1. That awkward moment when

    you wanted help with creating a weekly gym routine and the person you asks thinks you want to be gym buddies. 

  2. 6 mile hike = I’m sore

    I think it was the combination of it being 6 miles up a small mountain and the fact that at points we thought it was appropriate to start running. Oomph, my legs. 

  3. myweighalongthisjourney: ahaahaha

    myweighalongthisjourney:

    ahaahaha

  4. Oh man, I lost followers.

    Apologies to those of you who were wondering where I was!

    If you follow me on fitocracy you can see that I took a few weeks of slack time and have just started getting back into working out. My squats and DL are suffering as a result, I’m still working on getting the weight up.

    Today I’m going to go to Edge with my friend Tom who is working on becoming a competition lifter, he’s going to make a weekly routine for me to follow. Since I took so much time off, when I went back to the gym I just wandered aimlessly around and haven’t been planning what muscle groups to work out or anything.

    I’ve fallen off the IF wagon, and trying to get back on. I’m mostly just doing the thing where I eat a lot of protein and not a lot of carbs.  

    What I’ve been up to:

    Graduating with a B.S. in Biology
    Cruise
    Job searching

    I’m pretty sure I was supposed to do the job seaching thing the same time as the graduating thing, but I’ve never really been good at following timelines like that.

    I hope everyone is going well!

  5. (Source: ricklobo)

  6. Sometimes I see all these pictures of people hating on white rice and the Asian in me is just like “Fuck all y’all!” 

  7. Color run pictures :)

  9. no more beer!

    I just keep drinking it. It’s always after my fasting time, and it’s just so many calories in comparison to wine or just taking shots.

    there are easier ways to get schwasty that are more diet friendly. 

    gotta be in shape for the end of the year/ graduation trip to either the keys or costa rica! 

  10. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

    Headed to the gym so I may consume beer semi guilt free tonight

    Hey, as long as it fits my macros, am I right?

    Volunteering in the southern sun today as well, so mostly water to get my through the day! 

  11. (Source: fifteenyemenroad)

  12. good thing today was a rest day

    cause i didnt so jack squat.

    cooked chicken breast wrapped in bacon, gave my friend some of the beef-cauliflower food, and combed half of my dog. he ran away before the other half could be done.

    i didnt even run after him. that’s how much of a lazy day today was. 

  13. wooo:

    currently making a beef and mock potato casserole. the potatoes are replaced with cauliflower, i’m pretty excited to see how it turns out!

    AND now level 19 in fitocracy 

    melbo earned 1392 points for:

    • Elliptical Trainer:
      • 0:20:00 || The Gods Hate Me! (+255 pts)
      • mah knees were hurting this morning, so i went here instead of the treadmill/track
    • Barbell Squat:
      • 45 lb x 5 reps (+41 pts)
      • 45 lb x 5 reps (+41 pts)
      • 45 lb x 10 reps (+48 pts)
      • 115 lb x 5 reps (+65 pts)
      • 115 lb x 5 reps (+65 pts)
      • 115 lb x 5 reps (+65 pts)
      • 115 lb x 5 reps (+65 pts)
      • 115 lb x 6 reps (+69 pts)
      • 95 lb x 5 reps (+57 pts)
      • 95 lb x 5 reps (+57 pts)
      • 95 lb x 5 reps (+57 pts)
    • Goblet Squat (kettlebell):
      • 30 lb x 7 reps (+41 pts)
      • 30 lb x 7 reps (+41 pts)
      • 30 lb x 7 reps (+41 pts)
      • tryin it out
    • Dumbbell Bench Press:
      • 25 lb x 10 reps (+72 pts)
      • 25 lb x 10 reps (+72 pts)
      • 25 lb x 10 reps (+72 pts)
    • Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press:
      • 25 lb x 7 reps (+33 pts)
      • 25 lb x 7 reps (+33 pts)
      • 25 lb x 7 reps (+33 pts)
    • Dumbbell Flyes:
      • 20 lb x 10 reps (+23 pts)
      • 20 lb x 10 reps (+23 pts)
      • 20 lb x 10 reps (+23 pts)

  14. No gym the past few days

    I was more busy at school than I thought I would be this week (I know, it’s only Tuesday, but that means I have not been to the gym in two days, which is like A YEAR is muscle memory time…actually idk, it’s probably just two days)

    But i’ve been sticking pretty good with my leangains, still not eating enough protein…..or fat on rest days…..or carbs on train days….so i have not been sticking good.

    I am stuffed every day, until about 9pm, but that’s what water is for! I’m never so hungry that i cannot function, and usually when I think I’m hungry it’s because I’ve been staring at pizza for two hours via tumblr dash.

    Tomorrow’s plan:

    Test- Plant Bio
    Drink- $1 beer from 11-2 (to drown my post-test blues)
    Arrive home
    Gym- Pilates is at 5:30, so either I get there before and do my weights or I stay after and do my weights. EITHER WAY, IT’S GETTING DONE. 

  15. squats two days in a row:

    maybe not the best idea I’ve had. I will be wearing some comfy clothes to class tomorrow.

    I did significantly less today, I don’t really like training two days in a row. I did experiment with assisted dips- much harder than I thought they would be. 

    melbo earned 821 points for:

    • Barbell Squat:
      • 45 lb x 10 reps (+48 pts)
      • 45 lb x 10 reps (+48 pts)
      • 115 lb x 5 reps (+65 pts)
      • 115 lb x 5 reps (+65 pts)
      • 115 lb x 5 reps (+65 pts)
    • Barbell Deadlift:
      • 65 lb x 10 reps (+55 pts)
      • 65 lb x 10 reps (+55 pts)
      • 115 lb x 5 reps (+65 pts)
      • 115 lb x 5 reps (+65 pts)
      • 115 lb x 5 reps (+65 pts)
      • 115 lb x 5 reps (+65 pts)
    • Running (treadmill):
      • 0:09:17 || 1 mi || 180 bpm || 3 % (+97 pts)
    • Walking (treadmill):
      • 0:07:30 || 0.5 mi || 140 bpm || 2.5 % (+22 pts)
      • 0:08:00 || 0.5 mi || 150 bpm || 2 % (+29 pts)
      • warm up/cool down
    • Dips - Triceps Version:
      • 5 reps || assisted || 40 lb (+4 pts)
      • 5 reps || assisted || 40 lb (+4 pts)
      • 5 reps || assisted || 40 lb (+4 pts)