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RE: slayerboy's Journal - 3/11/2004 7:33:47 PM
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slayerboy
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Nasty stomach virus, food, work, and working out don't mix
So yeah.....
Monday (3/8) I felt what I thought was just a normal "gas" ache in my back. Yes, there is such a thing, because I have had them before. Long story short, I left work and took a 1/2 sick day because I could barely walk straight from being so sick. I felt like I could have vomitted on the next customer that walked in my way. Those that know me know that that ain't happenin anytime soon for medical reasons.
I slept all day tuesday and was in an immense amount of pain in my stomach. Yesterday it felt like it got better, but I got a fever of 100. I ate some food finally, after not having anything for almost 2 1/2 days. A few hours later I got instense pain in my stomach/back again. Today, I finally called the doctor and all he said was that I looked fine. I had no fever, and my pain finally went away, but still felt like vomitting.
10 lbs lighter, and finally feeling better. This week I was supposed to start my new training routine. So much for that. I need to take it especially slow now that I know I have lost muscle. I haven't taken any measurements, so I don't know exactly how much body fat % I am and how much muscle I lost. We'll see. This should be fun next week.
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RE: slayerboy's Journal - 3/11/2004 10:07:52 PM
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slayerboy
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Yeah, I think it was food poisoning.....
One of my downfalls was this "fast food" place Bill Gray's. Their food was really good until the greedy family members took a hold of it. They tore down this historical building to build a bigger place. Geez...they could just built around the place or something...LOL... Anyways, this is a copy of the complaint I sent them about 5 minutes ago.
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This is a complaint about the Seabreeze location. I visited this location on Sunday, March 7th at approximately 8pm.
I am truelly dissatisfied with the customer service I received that night and the fact that the employees had friends all around the counter area visiting. If they paid more attention to paying customers, I would have been a little happier.
While I cannot fully say that I contracted food poisoning from your restraunt -- considering this was the only restraunt that I visited this past weekend, it is highly unlikely from another source. The pain I suffered from 3/8 Midday to about 3/11 evening time was almost unbearable, but not as unbearable as the service was. The employees acted snotty and almost rude to me, and there was always a line of 3 or more customers.
I do hope that as a reputable fast food restraunt you will do what is necessary to fix this situation to make sure noone else goes through the pain that I went through for 3 1/2 days. Unfortunatly, this one time occurnace has tarnished the many great meals I have had from your restraunt, and I will not eat in any of your establishments again.
You have lost a life-long customer. Thank you for your time.
Now that I have that stumbling block outta my way, I should have no problem loosing weight...LOL.
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RE: slayerboy's Journal - 3/16/2004 6:15:04 PM
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slayerboy
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Changes.....
When I was sick, I had some time to think. That might be dangerous, but it happened. I've decided I am sick of the gym and the idiots who workout there. I originally thought I was sick of the whole bodybuilding scene and stuff, but I am just sick of sharing space in a gym. So, I get talking to my dad and find out that he has a set of old weights. He just needs to get a bench. Knowing this info now, a gym membership seems quite stupid when all I was using was free weights to begin with. My dad said he would buy a bench and clear out some space for it. Now I can workout when I want to. I want to workout after I get out of work. Going to a gym, I'd be waiting in lines.
I love how more and more people are getting into the fitness craze, but some people just shouldn't be in a gym. All these people look at the gym as social place rather than a place to train. I'm sick of it.
So, for now, I'm going to concentrate on cardio and loosing weight. I know I should be lifting too to keep the muscle. However, I need to loose weight. I feel like even my BMI is too high, even if I was lean.
I still have mixed feelings about the bodybuilding sport. I completely disagree with steroids and prohormones. I also think supplement companies are just as bad as junk food companies. I also think that eating naturally isn't necessarily any better than eating processed foods because both could end up killing you anyways. More and more natural foods contain pesticides and bacteria than ever before. Fish can contian mercury, chicken and beef can contain all kinds of bacteria if not cooked properly.
I think for ME, just starting out, again....since the last 2 weeks have seen more than it's fair share of junk food....I need to start out eating 3 balanced meals. Then change my diet from there. Only making changes if needed. I need to really do cardio and yoga. I still felt sluggish even when I was lifting heavy, because I wasn't doing cardio. I think cardio is more of a building block to fitness and living healthy than anything else. My buddy is a perfect example. He started doing a cardio routine and eating right and he is loosing weight and looking really good trimming down. It doens't matter if he is loosing muscle or fat because his BMI is going down. Once you get your BMI down to a reasonable range or your bodyfat % down to a reasonable range, then you can concentrate on building muscle. That's taking a cutting phase to the extreme.
I'm excited about this, but I am going to change the goal date and weight of what I want to be. Probably give myself 2 months to slim down in time for summer. We'll see. I just need to take time to actually get some decent sleep and go to bed at a decent time instead of working out so late because I can't stand going to the gym so late.
I got my $600 out of it, IMHO, and not signing on another contract for another year would be a wise choice if my dad gets the bench. He wants me to help pick one out. I'll let you know what happens.
Not to mention, I was at work on Sunday moving store fixtures around (which served as my workout for the week as I was completely sore all over yesterday...LOL), and I felt a little stess "down there". I am pretty sure it is an inginal hernia on my left side. I used to smoke, and that side is always favored uncounsciously when I sneeze or cough. I have been feeling more and more popping out down there that I knew was a hernia, but it didn't hurt. Now, it's starting to hurt and is really annoying. I think this is the real reason why my workouts have been suffering. I'm going to call the doc this week and get a referrall and hopefully get this fixed ASAP. This is one very important reason why I want to focus on cardio instead of lifiting right now.
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RE: slayerboy's Journal - 3/21/2004 11:21:47 PM
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slayerboy
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Well, we got the bench. It's an IMPEX Powerhouse 1955. I just need to find a Lat attachment for it and I'll be all set. I'm really pumped up after almost 3 weeks off from lifting, and a week of absolutely horrible diet. I gained 7 of the 10lbs I lost when I get food poisoning. All fat. Dangit......
Anyways, I still haven't gotten to the doc about the hernia. I'm gonna try and get to the doc this week. I've just been so friggin busy.
So I guess I have to get my arse in a gear and get my diet a little better. I'm gonna track it on Fitday again starting tomorrow. I'm not focusing on diet, it's more on cardio and weights. I want this to be manageable, yet healthy. But I need to live.
I'm happy I won the H.E.A.T. contest. I will give everything I can, but I need a couple of weeks to get a good base for training and cardio along with tracking my eating. I promise I won't let anyone down. I'm going to be fair. Unfortunately, if it sucks, I'm gonna have to say it sucks based on how I feel day to day. But, I have a hunch that this stuff is gonna kick arse! And if it does, I'll rave about it.
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RE: slayerboy's Journal - 3/24/2004 7:28:47 AM
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York products are always a good choice. I found several good links to supply stores out of M&F. I can get you the links directly if you like. Just send me a message.
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RE: slayerboy's Journal - 4/6/2004 5:59:35 PM
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Just to let y'all know, I'm alive. I've been gettin my arse kicked at work due to lack of coverage. I feel like I work 80 hours a week, but it's only 39.9999999998 hours. I can't get overtime  . My boss even broke it down into 5 minute increments as to when I can punch out to still stay under 40 hours a couple of weeks ago!
As far as training, I love working out at home, but I hate it too. I love it because I can blast the music and not hear anyone tell me to be quiet. I don't have to wait for the weights to free up, I don't have to worry about anyone watching me. I hate it because going to the gym actually made me work my arse off because I was paying for it, and the little bit of girls that actually came in where actually quite enjoyable to see when I was doing cardio. LOL.
As far as diet goes........
Yeah, I think that about sums it up. I'm doing better than a year ago, but it's been tough. The health food doesn't give me as much "satisfaction" as getting somthing quick and easy. Diet has always been a problem area for me. We'll see what happens when I receive AvantLabs H.E.A.T. soon. I'm not expecting a miracle. You never know tho...Avant seems to put out some pretty darn good stuff.
Anyways, just wanted to let everyone know what was up. Look at my blog and my Journal, becaue I try to update it as often as possible. My blog will be the first place I post if anything important happens in my life.
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RE: slayerboy's Journal - 4/17/2004 9:32:39 AM
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Man that concert killed my workouts this week. I started out awesome on Back/Shoulder day. I missed Leg/Chest day, and I am going to miss Arm day because I am still tired. I remember the days when I could stay out and party until 5AM, get 2 hours of sleep, and be ready for another day. If this is what they mean by getting older, it sucks! LOL. It's 3 days after the concert and I'm still beat. I even slept 10 hours last night!
I know stress at work has a lot to do with it too, because I feel like I am not getting along with anyone in management besides my immediate supervisor. But she's a friend, so that makes a difference. I feel like I cause all the problems at work. The company is trying to change us into high-pressure sales people instead of just being laid back. If I wanted to be high-pressure, I'd sell cars. Haven't they noticed that our customer count has decreased dramatically since they implemented this? They don't care what knowledge we can offer customers, they just want us to sell to the customer every minute they are in the store!
I am trying so desperately hard to find a job with less customer impact. I can handle not getting along with managers. I know how to nod my head in agreement even though I don't agree. Not that I am a brown-nose or anything, but the less conflict I get into at work, the better off I am.
God I need a cigarette!
^ is nicotine talking not my normal self!
Just wanted to edit that so I can distinguish myself between a nicotine fit and a real thought....lol
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RE: slayerboy's Journal - 4/20/2004 7:29:50 PM
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Aren't you going to do anything for your lats or hammies? You might also want to add some reverse crunches or leg lifts to hit the lower abs as well...
Oh yeah, you might also want to move the deadlifts to your back day. I mean, squats, lunges, and deads all on the same day? Better bring a bucket.
And what does 4DS1 mean?
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RE: slayerboy's Journal - 4/28/2004 9:40:45 AM
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slayerboy
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Ok, y'all better get ready for this race, cuz I designed a mean, nasty, snarling dog of a 5 day split workout.....I hope!
3x6 means 3 sets of 6 reps. The numbers in ( ) are warmups.
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Legs
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Barbell Squat -- (1x12, 1x8, 1x6) 5x6
Barbell Deadlift -- (1x12, 1x8, 1x6) 5x6
Leg Extension -- 3x6
SLDL -- 3x6
Standing Calf Raise -- (1x12, 1x8, 1x6) 5x6
NOTE: Legs did have Lunges and leg Curls but not the deadlifts. Also changed the sets on squats and deads.
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Back
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Barbell Two-arm Row (similar to T-bar) -- (1x12, 1x8, 1x6) 4x6
Dumbbell One-arm Row -- 4x6
Barbell Shrugs -- (1x12, 1x8, 1x6) 4x6
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Chest
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Barbell Bench Press -- (1x12, 1x8, 1x6) 3x6
Barbell Incline Press -- 3x6
Chest Dip -- 3x12
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Shoulders
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Barbell Upright Row -- (1x12, 1x8, 1x6) 3x6
Seated Barbell Press -- 3x6
Front Plate Raise -- 3x6
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Arms
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EZ Bar Curl -- (1x12, 1x8, 1x6) 4x6
Close Grip Barbell Bench Press -- (1x12, 1x8, 1x6) 4x6
Dumbbell Curl -- 4x6
Barbell Lying Triceps Extension -- 4x6
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Leg day would be the longest day, and I know I don't have any abs in there. I want the midsection SMALLER...LOL. I honestly think that I have huge abs and there's only a little bit of fat on there covering them up. I could be wrong...LOL. I am going to do 5 days of cardio. I'm gonna eat as healthy as I can with the limits that I have. Trust me, I made myself angry with that bout of food poisoning. It ruined everything I had in mind to get done by the begining of this month. I am NOT letting this chance slip me by!
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