DaMayor's DaDamaged, but not Da feated

DaMayor · 08-25-2006, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Trouble

(Sean is in line ahead of you, sorry).

Oh, great. Not only am I deflating, but the woman of my life has dumped me for Sean.....wonderful!

Triple Threat · 08-25-2006, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by DaMayor

I took a quick measurement of my bi's/tri's and got a whopping 15.75 inches.

WTF?

Now, I am officially, other than being the incredible shrinking man, Pissed.

The arms in that avatar look bigger than 15.75.

Oh wait, you mean that's not your picture?

**Jodi** · 08-25-2006, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by DaMayor

Not the way I intended for it to sound.

I'm very impressed with the progress you have made. Great work.
(Now, doesn't that sound better than,"nice ass, Jodi!" ?)

Ahhh yeah, point taken and thanks lol.

So why have you been gone for what........2+ years anyway?

DaMayor · 08-25-2006, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Jodi

Ahhh yeah, point taken and thanks lol.

So why have you been gone for what........2+ years anyway?

Well, back then I was working normal hours for someone else, the gym was less than a mile away from work/on my way home, etc.etc. The company folded, I was again self-employed so time was a little tighter. But since I did a lot of physical stuff in my work, I wasn't losing too much tone. I then bought this restaurant, and have not been able to escape yet. I did lose a bunch of "weight" (about twenty lbs or so) just due to the fast paced environment and the fact that I spend all of my time feeding the rest of the community.
I'm not fat anymore, but I've lost a lot of tone and muscle weight. So I figure this is a better starting point anyway.
Question is, should I cut away the remaining fat first, or just go ahead and do a controlled bulk during the fall and winter while I'm re-developing a program. Don't know.

**Jodi** · 08-25-2006, 11:21 AM

LOL, I can understand the busy life

I've moved across the country twice since you were last here

I think a recomp

**P-funk** · 08-25-2006, 11:22 AM

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Question is, should I cut away the remaining fat first, or just go ahead and do a controlled bulk during the fall and winter while I'm re-developing a program. Don't know.

I think the best thing for you to do is not worry about that stuff as much and just worry about getting into some consisten healthy lifestyle patters....healthy diet, resistance training, cardiovascular training, etc.....There is a lot to be said for a consistently healthy lifestyle.

DaMayor · 08-25-2006, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by P-funk

I think the best thing for you to do is not worry about that stuff as much and just worry about getting into some consisten healthy lifestyle patters....healthy diet, resistance training, cardiovascular training, etc.....There is a lot to be said for a consistently healthy lifestyle.

True.
Actually, in the business I am in now, diet should not be a problem as it was in the past.(other than making myself eat) I used to have to carry a bunch of food/supps. around...now I am surrounded by ideal foods, and can stash my suppliments in my office. Behind our building they are constructing a new building with a few storage units (with a/c) I may consider renting one of these and buying some free weights or something. I will have to weigh this against gym costs, of course.

**P-funk** · 08-25-2006, 11:58 AM

what type of restaurant do you own?

DaMayor · 08-25-2006, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by P-funk

what type of restaurant do you own?

Its called Drew's Blues Cafe'. We serve "wraps" (12" flour tortillas filled with anything and everything) traditional sandwiches, salads, soups, etc. mainly, and we're expanding the menu (trying for a blues themed menu, but this is a tough SC crowd....they loves they rice and gravy, y'all

) for a friday and saturday night dinner crowd. This "rotating" menu could consist of anything from jambalaya to osobucco, scallops, pasta dishes (not often), to salmon.....pretty much up to me. Deal is, I can create anything I need for myself as well. I'm surrounded by healthy choices (I steer clear of the tortillas because of their carb. level), I buy about 200lbs. of chicken breasts per week, tuna, green leafy vegis., the works.
So half of the battle is addressed right here. Hey, P, we even have live entertainment (guitar) A buddy of mine comes in and plays his Ibanez seven string..a lot of Jazz standards, although he's gotten me to jam with him a couple of times. I figured you would appreciate that.

**P-funk** · 08-25-2006, 12:38 PM

damn, that is cool that you have music too! I love restaurant's with live music. makes the evening much more enjoyable.

DaMayor · 08-25-2006, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by P-funk

damn, that is cool that you have music too! I love restaurant's with live music. makes the evening much more enjoyable.

Oh, its cool. I'm just in a very conservative town...have been all of my life. My place has more of an Atlanta/Charleston/Charlotte feel...but we'll eventually re-educate these folks. The first night we had poetry readings [snapping fingers], we had about fifteen people...last time we had a full house with people waiting at the door. It'll work out.

I'm off to find my old diet outline...its gotta be around here somewhere.

Triple Threat · 08-25-2006, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by DaMayor

I steer clear of the tortillas because of their carb. level

There are low carb wraps now. While they do have some carbs, about half of them are fiber (always a good thing). Are you on a low carb diet these days?

**dg806** · 08-25-2006, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by P-funk

I think the best thing for you to do is not worry about that stuff as much and just worry about getting into some consisten healthy lifestyle patters....healthy diet, resistance training, cardiovascular training, etc.....There is a lot to be said for a consistently healthy lifestyle.

Yep, do that and eventually, everything will fall into place for you.
Sounds like you have a great place. I may hit you one day in the next several weeks and come down on a friday/sat night and see what is happening and meet you!

DaMayor · 08-25-2006, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Triple Threat

There are low carb wraps now. While they do have some carbs, about half of them are fiber (always a good thing). Are you on a low carb diet these days?

Oh yeah, twice the price, and they taste like cardboard.

BTW, I try not to eat too many of these tortillas anyway because they have about 51g of carbs each.....I hope my customers aren't reading this!

I thought about riding the Atkins wagon when I first bought the place, but knew it would be a short ride. Mainly because people cannot understand the concept behind Atkins, (which most view as overdosing on bacon cheese and butter)or CKD's etc.
Right now I'm on a common sense diet, right down the middle with a few cheats here and there. I would, however consider the reasonably low-carb/high protein (yes, I know too much protein might interfere with ketosis) approach again because it works for me.....at least as a tool for the short term.

DaMayor · 08-26-2006, 02:05 PM

So, here's the plan. I am going to take today and tomorrow off (dietetically...did I spell that right?) and Monday morning we're going to re-structure the old diet a bit. Basically, I will be going after a moderately low carb, moderate to high protein and low fat plan. I am going to have to research the macros of the food I will be eating, afterwhich I will (attempt to) post meals for your viewing pleasure and comment.
Back to the gym as well.....

DaMayor · 08-28-2006, 06:29 AM

Okay. Time to walk the walk.
Although I have every intention of maintaining a well structured diet plan, I have a feeling that this will take a day or two to implement. Not to say that I am a total slacker or otherwise lacking dicipline, because I have never been too far off base in regards to diet. (i.e., I don't eat junk foods, I'm not a big fan of cheap carbs, etc.) One factor I will deal with is caffeine. This I will eliminate gradually. The second is to increase my H20 intake...which has been pitiful lately, and would explain that feeling of "toxicity" one feels when they are taking in too much caffeine, etc.
And, *sigh* today I go back to the gym. I won't lie, I feel a bit anxious about this. I hate the way it feels to walk into the place for the first time in a while....sort of a mixture of being ashamed for leaving to begin with, being out of shape, a knowing that I might blow something out at any given time, which means that I have to lift like a baby for at least a couple of weeks......which Sucks.

Back to work...again.

DaMayor · 08-28-2006, 12:16 PM

Meals today are as follows:

Meal #1: (8:00am...a little late, I know)
Coffee (16oz.)
4-6oz. Chicken Salad (I only use breast meat, Mayo. is minimal, can't disclose other proprietary info., but it is mostly harmless)
8oz. water
Multi-vitamin (we'll add other suppliments soon)

Meal#2: (2:00pm..late again...got busy feeding others)
8oz. White albacore tuna w/ 1tsp.mayo.
1/2 cup iceberg lettuce w/1/2tsp. balsamic vinegar & olive oil.
20oz. water

Meal #3: (4:00) 6oz chicken salad (made another batch for myself w/ just enough mayo/olive oil to moisten the chicken a bit)
Diet Coke (Yeah Yeah...its crap, but consider it my "cheat" for the day.)
16oz. water.

DaMayor · 08-28-2006, 02:28 PM

I have decided that there is no worse feeling than that of walking into the gym after being gone for a long time. You know what to do, how to do it (for the most part) but run the risk of going after too much too soon. I always have, anyway.
So, here I am, after a two and a half year hiatus. I walk into the old gym and there are only two other people in the free weight section. THANK GOD. Okay, obstacle number one is eliminated. Obstacle number two is the usual, "I really don't have a program in my head or on paper, so I'll just cruise around and hit a few stations" temptation. Nope. That one didn't get me either. I'll post a few just to give you guys something to chuckle about in a minute. Now, the third and final danger, for me personally, is the "I'll hit it like I used to" approach..............That one got me a little. Although knowing that I have this mini-hernia thing kept me in check for the most part. So here is what I did, based on a "I'll work bi's and tri's, Oh, and Pecs.....and throw in a few seated rows" routine.

Tricep press (cable/straight bar) 3x10 @70,100,125
Tricep press (cable/close grip) 3x10 @70,100,125
Tricep press (machine-crap) 3x8@125,150,175
Wide grip pull downs 3x8 @ 70, 80,125
Curls (Off-set) 3x8 @ 40 plus bar....whatever the hell that amounts to. (sad)
Flys (Compound movement) 3x10 @ 25,35,45 (sadder yet)
Seated rows (close grip) 3x10 @ I can't remember....five clicks up from the bottom of the stack.
Peck-Deck (machine...obviously) 3x10 @ 50,60,70 (crying)
Went back to the tricep machine because there was a chick on the stair-stepper with a nice badunkadunk.....kidding.

On a serious note, I did monitor my lower abs for any discomfort and didn't experience any problems other than a dull ache, evry very slight, when I was finishing up the w/g pull downs...I think this was because I was fully extended while controlling (returning) the weights to the stack. The weight belt seems to do absolutely no good for the area, so I'm tempted to only use it if I'm making movements that effect my lower back directly. (input?)

Okay, so ther is my first, unstructured, idiotic, brief, why did I stop in the first place, work-out.

Comments? Laughter? Go ahead....I deserve it.

Regardless of what I did or didn't accomplish, my old ass will be sore tomorrow.

KelJu · 08-28-2006, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DaMayor

I have decided that there is no worse feeling than that of walking into the gym after being gone for a long time. You know what to do, how to do it (for the most part) but run the risk of going after too much too soon. I always have, anyway.
So, here I am, after a two and a half year hiatus. I walk into the old gym and there are only two other people in the free weight section. THANK GOD. Okay, obstacle number one is eliminated. Obstacle number two is the usual, "I really don't have a program in my head or on paper, so I'll just cruise around and hit a few stations" temptation. Nope. That one didn't get me either. I'll post a few just to give you guys something to chuckle about in a minute. Now, the third and final danger, for me personally, is the "I'll hit it like I used to" approach..............That one got me a little. Although knowing that I have this mini-hernia thing kept me in check for the most part. So here is what I did, based on a "I'll work bi's and tri's, Oh, and Pecs.....and throw in a few seated rows" routine.

Tricep press (cable/straight bar) 3x10 @70,100,125
Tricep press (cable/close grip) 3x10 @70,100,125
Tricep press (machine-crap) 3x8@125,150,175
Wide grip pull downs 3x8 @ 70, 80,125
Curls (Off-set) 3x8 @ 40 plus bar....whatever the hell that amounts to. (sad)
Flys (Compound movement) 3x10 @ 25,35,45 (sadder yet)
Seated rows (close grip) 3x10 @ I can't remember....five clicks up from the bottom of the stack.
Peck-Deck (machine...obviously) 3x10 @ 50,60,70 (crying)
Went back to the tricep machine because there was a chick on the stair-stepper with a nice badunkadunk.....kidding.

On a serious note, I did monitor my lower abs for any discomfort and didn't experience any problems other than a dull ache, evry very slight, when I was finishing up the w/g pull downs...I think this was because I was fully extended while controlling (returning) the weights to the stack. The weight belt seems to do absolutely no good for the area, so I'm tempted to only use it if I'm making movements that effect my lower back directly. (input?)

Okay, so ther is my first, unstructured, idiotic, brief, why did I stop in the first place, work-out.

Comments? Laughter? Go ahead....I deserve it.

Regardless of what I did or didn't accomplish, my old ass will be sore tomorrow.

I also had the feeling of a mini-hernia about 10 months ago. It was right when I first added squats back into my routine. The funny thing was that it completely went away. Maybe the same happened for you.
Good luck with that and welcome back to the house of iron!

DaMayor · 08-28-2006, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by KelJu

I also had the feeling of a mini-hernia about 10 months ago. It was right when I first added squats back into my routine. The funny thing was that it completely went away. Maybe the same happened for you.
Good luck with that and welcome back to the house of iron!

Well, mine was actually diagnosed by a doc., but at this point it is not serious. I'd worked out with it for about three years, but it never bothered me until this past summer. Even then, it was more of a nuisance than anything else. Needless to say, leg work will have to be light and very carefully done.

Good to be back.

Triple Threat · 08-28-2006, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by DaMayor

Okay, so ther is my first, unstructured, idiotic, brief, why did I stop in the first place, work-out.

Comments? Laughter? Go ahead....I deserve it.

The important thing is you're back in the gym.

DaMayor · 08-29-2006, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Triple Threat

The important thing is you're back in the gym.

felt great to be back...yesterday.

Today.........Sore.....can't move.....need aspirin...

Nah, its really a good type of pain.

08-25-2006, 11:21 AM	#35
Jodi Super Moderator Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 22,180 Photos: 1	LOL, I can understand the busy life I've moved across the country twice since you were last here I think a recomp
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08-25-2006, 11:58 AM	#38
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,280	what type of restaurant do you own?
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08-25-2006, 12:38 PM	#40
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,280	damn, that is cool that you have music too! I love restaurant's with live music. makes the evening much more enjoyable.
	http://pwtraining.blogspot.com/.....come and see what is on my mind! http://ivonneberkowitz.blogspot.com/....check out Ivonne's new blog! Optimum Sports Performance "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book

08-28-2006, 12:16 PM	#47
DaMayor Dan's the Man! Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Here. Posts: 5,481	Meals today are as follows: Meal #1: (8:00am...a little late, I know) Coffee (16oz.) 4-6oz. Chicken Salad (I only use breast meat, Mayo. is minimal, can't disclose other proprietary info., but it is mostly harmless) 8oz. water Multi-vitamin (we'll add other suppliments soon) Meal#2: (2:00pm..late again...got busy feeding others) 8oz. White albacore tuna w/ 1tsp.mayo. 1/2 cup iceberg lettuce w/1/2tsp. balsamic vinegar & olive oil. 20oz. water Meal #3: (4:00) 6oz chicken salad (made another batch for myself w/ just enough mayo/olive oil to moisten the chicken a bit) Diet Coke (Yeah Yeah...its crap, but consider it my "cheat" for the day.) 16oz. water. Last edited by DaMayor : 08-28-2006 at 02:00 PM.

08-26-2006, 02:05 PM	#45
DaMayor Dan's the Man! Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Here. Posts: 5,481	So, here's the plan. I am going to take today and tomorrow off (dietetically...did I spell that right?) and Monday morning we're going to re-structure the old diet a bit. Basically, I will be going after a moderately low carb, moderate to high protein and low fat plan. I am going to have to research the macros of the food I will be eating, afterwhich I will (attempt to) post meals for your viewing pleasure and comment. Back to the gym as well.....

08-28-2006, 06:29 AM	#46
DaMayor Dan's the Man! Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Here. Posts: 5,481	Okay. Time to walk the walk. Although I have every intention of maintaining a well structured diet plan, I have a feeling that this will take a day or two to implement. Not to say that I am a total slacker or otherwise lacking dicipline, because I have never been too far off base in regards to diet. (i.e., I don't eat junk foods, I'm not a big fan of cheap carbs, etc.) One factor I will deal with is caffeine. This I will eliminate gradually. The second is to increase my H20 intake...which has been pitiful lately, and would explain that feeling of "toxicity" one feels when they are taking in too much caffeine, etc. And, sigh today I go back to the gym. I won't lie, I feel a bit anxious about this. I hate the way it feels to walk into the place for the first time in a while....sort of a mixture of being ashamed for leaving to begin with, being out of shape, a knowing that I might blow something out at any given time, which means that I have to lift like a baby for at least a couple of weeks......which Sucks. Back to work...again.

08-28-2006, 02:28 PM	#48
DaMayor Dan's the Man! Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Here. Posts: 5,481	I have decided that there is no worse feeling than that of walking into the gym after being gone for a long time. You know what to do, how to do it (for the most part) but run the risk of going after too much too soon. I always have, anyway. So, here I am, after a two and a half year hiatus. I walk into the old gym and there are only two other people in the free weight section. THANK GOD. Okay, obstacle number one is eliminated. Obstacle number two is the usual, "I really don't have a program in my head or on paper, so I'll just cruise around and hit a few stations" temptation. Nope. That one didn't get me either. I'll post a few just to give you guys something to chuckle about in a minute. Now, the third and final danger, for me personally, is the "I'll hit it like I used to" approach..............That one got me a little. Although knowing that I have this mini-hernia thing kept me in check for the most part. So here is what I did, based on a "I'll work bi's and tri's, Oh, and Pecs.....and throw in a few seated rows" routine. Tricep press (cable/straight bar) 3x10 @70,100,125 Tricep press (cable/close grip) 3x10 @70,100,125 Tricep press (machine-crap) 3x8@125,150,175 Wide grip pull downs 3x8 @ 70, 80,125 Curls (Off-set) 3x8 @ 40 plus bar....whatever the hell that amounts to. (sad) Flys (Compound movement) 3x10 @ 25,35,45 (sadder yet) Seated rows (close grip) 3x10 @ I can't remember....five clicks up from the bottom of the stack. Peck-Deck (machine...obviously) 3x10 @ 50,60,70 (crying) Went back to the tricep machine because there was a chick on the stair-stepper with a nice badunkadunk.....kidding. On a serious note, I did monitor my lower abs for any discomfort and didn't experience any problems other than a dull ache, evry very slight, when I was finishing up the w/g pull downs...I think this was because I was fully extended while controlling (returning) the weights to the stack. The weight belt seems to do absolutely no good for the area, so I'm tempted to only use it if I'm making movements that effect my lower back directly. (input?) Okay, so ther is my first, unstructured, idiotic, brief, why did I stop in the first place, work-out. Comments? Laughter? Go ahead....I deserve it. Regardless of what I did or didn't accomplish, my old ass will be sore tomorrow.