I've been thinking about starting one of these for quite a while and it seems like now is as good a time as any. My main goal from working out has always been aesthetics, being able to lift heavy **** is just kind of a bonus. My goal at the start of the year was to get my six pack back, and I'm not there yet, but a lot of progress has been made. The goal of this log would be to help accomplish my aesthetics goals through structure and social accountability. That said, it would be nice to say I'm a scatter brained da Vinci that can't focus his genius in one direction, but I'm mostly just a lazy flake and this could be something that phases out in a short period of time (the main reason I haven't started one yet).
I wrestled from 7th grade through high school and got into some weightlifting programs where I was pretty strong by my senior year. I was repping 185 bench and 315 squat at 140-145 walking weight. After graduating I stuck with it for a while, but losing workout partners and changes in lifestyle lead to a downhill slide over the last decade+. At the start of the year I was probably in the worst shape of my life and weighing 180 or so. I started off walking and worked up to jogging and stuck with that for a few months, then started lifting a little and have stuck with it since.
I've also changed up my diet to include home cooking of chicken and rice, steak and greens, sausage and onions, etc etc, but don't take it too serious.
Current stats:
5'7 145
I haven't been to a real gym in a long time and am working out with what I have at home. I have a set of 10, 25, and 35 dumbbells, and 10 lbs of ankle weights that I can throw on those, 90lbs of free weight with a standard curl bar and a mega cheap straight bar, and I also have a set of resistance bands. My left shoulder was ****ed at the start of the year, but doing the resistance bands, moving into ohp and pullups, my shoulder has been significantly better. Also, my right knee is completely ****ed to where I haven't been doing legs. Lucky for me I was blessed with the jacked calf gene.
Current resting aesthetics
Today:
superset
Pullups 10x3
Pushups 50x3
superset
Dumbbell curl 35 7x3
Dumbbell OHP 35 10-7-2 fail
CB Skull Crushers 30 10x3
Scap Raises 10 10x3
Core