Hey Kids, havin fun???

Yard work beautiful 72 degrees today!!!! Plateau is over, lost 5 pounds in three days; I did lose 4%ish body fat while on plateau, just no weight. I HAVE VEINS!!! They are poppin! I love the one on my bicep, looks like a big fat worm. I never was veiny, even when I was in shape, oh well, It is so different in how I look and feel from this weight before, more muscle. Dumbbell Incline Bench Press: Set 1: 10 reps @ 35.0 lbs | Set 2: 10 reps @ 35.0 lbs | Set 3: 10 reps @ 35.0 lbs Pec Deck Flys (machine): Set 1: 12 reps @ 48.0 lbs | Set 2: 10 reps @ 62.0 lbs Overhead Press (machine): Set 1: 10 reps @ 50.0 lbs | Set 2: 10 reps @ 60.0 lbs | Set 3: 10 reps @ 60.0 lbs Dumbbell Rear Lateral Raise: Set 1: 10 reps @ 15.0 lbs | Set 2: 12 reps @ 15.0 lbs Dumbbell Lying Triceps Extension: Set 1: 12 reps @ 15.0 lbs | Set 2: 10 reps @ 20.0 lbs Elevated Toe Touches: Set 1: 68 reps | Set 2: 68 reps Mike~125/280/235

nice workout... and nice weather over there!!!!!!!!!!!! Snow still on the ground and chilly here! My parents are visiting from NJ for my mothers bday and Dana's mom flew in from San Jose, CA for the weekend.

San Jose is less than two hours from me; nice to get all the mothers together.

We usually are all over that area when we visit. His family is all spread out - San Jose, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Palo Alto, San Francisco. Where are you in CA? Near Napa, Sonoma?

Lodi, about 40 miles south of Sacramento.

Mike, man if I didn't love you so much I would hate you for your weather! We have been doing the Arnold Show with YOUR governor! How's that? Saturday we woke up to a winter wonderland. It was really beautiful, white everywhere, and it was quiet except for the spring songbirds that were out. I imagine they were cussing in birdie language at the snow! But, it was really not cold enough to stick, so by 6pm it was gone. Ohio weather for you, it really is tempermental at best! I am really happy for you and your veins! I know the feeling because I am really getting my veins too! It's like wearing your weight lifting medal around, because you can see them and everyone knows that means you pump iron baby!! We watched some AWESOME lifts yesterday. Two guys squatted 1124 pounds, and there were several 800 pound benches! What blows my mind is the Olympic Lifters snatching all that weight above their heads... Ok, well off for the last day of the Freak Show! I will make sure Earl posts some pictures somewhere...we got some good ones so far. Today I am going to try to do a strongwoman thing at the MetRX booth. What the heck, you only live once! SEE YA! Val

How cool is that, 800 bench, holy crap. Let us know how that goes with the strong woman thing, and you gotta post pics!!!!