A New Start

You probably noticed (and by you, I mean my 0 readers) that I disappeared after mentioning the troubles with my wrist.  That's quite simply because I follow doctors orders, and the doctors orders were no lifting and to keep my wrist immobilized for five weeks.  I kept it on until the first of the new year.  It still doesn't feel the same, but it's not painful. 

Either way, I'm back.  It will be different this time.  I'm still trying to accomplish a lot in the gym, but I'm trying to be safe with my wrist.  I'm currently utilizing the following programs:

http://www.hundredpushups.com/
http://www.twohundredsitups.com/
http://www.twohundredsquats.com/

It should be mentioned that I'm doing the sit ups sets twice (once as sit ups, again as modified v-ups).  I'm desperately awaiting Steve's 25 Pull Ups program.  In addition to this program, I'm trying to throw in some light weight work as well as some running.  I play floor hockey on Tuesday night (boy is that a workout!), and I'm still trying to figure out exactly how I want to work all of this together.

Either way, I completed the following sets today.  I only ran a mile, but I'm nowhere even close to being my old self.

Push Ups: 12, 17, 13, 13, 17
Sit Ups: 14, 17, 12, 12, 17
V-Ups: 14, 17, 12, 12, 17
Squats: 16, 22, 17, 17, 22

One Arm Dumbbell Row 3 x 10 @ 30 lbs.
-superset with-
Flat Dumbbell Press 3 x 10 @ 50 lbs.

I did rather well in my diet today.  I really need to start hard boiling some eggs because I'm admittedly far too lazy to make an omelet or something in the morning.  Either way, I had no soda, lots of water and green tea and I only ate the food I brought with me.

Let's see if I can keep the momentum going for hockey tomorrow.  Wish me luck!

Week 5 - Day 6

3 miles in 32:50 (5.5 MPH on the treadmill)

Ok.  I may have to get my wrist looked at.  I'm going to try and make an appointment for next week, but the sad part is this isn't even an exercise related injury.  I agitated my wrist by trying to clean a pan that we burned a bit, and gave it a few days rest and thought it was fine.

I guess it wasn't. 

Week 5 - Day 5

Superset #1
Dumbbell Squat @ 80 lbs: 3 x 8
Dumbbell Lunge @ 60 lbs: 3 x 8

Superset #2
Dumbbell Squat @ 80 lbs: 3 x 8
Stiff-Legged Deadlift @ 80 lbs: 3 x 8

Superset #3
Standing Calf Raise @ 80 lbs: 3 x 8
Dumbbell Shoulder Press @ 70 lbs: 3 x 8

Superset #4
Standing Calf Raise @ 80 lbs: 3 x 8
Bent-Over Lateral Raise @ 30 lbs: 3 x 8

Ok.  My wrist does not feel good.  Not sure why, but whatever.

Week 5 - Day 4

Still working on the nutrition thing.  I'm working a 60 hour week this week.  That means two things.  1.  I haven't had much time to work on the nutrition feed / log or whatever I end up doing.  2.  If anyone says they don't have time for the gym, point them here.  I still plan on making it to the gym six times this week, regardless of the schedule I have at work.

In other news, I managed to add in an additional set to my arm work.

Warm-Up:
5 minute run @ 5.5 mph

Superset #1
One Arm Dumbbell Row @ 55 lbs: 3 x 8
Push Ups: 3 x 25

Superset #2
One Arm Dumbbell Row @ 55 lbs: 3 x 8
Incline Dumbbell Press @ 70 lbs: 3 x 8

Superset #3
Dumbbell Curl @ 50 lbs: 3 x 8
Lying Dumbbell Extension @ 50 lbs: 3 x 8

Superset #4
Hammer Curl @ 50 lbs: 3 x 8
Triceps Kickback @ 15 lbs: 3 x 8

Week 5 - Day 3

Yep.  It's a cardio day.  I'm giving the interval training a break (based on my last experience with it).

 3 miles in 32:50 (5.5 MPH on the treadmill)

I also completed my assigned sets for the day from twohundredsitups.  They were five sets, as follows:

15, 18, 15, 15, 18

I'm not sure that I see the logic in it, but is indeed far more sit-ups than I would typically be able to do.  I counted to 60 in between sets.

Guess I'll go make breakfast and find a book to write my nutrition in.

Super Pissed

Ok. I'm over-exaggerating, but seriously. I sent every single thing I ate to Twitter last night. Only two of them went through while I was at work, meanwhile I know I sent at least 6 if not more.

Ignore the Twitter feed. It will be removed. I will post my eating plan (a basic outline) and I will start a physical nutrition journal. It will suck, but Twitter has proved it's about as useless as I thought it was.

Bastards.

Food!

Food For A Night