Sumneray's log

[Sumneray]

This isn't really a set log as of yet since I'm still trying to fine tune and find what is best for me. I figured this would be good to look back on in a few months

I started eating better over the weekend but did not start lifting until Monday 1/16/06.

Sunday 1/15/06 we had the shrimp scampi with spaghetti squash for dinner. It was awesome! And it was filling! My husband raved about it to our friends, he liked it so much. Our favorite so far.

Monday 1/16/06 we had the chicken breast stuffed with spinach and cheese over brown rice. This was good too!

Tuesday 1/17/06 Lunch I had tuna with tomatoes, cucumbers and WW bread. Dinner we had salmon I wrapped in tin foil with lemon, red onions, green and orange peppers and broccoli and cauliflower for side vege. This was great! Definately will make again soon.

Wednesday 1/18/06 I started keeping track of food I ate all day today.
7:15am 1 cup special K
1/2 cup 1% lowfat milk

9:30am 1 large banana

10:30am handful of pretzels

12:00pm 1 cup of baby carrots
1/2 cup of broccoli
1/4 cup onion sour cream dip (made with fat free sour cream)

2:30pm 6 pieces of celery (3 inches long each) w/peanut butter

6:00pm We had the bbq chicken pizza (found on recipe forum) was very good. And left over salmon from night before.

9:30pm Protien drink - was surprisingly good! Banana flavored and I used 1% lowfat milk rather than water for mix.


Thursday 1/19/06
7:10am Protien drink with 1% lowfat milk

8:45am 1 cup Special K
1/2 cup 1% lowfat milk

 

[Gymgurl]

Welcome........nice to read some more logs!!

 

[Sumneray]

On the lifting hubby and I are still trying to find out our max wts. We are keeping track. Our goal is to find our max wt with low reps. We will be doing (wt) at 4 reps for 5 sets with about 30 secs rest in between sets.

We have been doing bench, row, thighs, quads, curls and triceps. We have been doing free wts. w dumbbells, not the full bar. Hubby says that its better for us this way so one arm won't dominate and carry more wt than the other.

Monday 1/16/06 - Day 1

Bench - dumbbell 30 lbs each arm too high
26 lbs each arm too high
20 lbs each arm 7X

Row - dumbbell 20 lbs each arm 10X
26 lbs each arm 7X

Curls - dumbbell 16 lbs right arm (had bad posture) 5X
16 lbs left arm 5X

Triceps - dumbbell 10 lbs right arm 5X
6 lbs left arm 6X

Leg Extensions - use wt bench 55 lbs right leg 7X
43 lbs left leg 12X

Leg Curls - use wt bench 40 lbs right leg 5X
30 lbs left leg 5X



Wednesday 1/18/06 Day 2

Went up in wt a bit here. Still trying to find max wt. Think I did a lot better.

Bench - dumbbell 25 lbs each arm 4X
26 lbs each arm 4X (last one was sloppy)

Row - dumbbell 30 lbs each arm 6X
30 lbs each arm 5X
arm positioning was different in next set
30 lbs each arm 5X
30 lbs each arm 4X

Curls - dumbbells 20 lbs right arm 6X
20 lbs left arm 4X
20 lbs right arm 5X
20 lbs left arm 5X

Triceps - dumbbells 10 lbs right arm 5X
10 lbs left arm 5X
10 lbs right arm 6X
10 lbs left arm 5X

Leg Extension - use wt bench 50 lbs right leg 10X
50 lbs left leg 10X
55 lbs right leg 7X
55 lbs left leg 7X
60 lbs right leg 5X
60 lbs left leg 5X

Leg Curls - use wt bench 40 lbs right leg 9X
40 lbs left leg 9X
45 lbs right leg 5X
45 lbs left leg 5X

Friday 1/20/06 will do over again to find max wt and start a more set work out regimend by Monday 1/23/06

 

[scorpiogirl]

I think you should increase that rest time to 1 minute. What are you doing for tri's? Kickbacks, extensions?

I think DBs are a good place to start, but you could really benefit from using the barbell too - with bench press, you can do 3-4 sets with the barbell and then still do 3-4 sets of flat flies or incline presses for the stabilizer muscles. With legs, squats & lunges with the barbell will incorporate stabilizer muscles also - if not using the Smith Machine. Basically, working in both is better.

(psssst....thighs & quads are the same thing )

Spaghetti Squash is really good, isn't it! I love the stuff with homemade spaghetti sauce!

 

[Sumneray]

(psssst....thighs & quads are the same thing )

Hehe, thanks Scorpio. I went back and fixed that

I'm sure we will be adding more once we can get these sets down pat. I'm enjoying lifting a lot!

I remember long ago my mother made spaghetti squash but I could not remember if I liked it or not. I was amazed at how good it tasted, I'm not a big squash fan.

 

[Sumneray]

Thursday 1/19/06 'cont

10am banana

1:30pm Large mixed green salad with chicken lowfat honey mustard dressing

3:30pm Handful of Pretzels

 

[Sumneray]

Earlier someone brought in 2 boxes of fresh Krispy Kreme donuts, I fought the urge and didn't even look in the boxes. Now the girl that sits next to me is eating oreo cookies, oh the agony....

 

[*Bunny*]

Earlier someone brought in 2 boxes of fresh Krispy Kreme donuts, I fought the urge and didn't even look in the boxes. Now the girl that sits next to me is eating oreo cookies, oh the agony....

When you leave my gym, RIGHT in from of the exits/entrance there is a Krispie Kreme The other gym is next to a Whole Foods, SO much better Both have cafe's and spas in 'em though ...

I do often wonder what the people are thinking when people are waiting in line as they see people walking into the gym every day.

 

[Sumneray]

Thursday 1/19/06 cont

7pm Spaghetti (barilla plus pasta, yummy!) chicken breast and sauce.

9:30pm Banana protien drink with 1% lowfat milk


Friday 1/20/06

7am Banana protien drink with 1% lowfat milk

9:15am 1c Special K
1/2 c 1% lowfat milk

 

[scorpiogirl]

Earlier someone brought in 2 boxes of fresh Krispy Kreme donuts, I fought the urge and didn't even look in the boxes. Now the girl that sits next to me is eating oreo cookies, oh the agony....

Did ya' make it thru without a bite? lol