Notation Notsure (Workout A1)
Posted: May 25th, 2010 | Author: ERIC | Filed under: Body | Tags: bench press, cycle, fat, horizontal press, HURR, incline press, phase, pulldown, pushdown, sauna, treadmill, weight, workout | No Comments »Yesterday was the beginning of my 26-week quest to sub-10% bodyfat.
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I’m not really sure how to title these posts based upon what I’m doing. I was thinking something like “Cycle 1, Workout A1″ but then I realized that doesn’t really cover my dieting phases.
Phases: periods of dieting (DIETING IS A PHASE HURR)
Cycles: periods of training (since this is infinitely continuous)
Workout: eponymous
Phase 1 Cycle 1 Workout A1 just seems really cumbersome. P1C1WA1, aside from looking hilarious, just sounds a little clinical to me.
Maybe what I’ll do is have a normal post title and just try to cram that stuff in in parentheses. Almost like I did here with this post. I’d go back and change it but I’m too lazy to update the permalink too.
Workout for Monday, May 24, 2010
Something different that I did was walk on the treadmill between exercises.
T(readmill): incline/mph; time @ approx HR
Bench Press (free weight)
- 45lbs. x 5
- 50 x 3
- 70 x 2
- 85 x 8 (not bad)
- 85 x 8 (last rep was slow as hell but I didn’t want to stop at 6)
Going to keep the weight here until it just ‘feels’ easier.
T: 2/2; 5min @ ~100bpm
Incline Press (machine)
- 45lbs. x 5
- 75 x 3
- 90 x 2
- 120 x 1 (SLOOOW, felt like I was choking!)
Obviously staying the weight.
T: 2.5/2; 5min @ ~90bpm
Hammer-Grip Horizontal Press
- 50lbs. x 3
- 70 x 2
- 85 x 8 (pretty easy)
This exercise I definitely want to increase weight on.
T: 2.5/2.5; 5min @ ~105bpm
Pushdown
- 27.5lbs. x 5
- 32.5 x 2
- 37.5 x 12
Again, pretty easy. Probably will increase next workout as well.
T: 3/2.5, 5min @ ~105bpm
Pulldown
- 45lbs. x 5
- 65 x 3
- 85 x 2
- 110lbs x 8
I could have done more probably, but my grip was failing. Especially on my right wrist which felt like my hand was being pulled out of the joint.
I’m going to increase the weight.
T: 3/3, 10min @ ~120bpm
Workout Time: 108 minutes
Body Weight: 167.5lbs
Body Fat Percentage: 17.4%
Condition: C+. Intention to come into this workout fasted went in the completely opposite direction of coming in carb-loaded. Didn’t get a full night’s sleep (too excited to work out, was anticipating a hair cut that I didn’t get.) I had a decently recuperative power nap pre-workout though. Had some peanut squares (kind of like peanut brittle, from Old Dominion) and a plain blueberry bagel about two hours preworkout due to a blood sugar crash.
Took EC about an hour preworkout and nearly two hours post, due to sauna (and just because that’s when it would have been timed, anyway.)
Pre-sauna weight: 168.5lbs
After 3 sessions, 20/10/10 = 40 minutes: 165.25lbs.
My goal was to try to drop three pounds and I did so, though it was more to lose the water from around my face to help gauge how my hair was going to look when I become leaner.
I ate a little under 1500kcal over the entire day, which is roughly half maintenance. I’ll be trying for maintenance today (should be pretty easy) and then fasting tomorrow.
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