The Possibility of Losing a Race Results in the Possibility of Losing Something More

I thought I would have posted a few more blogs before this one. Unfortunately, that did not happened. Today, I went to the gym as always. I did my chest and triceps. It went relatively pleasant. I wished it was more thrilling and better (especially in the progression of things).

Let's rewind backwards a bit...

Life Is So Fragile

I just returned home not too long ago from working out. I will update about workout and other stuff in a bit.

After finishing my workout, I normally go to the front desk to get it signed in order for me to get a chance to enter into a draw. I asked the front desk if he knew when my trainer might be in because I wanted to get a hold of him to ask about certain workouts and such.

He told me that my trainer probably won't be found because he was in the hospital.

I was shocked and concerned. I asked if he was okay. The front desk person told me that he can't disclose alot and suggested me to consider finding another trainer within the gym. I agreed. I left my number for another trainer to contact me.

Reflecting on this news...

Working Out: 10 by 10 Update

I have been busy, so I have not had a chance to really blog about anything. I have been thinking a bit about why my biceps have not been having any big progress. I got a chance to today to ask my friend about the 10 by 10 bicep curls. I asked my friend about whether it was 10 sets of 10 reps for both arms or 10 sets of 10 reps for each arm. My friend told me that it was 10 sets of 10 reps for each arm.

Later tonight I will be working out. I will be trying out the 10 sets by 10 reps per each arm. Hopefully, I will be able to achieve my bicep goal.

Bicep Goal: Achieve biceps that are visible without necessarily flexing.

Speaking of which, I have also intigrated 10 by 10 calf raises. As mentionned by another friend, calves can be worked out on quite often because they recover quite quickly. Hopefully in the weeks to come, I will be able to do many of these so that I can increase the strength and the toned results in my calves.

Calf Goal: Achieve defined and toned calves. Achieve strength in them.


Anyways, I got to go. I will probably be going to post a bit more later tonight.

-peace out-Krafty

In Time

Well, it has been some time since I have last blogged. Almost another week has passed. Things have been happening as usual. School remains to be the same. Workout remains to be consistent, although it has slowly been sloping or plateauing in a sense. There are so many things here and there that I wished I had time to do or start.

It's just that sometimes it seems like there is not enough time to do everything.

Working Out: 10 by 10

So, it has been awhile since I have blogged. It has been a busy and tiring week. After having gone to my workout tonight, I felt that it is time for a blog. I want to blog about something new that I have incorporated into my workout routine.

"10 sets of 10 reps of bicep curls"

So, after each workout routine, which I have listed out on my Super Saiyan page, I decided to incorporate this into it. The reason that I incorporated this into my workout for each day is because of the results that a friend of mine gained through doing them.

One of my goals from working out is to achieve biceps that are present without flexing explicitly.

When I saw the picture of my friend, I was amazed by the fact that he has some scary looking arms (as in, they were big compared to the rest of him). Curious to know how that happened, I decided to ask him. So, I messaged him. Once I messaged, I was amazed to hear about what he did as an exercise to achieve that results. Wanting that result to be on me, I decided to incorporate it.

It has probably been the forth or the fifth day that I have incorporated this into the end of my workout routines. I started with the 12.5lbs dumbbells. And presently, I am doing this 10 by 10 with 25lbs dumbbells.

So far, the results have not be extravagent because I have only done it for four or five times. However, my progress has so far been uplifting. This is due to the fact that I have been able to increase my dumbbells' weights from 12.5lbs to 25lbs. Each time, I would increase the weight because the weight that I did the 10 by 10 felt manageable.

Based on today's workout, I do feel quite sore in my biceps. This may be due to today's workout routine, which was on back and biceps, or the 10 by 10. The only thing that is presently puzzling me is... why are my biceps twitching...?

-peace out-Krafty

In the Midst of Busyness

Every Day I wake up before my alarm or when my alarm rings. I roll around and slowly get up. I start my day being half awake. I do my morning routines. I eat my breakfast. If it's a school day, I pack my backpack. If it's my day off, I turn on my laptop. The day goes on being busy. When it reaches around 7pm, things start to slow down. The day almost comes to an end...

Every Week I would go to school from Tuesday to Thursday. The three days that I go to school includes three hours of sitting through lecture, which includes either covering material or being tested on them. When Thursday finishes, I start my weekend. Days off seem normal. I often get more then just two days off for my weekend. When Sunday comes, I wake up quickly to get ready as I have to walk to the bus station in order to transit up the mountain to church. Then it's Monday. A day before my week starts again...

Working Out: Recovering

As many of you know recovering after working out is very important. I normally let my muscle groups recover by not doing them the next day. As I have written on the first blog about working out, I split my workout into four days. I usually go through them one day after another. For this week, I have so far did my days of chest/triceps, back/biceps and shoulders.

Today, I was supposedly to do my legs' workout, but I ended up resting. In the morning, I went to my acupuncturist and had some treatments done to me. During this time, I asked my acupuncturist a few questions about recovery and soreness.

Question: Is it normal to sometimes feel a lump or a bump in my body (for example, my arms)?
Response: It is normal to attain them due to working out those areas of the body.

Question: Is going to the steam room after a workout helpful in recovery?
Response: Yes, it is definitely helpful. In the hot and moist environment, you have the chance to help the circulation of your blood, which helps in the recovery from soreness.

Question: Will going to the steam room cause problems to individuals that are trying add weight?
Response: No, it has no effect in losing weight for those are trying to gain weight; as mentionned before, going to a steam room will simply help with recovery from soreness and such.

I probably have asked maybe a few other questions. However, I don't remember them. :D
When I was done with my treatments, I ended up going home and resting more.

As a few friends have said to me in past conversations, they believe that I am not resting enough between my days of workout. Being stubborn, I wanted to keep pushing. I wanted to see more and more results. Learning during the process, I realize that if I have no energy to workout, it will be probably more beneficial for me to rest and recover, then to push and result in hurting myself while working out. Once today is over, tomorrow is a new day to workout and to push harder.

-peace out-Krafty

Working Out: Feeling the Burn

So this week had a change in my workout days. I ended up taking Monday off instead of working out. My Monday ended up being a roadtrip to the states. I resumed working out on Tuesday and onwards.

On Tuesday, I did my chest and triceps workout. It was good. For most of my exercises, I was not able to increase the weights. However, I felt the burn. I felt some burn while during doing the workout. When I went to sleep, I still felt some burn. When I woke up the next morning, I felt the burn even more. So I conclude, my chest and tricep day worked out quite well.

On Wednesday, I did my back and biceps workout. It was good. I was able to increase the weights for all of the workout exercises. It was definitely a level up for working out my back and my biceps. While doing the workout, I felt the burn. When I went to sleep, I felt the burn. When I woke up the next day, the burn felt more evident. So I conclude, my back and bicep day worked out so awesome.

As I blog about the workouts, I am still feeling the burn for my chest, my back, my triceps and my biceps. Tonight, I will be doing my shoulders workout. Hopefully, I will continue to feel this burn so that the results from the exercises will be more present. I need to keep feeling this burn.

-peace out-Krafty

Roadtrip 2States

Yesterday was a sunny day. It was also a day where both my mom and I had days off. We have been deciding for quite a few weeks to plan for a roadtrip. And finally, yesterday was that day.

Our destination: Bellis Fair Mall and Costco
Our goal: Relax and shop a bit

Waiting at the border to cross to the states took much longer than we expected. When we finally cross the border, we just want to get to Bellis Fair Mall as soon as we can. When we got there, it was lunch time. We ended up eating at the buffet at Bellis Fair Mall. It was not bad. We were filled. After eating, we started to shop.

My purchases: a t-shirt from Areopostale, an electric Braun shaver for beard and head, and a buckle of Leonardo (from Teenage Mutatn Ninja Turtles) from Hot Topic

I ended up getting not as many thing as I expected and not as little things as I thought.
When we finished walking around the mall, we went to Costco. Costco in the states is quite different. The layout is different. The product selection is different. The overall atmosphere is different. It was indeed an enjoyable visit.

Though the trip did not have any extravagent highlights, it was an awesome roadtrip. It was a time well spent on relaxing and shopping in the states.

-peace out-Krafty

Working Out 2become Super Saiyan

I have been working out on and off for the past two years. This past August was when I finally started working out and seeing results.

My workout is composed of four days. (Each day focuses on certain muscle groups)

Day 1: (Chest and Tricep)
> Flat Bench Press, Incline Bench Press, Seated Chest Press, Seated Pec Fly, Angled Dumbell Press and Angled Dumbell Fly; Tricep Extension, Tricep Pulldown (with V Bar)

Day 2: (Back and Bicep)
> Seated Lower Back Extension, Seated Row (overhand and underhand), Close Grip Row, Bicep curls (machine and free weights), Deadlifts

Day 3: (Shoulders)
> Shoulder Shrugs, Forawrd Raises, Side Raises, Shoulder Press

Day 4: (Legs)
> Leg Curls, Linear Leg Press, Seated Calves, V Squat Machine

Besides working these four days, I work on my abs after every day of workout.
I do a variation of crunches and ab workouts.

 Anyways, I will write more later. This post is simply a start up post.

-peace out-Krafty

Back to Blogging

Hello! Bonjour! 你好！

I am back to blogging once more.

-peace out-Krafty