Enlargement

[twcolabear]

Get better soon

[TTT]

Thanks Coke and Cola!! ;)



Well I had my second day of work today, but then I was really busy getting trained up on closing procedures (I worked till 10 pm) so I didn't have time to check when I'm working tomorrow, so now I have to get up at 4:30am so I can see if I have to be in at work at 6am. Sucky....

Hopefully if I'm not so much of a zombie before/after work that I can't focus my eyes and stand up, I'll make it to the gym. (Before=I didn't have to do the morning shift, after=I did).

[TTT]

Almost forgot to add, one of the female staff blew me a kiss on my way out the door. How ****ed up is that? She must be a friendly type.

[galileo]

OooOoooOoooh.

[TTT]

OoOohh indeed.

I got about 2 hours' sleep last night. Hooray. I might not even have to work right now, but I'm up to check. Damned timetable.
I feel like a bag of ****.

[getfit]

a bag of what? ;)

[galileo]

****.

[TTT]

Wow.
Today was intense. That's the best word to describe it. Intense work, intense eating, intense work training, intense weight training. Awesome.

Had a sales training thingo at work which took up about 2 hours of my shift, and then I was back on the floor, in a deluge of moaning, smiling, impatient, friendly, nasty, ******ed, helpful people. (The good ones by and large being my co-workers, the bad our customers). Although some of the customers were pretty nice. Unlike one man, who took it upon himself to make me want to punch him in the face for good measure.

Man: "Where's the Draino?"

Me (already serving someone): "It should be in one of the three aisles right here (pointing)."

Man: "Do you work in this store?"

Me: "Yes."

Man: "I KNOW it's in one of those aisles!! Obviously!! Do you know WHICH ONE it is??!"

Me: "Actually sir, I don't work in that part of the store, I work over here, and I'm new... but I can find someone to help you if you want."

Man: "Yeah, you do that."

So I went and asked someone where it was, in addition to something else for another guy (which took 15 seconds total) and I get back, and the first guy's gone. What an asshat. He deserves to be kicked in the nuts and then attacked by a wild pig just on principle.

Other than that, my day wasn't half bad.
Got some more clothes, too. Went and tried on some jeans, and it appears that my ass just won't fit in what I used to wear at all. In fact, I've gone from about size 32-34 to something like 34-34 or even 35/36-34 in the space of a couple of months. Awesome. So I got cargos instead, because I ain't going to fork out for jeans when they're not adjustable and they won't even last more than two months.


I'm finally (pretty much) over the nasty cold I've had for the past week. What a prick of a thing that was.
Now I'm back into the training, with a vengeance... this time, I'm actually going to eat properly, instead of defeating my own effort by having a screwy diet. I'm really getting sick of being small. I am going to be BIG.
And with that, I am changing my routine. This one's going to be something like the one Chris Mason outlined in that thread in bodybuilding/fitness, but I'm going to change things slightly... mostly in the areas of set/rep schemes (I think I get better growth out of higher numbers of total sets/reps) and I might do some rows too. Basically, it's going to be fewer exercises, more sets, and pretty much all compound work (no isolation).


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STIFFIES:
95x6
135x4
155x2
165x6
175x8!
175x8!
Good lord. I'll soon be doing 2pps on these...


WIDE-STANCE SQUATS:
45x8
95x3
135x5
145x6!
145x4
145x2
I think I'm going to have to keep doing these instead of 'normal' squats from now on, for the sake of my knees. I wasn't built to squat. I have to go extremely wide to even get close to the floor. Nice to see an increase in weights, though.


SEATED CALF RAISES:
90x6
135x8!
135x8!
135x8!
90x10
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Weigh-in: I think I lost some weight from this cold/lack of training. Sitting at about 200lbs now. That will soon change :evillaugh:

[Matt04]

workouts looking strong TTT

[getfit]

excellent work T :)

[Kiaran]

Nice SLs, man! Good to see some workouts. Keep hittin' that sh!t :D

[TTT]

Matt, Getfit and Kiaran: Thanks! That was actually a really good workout, considering I hadn't worked out in a week and a half, and probably hadn't done legs in about 2 and a half weeks :)



Today was great diet-wise. I think I've taken in about 5000 Cals, which should be enough for now, provided I can consistently take that many in for a week. Then I'll see if the scale moves.
Also, managed to find a pancake mix shaker, which I'll be taking to work as a protein shaker. Should be great.

Legs are pretty stiff. Although some people say soreness isn't a sign of growth, I say it means that you at least did SOMETHING to your muscles. Hopefully, in my case, it was the right thing.

And now it's time for some decent sleep. I've been up for about 17 hours.

[TTT]

Oh, and another session's coming up tomorrow. Fo' shizzle.

[getfit]

*taps fingers awaiting session* ;)

5000 well done stick to that if you can then gi-normous is just around the corner ;)

[TTT]

Thanks Sylvia!
Damned straight. I think 250 is within easy reach, given my height.





NEW ROUTINE DAY 2
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DB SHOULDER PRESS:
15's x 10
35's x 4
40's x 2
50's x 5!
50's x 4
50's x 2.5
45's x 5
I was afraid of getting that weird back twinge again, even though this time I had a back on the seat instead of just a bench. So I dropped them after 2.5 reps with the 50's. Oh well. I'm pretty sure 50x5 is a PR, although last time I did something like 45x8....
Actually, 45x8 is a LOT more total poundage. But I don't care. Screw it. I like exclamation marks.


DB FLAT BENCH PRESS:
45's x 4
60's x 5
60's x 8!
60's x 5 + [8-second negative on final rep]
Haven't done these for almost a year. We'll see how they progress.


CHINUPS:
BW x 5
BW x 4
*took a slash*
BW x 2.75 (Damn, reduced weight didn't help at all...)
Negatives: 2
WG Pullup Negatives: 3

I suck at pullups. And chinups. That's all there is to say. Although I did actually feel these a bit in my lats. However, this isn't enough reps to really make me grow, I don't think. I might switch these to parallel BB rows again. Or maybe DB rows.



Diet's been pretty good, I should hit the 5k mark by the end of dinner. All whole-food, too, apart from a bit of non-weight gainer protein.

I was going to go for a bike ride today too, but it's a bit late. Maybe tomorrow afternoon. Weather's cooling off a bit.
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I'm not going to weigh myself for a week.

[getfit]

nice T, TRUST ME it took me a year to actually do chins on my own.

[TTT]

Yeah, but was that before you got into weight training?
I didn't progress much on them over the course of about 6 months' worth of training...
I think the problem stems more from my body proportions than from just weak lats. I have long legs, etc. which means I have a disproportionate amount of weight to lift. I guess. Anyway, rows have made them grow more than chins or pullups have, so I think I'll stick to those for awhile.
Oh, and thanks :D

[Coke]

U got a new routine, looking damn good too...keep everything going strong, more sex appeal is on the way - :D

[Kiaran]

Nice moves on the DB Benching, man! So you hurt your back doing shoulder presses without anything supporting your back? Hmmm, I do pressing without back support and it creates a lot of tension in my lumbar. Perhaps I should take a leaf from your book and be careful about this. Tell me more about how this happened?

[ryuage]

you and me have the same problem, I cant do pullups to save my life.

[TTT]

Coke: I certainly hope so! Hehe thanks man.

Kiaran: Thanks dude. Yeah, last time I did a dropset on DB overheads, and in one of the final reps, I got a weird sort of nerve-pain type thing somewhere in my middle back - I don't know whether it was a muscle which was starting to pull, or a pinched nerve, or what, but I didn't push it. It was fine, it didn't even hurt afterwards. I'm lucky, I seem to be able to tell exactly when something's going to give, I guess. Anyway, it happened when I was nearing the end of my endurance, and so I guess I was compensating for my weakened shoulders by arching my back more to try to force the DB's up. So, don't do that :D

Ryuage: Yeah man, I seem to have had the problem for a very long time... they just don't seem to improve, even though I've actually gotten a lot wider since I started. I guess putting on about 35-40lbs doesn't help, either. Unless it's all in your lats....







Today was pretty good at work, opening in the morning was flat-out, we had a ****load of stock to sort out, plus all the usual stuff. Then we had the usual assortment of customers, including one rude lady who, after having a phone battery sized up, and talking rudely to us the whole time, refused to pay $17.99 after I'd opened the pack. Bitch. Also had a guy who returned a microwave he'd already gotten an exchange for (which was cheaper), and a toaster, and wanted the full amount of the original refunded to him, giving him a $10 profit "for his time."
However, I sold an almost- $200 stereo, and a $240 voice recorder today, so I'm happy. Even though I won't see any of that money.

Another workout tomorrow....
Going to Costco tonight to pick up some whey. I might give ALN a try next time, but I need some NOW. :)

[galileo]

wheeeey.

[TTT]

Got a session in last night. It was kind of crappy, but I did okay. Not enough sleep.



NEW ROUTINE DAY 3
=========================================================


DEADS:
warmup sets
.
.
.
245x3 :swear:


LEG PRESS:
4.5pps x 4
4pps x 10
Had more in me, but I don't trust leg press machines. If I fail, I have to bunch up like a foetus to let the sled down to the safety pegs. And that's assuming the safety pegs will stop the sled...



Anyway, crappy workout, but at least I got it in. Better deads next time.
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[Meatplow]

Got a session in last night. It was kind of crappy, but I did okay. Not enough sleep.



NEW ROUTINE DAY 3
=========================================================


DEADS:
warmup sets
.
.
.
245x3 :swear:


LEG PRESS:
4.5pps x 4
4pps x 10
Had more in me, but I don't trust leg press machines. If I fail, I have to bunch up like a foetus to let the sled down to the safety pegs. And that's assuming the safety pegs will stop the sled...



Anyway, crappy workout, but at least I got it in. Better deads next time.
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I know how you feel. Stress and lack of sleep totally kills workouts, but I look at it this way: If you tried as hard as you possibly could, it was not a crappy workout.

Besides, that's a decent amount of weight. Nice job, dude.

[galileo]

:eek:

[Kiaran]

At least you went, man. Most people are like "awww I'm tired, and I don't feel good...f*ck it I'm not going." Keep going with it, T.

[TTT]

Meatplow: Thanks man. Yeah, I guess it was ok, but I doubt I'll get any gains, even in size, from doing sub-PB work. But I might be wrong.

Galileo: I'm confooozed................??

Kiaran: Damned straight! Hehe.






Ok today was a pretty good day at work, although it had some bad bits too. Sold a $400 digital camera, and a $400 car LCD DVD player screen, and almost sold another of the same camera. Along with a whole bunch of lesser items. However, the ****ing receipt printer on one side is ****ed. It keeps jamming. Unfortunately, it did this while printing out the invoice for the LCD screen, and also for the next people in line waiting for some cellphone recharge numbers (which aren't refundable, so the chewed-up receipts mean major **** on our part)... Ultimately, I ended up (for some reason) being the only person in the department at that time. And despite two calls to customer service and for supervisors, no one showed up for about 5-10 mins. So, that bit was pretty exciting. And of course, while all this was going on, there was a convenient phone call to take which involved checking up on stock, too. Which, I guess, is better than some of the calls I took today. Somehow it's hard to keep the smile in your voice when you've already answered 13 calls that day asking how to transfer files from a digital camera to a computer, or how to charge "the battery in my camera - you know, it's a Canon..." No, I don't know.
The most interesting person we had in today was a guy who left after having a discussion about his dysfunctional cordless phone ending up in a landfill like so many other dysfunctional cordless phones (yes, dysfunctional is an appropriate word here). He insisted that if we couldn't recycle his phone, instead of binning it, he wouldn't buy anything from the company. After informing him that it would probably cost as much (if not more) energy and resources to recycle his phone as it would to manufacture a new one, he replied "well, you telling me that just confirms what I was saying - if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the cause." Right. Well, you pay for my course on recycling and landfill usage, and I'll see what I can do, buddy.
He does have a fair point, but arguing with floor staff earning $9 or $10 an hour is like trying to convince Stephen Hawking to enter the Tour de France.

[lilmase1153]

Sounds like this job can get very intresting.. its good to hear your doing good.


lets see some more w/os :D

[TTT]

Yep, it sure can... yesterday was a pretty good day too. A 60-year-old lady stole a single roll of film. Nice one lady. Bet that one saved the ole piggy bank, eh?
What was really odd was that the lady standing behind her, who informed me that she saw the other lady putting it in her pocket, got really upset about it all and started complaining to the manager that I, and the other staff around, didn't do anything to stop it.



Session later today. Haven't been keeping up the calories. Christ I'm skinny. I lose fat in two days, even if I stuff myself to a slightly lesser degree than I have to to gain.


Went and saw the movie "The Duelist" last night, which was an International Film Fest movie. It was pretty good. Afterwards, the director came up on the stage and people could ask him questions, which was cool. It's always refreshing to watch a non-hollywood movie.

[TTT]

Went to the gym at 4:20, and forgot that today's Sunday. Gym closes at 5. Got in for free with 40 mins to go :D


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Warmup: 2 mins ergonometer. ~560m. I was impressed. It was easy as ****.


WIDE SQUATS:
45x8
95x4
135x1
145x5
145x5
115x12
115x5



That's it, suckas.
Have to go out for dinner, anyway. It's gonna be good.
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Will weigh myself soon.

[lilmase1153]

well at least you got som squats in 3T.. YOu better be tearing some food up tonight though to make up for this quick sessin :D

[getfit]

yep 40 mins is better then nothin' huh? go eat :D

[Meatplow]

Went to the gym at 4:20, and forgot that today's Sunday. Gym closes at 5. Got in for free with 40 mins to go :D


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Warmup: 2 mins ergonometer. ~560m. I was impressed. It was easy as ****.


WIDE SQUATS:
45x8
95x4
135x1
145x5
145x5
115x12
115x5



That's it, suckas.
Have to go out for dinner, anyway. It's gonna be good.
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Will weigh myself soon.


Nice mini-workout there. Hope you had a good dinner, and if you were able to walk to your car and fit in it afterwards, you did not eat enough.

[Coke]

Not a dull moment for you there at the job with a myriad of characters coming through, lol...and selling stuff like crazy 3T - :thumbup: . Hope you'll find a way to keep the sessions in the mix, really seem to be favoring leg work as of late.

[TTT]

Mase, Getfit, Meatplow and Coke: Thanks people. Yeah I've been eating a LOT the last few days, so hopefully something'll change.


Got this session in today:


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DB SHOULDER PRESS:
15's x 8
25's x 3
40's x 1
55's x 3
50's x 5
50's x 3
35's x 8


DB FLAT BENCH:
45's x 4
65's x 4
65's x 4
60's x 6
55's x 4.5


ONE-ARMED DB ROWS:
45x5
60x8
60x8
60x8



Don't have much time, lately.
The super-hot girl was at the gym again today. She looks like a cross between a cosmetics model and an aerobics instructor. Absolutely amazing.


So far, the biggest thing I've sold at work has been a $1000 camera a couple of days ago. Other than that, nothing major.

Might get my ass into gear tomorrow and do something worthwhile after work, because I get off at 12:30.

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Weigh-in: Finally broken through the 205lb mark. I think. After dinner, and a couple of litres of water. I think I'm going to have to get some weight gainer - trying to pack in 5000Cals a day while working is just not practical. I guess I could eat a jar of peanut butter on my break, but that gets expensive.

[TTT]

Oh and Coke, the reason I was favouring leg sessions was because I switched routines at the point where I'd just done legs in the old routine, and the first day of the new one is legs, too. Either that or I muffed things up. Which was probably the case. I'm too tired to check right now. I'm going to sleep :D

[lilmase1153]

Yeah 3T getting in the gym and making the most of his time.. right on mate

[TTT]

Thanks Mase.


Went to another yoga session tonight. Christ it was hard. I still have a bit of DOMS in my triceps and back and shoulders from a couple of days ago, and it made it a bit tricky. But it was good. As were the ladies. I can't believe the flexibility.... it's just mind-blowing. :)

[getfit]

hehe sweet T yeah yoga is the killer! everyone thinks it's easy, i've tried it a few times ohh teh pain ;)

[TTT]

Good stuff, alright :D Glad you understand how I feel.




Got this session in today. Going for an ENORMOUS dinner tonight. Should be excellent.


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DEADS:
95x6
135x5
185x1
225x1
245x5
265x1
285x1!!!!! Damn, I didn't know I had this in me. 300 will be all mine very shortly. I hope.
225x4


LEG PRESS:
4ppsx12!
4ppsx10


Also went for a big dinner party last night, which was awesome, but I didn't get back till 1:30 and didn't get to bed till 2, so I'm pretty ****ed today. So this session seemed pretty good.
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[getfit]

300 is yours, well done T :)

[Coke]

Great work with the deads 3T- keep doing this each week and you'll have 400 soon enough.

[Stackattack]

Awesome deads TTT. 3pps will be yours in a matter of weeks.

[Meatplow]

Nice lifting, TTT.

300 is most definately yours, if not more, for your next DL session.

You own that weight.

[TTT]

Getfit, Coke, Stack and Meatplow: Thanks people! I'm pretty excited about getting 3pps myself, that'll be a major milestone.

Work was good today, sold a bunch of stuff, digital cameras, a washing machine, etc.
Had an enormous dinner at a restaurant.
Back and legs are sore. But not in a bad way.
I've discovered two important things today:

1) Under no circumstances should you try to hold toothpaste in your mouth when sneezing while brushing your teeth;
and
2) I am stupid. All this time I've been navigating my way through WBB to get to my journal to post something, when all I had to do was bookmark it. Duh.

I'm off to sleep. Didn't get to sleep till about midnight or later last night. Couldn't fall asleep, so I lay in bed for about 3 hours doing nothing. Pretty ****ty. Got up at 6.
Hopefully a workout is in the works tomorrow.

[Kiaran]

Just checkin in to see how things are coming along for you, man. Everything is growing for you. Those deads are getting a lot better! 3pps is closer than you think.

[TTT]

Back's still pretty stiff. I think I'm going to do a back/chest/shoulder (part 2 of the routine) session, even though it's backwards in terms of what I'm supposed to be doing today (squats, SLDL's and calf raises).... I don't think I could handle SLDL's today. Any thoughts?

[getfit]

back is feeling tight T? rest it out, i'm just getting a little better from my back pain

i wouldn't do sldl's until your back feels better :)

[getfit]

is it lower?

[TTT]

Don't worry, I wasn't going to do SLDL's.... but I'm going to do bench, shoulder presses and DB rows, which shouldn't tax my (lower) back too much. Hope your back heals up soon! :)

[getfit]

sounds good, i'm getting better thanks T :)

[TTT]

CHEST/SHOULDERS/UPPER+MIDDLE BACK:
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DB SHOULDER PRESS:
20's x 8
35's x 2
45's x 1
55's x 3
55's x 3
45's x 7 + Slow Negative
35's x 8 + Slow final negative


DB FLAT BENCH:
40's x 7
65's x 6!
60's x 3
50's x 10


PARALLEL BB ROWS:
95x6
115x8
125x7
125x8
95x8.823569243


CHINUPS:
BW x 5.8


WG PULLUP NEGATIVES:
BW x 3






Workout grade: A-
Not half bad. Bench is finally starting to show signs of increase. Diet hasn't been the best due to work, etc. but I'm going to try to get more organised and pack it in.


Saw the amazing lady again today. And our eyes met, too. Oh man, that sounds terribly.... something or other. Trashy poetry.
In addition, there was a cute Asian girl doing squats with perfect form, and strange dance moves in the squat rack between sets. And a cute lady who must have been about 5 feet tall doing kickbacks right beside me during bench.
This journal is turning into Wikked's journal, so I'll stop right there. Except I'm not a pervert. :p
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Weigh-in: Moving on up @ 205lbs.

[getfit]

nothing wrong with trashy peotry ;)

nice work T, back a little better ?

[Coke]

You've got to be at least a level 3 perv, lol - :D ...looking solid at 205lbs. workout is very good TTT.

[Stackattack]

Not a pervert? My arse. It's ok TTT, we're all perverts here.
None more so than GF. :p

[TTT]

Sylvia: Heh. I don't know what I was thinking when I wrote that. But that's what happened. Yeah, the back's much better thanks. It was just a bit tight, no injuries or anything :)

Coke: Thanks dude! 205lbs isn't enough though, I want MORE :evillaugh In actual fact, it shouldn't be that hard to put on more weight, given my height. But it is.

Stack: Yeah, getfit's a level-5 perv, which is unheard of across most of the world. :p




WOOHOO I have 3 days off work again. I don't know why they're giving me so much time off. Maybe they're going to fire me at the end of the probationary period. I doubt it though.
Unfortunately, the weather is **** and I haven't made any plans. So, it's going to be sleeping, eating and gymming for me, I guess. Plus maybe a bit of partying or movie watching on the side. Uber-exciting stuff. Maybe I should try doing something I've never done before, just to make things interesting.

[getfit]

maybe take up knitting :D ;)

[TTT]

No way man, that's so last-century. Everyone knows CROCHET is where it's at today!!
See? It even rhymes....

[TTT]

Okay, heading to the gym now.
I've been debating about whether to fork out almost $50 for a pair of earphones. They're the sealed earplug-type ones. I think the sound quality would be substantially better than the Apple ones I'm using, plus they should block out the droning of the top-20 stuff being played in the gym, and the sound of curl jockeys yapping on their cellphones. And other assorted noises outside of the gym. But damn, that's a lot of money for two little bits of plastic... even though they're on the cheap end of the higher-end earphones.
Anyway, I'm off.

[Meatplow]

I say anything that has the ability to filter the noise-pollution (such as the dreaded top 20 countdown) that goes on in the majority of gyms is a must.

:thumbup: to the earphones.

[TTT]

DAY ONE
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STIFFIES:
45x5
95x6
135x3
155x1
185x8!!
185x6
185x8!!
Decided to bump things up a bit. Had to switch to mixed grip on the last set. Don't know why. Bit disappointed with grip strength at the moment, but I might start training it.


WIDE SQUATS (Almost ATF):
95x5
95x3
135x1
155x3
175x3!
175x3!
135x7
Chucked some more weight on (more than I've done before) to see how it went. I was pretty happy with the results. I blame diet.


SEATED CALF RAISE:
45x7
90x6
135x8
160x6!
135x10!
Again, more weight. God damn, I love this sport.




Did absolutely nothing today, except sorting out my medical insurance. I sent away for it weeks ago, and they sent a letter back stating that they require a copy of my birth certificate, WHICH THEY FAIL TO MENTION ON THE FORM. Slackers. So, I have to spend another $130 on an extra month's travel insurance so I don't end up bankrupting myself or my family if I have an accident here. Which kind of pisses me off, because that $130 could have bought, say, four tubs of whey. :D

Anyway, other than that, I'm pretty relaxed and happy. Probably going to a party tonight, which should be fun.
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[getfit]

nice stiffies T, have fun :)

[Stackattack]

Wow. Numbers are really moving up here. Awesome squatting/stiffies mate.

[Built]

Nothing like a good stiffie.

[Coke]

Damn grip gives everyone trouble, lol. You are such a great guy, sure to have a good time at the party.

[Kiaran]

Nice leg work, mang. PRs blowing out everywhere! Keep hittin it hard, ok?

[Meatplow]

Good lookin' workout. Nice job on those stiffs.

It's funny how our grip strength matters as much as our hamstring strength does for doing stiffs.

[TTT]

Getfit, Stack, Built, Coke, Kiaran, Meatplow: Thanks people! More PR's to come, hopefully.


The party was interesting, although we didn't really know many people there, so it was kind of weird.

Went out for more drinks tonight :)

Also, went for another 3-hour bikeride. That was cool. Legs were still sore from yesterday, but I thought a bit of good ol' fashioned hard cycling would do them good. Got off the bike at the end, and I could hardly walk :D We usually take a break about an hour in, though.
If I don't feel too crappy tomorrow (today)? I might do a chest/shoulders/upper back workout.

[TTT]

I hurt.

[TTT]

Bought the earphones, they're these ones (from another source):
http://www.cosmo.com/cgi-bin/afp/afp.cgi?item_id=B000095SB6&search_type=AsinSearch&locale=us

A few reviews say the cables are going to wither on me in 3 months or less. Others say they're crap, and yet others say they're good.
All I can say is, the sound quality is fricking amazing. I should have gotten better earphones years ago. They're not even broken in yet, and they sound awesome. I can hear stuff (even in 128kbps MP3's) that I couldn't hear at all with the standard ipod earphones. It's like listening to a good stereo set, compared to a $10 portable radio.

Working tomorrow at 7:30am. Got to get some sleep.
Will probably do shoulders/chest/back tomorrow. Was supposed to do them today, but I have an oddly sore muscle in my back. In this picture, http://exrx.net/Muscles/ErectorSpinae.html
it's where the number 2 or 3 are, roughly halfway up. But it's not pulled or anything, just an odd, dull ache. Could be from being hunched over on the bike for 3 hours yesterday :D

Off to sleep.

[getfit]

back issues comes with the territory ;)

hope you heal up soon,i'm better after 2 weeks of feeling like a cripple

[TTT]

Thanks!
Yeah you're right, it's all part of the game. It's just that this was pretty late-onset soreness. I can't even feel it today, though.
Glad to hear your back is good. :)

[TTT]

Jesus, I just measured my blood pressure with my grandma's meter, and it came out to an average (over two measurements) of something like 140/60. WTF is going on there? It would appear I have the systolic pressure of a 50-year-old, with ridiculously-low diastolic. Could be the meter. Could be the way I had the cuff on. Could be exogenous factors. Could be that I'm a freak.

[KiwiBuilder]

Jesus, I just measured my blood pressure with my grandma's meter, and it came out to an average (over two measurements) of something like 140/60. WTF is going on there? It would appear I have the systolic pressure of a 50-year-old, with ridiculously-low diastolic. Could be the meter. Could be the way I had the cuff on. Could be exogenous factors. Could be that I'm a freak.

Freak...

[TTT]

That's me....




DAY 2
================================================================


DB SHOULDER PRESS:
15's x 9
25's x 6
40's x 2
55's x 3
55's x 3
45's x 8
45's x 6
Not enough kai.
Thinking of trying an alternative exercise as a replacement for these, as they don't isolate the shoulder quite as much as I'd like. I don't want a total isolation movement, just something a bit more delt-specific. Maybe Arnolds, or something.


DB FLAT BENCH:
35's x 6
65's x 6
65's x 4
55's x 8.5
I'm getting frustrated not knowing how much I'm actually using with these dumbells. They're not marked, and it annoys me. I'm guessing the bar is somewhere around 5lbs. Anyway, these could be anywhere around 5-10lbs out, on either side of the weights listed. At least I'm consistently using the same ones. I think.


PARALLEL BB ROWS:
45x8
95x5
135x7
135x8!
135x6.5


HAMMER CURLS (for fun):
20's x 9
25's x 7
Oh man these sucked.



Towards the end of the workout, the weight room smelled like someone had filled their pants. Pretty disgusting.

I always feel like telling people who look like they don't know what they're doing about WBB. There was one guy there today doing DB curls, and he had about 45lb dumbells in each hand, and he could lift them about 5 centimetres each rep. So he did about 10 five-centimetre reps on each arm, then rested. Then repeated. I never do end up telling anyone, though, because of the reaction I've gotten from people I know when I tell them about WBB. So I don't bother telling people (or making it obvious that I post on here, even though I didn't before, either)... saves the trouble. But it sure could help a lot of people.

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[KiwiBuilder]

...But it sure could help a lot of people.


Maybe you could put up a poster...or something?

[TTT]

I'll just get a teeshirt and one of those shaker cups they're making :D

[Coke]

Could be that I'm a freak.

That could very well be 3T - I've been known that, lol - :D ...did very good upper body work in there, nice volume.

[TTT]

Thanks, Coke. Nothing wrong with being a freak.... :)

Ok so last night I went to another yoga class, and jesus was it hard after doing chest/back/shoulders the night before. I couldn't do some of the one-armed support type positions properly. Well, only for a few seconds, anyway.
Possibly going to do a deadlift/leg press session tonight, but we'll see how I feel. I might just give myself one more day off, because I'm still feeling a bit worn-out. Mostly due to lack of sleep.

[getfit]

nice,trust me i feel the same way today after my class :)

[Kiaran]

Nice workout T. Everything's lookin stronger. I know what you mean about the guy doing 5cm arm curls. Just the other day at my gym, there was a guy doing reverse curls. He was keeping his elbows bent the whole time, while swinging the barbell up to the top with his shoulders and hips. I looked closely at his elbows and I think he really only had a total of 2 inches of ROM. Poor guy probably thought of himself as a beast too :(

[M.J.H.]

Hey man, journal looks good. My question is, why do seated DB presses before flat DB presses? Don't you notice your front delts are beat up after seated?

[kook]

triple! i started checkin this out, i saw you were possibly having some grip problems? try this one, i love it. one handed deadlift with a hold at top with a barbell. start light and work your way up. the bar tries to roll and move side to side on you so its pretty hard at first, but thats how the grip comes up.

anyways keep it up, it looks good. anything can come with consistency

[twcolabear]

well well, look who stumbled in here ;)
Glad to see you keeping on top of your workouts with work and all

[TTT]

Getfit: Thanks... yep, I guess you do!

Kiaran: But we've all been there before... :evillaugh Thanks man.

Venom: Cheers! And yes, that's a very good point. I don't know where I'd put shoulders though if I didn't do them on bench day.... maybe dead/legpress day?

Kook: Thanks for the tip. I'm thinking of also trying one-armed hangs for a bit. Do you put those deads on the same day as regular deadlifts? Or use them as a replacement?

Colabear: Thanks for stopping by! Yeah, I guess you could say "keeping on top," but probably not "consistent." :)

[TTT]

Yesterday was a rather interesting day at work. Almost sold a $300 Mp3 player, but they were out of stock. Then, half an hour later, a guy comes in returning one of the exact same players, with nothing wrong with it. Package wasn't even opened. God damned order of events....
Later on, a lady came into the store, and wanted me to help her transfer her pictures from her digital camera to her laptop. So I helped her do just that. During the course of my showing her how to do this, she made repeated comments to the effect of "you're hired!" and "what do you do in your time off work?" and "seriously, myself and some of my friends would be interested, if you want a paid job sitting down with people and tutoring them on basic computer skills. If you want to give me your number..." All the while, she was showing me pictures of herself on a boat somewhere. And 'accidentally' brushing her hands or arm up against mine. She was probably in her late 30's, but she was actually in pretty good shape. Then she said, "You see, I can make movies, but I can't do this stuff" (pointing to the computer and camera). Maybe she was trying to hire me for a porn film or something. Who knows. Anyway, it was a pretty interesting experience, and snapped me out of my daze of semi-consciousness induced by a chronic lack of sleep - at least for a few minutes.

[TTT]

Oh, and here's the workout I got in last night:

DAY 3:
================================================================

Ergonometer: 3:00', 762m


DEADS:
45x8
135x5
135x4
185x3
225x4
245x3
245x4
245x3
Took it a bit easy on these, therefore no PR's. Back still feels a bit tight. I think the cycling after the workout last time did it. Doesn't feel like there's anything wrong per se... probably just tense. I need a massage.


LEG PRESS:
2ppsx7
3ppsx4
4ppsx5
4ppsx8



Slept in till 11:30 today :D
================================================================

[getfit]

so do i :(

still good effort T :)

[TTT]

Swap massages? :idea:
:angel:

[TTT]

Went bowling tonight as part of a work thing - it was a bowl-a-thon for raising funds for a kid's help line thingo. Anyway, I bowled 172!! I don't know how the hell I did it.
And I totally screwed up the final frame, I didn't even get a spare. If I'd done that, I probably could have had over 200. Oh well, next time.

Then we went to a pub beside the bowling place, and that was pretty funny, lots of joking around. Good times.

And almost every single light on the way home was green.

Things must be going my way. I should buy a lotto ticket.

[lilmase1153]

3T glad things seem to be going your way mate, oh and not a bad game on the lanes but I hate to stomp on your parade but I average about a 210 a game :p j/k man but im a total nerd and was in a bowling league as a kid..

Dude that old lady sooo wanted you, you should have took her # and called her as soon as she left and said "your hired".. I know I know what your thinking, IT does not make any sense but I guess thats point...........

[Kiaran]

Nice moves, bro. Keep hittin those Deads hard, they're growing. You SHOULD buy a lotto ticket, damn!

[TTT]

Mase: Screw you, hippie :p Damn, that's a nice average.... but you have to understand that I've had absolutely no coaching in this sport, and probably play about 3 times a year...
And yeah, I should have done something about the lady... maybe her and her friends will be in the store again later, hehe.

Kiaran: Thanks dude. They aren't moving much at the moment, but once I get my diet in order again (it's sort of an on-off thing), they should start cranking up again. Sleeping in till 11 doesn't help matters... only having half a day to take in 4500-5000 Cals is pretty difficult. Yeah, maybe I should get one. In fact, I will. I think it'll have to be next week's draw though.


Okay so today I might go to the Greek Food Festival. That should be pretty cool.
Then I'm going to update the songs on my ipod, because I'm pretty bored of them, and I can't do it on my computer. And get a haircut. :)

[kook]

i mix them in when my forearms feel strong. sometimes on back day, sometimes on dead lift day...but a light deadlift day, or when im bored. its not really a weekly thing for me either.

[MixmasterNash]

Swap massages? :idea:
:angel:

You dirty, dirty slut!


:evillaugh

Good idea.

[TTT]

Kook: Thanks for the advice. I think I need to work my shoulders a bit more than that, though. They're a bit of a weak point at the moment. Might try incorporating them into dead/leg press day.

Mix: Hehe. Sylvia will probably beat me up now.





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Cardio: 2.5hrs biking

================================================================

[getfit]

T,i don't ever hit.

oh wait a minute i started boxing ;)

[TTT]

I'll give you a match :)






Going to take a nap, then going to do legs.

[TTT]

DAY 1:
================================================================


STIFFIES:
45x10
95x6
135x4
155x2
185x6
205x7!
215x5!
These felt so easy. Could have done more. Right hamstring got a little crampy though.


WIDE, DEEP SQUATS:
45x5
95x5
95x4
135x3
155x1
175x4!
175x4!
Hot damn.


SEATED CALF RAISE:
95x5
95x3
135x7
160x7!


I don't know how I pulled this one off. Diet has been absolutely terrible, and I mean pretty bloody bad, for the last few days. Haven't been eating nearly enough at work, taking 4+ hours between meals, and probably topping out below 4000 Cals a day. Sleep has also been absolute ****. 6 hours max per night. Oh well, I guess I'll call this week a mini-cut, and then bulk hard again.

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[getfit]

nice work T, sometimes are crap days makes excellent sessions :D

[Kiaran]

You pulled that workout off because your mind wanted it :) Great job on the PRs, keep em' coming!

[Coke]

Stuff will come together more and more as time goes by, keep pluggin along 3T...pretty good deads and leg training!!

[TTT]

Getfit, Kiaran and Coke: Thanks, people.

Today was much the same as that last workout - severe lack of sleep. However, I think I did okay. Threw some different stuff in, too.

DAY 2
================================================================



DB FLAT BENCH:
35's x 7
45's x 6
65's x 6
65's x 6
65's x 5 + 10-second negative


DB ROWS:
35x5
65x6
65x7
65x7


GHETTO T-BAR ROWS:
1p x 5
2p x 4
3p x 4.8
3p x 2.5
2p x 10
I'm assuming these are ghetto-style; the bar was just wedged into a corner, and I used a narrow-grip handle from the cable machine as a grip.
I really like these, I think I'll incorporate them.


Today at work, I had a variety of interesting and challenging customers.
One lady bought a $30 cellphone airtime top-up, and despite the fact that I told her that the high-priced top up may or may not mean that the credit lasted for longer, she claimed I said it DID, after the fact. The top-ups are non-refundable....
I sold a camera to one guy, who apparently comes in and wastes time frequently. He spent about half an hour looking at the lens of this demonstrator camera with a magnifying glass. There was one minute 'scrape' (not even a scratch) that didn't even go through the optical coating, let alone the lens. There were some minor scratches on the LCD. He spouted on about how "I always take care of my stuff - I've had digital cameras for YEARS without a SINGLE MARK on them - and look at this!! People should take better care of their stuff!" I explained to him that since it was a demo camera, it was taken into and out of the display case a lot, and lots of people had held it. It didn't make a difference. The funniest bit was when he paid in cash, and sort of 'flicked' each bill as it came out of his wallet and put it onto the counter deliberately... and he goes, "Mmm, Crisp!"
Then we had a guy who came in looking at stereos with his handicapped friend, who let loose the most awful gas I've smelt in awhile. In addition, I don't know whether the handicapped man's single-syllable vocabulary of "ugh" was really quite enough to base the decision of whether or not to buy a stereo on.
Then there was a lady who came in with a phone which she claimed had a display problem. I plugged it in, and it worked fine. She wanted a refund, plus extra money to match a current, equivalent phone. Eventually she got it because it actually was faulty and started to play up, but by this time she was pretty irate.
Another lady came in and wanted us to refund the digital camera and 1GB memory card she'd bought, AND get pictures off the memory card and print them for her, all while she was going to "be over in that department over there, looking at computers." I tried to explain that it would be better for her to wait while I refunded the camera, then got the prints done, then refunded the card so as not to get it mixed up with our store stock, but she also got pretty miffed.
I had to fight back some pretty inappropriate (appropriate?) words today. Multiple times :D
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[getfit]

nice work T.It's good you kept your cool at work.I've had to deal with animals in the past, i wish a had a punching bag back then i would have used it multiple times :D

[Coke]

Don't go ghetto on the customers like you did with the tbars, lol - :D ...session not bad bro.

[TTT]

Sylvia: Thanks! Yeah, I agree... although it wasn't too bad. Kind of funny, actually. And I can't exactly be mad at a handicapped person :D What were some of your stories?

CoCoa: I won't :) I'm an extremely patient person. It's just that I was already exhausted before I even started working yesterday, so when you're tired, it gets harder not to get angry at people. Thanks!



BTW, are what I did actually called "ghetto" T-bars? What are non-ghetto T-bars? Is there a machine for them?

[TTT]

DAY 3:
================================================================


Ergo: 3':00" / 792m

DEADS:
45x10
135x5
185x3
225x1
250x5!!
250x5!!


LEG PRESS:
2ppsx7
4ppsx1
5ppsx4!
5ppsx4!
4ppsx12

S/S with:

DB LATERALS:
25's x 6
25's x 6
25's x 5


And I'm out for dinner. Going to eat up large.
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[getfit]

well done on the deads T :)

[kook]

Kook: Thanks for the advice. I think I need to work my shoulders a bit more than that, though. They're a bit of a weak point at the moment. Might try incorporating them into dead/leg press day.







why'd you mention shoulders? little lost, anyways dead/legs is perfect, but do them at the end of pulling so it won't hinder your grip for pulling

workouts are sick, what are stats? i'll try lookin around your journal to see if you mentioned it

[MixmasterNash]

DEADS:
250x5!!
250x5!!


:strong:

[Coke]

Like them deads 3T, those leg presses are not bad either - ;)

[TTT]

Getfit: Thanks!

Kook: Because you mentioned not doing them on bench day before.... Thanks man. Stats are 22y.o., 6'5", 205lbs.

Mix: Hehe, thanks man! I'm finally (almost) starting to feel that way too. Until Coke comes in here :D

Coke: Thanks! The best part about them was, they were all as smooth as hell. Same as the leg presses. :)

Forgot to mention the dude in the gym yesterday - he came up to me as I was resting between sets on the leg press, and goes "you're going to run out of room on that thing!" - pointing at the weight pegs :evillaugh
The leg press machine here isn't built for really strong people. I can't see someone loading up more than 8pps on this thing. Maybe not even 7pps. And it doesn't have a central peg under the sled either. But that's ok, I'm nowhere near that yet :)

Went to a Halloween party last night. It was pretty impressive. Then went out and had beef brisket & noodle soup, and a 'sour plum' slushie (god knows what was actually in either of these two delicacies) at 2am on the way home. But of course, I got to sleep in an hour later, because the clocks got set back at 2am, so in effect, I got home at 1. :cool:

My friend's got a ticket and she's coming over from Japan over Christmas/New Year's. It's going to be awesome to see her.

Hmm, what else...

Well, that's it. Time to eat, as per usual.

[getfit]

sweet, i just finished carving my pumpkins and getting candy ready for tomorrow also eating half of them :p

[Kiaran]

Nice moves, things are really coming along for you T :)

[lilmase1153]

Its always nice to get a compliment from a stranger at the gym, I bet your gonna have a lot of fun when your friend comes down. Boy is that a long flight she has in store for her..

[TTT]

Getfit: Do you still have stuff left?

Kiaran: Thanks man!

Mase: You bet. And yeah, it's a long flight, but it's not too bad. It's about the same as from NZ - > Vancouver, I think.





Last night:

Yoga sesssion, followed by dinner and beer at an Irish pub with live music. Teacher at yoga was pretty hot, and seemed to be interested in me. I think.

Tomorrow: Legs session.

[getfit]

nice :)

no, the kiddies got most of it,and some went in my tummy :D

[TTT]

Haha. Extra calories.



DAY 1
================================================================


Ergo: 3':00" / 769m


STIFFIES:
45x10
95x6
135x4
185x4
225x5!!
225x5!!
225x4!


SQUATS:
45x6
135x3
135x3
175x5!
175x3
135x5


SEATED CALF RAISE:
2p x 5
3p x 4
170x4
170x4
3p x 8

================================================================

[getfit]

nice work T :)

[tigo]

very very nice squats and stiffies hahah

[MixmasterNash]

Yoga sesssion, followed by dinner and beer at an Irish pub with live music. Teacher at yoga was pretty hot, and seemed to be interested in me. I think.

So why didn't you invite said yoga teacher to the pub, slacker?

[Coke]

Teacher at yoga was pretty hot, and seemed to be interested in me. I think.

There is no doubt the teacher and all them females at yoga class or everywhere that he goes, show plenty of interest in TTT, lol - :D ...made good and was really into those stiffies, the squats and seated calves look good too mate.

[lilmase1153]

Heck yes that is an awesome leg day... Great job 3T

[Meatplow]

Killer leg session, man.

If only my calves were not like a child's, I'd be able to do 3p raises with them.

[Matt04]

sweet leg day TTT.

[twcolabear]

so what happened to that girl ? ;P

[TTT]

Holy crap, so many replies... don't you all have something better to do? :D

Sylvia: Thanks! :)

Albanator: Thanks man.

Mix: Because I was with my sister. And because I have no social skills.

Coke: HAHA that made me laugh, cheers man! :)

Mase: Why thank you!

Meatplow: Cheers. Well, mine used to be the same way. You just have to train them. I soon discovered I wasn't lifting as hard with my calves as I was with other muscles - I guess I was afraid of pulling them. Just put it out of your mind :)

Matt: Thanks!

Colabear: Nothing, as usual ;)






Ok here was tonight's session:


DAY 2
================================================================


DB FLAT BENCH:
15's x 12
25's x 6
45's x 4
65's x 7!
65's x 7!
65's x 6


CHINUPS:
BW x 5
BW x 4.9
BW x 3.8
BW x 2.8
BW x 2
Wide-grip negative x 1; 5-count


T-BARS:
2px5
2p+35x2.8
2px7


CABLE CRUNCHES:
100x6
160x12
160x9.5
160x6
Haven't done these in over a month, and no loss of strength.


Now I'm going to the International Storytelling Festival at the museum. Should be interesting.
Hope you're all having a great day/night :)

================================================================

[getfit]

nice work T, strong on the DB flat bench.

Have fun :)

[Coke]

Nice to see you hanging so tough with the cable crunches, good chest and back work 3T.

[Kiaran]

SLDLs are developing strong. 2pps is a great milestone. DB bench is getting better all the time too.

[TTT]

Thanks people.
I apologize for not posting in your journals; things have been pretty busy lately.




DAY 3
================================================================


DEADS:
135x7
185x2
225x2
250x1
255x4
255x4
255x3


LEG PRESS:
2ppsx7
4ppsx7


DB SHOULDER PRESS:
20's x 7
40's x 8
40's x 7
40's x 6


This workout was kind of crappy. Pretty averagely-average-Mr. McAverage. I give it two stars.
This was probably caused by chronic lack of sleep, which I'm going to try to remedy to some extent tonight. Also, diet has sucked for the last two days. I only get to eat about four or five times a day when I'm working :D

================================================================

[TTT]

The odd thing is, I've never looked better.

[Canadian Crippler]

WTF, when did you get strength? Weird, you're catching up to me.

[TTT]

Cheeky SOB :D

[lilmase1153]

Your hilarious 3T, Thats awesome that you have never looked better since after all thats why we are all here..

Get some good rest mate, I'm sure your body will thank you for it..

[Coke]

You are above average mate and its gonna show more once you get the much needed rest...session not bad.

[Kiaran]

Those deads are truckin forward, dude. Keep em moving!

[TTT]

Just started taking ETS today. Thought I might as well try something which had the potential to help me sleep better. If this works, it'll be like buying better health/life for the price of a cellphone or phoneline rental each month. That'd be a pretty sweet deal. I'll document any noticeable effects in here. Hey, even if it doesn't help with sleep, it should (hopefully) improve my training...

Crippy, Mase, Coke and Kiaran: Thanks people. I'll post in your journals when I get some spare time :) Work is pretty flat-out at the moment. This morning there was literally a mountain of stock to put away, and a thick wad of signs to put up.

[getfit]

trust me T, you'll see the difference with ETS

[TTT]

I hope so :)

Just got back from a concert by The Roots. It was pretty good, although it was very ad-lib and sort of way-out. There was enough pot smoke in the air to stone an army. It's now 2:15am, and I have to work at 11:30. Originally, the show was going to be at 7:30, but that one was cancelled, so we ended up going to the 11:30 one. It was worth it, anyway. Today's going to be an interesting day at work, though.

[TTT]

Work was pretty decent, considering the sleep. It was cruisy. Not too many customers.

Tonight I went out again to a live band thing at this pub, and lo and behold, a girl I'd never met before but who knew my sister's friend, seemed to be very interested in me. Crazy how this **** works. You have absolutely no one, and then BAM. Five of them.
Anyway, I got her email address, although I guess she'll just be a friend, because I'm already kind of (I think?) in some kind of weird transitory relationship with my friend from Japan, who's coming here in a month and a half, although she'll only be here for a week.
Wow. That is ****ed up. But that's life.

[TTT]

Talked to that girl for an hour on the phone. Seems pretty cool.



DAY 1
================================================================


STIFFIES:
135x8
185x5
225x5
230x5!


SQUATS:
45x7
95x5
135x3
175x4
175x2
135x8
Did these a bit narrower than I normally do. Still deep, though - probably about 20 or 30 degrees below parallel.


LEG PRESS CALF RAISES:
1pps x 6
2pps x 6
3pps x 6
3pps x 8



Haven't worked out in a few days. Took a bit of a break to fully recover. The ETS should have kicked in by now, if it's going to work, so I figured that fully resting up would make this more of a valid experiment. We'll see how the DOMS go in the next few days.
The benches at work are made for dwarfs. I get a sore back bending over all day to use the tills :( Oh well, I could be working in one of those slave diamond mines, or a brothel, or something... so I can't complain, really.

================================================================
Weight: Still ~205lbs. Have to get the diet in order. Eating too many carbs, and not enough protein. Bloated.

[Teh BDK]

I remember I had this game called Diamond Mine for my Franklin PC back in the day. It'd have a maze type thing, and you were a 5 pixel mining cart. You'd go around picking up diamonds and each diamond would stick on the tail of an ever growing tail of diamonds that you had to drag back to the start of the maze, and there would be these monsters, or thieves, or ninjas, or other trucks driven by non-union scabs that would steal your diamonds. It was kickass when I was 13. I want to break that thing open again and see if it still starts.

[TTT]

You totally should. I had my original NES up until a couple of years ago, then it packed up after years of maybe-once-a-year use. I wish I'd gotten it fixed. They don't make games like that anymore.
Oh well, that's what the internet's for.

[getfit]

wow, rest served you well T, nice work :)

[Coke]

Nice and thorough leg day pimp.

[Kiaran]

Great work on those SLDLs, bro. You might as well just hit ATF on those Squats, because you probably won't even notice the change from where you already drop to :p

[lilmase1153]

wow, rest served you well T, nice work :)
Couldnt have said it better myself..

Great job 3T, Oh and I could not imagine you working at a brothel :D

[Miss Rezza]

Talked to that girl for an hour on the phone. Seems pretty cool.

:clap:


:hello:

[TTT]

Sylvia: Thanks! I like the new avatar, too ;)

Cocoa: HAHA, thanks man. I'm about the furthest thing from a pimp that exists in this world...

Kiaran: Cheers! Yeah, I probably should, but I'll have to work on my flexibility a bit. Those ones were done with a narrower stance, and I still can't get any deeper without putting my knees further forward.

Mase: Thanks man. Yeah, neither can I :D I'd need some pretty big ladies' clothes, for one thing...

Rezza: Hehe. Hi!

[TTT]

Today was pretty average (again). I've developed an addiction to the game Carmageddon 2. I hadn't played it since 2nd year at uni in 2002, and then I downloaded it the other night, and I'm back into it. I should have been doing something outside.
Last night, I went and watched the movie "Water." It's a great movie, and I highly recommend it. Excellent cinematography, excellent mood, excellent acting, excellent everything.




Ok here's the workout I did in half an hour tonight (crammed it in before dinner - and it actually turned out pretty good, I thought).


DAY 2
================================================================


DB FLAT BENCH:
25's x 15
40's x 6
50's x 2
65's x 8!
65's x 5
65's x 5


CHINUPS:
BW x 5


T-BARS:
2p x 7
2p x 10
2p x 7


CABLE FLYES:
80x3
50x8



There was an abundance of hot girls in the gym, for an unknown reason.
And some guy took my T-bar grip just after I'd set it up and went to get a drink. ****er. :p
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[getfit]

isn't that a good thing having all the hot girls in the gym ;)

nice work T

[Matt04]

DB presses are looking nice TTT, keep it up.

[Coke]

Damn man, some folks have no gym etiquette or common courtesy to ask if something is being used first.
Wow TTT, you attracted a crowd of hot chicks again while making good but swift work on the chest and back - ;)

[TTT]

Sylvia: Hehe, yeah it was... but it got kind of distracting, particularly when one of them was doing hamstring stretches. She was very flexible, I'll put it that way. Thanks!

Matt: Cheers, man! I'm going to see how much I've put on my BB bench soon.

Coke: You're right there.... :) Thanks! I wouldn't say a crowd, more of a small following :p




Tonight I went out for beers and food with the girl I met a couple of weeks ago. There were a group of us to start off with at this pub, then just the two of us went to another place afterwards. She's pretty cool. Might be going to a dinner party on Tuesday.
Was supposed to work out today, but I had so much **** to do. Tomorrow.
ETS seems to really work. I think I can now safely say that. I can get full ROM in both arms, despite the heavy chest/back workout the other day.

Laters people.

[Kiaran]

Short and sweet workouts can be the best. Great job on those DB presses, bro. Oh yeah, did I mention that I hate ****ers that "work in" without asking?

[TTT]

Haha, thanks man. He wasn't working in, he actually grabbed the grip and took it into the cardio room to use it on the lat pulldown machine. :D I came back, and this other guy had to tell me where it went. It took me a moment to realise that no, I hadn't gone blind, and it wasn't where I'd left it.

Only about another two hours of work left! Yayyyy. Too bad we can't use the net at work.

[getfit]

aren't you on the net now ;)

[galileo]

What's the net?

[TTT]

Sylvia: I was, but then I left again for work (I typed that bit in my lunch break at home - I live near work).

Gal: Well, one day you'll figure it out. :p

[TTT]

DAY 3
================================================================


DEADS:
135x6
185x3
225x2
275x1
315x1!!
275x3!


LEG PRESS:
2pps x 6
4pps x 8
4pps x 8


DB SHOULDER PRESS:
20's x 5
35's x 3
40's x 6
40's x 8


REAR DELT RAISES:
25's x 6
15's x 8
15's x 8



I give this workout 4.5 out of 5 stars. Grip turned to **** after the 315 dead. I'll either need to get chalk, or pretty much start doing mixed grip for everything from here on, assuming my grip doesn't grow as fast as the deadlift weight. I prefer overhand though.
================================================================

[lilmase1153]

Heck yes mate, 315 on deads is super ace bro.. Great job 3T, Keep that grip up you dont want it to be the only factor holding you back..

[Teh BDK]

You didn't answer Galileo's question.

[Matt04]

3pps is awesome TTT. congrats on the PR.

[getfit]

woohoo on the deads T nice work :)

[Coke]

Pulled off some super deads, all looks nice bro.

[Wikked1]

Excellent work on the deads! And an abundance of hot girls in the gym is generally inspirational,if not just a little distracting!

[MixmasterNash]

EcoBall!!!!!!!

[-TIM-]

Nice workout TTT. Our lifts are almost identical. Good job on hitting 315 x1!

[TTT]

Went to a dinner party at the flat of the girl I was talking about. I doubt she'll call again. I was too socially ******ed to make any moves, so she's probably getting bored. I got the feeling she wanted me to, but then we got up after a long conversation, and neither of us seemed to know what to do. Oh well. Strike 20. Still not out, but hanging by a spinal cord.
****. I hate this.

[lilmase1153]

Dont worry 3T youll be alright, Sometimes you just gotta make a move and if she strikes you down so what. At least you tried, and just realize not every time you go in for the kill are you gonna come out with a fish. Look at Great white sharks the most effecient predators ever (thats why they have not evolved in AGES) they only bat at about a 30% average...

Dont worry T youll get her next time..

[Stackattack]

awesome deads TTT.

[-TIM-]

I'd plant a big wet one on her if I were you. That'd let you know where you're at real quick.

[TTT]

Thanks everyone for your posts. Unfortunately I'm too pissed off to reply properly. :D

Today was a corker of a day at work. Got called in early, so I had 1/2 an hour less sleep than I anticipated. Came to around 5 hours. Worked ****ing hard for the entire 1.5 hours before the store opened. Lifting microwaves and dishwashers and boxes of tapes and phones etc. and putting stock away/tidying the place up. Shirt was half wet by the time I was finished, and I don't sweat easily. There was not one thing I could have done more efficiently. Then the manager comes up to me at opening and gives me a lecture on how I should have just chucked stuff in the lockup, or gotten someone else to help, while I faced the department more before we opened. Then, later in the day, the department manager tells me she'd heard I had a 'bad opening' from the manager ("already.") **** that. There wasn't even enough space to chuck more stuff in the goddamned lockup.
Tomorrow will be a good day. I'll make it a ****ing good day, whether it wants to be one or not.

[galileo]

Have you not learned anything? Go pick that girl up, immediately.

[TTT]

I'm working on it.





DAY 1
================================================================


STIFFIES:
45x12
135x8
225x2
225x2
235x5!
235x5!
225x7


SQUATS:
45x7
135x3
155x5
155x5
These were a little disappointing, weight and rep-wise. However, they were pretty much ATF.


LEG PRESS CALF RAISE:
2pps x 6
3pps x 7
3pps x 10!



Over and out.
Going shopping for food, and then I'm going to see if the girl wants to do anything tonight.
================================================================

[getfit]

sweet, stiffies are looking ace T, have fun

[Canadian Crippler]

Your sister gave me a stiffy.

[TTT]

Thanks Sylvia!

Crippy: Yeah? Well your mum said I gave her a stiffy.

[Coke]

Fine leg session TTT...got stiffies everywhere for your small following of chickies, lol.

[Canadian Crippler]

Is that why she punished me? Were you over????? :(

[Kiaran]

Great dedication lately, T. You have an awsome attitude too, keep it goin'! Also, 3pps on deads is no joke, you the man now!

[TTT]

Coke: Hehe, thanks man.

Cripster: Yes, that's right.

Kiaran: Cheers! 3pps is nothing, I'll be much happier when I can dead 4pps and squat around 3...

[TTT]

Late-night cardio: 2-3 hours' dirty dancing with coworkers at the work Christmas party. :angel: Had tons of fun. Wasn't drunk either - only had 3 beers. It's unusual for me to dance without having at least 6.
What a great party. Also, won a sleeping bag in the reverse draw. Bit of an odd prize, but hey...

[getfit]

sweet, glad you had fun,i love this time of year :D

[TTT]

Heading out to Whistler for a day-long skiing trip in about 6 hours. Got to get some sleep :) Should be fun.

[TTT]

Yeah you're right, Sylvia. It's a good time of year... especially for me. A lot of good stuff's happened to me in the last couple of months. What's happened to you?

[getfit]

things are not too bad T, my family are coming from England and Greece on the 20th of dec so we'll be all together.I'm also leaving beg. of January for 3 weeks off to Greece myself :D

[TTT]

Yeah, sounds good! I thought you were going earlier than that...





Cardio: Skiing trip up Whistler. Got in about six or seven runs, I think. I'm still basically a beginner. Good fun, though, and the weather was nearly perfect - it was snowing for a good part of the day, but the visibility was mostly good as well. Might put up a pic, I'll see what I've got.

[getfit]

I couldn't leave earlier, things came up but i'm booked now so will be leaving the first week of jan. :)

[TTT]

Aha.


I need to get into the gym today. I've been slacking wayyyy too much. However, I think I've recompositioned a bit (for the better) since a week ago - I'll see. Might just be diet and/or lack of carbs.
Hopefully I'll have a session posted up here by the end of the day.

[-TIM-]

SQUATS:
45x7
135x3
155x5
155x5
These were a little disappointing, weight and rep-wise. However, they were pretty much ATF.Those aren't too bad for ATF, especially at your height.

[lilmase1153]

Damn ATF for you is like going down 3 flights of elevators..

[TTT]

Tim: Thanks man, but they're not that great, either. I won't be happy till I can do at least 2pps :D

Mase: That's right :) Actually, it's not too bad, but it's still fairly far.

[TTT]

Man, there's so much stuff happening here - I keep getting pulled away from gym time by one thing or another. I went out to a concert with the girl I was talking about the other night, and then we went out for a few drinks. Then, last night, I was going to go, but I got called to go for dinner with the family. Today, I was going to go this afternoon, but then I just got a call from work an hour ago saying they really need me in at 1:30 - 10pm. In another department. Oh well, I managed to get this workout in just now, so it's not too bad:


DAY 2
================================================================


Ergo: 3':00" / 740m
Bleh. I hate working out this early (even though it's not early). I just hadn't eaten enough yet.

DB FLAT BENCH:
15's x 10
40's x 7
70's x 4 (+5lb increase)
65's x 6


UNSUPPORTED T-BARS:
1px8
2px6
2.5px8!
2.5px5
2px10


CABLE FLYES: (How do you spell this word? Is this right?)
60x8
60x5


DEAD HANGS:
BW x 40sec
BW x 40sec
Did these for some grip work.

================================================================
I will weigh myself soon. I don't think I've gotten any heavier, though. Maybe 5lbs, if I'm lucky.

[getfit]

nice, how you liking the t-bar rows?

[getfit]

oh, they're so addictive i blame Anthony :p

[TTT]

Haha. Yeah, I like them a lot. I prefer them to pullups or chins, because I can actually do them. Maybe I'll switch over once (if?) my lats catch up.

[getfit]

well, i always add chins to my upper body session and then jump to the rows, i only do those 2 exercises for back now, will start deadlifts again i've been slacking of on those

[TTT]

Mother****ing sickness. Again. Stomach bug. Will have to get this looked at if it happens again.

But I'm back on track, and I'm going to gain. Like a mother****er. :D





DAY 1 (no PR's here; it'll be a few sessions before I get back to where I was...)
================================================================


Ergo: 3':00" / 766m


STIFFIES:
45x15
135x8
185x4
225x4
225x3
(-10lbs, ~2-3 reps)
Not as bad as I expected, actually.


ATC SQUATS:
45x7
95x5
135x5
135x4
135x4
(-~20lbs, a few reps)


LEG PRESS CALF RAISE:
2pps x 8
3pps x 10




All in all, a ****house workout. But it can only get better. As a small bonus of having been sick, I think I dropped around 2-3% bodyfat. An 'un-managed cut,' if you will.
================================================================
Weigh-in: 200lbs, soaking wet. After a fair-sized lunch.

[getfit]

oh, hope you feel better T, still a good effort

[Coke]

Got to learn to keep those damn germs away mate, if you do that you will get large no doubt...nice leg work TTT.

[TTT]

Thanks Sylvia and Coke.... Yeah I know, I need to figure something out. Maybe I'm just ****ed. It's not like I'm eating stuff out of the rubbish bins, though :)




This session was actually not half bad... I think I must have lost more muscle in my legs than in my arms/top half, for some reason.
Also, I watched "Enter The Dragon" beforehand, which pumped me up.

DAY 2
================================================================


Ergo: 3':00" / 789m


DB FLAT BENCH:
30's x 10
40's x 7
65's x 6
65's x 6
65's x 4


T-BARS:
Skipped


CHINUPS:
BW x 5
BW x 5
BW x 5
BW x 4
BW x 1
All reps done from dead-hang


CABLE FLYES:
60 x 7
60 x 6

================================================================

[getfit]

don't skip t-bars ;)

nice T. :)

[TTT]

Hehe, thanks.
I skipped them because I did the chins, and there was (strangely enough) another couple of guys doing T-bars at the time. Most of the people at my gym are either (a) old ladies; (b) curl jockeys, or (c) treadmill-heads.

Quite a few good-looking women in there today, though.

[twcolabear]

Quite a few good-looking women in there today, though.

hmm makes me wonder what you were paying attention to :P

[Coke]

Bruce Lee totally rocks!!...and so do you TTT, good session though very swift - ;)

[TTT]

I was most definitely paying attention to the women. It'd be rude not to.

Yeah, Bruce Lee was pretty cool. Some of the lines in that movie are hilarious though - a lot of it was wayyyy over-done. Hehe, thanks man... I try. It was swift, but I'm trying out something different to the majority of the people on this site doing a 5x5 routine - I'm trying to just stick to a few sets of heavy compounds each session. It'll be interesting to see which works better for me. I still need to build up more of a sort of 'foundation' of mass, before I start worrying out bringing up parts.



Saw something pretty amusing 5 minutes ago. A tow truck was towing this van along the street, and then the van's alarm starting going off, so it was blaring its horn right into the back of the truck. Driver must have been pissed.

Got called in to work in photofinishing yesterday. Man, what a job. Computer system's confusing (at least, it was to me... and I consider myself reasonably proficient with computers), and people are always asking for stuff which doesn't have its price listed anywhere to be seen. To top it off, I think the head of the department likes me, but that could be disastrous if anything happened there...


Alrighty, I'm off to the gym in about 20 mins. Deadlifting will be fun. It'll be interesting to see just how much I need to catch up.

[TTT]

DAY 3
================================================================


DEADS:
135x10
185x5
225x2
275x3
275x3
275x3
225x5


LEG PRESS:
2pps x 10
3pps x 6
4pps x 4
4.5pps x 6


DB SHOULDER PRESS:
25's x 10
50's x 4
50's x 3
Too shagged after the first two exercises.


I rate this workout 4 stars.

================================================================

[KiwiBuilder]

...I think the head of the department likes me, but that could be disastrous if anything happened there...

Yeah, for sure. Unless it's a her... ;)

[Matt04]

Deads look great TTT

[TTT]

Kiwi: Hey, welcome back! And yeah, it's a her. I don't swing the other way. But it could still be disastrous. Fooling around with any coworkers, let alone the head of a department, isn't the brightest idea. Unless you don't intend to work there much longer.

Matt: Thanks man!

[getfit]

deads are looking awesome T,keep it up

[Coke]

Props on the effort, and also being such a magnet - :D ...but yes, that could get ugly though with the manager.

[TTT]

Cheers boys and girls.

Went and watched a movie with the girl again. Nothing happened, again. I give up.
Hopefully my friend from Japan likes me more.
Work tomorrow, and then going for a few drinks afterwards, but it's way the **** out of town. I don't know why. I also don't know why I'm up so late.

[Stackattack]

Awesome deads mate.

[-TIM-]

T-BARS:
Skipped

CHINUPS:
BW x 5
BW x 5
BW x 5
BW x 4
BW x 1
All reps done from dead-hangWimp tuttut

Nice chins though. Starting at the bottom each time has to be taxing.

[TTT]

Stack: Cheers!

Tim: I thought that was how you're supposed to do them? I could probably do about 10 reps at a time if I didn't go all the way down. The thing with going to full arms' length is, you get consistency.

[TTT]

Today was a pretty interesting day at work. The tills crashed, we had customers waiting for up to an hour to activate new cellphones because one of the companies doesn't do online activations anymore and has lots of weird rebate thingies, and we have a staff shortage. Which is kind of annoying, because we shouldn't.
Anyway, I (once again) had to hold back the rage. Some customers were really good about it, and could see we were working as fast as possible, and others just turned into ******s. Tomorrow's going to be reeeaaaaal fun. :)
Hopefully I'll be able to vent some of my frustrations on the weights, if I actually manage to make it into the gym afterwards. Maybe I'll be in jail.

[getfit]

hehe good luck, gym always helps that way :)

[TTT]

And I got called in for tomorrow (today). Just got back from a concert at a pub. Yay. 6 hours' sleep.

[TTT]

Yep, I think I'm going to need it. Although the girl I watched the movie with wants to go do something tomorrow as well, it seems. ****ed if I know what's going on there... I'll probably be more frustrated after work than I was at work.

[TTT]

Well, yesterday when I was at work, I ended up spending half of my time in PHOTOS. Yes, Photos. It would appear that they knew that beforehand, and put me in there anyway, without telling me that. I seriously don't think I'd still be at that job, if I'd taken a job in photos instead of the department I'm in. All the while, my coworker was making double-entendres at me. And I was dead tired. She's cool, but I really don't need something like that to be happening while I'm trying to concentrate as someone brings up 14 photos which need to be scanned and printed, one at a time, using a machine I'm not familiar with, while 5 people are waiting impatiently in line, and I'm sort of floating in and out of a state somewhere between narcolepsy, starvation, and apathy.
Last night, I went to the girl's house again, and we watched some TV, had some champagne, and then things got kind of cuddly. And she kissed me on the way out the door. I got 5 hours' sleep this morning.

My lack of understanding of women is complete.

Work was fun. Missed a family dinner and skiing trip because work couldn't re-schedule me, despite the fact I've done quite a few call-in shifts for them lately. I can't understand their staffing strategy.

As I walked to work, I saw an old lady crying on the sidewalk outside a medical clinic.

Hopefully I'll get a workout in tomorrow morning, and then I have to get a Christmas present for my sister.

Peace out.

[Matt04]

dude dont worry, women are a way to unpredictable and very hard to understand. Well thats what i have learnt from my 17yrs of being on this earth.

And the more you try and understand the more unpredictable they get.

[getfit]

yep, woman are a strange species ;) just enjoy your holidays T, have fun :)

[Stackattack]

Missed a family dinner and skiing trip because work couldn't re-schedule me, despite the fact I've done quite a few call-in shifts for them lately. I can't understand their staffing strategy.
Where were you going skiing?

[TTT]

Matt: I think you're probably right :)

Sylvia: Which holidays? I'm working retail ;)

Stacko: I think they went to either Grouse or Whistler. I was a bit pissed about that one. Oh well.



Got this session in today. I really really need more consistency in my training, it's been ages since my last session and the lack of progress is showing it. I did feel kind of crappy during this session though, which I attribute to still recovering from the chronic sleep deprivation, and ridiculously-bad diet. I need about an extra 2000 calories a day.




DAY 1
================================================================


Ergo: 3':00" / 773m
Crap. Felt weak and slow, no endurance.


STIFFIES:
45x9
135x6
205x3
225x6
255x3
225x7
Felt kind of nauseous after the last set.


SQUATS:
45x10
135x8
135x8
Felt even more nauseous after these. All were done ATC.


LEG PRESS CALF RAISES:
3pps x 10
4pps x 8!


Despite the lack of progress, I got a good high from this workout. Must have pushed myself a bit harder than normal.

Sold ****loads of stuff at work. People are going mad. So am I. I bought a GMRS radio set for skiing/fun :D
================================================================

[-TIM-]

Where do you work 3T?

Get your butt in gear bro! Good workout though.

[Coke]

Need to stay on the move mate, even if it means subpar efforts - nothing from nothing leaves nothings, lol.

[TTT]

Tim: I'm working at a department store/supermarket. I'm selling cameras and electronics. Yeah, I know, I need a kick in the ass. :) Thanks man.

Coke: The thing is, I don't have to have sub-par efforts, even if I train consistently. I just haven't had enough free time to myself to get in there, unless I get up early. Which is difficult to do, considering how much has been happening recently. But yeah, you're right. If I reeeeeaaally want this, I'm going to have to find a way.




Which is why I'm going to the gym now. I'll be back.

[TTT]

By the way, BC Medical sucks. I had to fork out big time today, because I don't qualify for premium assistance until I've been a resident here for a year. Just thought I'd have a bit of a rant for the day.

[getfit]

have a rant ;)

well that sucks now!

[TTT]

Yes, yes it does :) Oh well. **** happens.

Lack of progress in some lifts this session, but others seemed pretty good.



DAY 2
================================================================


Ergo: 3':00" / 815m - Not bad.


DB FLAT BENCH:
30's x 10
45's x 6
70's x 3
65's x 4
45's x 10 ('speed' style, with two-second pause at bottom to stretch)
What an awesome pump.


CHINS:
BW x 5
BW x 5
Dead-hang.


U/S T-BARS:
2p x 10
2p x 9
2p x 7


CABLE FLYES:
Skipped


DECLINE CRUNCHES:
+10 x 10
+25 x 8
+25 x 5


I feel good.
================================================================

[-TIM-]

Way to hit 70 x 3 on db press 3T :thumbup: For me, that weight starts to get tricky to get into place. I think the most I've done is 75 x 5. Burns the chest up like crazy though.

[getfit]

cool t-bar rows ;)

nice work T, have a great holiday

[Coke]

Great way to get pumped up with those db presses for chest, fine back and ab movements as well TTT.

[TTT]

Tim: Thanks man. Actually, I find getting the dumbells into position pretty easy, it's the pressing I have trouble with :)

Getfit: What holiday? Thanks, you too. :D

Coke: Cheers dude :)







Did this earlier today. Working till 10:30 tonight, which kind of blows, but whatever.


DAY 3
================================================================


DEADS:
45x10
135x8
210x4
225x3
300x2
245x5


LEG PRESS:
Skipped


DB SHOULDER PRESS:
25's x 8
40's x 5
40's x 5
40's x 5
Pathetic.


REAR DELT RAISES:
10's x 6
10's x 6



Christ, have I leaned out. I obviously haven't been eating enough. I can see ribs. In some ways, it's good that I've put on muscle in the past year, but you sure do have to keep eating....
================================================================

[getfit]

nice deads T, not eating enough pfttt ;) i won't even start what i've been eating these last 2 days

[TTT]

Thanks. What have you been eating?
I've been eating quite a bit, but it's not enough. I'm stuffed most of the day, but I'll just have to be even more stuffed :) Or else eat at least half a jar of pb a day. I'm eating at least a third as it is.

[getfit]

alot of yummy stuff ;)

my sis is a chef so you can imagine what's going on here ;)

[TTT]

alot of yummy stuff ;)

my sis is a chef so you can imagine what's going on here ;)
:drooling:




I'm working in 3/4 of an hour. Off at 3pm. It's going to be fun. I'll go see the girl, then I don't know what's happening.

I'm so freaking tired. I slept for 9 hours, and it feels like 2.
I guess it's a quality issue.

[getfit]

have fun :)

[TTT]

I did. I didn't get much sleep last night. :)

[TTT]

Oh, and Merry Christmas/Happy Hanukkah/whatever you celebrate, to everyone!!

[getfit]

heh, i celebrate opening gifts and eating until i pass out :D

[getfit]

drinking as well ;) tonight we have a dinner party at my aunts house should be alot of bubbly

[Coke]

Nice job 3T - being lean that way adds a great deal to the sex appeal...good effort, too bad you had to work so late.

[TTT]

Getfit: Hope you had an awesome party, and your head's not feeling too bad today. :D That champagne...

Coke: Haha, well I guess you're probably right. It doesn't help with my training though :) But hey, I can let it slip for special events.
Thanks man. 10:30 isn't even that late, some of my coworkers had to work till 11 or later. And they don't do night stock or anything, they're in the same department as I am...





Still catching up on sleep. Couldn't sleep for ages last night. My mind was racing. Got to sleep around midnight or half past, I think. Went to bed at 9:30.
My Japanese friend arrives today. I'll have to tell her what's happening.

Work's going to be fun.

I'm going to try my hardest to get a workout in tomorrow. It should have been today.

I ate so much last night, I got that feeling Budiak was describing a few weeks ago - of being 'crushed' by your stomach. That wasn't the reason I couldn't sleep, though.

[getfit]

i didn't over do it on drinking, as we take turns with my sister babysitting maya :)

[TTT]

Sounds like a smart way to go.


I got hit on all morning, and some of the afternoon, at work. By my coworker. Why is it that as soon as you start seeing someone, 84 gajillion other people start trying to pick you up? And then when you're single, no one wants to know you. It's ****ing ridiculous. Maybe it's just the people here. The girls in New Zealand must be more conservative or something. I don't think I'm going to get much sleep tonight either. My brain's going to be working in 60th gear again, trying to figure out what I should do about the situation I'm in with my girlfriend (?) and my friend from Japan.

Work wasn't as bad as I was led to believe it would be. We never got the thronging hordes of belligerent, impatient customers I thought we would. Although the stress did show up in one guy I phoned at another store to check stock, who politely informed me that the item I was searching for ("WHAT? SAY IT AGAIN." "NO, WE DON'T HAVE ANY OF THOSE." "SIGH." "NO!!" "BYE") was out of stock. I'm beyond caring whether people are getting all pissed, anyway. I don't get paid enough to care. Life is more important.