Archive for November, 2009

Cholesterol Experiment Days 25 – 31

I went on a vaction over Thanksgiving, hence no posts for a while, so I’m doing this one to catch up.
I ate all the requisite foods – turkey, hams, lots of bread, bacon, and many other items (including plenty of wine and beer, and even some Kaluha) that stray fairly far from the rather strict [...]

Do Your Knees Hurt? Stop Doing Leg Extensions

So your knees hurt, huh? I bet your one of the nads who thinks your knees hurt because you were doing squats (and probably doing them wrong). So what did you do? Stop doing squats, I bet, and start doing extensions figuring that would be better for your knees. Guess what? You figured wrong.
Think of [...]

Cholesterol Experiment Day 24

Morning supplements:

500mg Slo-Niacin
2,000mg Vitamin C
200mcg Chromium Polynicotinate

Ate a grilled chicken thigh for breakfast.
Gym today:

Power Cleans: 135×6, 135×6, 155×6, 155×6, 175×6
Squat: 135×6, 185×5, 185×5
Incline Bench: 95×10, 115×8, 135×5, 155×5, 175×4, 115×6
Haning Snatch/Hanging Clean to press alternating: 75×6, 75×6, 75×6, 75×6Â
1-Arm Upright Dumbbell Row: 35×10, 35×10
Chin-ups: 10,10
Behind the Back Dips: 15, 12
Sit-ups: 50
Push-ups: 42

Low carb protein smoothie [...]