[GunsforGuevara]

Friday

Swam 1.1km, Front Crawl

Cardio
Treadmill for 30 minutes
5km/h(2min)-9km/h(1min)x10

Standing Overhead Press
40kgx6x3
45kgx6x2

Bench Press
50kgx8
70kgx6
80kgx6x3

Core
V-ups, sit-ups, lying leg raises, side bends and kneeling roll outs.

[GunsforGuevara]

Saturday

Stretched and warmed up with broomstick overhead squats.

Back Squat
60kgx6
80kgx6
80kgx6
90kgx6
100kgx4 Couldn't quite hit parallel. Gonna have to lower the weight, as it's obviously to heavy for me.

Front Squat
50kgx5x5

SLDL
60kgx8x2

Swam 1km, front crawl. Rested no more than 30 seconds between laps, and swam as fast as I could.

I checked my weight today and I'm down to 139kg. Feeling pretty good about that.

[GunsforGuevara]

Wednesday
It's mid-terms this week at my school, so I get half days.

Swam 2km, front crawl. First half was easy but then send half took a lot of effort.

Deadlift
60kgx6
100kgx6
120kgx6
130kgx4
130kgx4

Bent Over Rows
70kgx6x5

Pulldowns
Varied my grip for each set.
70kgx6x5

[GunsforGuevara]

It ended up being a busy week so I didn't get a chance to hit the gym till the weekend.

Saturday

Standing Overhead Press
40kgx6x4
50kgx6 Push Pressed

Bench Press
60kgx6
70kgx6
80kgx6
80kgx6
70kgx6 Paused reps

DB Incline Press
20kgx8
25kgx8x4

Sunday
Used the 15kg bar instead of the 20kg bar. Lowered the weights a bit to make sure that I could get down good 'n low.

Back Squat
55kgx6
65kgx6
75kgx6
85kgx6
85kgx6

Front Squat
35kgx6
45kgx6
45kgx6
45kgx6
45kgx6

Zercher Squat
55kgx6
75kgx4
75kgx4


Cardio
Brisk walk (6km/h) for 20 minutes

I went to the hospital on Thursday for a diabetes checkup. Had to get my A1C (glucose test), cholesterol levels checked. The doctor wasn't too happy with me when I told her that I wasn't taking my diabetes pills anymore. I tried to explain that with diet and lots of exercise I was able to control my sugar levels. Hopefully the tests will come back and back up my claims. Also had some minor elective surgery done on the inside of my arms. One of the many complications diabetics can suffer from are bad skin problems. Now I have to keep my arms bandaged for a week and am not supposed to get my underarms wet for the next two weeks. That means no swimming.

[GunsforGuevara]

Tuesday
I wanted to watch Dreams so I ended up hitting the gym late.

Deadlifts
60kgx6
80kgx6
100kgx6
120kgx4
130kgx4
140kgx4 <==NEW PR!

Bent Over Rows
70kgx6x2
80kgx6x3

Pulldowns
70kgx6x2
80kgx4x2

[oxcart]

Guevara, to teach did you take any courses first? You teach English, I assume?

[GunsforGuevara]

Yep, I teach English.

All you really need to teach over in Korea (Taiwan and Japan too) is to be from an English speaking country and have a four year degree (major not important). Though taking a TEFL/CELTA course is useful in getting better pay and helping you in learn the ropes. If you want to teach at a university you'll need a masters minimum or lots of experience. I came to Korea almost seven years ago and I never took any courses. I ended up working in 'private institutes' for less pay/long hours for four years before I got my job at the public school.


Wednesday

Cardio
I hit the bike trail today and rode for about 16km. Can't remember how long it took.

[GunsforGuevara]

Friday

Bench Press
60kgx8
70kgx6
80kgx6
90kgx3
80kgx6

Incline Press
60kgx6x4

Standing Overhead Press
40kgx6
40kgx5
30kgx6
35kgx6
35kgx6
Shoulders were exhausted by the time I got to SOHP, next time I'll go back to doing them first.

Saturday

Back Squats
60kgx6
60kgx6
80kgx6
80kgx6
90kgx6
90kgx6

Front Squats
50kgx4x5

Stiff Legged Deadlift
60kgx8x3

[ghostwipe]

The holidays at schools are nice, aren't they? I teach at a private h.s. in japan. Do you guys have anything similar to a Golden Week vacation?

[GunsforGuevara]

Yeah. The public schools here just added a new one week vacation this semester (which actually starts this Monday). One of the best things about teaching overseas are all the vacations and holidays.