Halloween 2010

I wouldn't allow myself to see this Halloween without 700 push-ups. I hit that goal and I've also been motivated to edit and write on a splatterpunk vampire novel, EYES OF FRIGHT. It's my Halloween gift to you.

Two New Supplements

I'll be taking a new protein powder, Cytosport Muscle Milk : Banana Creme and a during-workout drink that aids in recovery, Cytosport Cytomax : Go Grape. I tried samples of 20+ supplements in September, and Cytomax was the only to get five stars. I like the carbs, dextrose, and electrolytes in it. It felt like a good product for cardio, and a workout with high reps that lasts over an hour could be considered cardio, maybe even over 45 minutes.

Log Update 101029

700 push-ups
61 pull-ups
61 dips
60 db curls
7 wrist rolls

Hitting 700 was a milestone I had planned three months ago when I was only at 376 total. The next milestone is 1000 push-ups, which I should hit in three more months. This coming week I'm practicing squats and deadlifts with dumbbells.

Progress Video 101026

Here's a video of four months training progress from goblincore: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyqLhDobshI

Dip Variation

I use two variations for parallel bar dips: triceps and chest. The triceps version is done with your legs behind you and folded, and using a full range of motion going from top position to below parallel. Chest dips are the same but with your legs in front of you and your chin pointed down along with your chest slightly rotated forward. That puts your weight directly on your chest whereas legs behind with chin straight ahead, the weight is on the triceps.

Either way works the shoulders as well. If you want to incorporate your abs and serratus muscles, you can hump your back up in the up position, and even crunch your lower body upward. To get full range of motion on either dip variation, you must sink very low. It's fine to lower into the position of parallel with forearm and upper-arm, making a 90 degree angle in the first set or two, but each rep afterwards should be lower. Otherwise you won't be hitting all of the muscles.

Log Update 101022

675 push-ups, next is 700 push-ups
57 pull-ups, next is wk6 pull-ups, the last week of the 20 pull-ups routine, 2nd column
57 dips
44 db curls
6 wrist rolls

Log Update 101015

650 push-ups
54 pull-ups
54 dips
44 db curls
5 wrist rolls