Oct 4
Today, was my first day doing Escrima. Freakin LOVED it! Fitocracy doesn't list Escrima in their martial arts selection, so I decided to select fencing...I can't wait for Wednesday to come and do it all again! HellYa!
momona earned 1754 points for:
- Swimming:
- 0:20:00 || 1000 m (+284 pts)
- Ocean swim - Ala Moana.
- Barbell Squat:
- 135 lb x 5 reps (+47 pts)
- 190 lb x 5 reps (+66 pts)
- 235 lb x 5 reps (+82 pts)
- 280 lb x 5 reps (+98 pts)
- 280 lb x 5 reps (+98 pts)
- Back to back squat days. I'm trying to fit everything into a new schedule.
- Standing Barbell Shoulder Press:
- 110 lb x 5 reps (+42 pts)
- 135 lb x 5 reps (+51 pts)
- 155 lb x 5 reps (+59 pts)
- 175 lb x 5 reps (+67 pts)
- Barbell Deadlift:
- 135 lb x 5 reps (+47 pts)
- 225 lb x 5 reps (+78 pts)
- 275 lb x 5 reps (+96 pts)
- 315 lb x 5 reps (+110 pts)
- 370 lb x 5 reps (+129 pts)
- First day using Madcow 5x5 for deadlifts...Exclusively Madcow now.
- Fencing:
- 2:00:00 (+400 pts)
- Not fencing - Eskrima!
Today
Monday's Workout:
momona earned 1225 points for:
- Elliptical Trainer:
- 0:04:00 || 0.43 mi (+14 pts)
- w/u
- Barbell Squat:
- 135 lb x 5 reps (+47 pts)
- 190 lb x 5 reps (+66 pts)
- 235 lb x 5 reps (+82 pts)
- 280 lb x 5 reps (+98 pts)
- 330 lb x 5 reps (+115 pts)
- 375 lb x 5 reps (+131 pts)
- Allday!
- Barbell Bench Press:
- 155 lb x 5 reps (+54 pts)
- 195 lb x 5 reps (+68 pts)
- 235 lb x 5 reps (+82 pts)
- 260 lb x 5 reps (+91 pts)
- 285 lb x 5 reps (+99 pts)
- No problems
- Pendlay Row:
- 135 lb x 5 reps (+47 pts)
- 155 lb x 5 reps (+54 pts)
- 165 lb x 5 reps (+57 pts)
- 170 lb x 5 reps (+59 pts)
- 175 lb x 5 reps (+61 pts)
- I know I've said it before, I don't like barbell rows, Pendlay rows are better but still - I went a little lighter today.
Oct. 2, 2011
Sep 28
I've got to find a way to lose some weight. In the past unsuccessfully I've tried CKD, IF and calorie counting. All these methods I still believe could work for me but for whatever reason I quit before I saw any success. Not to say I didn't give them a fair shake though. There are many variations of these so perhaps I did them incorrectly. I actually enjoyed both CKD & IF and will probably give them a try again. As I've said before I have been consistantly in the gym for 2 years and I haven't lost a pound. My composition is more muscular but of course - I lift heavy. It's what I enjoy.
Next, I'm going to try Lyle McDonald's PSMF diet a try. PSMF is essentially a ketogenic diet without the dietary fat. The caloric intake is really low and that worries me. Between 500-800 will mean that I will need to significantly reduce my strength training. I'm going to go from 7 sessions every 2 weeks to 4 sessions every 2 weeks. That's going to be difficult becaust I love to lift. We'll see what happens?
Oh, I found out my gym YMCA of Honolulu offers Escrima classes. It's not at the location I usually go, but thats easy for me to accomidate. This is big news for me. I was researching all the different schools, and styles only to find out I can get started for free. HellYeah!
Below was my workout from yesterday September 27th. I have almost completely blended Madcow 5x5 into my former SL 5x5 program. The only stronglift I am still doing is the deadlift. It might end soon, but my lifts are still moving up. Squats from yesterday are considered a light day. I honestly felt like I was cheating myself, but remembering just a little over a week ago I felt I was WAY overworked by squats using stronglfts, I just have to accept the less workload. It'll get tougher soon especially when I start PSMF next week. I hope this works!
momona earned 1142 points for:
- Elliptical Trainer:
- 0:06:00 || 0.45 mi (+9 pts)
- w/u
- Barbell Squat:
- 185 lb x 5 reps (+64 pts)
- 230 lb x 5 reps (+80 pts)
- 275 lb x 5 reps (+96 pts)
- 275 lb x 5 reps (+96 pts)
- light day 4 squats.
- Barbell Bench Press:
- 140 lb x 5 reps (+49 pts)
- 170 lb x 5 reps (+59 pts)
- 205 lb x 5 reps (+71 pts)
- 240 lb x 5 reps (+84 pts)
- 275 lb x 5 reps (+96 pts)
- 315 lb x 1 reps (+97 pts)
- 330 lb x 1 reps (+102 pts)
- It seems that I'm only ready to lift heavy after the 6th set. I could of repped 330 at least 2-3x.
- Pendlay Row:
- 95 lb x 5 reps (+33 pts)
- 115 lb x 5 reps (+40 pts)
- 135 lb x 5 reps (+47 pts)
- 160 lb x 5 reps (+56 pts)
- 180 lb x 5 reps (+63 pts)
- Too low starting weight but i'll stick it out. I really dislike rows but Pendlays are better than the rest I guess.