I started the one set to failure method today, as well as changing around some exercises. Things went pretty well, although I wasn’t able to really do a superset with the bench press and dips since the assisted dip machine is on the other end of the building. I didn’t start the squats today because I want another day or two to practice my form. Leg press: 14 @ 60 lb (+10 lb) Bench press: 12 @ 25 lb Erect dips (not leaning forward): 8 @ 110 lbs (since this is an assisted machine, it’s 173 lbs [bodyweight] – 110 lbs assistance = 63 lbs of resistance) Lat pulldown: 9…

I just got back from my 4-mile long run of the week. Each mile was broken up with a 200 meter walk, but the run was nice and hard despite the breaks. Because the Indiana Colts are on our campus, random families came down to track, presumably to see where the Colts trained. Makes since; if the parents work during the day, they would have to come out on a weekend to show their kids where the football players do all their hard work. It was a little disconcerting to be huffing and puffing out there with families watching, though. Eeks.

Three workouts, that is. Tuesday’s weightlifting wasn’t the best in terms of progress, but I followed it up with a good ten minutes on the rowing machine that wore me out. Leg press: 14/13 @ 45 lb (Notice the drop of ten pounds.) Bench press: 16/8 @15 lb Lat pulldown: 14/12 @ 144 lb Shoulder press: 16/11 @ 5 lb Anterior tibialis: left: 11/8, right: 11/10 @ 10 lb I’m not sure what I’m not doing right in weight-lifting; are the weights too high? Should I be shooting for equality in the sets, or fatigue in each? I’m fairly certain I’m not getting enough protein–in the last seven days, I’ve…

Today’s run was slow, although it was only 5 km. WO and I were being particularly social, so the middle 1.5 km were on his pace and scheduling of intervals (per one of the weeks of the Couch-to-5K program) rather than my usual. I experimented with running 800 m and 1 km around my time with WO, though, and both were doable, although the 1 km needed to be slow. So 800 m it is for this week. I’m not stretching my calves enough, evidently, because I fought legs and lungs today, which is no good. So stretches before bed and after waking up. I also ate well today, despite…

Weightlifting Thursday didn’t go particularly well. It may have been too soon after the heavy lifting of Tuesday, but I had all sorts of trouble throwing the weights around. Leg press: 13/9 @ 55 lb Bench press: 15/9 @15 lb Lat pulldown: 15/12 @ 144 lb Shoulder press: 15/11 @ 5 lb Anterior tibialis: left: 9/6, right: 14/8 @ 10 lb There’s obviously stagnation there, and maybe even a step back. I may be pushing too hard (too close to failure on the sets), and I’m definitely sure I’m not eating right. Some of the eating is stress, but all of it is ultimately me not exerting some willpower over…