DAY 26 - 40/30/30/Stretch-Pause, Part 8

WEIGHT = 178.0 LBS (Wow! Up 5.0 LBS! I guess the junk caught up with me today. Believe me, I feel it, too...all puffy)

WORKOUT

My hammies were shouting out today so those DAY 25 dead lifts must have done some good! The biceps were "buzzing" most of the day, too.

It's hard to believe, but this was the last workout of the program! Triceps were first followed by shoulders, hamstrings, thighs, and traps. I started with weighted dips and overhead tricep extensions. I got to liking those dips during Combat The Fat and doing them with weight is even better!

Shoulder presses were done with dumb bells. These muscles have shown tons of improvement during the course of the program despite the relatively short duration (28 days). I emphasized the stretch big time today at the bottom of the movement by trying to touch my elbows behind my back.

Moving on to legs it was first time for hamstrings. Leg curls and stiff-legged dead lifts were on tap and I hit them hard! Great squeezes and stretches today!

To work the thighs there's nothing better than the conventional squat...but I love to hate 'em! Phew! What a workout! I'm certain I hit them good since my legs were all rubbery afterward!

DIET

Breakfast: Repeat of the Hall of Fame b'fast from DAY 27! Homemade sausage and easy overnight oatmeal.

Snack (a.m.): 1 cup of yogurt with ground flax seed.

Lunch: The boss bought lunch today so that meant Italian...not good. :( The meal started with wedding soup (unbelievably good!) with mini meatballs and chicken. I should've just had a bowl of that! The main entree was lasagna and a couple of medium sized meatballs. At least I just had the lunch portion!

I wanted to get some fruit from the farmer's market and couldn't pass up a grass-fed milk ice cream cone. The kiddie size was chosen so it could've been worse. After sampling, I wanted the large bowl! :~)

Snack (p.m.): 1/2 can of tuna with EVOO and spices and 1 whole hard boiled egg on 2 slices of Ezekiel bread.

Dinner: Post workout protein shake with glutamine. My aunt and uncle sent us a "thank you" gift of Portillo's Italian beef from Chicago! I had a sandwhich with beef, au jus, green peppers, sport/hot peppers and a little bit of shredded mozzarella. Just to get *something* healthy, I ate a peach for dessert.

Pre-bed Snack: 1/2 cup cottage cheese and 2 peaches with some almonds and cinnamon. YUM!