Coconut Oil II - 11 February 2012

I tried the coconut oil again today before working out (four small spoons), and this may be my best ever performance! At least it's close. I may have done more than 14 Squats before, but I know I've never gone over 15. Up two reps already on the Curls, and that's just the second time with the maximum weight. I've been smokin' on the Pullovers lately (great core work), and I have never done ten Dips!

Is it the coconut oil? I still can't really say for sure, but I can definitely say that it's not hurting. I also know that on days when I do the workout hungry, I never do very well, so I don't do that anymore. I'm going to assume for now that the oil is at least helping some, and considering the stellar lipid profile of this stuff, I think I'll keep it up in general.

But what's with the pictures of weights on a scale? Don't they all say on the plate how much it weighs? Well, there's a number, but as you can see, the number isn't always right. One or two of the big red ones always felt particularly heavy to me, so I decided to grab my package scale and find out. Sure enough, there's a red "14.3-pounder" that actually weighs about 18 pounds. Another turns out to be about 15, then there is a silver one that is only 13. That means that "252" (all the weights I have) is really more like 256 -- nothing to be concerned about really, since it's just over 1% of the total, but it was bugging me, so I just wanted to check it out.

So, there you have it.