There's a ham in the power rack! Hobbes' Journal

[pharty]

The average American takes 5117 steps a day, in one study at least. That's an average, so obviously there are a whole freaking lot who take less than that. Compare that to your own. Never underestimate how lazy and sedentary your fellow citizens are.

Let me tell a story. There's an elementary school bus stop at my corner. I cannot tell you how many times I have seen mothers waiting in their cars to meet the school bus. On beautiful sunny warm spring or fall days. They are too fukcing lazy to walk three or four blocks to get their kids and are also teaching those kids to be fukcing lazy. It makes me rage. (Let me emphasize, these are not elderly grandparents picking up the kids nor are they women with three other very small children in the car with them, both circumstances which obviously would not cause me to rage. These are just lazy ass women and the occasional lazy ass dad. They can't ALL be recovering from surgery or have broken ankles.) So, yeah, these people aren't burning many calories. Which is why it's really scary to go to Walmart or Costco or somewhere and look around.

God, I'm cranky today.

The only other thing I can think of, as a mom with bus riders, is that they've come from running errands or are just running behind in general/no time to walk.
But that can't be every day can it?
I hate people.

[llahhsoj]

How is it that you are burning so many calories? Do you bulk on 7,000?

[thehobbes]

Yep, lifting makes life better. We got a new water heater last month and I helped my husband get it out of the truck and put it up on the stand. My dad stopped by and said, "I came by because I thought he'd need help getting the water heater up there, but I forgot godzilla lives here too" (I'm godzilla, lol).

I moved my 5 peice sectional all over the place on Sunday to make room for my xmas tree in the living room. Turns out it's a pretty good workout to move your couch around like 5 times.

I was wondering if you'd have to enter every food in that Bodymedia thing. That would really be a pain if you've already been logging somewhere else for a long time.

LOL we're gonna haveta start calling you Squeazilla! Heehee playing musical couches! I dunno, I'm thinking I can just enter a custom "meal" and make it my entire day's food, like a 3kcal meal and just plug in all the numbers?

The average American takes 5117 steps a day, in one study at least. That's an average, so obviously there are a whole freaking lot who take less than that. Compare that to your own. Never underestimate how lazy and sedentary your fellow citizens are.

Let me tell a story. There's an elementary school bus stop at my corner. I cannot tell you how many times I have seen mothers waiting in their cars to meet the school bus. On beautiful sunny warm spring or fall days. They are too fukcing lazy to walk three or four blocks to get their kids and are also teaching those kids to be fukcing lazy. It makes me rage. (Let me emphasize, these are not elderly grandparents picking up the kids nor are they women with three other very small children in the car with them, both circumstances which obviously would not cause me to rage. These are just lazy ass women and the occasional lazy ass dad. They can't ALL be recovering from surgery or have broken ankles.) So, yeah, these people aren't burning many calories. Which is why it's really scary to go to Walmart or Costco or somewhere and look around.

God, I'm cranky today.

5k steps a day, wut?! I've been counting my steps when I walk somewhere, like car to work building or whatnot, it's a couple hundred easy each time you do that. Adds up when you're walking around your house, yard, work, shopping, etc. Man people are lazy!!! I remember my mom used to walk up there and we would walk together when I was little, it was fun on nice days like that. See THIS is why people have all these injuries yet they do nothing (brb my back/knees are shot yet I can't even squat the bar or curl 10lbs.) They never use their body for real exercise like it was intended for. It's like having a car and letting it sit in the garage for 6 months. Damn the Walmart deli scares the shiz outta me, I am the smallest person there by like 100lbs every time srs. Those people get friggin upset too if their salami is not sliced to a perfect degree of thinness, when they get angry I get the hell outta there. There were a bunch of drunken larger individuals waddling around there after the Browns game once, man I thought there was gonna be a riot.

I like cranky dreahere!

x2

So not mocking. I'm srs. I'm at about 2500 and that's only because I'm choking down a protein bar real quick before bed. That's why I threw in the "clean" part. I'm sure I cuold get there easily with what the general population eats!

Gotcha I love oatmeal/pb/almond butter soooo much so I can always mix that together if I'm missing a few cals. Sat here yesterday night eating almond butter out of the jar with a butter knife, wasn't pretty.

The only other thing I can think of, as a mom with bus riders, is that they've come from running errands or are just running behind in general/no time to walk.
But that can't be every day can it?
I hate people.

Hmm, I lived like a half mile away (maybe) from the bus stop so it can't be too far. Out here the bus stops like every couple of blocks so it can't be more than a 10min walk no matter where you are. If I had groceries wth me I'd carry them on my back, and the car, yes I'd throw the car on my back and carry it too.

How is it that you are burning so many calories? Do you bulk on 7,000?

During the normal part of the year I'm probably only burning 3k a day (that number has worked for my maint for a long time so I assume it's right.) Right now it's because I'm doing a lot at work, I usually only do physical type stuff at work a few hrs a day and then go home around 11 or 12 and work from my home office. It should drop come Jan unless I take up daily cardio.

[pharty]

It should drop come Jan unless I take up daily cardio.

April Fools!!!!

[CaliBakes]

Haha I can pay you in chicken legs.

Free meal and a date?! Im in!!!

[swooshie]

Let me tell a story. There's an elementary school bus stop at my corner. I cannot tell you how many times I have seen mothers waiting in their cars to meet the school bus. On beautiful sunny warm spring or fall days. They are too fukcing lazy to walk three or four blocks to get their kids and are also teaching those kids to be fukcing lazy. It makes me rage. (Let me emphasize, these are not elderly grandparents picking up the kids nor are they women with three other very small children in the car with them, both circumstances which obviously would not cause me to rage. These are just lazy ass women and the occasional lazy ass dad.

Oh come on, Drea ... you wouldn't want the after school McDonald's drive thru supersized snack to get cold, would you?

How is it that you are burning so many calories? Do you bulk on 7,000?

Hamazon cuts and bulks like no other!


Hammie has a new toy and giant display pics in here!!!

So .... dumb blonde Amazon question here .... what is this new toy supposed to tell you that you don't already know? Or is it just giving you an accurate account of what you think you already know. Seems complicated at first

[thehobbes]

April Fools!!!!

Harty har har. (No I am not a pirate.)

Free meal and a date?! Im in!!!

Lulz

Oh come on, Drea ... you wouldn't want the after school McDonald's drive thru supersized snack to get cold, would you?





Hamazon cuts and bulks like no other!


Hammie has a new toy and giant display pics in here!!!

So .... dumb blonde Amazon question here .... what is this new toy supposed to tell you that you don't already know? Or is it just giving you an accurate account of what you think you already know. Seems complicated at first

Lol at people who eat Mcdonalds regularily - Nutrition: You're doin it wrong. Well I was really curious what the actual numbers were. It has always blown my mind that I actually do lose weight when I eat 2500cals/day just throughout the normal part of the year and I am only at work a few hrs a day. I knew the numbers would be up more now (not THAT much though whoa) and wanted to make sure I really did burn what I thought I did and that I was truly getting exercise. I can see it coming in handy on Rest Days when I don't go to the gym and I'm only at work briefly, will encourage me to go out and run or something. And now that I see the actual numbers I am using it to brag about the awesomeness of the ham species, semi srs.

Today 4,400 cals and 24,000 steps - FEEL MY GLAZZZZZZE!

[pharty]

Harty har har. (No I am not a pirate.)

Aw c'mon like you doing daily cardio isn't some sick joke!!

And now that I see the actual numbers I am using it to brag about the awesomeness of the ham species, semi srs.

Today 4,400 cals and 24,000 steps - FEEL MY GLAZZZZZZE!

Amazeballs.

[Boomer29]

Nice squats! I think they looked good and duh with the rows.

Bodymedia data is interesting! I am a huge minifridge fan.

Walk on Hamaroon!

[swooshie]

Amazeballs.

Amazeballs!!! I like!!! ........... wait, they're not hairy, are they?

[lexagon]

Today 4,400 cals and 24,000 steps - FEEL MY GLAZZZZZZE!

HOLY!!! I would die if I tried to burn 4400 cals in one day ... totally srs
That's awesome Ham! Your species is a strong one!


Thought of you when I entered Costco today.

[Redfizz]

Amazeballs!!! I like!!! ........... wait, they're not hairy, are they?

That made me laugh, too. Then your question made me fall over from laughing so hard and cringing at the same time.

Ham, I have been thinking about your food input dilemma and I may have a solution for you.

Open a myfitnesspal.com account and connect it to your body media account. (If I remember correctly you connect it via the body media site.)

In mfp, create a food (just don't share it) and put the pertinent info like calories and macros. Below that meal in the logged section, select meal tools or whatever. Select remember meal. Give it a title like #of cals and it's macros and save. From then on out, all you have to do is go to mfp, food, my meals, select whichever #cals and macros you need and boom! You should be done. I find that it takes mfp ~10 minutes to push its food data to your body media activity manager, so no worries if you activity manager doesn't update automatically. mfp also has an app for your phone.

I hope that work around is somewhat useful.

[hieronymous]

Today 4,400 cals and 24,000 steps - FEEL MY GLAZZZZZZE!

Wow.

/wordy compliment

[SexyBack]

popping in to say hi since I've seen you in other journals. I have lots to catch up on in here though!!!

[gobbles23]

Your species is a strong one!

Hahhaa! Indeed!!! That's craziness!

Hey Ham! Hope you're having a great weekend!

[thehobbes]

Aw c'mon like you doing daily cardio isn't some sick joke!!

Amazeballs.

Lulzy, I suppose I kinda do daily cardio at work and didn't realize it. Jokes on me every time I went to the gym to do 30min on da bike, like that did anything at all, meh.

Nice squats! I think they looked good and duh with the rows.

Bodymedia data is interesting! I am a huge minifridge fan.

Walk on Hamaroon!

Thank you Boomz, more mini fridges today, only went in for a few hrs though.

Amazeballs!!! I like!!! ........... wait, they're not hairy, are they?

**Note on pg 176 convo again went to hairy ballz**

HOLY!!! I would die if I tried to burn 4400 cals in one day ... totally srs
That's awesome Ham! Your species is a strong one!


Thought of you when I entered Costco today.

Bahhahaha, yes we are a strong people!

That made me laugh, too. Then your question made me fall over from laughing so hard and cringing at the same time.

Ham, I have been thinking about your food input dilemma and I may have a solution for you.

Open a myfitnesspal.com account and connect it to your body media account. (If I remember correctly you connect it via the body media site.)

In mfp, create a food (just don't share it) and put the pertinent info like calories and macros. Below that meal in the logged section, select meal tools or whatever. Select remember meal. Give it a title like #of cals and it's macros and save. From then on out, all you have to do is go to mfp, food, my meals, select whichever #cals and macros you need and boom! You should be done. I find that it takes mfp ~10 minutes to push its food data to your body media activity manager, so no worries if you activity manager doesn't update automatically. mfp also has an app for your phone.

I hope that work around is somewhat useful.

ZOMG that's a good idea, I'll try it! Repped!

Wow.

/wordy compliment

Hahaha, hai H!

popping in to say hi since I've seen you in other journals. I have lots to catch up on in here though!!!

I am Ham and I am EVERYWHERE! (Often times I am hiding behind the broccoli trees bertstaring people and drinking my protein shake.)

Hahhaa! Indeed!!! : D That's craziness! : D

Hey Ham! Hope you're having a great weekend! : )

It's not bad, went to work for a little bit this morning, came home, ate Chinese food, watched a movie, took a nap, and am now devouring an entire mini cheesecake of 1800 cals. Meh can't hurt, I weighed myself yesterday and was like 162 even, with clothes on. Need to lose wt slower than that. I'll weigh in tomorrow nekkid but I am supposed to be on track for 163.5, if it's a lot less I'm seriously gonna have to up my cals for the next few weeks. No lifting today cause I am exhausted and really don't wanna take a pwo at 9pm. THERE WILL BE EPIC LIFTING OF AWESOMENESS TOMORROW THOUGH! I'm hoping I can squeeze in a workout Mon too (working Saturdays catches us up enough so Mondays shouldn't be too bad.) Kinda sad I may not be able to go to LTF this month, unless I go on a Sunday but honestly right now I don't feel like driving all the way out there, 35min away.


Today's stats at 8:30 after very little work, a nap, and no gym:
Cals: 2,900
Steps: 13,000

Interdasting

[-=FLEX=-]

and no gym:

[thehobbes]

^^^HAHAHA!!! Cause I was at work like 80hrs this week and am slightly tired.

[-=FLEX=-]

Cause I was at work like 80hrs this week and am slightly tired.

That's why the Iron Lords gave us caffeine, my dear.

[llahhsoj]

^^^HAHAHA!!! Cause I was at work like 80hrs this week and am slightly tired.

How many steps did you take in that 80 hours. 1 million?

[thehobbes]

That's why the Iron Lords gave us caffeine, my dear.

No thanks, went to bed at like 11ish and slept for 12hrs, feltgreatham.jpg

How many steps did you take in that 80 hours. 1 million?

Yeah it was like 1,000,052 I think.


Alright, just had a nice breakfast snack:
-4XL eggs
-2 serv hash browns in olive oil
-2 slices toast w/ choc chips
-strawberries
-banana
-2 slices cheesecake
-tea

Ahhhh ok, gotta do a couple little tasks around the house while I wait for the laundry to finish up. Then hams will roll because I am LIFTING!

[swooshie]

Alright, just had a nice breakfast snack:
-4XL eggs
-2 serv hash browns in olive oil
-2 slices toast w/ choc chips
-strawberries
-banana
-2 slices cheesecake
-tea

If I didn't love you so much, I just might have to hate you

[Boomer29]

Toast with chocolate chips? I'm trying to imagine how you keep them on the bread. You can glue them on with peanut butter yum!

[pharty]

I am totally having cheesecake for breakfast this week.

[thehobbes]

If I didn't love you so much, I just might have to hate you

Teeheehee! Hey guise I'm perplexed by this calorie burn thing. I slept til 11:30ish, sat on my ass on the computer and ate foodz, took a breif nap in my bed, turned on the washing machine, and sat here again and paid my bills online, yet I somehow burned 1400+cals thusfar at 4pm, isthisreallife.jpg, how the hell am I burning so many calories by doing nothing?? Also lost too much wt this week. I'm being 100% srs guise, I really did not realize how many cals I could potentially burn, it's kind of daunting. I'll be sure to pack extra food for work this week and keep eating throughout the day.

Toast with chocolate chips? I'm trying to imagine how you keep them on the bread. You can glue them on with peanut butter yum!

It's actually this sweet bakery bread where they are already baked in there, heat up the bread = make toast nom nom nom! Yeah I prob will slater on the pb now that you give me the idea haha.

I am totally having cheesecake for breakfast this week.

It's a nice food to chase the fruit with, srs.


Drinking mah pwo, 300mg caffeine don't fail me now! Also I forgot to mention I am doing another Sponsored Log right now for AI's MANIAC!!! Here's the link, please pop in and say hello!

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I love AI Sports, srs, their pwos, their BCAAs, their sleep aids, their tea, all great stuff! They were cool enough to send me a tee and a bunch more samples, I've got some new Turbo in there which I've been wanting to try.

[thehobbes]

DL/BENCH PRESS DAY

SUPPS:
PRE: Maniac 3 scoops
INTRA: RecoverPro 2 scoops
POST: ON Protein 2 scoops, Con-Cret 2 scoops

LOCATION: Home gym

WARMUP:
-Knee/leg agility exercises
-Arm circles

BACK:
Sumo DL:
(double overhand, chalk)
135x12
165x8
195x8
225x5
225x5
*just worked on form, not a good day to DL after being in such a huge calorie deficit all week

CHEST:
Warmup:
-Cuban Press
-Arm Circles

Flat DB Bench Press:
(just using this to warm up shoulders before doing bb bench)
35s x 15
40s x 12
45s x 12

Flat BB Bench Press:
45x10
75x10
105x10
120x0 (went full potato and forgot to put a 10 plate on one side )
120x10
135x10*tied rep PR! (vid)
140x6*failed on 7th, most I've done since getting back to bb bench
140x6 (vid)
115x12*rep PR


135x10 last rep was a farking ovary buster I tell ya!



140x6 not bad, it's a starting point, still getting comfortable with the bb bench since I haven't done it in forever, still feels newb to me



RC WORK:
Standing Y/T/Ls with 5sec hold at top: 5lbs for 12, 12, 12

Int. Band Rotations (Red): 1x12

Ext. Band Rotations (Red): 1x15


Great workout! DL wasn't too good but I made up for it on my bp. I'm still working through some shoulder stability issues on bp and once I find a nice groove for that lift I should be able to put up some heavier weight. For the time being I'll stick to warming up a ton, then trying to do 135 for as many as I can, then sets of 140 for whatever I can do. Hopefully I can hit 140x10 pretty soon. Once I'm putting up 155 for reps I think I'll feel a lot more confident, just trying to take it slow and steady for now, happy I can bb bench again. Shoulders feel fine when I'm doing this and my pointer finger is like an inch into the rough part of the bar, very happy also to not have to bench with a crazy close grip. Icing shoulders now and will stretch over the next couple days to make sure they're good.

[llahhsoj]

Nice Work! I'm subbed to your your your youtube so I already saw the videos. I was going to leave you a comment, but you wouldn't have know it was.

[-=FLEX=-]

Nice work hammy.

I've said it before and I'll say it again; you would flat out embarrass the hell out of a lot of dudes at my "gym".

[-=FLEX=-]

Nice Work! I'm subbed to your your your youtube so I already saw the videos. I was going to leave you a comment, but you wouldn't have know it was.

lmao

AWARE

Strong username on youtube, man.

[llahhsoj]

lmao

AWARE

Strong username on youtube, man.

That is kind of why all my videos are unlisted, lol. I never planned on ever taking videos untill that bodyhard thread sometime last year.