re: Odysseus' Weight Loss/Gain Log - Never ever ever give up

Monda yMay 17th, 2021

Morning Weight: 185.4 Lbs

Workout
PPL Linear Progression - Day 4 - PULL

BB Rows: 4x5, 1x5+
1: 95 x 5
2: 95 x 5
3: 95 x 5
4: 95 x 5
5: 95 x 7

Lat Pull: 3x10
1: 105 x 10
2: 105 x 10
3: 105 x 10

Seated Rows: 3x10
1: 105 x 10
2: 105 x 10
3: 105 x 10

Face Pull: 3x15
1: 80 x 15
2: 80 x 15
3: 80 x 15

Hammer Curls: 3x10
1: 20s x 10
2: 20s x 10
3: 20s x 10

DB Curls: 4x8
1: 22.5s x 8
2: 22.5s x 8
3: 22.5s x 8
4: 22.5s x 8

Cardio
Treadmill -- 15 Minutes -- Interval Runs (1.02 Miles)

Notes
Felt good about this one. As you all are seeing, my back is embarrassingly weak, but I really hope that changes. The working weight at 95 for rows felt good, so I'll probably keep with that next week, or maybe go up to 100. I felt more comfortable with all my accessory lifts as well. The first 3 days were a little strange, being back in there, getting used to standing around for 90-120 seconds between sets, but I'm starting to feel the groove again. It's good to get there early, but god I wish some people would just be lazy and sleep in. That or open another gym. We swung by a smaller local gym with only one locations and there were far fewer people, but the space is much smaller. It seems that's the struggle with some of these gyms. I've never been in one where the amount of equipment was enough for everyone in the place. Oh well, I'm glad to be feeling good again. I'm much less sore as well.

Diet
7A - 11A: 5 eggs + diced potatoes + Ground turkey w/ salsa and parm cheese;
11A - 1P: N/A
1P - 5P: Salad (Green leaf/Tomato/Bell Pep/Cuc/Feta/Dressing); Blueberries; Chicken Fajita sandwich w/ cheese
5P - 7P: Baked chicken and vegetables w/ rice;





Notes
I'm thinking I'm gonna reassess my intake on Wednesday because I'm not liking what I'm seeing in terms of my weight, but boy it's easy to stay full eating this much protein. I know a lot of people who have a hard time putting on weight will see this and think I'm crazy, but if I go any higher on calories with my current activity level (gym in the morning, sedentary during the day), I'll be spitting in the wind.

Other Notes
Yesterday as I was writing this I was waiting for it to be over to grab a cup of coffee. So this morning I decided to write out the workout/diet portion of this thing, grab some coffee, and then come back to write this portion. I know on most days nobody reads this, but I see it as a sort of out in the open journal, so I don't like being rushed. I'm able to shoehorn my thoughts into a post about working out. Cheap? Sure, but I like doing it.

Anyway, I think my wife and I are really settling into a rhythm that is gonna serve us well over these next 6 months. We wake up at 4, hit the gym, come back, she walks the dog and I write this post. By 6:45 we are both halfway through our coffee and usually working (her actual work, me schoolwork). On the other end, it does lead to us being asleep by 8 PM at the latest, but unless it's the weekend or there's a game on, I don't particularly care to be up that late anyway. I've been called boring and grandpa, but most things that have happened in my life during the late evening hours the past few years have been drunken messes or drunken happy times, both of which involve alcohol, something I'm attempting to moderate. And that's an issue of its own, but when you don't live close to friends/family it really makes you take a look at yourself and analyze what you actually like doing. It's depressing when you realize that what you truly enjoy doing is very little. And then you realize that all those times you've had in your life that were good were due to sharing the activities with people in your life and not the activities themselves. So then what happens when you feel you are no longer compatible with those people, and you lack the capacity to make friends? Sorry to be a downer, but the positive thing is, I'm working on it, as we all are.

In other news, I'm starting to notice a significant difference in the professors at BSU versus the local community college I've been attending the past 2 years. I was intimidated reading the Intermediate I textbook, but my professor has been posting lecture videos which breaks things down in an easy to understand fashion. It's really great, but it does make me realize that I've been taken to the woodshed by the local community college by paying to teach myself for 2 years. At least I'm at BSU now.

Go Big Blue



Anyway, I'm ahead of schedule with schoolwork, but there is nothing wrong with continuing on with that. So I'll do some more homework, watch some videos, and then do a little doordash. I made $59 in about 2.5 hours yesterday, which is just way more than I'd be able to make doing anything else right now. I know employers are having a hard time getting people to work for them, but it doesn't make sense for me to go do labor for $16 an hour when I can sit in a car, deliver food, and make more money even factoring in car depreciation and gas. Better yet, my mind doesn't have to be fully engaged in the work, which is the biggest thing. I'm thinking about school and my family, and my forthcoming graduation. I know it sucks, but I can't be worried too much about providing quality service to a contractor who treats people like dirt.

This one is running a little long. I think I'll head out and get started on that aforementioned schoolwork before eating breakfast.

Have a good one!