D85, why aren't you at your post?

[Mike_d85]

I took Thursday off since I gave blood.  I woke up, got dressed, looked down at the hole in my arm and thought "wait... deadlifts make me dizzy sometimes if I DIDN'T lose a pint of blood."  And it just seemed like a really good idea to go lie back down.  I also ended up missing a run because when I walked outside lightening started up.

 

CHEST	1	2	3	4
Bench Press (12, 10, 8, 6)	15x50	12x70	7x90	5x90
Dumbbell Pull Over (4x10)	10x35	10x35	10x40	10x40
Land Mine Press (4x10)	10x35	10x60	10x60	10x60
Push Up (3x10)	10	10	12
Skull Crushers (4x10)	10x20	6x30	10x20
STRETCH

 

Feeling good.  Liking that bench press for the moment.  I got a little carried away on the lighter weights so I need to let things work out a little better.  I was in the shower before I realized I'd forgotten to stretch.

[Mike_d85]

I just realized I could rate this topic.  This five-star amazing topic.  Because I'm rad.

 

10k run this weekend, No gym this morning because I'm flying out of town tonight and I wanted a little more time with the Mrs.  I did work out in the basement though.

SHOULDERS	1	2	3	4
Shoulder Press (4x10)	20x20	20x20	15x20	20x20
Bayonette Thrusts (4x15)	15x20	15x20	15x20
Lateral Raises (3x15)	10x20	15x15	15x15
Goblet Squats (4x15)	15xkettle	15xkettle	15xkettle	15xkettle
Side Squats (3x15)
STRETCH

 

I made a nutrition plan, but it wasn't working too hot for me.  The way I've been eating I'm not getting enough calories and too many carbs based on my high-fat diet, but I've gained 10 pounds since stopping marathon training so I need to re-evaluate my caloric intake overall.  I'm probably still short on my protein (a little less that 1g per pound) and a little high on the carbs vs fats.  I've also discovered that pumpkin mixed with yogurt is both delicious and obscenely filling.

[Mike_d85]

Properly in the gym for the first time this week.  That feels good:

CHEST	1	2	3	4
Incl. Bench Press (12, 10, 8, 6)	12x50	10x60	6x65	6x65
Dumbbell Pull Over (4x10)	10x40	10x40	10x40	10x40
Land Mine Press (4x10)	15x35	8x60	10x50	10x50
Push Up (3x10)	10	9	5
Frebch Press (4x10)	10x20	10x20	9x20
STRETCH

 

Everything else gone to hell though.

[Mike_d85]

Got a dog, all exercise gone to hell.

 

Managed nutritional plan and sticking to it though now I'm not burning as many calories... Oh well.  Trying to get some runs in through the week, but weightlifting is right out with the new dog.  She has to learn the area and our schedule.  Also not peeing on the kitchen floor would be nice.

[Sloth the Enduring]

What kind of dog? A puppy?


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[Mike_d85]

21 hours ago, Sloth the Enduring said:

What kind of dog? A puppy?


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She's about a year and a half old goof ball.  She's some kind of hound.  We think she might be a Treeing Walker Coonhound.  After some googling last night basically any of the variety of hound she is requires 1-2 hours of vigorous exercise daily because all of the kinds of fox/coon hound that look like her are bred to run down animals in the woods all day.

 

I accidentally adopted a super awesome running partner!  Also, I might be a huge redneck.

[Sloth the Enduring]

Hounds are nice, but yeah, it sounds like you'll want to run her.

[Mike_d85]

I ran about 4k last night.  She did great once I got her about a 1/2 k in up until she was running single file with me because I was practically dragging her.

 

She slept though.  hehehe.

[CourtnieMarie]

hi! long time no follow! you should probably post puppy pics.

[Mike_d85]

19 hours ago, CourtnieMarie said:

hi! long time no follow! you should probably post puppy pics.

 

Yes ma'am

 

 

[Mike_d85]

Made it to the Y this morning and found out the one I want to go to isn't in the network I belong to.  I have to have a chat about membership soon.  15k long run over the weekend.  I want it over 20 before I have my half marathon on 11/19.  I don't really see a way to trim with the new dog though. Maybe we'll have to see how she does.

 

SHOULDERS	1	2	3	4
OHP (12, 10, 8, 6)	12x15	10x15	8x20	6x25
Shrugs (4x10)	15x90	10x140(form)	10x110	10x110
Front Raises (4x10)	15x12	15x15	10x20	10x20
Dips (3x15)	10	15x-40	9x-40
Farmers Walk (3x1 min.)	1:30x40kg	1:00x40kg	1:30x40kg
Shoulder Press Machine	10x60	5x60	8x50
STRETCH

[Mike_d85]

Back to the Y this morning.  I was running late, but I still made leg day one hell of a day.  I plan on taking tomorrow off though.  5 days a week is too much with my running ramped up.

 

ANT. LEG	1	2	3	4
Squats (15, 12, 8, 6)	12x40k	12x50k	9x60k	3x70, 4x60
Deadlift (15, 12, 8, 6)	15x40k	12x40k	8x60	8x60
Box Side Squats (4x10)
SS: Calf Raises (3x15)	15x180	15x180
SS: Toe Raises (3x15)	15x35	15x35

 

[CourtnieMarie]

good call on cutting back a bit - no need to risk an injury!

[Mike_d85]

Y was closed yesterday so I went in this morning.  Trying something new that I looked up yesterday online and I expected it to be easy peasy.   It was not, but I don't feel like I normally do after lifting.  More like I did rugby training than strength training.  Kind of neat.

Day 1 - 10/10/17
Squats (2x8)	8x60k	8x60k
Bench (2x8)	8x80	6x80
Deadlift (2x8)	8x60k	8x70k
Dumbbell Row (2x8)	8x45	8x50
Shoulder Press (2x8)	8x30	5x40
Preacher Curls (3x15)	8x30(form)	6x25
STRETCH

 

I totally forgot I was going to do 3 sets of 15 on those curls until just now.  Oops.  I got this from bodybuilding.com it's what they recommend for marathon training so I figured I'd give it a shot for a month and see how I feel.  I did switch the Bent Over Rows to Dumbbell Rows and added the curls on the end (the whole regiment has no arm work).  I might re-shuffle the order I do things in so that it matches the layout of the gym better.

[Mike_d85]

This day isn't as fun as the other workout, but it does go much faster.  I had to shuffle some things because of people in my way and I had to do Lat Pull Downs instead of pull ups because people.

 

Day 2 - 10/11/17
Barbell Step Up (2x8)	8x90	8x140
Bent Over Row (2x8)	8x50	8x70
Barbell Lunge (2x8)	8x70	6x70
Incline Bench (2x8)	8x50	8x60
Pull Ups (2x8)	Lat Pull Downs	8x165	6x150
Mountain Climbers (3x30 sec)	30 sec	25 sec	20 sec
STRETCH

[Mike_d85]

I'm having a morning where music is the only thing keeping me moving fast enough.  Thank goodness I watched Baby Driver to get me into a groove for this morning.

 

Day 2 - 10/23/17 #only
Barbell Step Up (2x8)	8x140	8x140
Incline Bench (2x8)	8x60	8x60
Barbell Lunge (2x8)	8x70	8x70
Bent Over Row (2x8)	8x60	8x60
Pull Ups (2x8)	7	4
Weighted Planks (3x30 sec)	30x25	30x25	30x25

[Mike_d85]

I've been getting the pup out to the tune of 3k per night this week.  I need to get a little more distance in but the weather's been nasty the past few days.  High winds and light rain do not make for great running conditions.  I made a terrible mistake on Monday though.  The dog hadn't gone to the bathroom when we started running so I was letting her sniff grass in the hopes she would go while we ran.  Yesterday despite going 1 and 2 before going she decided she had permission to stop and smell at every single thing she desired.  I spent a good quarter of my run dragging her because she decided runs include sniffing everything she comes across.  *sigh*  Also, there are chicken bones all over my neighborhood.  WTH, pedestrians?

 

Day 1 - 10/25/17
Squats (2x8)	8x60k	8x65k
Overhead Press (2x8)	8x20k	1x25, 4x22k	4x22k
Trapbar Deadlift (2x8)	8x70k	8x75k
Dumbbell Row (2x8)	8x55#	8x55#
Bench (2x8)	8x70#	7x80#
Preacher Curls (3x15)
STRETCH/TOWEL

 

I noticed that the gym provided towels smell vaguely gross.

[CourtnieMarie]

1 hour ago, Mike_d85 said:

I've been getting the pup out to the tune of 3k per night this week.  I need to get a little more distance in but the weather's been nasty the past few days.  High winds and light rain do not make for great running conditions.  I made a terrible mistake on Monday though.  The dog hadn't gone to the bathroom when we started running so I was letting her sniff grass in the hopes she would go while we ran.  Yesterday despite going 1 and 2 before going she decided she had permission to stop and smell at every single thing she desired.  I spent a good quarter of my run dragging her because she decided runs include sniffing everything she comes across.  *sigh*  Also, there are chicken bones all over my neighborhood.  WTH, pedestrians?

oh hey do you live in my neighborhood and are you walking my dog?  my dog does the same thing and also we have chicken bones all over my and neighbors yards! ALSO it's been crap weather here too.

[Mike_d85]

21 hours ago, CourtnieMarie said:

oh hey do you live in my neighborhood and are you walking my dog?  my dog does the same thing and also we have chicken bones all over my and neighbors yards! ALSO it's been crap weather here too.

 

Well we both live in the Boston area and I moved last spring.  You aren't in Waltham, are you?

[CourtnieMarie]

10 minutes ago, Mike_d85 said:

 

Well we both live in the Boston area and I moved last spring.  You aren't in Waltham, are you?

that's right! i'm sorry I totally forgot you were nearby! but alas, no, I'm in randolph.

[farflight]

On 10/25/2017 at 8:06 AM, Mike_d85 said:

my run dragging her because she decided runs include sniffing everything she comes across. 

 

My dog used to do this as well. We've got her on a slip collar (think like choke collar but made of braided material with no pinch points). She learned VERY quickly that if SHE stops when I don't...things go badly for her.

 

On another note, best dog story ever...we were walking and she was looking at another dog across the street (like totally fixated), turned around JUST in time to walk headfirst into a mailbox post. She doesn't look around as much these days.

 

Keep up the work! (cute dog by the way)

[Mike_d85]

23 hours ago, farflight said:

We've got her on a slip collar (think like choke collar but made of braided material with no pinch points). She learned VERY quickly that if SHE stops when I don't...things go badly for her.

 

Ours actually came from the humane society with one of those.  She didn't react well to it and anytime it tightened she would start to panic and try to run away.  We've got her on a harness which is working pretty well.

[Mike_d85]

I'm still sticking out doing the bodybuilding.com marathon routine for the next two weeks.  I'm starting to really look forward to changing up what I'm doing lifting, but I'm so taxed with the new dog and holidays that I'm not feeling the creativity.  I know I'm doing a 12-week bulking plan starting the new year and I know my lifting is going to be spotty the next two months while I get used to running 3 miles 4 days a week and doing 12 mile long runs.  I guess I'll have to find a more complicated program to follow in the meantime.

 

Anyways, I had a really good day this morning.  I don't know why but I felt particularly strong and upped the weight on just about everything.  I did have to short my mountain climbers because I had to go to the bathroom though.

Day 2 - 10/30/17
Barbell Step Up (2x8)	8x170	8x170#
Bent Over Row (2x8)	8x60#	8x70#
Barbell Lunge (2x8)	8x70#	7x75#
Incline Bench (2x8)	8x60#	8x60#
Pull Ups (2x8)	8	5
Mountain Climbers (3x30 sec)	30	25
STRETCH

[farflight]

9 minutes ago, Mike_d85 said:

did have to short my mountain climbers because I had to go to the bathroom though.

 

Keep up the good work!

 

Dogs are soo worth the effort though

[Mike_d85]

1 minute ago, farflight said:

 

Keep up the good work!

 

Dogs are soo worth the effort though

 

I'm cool, I just didn't want to have a shitty workout.