Day 63

Not a great workout this morning.

Classic Workout #1 / #2	Sets	Reps	Actual
Decline Narrow Pushup	2	20
Decline Wide Pushup	2	20
Decline Pushup	2	20
Pull-up	2	10	10,6
Neutral Pull-up	1	10	9
Chin-up	2	10	9,9
Hanging Knee Raise	1	20	15
Bent Knee Raises	2	15	10,10
Half Handstand Pushup	3	15
Dips (Knees up)	3	10	8,8,8

Pullups felt tired, leg lifts felt tired.  Dips did feel good - reps were down on these because I did them REALLY slow, like a 4 count down and 3 count up.  I was probably just beat up from the weekend and I'm not feeling all that great today. 


I'll try to do better tomorrow - no workout at lunch because I have a doctor's appointment this morning and a lunch meeting at work.

Day 62

Did nothing - Memorial Day - went to watch my daughter play soccer.  I did referee 9 soccer games this weekend though.

Day 59

Okay, not much to report today.  I got to the gym and got a mile and a half in on the treadmill, which felt for the most part okay.  No real pain.


But my back was stiff and I was tired.  I started getting into my pushup routine, but just wasn't feeling it today.  So I decided to just mix things up a bit.  I did a few sets of pushups, mixed between uneven, decline, narrow, wide and regular.


Then I went over and did some leg and knee raises, having a little fun and throwing in two sets of windshield wipers as well.  I always  liked those.  They are hard so I only did 3 reps on each side for each set though.


After that I hit a few of the machines and did some chest presses and military presses to round things off.  Still felt like a pretty good workout and I had a bit of fun trying to get a dragon flag in - I didn't get down very far on that one, but figured I'd give it a shot.


Will maybe do some pullups tonight.


I will also try to post pictures some time this weekend.

Day 58

did a workout this morning.  I'm still really trying to figure out how much I need to do - 9 sets of pullups seems like a bit much each workout, but doing just 5 I don't feel the burn like was with 9.  I also seem to still be struggling with dips.  After 2 months they still seem hard to me and I don't feel like I am making any real progress with them.  I can do the 3 sets of 10, maybe I need to go to max sets and try to get to 15, but I don't feel any stronger and the 10 still seems hard.

Classic Workout #1 / #2	Sets	Reps	Actual
Decline Narrow Pushup	2	20	18,20
Decline Wide Pushup	2	20	20,20
Decline Pushup	2	20	20,15
Pull-up	3	5-10	9,6
Neutral Pull-up	3	5-10	9
Chin-up	3	5-10	9,9
Hanging Knee Raise	1	20	20
Bent Knee Raises	2	15	10,10,10
Half Handstand Pushup	3	15	8,8,8
Dips (Knees up)	3	10	10,10,10

Day 57

Okay, hit the gym this morning - got my mile in (second pain free day of running in a row, though the hips were really tight).  I'm looking forward to being able to run more than a mile pain free but don't want to push it.


Did pushups and leg raises this morning.  Everything felt pretty good.

Classic Workout #1 / #2	Sets	Reps	Actual
Decline Narrow Pushup	2	20	18,20
Decline Wide Pushup	2	20	20,20
Decline Pushup	2	20	20,15
Pull-up	3	5-10
Neutral Pull-up	3	5-10
Chin-up	3	5-10
Hanging Knee Raise	1	20	20
Bent Knee Raises	2	15	10,10,10
Half Handstand Pushup	3	15
Dips (Knees up)	3	10

For the leg raises, I did one set of knee raises to warm up.  then I did a set of bent knee raises bringing feet up past head height for as many reps as I could (got about 7, then did lower ones to finish out my set of 10).  then I did some straight leg raises, bringing legs up to parallel with floor, for 10 reps.  Last set was bent leg raises bringing up to about head height for about half the set, then lower for the remainder.

Day 56

So just had the pullup sequence to do today, but I didn't get my run in this morning so I had to do that first.  With the run and stretching, my time was limited so I opted to go with 5 sets of pullups (pullup, chinup, neutral, chinup, pullup)

Classic Workout #1 / #2	Sets	Reps	Actual
Decline Narrow Pushup	2	20	15,15
Decline Wide Pushup	2	20	20,20
Decline Pushup	2	20	15,18
Pull-up	3	5-10	9,5
Neutral Pull-up	3	5-10	9
Chin-up	3	5-10	9,9
Hanging Knee Raise	1	20	20
Bent Knee Raises	2	15	10,10,10
Half Handstand Pushup	3	15	8,7,7
Dips (Knees up)	3	10	10,10,10

I was okay until the last set of pullups and I just couldn't get past the fifth rep.  Still felt okay and the stretching and run felt good today.

Day 55

Rough weekend - no real workouts, but I did do quite a bit of yard work and removed a tire swing from my back yard, so moving those 6x6 posts around was pretty tiring.  As far as nutrition goes, this weekend was just one huge fail - ate way too much in total, and way too much crap.  Time to get back on track.


Unfortunately I had a bout of insomnia last night and only got about 2-3 hours of sleep.  But I still went to the gym (almost fell asleep about 4 times on the stretching mat though) and got a mile in on the treadmill, some stretching, and a bit of calisthenics.

Classic Workout #1 / #2	Sets	Reps	Actual
Decline Narrow Pushup	2	20	15,15
Decline Wide Pushup	2	20	20,20
Decline Pushup	2	20	15,18
Pull-up	3	5-10
Neutral Pull-up	3	5-10
Chin-up	3	5-10
Hanging Knee Raise	1	20	20
Bent Knee Raises	2	15	10,10,10
Incline Pike Pushups	3	15
Dips (Knees up)	3	10

Pushups were hard.  I did those first and it definitely didn't feel great.  I may throw some more in at lunch today if I feel more awake then.  Knee raises did feel okay though.


Hit the gym at lunch and did dips and hand stand pushups. Okay, the handstand pushups were really half handstand pushups, but I really felt it in my shoulders.  I tried to concentrate on not letting my back arch while I was doing these and holding a straight shape.  Dips are just a weird movement for me - got through three sets of 10, one had my legs up, but they just feel strange.

Classic Workout #1 / #2	Sets	Reps	Actual
Decline Narrow Pushup	2	20	15,15
Decline Wide Pushup	2	20	20,20
Decline Pushup	2	20	15,18
Pull-up	3	5-10
Neutral Pull-up	3	5-10
Chin-up	3	5-10
Hanging Knee Raise	1	20	20
Bent Knee Raises	2	15	10,10,10
Half Handstand Pushup	3	15	8,7,7
Dips (Knees up)	3	10	10,10,10

Day 52

Haphazard day today.


Dropped my daughter off at school at 5:30 for her trip to NYC and then went to the gym.  Ran a mile, but the AC at the gym was broken.  I stretched for a bit and then went to do some pullups and my hands were so sweaty I couldn't hold onto the grips.  I got one set in but then just called it a day and headed to the office.


Went back at lunch and was able to do some more stretching.  After that I did my Pike Pushups and leg raises, followed by one round of pullups and pushups.  It was just too hot in there for me today.  I'll try to get something in this weekend in between mulching my yard.

Day 51

Didn't get my run in this morning so had to get that in first at lunch today - ran outside - probably 90 degrees outside.


Not too many exercises to get in today - just the chin-ups and the decline pushups.

Classic Workout #1 / #2	Sets	Reps	Actual
Decline Narrow Pushup	2	20	15,15
Decline Wide Pushup	2	20	20,15
Decline Pushup	2	20	18,15
Pull-up	3	5-10	8,8,7
Neutral Pull-up	3	5-10	8,8,7
Chin-up	3	5-10	8,8,8
Hanging Knee Raise	1	20	20
Bent Knee Raises	2	15	10,10,8
Incline Pike Pushups	3	15	15,7,7
Dips (Knees up)	3	10	10,10,10

Chinups felt good and strong, pushups not so much.  The decline really makes these harder and more awkward.


Moving on to tomorrow - not sure I'm getting to the gym in the morning so we'll see what I can get in.

Day 50

Okay, got going again today.  Did some leg/knee raises this morning after my run, then hit the gym at lunch for some more.

Classic Workout #1 / #2	Sets	Reps	Actual
Decline Narrow Pushup	2	20	15,15
Decline Wide Pushup	2	20	20,15
Decline Pushup	2	20
Pull-up	3	5-10	8,8,7
Neutral Pull-up	3	5-10	8,8,7
Chin-up	3	5-10
Hanging Knee Raise	1	20	20
Bent Knee Raises	2	15	10,10,8
Incline Pike Pushups	3	15	15,7,7
Dips (Knees up)	3	10	10,10,10

Decline pushups are hard (at least harder than regular).  I don't really feel myself progressing on these yet but I am going to exhaustion.


Pull-ups were okay - opted to try to get to 3 sets of 8 before I go beyond 8.  Have also been considering dropping down to 2 sets of each kind of pull-up just to save some time.  That would also match up with the 2 sets of each kind of pushup I am doing right now.


On the pike push-ups.  My first set my feet were on a stack of about 5 chairs.  For the next 2 sets I moved my feet up higher to the top of the backs of those chairs.  It was much harder and I was only able to get in 7 reps on each - have to be careful going to exhaustion on these because if I fall, I fall on my head. 


All in all a pretty good workout day - definitely starting to see some definition in my arms, chest and abs (well, aside from the little bit of fat covering the abs).  Will take new pictures at day 60 to show the 2 month change.