Diet For Thought

Diet-for-Thought Albert Einstein once said "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results". It's quite obvious to me that our culture remains obsessed with dieting. I'm not talking balanced, long- term minded dieting but rather dieting beyond reason, becoming slaves to restriction, false control and the gratification seeing the scale move in a downward spiral brings. Along with this comes a whirlwind of hormonal fluctuations, starvation, and deprivation not just from food but from family and friends and let's not forget the ridiculous amounts of exercise. Why do people do this? Are they gluttons for self punishment? Is this truly the only way? Perhaps it's the only way they know how. There is a false... read more 13 comments

Dieting Update

Well, two weeks down. As you might recall I decided to start my diet early and got underway the day after Christmas. Today marks two weeks down. I started off very aggressively to get a kick start with my fat loss. While I didn't do any cardio, outside of the occasional leisurely dog walk, I did set my calories very low. Day 1 - 235lbs Day 14 - 225.8lbs So a loss of 9.2lbs of weight (of course, not all fat with the water losses). Not bad at all. I also dropped 1.5 inches off my waist in that time span. That also included two fairly good sized cheats - one New Year's Eve and then one four days after that (traditional... read more 3 comments

Training Log

Just catching up on a couple workouts today. THURSDAY Wide-grip Cable Curls Worked up to 57.5 x 8 + 4 + 4 Alternating Hammer Curls Worked up to 40s x 10 Seated Calf Raise Worked up to 2 sets of 8 w/ 75lbs (15s pause in the stretch) Natural GHRs Worked up to 3 sets of max negative reps Cable Pull Throughs Worked up to 2 sets of 10 w/ 80lbs Leg Press Worked up to 8 plates per side x 8 reps and then, 5 plates per side x 20 reps Took a week off in between workouts. WEDNESDAY Flat Hammer Strength Bench Worked up to 300lbs x 8 + 3 + 1 Hammer Shoulder Press Worked up to 225lbs x 7 + 3 + 2 Dumbbell Laterals 1 set of 10 reps w/ 25lbs Close-grip Bench... read more 0 comments

Training Journal

Just a couple workouts to update today THURSDAY Incline Bench Press Worked up to 255 x 6 + 3 + 2 Behind-the-Neck Press Worked up to 135 x 7 + 4 + 3 Dumbbell Laterals 1 set of 10 reps w/ 20lbs Dips BW x 8 + 5 + 3 Behind-the-Neck Rack Pull Ups BW x 7 + 3 + 2 Those were really hard. Hammer Strength 1-arm Row Worked up to 225 x 9 + 5 + 5 MONDAY Flat Bench Press Worked up to 255 x 8 + 3 + 2 Still not back in my groove here. Military Press Worked up to 135 x 9 + 3 + 2 Cable Overhead Triceps Extensions Worked up to 60 x 9 + 5 + 3 Assisted Pull Ups (neutral grip) Worked up to 80 x 9 + 3 + 3 Paused Deadlifts Worked... read more 2 comments