8/28

Got a gym membership, and a good deal on it so I'm happy. Did upper body.

Dumbbell Bench:
60x7 (dunno, 6 felt too easy)
65x6
70x6
75x6
80x3 (probably could have done 1 more if I rested some more between the previous set and this one)

Rows,
did sets of 10 with 80s and 75s. It's been a while since I've done them.

All in all, I think I'm maintaining strength which is good. I think that'll be my main goal as I try to get leaner. Also, fantasy draft, it was all right, but I really should have picked a running back sooner than the third round. Definitely don't want to make that mistake in tomorrow's draft. Although I think my team's decent, especially if Michael Turner is as good as I think he is and Andre Johnson doesn't get hurt.

8/27

Today was a light day, I played tennis for an hour with my sister. Although I was still off with my shots, I definitely did better than a couple weeks ago when I picked up the racket. Also, my serve has a lot more pop. Other than that, it was just a lazy summer day. I guess I should get ready for the fantasy drafts coming up, looking forward to tomorrow night.

8/26

Damn, Bally's Fitness was like 154 bucks for 3 months. I guess I'll have to take my muscles elsewhere. I did some sprint work today, at the free institution that is the park. It's amazing how fast I got tired, I think I need to really make an effort to have cardio at least once a week, maybe even twice. Also tried a strawberry protein shake, and it was really tasty. I splurged and got the one with protein isolates, so it was delicious.

8/25

First day back, tomorrow I'm going to go sign up for the gym. I weighed myself again and now I'm 173, so I guess the diet is working, which is basically what I was eating, just less of it. I have a feeling this next month isn't going to be so exciting, but got some fantasy football drafts coming up, so gotta get on that. I guess I'll do deadlifts tomorrow, probably do sets of 10 at 225.

8/24

Thanks to the debauchery Friday night, I'm back on a nocturnal schedule. But no biggie, got the Fleming gym to do my curls and shoulder presses. It's been a long time, and I'm happy that I've improved. My struggles in benching didn't mean I wasn't getting stronger.
Curls and Standing Shoulder Press
40x6
40x6
40x6
40x6
40x6 (more like 5.5, but I'll give myself that one)

It feels like a big weight is off, now that SURF is over. I'm looking forward to spending time at home, chilling with friends, getting ready for CS interviews, and of course, liftin'.

P.S. Subway chicken breast footlong with avocado just blew my mind. Totally worth the price.

P.P.S. I gotta try some of this pliometric stuff. It would be awesome to touch the rim.

8/22

Done with SURF!!! Such a good feeling, now all I'm going to do is comment. I swear, not even touching the existing code. Did some liftin' too, squats felt pretty good.

Squats:
185x6
195x6
205x6
215x6
225x6
235x6 (never done this before. then again never really lifted 235, it was either 225 or 245)
245x3 (tired out from the previous set, still not bad I guess)

Food:
Lots of peanut butter
Mediterannean food
Subway
Sun Chips (prolly not the best thing, but hell I won it)

I'm trying to get leaner to a degree, I think being 170 and this strong would be good.

8/20

Did boxing yesterday, it was a great workout. 6 sets of 30 seconds of all-out punching left a lot of my body sore. I tried to bring more intensity than last time, and I really felt it. I think there might be a punching bag at my local gym, so it's going to be a mainstay I think.

8/17

It's been a while, the past few days have actually been a lot of work in SURF. Just got to put 4-5 days of work in, and done. But in the meantime, I've still been liftin'.

Deadlifts:
225x6
245x6
275x6
295x6
315x6 (Felt tired after this one, but happy to get it)
335x1 (I needed some more rest)
355x1 (Felt surprisingly easy, had to yell though)


Going for 365 next time, perhaps even 375. At this point, I'm pretty happy with my fitness.

8/12

I did upper-body yesterday, think I felt good with the pull-ups because I was able to maintain my # of reps through all the sets. I did incline yesterday, so it's hard to say if I had a good day or not.

Bench:
135x6
145x5
155x2
135x6 (this set felt really easy)
135x5 (should have taken a bit more of a break)

Pull-ups, did 6 for 4 sets. I think I could have done 7 on the first couple, but I wanted to save some for the rest of the workout. Next time I'll try for 7's all around.

8/10

Off-day:

Did nothing today, which I guess is all right. SURF work is winding down, so it's just going to be presenting for the most part now.


Food:
Subway Chicken Footlong
Peanut Butter
Taco Bell
More Peanut Butter
Oatmeal

8/09

I actually played tennis today. Yeah, it's only been like 6 months since that happened. As you can imagine, I played pretty poorly, especially at the start. But towards, the end of the hour I was at least having rallies, and my backhand was still solid. It didn't help that I could hardly bend from the deadlift workout yesterday, but given all that, I thought I did all right. Like, at least my conditioning was not terrible, I was able to chase down balls, and even though I was sweating like crazy, my opponent was too, so I didn't feel totally out of shape. I think it's good to do stuff like this from time to time, keep my body guessing.

Food:
Subway chicken footlong
some peanut butter
lots of Thai food
Subway tuna footlong

8/08

Work went well today, I think I'm basically done with SURF! It wasn't as great as I thought it would be, but I definitely can take a lot from the experience.
Now, more importantly, I did deadlifts today. I continued to improve so I'm happy about that, I didn't go for 1 rep maxes though.

185x6
225x6
245x6
275x6
295x6
315x5
335x3


Food:
California Burger
Peanut butter from time to time
Protein shake
Subway tuna footlong
Oatmeal

8/07

Off-day:

Did absolutely nothing in terms of exercise today, but it's all good. I'm glad SURF is drawing towards an end, because lately all I've been doing is trying to make the system compatible with these changes without breaking, and it's a painfully slow process. Still, I think this'll end up being an excellent experience for me, as I've definitely gotten better at testing stuff and making little hacks to avoid problems. Deadlifts on Friday, gotta LIFT BIG!

Food:
Protein shake
Southwest Chicken Salad
Peanut butter sandwich
Thai food
Protein shake
some peanut butter

8/06

The boxing gloves arrived today, and we made good use of them. We did 6 sets of 30 seconds of all-out punching. It was harder than it sounds, so a good workout. I think the cardio I've been doing is paying off though, because I could have kept going at that pace for a while I think, since we took a couple minutes break after each set.

Food:
A few nuts
Ernie's chicken fajita
Subway philly cheesesteak footlong
Subway chicken breast footlong

I need to get milk tomorrow.

8/05

Off-day:

Legs feel all right, didn't do much. I guess my diet wasn't great today, but I guess it's okay once in a while.

Diet:
Protein shake
Chicken burrito
A few nuts
Thai food
Cereal

8/04

Squats:
Great workout today for the legs, I felt really explosive. 265 and it was totally legit too, ass to grass. I'm even more happy about the 245x3, which felt pretty easy, but I really wanted 275 so I stopped there. 275, I'm not sure, I don't think I had complete control on the way down, so I messed it up. I think I can get there next time.

185x6
195x6
205x6
215x6
225x6
245x3
265x1
275x1 Fail


Food:
Protein shake
Oatmeal
Chicken sandwich
Quiznos turkey bacon guacamole footlong
Protein shake

8/03

Off-day:

Today was a lazy day, did not do much. But I did get a couch for free, so thrilled about that.


Food:
Subway tuna footlong
Subway chicken footlong
Subway turkey footlong

8/02

Upper-body workout, it was all right I guess, though I'm still stuck at 185 for the bench. My biceps felt really swollen after pull-ups, so I think I worked them hard. I'm looking forward to doing squats, hoping for a big day there.

155x6
165x5 (good, but I think this set may have tired me out)
175x2
185x1
195 fail

I may need to do more deltoid work, so I guess I'll get on that.


Food:
40 pieces of sushi
3 little cups of green tea
6 bite-sized cakes
Protein shake
2/3 of a Protein shake
Chinese food

On another note, its Brian's last day. I'm gonna miss his car...j/k. He's a cool guy and I'm gonna miss those weekend adventures and meals.

8/01

Off-day:

I felt like going out for a run, but my legs/back were too shot from deadlifts yesterday. Ended up running a mile. Wasn't breathing heavy at all, so I guess my cardio fitness must be improving.

Food:
Dim sum
Protein shake
Chicken breast footlong subway
Tuna footlong subway

And I got paid...biiitch! Tomorrow I'm going for it, the dreaded 195.