Week 43

The pix below reveal a new addition to my wardrobe these days, a knee brace. While over at the Elliott's house I slipped on a throw rug and screwed up my knee. After a quick trip to the ER the following morning it was determined that the injury was primarily due to soft tissue damage. I went in for my training session with Brad anyway and due to my lack of sleep from having the brace on at night, I'll have to admit it was not my best effort. But I DID get my ass into the gym and DID get a workout in. I don't think I'll be doing much cardio in the coming weeks. So I'll really have to watch the diet ... bummer, I LOVE to eat ... oh well, here's the pix

Week 42.5

After the 4th of July party at Marko's girlfriends and completely being off my diet I actually feel better. BUT with the 100+ degree heat there has been virtually NO working out this week until today. Brad's studio now has a defunct A/C unit (oy! such a problem!) but I managed to get in a good upper body workout anyway. I was going to wear my new black "shorts" (pictured below) but didn't, so I thought I'd publish the pix of me in them on the web where ANYBODY can see them ...

Week 42

10 weeks until I hit the 1 year anniversary with Brad and I feel like I am working harder than ever professionally. So the gains I am making (and the seriously maddening extra efforts I am making to workout) are particularly satisfying. Over the weekend I was walking by "Drag Queen Bingo" where the drag queen sits in a storefront window and calls out numbers for her audience on the retail floor, and I was called in and verbally "encouraged" to take off my shirt for the "adoring fans." I accommodated and wasn't laughed off the stage. So I guess things are improving (yes, Brad, I admit it). I was going to post some before and after pix showing Week 1 but I think I am going to hold off on that until my 1 year anniversary. The question at that point is: Should I let Brad show off the pix? Personally I think ever single person should do the before and after thing. It is the only objective way to  demonstrate your progress in this venue. Anyway, here are this weeks pix:

Remember, here were my goals:

Chest & Abs

Arms

Butt

Back

Shoulders

Week 41

Last week I rounded again so no workout on Monday, that means no pix. BUT I did workout my legs twice doing a boot camp with a trainer friend (Jimmy Wilde) and then redoing it again 3 days later so the week wasn't a total loss. I haven't been consistently working out in the gym due to timing between Brad and I but hopefully that will change. I have posted a couple of pix. The first in the series is from week 30. That was when I felt like I peaked and our workouts to that point were pretty regular. The second is just prior to today's workout. The third is post workout today (when I usually take the posted pix). Then at the bottom a few clothed pix. I want to start working mostly upper body so that I can do the legs during the week on my own and hopefully accomplish more that way. I'm pretty honest and will be right back on it in the gym if my legs just don't get to where I want them to be. I have Market Days on  August 10-12 and I really want to look great for that. It's in Chicago and hopefully I can look better than I did for this last trip when nobody said they saw a change in my physique from when we hung out 20 years ago! So anyway here's the pix (I look tanner in the post workout pix for some reason ...)

  

  

  

   

Week 39 !!! I'm back!!!

I've had a rough couple of weeks with regard to getting in to see Brad. This is actually the first Monday I've been in to see him in a month. I can hardly believe it. And Monday's are the only time when I can really take the pictures and post on the blog so if I don't workout on Monday then ... no post. Anyway, I have managed to get in but not regularly, have fallen off the diet a bit, I've stopped the supplements (didn't like the weight gain, made me look/feel fat) and so I'm back to just eating a lot of protein as part of a balanced diet and hitting the gym. Pics aren't quite where I would hope they would be in terms of my physique, but I'm gonna get back into better shape with the regular workouts ... although there won't be a post next week due to the fact that I am rounding yet again and work in the hospital on Monday morning .. awww :-(
So anyway here's this weeks pix ... just did chest back and abs with Brad:

Week 35

Today was one of the better workout session Brad and I have had. Upper body (mostly) and so that being my favourite I was maybe a little more into it than with a leg workout first thing off to start my week. Honestly with the traveling and the schedule interruptions to the workout I have really been feeling like I'm getting behind on some goals. I have put on the weight I wanted which is nice, but I feel like the workouts just aren't there to adequately build on the weight gain. I am going to commit, this week, to working out a little daily. I'm going to lay off the creatine for a while and see what happens. Not sure if it's helping or not but then again the while "missing a workout here and there" isn't helping either. So time to regroup and refocus. That's this week. Keep ur fingers crossed it will show some improvement next foto session. ... and on that note, here are the pix for this week.

Week 34

So I'm gaining weight (a desired concept at this point)  up to 187 lbs. Still eating more than usual and definitely not what I'm SUPPOSED to be eating, but a cheat with McDonalds last week and a late nite snack with some cocktails on Cinco de Mayo isn't really too bad if you ask me. Won't be able to workout with Brad again Friday due to an "event" at the house with an elected official. So I asked Brad for another time this week. Work getting more stressful with more things being thrust at me so ... well, you know, kinda status quo. So here's the pix. Worked out legs today, pretty exhausting (esp. lunges with 25# DB's in each hand, OY!). Make it a great week!