A Tale Told by an Idiot

[EricK]

Wed, 1/11/23

203.2

Bench / chin:
135 x 30 / BW x 12
[ (190 x 8 / BW x 8), (190 x 4 / BW x 4) ] x 3

Deadlift / dip:
225 x 10 / BW x 12
[ 275 x 8 / BW x 10 ] x 3

Treadmill:
20 min, 222 cal, 1.68 mi

ETA:
Bench seemed a little heavy, but not bad. Good pump.
Deadlift didn't seem heavy but I was completely gassed after each set. Embarrassing. I'll get there, though...not sure where there is, but it's a start.

[EricK]

Fri, 1/13/23

204.2

Squat / chin:
135 x 8 / BW x 10
205 x 8 / BW x 10
[ 235 x 5 / BW x 10 ] x 3

Bench / curl:
135 x 15 / 82 x 10
[ 225 x 2 / 82 x 10 ] x 3
[ 185 x 8 / 82 x 10 ] x 3

Treadmill:
30 min, 332 cal, 2.56 mi

Completed 3 sessions in one week. Progress.

[EricK]

That was a lot of curls... My arms cramp when I scratch my nose...

[EricK]

Mon, 1/16/23

203.2

Out cold this morning. I have a cold and took some Nyquil last night and barely remember hearing an alarm at all. Slept straight through my normal workout time. Might work from home this afternoon and lift then...

[Culican]

That doxylamine will do that. A dose of Nyquil has 12.5mg. Sometimes I take Kirkland (Costco) Sleep Aid, which comes in 25mg pills. I cut them in quarters. A full 25mg would probably knock me out for 24hr.

[EricK]

Wed, 1/18/23

202.1

Squat / chin:
135 x 8 / BW x 12
[ 245 x 5 / BW x 10 ] x 3

Bench / curl:
135 x 15 / 82 x 10
[ 195 x 8 / 82 x 10 ] x 3

Treadmill:
30 min, 373 cal, 2.81 mi

Did some pullups yesterday, but didn't think it was worth logging.

That doxylamine will do that. A dose of Nyquil has 12.5mg. Sometimes I take Kirkland (Costco) Sleep Aid, which comes in 25mg pills. I cut them in quarters. A full 25mg would probably knock me out for 24hr.

Yeah. I rarely take Nyquil because of how it makes me feel the next day, but my cough was pretty bad that night.

[EricK]

Thu, 1/19/23

199.9

Bench / chin:
135 x 15 / BW x 15
[ (185 x 8 / BW x 8), (185 x 4 / BW x 4) ] x 3

Deadlift / dip:
225 x 10 / BW x 12
[ 295 x 8 / BW x 12 ] x 3

Had to use mixed grip on deadlift to finish the sets, but did use DOH for a few reps in sets 1 and 2.

[EricK]

Tue, 1/24/23

202.5

Failed to do a session this morning, but did some rounds of chin ups and triangle push ups with my son tonight. That is, until I strained something around the insertion point in my right lat...he managed to get 10 rounds in, though, so that's pretty cool.

[EricK]

Mon, 1/30/23

203.6

Squat / chin:
135 x 8 / BW x 10
[ 225 x 5 / BW x 10 ] x 3

Bench / curl:
135 x 15 / 82 x 8
[ 165 x 8 / 82 x 8 ] x 3

Treadmill:
23:01, 247 cal, 1.84 mi

[EricK]

Wed, 2/1/2023

199.6

Bench / chin:
135 x 15 / BW x 10
[ 185 x 8 / BW x 10, 185 x 4 / BW x 5 ] x 3

Deadlift / dip:
225 x 8 / BW x 12
285 x 5 / BW x 12

Deadlift felt awful. Like my outlook.

[EricK]

Fri, 2/3/23

199.0

Squat / chin:
135 x 8 / BW x 10
[ 235 x 5 / BW x 10 ] x 3

Bench / curl:
135 x 15 / 82 x 10
[ 185 x 8 / 82 x 10 ] x 3

Treadmill:
30:00, 337 cal, 2.55 mi

Did another few rounds of chinups and pushups with my son last night. He kept playing and being silly on the bar even though I told him not to. Then he came down off the bar too fast at an angle and slipped past the chair he was using to reach the bar. Sliding his toes over the hard edge of the wooden chair with all his weight and landing on some metal at the base of the rack did not leave him feeling too good, though he wasn't actually hurt. Hopefully he learns without losing all interest in the activity itself....

I think I have some kind of allergy problem that's causing an ache in my head from sinus congestion or something. I had a pulsating headache for a while after each set.

Glad to have a good week. Not exactly shaping up to be a good year but it's a start towards one...

[EricK]

Mon, 2/6/23

203.1

Squat / chin:
135 x 8 / BW x 12
[ 245 x 6 / BW x 10 ] x 3

Bench / curl:
135 x 15 / 82 x 12
[ 190 x 8 / 82 x 10 ] x 3

Treadmill:
20:00, 247 cal, 1.85 mi

[EricK]

Tue, 2/7/2023

200.0

Bench / chin:
135 x 20 / BW x 15
[ 195 x 8 / BW x 10 ] x 3

Deadlift / dip:
225 x 8 / BW x 12
275 x 8 / BW x 12
[ 315 x 5 / BW x 12 ] x 3

Made sure to have a better setup. That, combined with relief from last week's congestion made for much better deadlifting.

Treadmill:
20:00, 238 cal, 1.79 mi

[EricK]

Thu, 2/9/23

201.5

Squat / chin:
135 x 8 / BW x 10
[ 250 x 6 / BW x 10 ] x 3

Bench / curl:
135 x 15 / 82 x 12
[ 185 x 8 / 82 x 12 ] x 3

Treadmill:
33:00, 426 cal, 3.26 mi

[EricK]

Fri, 2/10/2023

200.7

Bench / chin:
135 x 15 / BW x 15
[ 185 x 8 / BW x 10, 185 x 4 / BW x 5 ] x 3

Deadlift / dip:
225 x 8 / BW x 12
275 x 8 / BW x 12
[ 320 x 5 / BW x 12 ] x 3

Treadmill:
45:00, 518 cal, 3.86 mi

[hector]

Treadmills are great.
Do you use one bc of time constraints?
Running outside is even better. IMO.
And this is coming from someone who used to almost entirely do treadmills.

[EricK]

Treadmills are great.
Do you use one bc of time constraints?
Running outside is even better. IMO.
And this is coming from someone who used to almost entirely do treadmills.

Convenience. I can read while I'm on the treadmill; it measures time, distance and calories for me while also managing my pace. Plus I sweat A LOT and I can run in my underwear on a treadmill, so I don't completely soak through shorts and a tshirt every day. I think running outside would be better if I wanted to get better at running for realz, but I mostly just want to get decent cardio and burn calories...

[broseph]

I can run in my underwear on a treadmill

Twinsies

[augeleven]

I can run in my underwear on a treadmill

Twinsies

I mean, socks and sneakers, but yeah…

[alek]

I can run in my underwear on a treadmill

Twinsies

I mean, socks and sneakers, but yeah…

That’s how I ride our exercise bike…