15 January 2008

Monday, 14th January

14 January 2008

Physical Measurements

Size Measurements

Weight:       83.0 kg
BMI:       25.3 (Overweight)
Right Thigh Straight       61 cm [-1 cm]
Buttocks       100 cm
Waist Deflated       921/2 cm [-1 cm]
Chest Deflated       92 cm [-1/2 cm]
Hip/Waist Ratio:       96%

Body Fat

Body Fat:       20.4% (average 19.5%): Bad
Lean Body Mass:       66.1 kg

Strength Training

Weights

Lower Body Workout

Cat Pose

Warmup       0 kg x 20       Ok.

Vertical Woodchop with Dumbbell

Warmup       21/2 kg x 20       Ok.

Reverse Woodchop with Dumbbell

Warmup       21/2 kg x 20       Ok.

Dru Twist with Dumbbell

Warmup       21/2 kg x 20       Ok.

Sagital Plane Leg Swings

Warmup       0 kg x 20       Ok.

Frontal Plane Leg Swings

Warmup       0 kg x 20       Ok.

Quadriceps

Squat with Barbell

Warmup       45 kg x 10       Ok.
Warmup       60 kg x 10       Ok.
Work Set       76 [+1/2] kg x 20       Ok.
Work Set       90 [+1/2] kg x 5       Ok.

Calves

Single Leg Standing Calf Raise with Dumbbell

Warmup       121/2 kg x 5       Ok.
Work Set       17 [+1/4] kg x 15       Ok.
Work Set       463/4 [+1/2] kg x 5       Ok.

Shoulders

Seated Overhead Press with Barbell

Warmup       20 kg x 5       Ok.
Warmup       221/2 kg x 5       Ok.
Work Set       281/2 [+1/4] kg x 15       Ok.
Work Set       353/4 [+1/4] kg x 5       x 4

Just felt that this wasn’t going to go up, so didn’t try for the last rep.

Back

Seated Row with Low Cable

Warmup       30 kg x 5       Ok.
Warmup       40 kg x 5       Ok.
Work Set       481/4 [+1/4] kg x 15       Ok.
Work Set       633/4 [+1/4] kg x 5       Ok.

Triceps

Tricep Pushdown with Overhead Cable

Warmup       15 kg x 5       Ok.
Work Set       225/8 kg x 15       x 13 [-2]

Never looked like getting these.

Work Set       265/8 [+1/8] kg x 5       x 2

Felt tired even on the first rep.

Abdominals

Kneeling Crunches with Overhead Cable

Warmup       221/2 kg x 5       Ok.
Work Set       331/4 [+1/4] kg x 15       Ok.
Work Set       361/4 [+1/4] kg x 5       x 7

Obviously not completely over the cold as I took longer than normal, and wilted towards the end.

Start:             5:26 pm
Finish:             6:30 pm
Time:       1:00       1:04

Summary.

     12 work sets.

     6 made progress.

     3 recovered lost ground.

     3 failed.

     15 warm-up and other non-work sets.

This whole process took too much out of me to then do Tim’s workout as well today.

Spiritual Practices

Chant Discipline

Ganesh Mantra

Day 14 (of 40)

Diet

8:00 am       Water       500 ml
8:15 am       Breakfast
      Pineapple oats       208 g       266 cal
      Calories             266 cal
      Rating             Good
11:40 am       Water       500 ml
11:45 am       Brunch
      Papaya yoghurt       338 g       182 cal
      Calories             182 cal
      Rating             Good
1:30 pm       Lunch
      Grilled chicken       266 g       292 cal
      Salad       260 g       44 cal
      Calories             336 cal
      Rating             Good
4:15 pm       Water       500 ml
4:20 pm       Tea
      Seeds       38 g       213 cal
      Dried fruit salad       31 g       79 cal
      Nibble mix       31 g       139 cal
      Calories             431 cal
      Rating             Good
6:40 pm       Post-Workout Feed
      Protein drink       26 g       105 cal
      Calories             105 cal
      Rating             Fair
7:10 pm       Water       500 ml
9:30 pm       Supper
      Kumara and silverbeet colcannon       120 g       104 cal
      Lentil dhal       120 g       133 cal
      Peach yoghurt       480 g       245 cal
      Calories             482 cal
      Rating             Good
11:05 pm       Water       500 ml
11:15 pm       Midnight Snack
      Ricotta on corn thins       130 g       263 cal
      Protein drink       120 g       151 cal
      Calories             414 cal
      Rating             Good

Over the last week, my nutrition has been, in the main, pretty good—even when Sue and I were stranded in town on Sunday night we found something that stuck to the guidelines.

The one day when things went pear shaped was the first day I was sick. I tended to grab the first thing to hand. Fortunately what came to hand was all within the guidelines—if the bad stuff isn’t available you tend not to eat it. Unfortunately, what was to hand included a lot of nuts and seeds—high fat and calorie dense. The calorie intake for that day was high.

The other sticking point was the water intake on the days where I wasn’t feeling well—far too low. I just didn’t feel thirsty, and so I didn’t drink.

Total Calories:       2216 kCal
     P/C/F Split:       31% / 42% / 27%
Protein:       172 g.
Carbohydrates:       242 g.
     Sugars:       131 g.
Fat:       66 g.
     Saturated Fat:       24 g.
Fibre:       37 g.
Water:       2500 ml.

Gratitude

  • Finding a pile of frangipani flowers that had been blown from the tree onto the footpath—the perfume is now wafting through our house.
  • Listening to a podcast of Artur Schnabel playing piano.
  • Exercising again.
  • My shoulder is a lot less grumpy.
  • Sue starting her new job today.

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