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1 1/2 hours on the heavy bag yesterday early AM boxing, abs, then got on the mtn bike riding offroad on a trail in the woods near the house. I was gone long enough to listen to Pink Floyds new album on Spotify. I have another 2 hour workout to do this morning on the bag with martial arts doing kick drills with leg weights on to cover the leg workout I didnt totally get into Tuesday night. No biking after kick drills tho, hell maybe no walking either if I workout hard enough.
Yesterday I cheated on my eating post workout and had a ft long and a 6" roast beef/provolone/hot peppers sub on wheat with chips and a large Coke from Firehouse for lunch. I just couldnt take the no carb thing any longer. I had had a good workout boxing so I rewarded myself, a bad no no. Waaa. Im only cheating on myself. For dinner tho I had 2 cans of white albacore tuna in water drained with celery, purple onion, b&b pickles in a pita pocket. Tonight is Italian restaurant night with the wife and inlaws for anniversary dinner but planning to be a good boy. Sticking to a steak, grilled Italian sausage, mussels and salad w/ raw veggies and ONE bite of linguine, and maybe some Tiramisu- but no bruschetta, no wine or limoncello martini's, no bread dipped in oil&garlic, no fun. Looking forward to Saturday and my eat whatever I want day. After yard work Im BBQing whatever protein I can find in the freezer, frying sweet potato fries and baking some beans in the oven with a butternut squash. Sunday is my biggest and favorite workout day, benches, so I like to carb load late night the night before with some pasta in butter, my faves being either the Amish egg noodles from Chouteau that the wife brings home or whole wheat noodles I get at Sprouts.
One reason why I workout is so I can eat the stuff I like (within reason) and hopefully live longer than my dad who passed away a month shy of 60 due to a massive heart attack- he was not doing what he was supposed to do after he had had a triple bypass at 44. Im 45 and have had always had good checkups, never been in the hospital besides a motorcycle accident stay a few days at 25. My dad worked hard in his businesses, to him that was a workout, but he played hard and partied harder and it got him, besides his size being 6'5" and over 300lbs. He was a typical Scot. He was an ex wrestler, football player, boxer then became a Marine during Korea and then after the Marines his workouts were banging it out in his auto body/paint/service shop. He smoked tho, and not always cigars, and he loved his bourban and scotch. Im only 5'10" but Im 265lbs. Never have smoked and I dont drink to excess any more. Still, gotta lose some LBs. My neck, arm and calf my wife measured for me were all 3 the same this past spring at around 17 1/2" plus, thighs 28". She did em again last night and my arms are 17 1/2" cold (18" if I flexed), calves 19", neck 18", thighs 29". Not happy with waist size, not sharing it. Lets just say I said goodbye to 36s last winter and now the 38s I went to in the spring are starting to get too tight for me and I may be heading for a 40 and buying up old man Dockers or cargo shorts and pants if I dont get a handle on it. My goal was to just add an inch or so to my arms and get my boxing in shape not concentrating too heavy on weight loss but looks like I do need to lose a bunch of inches around the waist if I can. My thighs, calves I dont want any bigger.
1 1/2 hours on the heavy bag yesterday early AM boxing, abs, then got on the mtn bike riding offroad on a trail in the woods near the house. I was gone long enough to listen to Pink Floyds new album on Spotify. I have another 2 hour workout to do this morning on the bag with martial arts doing kick drills with leg weights on to cover the leg workout I didnt totally get into Tuesday night. No biking after kick drills tho, hell maybe no walking either if I workout hard enough.
Yesterday I cheated on my eating post workout and had a ft long and a 6" roast beef/provolone/hot peppers sub on wheat with chips and a large Coke from Firehouse for lunch. I just couldnt take the no carb thing any longer. I had had a good workout boxing so I rewarded myself, a bad no no. Waaa. Im only cheating on myself. For dinner tho I had 2 cans of white albacore tuna in water drained with celery, purple onion, b&b pickles in a pita pocket. Tonight is Italian restaurant night with the wife and inlaws for anniversary dinner but planning to be a good boy. Sticking to a steak, grilled Italian sausage, mussels and salad w/ raw veggies and ONE bite of linguine, and maybe some Tiramisu- but no bruschetta, no wine or limoncello martini's, no bread dipped in oil&garlic, no fun. Looking forward to Saturday and my eat whatever I want day. After yard work Im BBQing whatever protein I can find in the freezer, frying sweet potato fries and baking some beans in the oven with a butternut squash. Sunday is my biggest and favorite workout day, benches, so I like to carb load late night the night before with some pasta in butter, my faves being either the Amish egg noodles from Chouteau that the wife brings home or whole wheat noodles I get at Sprouts.
One reason why I workout is so I can eat the stuff I like (within reason) and hopefully live longer than my dad who passed away a month shy of 60 due to a massive heart attack- he was not doing what he was supposed to do after he had had a triple bypass at 44. Im 45 and have had always had good checkups, never been in the hospital besides a motorcycle accident stay a few days at 25. My dad worked hard in his businesses, to him that was a workout, but he played hard and partied harder and it got him, besides his size being 6'5" and over 300lbs. He was a typical Scot. He was an ex wrestler, football player, boxer then became a Marine during Korea and then after the Marines his workouts were banging it out in his auto body/paint/service shop. He smoked tho, and not always cigars, and he loved his bourban and scotch. Im only 5'10" but Im 265lbs. Never have smoked and I dont drink to excess any more. Still, gotta lose some LBs. My neck, arm and calf my wife measured for me were all 3 the same this past spring at around 17 1/2" plus, thighs 28". She did em again last night and my arms are 17 1/2" cold (18" if I flexed), calves 19", neck 18", thighs 29". Not happy with waist size, not sharing it. Lets just say I said goodbye to 36s last winter and now the 38s I went to in the spring are starting to get too tight for me and I may be heading for a 40 and buying up old man Dockers or cargo shorts and pants if I dont get a handle on it. My goal was to just add an inch or so to my arms and get my boxing in shape not concentrating too heavy on weight loss but looks like I do need to lose a bunch of inches around the waist if I can. My thighs, calves I dont want any bigger.
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