TweetTuesday

Incline bench superset with seated side lateral raise 6 sets
Incline bench superset with facepull 4 sets
Cable crossover superset with ez bar high row 2 sets

Pretty good workout. I walked in trying to do 12 sets of incline if at all possible. When short on time I enjoy doing the same exercise the whole time like I did a few weeks ago. I also felt like my upper chest was lagging. I focused on that but also got winded fairly quickly into the workout. Strength wasn't to bad but I also lacked a good pump.

I'm getting used to the fuzzy feeling that Sedation gives me but its almost like I get slight anxiety for 5 minutes when I take the product which is odd. I however get quality sleep each night so far, only time I woke up last night was when I had to use the restroom. Odd thing I was also super hungry but I just went back to bed.

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TweetWednesday

10 minutes treadmill
Ab machine superset with leg raise
10 minutes elliptical
Ab machine superset with leg raise
10 minutes farmers walk
Ab lounge

For anyone new to my journal this is my normal cardio day routine. I go off and on the cardio and go right into ab work then right back into cardio. First 10 minutes I'm doing some incline work on the treadmill even jog for a minute. This week instead of doing all treadmill work I decided to switch it up to a different machine and finish off with some farmers walks. It wasn't to bad, the warm weather is evident at the gym, getting a sweat going is a lot easier.

As far as the sleep, last night was the first night that I noticed waking up a few times. I was fast asleep and having dreams, woke up to use the bathroom and saw that it was only 1am so I was only sleeping for like 2 hours. Then at some point during the night I was getting dive bombed in the head by my cat so eventually I grabbed him and held him to get him to stop. The good thing is I have no trouble falling back to sleep. Right now I'm feeling a little groggy or tired, hopefully I snap out of that.

TweetThursday

Leg press superset with chest pad t bar row 9 sets
Standing calve raise superset with lat pulldown 3 sets

My plan was to do 12 sets of leg press and just try to kill my legs but I felt like my legs were killed after 9 sets. The breaks in between sets became longer and longer and I was catching wind. So the last 3 sets I decided to switch it up. I also read an interesting article last week about ppl with bad posture should do more rowing motions than pulldown or pull up motions. I sit at work all day and anyone who has followed my journal has seen I have a terrible trap muscle because of it. So I'm trying to incorporate more rowing into my routine. I love lat work because of width and just hitting one of the larger muscles in the body but if I can improve my posture...well that's a no brainer.

I might have taken too much Sedation last night. For a good 5minutes the anxiety it gave me was very uncomfortable. I was squirming around just feeling really uneasy. After it went away I was fine though. Did have a feeling in my leg again that felt like I had a pump. Also had a bit of trouble falling asleep but once I was asleep it was really nice. Even today I woke up at 7:10a.m. to realize I had 20 more minutes, within the 20 minutes I felt like I got back to a deep sleep super quickly.

TweetSaturday

I didn't make it to the gym because I decided it was nice out and people wanted to play tennis. So that's what I did. I am not good at it but every summer I tell myself I want to do more stuff outside and not be restricted to be in the gym. So now with hiking and tennis I've been able to do that so far this summer. I got sun burned too which is funny because it wasn't that hot out but I'm so pale. I got a good sweat and felt pretty disgusting afterwards, forearms got a workout too from swinging the racket so much.

As far as Sedation. I'm learning more water is what I prefer. The flavor as I said is spot on to the Orange Gummy but the more water makes the mint/black licorice flavor that I get from orange gummies to mute down a bit and it's a really tasty drink. Puts me to sleep and the sleep I get is usually quality sleep.

TweetMonday

Incline bench superset side lateral raise 4 sets
Hammer strength press superset reverse peck deck 4 sets
Cable cross over low cable superset with wide grip high row 4 sets

Weight felt fairly light in my hands. I moved some good weight and felt pretty good doing it. Since I haven't really been benching my left shoulder hasn't given me much problems which is good and I had a really nice pump going on in my shoulders. It's starting to get nice here which is great for after the gym, I can spend some time doing yardwork which isn't a workout but still being more active than staying in my house all night after the gym. My body seems to be changing with this new training style with overtime but I'm not sure how long that's going to last. I feel like I need to get in there and do some bigger movements again rather than just going with speed. At the end of the day I'm working hard in the gym though so I shouldn't complain to much.

Sleep was pretty good last night but woke up early this morning, I was cold, had the fan on last night because the room was warm but by this morning, it was cold. Nothing that really had to do with sedation.

TweetTuesday

leg press superset chest pad t bar row 9 sets
standing calve raise superset hammer strength low row 3 sets

Again I got to the gym without a plan on how I was going to approach the workout. Knew I would start with leg press, just kept going and kept adding weight, it felt good so I just went with it. The seat on the press was a bit more vertical so I got a real nice feeling in my hamstrings. The t bar rows gave me a good squeeze and feeling. At the end of the 9 sets I just let the t bar hang as I held onto it, provided a stretch that just felt amazing. While I've been doing overtime I mention the owner shutting off the lights as I'm finishing. Well last night he actually just told me to lock up when I left. At one point all the lights were off except for right where I was working and no one was left in the building.

Sleep might have been the best so last night so far. I don't remember waking up at all, the alarm went off this morning and it felt like I slept the whole night without any interruptions. My hair was also crazy so I guess I did spend the whole night in bed

TweetWednesday

So I didn't get to the gym. Got a text from my mother asking me to skip to the gym and come over for dinner. So to make her happy I went straight from work over to her house. I'll have to be more active this weekend to make up for it. But to make the mom's happy I'll skip the gym once in awhile.

I felt tired all day yesterday and I walked in my house last night to see my coffee still in the cup I poured it in the morning. Must not have been thinking clearly in the morning.

What I'm finding with Sedation is less is more in my case. Last night I didn't even do half a scoop and I slept really well. It's almost like I just need enough to make me feel relaxed and I slept the whole night. The drawback I have this morning is my ankle hurts, so I must have slept like a weirdo last night with my ankle in a weird position.

TweetMonday

Leg press superset with chest pad t bar row 9 sets
Seated calve raise superset with close grip lat pulldown 3 sets

I did workout Thursday and Saturday but haven't been around a computer to log it in. Either way the workout again was good, I got a new pair of gym shoes since the ones I just opened were complete trash. These are my size but they feel big, I don't know, I didn't get much slippage during the workout nor when I did some cardio so they might be fine. During the workout I had what sort of felt like a pump in my right leg but I'm thinking it was more than a cramp, tough to walk after the 9 sets of the leg press. It also helped that someone got on my nerves before I left work so I was fired up once I got to the gym. So the weight I was moving for the amount of reps was really good.

Last two nights Sedation has been iffy. Sunday night I had some trouble falling and staying asleep. Early in the morning I was freezing because I had my fan on so I can't blame Sedation on that one. Last night I woke up after about an hour, but it wasn't a big deal to fall back to sleep.

TweetTuesday

Hammer strength press superset with side lateral raise 4 sets
Decline hammer strength superset with reverse peck deck 4 sets
Cable cross over low cables superset with wide grip high row 4 sets


I wasn't feeling to well before I went to the gym. My stomach just didn't feel right at all. Once I got working I was fine but still a bit worn. I wanted to do some incline presses but someone was using the incline bench basically during my whole workout. Either way I didn't mind the workout I did. Since I'm not doing the compound movements I'm really loading the plates on during the 4th sets of the hammer strength work. Not sure if that's the best idea since I'm also supersetting and working pretty quickly. But I figured I would try it, I mean whats the gym if you can't play and enjoy your workout a bit.

Sleep again last night wasn't very good. I fell asleep and woke up about a half hour later to use the restroom. Then woke up in the middle of the night full of flem. I hope I'm not getting sick, but I might not some mint in my shower to clear my lungs. It felt pretty gross but this morning I don't have the problem. So something needs to be cleared out because it must just be sitting as I'm laying still at night.

TweetWednesday

10 minutes treadmill
Weighted crunch machine superset leg raises
10 minutes stair stepper
Ab loungue superset weighted side dipes
10 minutes treadmill
Weighted crunch machine superset leg raises

I really didn't want to go to the gym yesterday. It was really nice out and I wanted to do cardio outside but I figured I better go because if I don't I'll end up just walking around town and not get my heart rate to where I need it to be. The gym was super stuffy and I was sweating almost immediately. Nothing really to crazy happened, just did my cardio and got out.

I will say in the mornings my body is looking more lean and more lean. I feel like I might need some sort of reefed day though because I'm looking a bit flat. I have my "cheat" style meals on the weekend but might need a real cheat meal. I'll hold off for now but it might be coming.

Sleep was really solid last night and it was the first night when I didn't really get the tingles or anxiety feeling before I went to bed from the Sedation. I was pretty much out the whole night, woke up about 2 minutes before my alarm went off this morning. I don't remember any vivid dreams but when I wake up I know I was just in a dream, just nothing that sticks out to make me remember all the details.

TweetThursday

Hack squat superset with lat pulldown 6 sets
Reverse hack squat superset DB row 6 sets

I was moving at warped speed. The draft was last night and I wanted to get in and out. I was out of breath, the weight I was moving wasn't great I got the work in and I suppose that's the most important thing. Also looks like overtime is over so I can get back to my normal training routine.

Didn't sleep last night. I was watching the NFL draft so I was up later than I wanted to be in the first place, then the Giants as usual waste their draft pick so I was fired up. And it was really warm in my bedroom. So I didn't take a full dose of Sedation because it was later than normal, I did still take some to help me sleep and I fell asleep very fast. My brain must have been racing while I slept so I woke up and couldn't fall back to sleep, also was sweating and uncomfortable, so that didn't help.

TweetMonday

Side lateral raise 4 sets
Standing shoulder press 4 sets
Reverse peck deck 4 sets
Flat bench 4 sets
Underhand flat bench 4 sets
Cable cross overs low cables 4 sets

I also went to the gym Saturday and it was like a sauna, I just haven't been able to get my computer to work. Anyway I didn't have to do overtime so I got to my regular workout. It felt good but I moved a bit too fast. I was in the mode of rushing and I was dead towards the end. The strength wasn't all the way there and even though the form was pretty good it wasn't as smooth during the standing shoulder presses or bench. After doing all the superset work for the last month or so it was nice to get a change in the routine.

Not sure what my gym schedule is going to be like moving forward though. Today I might have to go and get fitted for a suit after work and then I'm going to Cleveland on Thursday thru Sunday. The good thing is I'll probably be walking a lot in the city. I did weigh myself the other day and it was lower than I expected or even really want so the days off might be a good thing. I feel lean and I like that but I feel flat and a bit of loss of muscle. The days off might be beneficial even though I don't really want to miss the gym any more.

Sleep has been hit and miss. Sometimes it's soo deep and amazing. However like last night I sleep for like an hour and then I'm awake to go to the bathroom, I have no problem going back to sleep but 2 minutes ago someone said I looked exhausted. But I feel pretty good.