Tic's Reflection

2/27

Back and bicep day. Body is still sore from bench press yesterday, especially the shoulder. Still pretty sleepy in the morning but that might be from the lack of coffee. Have not drank any caffeine since Saturday except for a small cup of tea yesterday at lunch which probably had very small dosage of caffeine in there.


wt at 6 am = 174.4 lbs.
 
Rest day but more like Basketball in afternoon day. Not as tired as I used to but can still sleep a lot with force though. Waking up after 6 hrs of sleep and then forcing another 2-3 hours in afterward. Digging this no coffee thing, allowing me to sleep much better but I do miss the reading that I get done at a coffee shop and might start that tomorrow. All looks good for my fast tomorrow; I hope to be able to pull it off.
 
3/1 Fast day

First time that I fasted in a long long time, over a decade. Sure feels weird and I can definitely feel all the muscle soreness from Th/Friday workout and leg from basketball. Head feels really weird, like walking on clouds. Kinda like being drunk / high but fatigue. This is at 16 hrs of fasting.

May not be the smartest of thing but going to go play basketball today as well, LoL. Will see how well I perform and body shaking afterward (I am guessing).

Wt at 8 am (clean system) = 172.4 lbs.

wt at 7 pm (after basketball and shower) = 169.6 lbs.

only 3 cups of starbuck ice coffee (each with 1 pump of sweetener = 10 cal each pump)

Well, I learn something interesting about Cold sores aka oral herpes... nice
"Arginine aids the growth and reproduction of the herpes virus, while lysine inhibits it... Foods containing chocolate, peanuts and other nuts, grains, peas, seeds, oatmeal and whole-wheat products should be cut out or reduced from the diet. These foods are high in arginine.... Coffee can increase the frequency of cold sore flare-ups in individuals who are already infected with the virus."

All that I can say is Wow.... wow... wow... All those items that triggers cold sore flare ups are normal everyday food that eat all the time and a lot of. I don't know where I caught the cold sore but it was a few yearsss back. Interesting stuff.

On another note, I ended my diet at 10:30 pm after lying in bed for over an hour in a half-sleep / semi-conscious condition. This may have been the result of the coffee. Overall, the fast is an interesting experience which I will try again this year. As a student of life and self-improvement, I learned a lot about myself; such as, without eating, I was easier to become agiated and my mental function dropped dramatically. Without food, life was a lot tougher but not from the hunger pain but rather from my inability to maintain my composure and thinking at even 75% of normal. Before this, I thought that I was a patience person who have changed from my past demons but those demons surfaced somewhat. Now, I need to re-focus on how to handle myself for the next fast or when I am not performing at my optinum. Mentally, I felt arward in a sense like I was slightly buzz but not drunk. While playing basketball, I can see things happened but my reaction seemed about half a second to a full second delayed.

"It is through our trials and tribulations that we discover our characters and how to improve on them."
 
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3/2 monday

Wt in morning = 168.6 lbs (lightest I've been in months).

Okay, I've been ultra-busy and cannot write much in the journal but this weekend, I went from patting myself on the back to preaching to myself for being an ass. Let me explain. On saturday, some kids were shooting water-pumped rockets into the air and one landed on top of the bathroom roof. Since our basketball gets up there once in awhile, I knew the way up and down easily. The parents seemed to be unable to get the rocket and walked off. After a few minutes, I felt compelled to climb up there and get the rocket for them. Easily done but GREATLY appreciated by the kids and their family. Give me great sense of pride in myself as my friends congradulated me for being a good samaritian. The smile, shock, and gratitude of the family was more payment than I expected and I felt good about myself and how far I've changed for the better.

Then, came Sunday on my fast. I was a bit tipsy and was pretty nasty (in my standand) on the basketball court. I mean I did not curse at anyone or started any trouble but I did grunt and hit the ball a few times; total out of character and what I preached & practice. My actions caused me great shame even though I had an "excuse," note that I did not say reason. I know I am a bit tough on myself but I am trying to be calmer and lead by example and I was a poor example. In conclusion is this:

"For every high, there will be lows and vice versa. In every person there are yin (goodness) and yang (bad). Try to stay in the positive/high while shining our yin."
 
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wow. now you mentioned it PB, my bp has been the same since oct 21, 2008. WTF man... Okay, now I am slightly pissed at myself for not pushing the weight harder. Have been more focus on staring at themirrior than on my power generation. Next week, power session time.

Have you been eating your 3-4 chicken a week, PB? You will need tons of protein to build up those muscle. Keep pushing yourself.

Wt this morning = 172.8

Still suffering bad from allegy or maybe cold... not sure.
 
Re-Gaining the Passion

I am sure most who follow my journal have noticed a decreased in interest and motivation the past week or few weeks. Enough is enough, time to "man up" aka power up. Did carb reload yesterday and beginning my heavy lift again. Sure feels nice to lift with power once again and along with my trimmed down look, (blowing my own horn), I look damn swoll.

Before I go extra heavy reps, I tell myself a few things (might work for you PB). Today, I did not even feel super strong either but not weak either (just normal); cant' wait til I feel strong!!!:
1) I've trained hard (pluse eat plenty now) and there is no excuse that I cannot push harder and increase the weight.
2) Excuses are like Assholes, everyone have one but they all stink.
3) Man up and just do it.

The thing about this form of motivation is to cooldown and surpress that energy (chi) back inside of you after you are done or else you might be walking around with a chip on your shoulder. Afterward, remind yourself to be kind, gentle, and compassionate. For me at least, it's effective but can easily cause me to have anger issure if I don't cool off. Kinda of like yoga when they finish, there is a few ending poses to lock the energy back into the body and relax the body and harness the space you have created.

Today's workout was bench and tricep:
flat bb bench: 295x2x3 (just hightlight here).

Supplement:
Starting my CEE usage post workout and coffee before again today along with multivatimen+fish oil. May start taking Glutamine at night as well. Goal is to press 315 by end of the month and then rep 3 times by 5/15 (friend's wedding where I am a groomsman).

Reflection:
I am currently reading a book about survivors. The word survive comes from latin and French to mean to live beyond our normal life, super life.
"In a critical situation it is paramount to remain calm and have a point of reference to center ourself. Sometimes doing nothing is just as important as doing something.
 
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oh, I am on it again for at least 3 weeks but aiming for 1 month actually. This time it's more about power / strenght gain instead of bodybuilding though. Going to gain some bodyfat but muscle along the way. Benching 295x2x3 is already up from oct of 305x1x1; I am guessing but on a good day, i can bench 315. The only road block before was mental b/c doing 285 lbs at 4-5 reps meant that I should be about to do 295x3 and 315 x1. We will see. Tomorrow is going to be bicep and then back; going to try to curl 45 lbs plate on each side with ez bar standing up for 3 sets of 6-8 reps at wide, mid, and inner grip. As for diet, will try to consume a whole chicken for Tuesday + wednesday's food along with all the other stuff that I will be eating.
 
3/10 Tuesday

Bicep then back day. Yeah, I did bicep and then back.

ez-curl - 45 plates each side x (7,5,3) (mid, wide, inner)

Wow, my strength dropped like a rock and fast when I am lifting super heavy. Think I caught a minor stomach flu in the morning but feeling better. Everytime that I go on a diet, I get sick and takes a few days to recover to normal heath...blaaa.

wt (empty stomach in morning) = 170.5 lbs.
 
3/12 Thurs

Leg day... Fun.... Felt like I have not worked out legs in forever and the knee joint was extremely stiff. Doing squat at 135 lbs was hard initially and had to clear the bar to warm up. Eventually, I got into the groove of things and back to normal workout weight for me.

squat 315 x 3 x 6.

Funny thing that makes my head blow up even more but when I did leg press with 22 plates total, a guy came over and asked if I was really going to press that weight. Hahaha, not only did I press it but workouted set with it: 3 sets of 8 reps. Feels nice to get that compliment.

Been slacking lately and not done yoga for over a week and they might be why my legs are stiff. My core is just not strong enough to support my leg muscle, I think. Squatting 315 wasn't too hard but my mid-section was a little wobbling especially doing calf raises with 450 lbs....

Oh eating like a madman, trying to get muscle back. Apparenlty I lost 1/2 inch off my arms and it's down to only 15.5 ", booo.
 
3/14

Today maybe the last day that I am going to play basketball this year or ever again. The games went great and had lots of fun but some that has been boiling over for years finally did so (unrelated to anything that happened today at all). Now, I enjoy the game, comardie, and excercise of playing basketball but some people does not leave their emotions on the court.

To make a long story short (really short), my life was in real jeopody by someone really close to me. Now, I am considering axing that person from my life forever or maybe give them another chance with a condition. Most likely it will be the first as that person does not admit fault and their can be no mending if there is no apology. This is an old classic but until your life is really threaten, you may not realize how true it rings:

  • "Life is short; make everyday count."
 
3/16 monday

Bicep and back workout.

EZ- curl bb:
90 lbs plate + bar x 6 x 6 (1 outter set used only 100lbs bar).

The body is still sore even after 1 week. Wow, my chest was still sore from 1 week ago. Did yoga in the morning and I was stiff like a board. Okay, it was not THAT bad but still pretty rough. Need to get back into the yoga flow. The monday instructor is tall like a giant and upcoming wednesday's instructor is going to be short.

Workout partner (aka my brother) is getting compliments left and right about how big he has gotten. I am happy for him. A man at the gym paid me a great compliment, he said, "I can see the results on you and you are a motivation." Just nice to know that people see me as an inspiration.
 
cool stuff man.
im doing a split routine as well; its getting me sore up and down ^^
you'r doing well i see. im glad you look "damn swoll" with your lean look! :D
im doing a hypertrophy routine ATM so il post pics when im done.

im glad your working hard at it still man. i appreciate your workout log =3
 
3/17 Tuesday

Thanks Wesrman and PB for keeping up with my log. Appreciate all the input and response. Wesrman, did you know this month's M&F magazine's cover is Bruce Lee?

Today's workout is shoulder, traps, and tricep.

Doing the smith machine military press really boastered my shoulder strength and I didn't even noticed it. Without a training partner today, I used the reg. single arm press machine and max out the weight and did 3 sets of 8 pretty without much issue (it was tough but doable).

Diet was just horrible today, went to a Lobster buffet. Ate like a mad-man; probably consumed between 1,400 to 2,200 calorie during that eating feast and then went and drank another 3 beer while waiting for people to gamble. Yes, I quit gambling and it draws zero interest in me. Allow myself a few beer b/c it is St. patty's day. Wt after buffet 176.4 lbs. After all said and done, I think I consumed only 4,000 calories today but most of it was at that buffet; excellent food: lobster (ate about 6 of them), oyster (really fresh), sushi (fresh but not prepared expertly), ceviche (good), chocolate cake (excellent with coffee), ecarale (yum), fruits and veggie (all extremely fresh), snow crab leg (good, minimal salt as well), Clam chowder (mixed with 6-8 real clams; yuuummiee). I think I might have put on 0.5% BF from this dinner alone; oh well it's a "structural refeeding" / cheat meal; I know I am BSing... but its all good.

oh PB, that 100 burpee challenge without the pull-up is hard alone but with pull-ups, i will have to try one day just cannot fit it into my 5 day training routine atm.

Observing people today, I re-realized something:
"Once you are pass the age of 22, most people will not change their habbit or addition unless something BIG happens (ie death of a friend/family, finicial collapse, long-time relationship breakup, etc)."
 
tic said:
Leg day... Fun.... Felt like I have not worked out legs in forever and the knee joint was extremely stiff. Doing squat at 135 lbs was hard initially and had to clear the bar to warm up. Eventually, I got into the groove of things and back to normal workout weight for me.

squat 315 x 3 x 6.

Funny thing that makes my head blow up even more but when I did leg press with 22 plates total, a guy came over and asked if I was really going to press that weight. Hahaha, not only did I press it but workouted set with it: 3 sets of 8 reps. Feels nice to get that compliment.

Been slacking lately and not done yoga for over a week and they might be why my legs are stiff. My core is just not strong enough to support my leg muscle, I think. Squatting 315 wasn't too hard but my mid-section was a little wobbling especially doing calf raises with 450 lbs....

Oh eating like a madman, trying to get muscle back. Apparenlty I lost 1/2 inch off my arms and it's down to only 15.5 ", booo.
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Those numbers blow mine outta the water - nice job man.

I lose so much strength on a cut.
 
3/19 thurs

Rest day. Body is always sore on rest day but not too bad today. Surprisingly.

Hey LV, those #'s that you posted are during cutting phase. Wow, you are a strong dude.

Tomorrow is going to be my favorite workout; chest + traps. Should be fun and I hope that my body feels good so that I can push out 315 (hopefully and if I feel strong enough).
 
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