"But you promised!"

My apologies for a lack of blog entries since prior to Christmas. What can I say, laziness dies hard. BUT... I still worked out. Time to get back on the blogging track, here's today's:

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

Workout, supersets of 2
* Dumbbell Alternating Lunge, 45lb dumbbells, 3 sets of 6
* Dumbbell Squat, 45lb dumbbells, 3 sets of 6
* Incline Dumbbell Fly, 35lb dumbbells, 3 sets of 6
* Incline Dumbbell Press, 35lb dumbbells, 3 sets of 6
* Rear Lateral Raise, 30lb dumbbells, 3 sets of 6
* Bent-over Row, 90lbs on curl bar, 3 sets of 6
25 minutes, 147 calories burned

I got a new heart rate monitor, and it seems to not only be a lot more accurate, but has lots of good features as well. The best part is it was only $19.99 + $5 shipping, a clearance on woot.com. While it's only reading half the calories burned that the other one did, it takes a reading all during the workout. The Mio one I had would only take a reading occasionally when you'd put your finger on the sensors.

Tomorrow we'll see how well it performs while jogging. I do know the strap is much more comfortable than the Polar one.

Today was the potluck at work, and I was doing so well. I had a salad, and made a sandwich using sprouted flax seed bread brought from home.

Then... towards the end of the day... weakness set in. I ate not one, not two, but THREE cookies. GAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

Today's workout:

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

Workout, 2-exercise circuits
* Neutral-Grip Incline Press, 1 set of 10, 1 set of 5 @ 40lbs, 1 set of 5, 1 set of 7 @ 35lbs
* Chin-Ups, 2 sets of 2, 1 set of 1
* Bent-Arm Lateral Raise & Rotation, 3 sets of 10 @ 20lbs
* Swiss Ball Side Flexion, 3 sets of 10
25 minutes, 186 calories burned

Afterwards I jogged 2.5 miles in record time, 24:28... yet according to the HRM, I burned a bit less calories than yesterday at 288. My guess it was because yesterday I had to push harder to make 25 minutes even towards the end.

Anyway, total calories burned in today's workout: 474

Well this morning I was back at 162. Per Metabolic Adjustment, I should really have a protein dinner, but doggone it, I want stroganoff! Maybe I'll just go with it and see how I am in the morning.

The workout went great today, I was quite pleased.

Today's workout:
Warmup, Circuit of 30 seconds each exercise, 3 sets
* Jumping Jack
* Split Jack
* Prisoner Squat
* Alternating Lunge
* Mountain Climber

Workout, alternating supersets of 2
* Elevated Heels High Bar Squat, 135lbs, 3 sets of 10 (heels elevated on 10lb weights)
* Exercise Ball Back Extension, 25lbs, 3 sets of 10 (alternate for weighted back extension)
* Wide Grip Barbell Curl, 70lbs on bar, 3 sets of 10
* Incline Dumbbell Triceps Extension, 25lb dubbells, 2 sets of 10, 1 set of 6
35 minutes, 287 calories burned

After the weights I jogged 2.5 miles in 25 minutes, that's 6mph! I just wish I was consistent. At any rate, towards the end I started running faster to make it at 25 minutes. It was 25:02, so that last push helped. 301 calories burned.

Hey guys.

Well I just came out of a world class funk. Gosh, I'm not sure how it started, but I sure know how it continued. I woke up Saturday morning at 162 pounds, 2 pounds up. By Saturday night I just didn't have the motivation to do much of anything. Sunday morning, I was still 162. I went to a Christmas party in the afternoon and ended up eating much too much bad stuff there, so by the end of the day I just felt like crap. I went to bed at 8:30 with the hopes I'd feel better in the morning, but Monday morning I felt the same way.

Lucky by afternoon, I felt fine but because I had to go to the DMV, ended up not exercising at all. Today's much better, thank you very much. I was 160 this morning, back to where I'm supposed to be for this, the second week of metabolic adjustment. I'm just afraid I'm going to gain weight this week.

So yeah, I'm having one of those weeks. Next week's Christmas! Alright, here's today's workout:

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

Workout
* Bench Press, 125lbs, 3 sets of 5
* Single Arm Dumbbell Row, 45lbs, 3 sets of 6
* External Rotation, 25lbs, 3 sets of 5
* Swiss Ball Crunch, 3 sets of 6

That burned 233 calories according to the heart rate monitor. No jogging today due to the storm, I'm hoping to make up for that this evening. Yeah right, where have you heard that before?