Addicted much? hope so =P

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Had a pretty thorough workout today, had a weird pain in my bicep that felt like someone was pressing there finger into it. It was not effecting my lifting or anything so i just powered through but i think the peck deck may have caused this so i will be keeping an eye on it. Had a more moderate cardio day, 5 miles in 10 minutes and then got some squats in just to help stretch me out. Focused more on the free weights today for the incline/flat bench but i ended up doing the barbell incline to help stretch out my left bicep. Just rocked it like i do =D

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I had a better workout yesterday then i thought... those squats tore my but muscles so bad! haha sounds bad... i had issues picking things up and sitting down haha i love the pain of progress.

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

i posted this on facebook to all the ladies who are not married =D same deal applies here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOep-pUv-9g

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Pretty stellar day, didn't get my cardio in till half way through so i only did 5 miles but it was good and REALLY helped stretch out my butt muscles from those deadly squats =D haha Got 3 reps per arm 100 lbs on hand low row which was exciting but shocking because i cannot get past 170 lbs two handed. Got tons and tons of abs in today, a super clean set on the decline bench sit up 10 reps with a 20 lb dumbbell on my chest. Tried some of the stretches i seen in the link for a deeper squat to help stretch myself out further and was not surprised but disappointed in the results. My doctor used to do a lot of them during my monthly check ups so i had an idea and my flexibility is MINIMAL at best, i tried the one with your foot 2-3" from the wall and pressing your knee into the wall, i could only touch the wall when my foot was touching the wall. So all and i all i concluded that my squat depth is more then acceptable and i will try the no shoes thing and maybe some other stuff i will keep you updated.

I may have a gym buddy! yay haha one of my biking buddies has started going at night so i will be able to push my bench's insane! I should also note the my left bicep feels 99% better, there was a smidgen of pan today throughout but once i got working out and stretched it, it was fantastic.

Running out of days till summer... haha i am excited i have never EVER been this excited to get my self tanned and on display =D haha trying not to spend my 22nd valentines day in a row single =D hehe

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Had a above average workout? haha its been a while since the weights felt this good, i got 13 reps of arnolds in at 55 lb dumbbells, 100 lbs one hand low row, 185 lbs rope for triceps, 185 lbs 3 super clean reps flat bench barb bell, 175 lbs 3 reps incline bench barb bell, i did alot of push ups i think about 40 with my feet on an exercise ball, lots of core of course, and hd a nice 10 mile bike ride to start it all off.

Going to push for 200 lbs on the rope it will be the first machine i have ever been able to do the stack =D haha makes me pretty excited, my mixing it up for pecks seems to be working my packs are starting to grow pretty great and i am trying to eat more.

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WOW today was good, got 110 lbs on the one hand low row, 200 lbs (divided by half for a double pully system) on the rope, 95 lbs biceps curls and got 6 solid reps in, 185 lbs 3 reps on both incline and flat bench.

A trainer that i have gotten to know invited me to do front squat-shoulder press's with him, so i figured why not i was waiting for the squat rack, i need to work on my form a bit and the front squat thing really threw me off at first but i got a very nice 8 reps (3-5) at 95 lbs and i was thrilled with how my muscles felt afterward, every muscle was going crazy and it made my mid back feel amazing! so i have added this to my workout routine.

I also asked him just for my curiosity what he would guess my body fast % around being it is one of the only things i care about as far as weight is concerned, and he guessed me around 8% which made me pretty happy and i felt it was an honest assessment, and then it made me a new goal haha spring/summer is coming and i want to no no need to look spectacular so i am shooting for 6% body fat. That would make me very very happy and i thinks its very achievable.

Been packing and stuff still i got the move in date moved up a bit to saturday the 26th and my dads giving me the day off to move, so things are about to become quite different but i am moving within 1/2 km of the gym and everything else i go to so i am pretty excited!

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Just a quick hey, hope everyone had a great family day (or friend day if you prefer them over your family)

Took the day off, not by choice i was stoked to go but the gym closed at 5 and i worked till 5, i bummed. Mentally prepping for 200 lbs on the flat bench bar bell.... i am pretty excited this has bee a 3 month goal and may very well be achieved, i also know that if i can get even one smooth rep in at 200 lbs i will be able to destroy 185 lbs and then really work up to a good set of 200 lbs haha i am ready!

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Great workout, and i mean GREAT workout, i got a few personal best in today, i felt kind of sluggish because i did not get into the gym yesterday and it tok more effort then it should have and took longer to loosen up. But it ended up being pretty sick, FINALLY got 200 lbs flat bench! 3 reps (1 super solid and the other 2 were spotted with maybe 5 pounds shaved on the tough spot) felt really good 185 x 3 incline bench, 60 lbs arnolds 8 reps, 200 lbs (divided by 2) x 12 on the rope, and got 5 miles in 9 minutes 35 seconds whish is also a personal best, chest press 95 lbs barb bell x13.

Just feeling so good my chest is growing and i am pushing it SUPER hard every time im there, haha every workout is an improvement on the previous one and i am pumped to go everyday so i know i have gotten into an amazing routine that i can keep up.

So i did some front squats with the bar bell and it just felt wierd, are you supposed to rest the bar on your chest? i seem to be holding it the whole time? kind of confused on it.

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Sick night, i got the keys to my apartment so i will starting moving tomorrow night and officially move on saturday. I got some personal bests today ofc haha i always try to hit something, i did not get the 90 b dumbbells on the flat bench and i think its because i did 185 lbs on the incline barbell, and 190 on the peck deck before so but i got a solid 5 reps at 85 lbs on the flat bench dumbbells so i was satisfied for today (saturday is a completely different story), got 80 lb dumbbells on the incline bench which was a first and it felt SO good! the rest was pretty well the same as always, i got 115 x5, x3 on the shoulder press and WOW did i feel tight after that one =D haha

I did not take any time to just relax before the gym i was just running all over the place and i ended up cramping in result... haha taught me about the 20-30 minutes of listening to music in bed before i go really helps me unwind =D haha should be a fun weekend of moving + gym + unpacking haha super excited. I am also going TV shopping tomorrow haha yeah... not really a biggy but i am looking for a 50" plasma haha

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Update for Saturday, i had on ok workout, if i had of had this workout 6 months ago it would have been the single most exhausting workout of my life but now a days it was ok =D nothing outrageous to report i hit all my numbers and just had some fun and spent more time then usual chit chatting with different people there.

But on the other hand everyday has something happen thats momentous and that was i MOVED haha yeah... i am now moved out. I was up at 3 am wide awake on friday after 3 hours sleep with anxiety haha and worked till 5 then worked till 11:30 moving most of my bulk stuff, then worked from 9-2:30 on saturday and i was completely exhausted! so i took my protein shake and 1mr hit the gym and boy did i sleep like baby last night!! haha it was pretty exciting now i can really "start" my journey =D

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had a pretty awesome workout, i ended up running all over waterdown doing tasks my cardio was pretty slack, but substituted. I may have a gym buddy now =D haha we'll she i know her from high school and she's almost deathly afraid of the free weights because of the big scary guys... sad...


my parents bought me the magic bullet as a moving out gift and i must say after using it finally it works pretty well i purchased some frozen strawberries to spice up/ add nutrition to my shakes and it mixed it perfectly smooth and my strawberry milk shake tastes great =D