AI Training to Build Muscle/Bone Mass

Schedule:

  • Day 1 (Monday): Upper Body + Core (Total Gym)
  • Day 2 (Wednesday): Lower Body + Spinal Loading (Gym)
  • Day 3 (Friday): Full Body + Power & Balance (Home)

Total Gym deck card #’s in ( ) :

Day 1 – Upper Body + Core (Total Gym)

Warm-Up (5 min): Arm circles, shoulder rolls, band pull-aparts

Workout – 2–3 sets each:

  • Chest Press (#1) 10–12 reps
  • Lat Pulldown or Pullovers (#62) 10–12 reps
  • Seated Row (#11) 10–12 reps
  • Shoulder Press (or Incline Raise) (#19) 8–10 reps
  • Biceps Curl (#43) 10–12 reps
  • Triceps Extension (#45) 10–12 reps
  • Plank – 30 to 60 seconds
  • Side Planks or Russian Twists (#54 or #57) 30 sec per side

Tip: Gradually increase incline every 1–2 weeks for progression.

Day 2 – Lower Body + Spinal Loading (Gym)

Warm-Up (5 min): Dynamic leg swings, bodyweight squats, step-ups

Workout – 2–3 sets each:

  • Leg Press – 8–10 reps (moderate to heavy weight)
  • Hip Abduction – 10–15 reps
  • Hip Adduction – 10–15 reps
  • Standing Calf Raises – 15 reps
  • Leg Extension – 8–12 reps
  • Leg Curl or Romanian Deadlift – 8–12 reps
  • Standing Overhead Press (dumbbells or machine) – 8–10 reps

Optional:

  • Cable Woodchops – 10 per side
  • Reverse Lunges – 10 per leg

Day 3 – Full Body + Power & Balance (Home)

Warm-Up (3–5 min): Marching in place, arm and leg swings

Workout – 2–3 sets each:

  • Total Gym Squats (pause at bottom) (#27) 12–15 reps
  • Total Gym Shoulder Press (#19) or Push-Ups – 10–12 reps
  • Total Gym Rows (#11) 10–12 reps
  • Step-Ups or Calf Raises (#31) 15 reps per leg
  • Chair Sit-to-Stands (explosive upward motion) – 10–15 reps
  • Heel Drops or Light Jumps – 30 to 60 seconds
  • Single-Leg Balance (eyes closed) – 20 seconds per leg

Cool Down Stretch (5 min): Hamstrings, quads, chest, calves

Sept 5, 2025 of Low-SOS Vegan Plan

Lovely lazy tree

(This blog began 3/15/2015)

MEDITATION:

* Nothing But Bible podcast

* Adviceline episodes

EXERCISE:
* Rest
* PT APP workout
–low back stretch / strengthening

WATER:
(2) × (32) = 64 oz (+)

EATS:
* gfo smoothie
* airfried spring rolls w/ peanut dressing dip & loaded w/ veggies, wrapped in rice paper
* fresh fig & peach
* frozen plain potato pieces (no oil) battered w/ seasoned rolled oats & corn starch, then airfried for crispness
* grilled black bean patty w/ tomato, alfalfa sprouts, avocado, mustard on 9 grain sourdough toast & steamed broccoli & tomato on the side
* vegan ice cream w/ cacao powder

… SUN HAS SET …

Cmmt: XL indicates uncommonly excessive food, and wautéed means water-sautéed

Carrot Pigs in a Blanket



Wrapped in crispy rice paper, filled with marinated carrots + tempeh, they’re the ultimate guilt-free twist on a classic 🤯

Ingredients (makes ~12):
Carrot dogs:
• 3 carrots
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 tsp liquid smoke
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 tbsp onion powder
• 1 tbsp veggie stock
• ⅛ cup water
Tempeh Bacon
• 100 g tempeh
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tsp liquid smoke
• 1 tsp mustard
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 6 rice paper sheets

Bake or airfry @ 375 to 400° until crispy.

Big on flavour. Light on calories. 100% vegan.

Experts issue fresh blood pressure advice as heart problems surge in under 40s

New blood pressure guidelines have been introduced to encourage people to take action earlier on as more young people are being struck by heart issues. 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-15066223/American-Heart-Association-issues-overhaul-blood-pressure-guidelines-means-YOU.html

Sept 4, 2025 of Low-SOS Vegan Plan

(This blog began 3/15/2015)

MEDITATION;

* Nothing But Bible podcast

* Adviceline episode

EXERCISE:
* Day 2 bone/muscle mass workout @ gym
* PT APP workout
–low back stretch / strengthening
–core exercises for healthy back
* Walk 40 minutes about campus, up/down stairs
* Standing lecture 2.5 hours

WATER:
(2) × (32) = 64 oz (+)

EATS:
* one fresh fig & one banana
* flying saucer (beans, lettuce, sauerkraut, avocado, salsa on flour XL-crispy tortilla)
* black bean + kale brownies w/ raw walnuts
* steamed broccoli
* tomato pasta sauce w/ nutritional yeast on whole wheat spaghetti & steamed asparagus

… SUN HAS SET …

Cmmt: XL indicates uncommonly excessive food, and wautéed means water-sautéed

Sept 3, 2025 of Low-SOS Vegan Plan

(This blog began 3/15/2015)

MEDITATION;

* Nothing But Bible podcast

EXERCISE:
* Jog 60 minutes outdoors
* Workout B, one round
* PT APP workout
–low back stretch / strengthening

WATER:
(2) × (32) = 64 oz (+)

EATS:
* gfo smoothie w/ oatmeal, blueberries, mango & splash of almond milk
* one bite of watermelon
* veggie ramen soup – low fat, low sodium (w/ organic rice noodles, green onions, garlic, celery, carrot, mushroom, baby arugula) seasoned w/ Better Than Bouillon, Mirin Seasoned Wine, Rice vinegar
* unsweetened apple sauce

… SUN HAS SET …

Cmmt: XL indicates uncommonly excessive food, and wautéed means water-sautéed

Fasting Can Save Lives

Herbert Shelton spent over forty years supervising more than 30,000 fasts, yet his work remains largely dismissed by mainstream medicine as dangerous quackery.

[…]

His Natural Hygiene philosophy proposed something so simple it seemed absurd: that most disease stems from a single cause—toxemia, the accumulation of metabolic waste in our tissues—and that the body possesses an inherent wisdom to heal itself if we simply stop interfering.

https://open.substack.com/pub/unbekoming/p/fasting-can-save-your-life-1964?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=o554c