Spider’s Progress Log 🕷 DAY 366: Continuation Log Link ⛓️

[AskTheDom]

Best way to do so?

Be so damn good that people will be blown away and will ask you "what happened to you?!"

[Spider Jerusalem]

Day 344: 19/09/2022

Gym 18 New Diet

It's the Queen's Funeral today. The whole country is off for a day to mourn.

This isn't something I really vibe with or am interested in, so I decided to take the day to get shit done instead of watch the T.V all day and get all depressed.

I woke up with a sore throat and congestion this morning as well as upset stomach. Think I've got a mild cold which has affected things today.

Gym 18

Hit the Gym this morning which takes us up to Gym Session 18, but I had to come home after a few sets.

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I've got an upset stomach, sore throat and cough which made me feel like utter crap after lifting a few of the weights.

Pissed off I couldn't finish my workout, but no point in making myself sick.

Came home and hopped into bed.

New Diet



My Diet lately has gone a bit crappy I must admit. It's due to working 6 Days a week, hitting the Gym 6 Days a week and doing Jiu-Jitsu 5/6 Days a week. I just haven't had the time to go shopping and to cook.

This guy on YouTube who works for Bodybuilding.com did a good Meal Prep Guide:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAmSbK81_MA

Healthy, tasty and calorie dense, so I'm going to steal one or 2 of the meal ideas he's suggested and eat these in addition to the gainer shakes I've also been drinking which I get cheaper from work.

It's going to look something like this:

Breakfast

- YFood Bottle: 500
- Blueberry Muffin: 361

Post-Workout

- YFood Bottle: 500
- Protein Bar: 203
- Protein Yoghurt: 140

Lunch

- Fajita Bowl: 782

Pre-Training

- Turkey + Sweet Potato: 560

Dinner

- Dinner: 750
- YFood Bottle: 500

Total: 4296 Calories

Target goal is 3500-4000 Calories per day due to all the exercise I've been doing.

I've allocated time in my schedule to both shop and cook for this new meal plan too.

Thanks for reading


Spider 🕷

[Matias]

Hi man, sorry to bother you. I have a question, how do you change the title of your log? Is it by changing the subject? Can you see if mine appears as I put it "Day 37 - Day 7 AAP - University Dude " or just "Mighty - Daily Log".
Thank you in advance
Mighty.

[Spider Jerusalem]

Hi man, sorry to bother you. I have a question, how do you change the title of your log? Is it by changing the subject? Can you see if mine appears as I put it "Day 37 - Day 7 AAP - University Dude " or just "Mighty - Daily Log".
Thank you in advance
Mighty.

@Matias

Hello mate

Change the title of the very first post in your log - that should change it

Give it a try and let me know

[Spider Jerusalem]

Day 345: 20/09/2022

Off Sick No Gym, No Training 20 Day Countdown

Well, shit.

Woke up this morning feeling like crap

Didn't go to the Gym today as I've come down with a fever, sore throat, cough and upset stomach

Don't think I'm going to go training later either

Kinda knew this was coming as I went home from the Gym early yesterday as I was sick

Pretty Fucked off as I had a good streak going, but there's nothing I can do if I've come down with something. Wouldn't be fair on the guys at training if I'm rolling with them and coughing all over everybody

Think I'm gonna have to give it a few days and then see how I feel. It's one of them, but I'm still pissed off about it

I'm still going into work today, but I'll probably get an early night when I come home later and just take the opportunity to catch up on my sleep and rest

20 Day Countdown

On a more positive note, today marks Day 345 of my 365 Day Project

This means we're now onto a 20 Day Countdown until this project is completed

I'll drop the next countdown in 10 days' time and then at a week

Felt this was worth mentioning as I've come quite a long way 🏞

Thanks for reading

Spider 🕷

[Matias]

Hi man, sorry to bother you. I have a question, how do you change the title of your log? Is it by changing the subject? Can you see if mine appears as I put it "Day 37 - Day 7 AAP - University Dude " or just "Mighty - Daily Log".
Thank you in advance
Mighty.

@Matias

Hello mate

Change the title of the very first post in your log - that should change it

Give it a try and let me know

Works perfectly, Thanks!

[Spider Jerusalem]

Day 346: 21/09/2022

Off Sick Day 2: Trying to be Productive

Despite being off sick, I'm still trying to be somewhat productive.

- I'm still going into work, so I'm still earning money instead of just lying in bed doing nothing.

- I'm also keeping up with typing these posts on my Progress Log.

- Today I've rang up and got my new quote for my Car Insurance - something you have to legally have in this country, so I have to pay it.

I'm gutted about not being able to go training or to the Gym for a couple of days, but there's nothing I can do about that.

I caught up on T.V last night, but I'd have rather been doing something more physical.

Oh well.

Thanks for reading

Spider 🕷

[Spider Jerusalem]

Day 347: 22/09/2022

Off Sick Day 3: Payday Plans Recovery Jobs

Payday Plans

Haven't really done much again today apart from go to work.

I do feel a bit better, so I'm getting there in that respect. It's just one of these horrible lingering coughs/colds which aren't serious, but restrict you from doing anything productive like exercise, dating, going out etc.

Tomorrow is Payday, so thought I'd make a list of things I need to buy. Most of these are for self-improvement purposes:

- New Jiu-Jitsu Gi
- Pay off Car Insurance
- Put £50 worth of Petrol in my Car
- Book dental appointment
- Food Shop
- Pay my folks rent

I will put some cash into my savings, but I'm going to wait until the end of next month before I do this. I Fucked up at the start of last month and put too much money into my savings and I've had to watch what I've been spending these past few weeks.

Better way to save would be to wait until the next payday and see what's left over and put that into my savings instead.

I've also got this car insurance bill to pay off, so I can't really put as much into my savings account as I did last month. Combine that with the cost-of-living crisis and it's a pretty Fucked up time all round.

Recovery Jobs

Got a jobs list for when I'm fully recovered as well:

- Clean and tidy my room - it's piled up again with me being sick
- Do a food shop for my new diet plan
- Start my new diet
- Clean and wash my car
- Go back to the Gym
- Go back to Jiu-Jitsu Training

I've had to have a break, but I'm gonna hit the ground running again soon as I'm better. Determined not to let this send me back to square 1.

I've probably lost weight as well, but Fuck it I'm trying not to think about it. New diet will take care of that anyway.

Thanks for reading

Spider 🕷

[Spider Jerusalem]

Day 348: 23/09/2022

Payday

Not much of an update unfortunately as I'm still recovering from this illness.

Hoping to get back into working out from Sunday onwards after a bit of a rest.

Got paid today so went out and did some shopping:

- Bought food for my new diet
- Got my hair cut
- Put petrol in my car

Also managed to get my room cleaned and it's looking much better now.

Thanks for reading

Spider 🕷

[Spider Jerusalem]

Day 349: 24/09/2022

Car Work 🛠 Back to Training Prep

Car Work 🛠

Did a lot of work on the car today. Mostly focused around getting it ready for winter:

- Replaced the window wipers
- Checked the oil, lights etc.
- Coated the glass with anti-fog
- Sorted the insurance - Saved £130
- Cleaned it
- Washed it

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Job done

Back to Training Prep

I've decided I'm well enough to go back to training etc. now, so did the prep work for this week:

- Batch Cooked
- Prepped my Gym Clothes
- Packed my Gym Bag

I'll start back at the Gym tomorrow morning and take it from there

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Thanks for reading

Spider 🕷

[Spider Jerusalem]

Day 350: 25/09/2022

Back on it: Gym 19 + I'VE GAINED WEIGHT

Gym 19

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Had to battle with myself this morning after a week off from the Gym Sick

I really didn't want to get out of bed, but I did it. That's pretty much the hard part over, so I'm happy. Didn't add any weight today to my workout, but I didn't drop any either

I'll be back in tomorrow morning and then I'll be in on the night for Jiu-Jitsu

I'VE GAINED WEIGHT

I'm very pleased to state that I have actually gained weight

This is something I've been tracking and keeping an eye on for the past month. I've also dropped this in my signature, but here's the break down:

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So I've gone from:

24/08/2022: 68.6 kg / 10.8 St. / 151.2 lbs

to

24/08/2022: 74.2kg / 11.7 St. /163.5 lbs

That's just under a whole Stone in 1 Month.

My main goal when I set out almost a year ago was to bulk up, so good to see I'm actually making progress on this

Thanks for reading

Spider 🕷

[Spider Jerusalem]

Day 351: 26/09/2022

Gym 20 Jiu-Jitsu 24

Gym 20

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Session 20 today - another milestone hit

Jiu-Jitsu 24

Back to training tonight - it was was a bit of killer as I’ve been off sick for the week, but glad I did it

Thanks for reading

Spider 🕷

[Spider Jerusalem]

Day 352: 27/09/2022

Gym 21, but Still Sick

Hit the Gym this morning and did training last night - I’m coughing my bollocks up again and I feel dreadful.

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It’s 8:30 P.M here and I’m going to bed

Didn’t go training tonight and I feel like shit.

Gonna see how I feel in the morning

Thanks for reading

Spider 🕷

[Spider Jerusalem]

Day 353: 28/09/2022

Illness Frustration + Car Insurance

Looks like I wasn't fully over this nasty-ass cold and cough I had recently

I went back to the Gym over the weekend and I trained Jiu-Jitsu Monday night as well as hitting the Gym on the Monday and Yesterday Morning and this cough has come back with a vengeance

Woke up this morning coughing my ass off. Decided to just stop in bed to that end and catch up on my sleep

Don't think I was fully ready to get back on it.

I'm pretty pissed off as I had a good streak going, but I'm not making myself worse. Luckily, I'm off work for the next few days, so this should help me recover. Just gonna have to see how I go and hopefully go back into training after a few days

I'm probably gonna lose weight which I'm pretty pissed about, but there's nothing I can do about this

I'm starting my new 365 Day Project very soon where I will focus on fitness and ‘go all in’

I'll be recovered and ready to hit it by then I'm sure, so I'm trying to keep this in mind

I'm looking forward to starting this project and the new log

Got a few plans in place shortly which will help me focus exclusively on this

I shall update on here in due course regarding these

Car Insurance

Long story short, got a better deal on this today and saved £156.00

Switched provider and got a better deal, so I'll move this money that I've saved into my savings account

At least I got this sorted whilst convalescing from this illness

Thanks for reading

Spider 🕷

[Spider Jerusalem]

Day 354: 29/09/2022

3 Day Recovery (Again)

I'm off work for 3 Days now, so I'm taking the time to get myself physically well

This week it was 50% Staff Discount Week and on top of that, there was a 'Buy 1 Get 1 Half Price' offer on which stacked, so I've bought some supplements from where I work to try and help boost my immune system:

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- Cod Liver Oil
- Extra Strength Multivitamins
- Bee Propolis
- Feroglobin (Iron and Energy) Liquid



We're heading into what is looking like a really shitty winter (Global Warming My ass) which means really shitty coughs and colds going about the place

I think now's the time to start building up my immune system in light of that to save any repeats of what happened this past week, or at the very least minimise the severity and impact on my daily routine going forward 🛡

I got nothing else for today. Just hope that I recover quickly and I can start getting back into the swing of things

Thanks for reading

Spider 🕷