The second I walked into the gym I noticed a lot more bodies than I was accustomed to. Evidently Good Friday brings out the gym goers at almost the same level as the day before other holidays. Since I was […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I had a good chunk of my workout time unexpectedly taken up by catching up with a gym buddy of mine that I had not seen in well over 6 months. It was all good, I have known him since […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today’s bicep and tricep work was the closest I have felt to normal since I was sick around a month ago. I got a few single reps with 90 pounds on my belt for dips and a few reps with […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Over the weekend I did my first running since I got sick several weeks ago. Cindy and I put in about 3 1/2 miles but of course it felt longer. It seems every time I try to reboot my consistent […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My body just didn’t feel great today so I made a last minute decision to trash my normal Friday core-centric workout for one focused on challenging cardio instead. After doing my one set of max push ups I climbed onto […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today’s shoulder and back exercises had high overload exercises which will surely leave me quite sore tomorrow. The alternating one arm wall handstands are tough as hell, especially transitioning between each arm without coming off the wall. I sort of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My strength today during bi’s and tri’s still felt less than normal. I did however feel a little additional mental strength that pushed me farther than I have wanted to go the last couple weeks. Today’s Workout 5 minutes cardio/stretching […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today’s lower body session including something new at the end, 500 steps on one of the two Stairmasters at the gym. Doing the cardio machine AFTER lower body resistance training definitely cranks up the effectiveness. Of course when I did […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today for bench press day my reduced strength and endurance continued into it’s 3rd week. My bench press buddy wasn’t there today. I felt like I should have had him spotting me when I barely got 225lbs up and down […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Before I came down with my illness two weeks ago I managed to squeeze out a single set of 68 push ups to start out my workout. Today when I tried to start my workout in the same manner that […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
