Greg's Log - or... How I'm Kicking Type II's Ass

[rcp1936]

Very inspirational story
Congrats on the will power
Did your DR say why he hates Whey Protein as opposed to other protein in meat eggs etc ?

[greggerd]

I'm pretty sure I'm her only "bodybuilder" patient... She is a Internal Med Doc so her normal patient list is filled with older gents with large belly's and are prone to not following her instructions...
This Doc is very conservative; my guess that it's a pre-conceived notion about me having liquid meals all day and taking all sorts of OTC pills, etc...
She prefers I get the little allowance I am given to be from food and not "supplemented".
By the way, 95g per day is my target... I generally go over...

She's learning! Like I said, my creatinine (urine) was very high, for a diabetic that isn't so good. So she halved my intake basically (95g or 380 cals) from over 200g+.

It's a fine line between what she WANTS to see and what I WANT to do right?
So to soften her up a bit I also use the clinics Dietitian services, meaning, I report my weight, food logs and activity levels... she keeps the Doc informed then that I'm being a good boy... lol

My options:
1. Follow her advice and stay off meds...
2. Go back on them and be less strict with diet, etc...

Prolly a longer answer than what you were looking for, I do appreciate your interest!

Thank you!

[greggerd]

I'm very proud of myself that I've chosen this lifestyle; I'm hoping more guys/gals with blood sugar issues would wake up... Cardio wont do it, only adding muscle and diet/timing will.
To be honest, I did it at first for my health, and that's fine, but I like being the muscled up Grand Dad who rides a M/C, so total vanity, ha.

I think I mentioned at the beginning that I didn't even realize how big of a deal it was until BB.com published my story last year... That kicked off a wild year of spreading the word!
If anyone is interested, I'll share them here:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/body...olden-age.html
http://www.machinemuscle.com/am-an-e...c-grandfather/
http://www.bestmastersfitness.com/th...rock/#more-825
http://www.totalfit.com.br/casos-de-...-muscular.html

I also had my story in a local mag and was on the cover as well...

CTM_cover.jpg

With credit to Sean Harley (center), my trainer through all of this and a great friend!
He doesn't get enough love for how he helped me... so there it is...

[rcp1936]

Thanks for the response and great articles
Before and after at 51 --impressive

[greggerd]

Thanks!
I've gotten some great emails and PM's from those articles from guys and gals in similar situations.

[greggerd]

Got my shoulder work in for the week!

Dumbbell Lateral Raise 33.33
Set 1 : 25x10
Set 2 : 17.5x10
Set 3 : 10x10
Set 4 : 25x10
Set 5 : 17.5x10
Set 6 : 10x10
Set 7 : 25x10
Set 8 : 17.5x10
Set 9 : 10x10
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Dumbbell Front Raise 26.67
Set 1 : 15x10
Set 2 : 20x10
Set 3 : 20x10
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Front Plate Raise 60
Set 1 : 45x10
Set 2 : 45x10
Set 3 : 45x10
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Dumbbell One Arm Up Right Row 66.67
Set 1 : 30x10
Set 2 : 40x10
Set 3 : 50x10
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Barbell Up Right Row 82.5
Set 1 : 35x15
Set 2 : 45x15
Set 3 : 55x15
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Standing Cable Rear Delt Rope Pull 91
Set 1 : 35x12
Set 2 : 55x12
Set 3 : 65x12
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Dumbbell Bent Over Delt Raise 33.33
Set 1 : 20x10
Set 2 : 25x10
Set 3 : 25x10
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Shrugs 300
Set 1 : 180x20
Set 2 : 180x16
Set 3 : 180x12

Looks like a beautiful day here weather-wise!
Planning for cardio over lunch...

[greggerd]

And to that my cardio over lunch...

[HeavyDutyGuy]

Good stuff here! Welcome! You are in Omaha? So are we! For now anyway! Where do you train?

[greggerd]

Suh-wheat!
I'm back at Lifetime for now, but been a frequent visitor to 24, Anytime and of course my fave is the IThinkFit Gym...

[greggerd]

Light Lower today!

Rowing
Duration : 00:10:00
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Front Squat Machine Squats 540
Set 1 : 270x15
Set 2 : 270x15
Set 3 : 360x15
Set 4 : 360x15
Set 5 : 360x15
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Leg Extensions 308
Set 1 : 175x12
Set 2 : 190x12
Set 3 : 220x12
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Lying Leg Curls 98
Set 1 : 70x12
Set 2 : 70x12
Set 3 : 70x12
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Standing Leg Curl 63.33
Set 1 : 50x8
Set 2 : 50x8
Set 3 : 50x8
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Standing Calf Raises 270
Set 1 : 135x30
Set 2 : 135x30
Set 3 : 135x30
These were done on a Smith; First 20 reps slooow, then rapid fire on the final 10reps... holy crap!

[mrky03]

360lb front squats are light? Lol

Great job!

[greggerd]

I have a hard time doing normal BB squats... I've used a safety squat bar before to help, but this gym I'm at now doesn't have that bar so I do my front squats and hacks on this :


It's become my favorite piece of equip...

[greggerd]

360lb front squats are light? Lol

Great job!

Thanks!

[greggerd]

Lunch hour cardio...


60min
4mi
Cals = 715 (35% from Fat)
Avg BPM = 128
90% of the effort was in Zone 3 (performance)

[greggerd]

It's Monday and you know what that means...

Leg Extensions 335.67
Set 1 : 190x10
Set 2 : 220x10
Set 3 : 250x8
Set 4 : 265x8
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Front Squat Machine Squats 912
Set 1 : 360x8
Set 2 : 450x8
Set 3 : 540x8
Set 4 : 630x8
Set 5 : 720x8
Set 6 : 180x15
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Narrow Hack Squats 291.33
Set 1 : 180x8
Set 2 : 180x8
Set 3 : 230x8
Set 4 : 230x8
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One Legged Leg Press Machine 180
Set 1 : 135x10
Set 2 : 135x10
Set 3 : 135x10
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Lying Leg Curls 139.33
Set 1 : 70x10
Set 2 : 90x10
Set 3 : 110x8
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Standing Leg Curl 126.67
Set 1 : 60x10
Set 2 : 80x8
Set 3 : 100x8
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Bodyweight Standing Calf Raise 25
Set 1 : 25 Laps/Reps
Set 2 : 25 Laps/Reps
Set 3 : 25 Laps/Reps
Set 4 : 25 Laps/Reps

Hopefully work will be good to me today... Planning on some light cardio over lunch hour later.