And here’s the workout….

I started off with 3 mins cardio (walking/jogging on the spot), the prescribed warm-ups, and then did:

Power Training - Strength Training (weeks 4-6)
Workout A5 (9 of 10)

1: Clean High Pull - 95t/3, 95t/3, 95t/3, 100t/3
2: Clean-grip Deadlift - 150t/6, 150t/4, 155t/3, 160t/2
3: Single-leg Romanian Deadlift - 55t/6, 55t/4, 55t/3, 55t/2
4: Push-ups (incline) - 6, 4, 3, 2
5: Bent-over Dumbbell Alternating Row - 50e/6, 50e/4, 50e/3, 52e/2
6: Push Press - 75t/6, 75t/4, 75t/3, 75t/2
7: Chin-ups (assisted) - 6, 4, 3, 2 (sad, but trying)
8: Windshield Wipers - 8, 8, 8, 8
9: Four-point Plank - 45sec, 45sec, 45sec, 45sec

Total time: 70 mins
HR monitor: 458 cals, Max: 153(86%), Avg: 125 (70%)

I think I did a lot on the first two, and then struggled through the rest. I kept the push press down at 75 because I didn’t want to hear the cracking that I did last time. I realized as well that this was the last A workout so I’ll have to look into what I’m going to do in the next segment.

It’s kind of funny, but my mother was talking about what to buy me for Christmas and I joked about a couple of 25-lbs plates. It’s because I’m using a bar that only weighs 8-lbs (I count it as 5) and a combination of metal weights and sand weights. I think I need to make a stop at the new (local now) store where I bought the power blocks and at a minimum add a couple of plates. The max I could go up to would be 175-lbs at the moment, and I’m not sure they would physically fit on the bar. A heavier bar would probably be a good idea as well. I’m kind of wondering how the cheap/light bar will do with more weights on it.

I’m not going to upgrade the power blocks though (they can go to 90-lbs) even though I’m maxing them out on a couple of moves. I’ll look for other exercises, and work on improving form (as I think I may be letting the form go slightly getting the higher weights up.

I’ve got a workout to log, but I’ll do that in the next post. I’ll play catch-up with my school stuff.

AutoCAD (lab) final - 94/100 (two assignments to hand in Friday, then I’ll know where I sit out of 75 - exam worth 25%) Currently have 67/75, but I do think the last two assignments will push it up a little.

Metrology (lab) final - not a freakin’ clue. I don’t know if I mentioned it, but three weeks before the end of the semester they tell us that we’re going to get a separate mark from the lab and the lecture. This means 10 measurements are suddenly worth 25% and the lab book is worth 75%… given to a guy who we have no clue about how he marks. Even though I know I won’t fail, I’ll admit that I’m actually a little concerned about this one.

Communications - 27.5/28 for the report (yay me!) and we did our presentation today, which I think went fairly well. This leaves me sitting 57/60 so far. I’m hoping we’ll have a grade for the presentation on Friday (I think we will). The presentation is worth 20%, the final also worth 20%. I handed in the extra credit report yesterday (up to an added 5%). I only did it because I’m not that confident about the final exam. I’ll do fine on any of the written portions, however, it has a multiple choice section (based on the textbook) and the few times he’s done samples in class I’ve been hitting only 60-70% (small sample size).

So I’m off tomorrow, and only have one class on Thursday. Friday we have another three and then it’s on to finals. The math teacher is running really close, just finishing up the content today. She’s going to do a review on Friday, but that’s our short class of the week. She’s offered, and we’re considering, having her take our canceled Management class over on Friday. We tried to get our last class of the day moved up, but that didn’t happen. 

So tomorrow I’ll finish up my math homework and try making a study plan. The three finals I need to study the most for are on the first two days (Mon/Tues). Oh well, such is life.

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Just finishing up the evening with the day’s meals. I don’t have much to add today, so I’m going to call it a night.

Food for the day:

Total: 2311 (22% fat, 39% carbs, 36% protein)

Breakfast: protein shake with oatmeal and sour cherries (358)
AM Snack: chocolate zucchini cake (78)
Lunch: whole wheat tortillas, mustard, smoked beef, apple (464)
PWO: protein shake, sour cherries (295)
PM Snack: hummus, carrots (178)
Dinner: chili with cheese, multi-grain tostidos, salad w/dressing (707)
Late Snack: fruit salad, protein shake (231)