Monthly Archives: July 2006

It’s been 7 months since my old gym closed for renovations, and since they haven’t sent any word on their status, I decided to prepay an entire year at Gold’s today, and not only did I get 2 months free … Continue reading →

I woke up this morning with a little cough and cold due to the weird weather we’ve been having, and I’m ashamed to admit I considered skipping my workout, but I swear, it was only for a second or two. … Continue reading →

Yesterday I took the day off  to go to a spa for bit of "me" time, and I’m learning to enjoy being massaged since usually I’d be so aware of whatever’s happening to me that I don’t let my mind … Continue reading →

As much as I hated how the creatine  bloated me by the end of January, I can’t deny how much stronger I was for my upper-body exercises. And as much as I’m annoyed by my "weakness" these days, I haven’t … Continue reading →

I said to myself I wouldn’t work out 3 days in a row again, but I couldn’t pass up the chance to do my legs and calves on a Sunday when there are fewer people around to fight over the … Continue reading →

Rainy days are here again. Oh joy, just the thing to tempt me not to go to the gym and stay in bed under the covers during the weekends. Exercise Warm Up Set 1 Set 2 Shoulder-width Front Pulldowns 110/8 … Continue reading →

It’s been about a month since I’ve started doing negatives, and I’ve only been able to pick up where I left off in terms of poundages in around 42% of my exercises. (Yes, I counted.) More often than not, it’s … Continue reading →

I’m slowly coming to terms with how I’m seeing myself these days and accepting my genetic predispositions thanks much in part to the sympathetic (and probably worn out) ears of loopyrhino, lewj99 and donniejh. After all, there’s only so much … Continue reading →

Got hit with a triple whammy today: had a lousy night’s sleep,  a lousy breakfast, and a lousy left bicep, which I strained yesterday from trying to do assisted chin-ups. Due to lack of food, I was running on fumes … Continue reading →

I think I’m beginning to reap the effort of three weeks of negatives as some of exercises I’m doing have been becoming easier despite them being slightly heavier. I just have to keep reminding myself, however, to keep my pace … Continue reading →