Addicted much? hope so =P

**TopHatPlus** · 26-09-2011, 10:21 PM

Well what can i say... i am in tons of pain.. and i managed to pull a workout out of thin air... I took my frustration and loneliness of my girlfriend being gone and channeled it, i was having sever pains in my right shoulder, left elbow, left fore arm, lower back, and right hip. It was to the point i could not bench 135 lbs, or even do a none weighted dip as of saturday and sunday, but today i put lots of lakota on and i got a very large amount on adrenaline going and pushed through all my target numbers for the day. Hopefully over the course of the week things will start to feel better.

**TopHatPlus** · 28-09-2011, 11:09 PM

Had a bit of a PUSH day, i really wanted to hammer some stuff out, it was alright i spent a lot of time talking and cruising around, i got some decent numbers but nothing over the top it was just a okay day >_<

**TopHatPlus** · 06-10-2011, 10:32 PM

My log has been on sick leave >_< I got a nasty cold last thursdya... nasty... i was not congested even the slightest bit but my ENTIRE body ached so back i could not sleep, eat or do anything, i was really dizzy and had an insane headache... that was the entire cold... and it was brutal. Had 2 gym days with it and they were okay, i never had an issue with my strength, it was my head throbbing that killed them...

First day back, back to work and i tried for a real workout, i had decent success some mores then others but a good overall workout. One of the trainers there is always trying to challenge me so he comes up with workouts and then we compete at them... today was one handed push ups on a sideways turned 50lb dumb bell and hopping back and forth from one arm to the other... i was a little intimidated at first but i got 16 consecutive so it did alright =D It was a good burn and works your core very intensely.

Weighing my one hand push ups

Arm extended to lock out (for measuring purposes) - 78 lbs

Full rep (hand touches shoulder) 93-98lbs

i weighed in at 138 pre work out.

**TopHatPlus** · 16-10-2011, 11:18 PM

Had a weird couple weeks, got very sick and missed a few days, then my girlfriends came back for thanksgiving weekend and well we were "busy" ALL weekend, then i had our 3rd annual campout to attend so i have missed my last 3 gym days and have not had a workouts since last tuesday, its extremely frustrating but i am planning on hitting it hard tomorrow, its a short day so i can recover form working all weekend so i am hoping for a great workout, if nothing else it has given my shoulder some time to rest =D

**TopHatPlus** · 17-10-2011, 02:50 PM

OOOO BOY does it ever feel good to get back in the gym, we got the day off today so we could relax and recover from working the camp out so i went to the gym well rested with the intent on having a good gym day, hit all my numbers and some, had some incredible stretching and just felt amazing the whole workout. Pretty excited for the next work out, going out on the unicycle later so that should be fun =D

**TopHatPlus** · 19-10-2011, 09:56 PM

Had a pretty good workout, hit 305 on my dips, and 205 bar bell flat bench. I ran into some issue when doing my standing bar bell shoulder press, i pushed for a fifth rep @ 145 lbs and my leaned a bit to far back and i felt a huge crunch in my back. I had the weight maybe 12" off my chest and immediately racked the weight and went to stretch it out. I am not in pain and nothing feels abnormal, it just feels insanely loose and thoroughly stretched, i have no idea what it will feel like in the morning after my muscles have relaxed and my adrenaline has calmed down.... kind of worried...

**TopHatPlus** · 02-11-2011, 09:25 PM

Resurected... i feel like i have died... i have had a weird workout schedule for bout 4 weeks now, i was sick one week, camping the next, in kingston the fallowing weekend and in kingston last weekend... my only decent-good workouts happened in kingston on saturdays when i was with my girlfriend, theres something about this girl that really makes everything in life 100000x easier. We have been dating for 2 1/2 months now and it feels like a year, i have a slight suspicion i may end up marrying her =D yes she is that awesome >_<

Got sick again... i feel okay, but its still early been pounding the vitamins and working through it. I had a decent workout today and hit most of my numbers, i have been working on some neat new workouts which i will post more details of later, life is getting so much better but is fighting me tooth and nail at the same time...

**TopHatPlus** · 04-11-2011, 02:38 PM

I am starting to enter the recovery side of my cold and took today off work to help assist that, i went to the gym... although my father would murder me... i am kind of addicted to the way i feel so i went anyways...

I had a pretty good workout, was nice and smooth in my reps, and it most of my target weights. I was having some issues with the leg press, my arthritis was acting up and my hips felt extremely tight so i just did 4 plates + sled. I have been doing one arm push ups on a 50 lb dumb bell turned on its side and alternating back and forth, i do not count reps i just go until i cal apse on the floor and it gets me insanely pumped. While i have the dumb bell there i will do some hand stand push ups on it, i must admit that its kind of sketchy.... if i jerked one way to quickly the dumb bell would likely tip and send me into a face plant.

I am approaching the 3 month mark with my girlfriend and we have had some interesting arguments and some absolutely amazing times, our arguments (even about the most intensely personal things ie. religion) are kind of funny... neither of us like arguing so no one yells or just gets super defensive we just talk it out. I feel like 4 months pass for every one that do, and i have been having these massive urges to get married... its kind of amazing and i am falling madly in love with this girl =D

I had mentioned some stupid incline press... yeah it pissed me off... I did 1 rep with my handles horizontal and 5 with my hands on the lower grip.

**TopHatPlus** · 07-11-2011, 10:19 PM

Had a crappy drama filled day... i was not in the mood to go to the gym but i got ready and went anyways, it was a pretty good workout nothing over the top. I was laying in bed last night... not sleeping... it was depressing because i was so tired.... and it hit me! I have been doing a new core workout when i am on my hands and knees and my girlfriend sits on my mid/lower back and i lower my back as low as possible and then raise and hold while flexing my abs as tightly as possible. It feels really good and i get a very deep core burn with no actual ab burn. My girlfriend lives 350 kms away for the next several months so i had to work out how to get weight attached to me so i can do them on a regular basis. Putting weight on my back would not work because it would fall off but to hang weight i am not long enough to lift it off the ground, so i put 2 benches together and hung the weights that way, so i would raise and hold it for 5 seconds counting one thousand two thousand etc, then lower it and if i bend my arms a bit i can completely let the weight off and the plates rest on the floor, this was comforting incase i needed to quickly relieve myself of the weight if i some how sustained injury. Its basicely a yoga pose... but amped up for some serious results. I did 45, 90 and 135 lbs for a few eps each and it felt amazing! The belt dug in a bit but it wasn't bad considering how much weight i had. I will be doing this for a few weeks to see the results.