Thread: Curt James' training journal

Yup. Interview on monday. I think you look about 15% if you lost 8-9 more pounds your abs will be showing really nice.

Good luck on the interview, man.

Goal is 175 lbs., but the bigger goal is dealing with this elbow. I dropped triceps pushdowns as that's what I had been hitting seriously. Aggravating to have any kind of injury.

Crap. Well, doesn't Google suck?

"Tendonitis in the elbow is often referred to as tennis elbow, but it can happen with any sport or exercise. As with many injuries to the elbow, tendonitis occurs due to repeated action. The repetition is not exclusive to the elbow; movement of the hand and arm can contribute to tennis elbow. Elbow tendonitis reduces the strength in the entire arm. You may have trouble picking things up or holding something in your hand. You will certainly have problems lifting a weight with the injured arm. If you suspect you have tennis elbow, stop lifting and allow the tendons to heal. Use ice and over-the-counter pain relievers to reduce discomfort. You may want to consider a brace or wrap on the elbow to reinforce it in the future and prevent a chronic problem."

From Elbow Pain And Lifting Weights | LIVESTRONG.COM

You can still do squats and deadlifts!

Good attitude and good advice, though the deads give me problems for other reasons (he whined). lol

Do the 20 rep squat program for a month then. It will be fun.

If you were doing your yoga!!!!!!


And, My Abs show!!!

I have that book. Randall Strossen? Might have that spelled wrong. It's in a box somewhere. lol Great program, though.

Burr, I'm going to get on that! Yoga, Yoga, YOGA!

You smelled it right but you forgot the PH.D

lol You're right. I totally forgot about that part!

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Weighed around 181 lbs. today.

Before my cheat meal.

Wendy's double baconator, medium chocolate Frosty, and a salad. Then I had a "dessert" at my uncle's home:



Plus some coffee.

Stuffed.

Sob

^ heh Is that "Sob" as in you're crying you miss donuts or "Sob" as in "Son of a *****, Curt, you bastard!!!" lol

Note to self: Yoga! I did at least get cardio done!

185.6 lbs.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Treadmill 40 minutes 3.5 speed 2.0 incline

Food:

I had a heaping teaspoon of peanut butter, a 50g protein shake (zero carb), and a VPX Triple Berry Redline 8oz drink (250mg caffeine) for breakfast.

Then a black coffee during the student breakfast time.

For lunch it was a 24hr allergy tablet, Omega 3/6/9 capsules, and another zero-carb 50g protein shake.

About 30 minutes ago I mixed up some BCAA powder.

Burger patties and a Caesar salad plus black coffee at Wendy's.

Ended the day with salmon and a 25g protein shake.

Keto definitely works for me. I'm following it until I hit 175. Then I'll add carbs post workout.

Training adjustment:

I'm putting myself on three weeks of modified or light duty in the gym with my elbow tendonitis.

Tendonitis - How To Diagnose, Treat & Cure Tendonitis

Pretty sure it's the medial epicondyle, left elbow on the inside area.

Years ago I suffered from injuring the lateral epicondyle. That was work related - throwing paper on a conveyor belt 13 hours a day and seven days a week did a number on me.

And I've reinjured those tendons in the past doing hang cleans. A great exercise that I do not mess with any longer.

I'll be doing single db work for my right side as well as machine work for my right side.

Should be able to do pec deck, squats, leg presses, leg extensions, leg curls, etc.

But my left arm is momentarily "trashed".

Can up cardio and nail down my eating while I rehab my arm.

I do enjoy Curts cheat meals, is it me though or do you eat out alot Curt?

Do you wrap your elbow when you workout? It helps me a bit, I think more mentally than physically, but it does help.

Originally Posted by davegmb

I do enjoy Curts cheat meals, is it me though or do you eat out alot Curt?

All the time, but they're not fancy restaurants. Prices are reasonable.

Originally Posted by x~factor

Do you wrap your elbow when you workout? It helps me a bit, I think more mentally than physically, but it does help.

Yup. I picked up an Ace bandage thing. It offers support, but I also started a self-imposed left-side ban for three weeks to let the tendon heal.

The Ace gizmo appears in the treadmill vid (below).

Yesterday I forgot to include the one "meal". I had four hard boiled eggs and a Coke Zero in the evening after the Wendy's meal.

Hey, that protein counts, what, about 6 grams per egg?

184.4 lbs.

Gained .4 lbs.?

Going to stop ball parking my food quantity and meal count.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Rotator work 3 X 15 In and Out
Life Fitness chest press (right arm only) 30 X 12, 35 X 12, 40 X 12, 45 X 10
Pec Deck (right arm only) 40 X 12, 50 X 12, 65 X 12, 90 X 12, 110 X 12, 12

Not sure how those numbers work. Does the machine work if you're using just one arm?*

(Super Set)
Knee raises 3 X 20
Crunches 3 X 20

Side bends 25# db 3 X 20

Treadmill 25 minutes 3.5 speed 2.0 incline

*Was doing same weight with two arms. Maybe leverage from holding non-working arm against my leg? Because I can't pec deck 200. And I definitely have not doubled my strength.

Meh.

I bring you the world's crappiest training video!



Minutes before closing time, place was DEAD (clearly and visibly d-e-a-d). Scanned or panned or whatever the video term is for "pointing at" my Ace brace, the area around the treadmill, and, uh, the annoying/buzzing fluorescent lights!

Food: Wednesday, 4/27

6:30 a.m. Heaping teaspoon of peanut butter and a 50g protein shake (zero carb) for breakfast.

8 am. black coffee during the student breakfast time.

10 a.m. BCAA powder

11 a.m. 24hr allergy tablet, Omega 3/6/9 capsules, and a roast beef sub with two thin slices of tomato and lettuce (no bun, no cheese).

6 p.m. Burger patties and a Caesar salad plus black coffee at Wendy's.

7:30 p.m. 50g protein shake, 1 scoop VPX MHF-1 pre-workout.

10 p.m. Coke Zero and 4 hard boiled eggs.

Originally Posted by Curt James

Hey, that protein counts, what, about 6 grams per egg?

184.4 lbs.

Gained .4 lbs.?

Going to stop ball parking my food quantity and meal count.

Large eggs are 7g protein each. Don't sweat the .4 pounds you did eat at wendys after all lol.

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Originally Posted by Curt James

Food: Wednesday, 4/27

6:30 a.m. Heaping teaspoon of peanut butter and a 50g protein shake (zero carb) for breakfast.

8 am. black coffee during the student breakfast time.

10 a.m. BCAA powder

11 a.m. 24hr allergy tablet, Omega 3/6/9 capsules, and a roast beef sub with two thin slices of tomato and lettuce (no bun, no cheese).

6 p.m. Burger patties and a Caesar salad plus black coffee at Wendy's.

7:30 p.m. 50g protein shake, 1 scoop VPX MHF-1 pre-workout.

10 p.m. Coke Zero and 4 hard boiled eggs.

Since when is black coffee considered a meal?

And can you really call it a sub without the bun and cheese?

ok done picking on you, hope the arm is feeling better.

Originally Posted by ihateschoolmt

Large eggs are 7g protein each. Don't sweat the .4 pounds you did eat at wendys after all lol.

True.

Originally Posted by PreMier

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Cool, thanks, PreMier.

Originally Posted by omerta2010

Since when is black coffee considered a meal?

And can you really call it a sub without the bun and cheese?

ok done picking on you, hope the arm is feeling better.

heh I just listed it. I don't count it as a meal either. lol

Hit 178 lbs. and change this a.m.

183.4 lbs.

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Assisted palm-facing-in pull up (one-arm) -90 X 10, 10, -100 X 10, 10
DB row 40# X 10, 45 X 10, 50 X 10

Horribly short workout.

Food:

Friday, April 29, 2011

6:30 a.m. Heaping teaspoon of peanut butter, 50g protein shake (zero carb)

8 am. black coffee, 24hr allergy tablet

9:30 a.m. BCAA powder, Omega 3/6/9, and 24hr allergy tablet

11 a.m. 50g protein shake

5 p.m. NY strip steak, salad, oil, coffee with fake sugar

7:30 p.m. 4 hardboiled eggs, Diet Snapple peach tea

183.8 lbs.

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Squats Oly bar X 15, 135 X 10, 155 X 8, 175 X 6, 185 X 3, 195 X 2



(Superset)
Knee raises 20, 20, 20
Crunches 20, 20, 20

Another jacked up workout. Need to fix that.

Food:

Saturday, April 30, 2011

9 a.m. Heaping teaspoon of peanut butter, 50g protein shake (zero carb), multiple viamin, 2000iu Vitamin D, ibuprofen, antihistamine capsules

11 a.m. 50g protein shake

2 p.m. VPX MH-1 shake

3:30 p.m. Better'n Eggs Plus 75mg Omega 3 40g protein, 14oz NY strip steak, salad with oil, coffee and fake sugar, water

6 p.m. Liquid egg whites 48g protein, Coke Zero

8 p.m. 50g protein shake

Taken today at the Carlisle Diner...



Had a NY strip yesterday, too, but at the Paxtang Grill in Paxtang, PA.

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In other news...

Weighed 178.2 lbs. stripped down this morning. My goal weight is 175 lbs.

I don't think the waist will be where I want it at that weight, but I'm not dropping to a buck-fifty again. Could do that, but it's not a good look either. lol


149 lbs. on October 31, 2007


179 lbs. on December 10, 2007


186.5 lbs. on January 5, 2008

Don't actually think there is a good weight or look for me. haHA ...

And two Yuenglings.

*burp*

An early cheat meal!

i ate a 5lb pumpkin pie from costco once. yes i won the contest haha

nice cheat i want pizza(sabarro?)

oh and nice bicep vein!

Curt, The Ass hole!

Go ahead and eat The Hole Thing!!!

Funny,

You've heard of the Farmers Walk.

I do the Potters Walk. Load a 18" flower pot with rocks, dirt, plant and then pick it up with your thumbs and first finger (both hands) and walk 20-30 feet.

Didn't think it was so bad until about three hours later when I tried to stand up!

Originally Posted by PreMier

i ate a 5lb pumpkin pie from costco once. yes i won the contest haha

nice cheat i want pizza(sabarro?)

oh and nice bicep vein!

Mine wasn't a 5lb pie but it was a LOTTA PIE all the same. lol Congrats on the contest. I almost puked. Seemed like a good idea at the time. Reduced fat milk, though.

Yes, sabarro! I drove to Lancaster tonight, took the Turnpike and stopped at a rest area/store thing along the way. Had purchased the pie earlier and had it in the car. lmao

Took my fork and my pie and walked in and sat down at one of their tables. The place was empty except for a motorcyclist couple warming up along their ride from central PA to Philly (I stopped to gab and wish them a safe trip. ) After the pie, I had that slice of pizza and a courtesy cup of water (Thank you, sabarro clerk man!).

The two Yuenglings were drinked/drank/drunk (**** Grammar!) at the Cocalico Tavern with my brother (who hosts their karaoke nights), his girlfriend, and a friend Stacey who encouraged me to have a Jager bomb. But I stood my ground and stuck with the two beers.

Originally Posted by Burr

Curt, The Ass hole!

Go ahead and eat The Hole Thing!!!

Hey, if you and the missus had been here I would have shared!

Originally Posted by Burr

Funny,

You've heard of the Farmers Walk.

I do the Potters Walk. Load a 18" flower pot with rocks, dirt, plant and then pick it up with your thumbs and first finger (both hands) and walk 20-30 feet.

Didn't think it was so bad until about three hours later when I tried to stand up!

I definitely want to work out with you. From the Sousa Days at the gym and now the Potters Walk? Oh, yeeeeeeaaaahhhh!!!!

Just watched your squats vid, i lift about the same as you on squats, its a troublesome exercise for me. So ive decided to do heavy leg press first so i can attack my legs with some serious weight and then use squats to finish my legs off. This means it doesnt matter so much about the weight or lack of it as my legs are already fatigued from the leg press, works better for me and my thighs are growing. Maybe it will work for you too Curt, just a thought!

your squats dont look bad, STOP turning your head though! look straight or up, keep that head back

Originally Posted by davegmb

decided to do heavy leg press first so i can attack my legs with some serious weight and then use squats to finish my legs off.

Great recommendation. I'll give that a shot. Thank you, Dave.

Originally Posted by PreMier

STOP turning your head though! look straight or up, keep that head back

Also good advice, but I only turned my head that one rep, right? There was a kid seated military pressing more than I was squatting to my right. lol Wtf?

You're right, though. I know better than to turn my head. Thanks, PreMier.