Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Update

Ok, So it has been too long since my last update. I basically fell off the wagon for awhile, I stopped working out, started eating junk again, and worst of all started smoking again. Not only did quitting all of this stuff make me rather cranky, but I just could not put together a cohesive positive thought for the life of me. Currently, I have a soft stomach again, and a Slurpee habit that I've yet to completely break, but at least I'm smoke free again. (Yes, I quit with force of will alone, and yes I quit for me.) So I'm far away from the hardening physique that I was building on my strict diet and workout regimen. If you're a couch potato, it's probably a good time to rejoin me and try to follow along.

After such a dramatic backslide, I've decided that my goals need adjustment as for me to get large is probably going to take some serious steroid abuse, and I don't believe in drugs. I'm working on just maintaining an active lifestyle right now and eating a mostly healthy diet.

My workout regime has lately been composed of 3-5 days of climbing at the climbing gym for 1-4 hours per session, running or hiking on my off days and some free climbing in there to spice things up. Since climbing and trail running are my passions at the moment, I am cross training to support these.

My workout is body weight only and I do this every morning (or night if i sleep in and miss the opportunity to do it before my morning shower.) Each workout is comprised of:

3 sets of pushups to failure
3 sets of pullups (widegrip) to failure
3 sets of 8 lock-off pullups.
3 sets of 12 mountian climbers
3 sets of 30 situps
3 sets of 30 bodyweight squats
Stretching to improve flexibility.
15-20 minutes of high intensity cardio with as few breaks as possible.