The Chances

How a 250+ Pound Couch Potato Got Healthy

Monday, December 10, 2007

Back from the FSP Christmas Party! This year it was held in Monterey, and I must say that it was much better than the ones in Reno or Tahoe. It cost us about the same amount of money, but while in Reno/Tahoe it's just gambling, here we got to do plenty of things. We visited the Monterey Bay Aquarium, got to walk along the ocean, bought some neat gifts & souvenirs, and had a beautiful drive.

The best part is I actually ate properly the entire time. With seafood being the #1 choice, grilled fish was plentiful! I even managed to work out on Saturday morning.

The unfortunate thing is I came back with a nice case of chest congestion. I decided not to do any cardio today, but judging from how my weight workout went, I could probably manage. Tomorrow I'll do the jogging thing, but for now, here's the weights:

Warmup, 3 sets of 5 reps, w/45lb bar
* Overhead Squat
* Squat
* Good Morning
* Barbell Lunge
* Romanian Deadlift
* Bent-Over Row

Workout
* Bench Press, 115lbs, 3 sets of 7
* Single Arm Dumbbell Row, 45lbs, 3 sets of 8
* External Rotation, 20lbs, 5 sets of 7
* Swiss Ball Crunch, 5 sets of 8

Isn't it sad that the girl in the clip I used for the Single Arm Dumbbell Row is using more weight than I did? My arms don't look like hers! Nofair!

Anyway, on with life...