There is just no way to make this look good.  Unless I get a tape worm for Sparky or deer wasting disease, I will remain a fat guy.1

It helps to say that I am famine resistant, but the photos don’t lie.  I could phony them up like the fat-arsed social media girls, but that defeats the purpose of having a record of our workout progress.

We occasionally change up our routines.  Once we adjust to a routine, it’s good to capture where we are.  Since we live now, all personal topics must be publicly declared.   

We start with a half-hour of cardio, usually the elliptical or recumbent stationary bike.  Since my doctors don’t care about the amount of excursion, I no longer go for a challenging heart rate.  I stay at about 120 bpm.

Two days per week, we go to Planet Fitness to do two sets of everything, and try for 12 reps.  It’s supposed to be three times per week, but we needed the recovery time.

Bench Press:  150 lbs

That’s 130 lbs of weight, with a 20 or 25 lb bar.  I’m close to plating up.

Shrugs:  110 lbs

I recently switched to this, from a 45 lb weight in each hand.  It’s difficult.

Curl:  20 lbs

It’s getting close to time to plate up.

Shoulder Press:  20 lbs

My shoulder joint often feels like something isn’t working right, so probably stay at this weight.

One-arm bent row:  30 lbs

I can use more weight or go slower.  30 lbs is the biggest kettle bell, so I use that.

Lateral Raise:  10 lbs

This is really hard.  Since it’s easy to just swing your arms around, I try to hold it at the top for a second.

Hack Squat:  50 lbs

I like this better than a seated leg press because the torso and legs are parallel.  It seems more like standing from a squatting position.  I don’t go as deep as I should, so will stick with this weight.

Lat Pulldown:  125 lb

It depends on the machine, but for now 125 lbs is good.

Tricep Press:  160 lbs

There are endless exercises using machines, static bars, dumbbells or barbells.  What we use depends on what’s available and how well it’s maintained.  That’s what we change, and why it gets documented.

Our general philosophy is, push and pull above the head, push and pull toward the feet, push and pull toward the front, then add a few things for legs or whatever.  It’s good to have some kind of logic.  Many people seem to do whatever odd gesticulation they see on TikTok.  Or they just sit on a bench or machine and watch TikTok.

We could do more days, more sets and more exercises.  Don’t care.  Our vitality is limited and we are consistent.

1 Yeah, I might be able to lose weight somehow, but shut up, you aren’t my doctor.  He’s a dick, and unless he is going to write me a script for some magic pill, I’m not dropping 40 lbs.