few words

squatted 300 today.

7 reps, no hip pain.

what doesn't kill you

decided to power my way through a lower today with a milkshake starter instead of a tea and bar starter.

left column is time, right column is sugar number.

0734          128
0849          173 drank 18ozs no-xplode
1012          128 begin of first set
1027          116 begin of 2nd set
1043          106 begin of 3rd set
1105          121 end of 3rd set
1137          154 30 minutes after 6ozs of cellmass

the 106 number is borderline hypoglycemic for me and i was starting to feel like crap but, breaking through emotional obstacles is the tough one so just to reward myself, i punched out 10-280 lb. squats instead of the usual 7.

might throw another 20 on there after the 1st.

it appears my glucose meter is a more accurate indicator of my strength/endurance than just regulating my calorie/protein intake.

looks like over the next month or so i'm going to make a lot of holes in my fingers because i aint goin' to let chemistry deter me from crashing through the wall i'm up against.

doctor's visits are February, 15th and i want to be below 250 for them.

252 seems to be the wall as it has been since 2001 but, this time i got more tools to break it.

goin' to record upper workout tomorrow the same and see if there is a difference.

HYPOGLYCEMIA, no longer a scare

just poked an 81 into my second lower set.

anything below about 115 aint good to work out with.

changed up my lower set a bit.

increased weight from 25lbs. to 35 lbs on situps and hyperextensions.

started using ankle straps for hip exercises on low pulley with 20 lbs.

hit a friggin' wall.

think on lower workout days i'm going to load up with a shake b/4 working out instead of a bar and tea.

progress is too good to let low blood sugar dismay me.

besides, it aint goin' away, ergo, it must be conquered.

sunday, i'll load up with a shake, then preload with no-xplode and time it right, poke my finger at start and in between sets and see.

if i can crash this wall i'll have it knocked.

nothin' like being your own private lab rat.

PLATEAU or RUT

i've increased my poundage a bit and my feelings right now are stay here, burn a little more when i can, clean up my movements for full range of motion and just keep on trucking.

exercisaholism is not rearing its head up so just keep trucking.

back on the elliptical again and i'm going to double up on it soon.

only thing i'm going to try is on friday i'm going to see if i can hyperextension with a 25 lb. plate like i'm doing with the inclined situps.

squats are just purring along with 230 in plates + machine weight which i'll say is about 50 and even got out 8 reps on the last set.

going to crank up the wrist twist to 20 from 15 just to challenge myself to fail.

i need the psychological scepter of failure looming so i can release more endorphins.

'nuff ramblin' time to guzzle some no-explode and pump some iron.

HYPOGLYCEMIA SCARE

i knew it was going to happen sooner or late but, not nearly as severe as it did.
on sunday, i started my usual routine of granola bar and tea to get ready for working out.
nothing special, no extra heavy weight or reps, just a normal upper body workout.

right after my first set i started to feel like crap and 3 exercises i got worse and then, the depression hit, hypoglycemia.

so i quickly poked my finger and sho nuff a 65, not cool at all.

this week i'm starting off without tea and granola and drinking a shake.

seems ok for now but, i guess my metabolism is cranked up enough that i have to watch it now as well.

well worth it as i feel much better than i have in a while.

the stigma of end of life futility aint goin' to rear it's ugly head up anytine soon i hope cuz i got shit to do.