I managed to barely hang on to push out a 68th push up today to start my workout, one more than my birth year of 1967. It gets very painful to both push and hold the plank lockout position once […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for February, 2016
So although Mr Unsolicited hands out unrequested exercise tips like they are candy, overall he is a nice guy. He won major points with me today when one of the girls behind the counter felt it necessary to crank up […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
100 pounds is a significant number for me in several different exercises. 100 pound dumbbell rows and dumbbell chest press are two milestones I recently reached again after a lengthy hiatus. Today another 100 pound exercise was added to the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Awhile ago I relayed a story about one of the trainers at the gym, an older guy giving me unsolicited advice regarding bench press. His suggestion was I never touch the chest with the weight. His recommendation was to stop […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For the first time in quite awhile my buddy was there for bench press day. He is coming off a nearly week long illness so he didn’t feel great but at least he showed up. Having a spotter there helped […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I started off my workout today as I have been starting off my Friday workouts for a couple months, with a 1 set max attempt at push ups. Each week I have been trying to add one measly rep to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today for my shoulder/back workout I incorporated some static one arm wall handstands into the routine, something I had not attempted in quite awhile. In the past when I have tried this move after being away from it for awhile […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today for bi/tri day there was nothing exciting going on, no excessive sexual sounding grunting, no odd fashion statements. It was just basically me in the free weight area, mostly by myself trying to make the guns grow. I did […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today at the gym it was more about the sights and sounds than the workout. My bench press buddy wasn’t there so I pushed up to the 95 pounder dumbbells during my chest workout. However doing my various sets in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There was a lot of straining in today’s workout. It came courtesy of different movements. The standing barbell shoulder press with 135 pounds had my face turning different shades of red. The static skin the cat holds made me feel […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…