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fatrockstar) wrote2006-10-24 12:59 pm
fatrockstar) wrote2006-10-24 12:59 pm
Home again
Garret is home again. This weather isn't doing him any favors -- me either, but I think that my aches and pains are more muscular than skeletal.
Speaking of muscle pain, I've been working on returning to Body-for-LIFE to get back on track. This worked really well for me in the past, and being able to set daily goals for myself has been difficult without it. I have no excuse NOT to pay attention to my health.
So I've been doing the weight training days, and since I tend to skip the cardio days I've made a point of including cardio every time I go to the gym. The hard part about that is the whole "I did cardio with my weights yesterday, so I can skip today." I guess it works, but I'd rather be doing cardio every day.
Then there are the body parts I just don't target at all: hamstrings, calves, and arms. These are covered by compound moves and have a tendency to be troublesome when I do target them. My hamstrings and calves tighten up and often cramp no matter how much potassium or stretching I do, and my arms will totally go G.I. Joe action figure faster than any other part of my body. Nice guns? Damn straight. But it's hard to find blouses and jackets that fit when you're packing that kind of heat. Don't get me started on the shoulders my mother blessed me with... damn Irish genetics.
Actually, it's not so bad. When my bodyfat is in the low 20%'s I don't look built like a brick shithouse. I look strong and superhero-like. It's not confidential - I've got potential. Here's to looking like a superhero again. *clink*
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The vet called back and said our cat was healthy. X-rays were "nonremarkable." He also said it was okay to return him to wet food as his primary diet. ??? We were told a while back that dry food was better for him (dentally and such), but I guess new research says otherwise. I think it's a ploy to get us to sedate our cat more often, but we'll see. Grady IS kinda fat. Maybe reverting to the high-protein diet of wet food will help him out.
Speaking of muscle pain, I've been working on returning to Body-for-LIFE to get back on track. This worked really well for me in the past, and being able to set daily goals for myself has been difficult without it. I have no excuse NOT to pay attention to my health.
So I've been doing the weight training days, and since I tend to skip the cardio days I've made a point of including cardio every time I go to the gym. The hard part about that is the whole "I did cardio with my weights yesterday, so I can skip today." I guess it works, but I'd rather be doing cardio every day.
Then there are the body parts I just don't target at all: hamstrings, calves, and arms. These are covered by compound moves and have a tendency to be troublesome when I do target them. My hamstrings and calves tighten up and often cramp no matter how much potassium or stretching I do, and my arms will totally go G.I. Joe action figure faster than any other part of my body. Nice guns? Damn straight. But it's hard to find blouses and jackets that fit when you're packing that kind of heat. Don't get me started on the shoulders my mother blessed me with... damn Irish genetics.
Actually, it's not so bad. When my bodyfat is in the low 20%'s I don't look built like a brick shithouse. I look strong and superhero-like. It's not confidential - I've got potential. Here's to looking like a superhero again. *clink*
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The vet called back and said our cat was healthy. X-rays were "nonremarkable." He also said it was okay to return him to wet food as his primary diet. ??? We were told a while back that dry food was better for him (dentally and such), but I guess new research says otherwise. I think it's a ploy to get us to sedate our cat more often, but we'll see. Grady IS kinda fat. Maybe reverting to the high-protein diet of wet food will help him out.