I haven’t done conventional dumbbell shoulder shrugs in eons, instead I primarily do bodyweight exercises to accomplish the same thing. Just for the hell of it I grabbed some weights to see how it felt. I was surprised that even […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today I decided to start my session doing something I used to awhile back when I thought I had a chance of ever doing the BBR’s, max (more or less) dips, pull ups, and push ups. (also known as GUTS) […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So this weekend I reintroduced running into my endurance training for the first time since January 1st when I ran a 5K. I have been having off and on issues with my knee when I have tried to run since […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Nothing too exciting to report although I am continuing to do ass to grass 1 minute squat holds as my rest period between other movements. I am encouraged that the hold is becoming less and less uncomfortable. Last night I […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today I tried another routine posted by my buddy Steve and his Fitness for Miracles page on Facebook. The last time I tried one I didn’t do very well, not being able to even complete the advised amount of reps […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So ever since last Thursday when I did 30 minutes of ass to grass static holds (the day after doing squats and deadlifts at the gym) I have been in more or less a solid cocoon of pain, soreness and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So I barely managed to complete the full 30 minutes of holding ass 2 grass squat position yesterday. The last two holds I did at home were extremely uncomfortable and not deep thanks to soreness from Wednesday’s squats and deadlifts […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For awhile I have been posting random observations from my daily gym workouts on FB. My 25 years of going to gyms has given me a lot experience in both picking out and describing funny, annoying, or stupid behavior that […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Squats have been noticeably absent from DL/Squat Wednesdays for quite awhile. Some of it was because of knee and leg issues that made the movement feel very uncomfortable. Some of it was from my emphasis on deadlifting in recent months. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today I left the tri out of bi/tri day, they were feeling pretty beat up from the routine I did yesterday. Instead between each bicep set I dropped and did 20 full ROM push ups. I did some one handed […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
