Anatomy Charts for a Gym Nerd (Part 3) – Mad Chaos: November 26, 1998

Stretch Marks and Gym Plans

Now that I’ve also waxed my legs I’ve noticed that the stretch marks on the back of my calves are very noticeable. Right now they aren’t as flared up as they usually are but at their worst they get very red and the squiggly lines running down my calves aren’t pretty, let me tell ya. They don’t really bother me appearance wise although they should but I think they are cool.

Tomorrow or rather, today when I wake up I am once again off to the Gym to workout my back, triceps and abdominals again. This routine is going to work out just fine for me and even though I’m only training three days a week now it still feels like a big step. The fact that I only realized today that I was set for the gym tomorrow made me grasp the fact that I had to wash my pants for the occasion.

They are outside now and it has been raining tonight so I don’t know if they will be ready for tomorrow at the Gym. For tomorrow I plan to head for Campbelltown first to hand in my money to Commonwealth Bank. From there I will head home, eat and after giving Ingleburn Franklins a call for a packing position which pays very well I will head for the Gym…

Last Month of the Year

Thursday 7:32 p.m.

Everyone is having their last show for the year on television because it’s now come to the end of November. We are now on the brink of the last month of 1998 and with that shall be seen most action. To be quite honest I don’t know if there have been much memorable nights where there has been plenty of action this year, in one day that is.

Within the time I was going out with Lyssa there were few but now that I’m without her (Trying not to sound descending of her being with me) there have been nights of action. But, apart from the night’s out with Ali, visiting nightclubs and the month this year where everyday was spent with my friends I have not much to capitalize upon. What I need are days of basking in the sun, working out to get larger, more muscular and nights out to the City and many other areas where I can have fun.

Half Hour at the Gym

This morning I did get myself to sleep around 5:30 a.m. and my hunch was correct in the time I finally woke up. The first time my eyes opened was around 1:00 p.m. and I thought to get up but my tired limbs only took me to the toilet and marched me back into bed. It wasn’t until 3:30 p.m. that I finally woke up and with that I had myself a banana and yogurt to eat before preparing myself for the Gym. Just before leaving I was asking myself what course of actions and what exercises I would like to perform.

In the midst of this I must have forgotten to put socks on and although it didn’t bother me that much during my workout it was awkward. The fact that my workout only took half an hour for 16 sets is saying that my workout was very efficient. On top of that, my back took only 15 minutes or less and despite the efficient time I worked out heavier than I ever have before. Let’s begin the chronicling of my day’s workout at the Gym…

Back: Warming up isn’t as evident for my back as it usually is for my Chest but I did complete two minutes on the bike. My first set was on Wide Grip Lat Pulldowns and with 40 pounds lifted that sucker 15 times. Plunging the pin upon the 90 pounds hole I began once again with determination and didn’t falter under such new weight as I performed 11 reps. My hands began to slip due to my broken finger that is practically welded straight.

Dropping the weight to 80 pounds I began once again with a strenuous poundage but not taking much out of me I finished up 10 more reps. Moving to Close Grip Lat Pulldowns I brought the weight to 120 pounds and performed 10 reps with a pause near the end. This was the end of my widening exercises, now it was time to broaden my back, give it some depth. Seated Cable Rows was the starter and with 70 pounds I warmed up with 12 reps. Increasing the weight to 120 pounds I forwarded 10 fairly normal reps with some strain.

This weight should be taken up 10 pounds next session but instead, my next set was with the same weight and 10 more reps. Moving to One Arm Dumbbell Curls I found myself picking up 80 pounds of pure metal. Placing that firmly within my right hand I bent over and after some long breathing I performed 10 reps dropping the weight once on each hand to grip properly. My last back exercise was once again One Arm Dumbbell Rows but this time with 70 pounds in my hand I performed once again 10 reps.

Triceps and Abs Finish

Triceps: Confused by this time by how much sets I am performing for my Triceps I was going to accomplish more than four sets but I recalled what I was supposed to do. Beginning on Triceps Pushdowns with a close grip and 30 pounds I performed 15 controlled reps. Next, with 60 pounds and the same grip I performed 10 reps that were fairly ordinary. Seating myself down I picked up a 55 pound dumbbell and completed 10 reps of Overhead Dumbbell Triceps Extensions. Placing the weight down to 50 pounds I once again performed 10 reps.

Abdominals: This was much looked forward to today and jumping slowly and out of breath into the Machine Ab Crunches chair I enforced 30 reps with 30 pounds assistance. Resting somewhat I once again performed 30 reps with the same poundage trying to twist on some reps working my obliques to a degree. My last set was with 50 pounds and after conking out on 20 reps I paused for a couple of seconds and then finished off the last 10 reps, all done…

Dreaming Up an Anatomy Library

Since coming back from the Gym I’ve had something fulfilling to eat and after that I had myself a shower. Getting to the Gym around 5:00 p.m. I didn’t leave until just after 5:30 p.m. While I was having a shower after filling my stomach with nutritious food I thought to myself of a great way to store information of bodybuilding.

My computer has something to do with it and so does my old bodybuilding magazines. Taking out the muscle diagrams in each magazine of Kinesiology I so much loved I will have them scanned and then placing them into my computer I will try and get one picture to show every muscle group. Making a page of every muscle group that I’m training I will also include a diagram along with every exercise.

In my paint program I will highlight the areas most worked out by that specific exercise and this will help me chose my exercises as well as benefit my knowledge. Also in this computer Anatomy listing I will include a chart to note the progress of maximum weight lifted for each exercise. This maximum weight recording will help me beat my highest weight in each workout or at least equal it so I don’t get confused as I usually do with how much I’ve previously lifted.

Missing Lyssa a Little

So far tonight I’ve only given Tatton a call to see what he’s doing and if what he told me is correct, him and Shawn are at Fun n Games right now. Lyssa for another night has not given me a call so if this persists until Sunday I will give her a call to soothe our problems. This time has been a good thing, to separate some more from each other.

There was once a time after Lyssa and I broke up that I thought we would get back together and I was trying to do just that a couple of weeks ago but Lyssa’s persistency to get angry with me and her continued devotion for Ali and Penelope got to me. Along with the fact that her friends think she started from the bottom of the line and will now move up in boyfriends to something better, it’s best for me to stay out of her life. Friends, yes we can be that but I know that if Lyssa is invited to my house once again those barriers will once again be broken.

There will come a time again without doubt where Lyssa and I will trade our celibacy for a consumed night of togetherness, when that will come I am not certain of. The fact that I should be out there looking for girls is not happening because I was thinking of getting back together with Lyssa and I was never really going out during the day. Apart from Friday where I traveled to Centrelink at 4:00 p.m. to hand in my form, when was the last time that I headed to Campbelltown or further by myself in the day time. That occurrence is almost non existent of me these days and I am now willing to change that deficiency.

Tonight I am not sure what is happening and I gather that Keith is working tonight so I’m probably not going out with him. Tonight nevertheless is Thursday night and that usually means Chevy’s and the Pub are on so there will be people out for the night. If no one comes along to pick me up then I guess I’m just sitting here watching television and playing games until very early in the morning.