Day 430 - Chest + Back + Balance & X2 Ab Ripper

Well, I decided to try a phase 2 workout to see if my elbow would endure it and it came through it pretty well.  It's a bit on the sore side, but nothing like it was the last time I did this and re-injured it.  I enjoyed getting back to phase 2 and the muscle building moves associated with it.  Arms were feeling jacked up after that workout.  Fortunately the reps are not off too much from before after such a long break from phase 2.  The plan for the rest of this week is Yoga tomorrow, A trail run on Saturday (first time trying this) and then PAP Upper on Saturday afternoon.  It feels good to be getting back into a more normal workout routine.

Day 429 - Rest Day (mostly)

I decided to make today my rest day for a number of reasons, but mostly because I like having Wed as a rest day instead of Thurs.  I did some pushups, chin-ups and dumbbell curls to see how the elbow would hold up and it seemed to do okay as long as I was smart about what I was doing.  I'm a little light on protein today, but with not working out much my muscles really don't need as much today.  I found out about another outdoor obstacle course in the Philly area called Spartan.  It's about 5 miles and happens later in the year, so I'm hoping to do that if things go well with the Warrior Dash in May.

Day 428 - P.A.P. Upper

I'm not a military guy, but that doesn't mean I don't have an internal drill sergeant that kicks me in the butt when I'm lacking in motivation.   Tonight I was feeling kind of lazy until I heard that internal voice saying "Get it in gear maggot".  Needless to say, I brought it.  This time around I did all of the moves including the Arnold press to see how the arm holds up.  Little tender, but I think it seems to be hanging in there.  I'm at 200 gram of protein and still well below on calories, so doing well.

Day 427 - P.A.P. Lower

I decided that I wanted to avoid phase 2 for one more week in order to give my elbow the chance to fully recover.  But, I plan to increase my arm activity this week to test things out a bit more.  Tonight I included some weight during the squat cross reach (using 10 lbs) and the elbow seemed to hold up okay.  Tomorrow I'm hoping to do PAP Upper with little modification.  Protein is back up today and eating is on track.

Day 426 - Rest Day

It's Sunday again which means the focus is all bout how I eat (since I don't workout on Sunday).  I went out to breakfast with my Dad and had eggs, home-fries and scrapple.  I ate about half of the home-fries and didn't finish the toast, so breakfast didn't kill the calories for the day.  Lunch helped to make up for the need for protein.  I had turkey breast meat and salad in a flour tortilla and a cup of yogurt.  Here's hoping dinner includes some chicken instead of hamburger, but (as usual) I eat what is put on the table for dinner.

Day 425 - P.A.P. Upper

Veins are really popping today after all of the my working out today.  I started my day with a 5 mile run in 31 degrees. I got through it in 42:46 and it felt really good. The run burned 600 calories, so I plan to up my calorie count to 3000 today instead of 2600.

I got through PAP upper without seriously re-injuring the elbow.  I had to substitute for the hammer press and I lowered the weight to 20 on the row moves,but otherwise it went well.   Bring on the rest day :-)

Day 424 - P.A.P. Lower

It's once again flex Friday which means it's time to show off some muscles.  Arms have not grown much because of my elbow issues, but I am still getting good definition by keeping the fat off and trying to keep things toned.  I didn't need any breaks during second complex, so I'm happy about that.

We went to dinner at Red Robin tonight, but I got the chicken platter that gave me good protein and was low in carbs (oh yeah).  I'm well below on calories today, so need to eat more.