It was a good day overall. I got some good arms in, had a little trouble with the legs (due to my weak grip), a little light on fruits and vegetables but it couldn't be helped. I'm not looking forward to going back to school tomorrow, but it's got to happen sometime!
FOOD:
Still a little hard to fit in all my calories today since I woke up so late. We also had almost no food in the house today until we got to the store, so I didn't get to eat any fruit today! I hope that with the new schedule starting tomorrow it'll come a bit easier. But I didn't eat back exercise calories except the shake!
EXERCISE:
I think today went well! I'm finding it a bit harder to get really motivated without Marcos working out at the same time. Maybe I should make a good song mix to get me pumped.
I'm still pretty pissed about my left hand grip, though. I bombed my stiff-leg deadlifts today and nearly crushed my left foot with the damn weight. It'd be nice to actually be able to – oh, I don't know – work out my fucking legs during deadlifts instead of backing out early for fear of damaging the floor. It's times like this I think a barbell with mixed grip would be easier. I'm going to try some of the suggestions I found on a stronglifts site (the link is in the sidebar) to see if that helps for next time.
SCHEDULE:
I really considered waking up at 6:30 this morning, but since it was a weight lifting day, I was concerned that the distinct lack of sleep (~3 hours) would significantly impact my workout. I know, I know... it's just another excuse to put it off, but I have no choice but to start tomorrow. The real challenges will be a.) going to bed on time, b.) getting that nap to work, and c.) keeping it up on the weekends.
LEARNED:
Doing deadlifts last is probably a really bad idea; my grip strength was all but gone by that point. I also find it weird that I enjoy arm/upper body exercises more than lower. I really didn't expect that.
QUESTIONS:
FOOD:
Still a little hard to fit in all my calories today since I woke up so late. We also had almost no food in the house today until we got to the store, so I didn't get to eat any fruit today! I hope that with the new schedule starting tomorrow it'll come a bit easier. But I didn't eat back exercise calories except the shake!
EXERCISE:
I think today went well! I'm finding it a bit harder to get really motivated without Marcos working out at the same time. Maybe I should make a good song mix to get me pumped.
I'm still pretty pissed about my left hand grip, though. I bombed my stiff-leg deadlifts today and nearly crushed my left foot with the damn weight. It'd be nice to actually be able to – oh, I don't know – work out my fucking legs during deadlifts instead of backing out early for fear of damaging the floor. It's times like this I think a barbell with mixed grip would be easier. I'm going to try some of the suggestions I found on a stronglifts site (the link is in the sidebar) to see if that helps for next time.
- DL : dna
- SD : 90# 4x5 (---)
- SQ : 70# 4x8 (+10#)
- LG : dna
- BP : 40# 4x10 (+5#)
- OP : dna
- BR : dna
- UR : 40# 4x12 (+5#)
- TE : 20# 4x8 (+5#)
SCHEDULE:
I really considered waking up at 6:30 this morning, but since it was a weight lifting day, I was concerned that the distinct lack of sleep (~3 hours) would significantly impact my workout. I know, I know... it's just another excuse to put it off, but I have no choice but to start tomorrow. The real challenges will be a.) going to bed on time, b.) getting that nap to work, and c.) keeping it up on the weekends.
LEARNED:
Doing deadlifts last is probably a really bad idea; my grip strength was all but gone by that point. I also find it weird that I enjoy arm/upper body exercises more than lower. I really didn't expect that.
QUESTIONS:
- can I increase one dumbbell by 5 pounds and not the other, or would the imbalance be a bad idea?
- should deadlifts be performed first so my grip strength is fresh?
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