Payton's Lifting, Cardio, and Food Journal
[b][u]SPECIFIC GOALS:[/u][/b] None :D
[b][u]GENERAL GOALS:[/u][/b] Have fun, journal what I'm doing in the gym, for cardio, and letting others know on occasion what I'm eating/cooking.
I've been lifting essentially non-stop my whole adult life. Some seasons include more focus, more intensity, more volume, and more frequency than others, but I've stayed after it for 30+ years so I'm fairly certain that I've hit my genetic limit by now ;) I'll try to add videos and photos from time to time to make it a little more interesting.
I have lifted in my home gym for the last 15 years, but I have been going to a public gym with my wife some recently, and I've really been enjoying the change. In fact, we have a "date" after work tonight: gym and then to a coffee shop for reading (oh yeah: I like to read when I'm not lifting, biking, or spending time with my family). Due to old injuries, some exercises are a no-go for me (e.g., deadlifts, dips), and I typically do ~3 full-body workouts per week and each workout typically includes a press, a pull (usually a chin/pull-up type of exercise), and a leg/glute exercise. I haven't done any Crossfit-type workouts in a while, but I do enjoy that sort of thing, so maybe I'll throw in a Cindy or a Murph or other type of workout (Reeves Challenge, Poundstone curls, etc) on occasion.
I currently let my intensity vary with typically only one workout done per week with a few of those sets to failure. Other workouts are done with medium intensity where I leave a rep or two "in the tank" or done with an exercise that by nature forces me to use less weight (e.g., OHP or DB Hex Presses) than the classical variants.
My weight is typically 170's and bodyfat is 12-14% with 4-pack visible in the morning. I've been leaner, and while the more defined 6-pack is nice, that level of leanness results in a very gaunt face--not just chemo-thin or POW-thin but POW-on-chemo thin :eek:
So, here goes :D