I'll stop hijacking the general thread for my own whining and use this to track my progress. I've got a spreadsheet that I track my lifts and weight on, but this way you guys can laugh at my lack of progression and hopefully peer pressure will get the better of me. I haven't really been in what I'd call good shape in high school, and you have all seen
the picture, so you know I wasn't really what you'd call a stud then. I did run a 18:00.7 in that race though, which I never got close to before or after.
Anyways, right now this is where I'm at. I work in a high stress job that requires me to travel frequently and work long hours. I'm 28 years old, and there is a history of high blood pressure and heart problems in my family, and I'd like to head that off before it becomes a problem. A few weeks ago, I joined
this gym, which as I mentioned before is a lot like Globogym from the movie dodgeball. It's got a pool, cafe, basketball courts, a spa, racquetball courts, and all the cardio/weight stuff you could want. There is also a location a quarter mile from my office and another one about 5 minutes from my house. A friend of mine at work has also joined, and we've been heading there at lunch for the last couple weeks to play racquetball and lift weights. When I signed up, I got a coupon for $100 to be spent on club stuff. I'm planning to use it on an in depth fitness analysis type thing, mostly because it's kind of cool to think about and I have no idea what my BF% is.
After my workout today, I weighed in at 203.8 (I had had breakfast already). I'll probably weigh myself once a week on Friday mornings before I eat. I'd like to get down to 180 by the end of the year, keeping as much muscle mass as possible. I'd also like to get my squats up to 2x6x225 by then (I did 3x6x135 yesterday). From there, we'll see what happens. I'm doing the
Max-OT routine, sort of. My days are going to be split as follows for now, unless something changes.
Monday Racquetball
Tuesday Chest
Wednesday Racquetball/Cardio
Thursday Back/Shoulders
Friday Legs
Saturday Arms
Sunday Cardio/Rest
When my wife gets home, I'll have her take a couple pictures of me for a "before" comparison. Don't worry, they'll be linked so people won't have to wander in and see me in shorts unexpectedly :P
My workout log today (listing only work sets, no warmup sets or warmup/cooldown)
Bicep Cable Curl 2x6x70 more weight
Tricep Pulldown 2x6x90 more weight
Tricep Pullover 2x6x40
Curl Machine 2x6x90
Tricep Kickbacks 2x6x20 form
DB Curls 2x6x25 more weight
I'm also tracking my food on Livestrong's DailyPlate but it doesn't have the shake I had for lunch so I'm going to leave that out for now. I suck at reporting food anyway.
So far today I have eaten
1 Thomas Whole Wheat Bagel
2 Tbsp JIF Creamy PB
2 cups coffee
1 FastFuel Optimizer shake from the lifetime cafe