A serious drop off in Posts. Sorry about that.
My exercise regimen has been drastically modified by snow shoveling and a chance to ski with my grandkids. Working the weights with the 5x5 program appears to be producing results although I missed two sessions when I went up north for the ski trip.
I don't feel like I have lost any weight, but have definitely noticed a bounce in my step, and have seen some muscle tone and definition returning. The weight loss will come and feeling good takes precedence.
In the meantime, this snow period for Boston has been the worse in MOAM memory. Too much for even the Aiens Compact 24 Snowblower to move. It was a Godsend that I started my workouts at the beginning of the year, or the snow shoveling would have been close to overwhelming. As it is, I have pain in areas that I had forgotten about.
Back to work at Nanepashemet Telecom after the week ski vaca and work respite. Trying to return to Normal.
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Monday, February 23, 2015
Wednesday, February 04, 2015
Lull After the Super Bowl
The Patriots won the Super Bowl in a work of fiction ending that could never be believed unless it actually happened in real life.... which it did.
And we in the Boston area have been pummeled with 50" of snow.
Both of these circumstances have colored the landscape since I last reported to you Peeps.
For four days during this period, I was out in subzero weather shoveling and trying to persuade my Ariens Snowblower to plow through drifts and snowbanks with a great deal of resistance. On all of these occasions, since my t-sheet was soaked in sweat by the time I got back into the house, I treated it as an aerobic workout. Outside of that, I filled the gaps on the Cybex and doing three 5x5 Stronglifts workouts.
End result is that I've only lost one lb. during this period and the rapid weight loss has taken a hiatus. I was warned by Christos that this would happen, and that I should soldier on... and that is exactly the tact that I am taking. At this rate, it looks like February will see a scaled back projection. If I lose four more lbs. before the end of the month, I will be happy.
I noticed though that other times when I have begun a weight loss regime, I've been stalemated at my current weight..... and that the program fell by the wayside. Can't see this happening this time though.... what with my soldiering on and all.
The 5x5 StrongLifts program is in an interesting stage. At the beginning, the weights are so light that I would be fairly embarrassed if anyone saw be benching the bar with a few puny plates on it. But I'm going to stay the course.... by week 18, which shows up sometime in June.... no one will be laughing, and I may have to supplement the plates that I have on hand.
BTW... Tom Brady is the greatest quarterback in the history of the NFL .... and he is coached by the greatest coach, Bill Belichick. DeFlateGate can Kiss My Ass.
And we in the Boston area have been pummeled with 50" of snow.
Both of these circumstances have colored the landscape since I last reported to you Peeps.
For four days during this period, I was out in subzero weather shoveling and trying to persuade my Ariens Snowblower to plow through drifts and snowbanks with a great deal of resistance. On all of these occasions, since my t-sheet was soaked in sweat by the time I got back into the house, I treated it as an aerobic workout. Outside of that, I filled the gaps on the Cybex and doing three 5x5 Stronglifts workouts.
End result is that I've only lost one lb. during this period and the rapid weight loss has taken a hiatus. I was warned by Christos that this would happen, and that I should soldier on... and that is exactly the tact that I am taking. At this rate, it looks like February will see a scaled back projection. If I lose four more lbs. before the end of the month, I will be happy.
I noticed though that other times when I have begun a weight loss regime, I've been stalemated at my current weight..... and that the program fell by the wayside. Can't see this happening this time though.... what with my soldiering on and all.
The 5x5 StrongLifts program is in an interesting stage. At the beginning, the weights are so light that I would be fairly embarrassed if anyone saw be benching the bar with a few puny plates on it. But I'm going to stay the course.... by week 18, which shows up sometime in June.... no one will be laughing, and I may have to supplement the plates that I have on hand.
BTW... Tom Brady is the greatest quarterback in the history of the NFL .... and he is coached by the greatest coach, Bill Belichick. DeFlateGate can Kiss My Ass.
Sunday, February 01, 2015
January Recap
Peeps....
A Recap of January in this MOAM Quest to shed the label of "Big Guy".
After one month, I have officially lost 13 lbs., kept up a regime of 45min. aerobic sessions on the Cybex, interspersed with a couple 60 min. sessions and days off for stuff like illness, real estate closings and Grandson Births.
I also bought and installed a 300 lb. Olympic Free Weight barbell set, as well an accessory bench and squat rack. My first experimental workout with the weights was very promising and I intend to start performing the www.stronglifts.com program on Monday.
The experimental workout was followed by a 45 min. session on the Cybex yesterday, and today I am a little sore... especially in my core area.... aka "Fat Gut". I am psyched to turn a keg into a six pack, which should be a byproduct of this routine come August of this year.
Mentally, I am prepared to ski with my Grandkids, which would have been not feasible as close as last December. And come the end of February, I plan to invest in a good road bike for April/May when all of this white stuff that the Democrats call "Global Warming" has receded.
Business-wise, it was a productive month as well, so that I can't see why I can't incorporate this program without any financial compromise.
This month was easy as far as motivation... what with reading the "Younger Next Year" book cover to cover twice,... and getting a lot of advice from FB Friends, Christos Laganos, Wayne Webster, and Jim Lundgren.... all Lynn English High School classmates of mine.
Next Month's February recap will tell the real story.
A Recap of January in this MOAM Quest to shed the label of "Big Guy".
After one month, I have officially lost 13 lbs., kept up a regime of 45min. aerobic sessions on the Cybex, interspersed with a couple 60 min. sessions and days off for stuff like illness, real estate closings and Grandson Births.
I also bought and installed a 300 lb. Olympic Free Weight barbell set, as well an accessory bench and squat rack. My first experimental workout with the weights was very promising and I intend to start performing the www.stronglifts.com program on Monday.
The experimental workout was followed by a 45 min. session on the Cybex yesterday, and today I am a little sore... especially in my core area.... aka "Fat Gut". I am psyched to turn a keg into a six pack, which should be a byproduct of this routine come August of this year.
Mentally, I am prepared to ski with my Grandkids, which would have been not feasible as close as last December. And come the end of February, I plan to invest in a good road bike for April/May when all of this white stuff that the Democrats call "Global Warming" has receded.
Business-wise, it was a productive month as well, so that I can't see why I can't incorporate this program without any financial compromise.
This month was easy as far as motivation... what with reading the "Younger Next Year" book cover to cover twice,... and getting a lot of advice from FB Friends, Christos Laganos, Wayne Webster, and Jim Lundgren.... all Lynn English High School classmates of mine.
Next Month's February recap will tell the real story.
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