Crunches
- 20 reps
- 4 sets
Cross Crunches
- 20 reps
- 3 sets
Snack: Turbana branded banana – 120 calories
Updated Grand Total: 1,515 calories
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Food Log – Office lunch and snack – 3/18/08
“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.
Food Diary – Lunch 3/18/2005
Protein and L-Glutamine shake in 12oz of Silk unflavored soy milk – 18 grams of protein, 250 calories
Peanut butter and apple jelly sandwich on whole wheat bread (Naturally More organic peanut butter with flax seed) – 275 calories
Total score board: 525 calories!
Workout Log 03/18/2008
For scaling back up to my hard workout from backing down to home workouts, I am surprised I performed well. My heart rate is just as strong as I had it last at the gym, dare I say possibly even stronger? I did take it easy on myself and I am really surprised at my results! My intensity is still there as well as my drive to push. It is really inspiring to see myself being able to keep a pretty good pace without exhausting the hell out of myself.
Crossramp Machine
- Duration: 25 minutes + 5 minute cooldown
- Crossramp level 6
- Resistance (workout/cooldown): 6/5
- Total caloric burn: 313 calories
- Distance: 2.67 miles
- Average heart rate: 165 beats per minute
- Maximum heart rate: 185 beats per minute.
Torso Rotation
- 8 reps
- 2 sets
- 30 lbs resistance
Butterfly Machine – Rear Deltoid form
- 10 reps
- 2 sets
- 60 lbs resistance
Abdominal Machine
- 15 reps
- 3 sets
- 50 lbs resistance
Ab Crunch Bench
- 105 degree angle
- 15 reps
- 3 sets
On top of that all… I have also decided to hit up Vitamin Shoppe in West Plano to pick up some of my supplements and begin my hardcore regimen. I ended up picking up a 16oz jar of L-Glutamine powder and a 2 lbs Crea-Tech Extreme from Vitamin Shoppe’s BodyTech brand. My protein powder jar is running a bit low, so I will have to pick up a new jar soon. I have called up Ultimate Sports Nutrition out in Frisco about getting in some Activate Xtreme so I may swing by and get a bottle and watch myself amp up again. I am still in debate about the nitric oxide and a thermogenic, but probably may not go that route… Due to the loading dose recommendation on the Crea-Tech Xtreme, I will wait until next week when I can go seriously hardcore with the 5 day loading dosage and from there do my maintenance dosing.
To add a mix to things… I will also be logging my meals and snacks just so I can keep rough track of how many calories I take in for accountability . This is so I can try to stick with my goal intake of about 1,500 – 1,750 calories, as some of the BMI calculators online seem to say that 133 lbs is where I need to be for lean muscle. If there are fitness junkies or fellow “deathbeasts” out there who could better advise me, it would be appreciated.
Revival of the Self – The Fitness Logs Return!
With my $500+ in parts being shipped from Trussville Mazda, I will be doing 60,000 mile service soon. I figured that going too extreme may be a bit much on my system to go from home routines of jump rope, sit-ups, push ups, crunches, etc… So I will restart my efforts at the gym again with lots of cardio and some weights again. I hope to rise early and just begin my power regimen again.
I will probably order my supplements soon and pick up some of the “essentials” locally. Creatine, L-Glutamine, and possibly Nitric Oxide to help boost my results. I am debating on adding a thermogenic to the mix to amp the energy of my workout, but I am open to suggestions that any readers would like to give me. Keep in mind that I work and then also work on ZeroXR.com as my second “job” so if you have instant or more portable supplements, let me know!
Dead Sure Supplements
- Whey protein (18 grams of protein per shake, post workout)
- Clif Builder Bars (snack, 20 grams of protein per bar)
- Multi-vitamin (One-a-Day Men’s Formula)
- Creatine
- L-Glutamine
- Activate Xtreme testosterone booster (only for a 2 month duration and discontinuing)
Maybe Considering
- Redline liquid thermogenic
- Nitric Oxide (i.e. NOexplode)
My big issue right now is burning fat around my abs and chest to hopefully turn those target zones into muscle. I have exerted dietary control and a work out heavy on crunches and other ab exercises… yet nothing seems to be nixing the fat. I am not gaining any fat due to a control caloric intake so it has me perplexed. Anyone who’s a “gym freak” or “fitness junkie” who can offer tips would be appreciated. I would like to get more progress than the dead wall I am at and forge new territory.
For accountability sake… I will update my Twitter to show that I am at the gym. Feel free to encourage me or drop a motivational comment! I will give it all or nothing!
Late night filler post… An Apology
My loyal readers… I am sorry for lacking the great content on the site lately. I have been in a rather poor state of health and it’s been hindering my ability to generate articles for the site. My mind has been wracked with trying to find dealers for my roadster’s parts to do the 60,000 mile maintenance, FAFSA troubles and their need for my family’s income, and work related burn-out. I know for a fact that I will hopefully do 60,000 mile service soon… After that… I will be taking a journey back to Commerce to do finalized logistics and status about my housing application.
I have my IV course coming April and ending late May. Hopefully, it will not be too late to apply to a hospital and go hardcore there and shift my cubicle work into 16 – 20 hours part time. My rationale is to go absolutely fucking nuts with 40+ hours at the hospital to rake up cash, save it off and use my cubicle pay to just pay essentials. I rather miss working with injectable medicine, but when you’re bum out of luck… any job is a blessing. The hospital work could also help me repay family at a vastly high pace to get me out of debt with them, something I could really use… Or hell… a few months of paid car insurance or car notes!
In my personal life, there is one plan I have… Just I need a rather large capital to fund one part of it. I hope I can go through with part one… because if I can, it may just ease my heart. I know that after the 60,000 mile maintenance, expect some posts about me loading up on supplement powders and a very welcomed return to my fitness logs. I may try to track my progress a little more scientifically as well as add in more precise details for those who want to replicate my results. This piece is one I know I need to get done, because it means the most to me. I would like to be in shape again and even better than my supposed prime from back when I was 19.
Expect the following to come…
- Picture post of Devil’s 60,000 mile maintenance procedure
- R4DS Card purchase for my DS and a review (potential)
- Going on a much deserved vacation, hopefully in the works
- Return of my fitness posts with supercharged addition of power supplements
Keep your RSS readers updated and watch for the new content! Thanks to you all who have been supportive of me in my time of sickness.
A Tour of ZeroXR 13mg “Corporate Offices”
Some of you are probably curious about my work space at ZeroXR.com so I figured I would give you an idea of my office and where I get my inspirations for my work. It’s a bit messy, but from it, I can do my work and find harmony.
All images are clickable if you want bigger resolution on them to hope to my Flickr.
The work “terminal”
The divination area where I do rune and tarot readings for concerned friends and family
The printer corner
The lab table and workspace
My “coffee break” area
It’s a quaint office but it is where I do business and review devices and other curiosities. Hopefully when things get bigger my office will expand. But that’s years later… Hope some of you all enjoyed the “tour”!
[REQUEST] A Favor of My Readers and Friends…
My sleep schedule is all gone to high hell so I ask of you all to help me. If you see me on past midnight, throw me an IM and remind me to hit the sack. Most of the insomnia now is based from my brain being filled with thoughts of needless worry… If you can help me get back into a healthy sleep schedule, I’ll be in your debt. I ask as I am going to “IV School” to get my intravenous medicine compounding certification and aseptic training which requires my mind to be fresh and ready to take on the curriculum.
For you local folks or those who have mobile phones… feel free to text or call me to say “Go to bed!” would be helpful. Just positive reinforcement that whatever is “pertinent” can be withheld for another day.
Snow in Dallas, Part Deux?!
Look at this! This was from this morning off of my Gnome weather applet and look at that mass of snow and freezing rain in white and purple… I think I should not put it past my doubts that snow could hit by the time I get out of the office late. All I can say is, good grief.
So… Dallas Froze Over. Whodda Thunkit?
So I was bored and decided to go into the local mass retailer to poke about and look at stuff… I ended up staying longer than I expected and walked into this…
Behold! Snow Flurries!
But I would go to my car and see this…
Yeah, it snowed in Dallas alright… and to think I doubted the chances… Who’d have thought… To my people in Dallas/Fort Worth, if you can… stay the fuck inside and avoid the idiot drivers on the roads. If you have to step out… bundle and glove up. Drink hot tea or coffee to keep warm.