Sunday, September 22, 2019
Almost Fall 2019 Check In
Some things I've been able to do over the summer.
Supported a friend try to reverse his diabetes. He started fasting and took himself off of insulin pretty quickly. I encouraged him to keep checking in with his docs. He said he did. He did a lot of 3 day fasts and tried to keep on the intermittent fasting on other days. He went from 240 to 206 over the summer and his blood pressure was 100/62 (120/80 being considered good). He went for blood work and will find out his A1C soon.
Stuff I did for my workouts. I ran an 8 minute mile. I started by running 12 minute mile and just challenge myself to get faster each run.
I've continued to run one to three times a week. I'm currently doing 2 mile runs on the treadmill. Most of the time I'm running between 9 to 12 minute per mile pace. I'm more focused on running with good form and slowly getting back up. In October I may go for two and a quarter or two and a half mile runs. The goal is still to do 3 miles consistently by December.
Three weeks ago I started training heavier again on the lifts and I'll share what I did this week. It was tricky figuring out good weight since I had backed off for a bit. It also seems like there is a desire for me to post more often. I will do as much as I can.
Tuesday
Warmup on bike
Squat 135lbs x 5 repetitions, 155x5, 185x5, 195x5 and 205x5
Leg Curl 85 for 3 sets of 5
Seated Calf Raises 40 for 3 sets of 25
Push-ups 2 sets of 50
Stretching
Thursday
Warmup on bike
Bench Press 135x5, 145x5, 155x5, 165x5, and 170x5
Hammer Curl 5lb dumbbells' for a set of 25, 10 for 20, and 15lbs for 3 sets of 11
Push-ups 42, 20, 20, and 25
Assisted Pull-ups -95lbs for 4 sets of 10
Saturday
Warmup on bike
Deadlifts for 135x5, 185x5, 185x5 and 205x5 with overhand grip, then 235 with mixed grip for 5 reps.
I was feeling wiped out and didn't want to lift too much so I decided to test my push-ups. I did 71 in two minutes then I took a break and did 39.
I'll deload this week so there won't be much going on. I may still post those workouts. It will be 5 sets at 135 on the big lifts.
It's interesting noticing how much people pay attention to this blog. For me it's more of a log of workouts than a blog. My comment section shows that people follow me much more than I expect.
KEEP GRINDING!!
Supported a friend try to reverse his diabetes. He started fasting and took himself off of insulin pretty quickly. I encouraged him to keep checking in with his docs. He said he did. He did a lot of 3 day fasts and tried to keep on the intermittent fasting on other days. He went from 240 to 206 over the summer and his blood pressure was 100/62 (120/80 being considered good). He went for blood work and will find out his A1C soon.
Stuff I did for my workouts. I ran an 8 minute mile. I started by running 12 minute mile and just challenge myself to get faster each run.
I've continued to run one to three times a week. I'm currently doing 2 mile runs on the treadmill. Most of the time I'm running between 9 to 12 minute per mile pace. I'm more focused on running with good form and slowly getting back up. In October I may go for two and a quarter or two and a half mile runs. The goal is still to do 3 miles consistently by December.
Three weeks ago I started training heavier again on the lifts and I'll share what I did this week. It was tricky figuring out good weight since I had backed off for a bit. It also seems like there is a desire for me to post more often. I will do as much as I can.
Tuesday
Warmup on bike
Squat 135lbs x 5 repetitions, 155x5, 185x5, 195x5 and 205x5
Leg Curl 85 for 3 sets of 5
Seated Calf Raises 40 for 3 sets of 25
Push-ups 2 sets of 50
Stretching
Thursday
Warmup on bike
Bench Press 135x5, 145x5, 155x5, 165x5, and 170x5
Hammer Curl 5lb dumbbells' for a set of 25, 10 for 20, and 15lbs for 3 sets of 11
Push-ups 42, 20, 20, and 25
Assisted Pull-ups -95lbs for 4 sets of 10
Saturday
Warmup on bike
Deadlifts for 135x5, 185x5, 185x5 and 205x5 with overhand grip, then 235 with mixed grip for 5 reps.
I was feeling wiped out and didn't want to lift too much so I decided to test my push-ups. I did 71 in two minutes then I took a break and did 39.
I'll deload this week so there won't be much going on. I may still post those workouts. It will be 5 sets at 135 on the big lifts.
It's interesting noticing how much people pay attention to this blog. For me it's more of a log of workouts than a blog. My comment section shows that people follow me much more than I expect.
KEEP GRINDING!!
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Ending Summer
I've been training harder the last 3 weeks. I'll post details soon. It's clear that people want more regular postings. I'm still running, still doing the 100 push-ups a day for my friend with cancer.
A friend of mine took himself off of insulin and followed some good fasting and workout programs and is hoping that his diabetes is in check. He lost considerable weight and feels better. Having gone through that I know how hard it is. Hope his blood work comes back with good news.
KEEP GRINDING!
A friend of mine took himself off of insulin and followed some good fasting and workout programs and is hoping that his diabetes is in check. He lost considerable weight and feels better. Having gone through that I know how hard it is. Hope his blood work comes back with good news.
KEEP GRINDING!
