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Okay - I just started a new "blast" phase last week - I'm finally getting close to where my strength was a year ago before my surgery. I haven't been keeping a log over here, because I wasn't getting much in the way of feedback on my old log - but I'm going to keep this one up to date.
My right shoulder (the one I had surgery on) is great - no more real issues with it aside from some lost mobility that may or may not come back. Lately I have been dealing with issues with my left knee and my left shoulder. For the last few weeks of my last blast phase I hadn't been able to do squats because of knee pain, but that seems to be getting better.
I'm going to copy and paste the first few workouts of the blast phase into this journal, then continue to update it every day.
Originally from March 12th:
New 'Blast' phase started today... complete with massive eating on a ridiculous scale followed by massive bloating and the button on my pants popping off! No joke! Apparently I didn't get in quite enough solid food this morning, so things kind of "exploded" when they got through my stomach... LOL!!
Anyway - weighed myself today and I was 242lbs... a result of cutting out a meal a day as required for a blast phase, not drinking enough fluids (dehydrated), and not being able to eat very much because I was sick and had no appetite. If you recall from my old journal I was 250-252lbs 2 weeks ago.
My full workout log outline that I am following this blast period is online here: http://www.ptaaron.com/aaronworkout.xls if anyone wants to see the full details. That is what I have printed out and have in my logbook every time I hit the gym. It includes my goal reps and all that fun info if anyone cares to get into too much detail with how I do my workouts.
GOALS THIS TIME:
1) I will not miss a meal this blast period. I had some issues last blast period with not preparing enough food ahead of time, that will not happen this time. I have things planned out very specifically and the plan is a lot easier to follow.
2) I will do at least 2 days of cardio every week. The goal is 4 days of cardio, but 2 will be an improvement over what I have been doing.
3) I will drink enough fluids every day! I have resumed the drinking of 2 quarts of green tea per day in addition to my attempted consumption of 1 gallon of water.
4) I will set personal records on every exercise this blast period. I will beat all of the numbers I set as personal bests when I was training under the guidance of In-Human just prior to my shoulder surgery. I will indicate each PR in my training log with a red *.
5) I will see veins in my quads by the end of the blast phase. I will keep my diet and cardio in check, the veins will be showing by the time this blast phase ends.
Thats about it... time for me to go have my last meal and get myself to bed.
My right shoulder (the one I had surgery on) is great - no more real issues with it aside from some lost mobility that may or may not come back. Lately I have been dealing with issues with my left knee and my left shoulder. For the last few weeks of my last blast phase I hadn't been able to do squats because of knee pain, but that seems to be getting better.
I'm going to copy and paste the first few workouts of the blast phase into this journal, then continue to update it every day.
Originally from March 12th:
New 'Blast' phase started today... complete with massive eating on a ridiculous scale followed by massive bloating and the button on my pants popping off! No joke! Apparently I didn't get in quite enough solid food this morning, so things kind of "exploded" when they got through my stomach... LOL!!
Anyway - weighed myself today and I was 242lbs... a result of cutting out a meal a day as required for a blast phase, not drinking enough fluids (dehydrated), and not being able to eat very much because I was sick and had no appetite. If you recall from my old journal I was 250-252lbs 2 weeks ago.
My full workout log outline that I am following this blast period is online here: http://www.ptaaron.com/aaronworkout.xls if anyone wants to see the full details. That is what I have printed out and have in my logbook every time I hit the gym. It includes my goal reps and all that fun info if anyone cares to get into too much detail with how I do my workouts.
GOALS THIS TIME:
1) I will not miss a meal this blast period. I had some issues last blast period with not preparing enough food ahead of time, that will not happen this time. I have things planned out very specifically and the plan is a lot easier to follow.
2) I will do at least 2 days of cardio every week. The goal is 4 days of cardio, but 2 will be an improvement over what I have been doing.
3) I will drink enough fluids every day! I have resumed the drinking of 2 quarts of green tea per day in addition to my attempted consumption of 1 gallon of water.
4) I will set personal records on every exercise this blast period. I will beat all of the numbers I set as personal bests when I was training under the guidance of In-Human just prior to my shoulder surgery. I will indicate each PR in my training log with a red *.
5) I will see veins in my quads by the end of the blast phase. I will keep my diet and cardio in check, the veins will be showing by the time this blast phase ends.
Thats about it... time for me to go have my last meal and get myself to bed.
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