I know more and more it seems like most of my entries include some sort of whining regarding the various aches, pains and ailments that I deal with in my fitness routine. Unfortunately it seems to be an unavoidable thing […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So despite my IT band issues I decided to run another 20 minutes at the gym today as part of my brick. Last week I hurt after running but not as much as the last time so I called that […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Despite my what seems to be permanent lower body aches and pains I trudged through another lower body workout today. It went fine as I was able to get on the smith machine for squats for the second consecutive week, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Thanks to almost non-stop rain all weekend long I had a very sedentary couple of days. Don’t get me wrong, I very rarely give myself an opportunity to do a lot of nothing so it was a nice little change […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today was a mediocre core session that was fronted with a set of 20 pull ups followed by 50 push ups. I really should try to tack 20-25 dips on the back end as well. As I was winding down […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As expected I am paying for my running yesterday with extra pain and soreness today, mostly in the right knee with a little side order in the hip. On the positive side, even though it is painful, it isn’t to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So as I have reported here for awhile, I have IT band problems which have been going on for several months. The symptoms of it are pain that varies in location and intensity down the outside of my right leg, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I didn’t get a chance to document yesterday’s bench heavy session which included 3 reps at 225lbs on the way down. I’ll do a rare 2-1 recap which includes today’s lower body workout. I am quite surprised that I haven’t […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today was a good way to wind up the week. Any workout that includes a set of 20 pull ups, 50 push ups and sets of dragon flags has to be half decent. Today’s Workout 5 minutes cardio/stretching 20 pull […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I have been trying to do more overloading during many of my lifts. Typically my first two sets will be utilizing full, controlled ROM for anywhere from 8-12 reps. Then on the last set I will throw on a ton […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
