Got a run in today, 3.7 miles through Boyce Park. Was scouting a path for a hike on the upcoming Sunday. Was very useful to learn a layout of the trails, but also very wet. Cardio only log.

Alright developmental day at a gym I’m visiting, sorta random but had fun. Still in cycle 5 but today’s workout was fairly standard. Needed to do rear delt work and biceps again this dev day. Deadlifts: Set 1) 3 reps @ 275lbs. Set 2) 3 reps @ 275lbs (failed three times due to slippery grip […]

I have been slacking on my running so today I decided to get out for a nice jog, 5.1 miles in Monroeville Community Park. Just a nice, relaxing day. I meant to go a lot further (probably 8 miles) but honestly, my cardio conditioning is completely shot, so I’ll take what I can get.

Today was a nice kayaking trip down the Youghigheny river, probably about 7 miles of kayaking or about 2 1/2 hours on the river. No other workout today but that was a very sufficient one.

Front Squat & Bench Press day, cycle 3 hypertrophy plus. Keeping the logs short because I’m catching up on some backlogged posts. Believe it or not, still feeling sick. I think it’s like a week’s worth of logs and I’ve just been horribly sick. Feeling more capable of normal workouts though by this point. Front […]

Okay, it’s been a while since I typed up a meaningful workout log most of them are backlogged these days a week and a half and I’m rushing through logging them. I do keep them on the website, deep in here, but don’t syndicate them to the front page or Facebook or anything as to […]

Flat Dumbbell Chest Press: 6 sets of 13 reps @ 40lbs. This was a lot better than the 60lb pair I tried to do last week. Deadlift: 1) 12 reps @ 195lbs. 2) 10 reps @ 230lbs. 3) 8 reps @ 245lbs. 4) 3 reps @ 260lbs. Compared the accessory weight levels and reps to […]

Wanted to do too much so cut out core work. Hit glutes and shoulders. Sumo Deadlifts: 3 sets of 5 reps @ 250lbs. Hip Extension Press (Seclectorized): 5 sets of 10 reps ea. leg @ 150lbs. Step ups: 3 sets of 10 reps each leg @ 60lbs (pre-loaded straight barbell) Overhead Shoulder Press: 4 sets […]

Front Squat & Bench Press day. Note: today I noticed some horrible deficiencies in squat form. Will fix. Front Squat: 1) 5 reps @ 150lbs. 2) 5 reps @ 150lbs. 3) 5 reps @ 160lbs. Flat Dumbbell Bench Press: These felt awful on my shoulders and set them back quite a bit. Abandoning heavy flat […]

Flunked out of the Rachel Carson Challenge this year, had poor choice in footwear (used an old pair of boots I never used for hiking before due to concerns with mud and traction and their worn out soles were like hiking on sandpaper) and my feet were bloody and spent by the second checkpoint, after […]