Gym regimen - December 2010

A1: Quads and Biceps
(MONDAY): 70 mins
94.5kg, BMI 27

Warmup: Exercise bike, stretching, curls, squats, pullups

CIRCUIT:

Leg extension: 13, 10, 7 @ 45kg, 50kg, 55kg

Squat: 12, 9, 6 @ 90kg, 100kg, 110kg

CIRCUIT:

Close-grip EZ barbell curl: 12, 10, 8 @ 35kg, 42.5kg, 47.5kg

Walking lunges: 16, 16, 20 @ 20kg, 25kg, 30kg

Hyper-supinated dumbbell curl: 10, 8, 6 @ 16kg, 18kg, 20kg

CIRCUIT:

Ab cable pulldowns: 36, 32, 32 @ 30kg, 35kg, 35kg

Stair machine: 3 min, 3 min, 3 min

High cable curls: 16, 16, 16 @ 27kg, 32kg, 36.5kg

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I felt absolutely dead today. Spanked. Sapped. Sluggish. Draggin' ass. Just look at my squat! I made a point of going very deep, but still, I was drained. It didn't help that it was, and still is, unpleasantly humid all of a sudden... and that I wore a full-body sweatsuit. "The heat'll zap ya," as they say in Florida. And in Taiwan. Simply put, last week I was had too much beer and good eating, and, alas, my sleep pattern is still not normalized. Between bosses and friends treating me and me taking last week more or less off, "getting back into it" this week is a huge mental challenge. I did some jump rope and plyometric stuff in my room Saturday and went to a hot spring with friends Sunday, so it's not like I was a complete slob. But man--I just want to go to bed.

I invested in a bottle of creatine powder, as I'm curious to see what effects it has (as a post-workout). There was a disturbing side-effect this evening with my eyes, but that may just have been a fluke.

I'm coming up on my 6-month mark "under the iron" and I must admit that my shoulder injury, last week's erratic hedonism, and today's humbling workout have combined to form banshees to my motivation. But I shall not give up. I just need to sleep earlier and I think I'm going to try working out in the afternoon as much as I can, rather than after work. Not only will it be nice to be able just to go home after work, but also I think it takes me a while to wind down after a workout, which is to say, a nighttime workout keeps me up later. I've also made a resolution that I will not accept invitations to social events on weekdays. NSW! Nothing Social on Weekdays! I've recently been working through two advanced, very stimulating books in metaphysics, so my desire to study is even stronger.

Stay tuned.