Lifting for 8-15-11

Cycle 0, Week 4, Day A
Squat:
5 @ 45, 95, 135 lbs, 3 @ 175 lbs
3 @ 195 lbs

BB Bench Press:
5 @ 45, 95 lbs, 3 @ 135 lbs
3 @ 150 lbs

Pendlay Row:
3 @ 135 lbs
5 @ 150 lbs

Alternating Sets
Dips:
10, 9 @ BW
Chins:
9, 7 @ BW

Steady State Cardio: 20 minutes

sleep: Maximal
nutrition: Good, except for the alcohol last night
mood: Good

So that massive blue drink I had from Stuff Yer Face last night got me totally sloshed. So tasty, so alcoholy. Did I mention the stromboli was beyond imagination? YUM. Crashed at Erik/Liz’s around midnight. Woke up around 4 AM, I believe to Erik’s alarm. I was strangely wide awake. I even had a dream prior to waking up, I think something to do with Miss Emsley fixing my broken chair.

Awake and sober, I drove home. I figure I’d do some writing (which I did), play some everquest2 (which I did), and hit up the gym prior to a nap. Feeling sleepy around 9 AM, I went back to sleep until around 2:30 PM. Felt completely calm and refreshed. Shit, I should sleep more often! On my mental list of things I’d like to do is get some more glasses and a new frying pan. I gave my mom all the plastic cups she wanted, leaving our cupboard a little bare. My dad may not care, but I like having glasses. SEXY GLASSES. Concurrently, the small frying pan I used for just about everything is scratched to all hell and probably slowly poisoning us.

I had a small internal squee walking through housewares in Target. I haven’t been through housewares with a real intent to buy since I was dating Paige seven years ago. I’m told it’s really strange for a guy to feel this way, but I LOVE domestic crap! I had to stop myself from buying stuff I clearly didn’t need. (Oh, but that light looks so cute! AND TOTALLY WANT A GRANDFATHER CLOCK.)

I hit up Target after the gym. As for the gym, well. My spirits are feeling better. My actual strength levels seem secondary to how I actually feel. If I feel good, I’ll have the resolve to keep coming. If I feel like crap, no matter how strong I feel, I won’t come as often. Given how significantly weaker I am, I’m debating having the first cycle be straight-up Starting Strength, if only for faster progression. Or whether to stay with what I have now. One day max effort squat/bench/row, one day max effort deads/militar, one day higher volume.

I feel good.