How about that recap

It was almost a month ago today that I said I would recap my summer.....

I suppose I can try. I pulled this summer and it turned out to be one of the best times of my life. Reinforced relationships, learned so much, did a lot and I was happy all summer.

I find myself now still debating my future. Student loans looming over me, I really should know. So many options make it so difficult... I dread the day when I much make weighty decisions in and instant, or maybe I am better at that. Perhaps its just I have had too much time and not the options my problem.

 

I have spent some time away.

Boy. There goes the summer. Perhaps soon I shall do a recap.

The tears of Giants

It is all closing in on me now.  Packing up the apt today. It was hard, one of the hardest things Ive ever done.  (Maybe next to this was the day I moved down here, almost four years ago).  My friends will no longer be around, my (ex)girlfriend out of the picture, my home of the past four years, the life(style) of the past four years.... all gone.  When I graduated highschool, it was just like this. Full circle. Left highschool, lacking friends and someone special, but I knew I was gonna go to college and that it would all change.  It did, for only four years and here I am. It has been a hard and emotional day for me. Which are rare, such as they say about the tears of giants. I am a very unhappy person right now. As I can be for a few days, but I hope to pull out of it soon.

Well

I will graduate in less than 4 days. I have one final left. After one of the roughest weeks ever last week, projects everyday,turning it all in late. Ugh. Everything is so confusing now.

The weather was beautiful yesterday, we grilled last night. The burgers were petty good. I also had a decent back workout as well:

machine pullovers 5 sets
wide curl pulldowns 4 sets
tbar rows 4 sets
hammer seated row 7x7
wide pulldowns 4 sets
upright rows 3 sets
bent cable laterals 3 sets
tricep pusdown 4 sets
bent tricp pushdowns 4 sets

I did not use any new weights, or do any new reps. Luckily I was able to just stay in the same ranges as the last time I was in there...??? whenever that was.  My lower back is still giving me problems, so no rack pulls or deads. I spent a lot of time foam rolling last night, and first thing when I woke this morning.

Sunday.

Well, it is the third and final day of super bulldawg weekend. It was pretty good. The only real event I experienced was the concert, and a Brian Michael's burger. I did have an amazing leg workout friday, hit 275 on squats for the first time in a while. I was proud of that. My form is so much better now than when I hit 325 2 years ago. I feel better squatting 275 than I did a year ago. I have really focused on my squatting and deadlift work. I have really improved, I can tell because my butt has gotten hyuge.

Well, that is all for now.

Just sat down. I have been at the studio since 9, rendering my ob section. It took that long. I have one more to render, and one more to draw.... and perspectives. Slay me now.   I will need to put all of that together, into a nice pretty document (it will be hygue). I also need to start doing my opportunity district plan. That will be interesting. Oh, and a kijillillionbillion other stuff. 

Managed to attempt going to the gym tonight, but was caught up and left early to go to church. I accomplished:
leg extensions-4 sets
lying leg curls- 4 sets
conventional squats- i did my first work set of 185 and had to leave, who know what lbs I could had done. I was a little tired and my hips were sore from sprinting at the softball game monday in the cold....no proper warm up or stretching, dumb me.

I just feel so hungry and tired all of the time these days. My learning skills book says it is a way that I procrastinate. orrrr.... I am taking 19 hours, 17 of which are studio hours, and I have a crap ton of work all the time. I try to do all of that, then miss meals, and miss an hour or two  of sleep here or there. I then will go to the gym every 3 or 4 days (if am lucky), burn up what little conserved energy I have, then crash and binge and crash.

The Lords day.

Today was nice. Went to class and worship this morning. Two inspiring lessons: defining Gods love..is it all encompassing and lubby dubby, or tough love?, and on how vengeance is the Lords...turn the other cheek, etc. 

Had a good chest workout today

Single arm cable flys, 5 sets
Flat bench barbell press, 3 sets 
Flat bench dumbell flys, 3 sets
Incline dumbell press, 2 sets
Dips, 3 sets

Seated DB curls, 3 sets

No pr's today, but it was a solid workout. I do not flat bench regularly anymore, just decline/ incline presses and dips for my compound chest movements. I still like to start off with an isolation exercise first, to pre-exhaust. I believing in lifting heavy, but also staying smart.

Old Man Willlow

We grilled last night in the green. That was fun. The green is so small compared to the parking lots and buildings it was intimidating though...design flaw? Woke up this morning, the room mate had brought in some tasty donuts....I had three, sooo good. or was it four....  Then we went and helped with some creek restoration again. Showed some boy scouts what was up with crape myrtle planting. Now I am home, contemplating the afternoon.

Mmm Refreshed

I slept four hours yesterday after classes. I slept a good eight-plus last night. I am looking forward to today.

Hmmm

Well. Ending up waking up with a stomach ache in the middle of the night, ugh. So, feeling rough today. Oh well. Its pretty awesome outside..sunny, good breeze, I just want to lay outside for a bit.

Hamstring Day

Today was my first hamstring oriented workout in over 3 weeks. It felt pretty good, I was decently rested and fed as well. Spent about two hours in the gym, which was a while for me. I do not do marathon workouts anymore.

-Ran up the stairs 8 times
-5 sets of lying leg curls
-5 super-setted sets of wide and high leg presses (single leg and regular)
-5 sets romanian deadlifts... worked up to 225 deep, strict and slow reps
-3 sets of standing leg curls...slow deliberate reps
-5 sets box squats (aprox 10")
-3 sets of single leg db stiff leg deads

-3 sets of seated calves
-3 sets of donkey calves

-10 mins on the stepmill, interval, level 6


It felt good to be in the gym again. I used to think I would always have time for the gym, funny how you can change.

First Time.

Beyond high school myspace rants and facebook notes I have never blogged. I wanted to see what it would be like to keep a 'journal.'