A Little Training, A Little About the Scale and Dexter Needs

And yet another training day coming up - heavy shoulder work and light biceps/triceps work. Yesterday was heavy hamstring work and light back work. It looked liked this: Lying Leg Curls - 4 sets Seated Leg Curls - 3 sets Romanian Deadlifts - 3 sets Close-grip Pulldowns - 3 sets One-arm Dumbbell Rows - 3 sets Straight-arm Pulldowns - 2 sets Hammer Strength Rows - 2 sets *I cut out one movement today. Weight today is up a bit at 221.5, which I can only hope reflects some positive recomping. I'm holding onto these 220s for dear life. :lol: Nah, I know I'll have to drop into the teens soon. In the past, I'd start getting too antsy about getting too light; not because I... read more 4 comments

Doing It A Little Differently

And by doing it a little differently, I am referring to the fact that I am taking a different approach to my own fat loss and dieting strategy than I have in past years. Perhaps a bit of an experiment of sorts. One thing that we often hear talked and written about is how recovery is obviously going to be at least somewhat compromised on a caloric deficit when compared to eating in a caloric surplus. I've written about this a number of times myself and I still believe this is true. You simply don't have the same recuperative resources when your calories are lower. However, I think what's happened as a consequence is that there has become a wide... read more 12 comments

5 Weeks, No Cheats

Ok, I'm going to start being more regular with the blogging now - since I've gotten on the cases of some friends for not keeping theirs updated. :lol: For the times I don't really have much of interest to say I'll just talk to myself and journal my training/dieting, etc. :lol: So as I mentioned in a previous post I've been dieting for a while. Came down from the mid to high 230s and was sitting at 220 when I went on vacation. As you might recall from my vacation summary I hammered those buffets and hit a high of 232.5 post vacation, which settled down a few pounds lighter a few days back into the more normal eating. So at... read more 5 comments

I'm Going To Be A Dad!

Well, I've been a little slack on the blogging again. It's been a busy couple weeks with playing catch up with work, lots of contest prep work, getting another article done for a print mag, etc. But, I've got some exciting news. I'm going to be a dad! Yeah, crazy. It's still not really settling in, but we're excited. It was great telling my parents. They were really excited and with the health battles my dad has been facing, it is a nice positive thing for my family to look forward to. Cheers! read more 5 comments