I would end up taking Twitch’s advice and try out free weights today to see that as an avenue for progress. In addition to that… I would also try to do a warm-up and cool down sprint on the crossramp machines to see if the impact is a little better than just doing all my cardio in the beginning. I also decided to throw in a super-set of squats at the end to try to max out so my legs are throughly beat the hell up.
Warm-up Phase: Crossramp machine
- Duration: 10 minutes + 5 minute cool down
- Crossramp level 6
- Resistance (initial/cooldown) level 8/6
- 157 Calories
- 1.36 miles
- Max heart rate: 165 bpm
- Average: 160bpm
Dumbbell Squats
- 40 lbs (20/side)
- 10 reps
- 3 sets
Dumbbell Lunges
- 30 lbs (15/side)
- 10 reps
- 3 sets
Lateral Cable Pulls
- 40 lbs (20/side)
- 10 reps
- 2 sets
Lateral Cable Pulls, second run
- 20 lbs (10/side)
- 5 reps
- 3 sets
Dumbbell Squats Super-Set
- 25 lbs (12.5/side)
- 5 reps
- 13 sets
Cool down phase: Crossramp Machine
- Duration: 5 minutes + 5 minute cool down
- Crossramp level 10
- Resistance level 1
- 76 calories
- 0.73 miles
Crea-Tech Extreme drink – 300 Calories, 20 grams of creatine
Chocolate Whey Protein and L-Glutamine shake in Silk soy milk (160z) – 400 Calories, 36 grams of protein
Total Caloric Count: 700 Calories
I had a horrid nightmare which killed my sleep to zero so I am running on basically nothing as far as restorative sleep goes. So not only did I lose sleep, but I also got up late to go train. I didn’t go to hard, just did some cardio to keep my heart toned up. I am wired from my sprint on the crossramp machine and my nightmare isn’t helping me focus. I know I should be feeling better, but the nightmare seemed too real. I’ll probably post a more personal entry about the nightmare if I even remember to focus on it. Let’s get on with my logging.
To one of my fans: Thank you for empowering me, I appreciate it like you could never believe.
Crossramp Machine
- Duration: 15 Minutes + 5 minute cool down
- Crossramp level 10
- Resistance (workout/cool down) Level 6/5
- Caloric burn: 205 Calories
- Distance: 1.75 miles
Breakfast: Soy milk protein shake with L-Glutamine, 1/2 of a 16oz dose – 200 calories, 18 grams of protein.
I will be saving the other half of my dose for lunch at work as my nightmare has me so amped up that I have completely lost all appetite for today… Maybe I’ll get it back tonight… but I just don’t feel great at the moment.
Crunches
Cross Crunches
Snack: Turbana branded banana – 120 calories
Updated Grand Total: 1,515 calories
“Lunch”
Turkey and provolone on wheat – 270 calories
Single serving potato chips – 230 calories
Monster Energy (16oz can) – 100 calories
Snack
Clif Builder Bar, chocolate cocoa crisp – 270 calories, 20 grams of protein
Total: 870 calories
Today’s Grand Total: 1,395 calories
I may just need to get a short snack just to boost up my blood sugar and make sure I’m ok. I am just a hair under my minimal so probably a light snack like a granola bar and a heaping glass of water is due. I may do some extra crunches to burn off some stress that’s been panging at me. I can’t wait to begin my Crea-Tech Xtreme regimen and watch the results progress further, a shame I need 5 straight days to really kick it off into gear from the loading dosage.
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