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Monday, April 30, 2012

28 hours later...

alright, so i'm at 28 hours into my fast, 2nd attempt at doing a ~40 hour fast.  so far so good, i'm tired, only thing i've had is some diet mt.dew at work and one cup of coffee tonight, a little cream (palm oil based)

plan to work tomorrow normal, take a cup of coffee with me, and skip lunch...then work out hard as i can after work.  DW is already planning to fix my sweet potatoes and we'll have some meat...just don't know...chicken, pork or beef...any case it shall be grand!

also, saturday i did weigh myself, down to 220.  hoping this new weight loss keeps going and i'm back into the 210's again this end of the week.  learning to eat only what i need and not all that my eyes think i can.  bad problem with that, i turn into a bottomless pit for food.  so far 2 weeks of eating almost all in a "eating window" for 4 hours and paying close attention after i have one serving of food to see if i still feel hungry.

also still progressing nicely in the gym and getting closer to what i think is tabata hiit.  i basically go in and work out large muscle groups and have little to no break in between sets.  takes me about 20-30 mins to do all my workout and at the end i can barely raise my arm and i'm sweating, sounds like a good workout to me, and no cardio involved, my body isn't built for running thats for sure!


Monday, April 23, 2012

smallish update

ok, so heres a small update, re-wired my speakers in the bmw, huge improvement getting rid of the common ground!  also have two new pioneer speakers in the back deck, big difference with them.  next up for that car, new alternator belt and then fixing the shifter linkages...after thats done, i can put all the interior back in and not worry about the car for a while.

the other update, here are some pics i took, it goes from oldest to newest.  i'll find the dates later, but basically, its feb, mar, apr...that sounds right  :)



i can tell a difference, its getting more subtle, but pants are getting better, and my chest is getting more firm.  weight has went from 230ish then to 226 then to 223...so nothing big there but thats not the whole story, if you look at my inches, i've lost more than that, but its putting on muscle thats been helping the most.

i look like i'm loosing hair too.  just different times of hair cuts  :)

Friday, April 20, 2012

friday, its post time!



................2/23....3/2......3/9......3/16........3/23......3/30..........4/6...........4/20
weight -..230.....226......225......229........226........226..........225.............223
chest -....46........45........43.5.....43.5.......45...........................45...........43.5
Neck -........................................................16.5…...................17..........17
Waist -....42.......41.........39........40..........40.5......................40.5...........39.5
bicep -....14.4.....14.5.....14.5.....14.5.......14.75....................14.75...........14.75
forearm -.12.......12.25...12.5.....12.5.......12.25....................12.5...............12.75
thigh -......25.......25........24.5.....25.5....................................25.5.............25
calf -........17.......17.................................................................16............16



alright, so today was a good day for me.  taking measurements and weight that change after two weeks show that i'm starting to head in the right direction.  body fat lose and muscle gain.  body composition is also changing.  now when i flex my arms i can see the shoulder muscle, tricep, bicep...its a good feeling!  now if i can just start seeing those abs...thats a ways off.

plan to try and take pictures tomorrow, but we'll see, didn't have time to do it this morning.  hoping to keep a good 4 weeks between pics so i can see the progress but also track progress in the future.

weight lifting is back on track, twice a week with some pull ups and push ups at home.  also lots of play with DD.

short update today, hopefully post pics tomorrow and maybe talk about other projects i got going on.

Monday, April 16, 2012

so i haven't given up on the blog, just been very busy!

last week wasn't a weigh-in or a measurement week, so didn't have much to update.  working out my larger muscle groups first seem to be much more efficient and i'm seeing good gains each week.  this weekend was great!  me and DD were out in the back yard and we are thinking of putting in a tire swing on the plum tree out back.  i decided i would see how strong one of the branches  were and reached up and grabbed it.  without thinking i pulled myself up to my chin and was just watching the branch, seeing it it bowed or moved much, then i was just hanging there and was like...i just did a straight arm pull up...holy crap!

i changed out the muffler on my car this weekend as well.  it was rotted out bad...here is a pic
put a thrush turbo muffler in its place, so its working and no more drone on the highway.  also no backfiring when going down hills or stopping at a stop sign.

tore up a wooden frame out back as well (used to hold the metal building) and it was rotted as well.  still took a lot of lifting and hitting with hammers...even DD helped with her little wooden tools.

considering trying to go back to working on simple fit.  still do a workout in the weight room once a week, but do some simple fit through the week with proper pullups.  this is a constantly changing journey in finding what works best for me and my want to have a six pack and ripped arms/back.

alright, will report back later

Friday, April 6, 2012

Friday update


good day all, its friday, i did weigh in and take measurements today...heres a crappy chart i made to help watch progress (sometimes lack or bad measurement skills, but whatever)

................2/23....3/2......3/9......3/16........3/23......3/30..........4/6
weight -..230.....226......225......229........226........226..........225
chest -....46........45........43.5.....43.5.......45...........................45
Neck -........................................................16.5…...................17
Waist -....42.......41.........39........40..........40.5......................40.5
bicep -....14.4.....14.5.....14.5.....14.5.......14.75....................14.75
forearm -.12.......12.25...12.5.....12.5.......12.25....................12.5
thigh -......25.......25........24.5.....25.5....................................25.5
calf -........17.......17.................................................................16

so i'm getting better at measuring, getting much more reliable at the least, i think when i lost some it was due to me squeezing the fat around the tape...but who knows it could just be body composition changing.
i'm much strong than i've been in a long time!  with the new equipment i'm making good gains again.

heres what a routine now looks like for me.
leg press (~345lbs) x3
dead lift (135lbs) x3
triceps push downs  (235lbs) x3
i do  those one right after another without rest.
then move onto the next group
military press (165lbs) x3
Lateral Pull down (165lbs) x3
Curls (40lbs dumb bells) x1
Rows (100lbs) x1
Chest press (180lbs) x1

only done this one day, but feeling better now, thought is to build larger muscle groups first, helps release testosterone and HGH to make the rest of the work out more efficient.
 also just started up a better fasting routine for me.  Fasting every other day for 24 hours, the other days i eat lunch and dinner but thats it, gives me around a 5-6 hour eating window on those days.  so far it seems to be easier to adhere to.  but give it time.

thats it for now

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

alright, so going to swap up my workout routine a little.  will start off with squats, then military press, some dead lifts, negative pull ups (still can't do one from straight arm form), benchpress, and then just one round of curls until muscle failure...

the idea is that it is starting with the larger muscle groups and would be producing more testosterone and HGH from the get go and would allow the workout to reach its full potential.  think i've been slacking on my legs and shoulders/chest...so hopefully start seeing some different gains.

Monday, April 2, 2012

alright, so weekend went pretty good.  i got a Sport steering wheel for the bmw, didn't have leather on it so i god a wrap kit and sewed it on.


not perfect, but heard on some reviews that after it gets some heat it settles out nicely, but overall very happy with results and feels nice.

next part, i changed all the fluids this weekend in the jeep.
oil, like 30 mins at the most, rear end about an hour...transmission maybe 2 hours if not a bit more.  it was a PAIN!  but now it has a new air filter, new synthetic oil and filter, new transmission fluid (also new gasket and filter), new rear end gasket and gear lube.

its running much smoother, no more noise from the rear end.  give it a few weeks and should start seeing that MPG going back up to where it should be...

thats about it for now, working out today and then home for some chicken and sweet potatoes!  awesome start of the week.