Workout Log 183 - Steam Whistle : The Good Beer Folks

As previously planned, no workout for today. I had yet another Christmas party, which I had a great time "knockin' back" a few bottles of Steam Whistle, shots of Tequila, wings, fries and nachos. Overall excellent time. I didn't go too crazy on the fried foods, but as for the beer......well ya know... it's Christmas time...:-)

Tomorrow is cardio, but my back is still a bit wack. Not sure if I'll take another rest day, but I'll see how I feel.

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Workout Log 182 - Me Back be Achin' me!

Completed 50 min in the gym today, where I worked on legs, back, arms, abs, and shoulders. Again, it feels so good to get back in there. The only problem is, my back is killin' me! I believe the back ache was due to a combination of leg presses and straight leg dead lifts that I was doing.

Not sure if it's from bad form or from the fact that this it's the 1st time in 3 months doing these exercises (since I've gone back to day 1 on the 3 month workout plan). I'll just take it easy though as I definitely don't want turn this into an injury.

Well, that being said, I'm gonna take tomorrow off and rest up. Plus I have another Christmas party to attend (woohoo!!  More drinks!! - You gotta love Christmas!) . So no workout for tomorrow. Will pick it up again on Thursday.

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Workout Log 181 - Week 25 Review - No Change

Looking at this passed week and compared to previous weeks, I totally sucked.  I only went to the gym 3 times! Yikes! Funny thing is, I had no change in appearance and my numbers stayed the same from last week. So no big deal. At least I didn't gain anything from all the fatty foods I ate. :-)

Since the Christmas season is in, I can see myself missing a few more days as there are so many Christmas parties to go to and so many goodies that are pretty much in your face (like cookies, cake biscuits, beer and other Christmas goodies). But what is key here is to balance the limited goodies with exercise and overall make a best effort to eat properly.

So if I were to change anything about the last week, I wish I could have gone in the gym at least 1 or 2 more times. As for food, I'll continue to do my thing and 'nibble' at the goodies, but I'm definitely not going to dismiss it. =)

Week 25 Pic

So speaking of which, as for today's workout, I completed arms, calves, triceps, abs and chest.  I also added in 15 min extra cardio on the treadmill burning 180 extra calories. Felt damn good to get back in there!
No goodies for today. Kept pretty healthy.

Tomorrow is weight training and abs. I shouldn't have any problems missing this workout as I have nothing planned. Looking forward to it. =)


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Workout Log 180 - No Workout - Christmas prep with the Familia

As previously planned, no workout today as I was still with the family finishing up on the pastel dish. I also had a couple of beers while preparing the dish.

Tomorrow I will be getting back on the bandwagon and get back on the path of my journey. For whatever is scheduled for Monday (which I believe is weight training), I'll add some cardio to it as well. Looking forward to it. =)

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Workout Log 178 - The Office Christmas Party

With no time for a workout in the evening, I had previously planned to have today as my reward day  as well as my day off for exercise since I have our office Christmas Party this evening.

The office party is pretty low key, but overall had a good time. I enjoyed a few Steam Whistle's (Toronto's finest beer) along with the expected bar type appetizers such as pizza, wings, breaded shrimp and etc. Calorie count definitely pretty high this evening, but it's a reward meal so, it's that's not too bad.

I'll pickup the pace again tomorrow with weight training and cardio. Looking forward to it.

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Workout Log 179 - Making Pastels with the Fam'

I totally forgot about this weekend....Every year my parents and I get together 2 weeks before Christmas to make a Spanish / Trinidad dish called Pastels aka Hallacas. Since the process to make this dish takes approximately 10 hours to complete 100 pastels, I have reserved the whole weekend to help out. See below for an example of what it is.

This dish is composed of seasoned lean ground beef, onions, raisins, olives, capers and corn meal wrapped in a banana leaf. The banana leaf is used to preserve and shape the pastel. Tastes delicious, but high in carbs, fat and sodium.

This is another reason why we usually make this dish during the Christmas holiday. We eat it now, so in January we can work it off....Well in my case I rather work off the food I eat, so I don't gain. =) But unfortunately today, not only did I sample a Pastel, I also ate KFC with the family.

Obviously there is no way to avoid eating this delicious and fatty meal, but will have to make sure that I work hard next week to make up for it. Oh ya - I'll be missing tomorrow's workout as well...Oh well, what can I do.... ;-)




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Workout Log 177 / Week 24 - Going Rogue (You Betchya!)

So back in the gym today and completed 30 min cardio along with a few rogue exercises that wasn't exactly on the program. The scheduled workout was to work on back, arms and legs...Since I used the treadmill for running and speed walking on an incline, and then used the chin-up bar for a few sets.

So in perspective, all areas were covered that needed work for the workout. The workout itself was refreshing seeing that I missed yesterday's scheduled workout, but I'm not gonna beat myself over yesterday's lazy day. I needed it... ;-)

Tomorrow will not be possible for a workout due to my busy schedule, but will reserve tomorrow as my rest day. Looking ahead, I will pickup the pace on Saturday...

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