Tom's first journal

[Tom_B]

Never mind about the shake thing, Emma just came up with one! perfect timing too since I was just about to go to bed.

 

[BulkMeUp]

You should have seen me doing sull crushers, quickly stoped those, a little fear is all right, but doing those scared the living bejebus outta me

I dont do skull crushers coz i am likely to crush my skull . I do close-grip pushdowns at the gym.
However, if you want, you could do a skull-crusher like exercise, called lying dumbell extensions. Lie on the bench with db in each hand, palms facing each other and arms extended over head. Bend your elbows and bring the db down towards your shoulders NOT your head . Keep elbows pointed up NOT back or out. Raise and repeat.

But careful. A black eye is not bad at all compared to loosing teeth, breaking your nose or wost of all, loosing an eye!

In addition i do a close grip type of BP with db's. Lie on bench hold db above like you are benching. bring db's together so that they touch sides. lower db's and lower elbows to your sides, NOT flared out. raise and repeat.

I find this type of close grip bench and the close grip pushdowns gives my tri's a good wo.

 

[BulkMeUp]

Don't worry - we have all done similar things! I have dropped a 44 pound plate (on it's side, so the force was concentrated in a small area) on my big toe before!! Owwwwwwiieeee - That hurt!

OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW, emma! My toe hurts reading that!!

 

[Tom_B]

I dont do skull crushers coz i am likely to crush my skull . I do close-grip pushdowns at the gym.
However, if you want, you could do a skull-crusher like exercise, called lying dumbell extensions. Lie on the bench with db in each hand, palms facing each other and arms extended over head. Bend your elbows and bring the db down towards your shoulders NOT your head . Keep elbows pointed up NOT back or out. Raise and repeat.

But careful. A black eye is not bad at all compared to loosing teeth, breaking your nose or wost of all, loosing an eye!

In addition i do a close grip type of BP with db's. Lie on bench hold db above like you are benching. bring db's together so that they touch sides. lower db's and lower elbows to your sides, NOT flared out. raise and repeat.

I find this type of close grip bench and the close grip pushdowns gives my tri's a good wo.

Thanks for the great ideas!
I've been looking for an exercise to get rid of one hand tricep extensions, I find they don't give me a great workout for my Tris, I guess I coulda tried regular over head extensions using both hands but I'm too damn lazy!
Well I think anyone that does skull curshers is just asking ofr it I mean come on Skull Crushers = Your skull is gonna be crushed! I don't have alot of common sense but that ones a givin

 

[Tom_B]

OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW, emma! My toe hurts reading that!!

that was my reaction too, I much rather have a 10lbs weight hit me in the eye rather than that!

 

[Tom_B]

October 14

Training- Back/Bi Day
Bent over rows *20lbs* 1x14, 3x12
Shrugs *60lbs* 1x14, 3x12
DB pullover *20lbs* 1x14, 3x12
BB curl *40 punds* 1x14, 3x 12
Concentration curls *15 lbs* 1x 14, 3x12
Abs
Side Bends *35lbs* 2x 15 each side
Plate twist *15lbs* 3x15


Diet-
Meal 1 - Oatmeal, unsweetned soy milk, whey
*workout*
Post workout- Skim milk, oatmeal, banana, cinnamon, whey
Meal 2- brown rice, skinless chicken breast, carb counting tortilla wrap
Meal 3 - almonds, egg whites, becil oil, almond butter, pear
Meal 4 - brown rice, tuna, carb counting tortilla wrap, diet pepsi ( )
Meal 5 - cottage cheese, almond butter

Well today I had to carry around a brown paper bag during school, I looked like such a tard , espically since all my clothes were dirty so I had to throw on this weird sweater and this t-shirt that was alot longer than the sweater (don't ask why I didn't just wear the t-shirt, I don't wear t-shirts, haven't worn one in public in 2 years ) maybe that's why people were staring and not so much the fact that I had a paper bag...or myabe it was a combination of both... ....who knows, and who cares!! I'm getting alot better with my social anxiety BOO YA!
Megan got to leave last class early to take her driver's test, lucky b*tch :grmuble: ugh you guys have no idea how jealous I am! if I had my damn driver's license I'd actually be able to workout at a gym! A lovely, lovely gym! But no you have to be 16, stupid rulesw and the people that inforce (enforce ...thank god I use the computer and spell check for english class or I'd be screwed!) them! ....I hope she failed!
I had to work tonight so tired, the restaurant was so busy! Although I did get a free diet pepso outta it! I only allow myself 3 bottles a week (mainly cause I don't feel like spending the extra cash for some, but we'll just say it's becausr I'm extra healthy :shh: )
I got a french test I haven't studied for tomorrow, o well I'll wing it, french isn't that hard , who am I kidding if I go to school tomorrow without studying I'll start spazing and that's not a very pretty sight!...well I guess I'm never a really pretty sight damn people and their perfect genes, I'll stop there, maybe I'll save that rant for another day .
O god!! I just remembered My friend Mike isn't going to school tomorrow, that means I'm gonna have to walk to school alone !! with people and their staring and thinking "HA! he has no friends!! " ....ok maybe I'm not getting over my social anxiety..

 

[SlimShady]

Thanks for the great ideas!
I've been looking for an exercise to get rid of one hand tricep extensions, I find they don't give me a great workout for my Tris, I guess I coulda tried regular over head extensions using both hands but I'm too damn lazy!
Well I think anyone that does skull curshers is just asking ofr it I mean come on Skull Crushers = Your skull is gonna be crushed! I don't have alot of common sense but that ones a givin

Heya Tom. You might want to try some tricep kickbacks. What you do is, you bend over a bench or a table. Put your left hand and left knee on the table. Hold a dumbell in your right hand. Put your right elbow up next to the side of your body. Then bend and straighten your elbow, moving the dumbell from a hanging position, back past your hip. Kinda like what this guy is doing - http://www.netfit.co.uk/tri3.htm Works the triceps pretty good.

 

[Tom_B]

Heya Tom. You might want to try some tricep kickbacks. What you do is, you bend over a bench or a table. Put your left hand and left knee on the table. Hold a dumbell in your right hand. Put your right elbow up next to the side of your body. Then bend and straighten your elbow, moving the dumbell from a hanging position, back past your hip. Kinda like what this guy is doing - http://www.netfit.co.uk/tri3.htm Works the triceps pretty good.

Thanks Slim Yay getting all kinds of great ideas to get rid of those damned 1 hand tricpe extensions! (I find they hurt my elbows, maybe not proper form? , meh still hate em )
This requires changing my routine, and experimenting though...o well time to get off my lazy ass and do something! I'm still thinking if I'm gonna go outside to jog or not, I still got 20 minutes to decide..hmm to go or not to go ..

 

[Emma-Leigh]

OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW, emma! My toe hurts reading that!!

Yes - it hurt! A LOT! It put a quick end to my workout as I sheepishly hobbled (very painfully) away to spend the next few hours icing it!!! LUCKILY nothing was broken, but it did take a good few weeks to recover.

 

[Emma-Leigh]

Training- Back/Bi Day
Bent over rows *20lbs* 1x14, 3x12
Shrugs *60lbs* 1x14, 3x12
DB pullover *20lbs* 1x14, 3x12
BB curl *40 punds* 1x14, 3x 12
Concentration curls *15 lbs* 1x 14, 3x12
Abs
Side Bends *35lbs* 2x 15 each side
Plate twist *15lbs* 3x15

Hmmm... It just struck me - are you doing a 'warm up' set at the same weight as your working sets? If so, consider adding a little weight to your workout sets. These should be a little harder than your warm up and, if you managed 14 reps on the first set you are probably needing to increase the weight slightly on the following sets.

Might also want to do your shrugs after your pull overs - just flows better that way.

Diet-
Meal 1 - Oatmeal, unsweetned soy milk, whey
*workout*
Post workout- Skim milk, oatmeal, banana, cinnamon, whey
Meal 2- brown rice, skinless chicken breast, carb counting tortilla wrap
Meal 3 - almonds, egg whites, becil oil, almond butter, pear
Meal 4 - brown rice, tuna, carb counting tortilla wrap, diet pepsi ( )
Meal 5 - cottage cheese, almond butter

Looks excellent!! Good to see the milk and banana!! That meal sounds soooo goood

But I have to ask, what is 'becil oil'??

I'm getting alot better with my social anxiety BOO YA!

The best thing you can do in life is not care what the rest of the world thinks of you... Do what you feel is right for you and make sure you are productive and pro-active in your approach to yourself, your life, your future and your role in society and everything else will fall into place.

 

[BulkMeUp]

Well I think anyone that does skull curshers is just asking ofr it I mean come on Skull Crushers = Your skull is gonna be crushed! I don't have alot of common sense but that ones a givin

I see some guys at my gym doing them. But they are mostly big guys. So i guess they know what they are doing and are more experienced than me.

Another thing is remember to NEVER adjust your grip and/or stance after you have lifted the weights. This has a definate potential to drop the weight on yourself. Once you have lifted the weights over you, DONOT wiggle your fingers or try and adjust yourself. You could injure yourself. If you need to adjust anything, PUT THE WEIGHT DOWN, adjust your grip/stance and then lift again.

I find it is kind of an unconcious thing to adjust an uncomfortable grip which i tend to do sometimes especially when i am not very focussed. But it is not a good idea. So try and avoid doing it always.

I agree with emma, your workout sets should have heavier weights than the warmup set. I understand you might not have the weights presently, but this is something you need to consider.

When you are able to do the predefined number of sets, always try and squeeze and extra rep for each set. When that gets easy, try squeeze another rep for each set. when that gets easier, increase the weights. This way you can push yourself to the next higher weight.

I'm still thinking if I'm gonna go outside to jog or not, I still got 20 minutes to decide..hmm to go or not to go

"I AM ON A BULK. I NEED TO HAVE THOSE CALORIES TO GROW!"
Now write that down 200 times on the blackboard!

 

[Tom_B]

Hmmm... It just struck me - are you doing a 'warm up' set at the same weight as your working sets? If so, consider adding a little weight to your workout sets. These should be a little harder than your warm up and, if you managed 14 reps on the first set you are probably needing to increase the weight slightly on the following sets.

Might also want to do your shrugs after your pull overs - just flows better that way.


Ok sure, lol I was thinking that yesterday that it would be alot easier to do it that way but I'm stupid like that
With my weights I push myself to do the 14 set (sometimes I have to stop at 10 for like 5-7 seconds) then I can barely do the rest of the 12 maybe I could throw in an extra rep or two depending on the type of exercise, does this just mean I'm not resting enough inbetween sets? So stick to my weights I'm ususally using and do 14 reps then increase the weight by say 5 lbs and push out as many reps as posiible? I widh weights were as simple as cardio, I'm always confused .
I know I need to increase some weights on my chest/shoulders I was able to do like 15 reps lol, I did increase my military press by 5 lbs, it was brutal .


Looks excellent!! Good to see the milk and banana!! That meal sounds soooo goood

But I have to ask, what is 'becil oil'??
lol it is yummy! !
Becil oil is what I put on the pan to cook my egg whites.
Per 2 TBSP - Calories - 83
Fat - 9.2G (.8 sat)
Portein - 0
Carb - 0
I use it as a EFA.





The best thing you can do in life is not care what the rest of the world thinks of you... Do what you feel is right for you and make sure you are productive and pro-active in your approach to yourself, your life, your future and your role in society and everything else will fall into place.

I try that so much, but I just can't not matter what I do I'm always thinking about what other people are thinking of me, peoples opioions are everything to me...I know it shouldn't be that way but it is, at least for now.

 

[Tom_B]

I see some guys at my gym doing them. But they are mostly big guys. So i guess they know what they are doing and are more experienced than me.

Another thing is remember to NEVER adjust your grip and/or stance after you have lifted the weights. This has a definate potential to drop the weight on yourself. Once you have lifted the weights over you, DONOT wiggle your fingers or try and adjust yourself. You could injure yourself. If you need to adjust anything, PUT THE WEIGHT DOWN, adjust your grip/stance and then lift again.

I find it is kind of an unconcious thing to adjust an uncomfortable grip which i tend to do sometimes especially when i am not very focussed. But it is not a good idea. So try and avoid doing it always.

I agree with emma, your workout sets should have heavier weights than the warmup set. I understand you might not have the weights presently, but this is something you need to consider.

When you are able to do the predefined number of sets, always try and squeeze and extra rep for each set. When that gets easy, try squeeze another rep for each set. when that gets easier, increase the weights. This way you can push yourself to the next higher weight.


"I AM ON A BULK. I NEED TO HAVE THOSE CALORIES TO GROW!"
Now write that down 200 times on the blackboard!

That's exactually what I was doing I would start to adjust my grip during the skull curshers after it was right above me head, maybe that's why it was so freaky O well I still wouldn't do them, I have the worst luck in the world

My cardio was a scheduled session so it's fine ....the big toughy will be tomorrow when I'm suppos to do nothing...I'm not sure how thats gonna go
Me + Rest Days = Bad mix!
I was thinking maybe instead of doing my abs on all my other workdays just move all my ab workouts to my "rest" day, would that give me the same reuslts?

 

[Tom_B]

October 15

Training -
HIIT Cardio/Pilate Day


Diet
Meal 1 - thin roled oats, whey, unsweetned soy milk
*cardio*
Post workout - Thin rolled oats, banana, skim milk, whey, cinnamon
meal 2 - Almonds
Meal 3 - tuna, carb counting tortilla wrap, brown rice
meal 4 - almonds, Egg whites, becil canoil oil, pear
Meal 5 - Same as Meal 3 except swap the tuna with chicken
Meal 6 - cottage cheese, almond butter

Well today I went on my first real outside jog and my god I know why they invented treadmills! The wind felt like it was cutting up my throat eveytime I breathed, and my ears ooo my precious ears hurted so much . Nver again shall there be an outside jog (except there probably will have to be untill I got my elpitical trainer ). I've now added wind to my list of naturable things I hate! (well it was already there due to it always screwing up my hair! Just when you think your having a good hair day WHAM here comes the wind! So now wind is #1 on the list )
Nothing really happened today at school, I do have a B-day party to go to tomorrow, I'm sure I'll look classy bringing my own food and all o well what can ya do? I'm not eating pizza and ice cream!
Also today my English teacher came up to me and started talking to me and how she read that I was all healthy obessed in my journal, that fine and all, but then she goes, were you the one that got sick or your brother? I was like what?.. Then she goes you know was it you or your brother that had to be hospitilized because of your eating disorder last year? (not to metnion she's saying this right in front of the ENTIRE class, I sit right in the front) I was like then she sarted going on about how her daughter had buliema and how she overcame it and wrote it as her speach and won nationals and I was just in disbelief, first off I have no idea how she knows (unless the stupid principal mentioned it to a teacher and then the news started passing form teacher to teacher) not to mention she's saying this in front of the class! Afterwards my friend Erin was like ok wow that was akward and I was like I know! then she said I never told anyone about that, I was like whoa! wait how did you know? Apparently my friends got together and statred to talking about me last year when I was gone, so tons of people know ...I just felt so...betrayed I don't know..at least I know I have one true friend that will always be there for me, that's all I need.

So I went home and just lazed around and watched "Godsend" which was a pretty good movie and "Scooby Doo 2" that was great Sarah Micheele Gellar is by far my favorite actress, I can't wait till "The Grudge" comes out!

 

[Emma-Leigh]

I was thinking maybe instead of doing my abs on all my other workdays just move all my ab workouts to my "rest" day, would that give me the same reuslts?

Tom... Do we have to get out the dictionary and go over what a 'rest' day is!! It means a DAY OF REST!! This means do nadda, zip, ziltch, nothing, zero, aka: enter into complete-slothfullness!!

Ok... So maybe not complete-slothfullness... but it means you do nothing gym related. So go to the movies, do the shopping, wash your clothes, clean your room, bake a cake... but don't do 'planned exercise'!!

 

[BulkMeUp]

But I have to ask, what is 'becil oil'??
lol it is yummy! !
Becil oil is what I put on the pan to cook my egg whites.
.

'Becil' is the name of a brand, if i am not mistaken. I think emma was asking about the contents.

I was thinking maybe instead of doing my abs on all my other workdays just move all my ab workouts to my "rest" day, would that give me the same reuslts?.

are you ????? 'rest day' as the term signifies it is a day where you DONOT do any strenous physical activity. you are supposed to REST. Watch tv, read a book, go hang out with your friends, take up a hobby, learn a new skill, even catch up on school work if you have to, or simply sleep a bit more (as i love doing )

Ok sure, lol I was thinking that yesterday that it would be alot easier to do it that way but I'm stupid like that
With my weights I push myself to do the 14 set (sometimes I have to stop at 10 for like 5-7 seconds) then I can barely do the rest of the 12 maybe I could throw in an extra rep or two depending on the type of exercise, does this just mean I'm not resting enough inbetween sets? So stick to my weights I'm ususally using and do 14 reps then increase the weight by say 5 lbs and push out as many reps as posiible? I widh weights were as simple as cardio, I'm always confused

Presently you are trying to put on mass. It is suggested to keep the reps/sets low, unless you are doing HVT vs HIT. So assuming you are doing HIT, keep the reps between 8-10 and do 4 sets per exercise using heavy enough weights. Try and increase the reps as i suggested above. Once you are able to do 12 reps, then increase the weights to a level where you can only do 8reps. Then keep going and try and increase those reps with the higher weight.

Nothing really happened today at school, I do have a B-day party to go to tomorrow, I'm sure I'll look classy bringing my own food and all o well what can ya do? I'm not eating pizza and ice cream!

Gwarsh, Tom!! why dont you do this as a cheat meal??!! you DO need cheat meals else you might come to a point where you will get so sick and tired and might relapse into a junk food eating binge leter on. But do remember, moderation is the key.

 

[Tom_B]

'Becil' is the name of a brand, if i am not mistaken. I think emma was asking about the contents.

lol I tried doing the thing where you divide the quotes into sections, so I could answer multiple questions easier, needless to say it didn't work and I screwed up that entire post, I had to go back and edit stuff. Although I'm trying it witht his post, hopefully it'll work

are you ????? 'rest day' as the term signifies it is a day where you DONOT do any strenous physical activity. you are supposed to REST. Watch tv, read a book, go hang out with your friends, take up a hobby, learn a new skill, even catch up on school work if you have to, or simply sleep a bit more (as i love doing )

I know I'm suppos to have a rest day, but I hate rest days , I feel so bloby and I have no idea what to eat, should I still have whey? where should I have my fruits etc. I'm doing alright so far, I've only gone for a 36 minute walk ahh who am I kiddin I can't do rest days, "rest" to me is going for hour walks :shrugs: I'm obessed with exercise, so I figured it be better to do all my ab workouts in one day insteads of adding another session of cardio in there..

Presently you are trying to put on mass. It is suggested to keep the reps/sets low, unless you are doing HVT vs HIT. So assuming you are doing HIT, keep the reps between 8-10 and do 4 sets per exercise using heavy enough weights. Try and increase the reps as i suggested above. Once you are able to do 12 reps, then increase the weights to a level where you can only do 8reps. Then keep going and try and increase those reps with the higher weight.

whats HVT and HIT?
ok I'll do the 8-10 reps thing and always try pushing out more reps, how long should I rest inbetween sets? and should I still have a warm-up set where I can do 14 reps? Still new to the whole weights thing , I wish I never got that damn cable pulley

Gwarsh, Tom!! why dont you do this as a cheat meal??!! you DO need cheat meals else you might come to a point where you will get so sick and tired and might relapse into a junk food eating binge leter on. But do remember, moderation is the key.

That's my problem "moderation" , I know I have a binge problem that is a reult of my ED, when I did my binge last sunday I was plannin gon eat 4000 calories, when I ended up eat 7000 I felt so sick. So I'm still no tat a point wher I can have a "cheat meal" or else I go crazy, besides I like my "clean" food a whole lot more! and if I did the cheat that would mean taking away my cottage cheese and almond butter and nobody better try taking that away form me

 

[BulkMeUp]

lol I tried doing the thing where you divide the quotes into sections, so I could answer multiple questions easier, needless to say it didn't work and I screwed up that entire post, I had to go back and edit stuff. Although I'm trying it witht his post, hopefully it'll work:

Guess you figured that out, sucessfully.

I know I'm suppos to have a rest day, but I hate rest days , I feel so bloby and I have no idea what to eat, should I still have whey? where should I have my fruits etc. I'm doing alright so far, I've only gone for a 36 minute walk ahh who am I kiddin I can't do rest days, "rest" to me is going for hour walks :shrugs: I'm obessed with exercise, so I figured it be better to do all my ab workouts in one day insteads of adding another session of cardio in there..:

You are reading too much in to the whole exercise thing. Rest days are not just about physical rest. You also have to relax your mind. Your CNS has to work a lot more during exercise and needs a break. Not giving it a break is one of the reasons that results in a burnout. And you dont want that to happen. So find something relaxing to do. Something that also makes you mentally pleased while doing it. Be it reading a book, painting..etc. Surely there is school work which also need to be done (as much as you might hate it ). Preparing for that can only help you. Better grades = better job = more money! And more money = independence = the ability to get out of one situation into a better one of your choice.

whats HVT and HIT?:

HVT = High Volume Training
HIT = High Intensity Training

ok I'll do the 8-10 reps thing and always try pushing out more reps, how long should I rest inbetween sets? and should I still have a warm-up set where I can do 14 reps? Still new to the whole weights thing , I wish I never got that damn cable pulley :

Yes. Warm-up sets are required. For your leg day, get on the treadmill (did i hear you scream for joy? ) for about 5 mins only on a low/mod speed. This is just a warm up. Donot do it so intense that you exhaust your muscles and your weight training suffers.

Rest in between sets is a debatable topic. When i started out on a serious training i had to take 3-4 mins or more between sets. I was a skinny guy with not much energy and besides i didnt pay attention to a proper bulk diet. But now i take 1 min between sets and maybe 2 for some. I take 2-3 mins between exercises. In total for HIT try and keep the total training time 45-60 mins. The beneift of HIT is that it is a time saver. Which is what appeals to me as i dont want to live in the gym. There are other things in life to be done, even if it is just sitting on the couch watching tv and scratching my butt!! .

Presently, stick to compound movements. Dont fuss with isolation movements like concentration curls. Read through the training forum threads for some tips on what you should do. But dont try and incorporate every tip every time you see one. Sort out a routine with the equipment you have and stick to it for a few months. So long as you are growing, it is fine.

Believe me, once you get some serious weight training underway, you will enjoy the rest periods and your body will demand it. Else you will be walking around all sore with plenty of aches and pains and you will stop growing. Keep in mind, you donot grow while training, you grow while resting.

That's my problem "moderation" , I know I have a binge problem that is a reult of my ED, when I did my binge last sunday I was plannin gon eat 4000 calories, when I ended up eat 7000 I felt so sick. So I'm still no tat a point wher I can have a "cheat meal" or else I go crazy, besides I like my "clean" food a whole lot more! and if I did the cheat that would mean taking away my cottage cheese and almond butter and nobody better try taking that away form me

So how about you schedule your meals in such a way, that you have a good solid meal just beofre going to the party. That will keep you full for ~3 hours. So at the party you will have more control on what you eat. After the party, if you are still a bit hungry. Then have some cottage cheese. Excess cals for just one meal in one day will not really have much of an impact. You are not going to get obese overnight.

 

[Tom_B]

Guess you figured that out, sucessfully.

I'm al classy like that

You are reading too much in to the whole exercise thing. Rest days are not just about physical rest. You also have to relax your mind. Your CNS has to work a lot more during exercise and needs a break. Not giving it a break is one of the reasons that results in a burnout. And you dont want that to happen. So find something relaxing to do. Something that also makes you mentally pleased while doing it. Be it reading a book, painting..etc. Surely there is school work which also need to be done (as much as you might hate it ). Preparing for that can only help you. Better grades = better job = more money! And more money = independence = the ability to get out of one situation into a better one of your choice.

lol ok I'll take a rest day, it was kinda nice yesterday

HVT = High Volume Training
HIT = High Intensity Training


Yes. Warm-up sets are required. For your leg day, get on the treadmill (did i hear you scream for joy? ) for about 5 mins only on a low/mod speed. This is just a warm up. Donot do it so intense that you exhaust your muscles and your weight training suffers.

Rest in between sets is a debatable topic. When i started out on a serious training i had to take 3-4 mins or more between sets. I was a skinny guy with not much energy and besides i didnt pay attention to a proper bulk diet. But now i take 1 min between sets and maybe 2 for some. I take 2-3 mins between exercises. In total for HIT try and keep the total training time 45-60 mins. The beneift of HIT is that it is a time saver. Which is what appeals to me as i dont want to live in the gym. There are other things in life to be done, even if it is just sitting on the couch watching tv and scratching my butt!! .

yes, yes do did hear a scream of joy gotta love cardio!
I'll stick with the weights I'm using now as warm up and then I'll increase the weights by 5-10lbs so I can only do 8 reps, except for Side raises, I've tried 10lbs before (can only do 5lbs), ain't happening lol, I should probably just get another exercise instead of that
I guess I'll just take a est period for as long as it takes me to "recover" , I'll have to play around with that.

Presently, stick to compound movements. Dont fuss with isolation movements like concentration curls. Read through the training forum threads for some tips on what you should do. But dont try and incorporate every tip every time you see one. Sort out a routine with the equipment you have and stick to it for a few months. So long as you are growing, it is fine.

Believe me, once you get some serious weight training underway, you will enjoy the rest periods and your body will demand it. Else you will be walking around all sore with plenty of aches and pains and you will stop growing. Keep in mind, you donot grow while training, you grow while resting.

I'll do a search later throughout the week whenever I get a chance, I've been busy as hell lately lol, I might be able to do it today after work o well I'll see
I can't wait till I get my weight training all sorted out hopefully I'll see some real noobie gains one can hope!

So how about you schedule your meals in such a way, that you have a good solid meal just beofre going to the party. That will keep you full for ~3 hours. So at the party you will have more control on what you eat. After the party, if you are still a bit hungry. Then have some cottage cheese. Excess cals for just one meal in one day will not really have much of an impact. You are not going to get obese overnight.

That's the problem I feel I will, besides I just don't like eating junk infront of people.. cause usually if I ever do people stare at me in amazment and it makes me feel...wrong..I don't know how to explain it
My plan was at 8:00pm (when the party started) eat my supper and then at 11:00 eat my cottage cheese, then go home at 12:00 (when the party ended) and go to sleep...needless to say that didn't happen
Well it turns out that they really wanted me to spend the night (cause it was a party/sleepover but some people couldn't stay the night, and since I am a guy and there was only 2 guys at the party and 10 girls I wasn't gonna be allowed to spend the night, but they beged and beged there mom to let me stay so I ended up spending the night with 5 girls) , so I didn't know what to do about having to eat every 3 hours, since I knew we were gonna be staying up late, so I was faced with a dilema, either eat some cake at 1:00am (there was another cake for the sleepover guests) or go longer than 3 hours without food....I choose the non food option , I had no idea what to do! I ended up staying up till 4:00am so I went 5 hours without food, and then after I woke up at 8:30am I didn't eat breakfast untill 10 ish, not to mention I had no idea what to eat for breakfast! but I ended up having an apple,glass of skim milk and some chicken , so my schedules a little messed

P.S. sorry for missing a day in my journal I was ognna ppost after I got home but I didn't go home

 

[Tom_B]

October 16th

Training - Rest Day (well I did 3 x 15 minute walks, but meh...)



Diet
I kinda forget but it was basically the same old same old just had to space my meals out differently cause of the party, and I rejected all forms of junk food


Well I did nothing all yesterday before the party, I had to work though, and then it got really busy so I had to help cook, and burned my poor pinky finger on the hot gravy . The party was so fun! There was twister and movies and the sexual fantasy room and "foxy Jeff" was in there waiting for me , gotta love inside jokes , that was basically all the party was with a little bit of groping so I won't bore you guys with things you wouldn't understand, all you nned to know is I could have taken that bitch Alex out in Twister if it wasn't for all the people complaining the game was too long so we called a draw , noone could bet my crazy Pilate flexability there

 

[Tom_B]

Ocotber 17

Training - Chest/Shoulder/Tricep Day (was playing round with the weights due to some advice)

Bench Press *40 lbs* 1x22 *50lbs* 1x10 *65lbs* 2x8
Incline DB Flies * 10lbs* 1x22 *15lbs* 3x8
*Military Press *40lbs* 1x13, *45lbs* 3x8
Side raises *5lbs* 4x12 (I really need to get another exercise, I tried 10lbs but could only do 1/2 a rep )
Dips *Bodyweight* 4x8
2 hand tricep extensions - *15lbs* 1x19 *25lbs* 1x6 *20lbs* 2x8
Abs- Front crunches on my 6 sec ab thing *50lbs* 3x10
Weighted Jacknife sit-ups *15lbs* 3x15

Diet
Meal 1 - apple, chicken, skim milk
meal 2 - brown rice, whey, fiber 1 , unsweetned soy milk
*workout*
Post workout - banana, thin rolled oats, whey, skim milk
Meal 3 - brown rice, tuna
meal 4 - tuna carb coutning tortilla wrap
Meal 5 - carb counting tortilla wrap, chicken, brwon rice
Meal 6 - almonds, egg whites, becil oil
meal 7 - fiber 1, cottage cheese, almond butter

Thanks to BulkMeUP and Emma-leigh's advice I had a pretty good workout I had no idea I could bench 65lbs (yes thats an acomplishment to me ) I thought I'd kill myself if I tried that much, i'll be happy once I met the 100lbs mark .
My diet was a little bit ....messed.. because where I stayed the night at that party, lol you should have seen me in the kitchen in the morning, everybody was having bagels and cream cheese, i was like people I need protein! So her mom was helping me find something, I was considering having egg whites, but then I relized I'd have to eat 8 of their eggs for enough protein so then she said well we have some protein bars if you want those, I figured there better than nothing, anyways she got htem and I read the label protein bars my ass! it was 4.4G of protein and 7.5G of sugar lol, people and their lack of knowledge. O well I ended up settling with some chicken breast an apple and some skim milk
Because of all this my timing for my diets been screwed to, right now I have to eat 3 more meals spaced at 1.5 hours inbetween each , so stuffed!
Nothing else really happened today except I worked, and I thought I was gonna die of lack of sleep! I'm not use to running on only 5 hours of sleep , how did I use to do it?!
Not to mention I don't know what to do about my running out oatmeal, I need 3 pckgs a day and I only have 2 left, what am I gonna do! I guess I could have a soild breakfast and then just wait an hour since tomorrows a cardio day...ya that's what I'm gonn have to do
O sweet jesus I have a french test I half rememeber (I thought it was fri, so I spent 40 mins studying for it, needless to say when I found out it was moved to monday and she forgot to tell our class and i was jsut a little pissed, and by a "little" I mean alot! ) and I still have ot clean my room, this day isn't gonna end!...tea I need some tea, my lovely caffine

P.S. weight is 128.5lbs

 

[BulkMeUp]

Thanks to BulkMeUP and Emma-leigh's advice I had a pretty good workout I had no idea I could bench 65lbs (yes thats an acomplishment to me ) I thought I'd kill myself if I tried that much, i'll be happy once I met the 100lbs mark .

Dont worry, you will get there soon and will 'out-grow' your present weights.

Not to mention I don't know what to do about my running out oatmeal, I need 3 pckgs a day and I only have 2 left, what am I gonna do!

I dont know how much is in a packet. But i get a bag of quaker rolled oats. about 1lb (i think, cant check as i am not home right now). It last me days.

The party was so fun! There was twister and movies and the sexual fantasy room and "foxy Jeff" was in there waiting for me , gotta love inside jokes , that was basically all the party was with a little bit of groping so I won't bore you guys with things you wouldn't understand, all you nned to know is I could have taken that bitch Alex out in Twister if it wasn't for all the people complaining the game was too long so we called a draw , noone could bet my crazy Pilate flexability there

hhmmm... is '"foxy Jeff" the red head flamer you mentioned previously?

O sweet jesus I have a french test I half rememeber (I thought it was fri, so I spent 40 mins studying for it, needless to say when I found out it was moved to monday and she forgot to tell our class and i was jsut a little pissed, and by a "little" I mean alot! ) and I still have ot clean my room, this day isn't gonna end!...tea I need some tea, my lovely caffine

Good luck on the french test, monsieur!

P.S. weight is 128.5lbs

 

[Tom_B]

october 18

Training -
HIIT Cardio/Pilate Day


Diet
Meal 1 - unsweetned soy milk, fiber 1 , pear, brown rice
*cardio*
Post workout - Thin rolled oats, banana, skim milk, whey, cinnamon
meal 2 - tuna, brown rice
Meal 3 - tuna, carb counting tortilla wrap, brown rice
meal 4 - almonds, Egg whites, becil canoil oil
Meal 5 - Same as Meal 3 except swap the tuna with chicken
Meal 6 - cottage cheese, almond butter, fiber 1
*pilates followed by 3 1 minute stomach vaccums*

I was so tired today I could barely keep my eyes open during school, I tried to stay up but I feel asleep after super while watching a movie, it felt so good!
I went out today and got some new stuff, like kidney beans (gonna attempt to make a salad, just need a type of dressing besides lemon juice, or mix something togethr with the lemon juice..) and some sweet potatoes because that brown rice is starting to turn my stomch everytime I eat it I fell like I want to .
I got a new problem though *WARNING DON'T READ FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE DISGUSTED* i'm going to the doctors on WED at 11:30am to get my hemroid looked at, not sure if they'll do the "operation" on WED too, I've had this hemroid for 7 months now, I got it while in the hospital since my bowels were all messed up I pushed too hard
I'm just freaking out because of 2 reasons
1 - I do not want some old man looking at my ass, hopefully they have those robe things that has a little opening in the back, that wouldn't be as bad, but I don't think they do
2- I'm pretty sure after I get it done I'm not allowed to move for 2 days so I don't know what I should do about my exercise/diet...should I be only eat my RMR since I'll be in bed mostly? I'm doing my leg day tomorrow so I don't overdue myself doing squats, I may be able to sneak in my Back/Bi day, I don't know how fast I'll recover or how I'll feel.
So thats that I guess, I guess I could looka t the bright side of things, I'll be finely getting rid of the little bastard ...o god I really don't want anyone looking at my ass

 

[Luke9583]

 

[Luke9583]

g'luck though tom.

 

[Tom_B]

Dont worry, you will get there soon and will 'out-grow' your present weights.

lol the sooner the better

I dont know how much is in a packet. But i get a bag of quaker rolled oats. about 1lb (i think, cant check as i am not home right now). It last me days.

I get the instant quaker oatmeal with no sugar added, regular flavour, theres 12 in a box and I use 3 a day so I got 2 boxes for this week, so I should be fine, damn overpriced crap

hhmmm... is '"foxy Jeff" the red head flamer you mentioned previously?

Hells no! that's corey.. ugh, foxy jeff is a cd cover , he's my secret lover.
But that Corey kids starting to get on my nerves, he tried getting really close to me at lunch I put my hand out in front of him and made a box around me and said "no one passes my box got it?" he just laughed, but I was serious!

Good luck on the french test, monsieur!

I'm beyond pissed about that, I spent another 20 minutes studying for it yesterday (1 hour in total, I usually study for 10 minutes for tests , but this year I'm going for low 90's mid 90's marks, so far all I need ot do is raise my art mark, it's an 88% and everything else in 94-98%) and I get to school and she's like well...hmm I decided to move the test to thursday instead so unbelieveabley pissed!

I know BOO Ya!

P.S. did my last workout look good, do I got the idea now? god I hope so my chest and shoulders are in so much pain today! ... I'm a little scared of my leg day tomorrow, the only thing that really really really hurts is lunges I hate them so much!

 

[Tom_B]

so help me god if they don't have those robe things i know I'll make them get one!
Hopefully it dosen't hurt too much

 

[Luke9583]

regardless of the immediate pain, i'm sure it would make you much more comfortable than you had been for the past 7 mo. that sucks dude.

 

[Tom_B]

Ya that's true, I've been on my parents to schedule an appointment for a long time now but they've been too lazy, it pisses my off because here i've had this hemriod tha can turn into a blood clot, cancer etc. and there too lazy to schedule an appointment, but hte minute my little sister (11) gets a fever they rush her up to the hospital as if she was dying , the only reason why I'm getting it done is because my mom and my brother have a doctors appointment so she figured she might as well get all the appointments over with, so if it wasn't for that I'd never have an appointment and I'd be stuck with it for another 7 months before it started to turn into the other stuff

 

[BulkMeUp]

So thats that I guess, I guess I could looka t the bright side of things, I'll be finely getting rid of the little bastard ...o god I really don't want anyone looking at my ass

I dont think you want the doc to fix your bum blindfolded, do you?