The Growler

Jun02
by Duf on June 2, 2017 at 5:13 pm
Posted In: Daily Workouts, Today at the Gym

Today as I was I was getting on one of the two roman chairs for back extensions the one next to me became occupied by a stocky older man.  I immediately noticed he was emitting a low growl with every breath.  I’m not sure if he was purposely doing it to let bystanders know he was working at a growl inducing level or he has some sort of physical issue that causes him to growl instead of breathing normally.  This was a constant noise he admitted before, during and after his set was done.

My core work went ok although I didn’t feel strong or energetic at any point during the session.

Today’s Workout

5 minutes cardio/stretching

Pull ups x 18

Push ups x 50

Hanging knee raises x 20

Standing dowel oblique twist x 20

Hanging knee raises x 20

Standing dowel oblique twist x 20

Hanging knee raises x 20

Standing dowel oblique twist x 20

Seated weighted ab crunch – 110lbs x 10

Roman chair back extension x 15

Seated weighted ab crunch – 130lbs x 10

Roman chair back extension x 15

Seated weighted ab crunch – 150lbs x 8

 

 

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Foursome

Jun01
by Duf on June 1, 2017 at 5:20 pm
Posted In: Daily Workouts

Because of the short gym week I combined four body parts into one workout.  I supersetted between those parts which made the session feel pretty effective, and tiring.

Today’s Workout

5 minutes cardio/stretching

Pull ups x 15

Seated Cybex shoulder press – 120lbs x 10

Standing cable curl – 60lbs x 10

Standing cable tricep extension – 60lbs x 10

Pull ups x 10

Seated Cybex shoulder press – 160lbs x 10

Standing cable curl – 70lbs x 10

Standing cable tricep extension – 70lbs x 10

Pull ups x 10

Seated Cybex shoulder press – 200lbs x 10

Standing cable curl – 80lbs x 10

Standing cable tricep extension – 80lbs x 10

Seated low row – 160lbs x 10

Standing alternating front/site dumbbell raises – 20lbs x 10

Cybex preacher curl – 60lbs x 10

Cybex hammer seated tricep extension – 60lbs x 10

Seated low row – 200lbs x 6

Standing alternating front/site dumbbell raises – 20lbs x 10

Cybex preacher curl – 80lbs x 10

Cybex hammer seated tricep extension – 80lbs x 10

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Down low

May31
by Duf on May 31, 2017 at 5:16 pm
Posted In: Daily Workouts

I am a bit behind schedule at the gym this week since Monday was a holiday.  Instead of skipping leg day I decided to put the work in and will combine bi/tri, back/shoulders tomorrow.  Nothing exciting to report from the session except my not flagrantly injuring anything.

Today’s Workout

5 minutes cardio/stretching

Leg press sled – 225lbs x 10, 315lbs x 10, 405lbs x 8, 495lbs x 5

Seated leg extension – 90lbs x 10, 110lbs x 10, 130lbs x 10

Seated leg curl – 80lbs x 10, 100lbs x 10, 120lbs x 10

Seated calf extension – 210lbs x 10, 250lbs x 10, 290lbs x 8

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Planet Douchebag

May24
by Duf on May 24, 2017 at 5:54 pm
Posted In: Daily Workouts, Today at the Gym

This is just going to be me bitching, fyi.

You know, since I joined Planet Fitness for the third time I have tried to have a relatively good attitude about it, despite generally hating everything the mega-gym chain represents.  Well today the cup ran over and I just found myself incredibly perturbed most of my workout.  I even commented to my bench press buddy “dude, there are so many douche bags here”  He agreed.

My bad mood got kicked off by this short and stocky hispanic guy.  The sides and back of his head was shaved with it long on top, as is the style.  He added his own flair by having a mini-man bun up top which was really sharp.  He was on the multi-function cable station doing standing chest flies.  However, instead of assuming a starting position that just raised the weights off their stack, he felt it necessary to keep inching forward until his body was a good six feet in front of the machine.  Him assuming this position totally blocked one of the two paths to the back section of the gym, the other partially blocked by weight benches relocated for the painters. The irritation didn’t stop there.  As he moved onto other exercises, all on the same machine he used awful momentum for every rep, letting the laws of physics do most of the work for him.

It seemed once hair bun guy got me going the irritation just piled on.  There is some guy wearing those ridiculous white Beats headphones with the headband rotated backwards so they look like a small neckguard. Over there is the big guy working out in white painters pants and a belt. Oh hey, look at that woman tying up a Smith machine so she can do 6 inch ROM squats. Hey, look at that guy, he is surfing Instagram on his phone for 5 minutes between sets as he sits on a machine. That old guy is bouncing his arms up and down about a half foot and calls it a shoulder press?  There is the guy with no muscle definition posing down in the mirror.  Hey there is that old guy that wears baggy shorts so his balls hang out.  Wow, that is so awesome they are playing country music, loudly, it really helps me grind out those last few tough reps!

Yes it was a bad day.  No worries, I am sure shortly I can put myself back into a trance to not let Planet Fitness madness get to me so much.

I don’t even feel like posting workout specifics but it does seem like the only two tricep exercises I can do without significant pain are standing cable push downs and light dumbbell kickbacks.

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Constricting

May22
by Duf on May 22, 2017 at 5:23 pm
Posted In: Daily Workouts, Today at the Gym

So today at the gym things got even a little more crowded and limited since they were painting some of the perimeter walls, including the wall the dumbbell racks are against which were covered with plastic.  This meant my options for chest day were small but I got by by alternating sets of push ups with pec dec.  Yea it was a bit boring but it felt like it got the job done.  The movements also did not inflict the same amount of pain I have become accustomed to on normal chest days.

You know if I were to estimate, at any given time, at least 50% of the patrons at the gym are doing exercises incorrectly.  Ridiculously short ROM, pulsating, and over the top momentum are staples of a good portion of the Planet Fitness crowd.  Today I got a particularly good snicker at an older man that loaded up each weight machine he did with way more weight than he could handle.  His range of motion on each was no more than a few inches and each set ended with a loud CLANG as he could not control the weight as it descended to the stack.  I guess if it puts some pep in his step to make believe he is using more weight then I guess more power to him.

Today’s Workout

5 minutes cardio/stretching

Push ups x 40

Pec dec – 90lbs x 12

Push ups x 30

Pec dec – 110lbs x 10

Push ups x 20

Pec dec – 130lbs x 10

Push ups x 20

Pec dec – 150lbs x 8

Push ups x 20

Pec dec – 170lbs x 6

Push ups x 20

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