The Return of the jedi-This is not Sparta. This. Is. Madness.(now incl. Race to 100kg OHP)

hope you feel well enough to post in your journal soon.
happy xmas
I got your Van Gogh joke, do I get a prize?

ORIGINAL: daKensta
I got your Van Gogh joke, do I get a prize?

I knew I could rely on you, you Edinburgh Academical.

Haven't felt too great over Xmas. The cold seem to have been a catalyst for me being struck down with another bout of whatever the hell it is that keeps causing me problems. The betting is now making gallbladder a short odds favourite.

Plans to be back in the gym tonight have been foiled by family celebrations.
Various snotty-nosed children have taken great delight in inflicting fresh cold virus onto Nunky Jedi

Starting 2008 feeling grim, weak and flabby
...which I guess is better than feeling Sneezy, Dopey and Bashful.

Don;t worry too much mate, you'll be back into it in no time.

ORIGINAL: RACK
Don;t worry too much mate, you'll be back into it in no time.

Thanks mate.
I really like Xmas but find it stretches way too long for me. What with disruptions to gym timetable/ family commitments etc. having two different colds on top was kind of the straw that broke the camel's back
...fortunately I am starting to feel almost human again and longer have 'the hump'.

Come on mister, if I can fit training around manicures (and two 3 hour sessions at the hairdressers over the hols too!) I'm sure you can shake off a bit of a sniffle.

"2008: the year of progress for all"

When are you starting back at the gym mate?

ORIGINAL: ticteaser
.....a bit of a sniffle.

Women just do not understand the crippling effects of man-flu.
It is so sad.

ORIGINAL: RACK
When are you starting back at the gym mate?

Should definitely be back in on Monday which will be 3 weeks away from training.
Am considering doing a very light full body workout tonight , just to break the ice. I might as well as it seems I am getting no sympathy for sitting here doing nothing

Ooooh manflu really does make me laugh!

ORIGINAL: ticteaser
Ooooh manflu really does make me laugh!

There is nothing comical about this horrific affliction, as these documentary pictures clearly show.

Well I can't argue now you've blinded me with science, can I?!

Have decided I am going to give it a thrash at the gym tonight after all.
Will just do a very light* full body workout and straight home
...no talking to strangers and will dodge from side to side in random manner to avoid Norwalk virus.



*like I have a choice.

Didn't train on Friday as I thought it might be counter-productive and decided to let the cold clear up over the weekend
...which it hasn't

Still feeling really grim and don't know whether it is just a peculiarly long lasting cold or if it has developed into a chest/sinus infection. Trouble is I don't want to visit the docs if I can help it because;
1. they are cr@p
2. I might get the poopuke bug.

Mentally, I am in a pretty dark place to be starting the year. I posted some pics in the shape up thread that make it look as though I haven't trained for months. I am seething that I have to spend the next month recovering lost ground ...again!
And, to cap it all, I have a consultant appointment in just over a week that at best will result in more tests and at worst might mean more surgery. I am definitely battling against an inner voice which says;

"Don't fight it, just give up."



Thanks for listening, I feel much better now

Thought I'd risk it for a mini push session to see how bad the damage is

Flat Bench:
60kg x 15 / 80kg x 10 /90kg x 5 (3 sets) / 80kg x 8

Incline Bench:
60kg x 8 (3 sets)

Pec Deck:
55kg x 8 (3 sets)

Some cable pushdowns for triceps and started to feel a bit grim so left it at that. It is a setback but not to the degree I have become used to over the last couple of years. I think the fear of those "Now start from scratch" episodes is what fuelled the depression. I don't think it's anything like as bad this time and I should be back up to strength by the end of the month.
*reserves judgment pending how I feel in the morning.

Well, I don't feel any worse for last night's efforts so that's a relief.
It is good having the extra motivation of the shape up contest to add focus. I am even thinking of posting up my diet

The gym did have the heating on but TBH I am getting a bit fed up with its cramped and crumbling 'charm' and will definitely be looking elsewhere to train this year. Strangely though, I am now afflicted by a weird "Must get into shape before I go to a new gym." syndrome. How strange Anyone else had this or is it just me ...again?

Mate sorry to hear your inner voice, fight it all the way!

Think its just a bit of feeling self concious (sp) training around new people maybe mate?

ORIGINAL: I Am A Myth
Mate sorry to hear your inner voice, fight it all the way!

Thanks mate but the inner voice has gotten a lot more positive now the cold is shifting a bit. In fact it had a word with me earlier;

"You ain't got no problems, jedi ...I'm on the m*therf*cker. Go back in there, chill them n!ggers out and wait for The Wolf, who should be comin' directly."

©Pulp Fiction

PMSL at the quote!!

^^'Course what I forgot to do was mention the training though

Tuesday.

Wide Grip Chins
8/8/7 (which was a lot better than I was expecting)

Lat Pulldowns
pin10 x 8 (3 sets)

Close Grip Row
pin10 x 8 (3 sets)

+some behind the neck pulldowns on a light weight.

Oly Bar Curls
20kg x 15
30kg x 10
40kg x 8 (3 sets)

Close Grip Curls
30kg x 8 (3 sets)

Cable Curls
6 x the stack and then drop 2plates for reps til failure then drop 2plates etc etc

plus some floundering about with the ab roller.