Hisashiburi no Workout!

It's been almost 2 weeks and I lost some muscle sadly, but living has stabilized and diet has been pretty solid as well (high protein and low carbs, with medium levels of fat.  Thank god for edible raw eggs here.  Today I just bought 3 packs of large sized eggs for 99 Yen each!  That's pretty cheap!

Anyhow, today I managed to get a pretty good workout with the family park stuff.  I brought the umbrella for some cleans but I didn't do as many as I would have liked to because I didn't have my regular workout shorts so I did some in my regular pants which felt uncomfortable and restricting.  The pull-ups, push-ups, dips, and leg raises were pretty good.  Definitely got a bit weaker, but I'll be back up soon enough.

As a bonus, there was this push press area, but the bar was quite light.  Still good though.

Over all the workout was like a circuit where I moved from one station to another and took a brief rest, didn't take anymore than an hour of time.  I'll probably do this again until I join Gold's Gym and get my gym clothes back.

Body Weight workout

I'll be doing some body weight work for the next week or so until I can join the gym officially.  Luckily theres a park about 10 minutes away from my residence that happens to have pull-up stations, dip station, ab station, etc.  I just have to incorporate some burpees or something to insure my leg gets worked as well.

The projected workout will include pull-ups, dips, push-ups, lying pull-ups (reverse push-ups?), jumping squats, cleans with a broomstick or  umbrella, and maybe some burpees or something.

Unfortunately, during this month of the year, it rains a lot.  The forecast says that the whole week and beyond should see some heavy rain and thunder galore.  I guess this means I'll attempt to train in the hiatus of rain (or before it starts), if there even is one.

I'll continue to update as I get closer to joining the gym.

Gyms to join...?

I visited the Gold's Gym in Gyotoku today and managed to ask for a tour and also managed to receive a small package of information that lists all the membership types in addition to the the corresponding rates.  I tried going to another gym, but it was closed due to renovations (at least that's what is looked like).

I actually look forward to joining the Gold's Gym if things work out.

I'll keep this updated on that for sure.

Final Training day in US

I went to the gym last Monday (the 6th) for the last time in the US.  Of course I still have my membership because its just too cheap to cancel.  I decided to make this final workout a full body workout because of the timing and what I have done prior to that day.

The numbers and reps are here (as best as I can recall...)

Deadlifts --------------------------------------------- 185 for 10
Push press ------------------------------------------ 95 for 10
Squats ------------------------------------------------ 315 for 8
Weighted pull-ups (wide grip)-------------------- 25 for 5, 5, 5
Weighted dips -------------------------------------- 90 for 4, 5
Standing calves ------------------------------------ 200 for 8

I am now in Japan and will live in a place pretty close to a gym.  It appears that this one does have weights (I hope to hell they do, because most gyms have machines only which is not....cool).  It building looks super big and the yoga rooms was visible along with another room I couldn't recall so hopefully that is a good sign.

Well, as a fitness enthusiasts (borderline bodybuilder perhaps), I still try to maintain the macronutrient intake even now, and it's been interesting at times.  I've been drinking several (usually around 5 or to 7 with 3-4 yolks) along with my breakfast every morning and before I sleep to maintain my protein intake high in the morning and night.  I then take several cans of tuna with me and eat about 2 with some bread of nuts during the day (after lunch) and then again maybe for dinner (unless I buy something or go to a restaurant).

So for egg price, I've been buying eggs at a price of 208 yen for 10 eggs, which isn't all too bad.  For canned tuna (130 g cans), the lowest price I've managed to pay is about 100 yen per can.  This is pretty much the same as America thankfully, so protein won't make my wallet too small, luckily.

Hopefully I will be able to get back to my training regimen soon.

Time to sleep.  Time zone is still different in my body.

Day 1 and 2 back in the gym

Here's my number for Tuesday's upper body work:

BB rows -------------------------------------- 100 lbs for 12, 11
BB bench ------------------------------------ 190 lbs for 8, 7
weighted narrow grip pull up ------------ 30 lbs for 8, 8
BB push press ------------------------------ 95 for 6, 6

Here's the numbers for Thursday's lower body work:

squat ------------------------------------------- 315 for 8
squat ------------------------------------------- 135 for 15
standing calf --------------------------------- 180 for 12
ab work --------------------------------------- 10 lbs on the decline

The upper body work was kinda weak compared to before I took a break.  I was able to push fairly well, but felt like I lacked the power I had in usual cycle strength.  The leg work was great though.  I decided to give 3 plates a visit because I've done it before but felt I've never been back up to it after my injury.

Not to mention the new shoes I got.  The 3 plates didn't feel all that difficult.  I'm glad I've done the 3 plates again and now I can mentally push myself harder for the next workout and beyond.

Tomorrow will be my upper body work, this time I'm going to start off with some deadlifts and end with weighted wide grip pull-ups for back