I felt off from my three day weekend that was filled pretty much exclusively with labor. Cindy and I built a 10′ x 8′ raised platform and then a shed on top of the platform which is going to be […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today was a nice mix of core and shoulder work. The star of the core exercises were the three sets of five dragon flags. The two skin the cat sets and wall handstand “walking” taxed my shoulders pretty heavily. I […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I have not done anything resembling a Ray’s Way circuit in a long time. I named the circuit Rays Way after it’s namesake Ray, who lives in NYC and I know for many years thanks to my involvement with the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So today I got back to my Smith machine squatting and today I once again struggled with what you would think is normally light weight. The two reps I did with a 45, 25, and 10 on each side required […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So my recent trend of Monday being a heavy bench press today was broken today for two reasons. First, my benching buddy was not at the gym today, which would have made the session less productive. Second both benches were […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today’s workout was mostly core sandwiched between a set of pull ups at the start and push ups at the end. Nothing fancy but it felt effective. Today’s Workout 5 minutes cardio/stretching 20 pull ups 20 hanging knee raises Back […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Both Smith machines were occupied when I started my leg workout and the leg press sled in the back was broken. I decided I would start with the Cybex leg press machine. The full stack of weights is “only” 350 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today’s session was almost entirely bench pressing with my gym buddy. I was a bit disappointed, having my left arm lock up while trying to set a 2015 PR of 230 lbs after getting 225lbs without huge struggle. On the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today during my mostly core focused day I threw in some pull up sets and felt very weak doing them. I was surprised because overall this week I have been doing well at the gym. I didn’t expect to be […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It feels like since joining Planet Fitness I am getting a ton more production out of my workouts, spending time that used to be behind the wheel in traffic grinding out meaningful reps instead. It’s a good thing. I got […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
