Once again I started the day with intentions of putting in a running session but due to some soreness once again in intimate areas I rerouted my cardio session on to the rower instead. Don’t get me wrong, I am […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for November, 2014
When you are working with a trainer it is a good thing that you are comfortable with them and that they are familiar with you. For example, it’s nice that your trainer knows your name and calls you by it, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So I already was having a pretty stressful morning so when I pulled into the parking garage at the Wellness Center I wasn’t looking to add to it. I swung into a space that had vehicles parked on either side […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Pull, Row, Push
To try to keep myself below my strain quota for the day I tossed out my normal Friday core work and instead sandwiched a 20 minute rowing session in between a set of 20 pull ups and 50 push ups. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My lower body was quite sore today from the 30 minute rowing session, further reenforcing the benefits of 30 minute rowing sessions when added into your fitness routine. Today I hit shoulders, tri’s and bi’s in vary degrees. Today’s […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So when I walked into the gym I saw a guy on the VPX rope machine. This is the endless rope machine that I have used several times. It’s a challenging workout. Well this guy was using the machine in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today the gym was very full, probably the fullest I have ever seen the Wellness Center since joining. My theory was the snowbirds that migrate for the holidays are now arriving in mass. There were a LOT of faces in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
On Saturday I finally got back onto the 1000 pull ups on video bandwagon. I started off trying to max out my single set reps. I chalked up my hands and bar and managed to squeeze out 23 pull up […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Many mongerers
Although overall I am happy with my switch to the Wellness Center there are definitely some cons to working out there. These are becoming more glaring as snowbird season is now here. Since the gym is located right by downtown […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So one thing the Wellness Center does not have is good pull up equipment. The choices are a lame power tower or moving the smith machine bar to it’s highest setting which is still way too low for good form […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…