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on-line journal thread...

after karate last night I feel like someone has gone over my body like a 10 ton truck. groan. Skipping weights today will do that workout on Tuesday (gym is closed Monday for Scottish public holiday). Can I say SUGAR WITHDRAWAL?????? Tired as FUCK. Maria my friend says that she stopped craving sugar after 2 weeks (she's off sugar as a way of getting healthier as she's havign trouble conceiving).
 
Thanks! Gym was closed today. grrrrrrrr. Tried to lay laminate flooring, realised I need a mechanical saw. WIll borrow one from the guy at work who ahs every power tool under the sun. Made some picture frames. Broke 2mm drill bit... (beats ruminating on nice food I could have if I hadn't decided to diet before bulking as advised).

Legs tomorrow, and abs. And if my legs can stand it, HIIT. I have no inttntion of not keeping it up, don't worry!
 
making some changes.... Steelweaver recommends dieting before bulking, so I'm going to take her advice. I'd like to do a ckd, but I can't do that just yet - I have to hand my phd in in 2 weeks, and I have various diy jobs to do around the house, both of which take up time after work and are incompatible with the first adjustment phase of ckd.

SO here's the plan - stick to a 40/30/30 diet for the next 2 weeks until thesis is outta the way, all diy done, and I have gotten through various hurdles re new job. Then, I'll have 3 weeks left at my old job without much pressure, just the time for a ckd adjustment phase. By the time I start the new job I should be perking up again on the ckd diet.

Today, leg, abs, lower back. Hypers 5x8 holding 20kg weight, abs roman chair situps holding maximum tension for 3 seconds 5x15, obliques, side bends 4x6 with dumbells, also starting with squats, but as I'm now dieting I'll do 5 sets in a pyramid starting with 8 at 30kg as I expect my lifts to suffer during my diet. Tyr to max out in a mega pyramid, so many sets down to 1 rep. Also I might do some leg press as we don't ahve a glute ham raise machine. And some HIIT cardio. Ow my legs are gonna hurt!

When I get home I have about 5 picture frames to make... and I need to get a jig saw from a colleague to get the laminate flooring down.... urgh. We bought this appartment 4 months ago and are just finishing off the readaptations, last trip to ikea is next saturday....
 
woohoo! Squatted 60kg yesterday. Didn't manage 65kg. I think I'm leaning forward too much still though,will try the hanging a plumb line from the bar method next week to crack that one.

Also did abs, obliques and lower back. Plus a few goes on the leg press in the nautilus room (yikes! it's a scary place - totally MOBBED this time of year, the need for an extra acceditation to use the free weights area keeps most of the new students out, apart from those who already know how to squat, bench etc). Never mind, most of 'em will be sick of the whole "exercise thang" in 3 weeks when assignments need to be handed in....

karate today.
 
aaargh shit my legs are KILLING me after karate yesterday. Oh well, chest work today, lats, and stuff.... if I can, a small number of HIIT intervals, if my legs don't jump up and thump me for suggesting it!
 
shitty workout today. DId bench, indeed, I REALLY need to do some speed work and beef up those lats. I think other than speed work I won't bother with bench for a few weeks. Concentrate on the lats instead.

Did lying row and bent over row for the lats today. Also some bicep curls, jsut to keep up with the triceps. Not much else, in case I was needed back at my desk before 5.

Saturday, I will be doing dynamic bench. I'm notdoing a DE squat day until my squat form is a LOT better. Otherwise I will be going fast with shitty form.

Saturday then, dynamic bench, some chest work to look prettier :D , major tricep work, and the delts/traps. Plus some HIIT. Legs too tired for that today. I've got karate tomorrow and sunday.
 
Still feeling flattened today. DIet is obviously the key. Had a protein shake with milk for breakfast. WIll have 3 eggs with spinach and olive oil for lunch, and chicken and spinach for dinner... get all that protein in, and I should start to see an improvement in recovery times.
 
Today is leg day. Forgot my trainers and the piece of string plus curtain ring for checking my squat form though, so I'll have to go home before going to the gym to get them. Checking my forward lean in squats today. Will do a number of sets with the bar only, until I've got the feel of the right posture for the lift, then will do a super-pyramid, starting with a set of 8 at 30kg and knocking off one rep for each step upwards (34, 40, 45, 50, 3 at 55). I managed 1 rep at 60kg last week, so this week I'm going for 62.5kg. If I have the right form that should be manageable.

Alos lower back (4x8 back hypers carrying a 20kg weight), abs (5x10 roman chair situps with a pause of 2 seconds at the point of most tension, also aiming for one set of 10 hanging leg raises. I have more calluses on my hands now so I should be able to handle a full set of these).

Will also do one-legged squats, 4x10m each leg, and leg press, might give the nautilus machines a few sets too just to make sure the legs are properly fatigued.

Then the total body hammering - 1 hour long slow cardio on the elliptical trainer (I will need to get my walkman as well from home for this one!).

Disorganised due to late night last night so diet is: protein shake for breakfast (goes down nicely and requires very little preparation), falafel sandwich from local african eatery for lunch, and chicken and other stuff for dinner (hubbie cooks dinner), plus half a shake just before bedtime. Works out at 2000 cals. Not very low in carbs or high in protein, BUT at least won't make me gain any fat. Looking at creating a deficit of 1000 cals every day, no more, no less, trying to make the diet every day as low carb as I can reasonably manage it, this way, I won't boomerang into bingeing quite as much.
 
Great session today! Squatted 65kg with good form. DId a massive pyramid - started with 8 at 30kg, 35kg and 40kg, then did as many as I could with proper form up to 2 at 55kg, then did 1 reps for 60kg, 62.5kg, and 65kg (I weigh 68kg). Went for 67.5 BUT my knees started to fall inward so decided I couldn't lift that much with proper form.

Also back hypers, abs (cheated a little here, will do 2 more sets tomorrow), and some leg work besides the squats in the dreaded nautilus room.

And an hour of long slow boring cardio.

Tomorrow is chest, lats and shoulders. Will do speed bench and some other chest exericses, plus an intensive lat session and some trap/delts work.

I will get in a mega-short session on saturday working tris intensively and bis just enough to keep pace with the tris.

HIIT tomorrow.
 
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