So when I pulled open my gym bag to change I noticed a very important thing was missing, gym clothes. Yes somehow I managed to bring an empty bag with me to work. Luckily it is casual clothing Friday so […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for May, 2016
After skipping a week of bicep and tricep work due to elbow pain I was back at it today. The good news it seems the extra week of rest has allowed what whatever was hurting to heal. I didn’t feel […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Every week I try to switch up my workouts, increase the number of reps, or the amount of weight. Today I tried to up my barbell squat performance. Two weeks ago I did four set of 8 reps with 185 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So for the third or fourth week in a row Cindy and I got out there and ran over the weekend. We hit the local track and again put in 12 laps which worked out to a little over 5k […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today during shoulder/back day I tried to push the 1 rep limit on seated barbell shoulder press and weighted pull ups. I got a single rep of 160 pounds overhead in a slow and controlled fashion. If my aging memory […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today was supposed to be bicep/tricep day. I could tell my right elbow still was going to be a problem so I instead decided to insert another stair climbing session in there. I once again loaded up the Sears Tower […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For legs today I slid back into the smith machine for squats where I get far better depth of movement and back position in exchange for less overall benefit. Two weeks ago I had to break my sets with 185 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today I stuck to all dumbbell work with chest press followed by pull overs. My strength level was on par with recent weeks. I topped out with 95 pounders on the press. My left arm failed on the 4th rep […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So I again changed up my normal Friday core routine. Earlier in the day I saw a video where they took blood samples from two healthy men. They then had both men exercise vigorously on stationary bikes and drew another […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today was shoulder and back day. I ended with a couple sets on the Cybex plate loaded shoulder press. I don’t know what it is with the physics/leverage on this piece of equipment but it literally doubles the amount of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…