Drex Gets Focused: An Essay on Shenanigans

Right on. :D I did the same thing with my transit to the gym and back. Only makes sense if you gotta go the distance anyway. Plus there's something very... real about putting the exercise to use. :)

Also, I suppose someone should comment on the fact that you casually ran 5 miles of hills at 7:55mm while nursing an injury.

Kind of... I was just doing it because it was the only way to get my run in. My wife drove to the game, so I wasn't saving anything by running to the game. :)

I think my legs are 100% recovered from whatever issues they had. They are sore today from the Wed run, but that is to be expected. This week should be the final test. If they make it through the race this weekend and continue to run ok next week, it should all be behind me.

My running route is hilly normally, but I usually start and end in about the same spot. During this run, the courts are about a mile and a half closer to the river, making this easier. I had about 3.5 miles of up and down and then about 1.5 miles of just down. It gave me a better than normal pace for a lighter run.
 
Oh, and I forgot to say that afaik, yohimbine doesn't work on the prostaglandins the way aspirin does. So it's not really very beneficial in the stack, the way I see it. Just more of the same. I dunno, if it works for you.. I'm just saying, it's not much of a synergist afaict. I'm curious to hear your thoughts.

And, uh, just for the record, I weighed in at 180.0 lbs this morning. I will be solidly in the 170s on Saturday. Adult low! Gonna be dead sexay for the wedding. (Not mine, lol.) I went back and checked my numbers, and I am stronger now than I was at 280 lbs. :D


Great work on the weight Focus!
 
Kind of... I was just doing it because it was the only way to get my run in. My wife drove to the game, so I wasn't saving anything by running to the game. :)

Oh, right. Some people have responsibilities... and whatnot. :p

I think my legs are 100% recovered from whatever issues they had. They are sore today from the Wed run, but that is to be expected. This week should be the final test. If they make it through the race this weekend and continue to run ok next week, it should all be behind me.

Glad to hear it. I think you'll do great. If not, I'll send you some of my cornucopia of drugs, hahaha. And probably cause customs to set the RCMP on me.

My running route is hilly normally, but I usually start and end in about the same spot. During this run, the courts are about a mile and a half closer to the river, making this easier. I had about 3.5 miles of up and down and then about 1.5 miles of just down. It gave me a better than normal pace for a lighter run.

Good, good. You talk down your accomplishments, I talk up mine, and we average out to a non-crazy person. :D ;)
 
07/25/08

Training

A1 Full Squat 95x5, 135x5, 165x3, 195x3, 215x3, 235x0
B1 Full Squat 95x20x2
C1 Walking Lunge 50x12x3
D1 45 Deg Hyperextension 35x12x3
E1 Sprinter Sit-up 0x10x3
E2 Hanging Leg Raise 0x20, 0x18, 0x16

Thoughts

I let out a mighty roar and made half the people in the gym jump 3 feet in the air, but I couldn't quite lock out 235. I was so close, though... the slow grind almost all the way to the top was glorious. I do it next week. For reps. The supp squats, I picked a very good weight, 'cause I could do 2x20, but just barely.

This workout basically made me want to cry. I love eet. :D

Also, my new shoes kick it oldschool. I'm talkin' Will Ferrell oldschool. Man I can't wait to get my actual running shoes (they're in the mail). My pronation is almost gone, just from 4 days of wearing proper shoes and concentrating on pointing my feet straight ahead. Also my knees are 125%. And, yeah. High five if you love life, what's up!

Tomorrow I run 3 miles, as fast as I can. But only once. Also, V Diet Round 1 results (photos and stats) in the morning.
 
Yohimbine acts on the adrenoreceptors (alpha-2 in particular) in order to 'open up' the fat cells so that triglycerides can be converted to free fatty acids and be released into the blood stream to be used as energy.

So it doesn't serve the same purpose as aspirin
 
Yohimbine acts on the adrenoreceptors (alpha-2 in particular) in order to 'open up' the fat cells so that triglycerides can be converted to free fatty acids and be released into the blood stream to be used as energy.

So it doesn't serve the same purpose as aspirin

O rly... I thought it was just the antagonizing of adreno and serotonin receptors. Thanks. :D Must read more.

Maybe I'll add it in next month. Gotta get a handle on what is doing what first, haha. Although I do intend to stay on everything I'm currently taking indefinitely (with cycling in some cases), so I suppose that's not much of an excuse. Mostly I just don't want to have to bother to go to the store, and plan to throw it in with my next supplement order, hehe. Seeing as my results are already phenomenal, I mean. :cool:

Also I'm still scared of my sex drive increasing. The, uh, ECA has had something of an effect in that regard. I won't go into details. ;)
 
Drex: I just wanted to let you know that your swimming, which is probably painful for you and probably feels like a waste of time right now, will "suddenly" improve. And this is something I have heard and read from many others who weren't born in a swimming pool.

I am not the same swimmer who struggled to go 440 yards less than a month ago. Now, I routinely cover 300, 400, and even 700 yards non-stop. And you will too, soon. During the early months, it didn't seem like I was improving in distance or speed and I even felt that it was detrimental as I was probably learning bad habits. But with a coach that assures you that are on the right track, what I was doing was building up the specific swimming musculature, developing comfort in aquatic breathing, and adapting my body to not be able to breathe whenever I wanted as in running and cycling. Sort of like a tree developing a root system before developing the above-ground structure.

You will improve at least as fast and probably much faster than I did. You will be ready for open water tri swims very soon.
 
07/26/08

Went kind of crazy today. I, uh, went on a 9 hour hike. 2400 m elevation, looool. And I jogged most of the way back. I went into a cold-ass waterfall, got hailed on twice, got snowed on, fell in a ****ing crevasse (of the glacial variety). I had hypothermia, I'm quite sure. I also friggen destroyed my knees. At one point I surfed down a 600m 45 deg decline of rocks. I thought I was going to die, but I got to the bottom like some Legolas LOTR ****.

And then after that, my buddy accidentally dosed the **** out of himself with painkillers. No jokes, it really was an accident, lol, so I had to drive. But I was half dead. Getting to Banff was an epic adventure. But then we went to Earl's, and I had the ultimate fat kid special (having just burned an extra 7000 or so calories, according to the thing, haha).

Here is what I ate: 1 lb of chicken wings, 1lb of chicken strips with plum sauce, 1 full rack of hickory smoked ribs, 1.5 full cajun blackened chicken breasts, 1 bowl of delicious clam chowder, a platter of vegetables, 2 glasses of apple cider (it was warm), 2 mugs of hot chocolate, 2 sides of french fries, 6 Kashi granola bars, and a ginormous slice of awesome pumpkin pie.

.... It was awesome. :rofl:

I think I shall take today off. Although my knees seem to be more than fine. I'm just thirsty as spurned lady justice. Maybe I go for a run.
 
the quoted quote of the quote quote was too much for me to handle......

so-

stride too long, makey knee go straight all the way, no good for you, and makey you knee hurt, whether you are smooth or pounding.

form, or pose, of run is very individual...

if staying smooth means keeping control and having yourself engages in that effort, it is because you are not relaxing..

let your beely go when you run, drop into your hips a bit, squeez the shoulder blades together just a touch, lead with the sternum, and keep running.....

hold your teeth loose and close, breath easy, and get smoootthh

FF
 
Drex: I just wanted to let you know that your swimming, which is probably painful for you and probably feels like a waste of time right now, will "suddenly" improve. And this is something I have heard and read from many others who weren't born in a swimming pool.

I am not the same swimmer who struggled to go 440 yards less than a month ago. Now, I routinely cover 300, 400, and even 700 yards non-stop. And you will too, soon. During the early months, it didn't seem like I was improving in distance or speed and I even felt that it was detrimental as I was probably learning bad habits. But with a coach that assures you that are on the right track, what I was doing was building up the specific swimming musculature, developing comfort in aquatic breathing, and adapting my body to not be able to breathe whenever I wanted as in running and cycling. Sort of like a tree developing a root system before developing the above-ground structure.

You will improve at least as fast and probably much faster than I did. You will be ready for open water tri swims very soon.

Thanks G8r80, I can't wait until that day happens. My right shoulder is getting very stiff and sore lately from swimming and I haven't even being get at it as much as I would like. I got to try out the wetsuit in open water over the weekend and it is a huge help. Although it is going to be hot.
 
Went down home over the weekend for the race. My dad and cousin ran it as well. I did not track my food over the weekend, will pick back up on the tracking tomorrow.

Friday - 7/25/08

Back Squat - 135x10; 210x10; 210x10; 210x10
(ss1)Sumo Dealift - 135x10; 305x5; 305x5; 305x5; 305x5; 305x5
(ss1)One Leg Calf Raise - 145x10; 145x10; 145x10
Incline Bench - 95x10; 155x10; 155x10; 155x10
Decline Bench - 190x10; 190x10; 190x10
(ss2)Cable Row - 185x10; 185x10; 185x10
(ss2)Fly - (50x2)x10; (50x2)x10; (50x2)x10
(ss3)Push Press - 115x10; 115x10; 115x10
(ss3)Lateral Raise - (20x2)x10; (20x2)x10; (20x2)x10
(ss4)Chin up - 12; 12; 12
(ss4)Tricep Extension - (40x2)x10; (40x2)x10; (40x2)x10
Leg Raise - 20; 20; 20

Saturday - 7/26/08

5 mile race. I finished 13th overall with a time of 34:47, 6:58 min/mile. Was a pretty good run and my legs feel good. My dad finished a couple mins behind me and won 2nd place in the 50-59 age group. My cousin finished in between me and my dad. It was a fairly small race with mostly local runners, but a couple were there from out of state.

After the race I went for an open water swim for 30 mins. My dad did sit-ups for 30 mins.

Then after lunch my dad and I went for a bike ride. 26.74 miles, 1h 34m, 17.07 mph.

Sunday - 7/27/08

Ran 4 miles outside. 4.01 miles, 31:42, 7:55 min/mile, Avg HR 142, Max HR 168.

Bench Press - 135x10; 195x10; 195x10; 195x10
Lunge - 50x10; 140x5; 140x5; 140x5; 140x5; 140x5
Standing Bent-over Row - 135x10; 195x10; 195x10; 195x10
(ss1)Leg curl - 55x10; 55x10; 55x10 (each leg)
(ss1)One Leg Calf Raise - 150x10; 150x10; 150x10
(ss2)Lat Pull-down - 195x5; 195x5; 195x5; 195x5; 195x5
(ss2)Military Press - 105x10; 105x10; 105x10
(ss3)Close Grip Bench - 135x10; 135x10; 135x10
(ss3)Upright Row - 100x10; 100x10; 100x10
(ss4)Incline Fly - (40x2)x10; (40x2)x10; (40x2)x10
(ss4)Good Morning - 185x10; 185x10; 185x10
(ss5)Trunk Twist - 100x10; 100x10; 100x10 (each side)
(ss5)Frontal Raise - (20x2)x10; (20x2)x10; (20x2)x10

Played 6 games of volleyball, went 5-1.
 
Went kind of crazy today. I, uh, went on a 9 hour hike. 2400 m elevation, looool. And I jogged most of the way back. I went into a cold-ass waterfall, got hailed on twice, got snowed on, fell in a ****ing crevasse (of the glacial variety). I had hypothermia, I'm quite sure. I also friggen destroyed my knees. At one point I surfed down a 600m 45 deg decline of rocks. I thought I was going to die, but I got to the bottom like some Legolas LOTR ****.

And then after that, my buddy accidentally dosed the **** out of himself with painkillers. No jokes, it really was an accident, lol, so I had to drive. But I was half dead. Getting to Banff was an epic adventure. But then we went to Earl's, and I had the ultimate fat kid special (having just burned an extra 7000 or so calories, according to the thing, haha).

Here is what I ate: 1 lb of chicken wings, 1lb of chicken strips with plum sauce, 1 full rack of hickory smoked ribs, 1.5 full cajun blackened chicken breasts, 1 bowl of delicious clam chowder, a platter of vegetables, 2 glasses of apple cider (it was warm), 2 mugs of hot chocolate, 2 sides of french fries, 6 Kashi granola bars, and a ginormous slice of awesome pumpkin pie.

.... It was awesome. :rofl:

I think I shall take today off. Although my knees seem to be more than fine. I'm just thirsty as spurned lady justice. Maybe I go for a run.

That hike sounds like it was a lot of fun!
 
Drex, I just realized that you were close to doing an Olympic tri. You did the bike, you needed just another 1.2 mile run and you might have done 1500m on the swim.
 
Drex, I just realized that you were close to doing an Olympic tri. You did the bike, you needed just another 1.2 mile run and you might have done 1500m on the swim.

Well, my dad, cousin and I went for a 1.5 mile warm-up run prior to the race at about a 10 min/mile pace. So, I got the running 'distance' in. :) I think I was short on the swim though. My last pool outing it took me 35 minutes to get through my 750 yards. I was able to swim a little slower in my wetsuit, which resulted in less rest time and more swim time, but I think I was a good deal short of 1500m. Thanks! :)
 
Drex, you did a 5 mile race, THEN a swim, THEN a bike ride?!?!?!

Focus, you did a 9 hour bike?

WTF GUYS?!?!? :D

That actually wasn't too bad, a little over 2.5 hours total. I was more worn out Sunday with the 1.5 hour weight session, immediately followed by 2 hours of volleyball. I got done lifting at 5:35 and the volleyball games started at 6:00.
 
Drex, you did a 5 mile race, THEN a swim, THEN a bike ride?!?!?!

Focus, you did a 9 hour hike?

WTF GUYS?!?!? :D

Drex is Drex, jaim. He's not human.

(Well done on the run btw, homey. But, uh, I was expecting better. :D I think it's really excellent that your dad does that stuff with you. My parents are fatties. Not actually overweight, but the kind of people who drive to the corner store to get a bucket of ice cream.)

And yeah, mine was an accident. I fell. Uphill. 22k. Then I got up, and the wind blew me back down. ;)

Anyway, I promised myself no more forbidding myself to play just 'cause I'm on a starvation diet. If I lose muscle, strength, and my sanity? So be it. :D I will be able to put it back on like a joke. I show you, in about 4 months or so. Gotta get below 10% first.

However, I actually feel great. Full of energy. Pretty sure I'mma do a PR on the bench today.
 
That actually wasn't too bad, a little over 2.5 hours total. I was more worn out Sunday with the 1.5 hour weight session, immediately followed by 2 hours of volleyball. I got done lifting at 5:35 and the volleyball games started at 6:00.

And yeah, mine was an accident. I fell. Uphill. 22k. Then I got up, and the wind blew me back down. ;)

Yer both ridonculous...and I love it.

So Focus, you still doing the Velocity? How many cals are you taking in? And what are the protein/fat/carb breakdown of your day?
 
Yer both ridonculous...and I love it.

So Focus, you still doing the Velocity? How many cals are you taking in? And what are the protein/fat/carb breakdown of your day?

Yup yup. Losses haven't slowed down at all, so I've decided what I'mma do is a really slow transition to real food and bulking. Over the course of the next three months I will - at a snail's pace - slowly incorporate real food until I'm at a point of eating roughly 3-3.5k calories from 3 solid meals and 2-3 liquid. I'm aiming for this to take about 3 months, during which I actually intend to drop down from my current 19% body fat to something more like 9%.

Was hitting 1500 calories a day on true velocity, so what I'm doing now is roughly 1650 for this week, by replacing a shake with a solid food meal on off days (W, Sat, Sun). Which is convenient, 'cause it allows me to be somewhat more sociable and less of a shake-drinking-mutant (though at this point, they're all used to it, haha). And to be honest, I can't really be bothered to eat food. It's too much of a hassle. I like living like a robot. :D But I don't want my system to forget how to process food, either. 'Cause then I get horrible gas when I eat. Smells like napalm. :rofl:

My solid meal will probably be homemade beef jerky and blueberries most of the time. Occasionally I'll splurge on something I want like ice cream or some homemade chili dark chocolate, mmm. I've come to the conclusion that, like our old boy Drex here, I don't really need to be all careful about my carbs and **** to make progress. It's a simple matter of being active and counting calories. So, as I alluded to above, at this point I'm doing a second, third and fourth round of the V Diet (progressing towards the V Diet Lite) simply because I'm lazy. ;)

I figure I'll add 100-200 calories a week until I hit my MT. It will take a while, as when I'm active, my maintenance skyrockets. My math puts it about 4200 calories at my current level of activity, based on the last few months' tracking. And I do intend to increase my energy output significantly once my DDR pad gets here and I have access to the Uni facilities again in a month. And when I get there, it's time to get hyoogeee. :D I'm honestly a little disappointed with this decision, as I want to bulk noooooowww, but I also want to be lean and mean for the first time in my adult life. :luxlove:

Edit: Oh, for nutritional info...umm, one sec. Meh, better get you a new screenshot, as I changed it up. One more sec. Oh, ****nugget. Forgot to put in the potassium and such. There we go. Just hit refresh. :) Kinda high on the carbage, yeah, but it's almost all the surge and almonds and such. Tons of fibre, too. Can't show you the breakdown chart because I haven't fixed it so it stops counting fibre yet, makes it look like my carbage is at like 25%. :p But the numbers are: Carbs - 16.5%, Protein 60.0%, Fat - 20.5%. Off days carbs are under 10% (under 40g, actually, even with a cup of blueberries), and fat recoups the rest (fish oil and some sat, mostly).


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