SK's Trippin' with SciVation

[Vytis]

Keurig coffee maker = LIFE! We even have one at work so I can drink German Chocolate Cake flavour 7/24!!

Whaaa...slow up slim...did you say German Chocolate Cake Flavour??? I'd be up for days...I'd drink that much...damn....

What other delights does that blessed machine offer?

[sammykapp]

Workout: Pull

Deadlifts
45 x 12
95 x 15
135 x 15
135 x 12
135 x 12

Wiiiiiiiiiide grip Seated Cable rows
70 x 15
70 x 12
70 x 12
55 x 12

Seated Bent over lat Raises
5s x 15 x 4

Zottman Curls
15s x 15, 12, 12, 12

Notes: What a difference moving your grip width around makes. I see why I always tried to avoid doing that before I was told specifically to do that. The Zottman Curls were a nice change of pace given I haven't done curls in a while with any frequency, and man did my forearms burn after all that.

Always trying to 1-up me eh?

First I give up Crak Zero and D Pepsi ... now you're giving up coffee?? B(#*#*#*&!!

Decaf is not the real thing. That is for sure. Lucky I'm sticking relatively keto so I can still put in some half and half in it, with Stevia. Even this is at a frequency of every other day. Feelsbadman.jpg

But if I know myself at all....and I do, I won't ever be able to completely cut out all coffee forever. I just like it too much. But for now, its out.

Big Smile on this post ^

*pours a cup-o-java*

Good Rockin' Day to You!

YOU ENJOY THAT CUP!!!!!!!!

Treasure it.

Bah! No stims is no fun!

I was told that I'd feel worse this month with cutting everything out in the recovery phase before I started to feel better. I'm sleeping more than usual, and I'm still draggin @ss all day. So I'm ready to start feeling some energy back!

I'm with Thom.... I had to get a cavity filled this morning and I'm just waiting for the anasthetic to wear off so I can drink some coffee... nom nom nom.

I love coffee. A lot. All kinds, and now that I started to enjoy it dark with no sweetner, etc from time to time...it's like it is taunting me.

Hey Sammy. I was just about to suggest a "Top 5 Favourite Coffee Flavours"....and you go and ruin it. Good going SK...

Oh I haven't ruined it. I can still play this game. But I ask, are we talking straight up black coffee plain or with all the wonderful fixings that make it the caloric equivalent of a meal? Cuz I can produce lists upon lists!!!!

For the non-creamer/half-n-half/non-sweetner stuff:

1. A plain Italian espresso, preferably after dinner. Especially if it comes with a Zeppole. But even without that, it's good.
2. Chocolate Glazed Donut (comes in the keurig cups) Awesome for work at 2am. Strong and bold
3. German Chocolate Cake (keurig variety---and if you actually add sweetner and milk...its like liquid heaven in a warm paper cup)
4- Jamaica Blue Mountain
5- Extra Bold Italian Roast tied with Iced Trenti Americano

Hon Mention: Dark Magic (keurig), Dunkin Donuts Turbo Ice, French Vanilla flavor.

For the Flavored/enhanced Meal in a cup
1- White Chocolate Mocha with an extra shot of espresso
2- Carmel Mocha
3- Plain Cappuccino
4 - S'mores Mocha (I think from Caribou coffee...comes with chocolate drizzled and graham cracker bits on top
5- Milky Way (a combo at a place in college with caramel, mocha, etc all mixed in)

See. I can still muster up and play.

Keurig coffee maker = LIFE! We even have one at work so I can drink German Chocolate Cake flavour 7/24!!

I think our chairman decided long ago people would complain less and work more when caffinated. So we have one at both hospitals. Once I started branching out in flavors, I have my own personal stash of flavors they don't usually get, plus my own stash of sugar free syrup (most recent is White Chocolate), splenda and nonfat creamer. I take my work coffee seriously when I can, but sometimes, I can slum it with cafeteria coffee in the circumstance of any port in a storm.

Whaaa...slow up slim...did you say German Chocolate Cake Flavour??? I'd be up for days...I'd drink that much...damn....

What other delights does that blessed machine offer?

Best ones:
Chocolate Glazed Donut
German Chocolate Cake
Mudslide
Cappuccino
Creme Brulee
Mayan Chocolate (has a slight hint of cinnamon which is actually quite complimentary)
Cinnamon Roll (and I usually am not a fan of cinnamon as a strong flavoring in coffee)

[bballbrett5]

chocolate...glazed...donut...coffee?!?!? fuark do want

[sammykapp]

Workout: Quads/Calves

Leg Press
190 x 15
280 x 15
370 x 15
420 x 12 x 2

Horizontal Leg Press
90 x 15 x 5

Leg Extensions
85 x 15
90 x 15
85 x 15
100 x 15 x 2

Seated Calf Raises
90 x 15 x 2

chocolate...glazed...donut...coffee?!?!? fuark do want

It is truly awesome. Splash of skim and some splenda and its like a liquid chocolate glazed donut.

[FrmrHoss]

I feel like that would just torment me and make me want to eat a real donut

[sammykapp]

Workout: Uppper Push

Flat DB Bench
25s x 15
35s x 15
40x x 12 x 3

Smith Mili Press
45 x 12 x 5

Pec Deck
50 x 15 x 3
60 x 12 x 2

Machine Tricep Extension
40 x 15
50 x 15
60 x 15

I feel like that would just torment me and make me want to eat a real donut

It's not as good as the real deal, but in a pinch....not a bad substitute. Helps tame a bit of a craving.

[bballbrett5]

how do you like those numbers? lookin strong sk

[annemarie_DJ]

Stellar workouts as always! What's with all the sweet talk here! Speaking of donuts, have you seen the donut peaches in the produce section ? Weirdest thing. They are peaches but shaped like donuts. i guess they have no pits.

Forgive me for deviating the yummy food prnz talk into a relatively healthy fruit topic!

[Vytis]

Stellar workouts as always! What's with all the sweet talk here! Speaking of donuts, have you seen the donut peaches in the produce section ? Weirdest thing. They are peaches but shaped like donuts. i guess they have no pits.

Forgive me for deviating the yummy food prnz talk into a relatively healthy fruit topic!

I've seen the fruit in an Asian market...they do look cool. Now if they tasted like a peach fritter...that would be something. I wonder if Mendlel himself could have developed one...

[adminJaxon]

Great lookin workouts SK! nice deads and benchin, kickn arse

[sammykapp]

Workout: Push

Goblet Squats
20 x 15
35 x 15
40 x 15
45 x 15
45 x 12

Fat Bar Incline BB Press
55 x 12
65 x 12
55 x 14
55 x 12

FreeMotion V Squat
160 x 15
140 x 15
140 x 15

Lifefitness Iso-lateral Shoulder Press
20 ps x 15
30 ps x 15
40 ps x 13
40 ps x 12

Notes: First try in a long time with Goblets. I might keep them in the rotation. Something different.

how do you like those numbers? lookin strong sk

I'm not thrilled with some of the pressing. My flat pressing definitely is not up to levels its been in the past, which is why I'm mixing up exercises to a degree while I work through this month to keep my mind from playing too many games.

Stellar workouts as always! What's with all the sweet talk here! Speaking of donuts, have you seen the donut peaches in the produce section ? Weirdest thing. They are peaches but shaped like donuts. i guess they have no pits.

Forgive me for deviating the yummy food prnz talk into a relatively healthy fruit topic!

I actually enjoy foods of all kinds. "Healthy" or not. I have not seen these but I'm very intrigued! I will have to keep my eye out for these.

I've seen the fruit in an Asian market...they do look cool. Now if they tasted like a peach fritter...that would be something. I wonder if Mendlel himself could have developed one...

Oh....peach fritter. That really would be something.

I have got to be one of the rare humans who went to the Cheesecake factory on National Cheesecake Day....and did not get dessert.

Great lookin workouts SK! nice deads and benchin, kickn arse

I'd like to get my deadlift endurance up a bit to handle some heavier weights at those reps which I have done before, but always with straps. Now I'm going chalked and mix grip so we'll see where it goes. My deadlift strength doesn't drop anywhere near as fast as my pressing strength so I think I can get it back up where I'd like.

[bballbrett5]

what's the appeal of goblets?

[sammykapp]

Workout: Pull

Wide Grip Seated Rows
55 x 15
70 x 15
85 x 15
85 x 12
85 x 15

Kneeling Leg Curls
25 per leg x 12 x 3

Wide Grip Lat Pulldowns
85 x 12
80 x 12
80 x 12
80 x 12
70 x 12

DB SLDL
30s x 15
40s x 12
40s x 15
40s x 15

Reverse Pec Deck
40 x 15
45 x 15
50 x 15

what's the appeal of goblets?

Since I tend to have some issues with sitting back on back squats, to go back to those at the moment just mentally I'm not really feeling at the moment. However, Leg Press really only has so much crossover to anything else. Sitting back is tough on most squatting things, but goblets kind of force the issue a bit. We'll see.

[Buffycat3]

Hi Sammy...i want to give thanks to your supportive posts in my journal...at this point in the game, I need it

I mis-read your kneeling leg curls as kneeling bicep curls....and that gave me a new/old excersise that I should bring back to my workouts.

Good Day to you Miss!

[sammykapp]

Workout: Upper Push

Flat BB Bench
45 x 15
85 x 15
95 x 12
95 x 12
95 x 12

HS MTS Iso-lateral Incline Press
20 ps x 15
25 ps x 15
30 ps x 15
30 ps x 12

Arnold Press
15s x 15
15s x 15
17s x 15
20s x 12
20s x 12

Lying Tricep Cable Extensions
50 x 15
60 x 15
60 x 15

Notes: Typically, I end up setting up for bench with a bit of a slightly wider grip and I just have gravitated to feeling comfortable bringing the bar low before pressing. This has always felt more stable in the past. What I have noticed over time though is that while my strength can progress with that method, I don't carry over strengths to things like pushups. So to try to allow for some crossover, I narrowed the grip a little and tried to move more vertical. Little things make a big difference apparently!

Hi Sammy...i want to give thanks to your supportive posts in my journal...at this point in the game, I need it

I mis-read your kneeling leg curls as kneeling bicep curls....and that gave me a new/old excersise that I should bring back to my workouts.

Good Day to you Miss!

And you as well Joan!

I'm mixing up some things, trying some things I haven't done in a while. I was getting a little stale.

[bballbrett5]

crossover? what is this, crossfit?

[sammykapp]

Workout: Legs/Quad Dominant

Leg Press
15 x 190
15 x 280
15 x 370
12 x 420
12 x 420

Horizontal Leg Press
90 x 15
12 x 140
12 x 140
12 x 140

Leg Extensions
15 x 85
15 x 100
15 x 105
13 x 110
12 x 115

crossover? what is this, crossfit?

Lulz. Not a chance. I got my fill of explosive style lifting in high school and college, and I'm not feeling a revist to power cleans, etc and certainly not with a desire to superset them with 200 yd rows superset with kipping pullups.

But generalized athletic mobility with basic skills, like to do pushups, pullups, I don't think is all that unreasonable.

[bballbrett5]

look at dem high reps. looks tiring!

[FrmrHoss]

Lulz. Not a chance. I got my fill of explosive style lifting in high school and college, and I'm not feeling a revist to power cleans, etc and certainly not with a desire to superset them with 200 yd rows superset with kipping pullups.

But generalized athletic mobility with basic skills, like to do pushups, pullups, I don't think is all that unreasonable.

Do you want to train across broad modal domains, even if it means you can't throw a softball?!!?!?

[Vytis]

What's up SK? We need another top 5...I'm going to try to come up with one. Beat me to it if you can...

[sammykapp]

Workout: Lower

Goblet Squats: 35 x 12, 40 x 12, 45 x 12, 45 x 12, 45 x 12

Walking Lunges: 15s x 12 per leg x 2, 20s x 12 per leg

Swiss Ball Leg Curls: BW x 12, 15, 15, 15

Horizontal Calf Press: 150 x 15, 170 x 15, 190 x 15 x 2

Cardio: 20 min LISS on the Stationary Bike

As I have not done walking lunges in close to over a year, if not more, I wanted to see how my balance on these went. It always takes me some time to get into a groove, so I'll prob stick with the 20s until I can knock out a nice series without falling over.

look at dem high reps. looks tiring!

I'm not used to these things anymore!!! It is sad, but 'tis true. I r tired.

Do you want to train across broad modal domains, even if it means you can't throw a softball?!!?!?

Lulz. Actually, it appeared today that a portion of the gym was being taken over by a group of crossfitters. Shame, I'd gotten so used to it being the usual bodybuilding crowd, with a smattering of other people who pretty much stick to themselves in a predictable pattern of equipment usage. Now I got these crazies hopping and running in place all over.

Hopefully I can still throw a softball after watching them. If I start dreaming about kipping pullups I'm going become unhinged.

What's up SK? We need another top 5...I'm going to try to come up with one. Beat me to it if you can...

It has been a while, you are correct.
How about this one....top 5 movies you'd bring to a deserted island. (no TV series, and an entire trilogy, sequel does not count individually).

5. Old School
4. Drop Dead Gorgeous
3. Rudy
2. Napoleon Dynamite
1. The Godfather Part II

One of my attendings uses a form of this during interview season, only it is 2 movies. You'd be surprised how many people can't answer, or actually get very territorial if asked in a group setting about "THEIR" movie. It's not like they'd be on the same island....otherwise it wouldn't technically be deserted.

[Vytis]

Ooooh, that's a tough top 5. I'm usually not able to watch a movie more than once or twice, but here are some of my favourites....

5. Life is Beautiful
4. The Princess Bride
3. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
2. Pumping Iron
1. Hoosiers

[thom2355]

Holy high reps....I am tired from reading all that.

I should mention that we had a couple crossfitters at my contest. They didn't fare so well. Thank you for despising crossfit

[bballbrett5]

2. Pumping Iron

strangely absent from sk's list...

[sammykapp]

Workout: Upper

Incline BB Bench
45 x 15
55 x 15
65 x 15
75 x 12
65 x 15

Chest Supported T-bar Rows: Bar +45 x 12, 12, 12, 12

HS Iso-lateral Front Mili Press: 20 ps x 15, 15, 15

Lifefitness Machine Fixed Pulldown
70 x 15
75 x 15
85 x 15

Cardio: 20 min LISS on the bike

Ooooh, that's a tough top 5. I'm usually not able to watch a movie more than once or twice, but here are some of my favourites....

5. Life is Beautiful
4. The Princess Bride
3. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
2. Pumping Iron
1. Hoosiers

I like that list. Life is Beautiful made me cry.

But then again, I cry every time I watch Rudy so I can't say that keeping the movie off my list due to that issue is a disqualifying reason.

Hoosiers is in my top 5 sports movies. As would be Pumping Iron. But being on a deserted island would just irritate me that I no longer had a gym. And trying to squat with a tree branch on my back would just be allowing for salt to be rubbed into a wound.

Star Wars and Princess Bride are also classics.

Holy high reps....I am tired from reading all that.

I should mention that we had a couple crossfitters at my contest. They didn't fare so well. Thank you for despising crossfit

Doing the high reps does make me feel a bit out of shape in a sense. But not enough to hop around the gym doing crossfit. I just think there are other ways to improve your athleticism. I am happy they get more people aware of oly style lifting and the fact deadlifts exist. But given the technical nature of the oly lifts especially, and the general machismo I have seen in crossfitters (perhaps a bit of a judgement)..it just seems like a recipe for disaster. Granted, so does some of the power lifts if you have someone deadlifting or squatting with crap form....but with the speed the tendency for people to really tweak things, I just cringe sometimes. To get a relative novice doing them...even more scary if they try to muscle everything.

strangely absent from sk's list...

It would be in the top 15. But I tried to keep the list to just 5 for once. And Rudy is my all-time favorite sports movie.

[bballbrett5]

yeah but it was a big deal this year that, i forgot who, but someone on the real rudy team said that in real life they carried him off to make fun of him and didn't like him and all this stuff :-/

[sammykapp]

Workout: Lower

Leg Press
190 x 15
280 x 15
370 x 15
460 x 15
460 x 12

Leg Extensions
85 x 15
100 x 15
100 x 15
100 x 15
100 x 15

Horizontal Leg Press
90 x 12
90 x 12
90 x 12
90 x 15

Deadlifts
135 x 12
135 x 12
135 x 12

Cardio: 20 min LISS on the Bike.

Notes: One of the best leg day sessions in a long time. I'm not sure if I've ever done 460 x 15 before, so that is probably a PR on reps for that, and depth was all the way to the bottom and hitting the lowest stop pegs on each rep. I wasn't thrilled about doing deadlifts at the end, but it is what it is.
Workout:

yeah but it was a big deal this year that, i forgot who, but someone on the real rudy team said that in real life they carried him off to make fun of him and didn't like him and all this stuff :-/

Really? Interesting. I'm sure there was quite a bit of dramatic license, and I know the whole jersey scene was factitious. I suppose that in spite of it though, it's more the theme/message I appreciate more than anything. And while I love the quotes from Pumping Iron, I'm not Arnold, and I'm probably not going to get my physique to the level of competing at that level so the ability to relate to that story is not the same. However, I was an extraordinarily not naturally gifted athlete from a blue collar background who loved sports and playing them, and eventually got to compete on a collegiate level. So fictional or no, or just heavily dramatized, still on my list.

Edit: PR tied on leg press reps.

[Vytis]

It's crazy how every time I've seen Life is Beautiful (about 4 or 5) I lose it at the end. And I haven't seen it since Nathan's been born - I can only imagine what a mess I'd be if I watched it now...

[bballbrett5]

yeah and if the dramatic license thing plays into rudy, it certainly plays into pumping iron as well...

[sammykapp]

Workout: Upper

Seated Wide Grip Cable Rows
70 x 15
75 x 15
80 x 15
85 x 15
85 x 12

Flat DB Press
30s x 15
35s x 15
40s x 15
40s x 12
40s x 12

DB Pullovers
35 x 15
40 x 12
40 x 12

HS MTS Shoulder Press
35 ps x 15
40 ps x 13

It's crazy how every time I've seen Life is Beautiful (about 4 or 5) I lose it at the end. And I haven't seen it since Nathan's been born - I can only imagine what a mess I'd be if I watched it now...

There are certain movies that just always get to you. I saw Life is Beautiful once. Haven't seen it since. Even though I don't have any kids yet, at least none I'm aware of, that type of event..I just can't imagine.

yeah and if the dramatic license thing plays into rudy, it certainly plays into pumping iron as well...

I think it is hard from Hollywood to keep from adding in its 2 cents to even the best of actual events. I watched The Fighter today, which I enjoyed, and I'm sure there was some amount of license with that as well. But the acting was incredible, and who doesn't like the classic story of the underdog overcoming adversity?

I would still maintain though that real life is always stranger and more fascinating than anything Hollywood can conjure up. So it is a bit sad when they tweak things to sensationalize an already pretty motivational or crazy story.