM!

2008-10-16T22:49:00.001-07:00

Wow, 3 times this week. ON A ROLL. Although it isn't much it is a start.

26 minutes on the elliptical

25 on the treadmill

quite a few calories burned up I think

now the bad:
Just like Jamie B, I too headed to Old Chicago to finish up my mini tour, but I was able to do mine with a sampler. That got me a t-shirt YEAH! and it was my 55th beer so that got me a t-shirt too YEAH, but she brought me a hat instead BOO I asked if they switched the 55th ad 85th beer awards she said no BOO she messed up YEAH did I want the t-shirt instead? YEAH long story short (too late) I got the mini tour shirt YEAH the 55th beer shirt YEAH and because it was already on my head I got the 85th beer shirt too YEAH!

all good things but not as good as sister Cas getting 47 free beers during beer or no beer on Wednesday. That was SWEET! And to thnk I told her to say "NO DEAL" HA what does the math major know?!?!?

2 in a row

2008-10-14T18:21:00.000-07:00

well back to the club again (after bowling... went 2 and 2).

Two days in a row, Maybe I deserve a break lol maybe I'll take Wednesday off.

Have to admit, I bought a foot long sub with the intention of having 6" for lunch and the rest for dinner, had it all for lunch it was good.

Wondering what the difference will be adding working out to tryign to eat better.... hey I have had fries or a tenderloin in a week and a half

PEACE!

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hhhmmmmm

2008-10-13T20:18:00.000-07:00

I am thinking that if they tested my blood it would either be gravy, jell-o, or chocolate.

Well I did it, went to the club, "ran" on the elliptical, rode the bike for a bit, and sweated a lot. The new I-pod was great, I think I would like some more athletic ear buds, the ones that came with the pod don't stay in so great for me.

So let's see.... sweated, ate right, drank water, took vitamins. bet I lost 10 pounds lol Still go to sleep way WAY too late, and work is more than a tad stressful right now, and the Cyclones suck. But everything else is going pretty good.

Not sure how to use this, or if anyone even gives a damn. I think it is just a running reminder for me to keep at it.

I have realized a few things:

fat cam needs to not be so fat
in a month I am going to start lifting again
i think i am going to try and run dam-2-dam

PEACE!
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OK

2008-10-12T19:48:00.000-07:00

Started writing down everything I eat. Wow, want a good way to quit snacking and over eating? Write down what you eat, and be honest about it. It will make you sick when you think about what you would be eating if you weren't keeping track of it.

Loaded up "workout music" onto my new I-pod my parents got me. Never had and MP3 player before, but I do know that I move better to sound.

So I guess what I am saying is this is it, I am going to start working out *gasp*

Don't pray for fat cam, he is already dead......

How I see it

2008-10-07T22:02:00.000-07:00

This is going to me my running (joke kind of intended) story of my life, and trying to lose some fat. Maybe at some point I really will be able to run. Some how I have ended up in a Spam Blog status not really sure how or why that is, but I hope it to be gone soon. Not sure how I am going to use this yet... I think maybe as a reminder of what I really did that day food and working out.

Plan right now:
October: eat right
November: eat right and work on cardio
December: eat right work on cardio and start lifting again
January: See where I am and reevaluate the how/where/why

I had a dream

2008-10-05T20:27:00.001-07:00

I had a dream and it wasn't good.

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