PTAaron's DC Training Journal

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Workout looks great! Don't worry about the hammers- that happens to all of us at times. And if someone says it doesn't....they're lying!!! :D

And I must be out of the loop or something, but who's Vicki??

BTW, I love the "soap opera" part of your journal. Now I'm not the only one who does it ;) We all have lives other than training, so it' s nice to hear some of that. Keep it up!!
 
goes4ever said:
so is Absinthe that strong? I never had it before
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68% alcohol... 136 proof... Strong stuff! Really good though.

Having the 4 shots of it in an hour and a half was probably the biggest part of the "problem"... oops.

EDIT: I actually feel pretty good this morning - aside from being actually sick (head/sinus/chest cold)... so thats good :)
 
Got a little extra shot of confidence today from a patient that I had been working with for quite a while that recently had to switch over to another therapist because of scheduling issues (treated this person a year ago for a different problem, and he has been in off and on for several months now with various other issues)...
I was standing watching my co-worker and his student practicing some techniques and the patients yells out from a few tables over: "Jesus Aaron... do you go to the gym every day??" I laughed, and said "What the heck are you talking about?" He said "My god... your shoulders and neck look like they have grown at least a full foot in the past few months!!" (yeah, he is a bit dramatic) I just laughed again and said "Thanks... I do what I can" ... and he kept going on for a bit about it - made me feel pretty dang good about myself :D
Just had to share ... I mean I dont' see it - I still feel like the same scrawny bodybuilder wanna be that I always was! :)
Actually lately I have been getting quite a few comments - and I am not really sure what has changed... one of my other patients (high school athlete) was telling me about how his coach is "huge" and scary - and made his point by saying "He is 6'5 and he is EVEN bigger than you!" Like that was some kind of feat LOL! I don't know what happened, but suddenly it has gone from "Oh, you work out?" to "Are you a bodybuilder?" ... Not that I'm complaining - it really makes me feel good :)
 
Hey Aaron, that's awesome!! Feels great to get a compliment like that doesn't it? Other people always see the improvements/changes in ourselves before we do. Certainly helps with the motivation :) Keep up the good work!!
 
goes4ever said:
thanks for the info, but aren't they out of the country? what did shipping cost?
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yeah... you can't buy absinthe in the US... it is legal to order it from other countries, just not legal to sell in the US... Shipping was like $20 or so I think...
 
No workout today... I got up to head to the gym... hopped i my car and turned the key - it started, then died. Tried again - same thing... Tried again with the gas pedal part way down - started up and ran fine, let off the gas - died.
Ended up having to tear down the engine a little to get the idle speed control valve off - cleaned that up real good, put it all back together and now it works fine - but I ended up missing the workout :( I'll try to get up and go tomorrow morning instead. Nothing like starting out the day playing mechanic!!
 
Still feeling crappy (sick) tonight... I dont' think I'll be doing the workout in the morning tomorrow - Fridays I would have to get to the gym by 7:30 instead of 8:30... so that just ain't gonna happen with me being sick... damn it.
On the plus side - the car still runs!
 
I hope you are feeling better soon. Take care of yourself. If you need a private nurse, let me know ;)
 
Feeling a little better, still not the best though...


I spent a good part of this morning being pissed off at Sony and their crappy customer service policies... I bought a 300 disc CD changer in March - a "I am about to get divorced" present for myself... and in June it broke - basically it jammed up, wrecked 3 CDs, and broke some internal parts so that it can no longer load CDs... Well I had emailed and gotten info on how to return it and so on back in June - but I never really got around to doing it (no motivation for a while, but now I want nice stuff again!)... so I called today to clarify their policy - and it turns out I have to pay $70 in shipping costs to have the unit replaced with a refurbished one "for free"!! I was talking with a customer service rep about the policy and saying that it was ridiculous that I should have to buy a new unit + spend $70 in shipping in order for them to give me a refurbished piece - that ends up being like paying 150% the price for a used product! He thought it was just fine that it worked that way... and I informed him that Sony's policies suck and I planned to throw the piece of garbage in a dumpster and buy something from Pioneer because they are better quality and have better customer service. He said "Yes, I can understand that sir" AHHH!!!!
Anyway... After that conversation I decided to open it up and see if I could fix it myself. I found that 3 of the components to the part that actually selects and reads the CDs had broken... called the parts department and they faxed me over some diagrams and part numbers (parts department gets a big thumbs up... the customer service department gets 2 middle fingers) ... I searched around online and I can get the 3 parts I need for about $15 and replace them myself!!! I already had the whole thing apart, and back together this morning and it still works... so it should be no problem! Of course I still think Sony sucks - buy Harman Kardon or Pioneer!!
 
Damn it... woke up coughing non stop again... I'm wondering if maybe some of this isn't my reflux acting up again and messing with the back of my throat - the absinthe and spicy food lately could have flared it up...
 
Well, you just aren't having a good time with things are you? lol I hope it's not your reflux acting up cause that wouldn't be nice on your Mexico trip for sure!!

Good luck with Vicki- it's certainly a "different" situation!! Hope it goes the way you want it to.
 
Yeah... I'm pretty much hating 2005 so far! :p

At the moment I'm not entirely sure how I want to situation to go - so I have decided to stop worrying about it... at this point nothing I can do is going to change how things are going to happen on the trip, so there is no reason to worry :) or something.

I spent most of yesterday getting my condo cleaned up - I didn't realize what a mess it was! I spent half the day cleaning and I still have 3 rooms on the lower level, plus the 'half bath' upstairs left to clean - and my place isn't even that big! I figured I wanted to get everything cleaned up extra nice so that when I get home from Mexico I can take it all as "starting a new chapter" in my life: I will be starting training with In-Human hopefully the week after I get back; I will no longer be 'tied to' this situation with Vicki - which sounds bad, but this has been going on for SOOO long that if it hadn't been for the trip being planned and paid for I would at least have been out dating other people until she left Mike instead of just "waiting" - we won't count the 'friend with benefits' situation ;); and I should be getting my old car back - so I can finally get my life back to the way it was before the huge mess that has been 2005! :D
 
Okay... productive morning... vacuumed the upstairs... finished cleaning one of the lower level rooms... so now I just have two bathrooms and the office to clean :) Time to head off to work.
 
Workout

Workout

Okay... good workout today... feeling about 80% better, still coughing like a smoker - but my energy levels are back up quite a bit. This workout is a combination of the workout I missed because I was sick and the one we were scheduled to do today - mainly changed the calf exercise and the quad exercise.

Workout
(LT=Last Time TT=This Time RP=Rest Paused TP=Toilet Paper)

Cybex Bicep Curl Machine:
LT: 120 x 14 RP
TT: 120 x 13 RP
Sucky, but I don't care

Rope Hammer Curls (5 second negative each rep):
LT: 12 plates x 14 straight set
TT: 12.5 plates x 12 straight set

Stretch

Donkey Calf Raise (5 second negative/15 second stretch each rep):
LT: 260 x 12
TT: 280 x 12

Cybex Hamstring Curl:
LT: 170 x 15 RP
TT: 170 x 16 RP
*Probably could have gotten 17, but I thought I peed rep 16... Hint for all of you: Don't do prone hamstring curls when you have a full bladder!! I didn't pee though - which is good, it would have sucked to have to finish the workout in wet pants!

Hack Squat (ass to the floor):
LT: 360lbs + sled x 11; 270lbs + sled x 21
TT: 410lbs + sled x 7; 320lbs + sled x 20

Stretch Hams
Stretch Quads

NOTES:
Pretty happy with the workout, even though biceps failed to progress. This is second to last workout before I leave for Mexico - to an area that is supposed to be getting hit with a tropical storm/hurricane on Thursday - AWESOME! :rolleyes: When I get back I'm going to take a week to get back into the swing of things with some light workouts, then hopefully if things are still on track with In-Human - I will start training under his guidance for a while. Pretty excited about that.
Anyway... running late... gotta get ready for work.
 

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There we go... now we can all watch the weather reports as the catagory 5 hurricane hits the area tomorrow/friday before it tears up Florida this weekend :( I feel so bad for the people in Florida that are going to get nailed with this AGAIN!
 
Alright... doing this from memory, since I left my log book at work... I may edit it...

Workout:
(last workout before the trip... then eventually starting to work with In-Human)

Hammer Strength Flat Bench Press:
LT: 170lbs each side x 12 RP
TT: 170lbs each side x 14 RP

Stretch 65 seconds with 105lb dumbells

Smith Behind the Head Press (to top of ears):
LT: 150lbs x 9RP (bad)
TT: 150lbs x 11 RP (still bad, but better)

Stretch

Smith Close Grip BP:
LT: 180lbs x 12 RP
TT: 180lbs x 14 RP

Stretch Triceps

Galileo Pulldown Machine:
LT: 14plates x 14 RP
TT: 15 plates x 11 RP
A LOT harder than I thought it would be!

Supported T-Bar Row:
LT: 145 x 8 straight set
TT: 145 x 9 straight set

NOTES:
So I managed to beat everything today... That was pretty cool.
Looks like Cancun/Playa del Carmen area is gonna get hit pretty soon... so that sort of sucks... I'm going to guess that the trip is not going to happen as planned... but as of this afternoon we checked and everything was supposed to still be happening (the flight, etc). We'll see.
 
Not sure if the trip to Mexico will be happening... but regardless I will be going somewhere for the next week - so I won't be around online after I leave work tonight... Maybe we'll go hit Vegas instead, that would be awesome!
 
Well, have fun wherever you go!! Lucky you. I'd love to be going on a trip. Let us know when you are back :)
 
Thanks IG! I'll be sure to take you along next time ;)

The Mexico plans are officially cancelled. We just booked a trip to Vegas - we don't leave til Sunday night now... but we're doing 5 days in Vegas - and it will only end up costing us each $200!

The major downside that I see with this trip is that there is only 1 room being booked... so it may be a little bit strange with the 4 of us staying there.
 
Vegas should be awesome... we're all getting together early tomorrow to decide what shows we're going to go to and all that... so it'll be fun :D

I've mostly given up on this situation with Vicki - seems like I have just managed to waste a good 7-8 months when I could have been doing something better with my time... of course it was only in the last 2 months or so that I really wanted to get out and start dating "someone new" again - but this trip was already planned and I didn't think a new woman would really like the idea of me going to mexico with an "old flame"!
Oh well... it will all be over next week... and we can start a new season of "The Days of Aaron's Life"!
 
Went to the gym this morning to do a "cruise style" workout - I will be starting training with In-Human on the 7th, so I'm giving myself a bit of a break until then.

Workout
(just short of failure, straight sets, going for 15 reps on each thing)

Decline Barbell Bench Press:
225lbs x 15 straight set

Stretch

Icarian Shoulder Press Machine:
200lbs x 12 straight set

stretch

EZ Curl Triceps on the Floor:
50lbs+bar x 15

stretch

Low Pulley High Row:
13 plates x 11 straight set

"Yates" Grip cable Row:
13 plates x 15 straight set

Stretch
 
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