And yet another training day coming up - heavy shoulder work and light biceps/triceps work. Yesterday was heavy hamstring work and light back work. It looked liked this:

Lying Leg Curls - 4 sets
Seated Leg Curls - 3 sets
Romanian Deadlifts - 3 sets

Close-grip Pulldowns - 3 sets
One-arm Dumbbell Rows - 3 sets
Straight-arm Pulldowns - 2 sets
Hammer Strength Rows - 2 sets
*I cut out one movement today.

Weight today is up a bit at 221.5, which I can only hope reflects some positive recomping. I'm holding onto these 220s for dear life. :lol: Nah, I know I'll have to drop into the teens soon. In the past, I'd start getting too antsy about getting too light; not because I really care what the scale number says, but rather what it reflects. This year I've accepted that I'm not carrying the muscle I used to and will have to get lighter, but I'm perfectly fine with that. I'll keep dropping until I get 'there'. As one of my clients and good friend Ileen says - the scale is just a random number generator.

Bodyweight in and of itself is just information. That's it; nothing more, nothing less, just information. It tells you nothing about the composition of your weight at all. It is but ONE tool in the assessment toolbox, but the big caveat is that without context it is just meaningless information. Remember that. And go read my scale rant again.

In other news, I also have to get 10lbs off Dexter (Dexter being my Chocolate Lab). He went to the vets today ($300 geez) and weighed in at a whopping 89lbs. He must have been even heavier recently because he's leaned out a bit with all the exercise he's gotten in the last few weeks. Maybe I'll get him to start training with me - I bet he's got a big bench. :lol:

Here is he playing with his buddy Mikos. Will ya look at that snow?! Thank God winter is over.



More on doing it a little differently up next ...

Posted May 03, 2008 by Erik Ledin.
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