Friday 2/8/2013

So, the leg’s feeling a bit better today, so I decided to go for it. Everything went well. 205 on the Bench if starting to feel really solid, so I’m thinking one more week and I’ll try upping it again. Squats I got up to 275 and on Monday, i’m going to start alternating front squats and low bar squats every other workout for some variety and core work. Had some friends helping me out on form and showing me how to do front squats, they felt pretty good so I’m pretty excited! This weekend I hope to try running again, so we’ll see how that goes. I have to work for a short bit on Saturday, in at the office, so I may get back to the gym for a rare saturday and get my chest/back work in that I missed since I had to skip out on Wednesday.

On the weight loss front, it’s still there. Right there in the front. The plateau holds on tight, and it sucks, but…whatever. As far as I can see, i’m doing everything right so I’m just going to keep on keeping on. I have a really hard time in these plateau periods in that I stop seeing any progress when I look in the mirror. All I can see is the fat that is still there, and it just piles on the frustration that’s already there and makes it worse. It’s a mental thing, I know. It’s one that I’m constantly battling though. Perhaps I always will. I’ve never been good at self image and I’ve gotten a lot better through therapy (before this journey). Even with my success right now that self image is pretty spotty. Sometimes I just have to force myself to suck it up despite what I see in the mirror and have faith in the fact that I’m doing all right, despite what the scale says. I’ve found taking progress pics to compare to the old fat me helps, plus getting tons of positive feedback from friends and family when I post it to facebook helps a ton too.

I’ve also found that sometimes? You just gotta get out of your own head for this journey before you become obsessive and over think it.

Gooch2k2 Tracked a Workout for 2,774 pts Today
Barbell Squat:
- 135 lb x 5 reps
- 185 lb x 5 reps
- 205 lb x 5 reps
- 225 lb x 5 reps
- 255 lb x 5 reps
- 275 lb x 5 reps
- 275 lb x 5 reps
- 225 lb x 5 reps
- 275 lb x 5 reps
Barbell Bench Press:
- 135 lb x 5 reps
- 145 lb x 5 reps
- 155 lb x 5 reps
- 205 lb x 5 reps
- 205 lb x 5 reps
- 205 lb x 5 reps
Barbell Deadlift:
- 135 lb x 5 reps
- 185 lb x 5 reps
- 205 lb x 5 reps
- 225 lb x 5 reps
- 315 lb x 5 reps
Barbell Incline Bench Press:
- 95 lb x 5 reps
- 115 lb x 5 reps
- 135 lb x 5 reps
- 135 lb x 5 reps
- 135 lb x 5 reps
Dips – Chest Version:
- 10 reps || assisted || 85 lb
- 10 reps || assisted || 85 lb
- 10 reps || assisted || 85 lb
Weighted Hyperextension:
- 25 lb x 10 reps
- 25 lb x 10 reps
- 25 lb x 10 reps
Weighted Decline Sit-Up:
- 10 lb x 15 reps
- 10 lb x 15 reps
- 10 lb x 15 reps