The Mars Volta - The Widow
..yeah, i remember this…
Exercise / Weight Update
I never exercised until about 4 or so years ago. Sure, i played rec league sports here or there, and did yard-work every week but nothing regular.
Actually weighed myself one day and it was up there (240-250). Which wasn’t bad given my 6’1” frame, but until i quit smoking in 2004, i weighed 170 from about 1992 on. slowly but surely it creeped up on me.
So, i started running, i remember the first few times, ugh…slowly over the course of a summer of running or elliptical or biking (sometimes 3-a-days) and a 6 day a week 1200 (net) calorie diet i got down to 190. i’ve pretty much been there since.
After christmas 2010 i got back up around 200, went back to the old regiment in Jan and got down to 185…for most of 2011 i ran about 30-40 miles a week my normal week consisted of:
coffee for breakfast, 5 mi / 40 min at lunch, then fruit, a kashi bar, and a cup of sugar free pudding at my desk afterward. fruit would usually be 2 apples or grapes or cantelope. this would be mon-thurs., a rest-day on friday, and 12-15 miles over sat. and sun., i wouldn’t really watch my dinner or weekend food.
so now i’m stuck at 185 or so for the last year. got strong, lean, and toned “runners legs”, but a jiggly chest, arms, and stomach. i abhor the thought of muscles, abs, pecks, whatever. not my thing. I would like to be lean and toned.
i talked to a co-worker who runs a cross-fit gym on the side. gave him the run down, and asked what i could do in my hour lunch to solve the problem. first he said more meat and veggies, abs are made in the kitchen, and add some weights.
talked to one of my friends who has been trying the “primal” diet with success over the last couple of months. he’s injured so can’t workout, but has done primal 80% of the time, and has dropped 15 lbs!
went back to the co-worker and we came up with the following. been doing this since the second week of jan.
4 mi / 27-30 min — my time varies but i added some rest periods in there so, total time is around 32/33. usually start at 7.6 do 1:30 min intervals til 8.6, then rest for a minute or so
5 reps of 5 chest press — right now I’m at, 175 x 2, 160 x2, and 145 x1
5 reps of 5 squats with weight — right now i’m at, a 60lb dumbbell, i hold it with both hands up to my neck
another 5 reps of 5 chest press — 145 x 3, and 135 x 2
another 5 reps of 5 squats with weight — 60lb dumbbell
i really feel the “burn” of this routine, it helped me get over the hump of using weights because i feel as worn as running makes me..
hoping to add 5 lbs (of weight) a week for the next month, will bail at the first sign of muscles.
started the primal diet today, no change to my lunch, but cutting out breads, grains, potatoes, and junk of course. adding more meat and more veg. for 80% of the time.
Anybody doing anything similar, want to?
Final Stats for today:
Age: 33
Weight: 186
Height: 6’1”
Gonna start going “Primal” tomorrow, who’s in?
I FOUND ICE CUBES ‘GOOD DAY’ - via http://murkavenue.tumblr.com/
“CLUE 1: The ONLY day where: -Donovan”
“went to short dogs house,
they was watching Yo MTV
RAPS”
Yo MTV RAPS first aired:
Aug 6th 1988
CLUE 2:
Ice Cubes single “today was a good day” released on:
Feb 23 1993
CLUE 3:
”The Lakers beat the Super
Sonics”
Dates between Yo MTV Raps air date AUGUST 6 1988 and the release of the single FEBRUARY 23 1993 where the Lakers beat the Super Sonics:
Nov 11 1988 114-103
Nov 30 1988 110-106
Apr 4 1989 115-97
Apr 23 1989 121-117
Jan 17 1990 100-90
Feb 28 1990 112-107
Mar 25 1990 116-94
Apr 17 1990 102-101
Jan 18 1991 105-96
Mar 24 1991 113-96
Apr 21 1991 103-100
Jan 20 1992 116-110
CLUE 4:
Dates of those Laker wins over SuperSonics where it was a clear day with no Smog:
Nov 30 1988
Apr 4 1989
Jan 18 1991
Jan 20 1992
CLUE 5:
“Got a beep from Kim, and
she can fuck all night”
beepers weren’t adopted by mobile phone companies until the 1990s. Dates left where mobile beepers were availible to public:
Jan 18 1991
Jan 20 1992
CLUE 6:
Ice Cube starred in the film “Boyz in the hood” that released late Summer of 1991, but was being filmed mid-late 1990 early 1991 and Ice Cube was busy on set filming the movie Jan 18 1991 too busy to be lounging around the streets with no plans. Ladies and Gentlemen..
Yo MTV Raps was on air
It was a clear and smogless day
Beepers were commercially sold
Lakers beat the SuperSonics
and Ice Cube had no events to attend was…
JANUARY 20 1992
National Good Day Day
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Planet of the Apes Print Series
Hipster Disney Princess’s 2
Zumba Dance Birthday Party
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