279.6
The weight is still coming off!! i did good on my points yesterday and todays weigh in was actually at 5AM so it is probably about 1 lb high but thats okay because it is still 2 lbs lower then yesterday. Fridays weigh ins are the only ones that count and they are at 7 AM which is usually my lightest weight (from past experiences)
I did not run last night or do any Kettlebells so this weight loss this week is all the protien shakes. And also maybe the fact that my body finally released from that 285 platform. I can only hope i can consistently loose weight now until i break 250. Thats when the real challange starts!!!
Grippers are still moving along okay. My palms are starting to really hurt during the static crushdown holds. I am going to try using tape on that upper part of my plam today and see how that helps. I am looking forward to the backdown week next week. I'd like to see how i do with closing that #2 and maybe see how close i can get on the #2.5
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
281.6
The weight is still coming off. I have not been running since last Thursday but i am still doing the protien shake every morning. Maybe it is the protein, I don't know. Either way i am making progress. And yesterday i ate 30 large wings for lunch, and still lost weight for the day. I think thats because i did not mix it with any carbs, Because i have done that before and still lost weight even though that was supposed to be over 2 days worth of points on Weight Watchers, Hmmmm
Grip still going strong. I seem to be closing the #3 on my leg easier for the negatives. I guess it is almost time to buy the #3.5 and maybe the #4. I have to see how the credit card bill looks first. I could still hold off another month if i had to but i really would like that #3.5
I missed calss for the TSC last night. It is 6-7 and i am not used to that time slot. I did speak to Brian and he has a Deadlift program broken out. He said he will better explain it to me next week. So after he does i can put it my computor and start doing that instead of my PTP program. Maybe this will work just as good, we will see.
Still no delivery of my steel order from FBBC. It has been since the 15th of last month, WOW. I just want it so i can bend the shiney & the golden bastard this weekend. I am tired of trying that hexabastard, even thought that is supposed to be easier than the shiney, we will see.
The weight is still coming off. I have not been running since last Thursday but i am still doing the protien shake every morning. Maybe it is the protein, I don't know. Either way i am making progress. And yesterday i ate 30 large wings for lunch, and still lost weight for the day. I think thats because i did not mix it with any carbs, Because i have done that before and still lost weight even though that was supposed to be over 2 days worth of points on Weight Watchers, Hmmmm
Grip still going strong. I seem to be closing the #3 on my leg easier for the negatives. I guess it is almost time to buy the #3.5 and maybe the #4. I have to see how the credit card bill looks first. I could still hold off another month if i had to but i really would like that #3.5
I missed calss for the TSC last night. It is 6-7 and i am not used to that time slot. I did speak to Brian and he has a Deadlift program broken out. He said he will better explain it to me next week. So after he does i can put it my computor and start doing that instead of my PTP program. Maybe this will work just as good, we will see.
Still no delivery of my steel order from FBBC. It has been since the 15th of last month, WOW. I just want it so i can bend the shiney & the golden bastard this weekend. I am tired of trying that hexabastard, even thought that is supposed to be easier than the shiney, we will see.
Monday, April 6, 2009
283.4
My weight is up after the weekend, but it always is. I'm not too worried about it. As long as i can get back close to Friday's weight by Wed/Thurs. I don't need to loose much this week, just something so approx 6 lbs is not bad at all. I had a bad eating day on Sunday too because of the Wedding shower we went to, and i was too tired to run last night. I did not run Friday or Saturday either so i need to get moving!!
Saturday night i had a better gripper workout. I tried the #2 again before that workout and i closed it. Finally!!! so that tells me that my hands are stronger after lunchtime than when i first wake up. Maybe it is the blood flowing better or they are just warmed up better throughout the day? I don't know but i need to see if this is a trend. I'll know more after next Saturdays workout.
My hands are sore again today. I never thought that just by adding that 1 extra rep per workout would really make that big of a difference but it does. Even though they are sore, they feel stronger. It is hard to explain but they do.
I have the TSC workout tonight at the gym, then Bruce coming over after that so a double workout tonight, nice. Let's see how my grip holds up this time!!!
My weight is up after the weekend, but it always is. I'm not too worried about it. As long as i can get back close to Friday's weight by Wed/Thurs. I don't need to loose much this week, just something so approx 6 lbs is not bad at all. I had a bad eating day on Sunday too because of the Wedding shower we went to, and i was too tired to run last night. I did not run Friday or Saturday either so i need to get moving!!
Saturday night i had a better gripper workout. I tried the #2 again before that workout and i closed it. Finally!!! so that tells me that my hands are stronger after lunchtime than when i first wake up. Maybe it is the blood flowing better or they are just warmed up better throughout the day? I don't know but i need to see if this is a trend. I'll know more after next Saturdays workout.
My hands are sore again today. I never thought that just by adding that 1 extra rep per workout would really make that big of a difference but it does. Even though they are sore, they feel stronger. It is hard to explain but they do.
I have the TSC workout tonight at the gym, then Bruce coming over after that so a double workout tonight, nice. Let's see how my grip holds up this time!!!
Saturday, April 4, 2009
No weekend weigh in
Bad morning in every way. I tried the COC #2 and i could not close it, not even anycloser than last week. It is making me still wonder if this will ever work for me. I need more rest. When i did my own workout i was only doing it 2 times per week and thats it. Now i am at 6 per week (actually 12 because i am doing 2 smaller workouts each day) And back then i could only close the #250 (same as the COC #2) if i had enough rest. I am not going to give up yet, i will follow this all the way through the 12 weeks and then make a decesion. It is not fair to judge too early. Week 4 is a back down week so the start of week 5, i better be able to close that damn gripper.
So i moved on to bending a couple of hours later. I know Bill said to stay away from bending during his KTA because of the workload but i figure 1 time per week should not be that bad. Maybe i was wrong!! I could not move the hexabastard (5/16" x 7") at all. I hit it atleast 7 times and even tried holding it longer and nothing. It just pissed me off even more. This was about 3 hours after the gripper workout so i thought i was rested. But thinking back to Thursday night, i had a hard time with the easy cards that i was able to rip into 4's before i started the KTA, now i barely ripped them in half. So i am done with cards until after the KTA. And i will not bother trying the edgin (5/16" x 7" grade 5 bolt) yet either.
Bad morning in every way. I tried the COC #2 and i could not close it, not even anycloser than last week. It is making me still wonder if this will ever work for me. I need more rest. When i did my own workout i was only doing it 2 times per week and thats it. Now i am at 6 per week (actually 12 because i am doing 2 smaller workouts each day) And back then i could only close the #250 (same as the COC #2) if i had enough rest. I am not going to give up yet, i will follow this all the way through the 12 weeks and then make a decesion. It is not fair to judge too early. Week 4 is a back down week so the start of week 5, i better be able to close that damn gripper.
So i moved on to bending a couple of hours later. I know Bill said to stay away from bending during his KTA because of the workload but i figure 1 time per week should not be that bad. Maybe i was wrong!! I could not move the hexabastard (5/16" x 7") at all. I hit it atleast 7 times and even tried holding it longer and nothing. It just pissed me off even more. This was about 3 hours after the gripper workout so i thought i was rested. But thinking back to Thursday night, i had a hard time with the easy cards that i was able to rip into 4's before i started the KTA, now i barely ripped them in half. So i am done with cards until after the KTA. And i will not bother trying the edgin (5/16" x 7" grade 5 bolt) yet either.
Friday, April 3, 2009
277.2
Finally i got below 280 for an actual weigh in. I think it is partially because i started jogging and also that i started the protien shakes. The problem in i started them at the same time so i can not narrow it down but either way it is working so i will keep up with both of them.
I did the Art Museum last night, it was alot of fun. My cardio was okay the kettlebell part was too easy but the stairs killed me. I ran until i could barely make the next step. It took all my strength to take each step. And once i started to realize each step was a slightly different height, it was all down hill from there. I had a couple of close calls and almost did a face dive but i made it for 2 full sets. 1 set was 5 swings, 5 presses run the stairs to the front door, 10 swings, 5 presses, run to the door, 20 swings and run the steps suicide style. So 2 sets was good for me. But now i want to start going to the museum every so often to get used to them.
I met Dave Whitley SRKC. We had a chance to rip some cards and talk about bending. Then he also ripped a phily phone book in front of the Rocky statue. Phil Scarito RKC brought Dave a box of new bicycle cards and i had a couple of decks also. He tried one of my easy sets and they were close to the same difficulty level as the bicycles. he did bikes in the pack and then behing the back. He is just incerdible. I tried the bikes and got them ripped. Not as good as i wanted but i think my grip is still fried a bit from the KTA, because i tried the easy deck that Dave said was the same and that deck was kind of hard too, and i usually ripped them into 4ths!
Now i just want to do my attempt on the #2 tomorrow morning and see if i am really making progress with the gripper workout
I still did not get my order of steel from FBBC so this weekend i will attempt to bend the 7" x 5/16" hex, 7" x 5/16" grade 5 bolt and maybe even the 6" x 5/16" bastard, but only if i can get the other 2 bends first. And even if i do attempt the bastard it will have to be on Sunday so i can rest up.
Finally i got below 280 for an actual weigh in. I think it is partially because i started jogging and also that i started the protien shakes. The problem in i started them at the same time so i can not narrow it down but either way it is working so i will keep up with both of them.
I did the Art Museum last night, it was alot of fun. My cardio was okay the kettlebell part was too easy but the stairs killed me. I ran until i could barely make the next step. It took all my strength to take each step. And once i started to realize each step was a slightly different height, it was all down hill from there. I had a couple of close calls and almost did a face dive but i made it for 2 full sets. 1 set was 5 swings, 5 presses run the stairs to the front door, 10 swings, 5 presses, run to the door, 20 swings and run the steps suicide style. So 2 sets was good for me. But now i want to start going to the museum every so often to get used to them.
I met Dave Whitley SRKC. We had a chance to rip some cards and talk about bending. Then he also ripped a phily phone book in front of the Rocky statue. Phil Scarito RKC brought Dave a box of new bicycle cards and i had a couple of decks also. He tried one of my easy sets and they were close to the same difficulty level as the bicycles. he did bikes in the pack and then behing the back. He is just incerdible. I tried the bikes and got them ripped. Not as good as i wanted but i think my grip is still fried a bit from the KTA, because i tried the easy deck that Dave said was the same and that deck was kind of hard too, and i usually ripped them into 4ths!
Now i just want to do my attempt on the #2 tomorrow morning and see if i am really making progress with the gripper workout
I still did not get my order of steel from FBBC so this weekend i will attempt to bend the 7" x 5/16" hex, 7" x 5/16" grade 5 bolt and maybe even the 6" x 5/16" bastard, but only if i can get the other 2 bends first. And even if i do attempt the bastard it will have to be on Sunday so i can rest up.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
279.6
Finally under 280 lbs. Wow, it has taken a long time, almost 2 months to loose 10 lbs. Now i just have to hope i can be good tonight and have a good actual weigh in tomorrow morning
Grippers is still doing okay. I do not feel much stronger but i guess it will show up on Saturday when i take the test as part of the warm up. I have been doing exactly what it says to the letter so it better work. Actually i think my right thumb is getting stronger, IDK.
My nephew Kyle showed me how too rip an apple in half on Tuesday. I still need to buy a couple of apples and try it but i think i can do it. He showed me basicaly how to shear it, but when i mentioned to him about twisting it at the same time it seemed to work out pretty good but the apple was kind of soft. He tried it again at home on a fresher apple and he said the combination of the 2 ways works out the best.
I tried the wrist curl on a straight bar the other day, and i barely got 135. And the benchmark starts at 200 so i have a way to go. Now i just pick it up and let it hang so it stretched out my wrist. My right wrist still will not go back that far and is really painfull, that is why i think if i stretch it out exery day it will help.
My left pinky is still partially numb and as of last night it also moved too my ring finger, just the side near the pinky but if it is moving, it is getting worse. I need to go see a doctor soon, besides it is affecting my grippers because i do not think i get that much strength out of it at all now. Damn injuries
Talking about injuries, my left shoulder has not felt this good in a long time. I have no idea why but i am not going to complain. I need to be healthy for tonights Art Museum Puke Fest anyway.
Finally under 280 lbs. Wow, it has taken a long time, almost 2 months to loose 10 lbs. Now i just have to hope i can be good tonight and have a good actual weigh in tomorrow morning
Grippers is still doing okay. I do not feel much stronger but i guess it will show up on Saturday when i take the test as part of the warm up. I have been doing exactly what it says to the letter so it better work. Actually i think my right thumb is getting stronger, IDK.
My nephew Kyle showed me how too rip an apple in half on Tuesday. I still need to buy a couple of apples and try it but i think i can do it. He showed me basicaly how to shear it, but when i mentioned to him about twisting it at the same time it seemed to work out pretty good but the apple was kind of soft. He tried it again at home on a fresher apple and he said the combination of the 2 ways works out the best.
I tried the wrist curl on a straight bar the other day, and i barely got 135. And the benchmark starts at 200 so i have a way to go. Now i just pick it up and let it hang so it stretched out my wrist. My right wrist still will not go back that far and is really painfull, that is why i think if i stretch it out exery day it will help.
My left pinky is still partially numb and as of last night it also moved too my ring finger, just the side near the pinky but if it is moving, it is getting worse. I need to go see a doctor soon, besides it is affecting my grippers because i do not think i get that much strength out of it at all now. Damn injuries
Talking about injuries, my left shoulder has not felt this good in a long time. I have no idea why but i am not going to complain. I need to be healthy for tonights Art Museum Puke Fest anyway.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
280.2
Weight is slowly coming down, but atleast it is moving. I had a bad night last night so i ran a mile when i got home to try and burn it off. (A mile is alot for someone my size). I did good all day yesterday but we went to a birthday party at night for dinner and i had 3 pcs of pizza and a half of cheese steak (plus 2 small pcs of candy). But after i weighed in this morning i really think i will finally go below 280 this week. (as long as i am good after the Art Museum workout, if they go for drinks i can't just go home!)
Grippers were fine last night and i had no problems this morning. Jimmy closed his HG250 yesterday so i really wanted to try mine (same as the COC#3) but i want to stick to the workout and try it as part of my warm up on Saturday.
Looks like i am going to the Phily Art Museum on Thursday. It will be a killer workout running up & down those stairs as an active rest to doing some kind of killer kettlebell workout. But it is worth it to get a chance to workout with Dave Whitley SRKC. Besides, after the workout i can talk to dave about bending & ripping cards too. I'll have to remember to bring some stuff with me.
Weight is slowly coming down, but atleast it is moving. I had a bad night last night so i ran a mile when i got home to try and burn it off. (A mile is alot for someone my size). I did good all day yesterday but we went to a birthday party at night for dinner and i had 3 pcs of pizza and a half of cheese steak (plus 2 small pcs of candy). But after i weighed in this morning i really think i will finally go below 280 this week. (as long as i am good after the Art Museum workout, if they go for drinks i can't just go home!)
Grippers were fine last night and i had no problems this morning. Jimmy closed his HG250 yesterday so i really wanted to try mine (same as the COC#3) but i want to stick to the workout and try it as part of my warm up on Saturday.
Looks like i am going to the Phily Art Museum on Thursday. It will be a killer workout running up & down those stairs as an active rest to doing some kind of killer kettlebell workout. But it is worth it to get a chance to workout with Dave Whitley SRKC. Besides, after the workout i can talk to dave about bending & ripping cards too. I'll have to remember to bring some stuff with me.
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