animalfan

i just wanted to post this to make myself finally start a log.

i suppose a quick re-introduction should be given. i've been a member here for a while- haven't posted in forever. i'm 34, married,and have 3 kids. i have a 9 year old son (lives for baseball and hockey), a 3 year old daughter (my princess), and a 1 year old son (just starting to walk). i quit drinking 5 years ago, and quit smoking about two years ago. i am just starting back up lifting after a 5 week break. i hurt my tailbone pretty bad snowboarding, couldn't do much for the last few weeks.


for the next month i'm going to keep the weights a bit low, reps high to get myself back into it. here's my plan:

monday
lying leg raise- 2x20
crunches- 2x20
30 minutes on the treadmill

tuesday
deadlifts- 5x8-10
barbell rows- 5x10-12
chins- 5 to failure
close grip bench/ ez bar curl superset 3x10-12
tate presses/ hammer curl superset 3x10-12

wednesday
same as monday

thursday
bench press- 3x10-12
incline db press- 3x10-12
incline flyes- 2x12
military press- 3x10-12
lateral raise/ rear lateral superset- 3x12

friday
same as monday

saturday
squats- 4/5x10-12
leg curl/ leg extension superset- 2x12-15
standing calf raise- 5x15-20

sunday
rest

i'm not really sure about the treadmill on mon/wed/friday, i'll have to make time to do it in the mornings. well, morning for me is around 11:30 am. i work the nightshift in a shop, so i don't get home until 2:30 am at the earliest. i wake up whenever my kids wake me, so sometimes i don't get enough sleep.

i don't track my diet right now, but it's usually pretty clean. i know i should keep track of it, maybe i'll start, but for now i just want to get back into the gym.

i'll try to get this a little more organized, it's been a couple years since i kept a log.


chris

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Crader

Here to watch you progress!

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Drew1200

looks good to me, best of luck

animalfan

thanks for stopping by!

i did 30 minutes on the treadmill today, and 2 sets of 20 on crunches and leg raises. my diet was good, stayed out of the junk food.

i'm going to try to get some pics up this weekend- i won't see my wife until then. can't wait to lift tomorrow!

chris

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animalfan

todays workout:

bench press- 135x3x12
incline db press- 45x3x10
incline flyes- 25x2x12
military press- 95x2x10
lateral raise/ rear lateral superset- 20x2x12

this was planned for thursday, but i ran into a buddy that needed a spotter for benches, so i worked mine in with him. everything went well, felt good to be lifting again. i'll hit deads on thursday.

chris

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animalfan

wednesday 1/30

jumped rope for 15 minutes (took short breaks every few minutes) for the first time in a few months, i forgot how hard it is! after that i did some abs. i had a retirement party to go to, so my diet wasn't so good. too much cheesecake to say no to... mmmm, cheesecake.

i can't wait for deads tomorrow!

chris

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animalfan

thursday 1/31

deadlift- 4x185x8, 1x225x8
barbell rows- 4x135x10
chins- 5 to failure (9,8,8,7,6)
close grip bench/ ez bar curl superset 3x135x10/ 3x55x10
skullcrusher/ hammer curl superset 3x65x10/ 3x25x10

probably could've gone a bit heavier, but felt good anyways.


friday 2/1

just did abs, and some bridges with my daughter on my back. i've been working until 3:30am (10 hours) all week, so i laid in bed longer than usual today.

squats tomorrow- can't wait!

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Crader

Sounds good!!

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pammiejoe6

how did you quit drinking?

animalfan

it was alot easier than quitting smoking! sometimes i still have a smoke when i get really pissed or stressed, always at work...

anyways, i drank about a 5th of jagermeister (jager-bombs) and a 12 pack of miller and made an ass out of myself. the next day i realized it had been happening too often, and decided to quit. that was on new year's day '03. i lost a few friends after that, they just couldn't understand why i didn't want to go out to the bars on the weekends anymore. honestly, though, if i hadn't quit i probably would either be dead, in jail, or not have a driver's license. i was always the one who seemed to be the most sober and ended up driving.

it was hard for a few months, then i didn't drink at all for 4 years. i did have 2 beers last year, one on my wife's birthday and one on mine. my wife still drinks sometimes, but only a couple of beers during a baseball or football game.

thanks for stopping by my log- good luck on getting back to lifting! i know it's hard, it had only been a few weeks for me, and it seems impossible to get back into the schedule. i don't know how i used to do it 4 days a week before, and i was always off on sat and sunday...

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Midnight_Lifter

Animalfan -- your log is looking good! Keep up the great progress...

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animalfan

saturday 2/2

squats- 3x185x10, 2x165x11,10
leg curl/ leg extension superset- 2x110x10 each
standing calf raise- 3x15 (each leg) with 40#db

sorry, i thought i had posted it already.

enjoyed my rest day, watched the superbowl with my family. diet was pretty good, i didn't eat anything too bad.

i have a bunch of running around to do tomorrow, i probably won't have time to train in the morning.

chris

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animalfan

thanks!

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animalfan

monday 2/6:
crunches and leg raises 2x20 each
jumped rope for 10 minutes

tuesday 2/7:

deadlifts- 2x10x185, 2x10x225, 1x8x315
barbell rows- 4x135x10
chins- 10,9,9,7
skipped arms since i was short on time at the gym (used the work gym).

pretty good couple of days. i'm thinking of doing dc (doggcrap) starting next month. i've been reading alot about it, and have been wanting to give it a go.

i didn't get a chance to get pics last weekend, i'll see if i can get some taken this weekend. here's some from last year, i might look better in these than i do right now...

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animalfan

looks like i had the dates wrong in my last post... ooops!

wednesday 2/6:

abs and 15 minutes jumping rope

thursday 2/7:

bench press- 155x2x12, 185x1x9
incline db press- 50x3x10
incline flyes- 25x2x12
military press- 105x2x10
lateral raise/ rear lateral superset- 20x2x12

didn't do anything on friday, i worked late thursday night and didn't give myself time before work. luckily, i won't be getting offered much overtime next week, since it's hard to turn it down.

chris

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animalfan

saturday 2/9:

squats: 3x225x10, 1x205x10, 1x185x12
calf machine: 2x20, not sure what i had it on.

monday 2/11:

treadmill for 30 minutes
hanging leg raises: 2x20
crunches: 2x20

chris

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animalfan

just wanted to drop in and say sorry for the lack of updates... my computer isn't doing very well, so i had to buy a new one.

i've also been working a ton of overtime since last month, still hitting the gym though. i haven't been doing any cardio, so it looks like i'll be sportin' a shirt again, at least through early summer... anyways, i'll try to update regularly again.

chris

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