Suicides on Steroids - Oxygen Please!
You can follow my daily updates here on Geek2Freak, and you can follow my overall weekly recaps every Sunday at FitBuff.com.
Also, for my daily updates from before this blog was born, check here: Personal Daily Workout Log (June 4, 2007 - July 17, 2008).
(I recommend perusing October 2007 and the following several weeks, as those were especially turbulent times, including major jaw surgery, being wired shut, and losing nearly 20 pounds in 7 days!)
Current Stats and Measurements (July 6-13, 2008)
Height - 6′3″
Weight - 191.6
Bodyfat - 15.5%
Biceps - 14.2″
Calves - 14.75″
Thighs - 24.1″
Waist - 32.1″
Chest - 43.75″
Current Supplements
BSN CELLMASS (Creatine)
100% Whey Protein - Gold Standard
Life Extension Multivitamins
NOW Foods, Super EPA Double strength - 60 Softgels (Fish Oil Capsules)
Flaxseed Oil 1000mg, 100 softgels
NOW Foods, Glucosamine & Chondroitin plus MSM
Greens+, 9.4 oz powder
Current Workout Routine
Custom Blend based mainly on the foundations of the following two books:
(I will be officially beginning and following Maximum Strength to the letter in a week or so, and right now I’m just introducing a new few aspects of it.)
Today’s Workout Log
“HIIT Day”
5 Hip Swings per Leg, ~40-yard backward run, 10 Spider-man Climbers, ~40-yard run, ~10-yard push-up drag, then jog back and repeat!
Intervals completed - 8
Workout Journal Notes
Wow! I actually managed to get up at 6AM this morning and drag my butt to the speed camp I mentioned yesterday.
It started at 7:30, and I was the first one there. As I watched about 10 other people show up one after the other, I was relieved to see that there weren’t any obvious world-class athletes, so this shouldn’t be too tough.
They’ve got to tailor the camp to accommodate even the weakest link, right?
Wrong!
First of all, the soccer field was enormous, at least two or three times the size of the one I usually do my sprints on.
Just the warm-up alone had me huffing and puffing after doing several agility moves from one side to the other.
Then, came the actual workout…
The trainer, who was a division I runner, and clearly in excellent shape, laid out 4 cones.
Right away, I didn’t like how far away that 4th cone was! And, unfortunately, the 3 in front of it each represented another layer of hell.
First, we do 5 hip swings per leg, which were kind of like roundhouse kicks, except you keep your knee bent at a 90 degree angle and pretend your lifting your foot over a hurdle.
Those weren’t bad at the time, but I’m definitely feeling the burn in my hips now!
Then, right when you finish the 10th hip swing, you run backwards to the second cone about 40 yards away.
Once there, you drop and do 10 Spider-man Mountain climbers. Basically, get into a push-up position, bring your right foot up beside the outside of your right hand, then bring it back as you bring your left foot up beside your left hand.
Then, run at about a 70% sprint to the 3rd cone, and here’s where it gets all Navy Seal!
Get into a push-up position again, but brace your abs, keep your back straight, and drag your entire body and feet across the grass using only your arms and hands for about 10 yards.
Those were killer, especially in the later reps. When you hit the 4th cone, you have to jog back to the first cone, and do it all over again…and again…and again…for 8 full cycles.
No walking the entire time, and the jog back is your only active recovery.
One benefit of the group dynamic is that it pushes me to go harder and try to beat everyone else, and in an insane workout like this, I needed all the motivation I could get.
The first 2 or 3 went relatively well, but since I haven’t trained for any type of endurance in a long time, I faded pretty quick.
I finished 2nd or 3rd, and the guy that won was a 15-year-old machine that routinely runs 2 miles in 10 minutes.
To finish, we did a modified plank with our feet elevated, and that was more up my alley. I held it for the entire time, and could have gone a bit longer.
Overall, I really enjoyed the entire thing, from the dynamic stretches to the workout to the people in the group, so I’m definitely going to be there every Saturday.
I wish it was a little later in the day, but it felt surprisingly good to have worked out so hard and be in the shower by 9AM.
I really like that this camp only lasts for an hour, as opposed to 2 hours like some of the others I looked into.
Shorter, more intense workouts are almost always better, especially for my body.
Tomorrow is measurement day, so, as always, I’m anxious to see what the scale and progress pics will reveal.
I’ve kept up my same high-calorie eating habits from last week, as I really want to get back to 200 pounds, and as my endurance and HIIT improves, I’ll be able to keep the body fat in check as I pack on the pounds.
Don’t forget to check out my updated measurements and progress pictures in my Weekly Recap tomorrow over on FitBuff.com.
Weekly Progress Pics
Before (Mid to Late 2005)
Current (July 13, 2008)
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