tgadd's journey

[tgadd]

Last few days have been rest days. My lower back, glutes, and hamstrings are extremely sore so I haven't been doing any conditioning like I'd like to. I have been foam rolling them, and that's hell.

[tgadd]

Aug 7, 2012

Weight - 209.2

Workout

Deadlift - 205 x 3, 220 x 3, 230 x 6
Press - 95 x 3, 100 x 3, 105 x 6
Pull-Ups - 1 + 7, 0 + 8, 0 + 8 (used green + red band for assistance)

Tabata Plank

Attempted to do some erg sprints, but calf and shin were acting up during the warm up and didn't want to push it.

Does anyone have an estimate as to how much weight I'll put on by taking Creatine and also changing from a low (~100g) carb diet to moderate-to-high (~275g) diet?

I know the carbs will affect glycogen storage and both will affect water storage so I'm roughly assuming it would be close to 6-10 lbs. I'm concerned about this to make sure I'm not intaking too much calories (currently around 3500)

[tgadd]

Aug 8, 2012

Weight - 209.2

Conditioning

Burpees (+2) EMOM - 6 min - total 42



I did traditional 6 count burpees; stopping in plank and doing a push-up. These are slower, but not that slow. Just still out of shape. Need to make sure I get my conditioning in.

[tgadd]

Aug 9, 2012

Weight - 211.4

Workout

Bench - 135 x 3, 145 x 3, 155 x 5
Squat - 110 x 5, 130 x 5, 150 x 5
Dips - 4 + 4, 3 + 5, 3 + 5 (orange band for assistance)

2 rounds
10 Decline Sit Up
10 Hanging Leg Raise

[tgadd]

Aug 10, 2012

Weight 211.4

Workout

Going to be flying out of town early Saturday morning and getting in late Sunday so won't have time to workout this weekend. Going to lift tonight to get my squat workout in for this week.

Took waist/neck/hip measurements this morning to see if any changes came with the 6# weight increase. I took them after I ate breakfast, so I'm assuming there is some bloating due to food intake, but still I'm happy with the results. Waist and hips up .5". Will retake measurements tomorrow morning on an empty stomach and see where I'm at after a little over a week of heavy(ish) eating.

[tgadd]

I'm a little disappointed in myself for being slack and not waking up Friday to lift and not really working hard on conditioning. I'm going to fix that starting this week.

[tgadd]

Aug 14, 2012

Weight - 215.0

Workout

Deadlift : 190 x 5, 220 x 3, 245 x 4
Press : 85 x 5, 100 x 3, 110 x 5

Pull-Ups : 1 + 7, 0 + 8, 0 + 8 (first two sets with green + red band, last with green + orange)

Alt. Tabata Planks & 6" Leg Hold - 4 rounds each

Alternating between plank and leg hold is tough. I was hoping to do a full 8 rounds each but there was no way.

[tgadd]

Aug 15, 2012

Weight - 214.0

Conditioning

Max Push-Ups : 18 (no resting)

Hill Sprints :

warmup - 4:05.10
sprints - 0:18.85, 0:18.55, 0:16.87, 0:18.00, 0:18.10, 0:19.16, 0:18.59, 0:18.56, 0:19.82, 0:21.24
rest - 1:03.20, 1:07.68, 1:06.49, 1:20.64, 1:10.69, 1:09.24, 1:23.64, 1:16.71, 1:20.74

[tgadd]

Aug 16, 2012

Weight - 213.0

Workout

Bench - 130 x 5, 145 x 3, 160 x 4
Squat - 110 x 5, 130 x 5, 150 x 5

Dips - 5 + 3, 4 + 4, 4 + 4

3 rounds
10 GHD Sit Ups
10 Reverse Crunches

[tgadd]

I was lazy and didn't go to the gym today. Going to make it tomorrow morning to do today's workout and what's planned for Sunday. Lifting then prowler sprints then erg sprints.

Decided that I'm going to do 10 pushups every time I go to the bathroom at home and/or work. So far I'm in for 70 pushups today.