Work Day Gym Session 28/10/2009
I got into the gym around 6:05pm since I was able to get off work early today. I got off the gym around 7:30 pm, total time spent in the gym = 1 hour 20 mins.
My workout routine as follows:
50 mins on the treadmill @ speed = 8.0kmph and gradient = 0
15 mins on the treadmill @ speed = 6.0kmph and gradient = 0 (Cool-down)
* Resulted in 8.2km jogged and around 675 calories burned.
In a few weeks time, I will be having my long holiday in Melbourne, Australia. I have yet to go to Australia since came back from there 2.5 years ago. I am trying to keep myself lean before I go there.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Weekend Non Gym Session 25/10/2009
Weekend Non Gym Session 25/10/2009
I woke up really late today around 9 am. I was looking forward to bring Little Foot for a walk. The weather was pleasant around 9:30 am. As such, walking Little Foot was very relaxing indeed.
Here are the stats of the walk:
Sunday, 25/10/2009, Light cardio session
25 mins walking Little Foot around the part for 4 times
* Resulted in 150 calories burned and about 2.4km walked(estimated)
I have recently completed Red Faction Guerrilla ("Red Faction") on the PC, here is a short review of the game. The game length was quite short as there were around three to five main story missions in each territory. There were a lot of side missions that I didn't bother to do as it seems to be very repetitive.
Unfortunately, Red Faction felt like a console game and was quite badly optimized. There were instances where my powerful PC was brought to its knees. Without further ado, here are some screenshots for viewing pleasure:
1. Title shot
2. Your main character, Alec Mason
3. Some general that I killed in the later stages
4. Loading screen
5. Mission briefing
6. Walking towards that futuristic plane
7. Driving an Armored Personal Carrier ("APC")
8. In game map
9. Going for another small skirmish with 2 friends
10. Marauder's vehicle
11. Time to blow up this fortifications
12. Stealing the cab instead of hiring it
13. War never change even in Red Faction
14. Red Faction's artillery (similar to Call of Duty's bomber run)
15. Hydra the great battleship
16. Playing as the girl for Red Faction's DLC
17. The iconic logo of Red Faction
*Please note that I use the usual keyboard and mouse combo instead of my gamepad. This made the game a lot easier when in combat situations.
Pros:
1. Destructible buildings everywhere, blowing up stuff is fun.
2. Decent graphics
3. Good sound effects
Cons:
1. Vehicle handling feels unnatural
2. Missions are very repetitive (including side quests)
3. Terribly optimized, brought my powerful PC down to its knees at times.
4. In game map could be better
5. Feels exactly like a console game.
My verdict for this game is 6.5 out of 10. I will only recommend people who really enjoyed the first Red Faction. Fortunately, it is currently 50% off on Stardock's Impulse Driven, grab it while you can.
I woke up really late today around 9 am. I was looking forward to bring Little Foot for a walk. The weather was pleasant around 9:30 am. As such, walking Little Foot was very relaxing indeed.
Here are the stats of the walk:
Sunday, 25/10/2009, Light cardio session
25 mins walking Little Foot around the part for 4 times
* Resulted in 150 calories burned and about 2.4km walked(estimated)
I have recently completed Red Faction Guerrilla ("Red Faction") on the PC, here is a short review of the game. The game length was quite short as there were around three to five main story missions in each territory. There were a lot of side missions that I didn't bother to do as it seems to be very repetitive.
Unfortunately, Red Faction felt like a console game and was quite badly optimized. There were instances where my powerful PC was brought to its knees. Without further ado, here are some screenshots for viewing pleasure:
1. Title shot
2. Your main character, Alec Mason
3. Some general that I killed in the later stages
4. Loading screen
5. Mission briefing
6. Walking towards that futuristic plane
7. Driving an Armored Personal Carrier ("APC")
8. In game map
9. Going for another small skirmish with 2 friends
10. Marauder's vehicle
11. Time to blow up this fortifications
12. Stealing the cab instead of hiring it
13. War never change even in Red Faction
14. Red Faction's artillery (similar to Call of Duty's bomber run)
15. Hydra the great battleship
16. Playing as the girl for Red Faction's DLC
17. The iconic logo of Red Faction
*Please note that I use the usual keyboard and mouse combo instead of my gamepad. This made the game a lot easier when in combat situations.
Pros:
1. Destructible buildings everywhere, blowing up stuff is fun.
2. Decent graphics
3. Good sound effects
Cons:
1. Vehicle handling feels unnatural
2. Missions are very repetitive (including side quests)
3. Terribly optimized, brought my powerful PC down to its knees at times.
4. In game map could be better
5. Feels exactly like a console game.
My verdict for this game is 6.5 out of 10. I will only recommend people who really enjoyed the first Red Faction. Fortunately, it is currently 50% off on Stardock's Impulse Driven, grab it while you can.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Work Day Gym Session 23/10/2009
Work Day Gym Session 23/10/2009
I got into the gym around 6:30pm since I was able to get off work early today. I got off the gym around 7:45 pm, total time spent in the gym = 1 hour 15 mins.
My workout routine as follows:
55 mins on the treadmill @ speed = 8.0kmph and gradient = 0
5 mins on the treadmill @ speed = 6.0kmph and gradient = 0
5 mins on the treadmill @ speed = 7.2 to 6.0 (cool-down)
* Resulted in 8.5km jogged and around 700 calories burned.
5 mins on the crosstrainer @ effort level = 0
* Negligible results.
I met my friend, Kavi in the gym today. We talked forawhile before I head off to the changing room. He is doing two gym sessions a day and have good progress thus far. As for me, I hope to shed off some fat with this heavy cardiovascular training for weeks to come.
I got into the gym around 6:30pm since I was able to get off work early today. I got off the gym around 7:45 pm, total time spent in the gym = 1 hour 15 mins.
My workout routine as follows:
55 mins on the treadmill @ speed = 8.0kmph and gradient = 0
5 mins on the treadmill @ speed = 6.0kmph and gradient = 0
5 mins on the treadmill @ speed = 7.2 to 6.0 (cool-down)
* Resulted in 8.5km jogged and around 700 calories burned.
5 mins on the crosstrainer @ effort level = 0
* Negligible results.
I met my friend, Kavi in the gym today. We talked forawhile before I head off to the changing room. He is doing two gym sessions a day and have good progress thus far. As for me, I hope to shed off some fat with this heavy cardiovascular training for weeks to come.
Work Day Gym Session 19/10/2009
Work Day Gym Session 19/10/2009
I got into the gym around 6:30pm since I was able to get off work early today. I got off the gym around 7:45 pm, total time spent in the gym = 1 hour 15 mins.
My workout routine as follows:
40 mins on the treadmill @ speed = 8.0kmph and gradient = 0
20 mins on the treadmill @ speed = 6.0kmph and gradient = 0
5 mins on the treadmill @ speed = 7.2 to 6.0 (cool-down)
* Resulted in 7.9km jogged and around 650 calories burned.
I had to switch from a mix of weight training and cardio training to pure cardiovascular exercise as I have injured my right arm lately. It hurts a bit when I move it extensively, I will wait for it to heal before doing weights again.
I got into the gym around 6:30pm since I was able to get off work early today. I got off the gym around 7:45 pm, total time spent in the gym = 1 hour 15 mins.
My workout routine as follows:
40 mins on the treadmill @ speed = 8.0kmph and gradient = 0
20 mins on the treadmill @ speed = 6.0kmph and gradient = 0
5 mins on the treadmill @ speed = 7.2 to 6.0 (cool-down)
* Resulted in 7.9km jogged and around 650 calories burned.
I had to switch from a mix of weight training and cardio training to pure cardiovascular exercise as I have injured my right arm lately. It hurts a bit when I move it extensively, I will wait for it to heal before doing weights again.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Weekend Non Gym Session 18/10/2009
Weekend Non Gym Session 18/10/2009
I woke up really late today around 10 am. I was hesitate to bring Little Foot for a walk but had do it, nonetheless. It was really hot at 11 am, seeing that Little Foot is unlikely to be walked in the evening, I decided to walk him just then.
Here are the stats of the walk:
Sunday, 18/10/2009, Light cardio session
25 mins walking Little Foot around the part for 4 times
* Resulted in 150 calories burned and about 2.4km walked(estimated)
I have recently completed Grand Theft Auto 4 ("GTA4") on the PC, here is a short review of the game. The game length was pretty long, I managed to complete in a shorter time thanks to the ability to take taxi anywhere in the game.
Unfortunately, GTA4 was badly optimized console ports. It took my really powerful machine to run this properly. Without further ado, here are some screenshots for viewing pleasure:
1. Title screen shot
2. Loading shot
3. Map mode
4. Meeting Dwayne in the fast food restaurant
5. Talking to Dwayne
6. Taking a taxi in Liberty City
7. Driving through the bridge
8. Need to pick up trash too in the game
9. Riding a motor boat (from the back)
10. Front shot of the boat
11. Driving Jimmy P around with his goons
12. A good race car from a gay
13. Roman getting married with Mallorie
14. Statue of Liberty (Happy island?)
15. End game
16. What to do when you completed your game?
17. Check out the stats then
*Please note that I use the usual keyboard and mouse combo instead of my gamepad. This made the game a lot easier when in combat situations.
Pros:
1. Action pack, lot of stuff you can do ingame etc, playing darts, bowling and what not.
2. Good graphics, great sound effects and sound track
3. Good story (could have covered more stories about Nico Bellic's past)
Cons:
1. Easy to pick up but extremely hard to master
2. Uses Game for Windows Live (sometimes a hit and a miss)
3. Terribly optimized, brought my powerful PC down to its knees at times.
My verdict for this game is 8.8 out of 10. I definitely would recommend anybody who enjoys the previous Grand Theft Auto games to give this a try since it is available on the cheap for 2nd hands.
I woke up really late today around 10 am. I was hesitate to bring Little Foot for a walk but had do it, nonetheless. It was really hot at 11 am, seeing that Little Foot is unlikely to be walked in the evening, I decided to walk him just then.
Here are the stats of the walk:
Sunday, 18/10/2009, Light cardio session
25 mins walking Little Foot around the part for 4 times
* Resulted in 150 calories burned and about 2.4km walked(estimated)
I have recently completed Grand Theft Auto 4 ("GTA4") on the PC, here is a short review of the game. The game length was pretty long, I managed to complete in a shorter time thanks to the ability to take taxi anywhere in the game.
Unfortunately, GTA4 was badly optimized console ports. It took my really powerful machine to run this properly. Without further ado, here are some screenshots for viewing pleasure:
1. Title screen shot
2. Loading shot
3. Map mode
4. Meeting Dwayne in the fast food restaurant
5. Talking to Dwayne
6. Taking a taxi in Liberty City
7. Driving through the bridge
8. Need to pick up trash too in the game
9. Riding a motor boat (from the back)
10. Front shot of the boat
11. Driving Jimmy P around with his goons
12. A good race car from a gay
13. Roman getting married with Mallorie
14. Statue of Liberty (Happy island?)
15. End game
16. What to do when you completed your game?
17. Check out the stats then
*Please note that I use the usual keyboard and mouse combo instead of my gamepad. This made the game a lot easier when in combat situations.
Pros:
1. Action pack, lot of stuff you can do ingame etc, playing darts, bowling and what not.
2. Good graphics, great sound effects and sound track
3. Good story (could have covered more stories about Nico Bellic's past)
Cons:
1. Easy to pick up but extremely hard to master
2. Uses Game for Windows Live (sometimes a hit and a miss)
3. Terribly optimized, brought my powerful PC down to its knees at times.
My verdict for this game is 8.8 out of 10. I definitely would recommend anybody who enjoys the previous Grand Theft Auto games to give this a try since it is available on the cheap for 2nd hands.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Work Day Gym Session 13/10/2009
Work Day Gym Session 13/10/2009
I got into the gym around 6:00pm since I was able to get off work early today. I got off the gym around 8:00 pm, total time spent in the gym = 2 hours.
My workout routine as follows:
Full squats with smith machine:
2x10 @ 35kg for warm-up and cool-down
1x10 @ 75kg
1x10 @ 95kg
1x10 @ 105kg
* This was one heavy squat as I rarely do this heavy.
Lat-pulldown- fixed weight:
2x10 @ 33kg for warm-up and cool-down
1x10 @ 40kg
1x10 @ 47kg
1x10 @ 57kg
Triceps-pulldown - fixed weight:
2x10 @ 20kg for warm-up and cool-down
1x10 @ 25kg
1x10 @ 30kg
1x10 @ 35kg
Dumbbells shoulder press:
2x10 @ 12.5kg per arm, total = 25kg for warm-up and cool-down
1x10 @ 17.05kg per arm, total = 34.09kg
1x10 @ 18.18kg per arm, total = 36.36kg
1x10 @ 21.59kg per arm, total = 43.18kg
60 mins on cross trainer @ effort level = 11
5 mins on cross trainer @ effort level = 5 (cool-down)
* Resulted in 5.84km brisk walked and around 600 calories burned.
Due to the fact that I didn't not do 6 weight exercises for this gym session. I decided to punish myself into doing 60 minutes of cardiovascular exercises. I am hoping to do another gym session tomorrow in order to burn more calories.
I got into the gym around 6:00pm since I was able to get off work early today. I got off the gym around 8:00 pm, total time spent in the gym = 2 hours.
My workout routine as follows:
Full squats with smith machine:
2x10 @ 35kg for warm-up and cool-down
1x10 @ 75kg
1x10 @ 95kg
1x10 @ 105kg
* This was one heavy squat as I rarely do this heavy.
Lat-pulldown- fixed weight:
2x10 @ 33kg for warm-up and cool-down
1x10 @ 40kg
1x10 @ 47kg
1x10 @ 57kg
Triceps-pulldown - fixed weight:
2x10 @ 20kg for warm-up and cool-down
1x10 @ 25kg
1x10 @ 30kg
1x10 @ 35kg
Dumbbells shoulder press:
2x10 @ 12.5kg per arm, total = 25kg for warm-up and cool-down
1x10 @ 17.05kg per arm, total = 34.09kg
1x10 @ 18.18kg per arm, total = 36.36kg
1x10 @ 21.59kg per arm, total = 43.18kg
60 mins on cross trainer @ effort level = 11
5 mins on cross trainer @ effort level = 5 (cool-down)
* Resulted in 5.84km brisk walked and around 600 calories burned.
Due to the fact that I didn't not do 6 weight exercises for this gym session. I decided to punish myself into doing 60 minutes of cardiovascular exercises. I am hoping to do another gym session tomorrow in order to burn more calories.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Work Day Gym Session 10/10/2009
Work Day Gym Session 10/10/2009
I got into the gym around 6:00pm since I was able to get off work early today. I got off the gym around 7:30 pm, total time spent in the gym = 1 hour 30 mins.
My workout routine as follows:
Barbell shoulder press:
1x10 @ 20kg for warm-up
*Since the stabilizers on my muscles are weak and the fact that there were people hogging the smith machine, I decided to jog for an hour on the treadmill instead.
40 mins on the treadmill @ speed = 8.0kmph and gradient = 0
15 mins on the treadmill @ speed = 6.0kmph and gradient = 0
5 mins on the treadmill @ speed = 6.5kmph and gradient = 0
5 mins on the treadmill @ speed = 7.2 to 6.0 (cool-down)
* Resulted in 7.8km jogged and around 660 calories burned.
Although this gym session was fairly short, I was huffing and puffing on the treadmill and could wait for the end of it. Also, thanks to the session I did on Thursday, I was unable to recover fully before proceed to this session. I am hopeful to pull another gym session on Sunday if possible, bringing up my frequency to 3 times per week for this week.
I got into the gym around 6:00pm since I was able to get off work early today. I got off the gym around 7:30 pm, total time spent in the gym = 1 hour 30 mins.
My workout routine as follows:
Barbell shoulder press:
1x10 @ 20kg for warm-up
*Since the stabilizers on my muscles are weak and the fact that there were people hogging the smith machine, I decided to jog for an hour on the treadmill instead.
40 mins on the treadmill @ speed = 8.0kmph and gradient = 0
15 mins on the treadmill @ speed = 6.0kmph and gradient = 0
5 mins on the treadmill @ speed = 6.5kmph and gradient = 0
5 mins on the treadmill @ speed = 7.2 to 6.0 (cool-down)
* Resulted in 7.8km jogged and around 660 calories burned.
Although this gym session was fairly short, I was huffing and puffing on the treadmill and could wait for the end of it. Also, thanks to the session I did on Thursday, I was unable to recover fully before proceed to this session. I am hopeful to pull another gym session on Sunday if possible, bringing up my frequency to 3 times per week for this week.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Work Day Gym Session 08/10/2009
Work Day Gym Session 08/10/2009
I got into the gym around 6:30 pm and got off the gym around 8:00 pm. Total time spent in the gym = 1 hour 30 mins.
My workout routine is as follows:
Barbell bicep curls:
2x10 @ 15kg for warm-up and cool-down
1x10 @ 20kg
1x10 @ 27.5kg
1x10 @ 30kg
Skullcrushers:
2x10 @ 20kg for warm-up and cool-down
2x10 @ 27.5kg
1x10 @ 35kg
Standing dumbbell triceps extension:
2x10 @ 20.45kg for warm-up and cool-down
1x10 @ 29.54kg
1x10 @ 34.09kg
1x10 @ 36.36kg
Dumbbells bicep curls:
2 (2x10) @ 9.09kg per arm, total = 18.18kg for warm-up and cool-down
1 (2x10) @ 12.5kg per arm, total = 25kg
2 (2x10) @ 13.63kg per arm, total = 27.27kg
Leg extension - fixed weight:
2x10 @ 33kg
1x10 @ 60kg
1x10 @ 65kg
1x10 @ 75kg
Legpress - fixed weight:
2x10 @ 80kg for warm-up and cool-down
1x10 @ 150kg
1x10 @ 170kg
1x10 @ 190kg
30 mins on cross trainer @ effort level = 11
5 mins on cross trainer @ effort level = 10 (cool-down)
* Resulted in 2.1km brisk walked and around 370 calories burned.
Three days has lapsed since my back workout on Sunday, I had no choice but to hit the gym today. I will try to hit the gym tomorrow to enable the two gym sessions per week that I am trying to maintain.
I got into the gym around 6:30 pm and got off the gym around 8:00 pm. Total time spent in the gym = 1 hour 30 mins.
My workout routine is as follows:
Barbell bicep curls:
2x10 @ 15kg for warm-up and cool-down
1x10 @ 20kg
1x10 @ 27.5kg
1x10 @ 30kg
Skullcrushers:
2x10 @ 20kg for warm-up and cool-down
2x10 @ 27.5kg
1x10 @ 35kg
Standing dumbbell triceps extension:
2x10 @ 20.45kg for warm-up and cool-down
1x10 @ 29.54kg
1x10 @ 34.09kg
1x10 @ 36.36kg
Dumbbells bicep curls:
2 (2x10) @ 9.09kg per arm, total = 18.18kg for warm-up and cool-down
1 (2x10) @ 12.5kg per arm, total = 25kg
2 (2x10) @ 13.63kg per arm, total = 27.27kg
Leg extension - fixed weight:
2x10 @ 33kg
1x10 @ 60kg
1x10 @ 65kg
1x10 @ 75kg
Legpress - fixed weight:
2x10 @ 80kg for warm-up and cool-down
1x10 @ 150kg
1x10 @ 170kg
1x10 @ 190kg
30 mins on cross trainer @ effort level = 11
5 mins on cross trainer @ effort level = 10 (cool-down)
* Resulted in 2.1km brisk walked and around 370 calories burned.
Three days has lapsed since my back workout on Sunday, I had no choice but to hit the gym today. I will try to hit the gym tomorrow to enable the two gym sessions per week that I am trying to maintain.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Weekend Gym Session 04/10/2009
Weekend Gym Session 04/10/2009
Due to the fact that I have only hit the gym once earlier this week, I have decided to go again on the weekend just to make up for twice per week sessions.
I got into the gym around 5:00 pm and got off around 6:30 pm, total time spent in the gym = 1 hour 30 mins.
My workout routine is as follows:
Deadlifts:
2x10 @ 40kg for warm-up and cool-down
1x10 @ 60kg
1x8 @ 80kg
1x8 @ 90kg
Dumbbells shoulder fliers:
2x10 @ 9.09kg per arm, total = 18.18kg for warm-up and cool-down
1x10 @ 11.36kg per arm, total = 22.72kg
2x10 @ 12.5kg per arm, total = 25kg
Plate rise:
2x10 @ 5kg for warm-up and cool-down
2x10 @ 10kg
1x10 @ 15kg
Triceps pulldown - fixed weight (rope):
2x10 @ 15kg for warm-up and cool-down
1x10 @ 20kg
1x10 @ 25kg
1x10 @ 30kg
Barbell row:
2x10 @ 20kg for warm-up and cool-down
2x10 @ 40kg
1x10 @ 50kg
Pulley - fixed weight:
2x10 @ 26kg for warm-up and cool-down
1x10 @ 40kg
1x10 @ 47kg
1x10 @ 54kg
30 mins on cross trainer @ effort level = 11
5 mins on cross trainer @ effort level = 8-10 (cool-down)
* Resulted in 2km brisk walked and around 360 calories burned.
I hope to increase the frequency of my gym sessions for the next coming weeks before my holiday to Melbourne, Australia as I would not be able to hit the gym for 10 days. As such, I should try to do as frequently as possible before that time.
Due to the fact that I have only hit the gym once earlier this week, I have decided to go again on the weekend just to make up for twice per week sessions.
I got into the gym around 5:00 pm and got off around 6:30 pm, total time spent in the gym = 1 hour 30 mins.
My workout routine is as follows:
Deadlifts:
2x10 @ 40kg for warm-up and cool-down
1x10 @ 60kg
1x8 @ 80kg
1x8 @ 90kg
Dumbbells shoulder fliers:
2x10 @ 9.09kg per arm, total = 18.18kg for warm-up and cool-down
1x10 @ 11.36kg per arm, total = 22.72kg
2x10 @ 12.5kg per arm, total = 25kg
Plate rise:
2x10 @ 5kg for warm-up and cool-down
2x10 @ 10kg
1x10 @ 15kg
Triceps pulldown - fixed weight (rope):
2x10 @ 15kg for warm-up and cool-down
1x10 @ 20kg
1x10 @ 25kg
1x10 @ 30kg
Barbell row:
2x10 @ 20kg for warm-up and cool-down
2x10 @ 40kg
1x10 @ 50kg
Pulley - fixed weight:
2x10 @ 26kg for warm-up and cool-down
1x10 @ 40kg
1x10 @ 47kg
1x10 @ 54kg
30 mins on cross trainer @ effort level = 11
5 mins on cross trainer @ effort level = 8-10 (cool-down)
* Resulted in 2km brisk walked and around 360 calories burned.
I hope to increase the frequency of my gym sessions for the next coming weeks before my holiday to Melbourne, Australia as I would not be able to hit the gym for 10 days. As such, I should try to do as frequently as possible before that time.
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