Wednesday, December 22nd
I finally discovered, through the Internet and eventually a mechanic's confirmation, that the master cylinder in my car was leaking. The hydraulic system for my clutch was practically bone dry. $140 for the part and $100 for labor. Not too insane, but enough to pinch things a little tighter for the holiday season. Oh well, I'll just have to buy a couple of things after Christmas for those who I won't be seeing on Christmas day, because I will probably get a little money.
Oh yeah, and I fixed my headlight, at least temporarily. Good ol' clear packing tape. Hehe.
Bench Press ME:
Warm-up
5 minutes elliptical
CG Incline Press
85 x 3
105 x 3
125 x 3
145 x 3
165 x 1
185 x 1
215 x 1
215 x Miss
Dips
60 x 5
60 x 5
60 x 5
Yates Rows
205 x 8
205 x 8
205 x 8
Military Press
135 x 4
135 x 4
135 x 4
Pushdowns
60 x 8
60 x 8
60 x 8
Bicep Curls
95 x 8
Cool-down
Upper body & core stretching
Another wonderful workout. I was questioning whether my butt remained in full contact with the bench on that incline press the first time. I started to lift it, but I don't think it ever actually came off the bench. So, I decided to try and hit the weight again. It went up really slow anyway, so I was pretty damned sure 225 wasn't going to happen. I couldn't quite lock it out the second time. I'm going to use this as my ME lift again next week, and try to hit 215 a little cleaner, and then attempt 225 if I do it right.
My accessory work was excellent too. Everything improved. I was especially surprised by the military presses. I definitely could have done 5 or 6 repetitions on all 3 sets. I didn't really like the pushdowns much. I think I'll be sticking to freeweight extensions movements for a little while.
At the end, I also did some standing cable crunches and JM presses. They weren't really working sets though. I was just playing around for ideas. I don't particularly like either exercise. JM presses are just the definition of akward.
Meal1
4 egg whites, 1 egg, 1/2 cup flax cereal, 1/2 cup 2% milk, 1 cup apple juice, 20G brewer's yeast, multivitamin/mineral, vitamin C, vitamin E
Meal2
2 slices WW bread, 1oz sunflower kernels, 1 scoop egg protein, glass 2% milk, cucumber
Meal3 - PWO
1 cup oats, 2 scoops whey
Meal4
trioplex bar
Snack
stoned wheat thins
Meal5
grilled salmon asparagus sub (salmon, asparagus, veggies, sauce, cibata), curry chicken salad
Meal6
stoned wheat thins, colby cheddar, grapes, glass 2% milk, scoop whey, spoon PB
Meal7
1 cup 2% cottage cheese, 2 TBS PB
A couple of nice cheats in there. I love thos salmon asparagus subs. Despite the bit of sauce on there, it really isn't too bad. That curry chicken salad was really weird. They put too much of some spice in it. I couldn't quite finish. You'd be surprised how good stoned wheat thins and cheddar cheese are though!
I finally discovered, through the Internet and eventually a mechanic's confirmation, that the master cylinder in my car was leaking. The hydraulic system for my clutch was practically bone dry. $140 for the part and $100 for labor. Not too insane, but enough to pinch things a little tighter for the holiday season. Oh well, I'll just have to buy a couple of things after Christmas for those who I won't be seeing on Christmas day, because I will probably get a little money.
Oh yeah, and I fixed my headlight, at least temporarily. Good ol' clear packing tape. Hehe.
Bench Press ME:
Warm-up
5 minutes elliptical
CG Incline Press
85 x 3
105 x 3
125 x 3
145 x 3
165 x 1
185 x 1
215 x 1
215 x Miss
Dips
60 x 5
60 x 5
60 x 5
Yates Rows
205 x 8
205 x 8
205 x 8
Military Press
135 x 4
135 x 4
135 x 4
Pushdowns
60 x 8
60 x 8
60 x 8
Bicep Curls
95 x 8
Cool-down
Upper body & core stretching
Another wonderful workout. I was questioning whether my butt remained in full contact with the bench on that incline press the first time. I started to lift it, but I don't think it ever actually came off the bench. So, I decided to try and hit the weight again. It went up really slow anyway, so I was pretty damned sure 225 wasn't going to happen. I couldn't quite lock it out the second time. I'm going to use this as my ME lift again next week, and try to hit 215 a little cleaner, and then attempt 225 if I do it right.
My accessory work was excellent too. Everything improved. I was especially surprised by the military presses. I definitely could have done 5 or 6 repetitions on all 3 sets. I didn't really like the pushdowns much. I think I'll be sticking to freeweight extensions movements for a little while.
At the end, I also did some standing cable crunches and JM presses. They weren't really working sets though. I was just playing around for ideas. I don't particularly like either exercise. JM presses are just the definition of akward.
Meal1
4 egg whites, 1 egg, 1/2 cup flax cereal, 1/2 cup 2% milk, 1 cup apple juice, 20G brewer's yeast, multivitamin/mineral, vitamin C, vitamin E
Meal2
2 slices WW bread, 1oz sunflower kernels, 1 scoop egg protein, glass 2% milk, cucumber
Meal3 - PWO
1 cup oats, 2 scoops whey
Meal4
trioplex bar
Snack
stoned wheat thins
Meal5
grilled salmon asparagus sub (salmon, asparagus, veggies, sauce, cibata), curry chicken salad
Meal6
stoned wheat thins, colby cheddar, grapes, glass 2% milk, scoop whey, spoon PB
Meal7
1 cup 2% cottage cheese, 2 TBS PB
A couple of nice cheats in there. I love thos salmon asparagus subs. Despite the bit of sauce on there, it really isn't too bad. That curry chicken salad was really weird. They put too much of some spice in it. I couldn't quite finish. You'd be surprised how good stoned wheat thins and cheddar cheese are though!
LOL good thinkin!
