Jenng's Journal

RE: Return from Slackerville (LaserX2)

Wed, 24 Nov 2004 11:01:47 GMT

Hey Jen,

I see that you have not been on here for a while. If you get back send me a note, curious how thing shave been for you while I was away. Hopefully, I won't be such a stranger anymore.

Laser

RE: Return from Slackerville (pwolf66)

Wed, 03 Nov 2004 05:10:29 GMT

heeLLLOOOOOOOOOO?

Where ya been Jenn? You slacking?

Nah, slacking's not possible with kids.

Hope everything is going well with you and your family.

Paul

RE: Return from Slackerville (jenng)

Tue, 05 Oct 2004 19:35:14 GMT

In a hurry today, so I just did my lifting, no cardio. I did do a 1.2 mile hike up a mountain (ok, so its more like a large hill, but hey, it was at an incline!) on Sunday, so with that and cardio Thursday and Friday, I will still get 3 sessions in this week.

Eating is getting better. Trying to stay on top of my fitday. My ratios have been good, but I find I am getting the muchies at night. And muching on pretzels isn't too terrible, but it's also empty calories. Wish I could just go on a bulking cycle.

SHOULDERS/ABS 10/5

Warm Up: Seated DB Press 15x12, 15x10, 25x6, 30x3

Seated DB Press 35x6(x3)
Standing Mil Press 75x6(x3)
DB Lateral Raises 15x6, 15x9, 15x7
Cable Crunches 110x12, 110x12(x2)
Incline Crunches 10x12(x3)

RE: Return from Slackerville (jenng)

Sun, 03 Oct 2004 09:20:38 GMT

Man on man. My chest and tris are KILLING ME! Note to self...stop slacking! The soreness is not fun! When I workout regularly, I might have minor aches, but this is the pits. It really ended up interfering with my workout today.

And what is the deal with my workout today? My biceps were so weak! I went to lift the 60lb BB like I did 2 weeks ago...nothing. Could not lift it. Ended up using the 40 (the 50 was taken) and then the 50. And then picked up the 25lb DBs like I have been using for months(!) and could barely crank out 4! So I did higher reps with the 20lb DBs. Not sure what that was all about.

But, the deadlifts felt great as usual. I love those.

BACK/BICEPS 10/3

Warm Up: DLs 85x12, 85x10, 120x6, 140x3

DLs 175x6 (x3)
Assisted Pull Ups 90(assist)x6, 80x5(x2)
WG Lat Pull Down 110x6(x3)

Standing BB Curl 40x8, 50x6 (x2)
Standing DB Curl 25x4, 20x8 (x2)

RE: Return from Slackerville (jenng)

Fri, 01 Oct 2004 19:31:27 GMT

Had to do my chest/tri workout tonight, instead of tomorrow with my TP, so I had to back off on the weights a bit - no spotter. I hate asking people at the gym to spot me, after getting attitude about it once.

Day 2 of eating well again and it feels good. Have to get a little used to being hungry between meals, but since I eat every 2-3 hours, it's not too bad. I think its more mental, I just *want* to snack all the time, I don't *need* to.

Tomorrow morning I will get on the scale and have my day of rekoning. I forgot to do it this morning. Not looking forward to it.

CHEST/TRICEPS 10/1

Warm Up: Incline BB 45x12, 45x10, 65x6, 75x3

Incline BB Press 95x4, 95x6, 95x5
Flat DB Press 35x6 (x3)
Assisted Dips WG 60(assist)x6, NG 60(assist)x6
Overhead DB Extension 45x6 (x3)
Rope Pulldown 80x6 (my left wrist was really hurting, so I switched from the rope to a bar after one set, much less strain on my wrist)
Triceps Pushdown 80x6 (x2)

Return from Slackerville (jenng)

Thu, 30 Sep 2004 10:22:57 GMT

OK, I'm back from slackerville. Going to be eating right and exercising like I should. My fitday journal will be in my sig, so the world will be able to see and judge what I do and don't eat. Maybe that will keep me from raiding my son's animal cracker box.(mmm, trans fats and sugar, as addicting as crack...)

Leg workout last night and cardio today. Legs are starting to feel pretty sore, but I like it! And I have tons of energy after todays sprints. Nothing like the extreme lethargy I have been feeling since I have been eating junk and skipping workouts.

LEGS 9/29

Warm Up - Squats 45x12, 85x10, 120x6, 140x3

Squats 175x6 (x3)
SLDLs 165x6 (x3)
Hack Squat Machine 140x6 (x2)
Seated Calf Press Machine 155x12, 175x12, 195x10

CARDIO - ELLIPTICAL 9/30

5 min warm up
4 30/30 sprints
1 min recovery
4 30/30 sprints
2 min recovery
4 30/30 sprints
5 min hill
5 min cool down

30 mins, approx 400 cals

RE: Jenng's Journal (jenng)

Fri, 17 Sep 2004 16:34:44 GMT

Did a little cardio this afternoon, walked and jogged (a little) a 1.25 mile loop in my neighborhood with the dog on the leash and the kid in the jogging stroller. I'm sure I get extra bonus calories for pushing the kid and pulling the dog. Actually, my shoulders were really burning from pushing the stroller. You would think with all my weight lifting, I could handle it, but who knows.

Then I went and did my chest workout tonight. I think I did it too close to my cardio, because I felt very weak. My TP was out of town, so I was hedging my bench a little. And also, because I was alone, I decided to mix things up and try out cpl's chest/bis and will do back/tris tomorrow. It was interesting. I definitly felt a little more energy in my biceps today. Tomorrow will be the key, since my tris are usually wiped from my chest workout.

CHEST/BICEPS 9/17

Warm Up: BB Bench Press 55x12, 55x10, 75x6, 85x3

BB Bench Press 105x4, 105x5, 105x5
DB Incline 35x7 (x3)

Standing BB Curl (Quick warm up 30x8) 60x6, 60x5
Hammer Curls 20x7 (x2)
Cable Curls 75x7, 80x6

RE: Jenng's Journal (jenng)

Thu, 16 Sep 2004 13:02:14 GMT

Better post my journal before this damn wind blows my house away. Stinking Ivan and his buddies. Leave the southeast alone!

Anyway, cardio today. Wow. My heart didn't know what to think! But I felt strong. I have felt strong all week, I wonder if its the creatine kicking in. Which is weird since I took 2 weeks off from it when I was slacking. But my DLs, my squats and now my cardio have all been strenuous, but I have just felt stronger. It's kind of weird. But I'll take it.

But first, back to yesterdays workout...

LEGS 9/15

Warm Up: Squats 45x12, 90x10, 125x6, 145x3

Squats 180x6 (x3)
SLDLs 165x6 (x3)
VSquat Machine 160x6 (x2)
Seated Calf Press (on leg press machine) 195x12, 215x12 (x2)

CARDIO - ELLIPTICAL 9/16

5 min warm up
4 30/30 sprints
1 min recovery
4 30/30 sprints
1 min recovery
2 30/30 sprints
1 min recovery
2 30/30 sprints
6 min hill
5 min cool down

31 mins total
approx 400 calories

RE: Jenng's Journal (jenng)

Tue, 14 Sep 2004 15:43:08 GMT

Boy have I been a cardio slacker. Skipped yesterday and then skipped my usual post-lifting cardio this evening. I have all kinds of excuses. I will most certainly do some running tomorrow afternoon. I think I am just sick of cardio at the gym. The treadmill or the elliptical machine are sooo boring. I really need to try to get one more pair of running shoes and get started running outside.

SHOULDERS/ABS 9/14

Warm Up: DB Press 15x12, 15x10, 25x6, 30x3

DB Press 35x7, x6, x6
Standing Mil Press 75x7 (x2)
DB Lateral Raise 15x6 (x2)
Reverse Fly Machine 82.5x8 (x2)
Incline Crunch 0x12, 10x12, 10x12
Hanging Knee Raises 8,8

RE: Jenng's Journal (jenng)

Sun, 12 Sep 2004 10:16:17 GMT

Had a great back workout today. I realized that I do not like many back exercises beyond Deadlifts. I hate Bent Over Rows and Lat Pull Downs. But I have relatively weak lats, so I choked out 6 sets of these anyway. The deadlifts almost felt easy! I have been taking it easy on them since I hurt my back a few months ago trying 185. Today I did 3 sets of 175 with very little problems. Looks like I am moving up again next week. Scary.

And true to the rest of this week, my chest and tris are REALLY sore coming off my 2 weeks of rest. And my calves still hurt from Wednesday. Can't wait til this pain is gone, and it is back to just moderate soreness after each WO.

And my nomination for Gym Dork of the Week goes to the guy who was doing sqauts at the power rack, but he put the brackets on the outside of the safety cage, and squatted out in the open. That's not gonna help you much when you fall, buddy! And he was squatting with 315 lbs, and doing about 40% squats, so he wasn't exactly working within his comfort zone. Made me nervous just watching him.

BACK/BICEPS 9/12

Warm Up: Deadlifts 85x12, 85x10, 120x6, 140x3

Deadlifts 175x6 (x3)
Bent Over Rows 95x6 (x3)
WG Lat Pull Down 110x6 (x3)
Standing BB Curl 50x6 (x3)
Standing DB Curls 25x6 (x3)

RE: Jenng's Journal (jenng)

Sat, 11 Sep 2004 11:58:48 GMT

OK, so my predicted sore legs came true. Ouch! My calves especially. I skipped cardio on Thursday and then they felt worse Friday. Oh well, guess I cant get it all back on track at once. This week I got my eating and lifting on track, next week I'll shoot for the cardio.

Today was a killer chest/tri workout and I am quite sure that I will be in pain tomorrow. And shh...don't tell cpl, but I think I wore out my tris doing my chest work. They were toast by the time I got to my last set.

CHEST/TRICEPS 9/11

Warm Up: Flat Bench 55x12, 55x10, 70x6, 80x3

Flat Bench 105x6 (x3) - all good reps, all the way down, good form. Yay!
DB Incline 40x6 (x3)
Assisted Dips 60x6 (wg, leaning forward), 60x6, 60x5 (ng, straight up and down)
Decline CGBP 85x5, 85x4, 80x6
Overhead tricep Ext 42x6, x6, x5

RE: Jenng's Journal (slayerboy)

Thu, 09 Sep 2004 15:15:25 GMT

keep up the great work! Summertime is so busy. Now with fall coming upon us, things might slow down a little......NOT!

Welcome back!

RE: Jenng's Journal (jenng)

Wed, 08 Sep 2004 20:24:32 GMT

Wow, a stalker and a fan club. This is a great week for me to come back to journalling.

Shoulders and traps and abs are mighty sore from the workout yesterday. So I did what any certfiably insane workout junky would do...go and torture the lower half of my body too. I backed a bit off my prior squat high because while I technically was squatting 190 before my break, it was somewhere between a 25% and a 50% squat. So I thought I'd work on form a bit. Other than the anticipation of pain, nothing exicting about tonight's leg workout.

9/8 LEGS

Warm Up: Squats 45x12, 85x10, 120x6, 140x3

Squats 175x6 (x3)
SLDLs 135x6 (x3)
V Squat Machine 160x6 (x2)
Calf Press (on leg press machine) 270x10, 270x10, 270x9

RE: Jenng's Journal (mhartman)

Wed, 08 Sep 2004 14:55:30 GMT

Just call me Mister Lurker. I have this journal on my subscription list, muahaha!

RE: Jenng's Journal (Marc David)

Tue, 07 Sep 2004 18:03:36 GMT

Don't think I don't read your journal P.. cuz I do!