Tuesday Workout Report (The Hell??? Edition)

[the_gneech]

My workout tonight was in two parts. The first, before dinner, was 1/2 hour of DDR on the new pads.

Get me! I got two consecutive A's on "Burning For You" on Light! I got a B and a smattering of C's and D's on various other tunes as well. Per eskermikey's suggestion, I pretty much did everything on Light and didn't bother with Beginner at all. I can see what he was getting at ... most of the songs have too much "stand there waiting for an arrow" in Beginner mode.

So, as you might guess, I was jazzed with that. Unlocked a song, too. ^.^ I realize, that getting A's on Light isn't much in the grand scheme of DDR, but for my fourth time at it and second on halfway decent pads, I was pretty darn pleased.

Later, came the Bowflex.

Rows: 3 mins @ 55 lbs (warmup)
Flat Barbell Bench Press: 1 set 10 reps @ 80 lbs
Narrow Pulldowns: 1 set 10 reps @ 55 lbs
Triceps Pushdown: 1 set 10 reps @ 45 lbs
Bench Press: 1 set 10 reps @ 60 lbs
Seated Lat Rows: 1 set 10 reps @ 35 lbs
Rear Deltoid Row: 1 set 10 reps @ 40 lbs
Chest Fly: 1 set 10 reps @ 35 lbs
Deadlift: 1 set 10 reps @ 35 lbs
Military Press: 2 sets 10 reps @ 25 lbs
Gungbu / Long Stance: 1 min ea. side
Rows: 3 mins @ 35 lbs (cooldown)

Body Weight: 302 lbs (the hell???)

I just don't get what's going on with my weight. I know that it's natural to fluctuate. I know that different clothes will have an effect. But these wild swings are just messing with my head. 295 one day, 302 less than a week later? You'd think I would notice that much change, wouldn't you? Worst of all, there doesn't seem to be any general trend one way or the other. I'm not gaining, I'm not losing, I'm just bouncing in place. Argh. :P

Oh well. I am visibly toning up, I'm gaining all kinds of strength, and my cardiovascular ability is rapidly improving. Bungee weight or not, I'm improving, so I'll take it.

-The Gneech

PS: I'll be posting new art in suburban_jungle in just a few minutes. xydexx take note!

Comments

[exatron.livejournal.com]

Good job with DDR. One day, I'm going to have to try playing it.

Just out of curiosity, when do you weigh yourself? I've heard that the best time to do so is right after you get up in the morning.

[the-gneech.livejournal.com]

I do it right after my workout, whenever that happens to be, 'cause I enter it into the tracking software. Not as good as doing it at the same time, etc., but better than nothing. :)

-TG

[vakkotaur.livejournal.com]

I'd recommend changing the time of weighing, if you can remember it, to second thing in the morning. After a night of perspiration, respiration, and (ideally) morning elimination(s) you're most likely to be weighing only you and not whatever you drank or ate. You'll still see low amplitude oscillations but any overall trend should show up a bit more easily. I also suspect that as you do more DDR and other aerobic stuff that the weight trend will become more to your liking. The bowflex stuff is probably doing good for building strength and endurance but probably not all that much for weight reduction.

[hantamouse.livejournal.com]

Seven pounds does not a wild swing make. I gain and lose seven pounds just breathing.

[the-gneech.livejournal.com]

That's because your lungs are the size of small children.

You're a large man, my friend!

-The Gneech

[rhanlav.livejournal.com]

I need a better DDR mat myself. My old one is totally McBroken now. I just don't know if I want to spend 49 bucks on getting a decent one.

I'm hoping I won't be so tired playing DDR since I've been working on my Cardio in Y!F. I know after a while, I'd just feel really tired after a few games of DDR. And maybe you're just replacing fat with muscle. Not sure really. *shrugs* Maybe it was all the V-day candy? Sneaky sneaky candy.

--Salen

Where's your measuring tape?

[kyrincat.livejournal.com]

Measurements Gneech, what are they today?

Bet ya they have changed despite the scale.

Kyrin

Re: Where's your measuring tape?

[the-gneech.livejournal.com]

I don't know what they are today, but I'll try to do 'em again on the weekend.

More than once a week ... just ain't healthy. ;)

-TG

I bet your trading fat for muscle

[eddiecanis.livejournal.com]

and muscle weighes more then fat.
It all good as long as you keep at it and it looks like you are
good job.

Re: I bet your trading fat for muscle

[the-gneech.livejournal.com]

I'd like to think so! :)

Thanks for the encouragement!

-TG