The Greenetuckian Files

Hey Greene! how is "She"? haven't seen her round these parts for quite a while either!
 
Greenetuckian said:
June finds me making some goals and not quite progressing to where I wanted to be. In the photo you can see that I have made a bit of progress since Feb. 1st. My max BP is still climbing and hopefully then end of July will see my DL at 330. I am not missing tobacoo quite as bad so perhaps I can get my diet a bit more under control. I think I still need to add quite a bit of mass to my legs so I am going to try to keep my calories pretty high and cut some of the junk food like chips and crackers. No six pack abs yet but I am not sure it is good to keep your body fat that low for extended periods anyway.

Please don't hold the farmer's tan against me. Perhaps the river this weekend will even that out.

MAX..................5/7/06..............5/28/06..............7/01/06
BP........................209.5................221.....................230
Standing Curl.....107...................112......................112
Deadlift.....................................................................303
Progress I found in my blog - 1/31/05 BP at 138 X5, 165.5 X1, 165.5 X1 and curls at 10 reps at 60lbs on the curling bar The next one I found were these - Top BP - 182lbs on 2/19
Top Curl - 91 lbs on 2/26


Stats

BF%..................5/15/06...........5/28...............7/1
Chest...................20..................20..................16
Abdominal...........20..................21..................20
Thigh...................10..................12..................15
Cal %.............................................................16.5%
Measure %...................................................16.45%
(Jan 5th 2006 using measure method = 20.2%)

Date...........01/05/06.......02/01/06.......03/01/06........04/01/06........04/30/06.........05/28/06..............07/01/06
chest..........40.5..................41.5......... ......41..................41....................40 .25..................40 .5..................41
bicep..........13.5..................13.5......... ......13.5...............13.5.................13.5...................13.5...................13.75
Stomach.....36....................36.5............ ...35.5...............34 1/4..............34......................34 1/2...................34
Waist...........34.5...................34......... .......34.5................34....................3 3.5....................34........................33.5
leg...............20......................21.5.... .........20.5................22................... .20.5...................20.5.......................21


Weight........165...................163........... .....162................160..................158...............160-163...............163-165
Click to expand...



I quoted an old post because as you can see way back in Jan of 06 I decided to get in better shape. That was going well until I started with Xerox in Jul of 06. Time, energy, stress who's to say all of the reasons but for whatever reason I am in worse shape now than I was in Jan of 06 when I started. Okay time to get back into doing something about this. All of the reasons why I stopped are still there but let's see if I cannot work through them and get this middle aged body back into some fit form.

..............11/08/07
bicep.........13
chest.........42
Stomach...37.5
Waist.........35.5
Weight......172 - 173
BF%...........21.1 (using impedence scales)

I am back skating every Tues at the rink. I have also added in resistance training to get those muscles back strong. Finally I have quit tobacco and have gotten my diet in much better form.
 
DUDE! I am about to awaken a MONSTER! HEHEHEHE........:)

I'm 46 and middle aged........Believe me, if I can do it....You can do it!

Us older dudes have to stick together......


START this thing!

ROCK this thing!

SMOKE this thing!

Cook this thing!

Fry and Roast this thing!

Get a fork..........Dang!-------> Its already done.......HEHEHEHEHEH :)



Chillen
 
Last edited:
I am building back slowly, I'll post my resistance training up until tonight if it might help someone or if anyone cares. I am trying to add in exercises and build on weight slowly so I don't end up too sore to walk. So far it is working because I have not really been sore at all. I did notice that adding in a set with dead lifts and cable crunches it really sucked the wind out of me. I'll add another set of them next time.

My notation is sets x reps @ weight or reps @ weight if it was only one set. All weights are in US pounds

11/08/07
Bench Press......3x5@135
EZ Curl..............3x5@60
Lat pull...............10@59, 10@74, 6@74

11/12/07
Bench Press.......7@135, 6@145, 5@155
EZ Curl...............7@70, 6@75, 5@80
Lat pull................2x10@74, 5@87

11/14/07
Bench Press........7@145, 6@155, 5@165
EZ Curl................7@75, 6@80, 3@85
Lat pull.................7@87 2x6@87

11/16/07
Bench Press.........6@165, 2x6@155
EZ Curl.................7@80, 7@75, 6@75
Lat pull..................8@87, 2x7@87
Dead LIft...............5@200
Cable Crunch.......10@82
 
Greenetuckian said:
I am building back slowly, I'll post my resistance training up until tonight if it might help someone or if anyone cares. I am trying to add in exercises and build on weight slowly so I don't end up too sore to walk. So far it is working because I have not really been sore at all. I did notice that adding in a set with dead lifts and cable crunches it really sucked the wind out of me. I'll add another set of them next time.

My notation is sets x reps @ weight or reps @ weight if it was only one set. All weights are in US pounds

11/08/07
Bench Press......3x5@135
EZ Curl..............3x5@60
Lat pull...............10@59, 10@74, 6@74

11/12/07
Bench Press.......7@135, 6@145, 5@155
EZ Curl...............7@70, 6@75, 5@80
Lat pull................2x10@74, 5@87

11/14/07
Bench Press........7@145, 6@155, 5@165
EZ Curl................7@75, 6@80, 3@85
Lat pull.................7@87 2x6@87

11/16/07
Bench Press.........6@165, 2x6@155
EZ Curl.................7@80, 7@75, 6@75
Lat pull..................8@87, 2x7@87
Dead LIft...............5@200
Cable Crunch.......10@82
Click to expand...


YEA! Post it! Toast it!

I care! YOU ARE ROCKEN!

Are you doing any squats?

Keep on moven' Dude!


Im with ya and so are the rest!


Best wishes to you!


Chillen
 
Well at least I know one person read my post. :)

I don't squat because eventually I end up pulling a muscle in my back and then no more weights. :( Happens every time I have tried it. I have hurt my back just reaching over a copier without lifting anything. I think my mind over reacts and fires the muscles unevenly ending up injuring one side or the other. Whatever it is it hurts like hell. I do have a leg press on the Wieder but the weight does not go high enough to do any real good and it is unstable using it one leg at a time. I am just going to have to make the best of it with the DLs and skating.

Sparrow
Hey Greene! how is "She"? haven't seen her round these parts for quite a while either!
Click to expand...

"She" is fine but hanging out on my year book most of the time. :(
 
A bit of a tiring workout and I have some pain in my right side. Possibly I over did it on the DL. I did manage to add a bit of weight for this week now I can try and take the reps up. As promised I added another set of DL and CCs. I sould mention that the BP, Curl and DL are with loose iron and the LPD and CC are on a Weider machine.

Bench Press.....5@170, 6@160, 6@155
Curl .................4@90, 7@80, 7@75
Dead Lift...........2x5@200
LPD....................6@100, 2x8@87
Cable Crunch...6@96, 10@82

Thanks for the encouragement g8r80.
 
Since the board was off line this morn I guess I'll put in about last night. I went to the usual Tue. night skate at the local rink and all was well until the splits game. I darn near won but on the last run I split a bit too far :eek: and went down. It was all I could do to skate off the floor with too much of a pained look on my face and was wobbly the rest of the night. Not too bad today though but instead of working out I went over to She's ma and pa's and we played with their new Wii. Lots of fun but hard on my elbow.
 
Cable Crunch...2x7@95
Dead Lift...........5@200, 6@189
Bench Press.....6@170, 5@160
Curl ..................6@85, 5@85
LPD....................7@102
Leg Press..........10@265

What a sucky workout :pain7:. I was wrung out and did not even complete the second set today. I felt drained and after the deads my heart was going like a jackhammer. I think I have been going about this wrong. Tommorow or Sat I am going to lower the weight, increase the reps to the 8 - 12 range for awhile. I need to get my joints and cardiovascular system in order.
 
Last edited:
Thanksgiving was a washout but I did get pretty drunk with the neighbor. I did not do any organized exercise this weekend either but I did do some wiring at Sandborn and genealogy on the computer. Tonight I started work on getting the reps right and here is how I did. The right side of my back hurt a bit after the second set of Deads so I substituted a set of Leg Presses for the third set.

Flat Bench..........7@155, 7@150, 7@145
EZ Curl...............2x8@70, 10@60
Crunch................7@95, 8@95, 10@82
Dead Lift.............6@189, 8@178
Leg Press............10@265
 
Last edited:
Got in some good skating this evening, at least an hours worth from the two hour session. Ashley impressed the heck out of me by skating backwards the whole J. Geils "Centerfold". That is the longest she has ever done backwards.
 
Well no organized exercise since Tue but today I got a workout in Sandborn working on the rental unit's new sewer hookups. Looks like I will have to go back again tomorrow and probably Mon evening so it may well be the Tue skate that will be my next exercise.
 
Well I have not been doing a good job posting, not really a good job working out either. I did skate last Tue. and yesterday. Today I lifted 2 sets and did see some improvement over my last workout despite such a long layoff. I quit after two sets because of a sharp pain in my left knee on the second set of deadlifts. I am going to have to do a lot of leg work besides just squates to work my joints back into shape. On a brighter note this morning my resting blood pressure was 104/69

() = 11/26/07

Flat Bench..........2x8@155 (7@155, 7@150, 7@145)
EZ Curl...............2x9@70 (2x8@70, 10@60)
Crunch................8@95, 9@95 (7@95, 8@95, 10@82)
Dead Lift.............7@189, 3@189 (6@189, 8@178)
Leg Press............15@265 (10@265)
 
I have been lazy. I did not even go skating last evening. I did however push some iron around this evening though. This time I laid off on the intensity some and added another set.
() = 12/09/07

Flat Bench..........9@155, 6@160, 5@165 (2x8@155)
EZ Curl...............9@70, 2x7@75 (2x9@70)
Crunch................10@82, 7@95, 6@95 (8@95, 9@95)
Dead Lift............. - (7@189, 3@189)
Leg Press............3x10@265 (15@265)
 
It has been a productive last few days. Monday after work I hit the DDR until I wore myself out. Xmas day Kegan and I skated on the road for about an hour and tonight I pushed some iron and then DDR'd for 20min for a good workout. I can really feel it in my legs. I am not progressing fast but I can tell that I am gaining in strength and endurance.

Flat Bench..........2x7@165
EZ Curl...............9@75, 6@80
Crunch................2x10@95
Leg Press............2x10@265
 
Being New Years Day and since I had the day off I decided to check where I am at. Okay I have not lost any weight. My BF% by the impedence scales says 20-21% so no real improvement there. I did not check max lifts before so I did them today.

MAX..................5/7/06..............5/28/06..............7/01/06..............1/1/08
BP........................209.5................221.....................230.................205
Standing Curl.........107...................112.....................112.................100
Deadlift...................................................................303.................259



Date...........01/05/06..............07/01/06.............11/08/07...............1/1/08
chest..........40.5.......................41.......................42.......................41.5
bicep..........13.5...................13.75.......................13.......................13.5
Stomach.....36..........................34.......................37.5.....................37
Waist.........34.5......................33.5......................35.5.....................35
leg...............20.......................21


Weight........165..................163-165...................173.......................173

I guess I really need quite a bit of improvement, no?

I reckon I need to add in my 20 min on the DDR.
 
Last edited:
Stay persistent and productive.....YES! Tread the path to personal greatness!


How was your Holiday?!


Best wishes in all that you set out to do in fitness and in life,




Chillen
 
Stay persistent and productive.....YES! Tread the path to personal greatness!
How was your Holiday?! Best wishes in all that you set out to do in fitness and in life,
Click to expand...

Good Chillen but it's damned cold here now. Thanks for asking and how was yours? Best wishes right back at ya. Let's all work for a fruitful year.

1/2/07
If I want to lose this excess fat I have gained, I decided I have to do more with my legs. so I am trying to push single legged on a double leg press that does not go up high enough in weight. Not the best but it works. Trust me a single leg press at 128 is way tougher than two legs at 265. I still do not have any pain in this left knee this morning so next time I'm going for 3-4 sets.

2x5@128
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top