That‘s an impressive number of pushups....46 is my sbsolute max, then *something* turns off. My goal HAD been 55, but I guess I have to aim much higher now. You bas_ard
And can anyone explain why running on a treadmill is alot easier than running outside? I was running for the bus today, and even though it was uphill and i was running flat out, the distance was only a kilometer, and I could swear I was tasting blood.
EDIT: I missed the f_cking bus too, by like 20 feet. I swear to god next time I‘ll throw something at the bloody thing.
As far as workouts, I goto the gym 3 times a week, for about an hour-hour and a half. I work on my upper body for all 3 days, and my lower body once a week. I also run 5km (on a treadmill!) once a week. I‘m one of those thin guys (6‘2 and 179lbs) so I‘m trying to keep cardio to a minimum until I‘m at least 185-190. Of thin guy muscle. Grrr.
I usually do benchpress on alternating weeks, I‘m at 210 as my max, but that‘s when I‘m being spotted and I end up only doing like 2 reps. I usually rep unspotted with 175 or so. I use machines alot, alot more than I should. I use that pulldown thing (the one that works your lats) at about 150lbs. Then I usually head on over to the tricep pulldown thing, then the rowing bicep thingy, then the pec machine (the one where you have paddle on each hand, pull arms together...?) Then the ab machine thing, then the pullup bars, where I usually do about 12 (I‘m pretty sore by then). Then I go over to the freeweights and use the benches in alternating positions while doing shoulder presses with a 50lb weight in each hand. That‘s basically a brief rundown. To be perfectly honest, my workout strategy generally involves doing 12 reps and 3 sets of whatever machine thing isn‘t being used at that moment. Oh yes, and working out near guys that are weaker than I am, and thinner too. It‘s the psychological boost (
I am God among puny thin mortals) that I need.
I know I could be doing things one **** of alot better, but it seems to be working. Kinda. Even though I‘m still a thin ectomorph (in my eyes) there was a time before I decided I wanted to join the reserves when I was 6‘2 and 149 pounds. Had it not been for the allure of being a soldier (albeit part time) I‘d probably still be doing arm curls with my 10 pound weights in my room.
As for protein drinks, I turn to my get fat powder.
The vanilla "mammoth" one tastes like man yogurt (...!) but swallowing it fast and with lots of milk seems to make it stay down.