Weight:   158

Wow, it’s been a while since I posted.  Have been uber busy.

Continuing to work with my trainer at the Firm.  I’ve made some really good gains and gotten a lot of advice from him.  Since my last post I’ve gained almost 8 pounds!  I remain symptom free and have been able to increase my calorie intake to very close to 3000 calories per day.

Not too much else to report… Work is good, school is on hold until fall, still gloriously single

 Until next time, Ciao

weight: 150

Well, it’s another beautiful spring day here in Minneapolis.  The sun is out.  It’s a good day to be alive and well!

Yesterday was the first session with my trainer. I had an awesome session. Phew, definitely in less good shape than I thought though.  We worked a variety of upper back, chest, and abdominals.  Starting off slowly so as to not cause any damage to the abdominal wall area.  On that note, it does suck that I’ve lost most of the strength I’d gained in the abs.  That will all have to be rebuilt pretty much from scratch.  It could be worse though, right?  We are working twice a week…getting me back into the swing of it.  Of course the eventual goal, as previously stated, is to get huge.  Which means lifting heavy and hitting it hard.  Eek!  So, wish me luck

Short goals: 152 by June 1st, no more beer!

Thanks for reading
Ciao

Weight: 150 1/2 (Woot! I gained a pound)

 I’m so glad that the week has ended.  Soooo ready for a nice relaxing weekend, hanging out with friends, having some fun.

Even though I got a really good nights sleep, I’m kinda tired.  Shoulder and back workout today.  It went alright, but wasn’t feeling uber motivated.  I ran into my friend Chris and chatted for a bit.  That was cool, he’s a good guy.  Got a compliment on my shirt, lol… that was nice.

Out for now…have good weekends everyone

Ciao

Weight: 149

So, this whole blog is supposed to be about me training.  Maybe sort of narrow, but I do go off on tangents too ;)  Now it’s time to get down to business.  As of next week I will actually be working with a trainer at my gym.  I’m very much looking forward to the experience, and the benefits therein.

Great workout last night… shoulders, back, and triceps.  I’m feeling stronger and stronger every day.  The diet is going well too.  I consumed about 2800 calories yesterday, eek!  Going to try to get to 3000 gradually.  Tonight is legs and tomorrow off.

Ciao

Yay…the sun is out, makes me feel so good.

Got to bed early last night and up early this morning.  Into work at 7 and getting lots done here.  Let’s hope that this day bodes well for the rest of the week.

Gym tonight, it’s time to blast the shoulders and upper back - woooo!

I’m hiring a personal trainer at the gym.  I’m hoping to get some really good gains out of this.  I’m good at getting there and doing the work, I just need someone to show me how to do it so that I build mass and bulk and not just tone.  So, looking forward to two days a week with that.

I also heard back from the nutritionist last week.  She has given me some ideas on how to increase the calories and protein without sending my system into shock.  Spent the bulk of yesterday afternoon preping lunches and dinners for the week.  It should be good, less work during the week with prep and cleanup.  Also less waste.  It seems like I buy all kinds of good stuff and then never cook it in time and end up with lots going in the garbage.  This way it’s all cooked and ready to go and I will be less tempted to eat Bertolli instant pasta dinners, lol.

 Ciao, Judd

I have a lot to say today, so this is going to be a long winded post…

Decisions, decisions…  After a lot of consideration I’ve decided, for now at least, that I’m going back to completing my Kinesiology degree.  I really love the computer science stuff…but I’m having a hard time getting through it.  Need to get the degree done and get outta here for a while.  I’ve recently come back to my love of fitness, so, it fits.  And, I think I can carve out a niche with that and the computer stuff doing research or development for something.  I feel good about the decision and need to commit myself to the task.  I’ll be taking an intensive 3 week class for “May” session here at the U of M.  I think I can finish the program in about a couple years or so.  Which is good for many reasons.

State of mind - I had a really good workout last night, slightly sore, which tells me that I worked it pretty hard.  Shoulders, back, triceps.  So, because of the workout I woke up in a great mood and with a good state of mind.  Feeling like I’m in a good place in my life.  So like I said earlier… I can carve out a niche for myself…find the place where I belong.  I’ve had a lifelong wish to be self employed, own my own company.  Maybe I can do something related to my experiences, training, knowledge that will help other people out.  That would be awesome!

Fender bender - Ugh!  Need I say more?  I was stuck in traffic yesterday in downtown Mpls.  My windows were all steamed from the rain and I was looking over my left right shoulder to change lanes.  When I looked back, there was the other car and I slammed on the brakes, but I slid into her right back bumper!  Fortunately it wasn’t too hard of a hit, and I was fine, and she was fine.  But, it was a Jetta, so I’m sure the bill is gonna be huge, eek!

Weekend - Hmm…lot’s going on this weekend.  Movies at friends house tonight, going out on Saturday evening, shopping on Sunday.  It’s got potential to be a great weekend

Okay, back to work here.  Thanks for reading…ciao.

Awesome, the sun is out this afternoon!  It’s making me extremely happy

Back to the gym tonight…chest and arms - wooo hooo.

So, on Sunday morning, around 8am, I wanted to go and workout.  Now, if I lived in a nice warm place like California or Florida I could have just stepped out my door and gone for a bike ride or rollerbladding.  But no, I live in chilly, frigid, rainy Minnesota.  And Sunday was a very typical April day…there was a cold, soaking rain coming down.  No rollerblading, no biking :(  For the past year or so I’ve been going to the Rec Center on campus at the U of M.  Sure it’s cheap, it’s convient (I work on campus), I get a reimbursement from my health insurance…but they don’t open until freaking 11am on Sunday.  Plus, often during times like breaks and holidays the hours are even more limiting and this has been a huge peeve of mine since I started going there.  Sooo, to alleviate all of these ills I decided on Sunday to start going to a different gym.  Where, you ask?  The Firm of course.  It had to happen sooner or later.  It’s really a nice change.  There aren’t any roided up 18 year olds trying to kill themselves power squating 500 lbs…lol.  People are friendlier, it’s a very social atmosphere.  It’s definitely a bit more spendy, but I’m very happy with my decision.  Now I just have to finish my recovery so I can actually do a good, hard workout.  I still have to be very protective of my abdomen, can’t lift anything over about 10 lbs…just able to do light lifting on machines for some maintenance.  I’ll keep you updated on how it goes.

 Ciao

Weight: 149

First post surgery workout…woo hooo!  It was a light one, arms only, and light weights too.  But man, did it feel good to be back.  I can honestly say that going to the gym is the best thing for my mood, self esteem, and disposition.  Not to mention all of the other benefits of course.  Hmm…now to figure out what I’m doing for dinner this evening and for fun tonight?  Maybe Bev’s?  Since I didn’t get to go before the surgery :(  Now to find peeps to go with me *devilish smile* muahahaha…..