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2003/06/05, 04:30 AM
Now I have decided to put my life back in order. Over the last month I have been to the gym three times, which is pathetic. I have got a large battery of excuses, the principle reason been by girlfriend coming over to stay with me and the travelling we have been doing over the last month. But realistically these are excuses and I need to stop hiding behind them.
The reason for this post is to make me have some form of public accountability. Whether or not anyone cares I will publicly keep a brief journal of my training regime until I reach a point where I feel I no longer need to.
I want to increase my cardio fitness, trim down the fat layer, focus on my legs and abs (I always get lazy) and boost my bench (its proportionally weak as I don’t have a regular spot) without losing my existing mass gains. I know this seems an exhaustive shopping list but several goals overlap and each of these are prioritised differently so it is not so bad. To do this I will follow the rough plan,
Mon – Legs, abs
Tue – Upper body
Wed – Rest or Fun light Cardio (country walk / bike ride)
Thu – Legs, abs
Fri – Upper body
Sat – Run, abs
Sun – Rest or Fun light Cardio (country walk / bike ride)
I’ve got more detail to ensure all major muscle groups are covered but will not bore you with the details; a public summary is all I need.
PS Thanx for the Idea Mutt.
ED!
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2003/06/05, 08:46 AM
No problem! But you might want to do a differetn split I mean if I did that work out I would be dead in a week LOL but if it works for you go for it!!!
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Squats are really a very good thing, but in my world of Deadlifts are so much the King!!!!!!!!
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2003/06/05, 01:25 PM
I agree with mutt. If I did legs 2x in 4 days I wouldn't be able to stand.
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~Victoria~
...Some things have to be believed to be seen!
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2003/06/06, 03:59 AM
Firstly thanks for the support, secondly I know the sessions are harsh, but each session is shorter than many routines so I need to train regularly to cover all the muscle groups. I find that if I work out every day or at least 5 a week I get in the habit, where as if I have lots of days of I start skipping days and my routine all falls down.
As for the hardly been able to stand I had that yesterday, I literally rolled of the squat machine and crouched for a couple of min before I could get up. Today I feel tired but good. Well at least I’ve got bench press to look forward to today :o).
ED!
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2003/06/08, 04:40 AM
Training going good :o) Had a long (hilly) bike ride yesterday and a good upperbody the day before that. filling out this journal is the only thing not been done!
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2003/06/08, 12:45 PM
Just one quick tip in case you're not already doing it. It appears your training split is based on a strength & conditioning program so I would use heavy ballistic movements on mon. & tues. then use less weight more rep support lifts on thur. & fri. This should increase gains in both strength & overall conditioning. It is important to keep in mind that a particular muscle takes 5-7 days to recover fully from a heavy workout about 3 days to recover from a light to moderate one, so alternanating the workouts should compensate for this.
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\"Knowledge & persistence is all one needs to succeed"
---Patrick L.
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2003/06/10, 03:39 AM
Good advice, I am doing a heavy/light split based on mon/tue - light, thur/fri – heavy, based on working the support groups and doing conditioning work mon/tue and strength on thur/fri. I settled upon this split to allow me to exercise all the muscle groups as I avoid specifically training any muscle group more than once a week (with the exception of my legs which I’m hitting with both lots of weights and cardio). It’s also good to know some ones reading this so I can’t just quit (though no danger of that at the moment).
Anyway yesterday went good, leg work as needed and looking forward to upper body work today, I find I make it through the leg routines thinking I need the balance and tomorrow is upper body. Still I hated cardio for the first few months I did it, and now enjoy it (apart from jogging long distance), so hopefully the same will happen.
ED!
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2003/06/11, 06:14 AM
Trained well yesterday. Though I’ve got a nasty twinge in my wrist so it’s all bandaged up today, have to see how I’m doing Friday. But as the weathers good and I’m low on fresh fruit and veg I think I’ll cycle into town today to pick some more.
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2003/06/13, 08:00 AM
Well day before yesterday the quick trip to town turned into a 30km cross country bike ride - the weather was nice. Yesterday I foucsed on my calfs, and upper body today. I'm also planning to replace the running on Sat and go for a monster bike ride instead. So all going good, at this rate I can quit this public jurnal thing and just keep my records fairly soon.
ED!
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2003/06/17, 07:41 AM
Great weather on Sat did about 50km on a fairly hilly route, hard getting up the hill, fun getting down. Had a total break Sunday (needed).
Then had a really poor day in the gym yesterday, was tired the whole time. I decided to work out the calorific intake (I try to eat according to my hunger levels but as I had no energy I decided to look at the figures). Anyway I was vastly under eating, I took in 1,000kcal less than I should be which explains why I was so tired. So today I am getting back on track and will monitor my intake until I’m back to a healthy level.
It is never normally a problem about me under eating (I normally eat like a horse) My mom always says when I come to visit she cooks as much for me as for the rest of the family combined. However recently I’ve been really busy and the small regular meals have just got smaller and smaller.
ED!
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