How do you get back on track? A friend of mine asked me this the other day and it got me thinking… When you’ve been going full speed ahead on a diet and exercise plan; maybe you had a deadline or a special event looming; you’ve been in the groove for awhile. What happens when [...] Read more »
Break Time
With the Burn The Fat Holiday Challenge coming to a close, it’s time to take a nice healthy break. After seven weeks of being completely “ON” twenty-four-seven, 100%, I will be taking two weeks to unwind, relax, and de-stress! It’s important to schedule regular breaks and time off into your overall workout regimen. As we [...] Read more »
Don’t Worry About What They’re Doing
Usually, when I’m at the gym lifting weights, I really don’t worry about what any body else is doing. For one thing, it’s usually almost all guys working out in the weight room, so, to me, whatever amounts they’re lifting is really irrelevant to me. I just work on my form, making sure I use [...] Read more »
Workout December 5, 2011
Shoulders Overhead Dumbbell Presses Stiff Arm Side Lateral Raises with 5 second hold at top Front Dumbbell Raises Cable Pull for Rear Delts Back Seated Pulley Row Wide Grip One Arm Cable Lat Pulldowns hmmm. seems like did more than this, but I guess not – I did do drop sets though for shoulders so [...] Read more »
Workout December 3, 2011
Today’s workout was intense. I did Abs (because I missed them yesterday) and biceps. I also did an intense 10 minute warmup on the elliptical and an intense 10 minutes on the stairmaster at the end. Later today I did a 20 minute walk and a 20 minute yoga class. Abs Hanging Leg Raises (bent [...] Read more »
Video – A Day In The Life…
Check out my little video with a snapshot of my day during the Challenge: A Transformer’s Day Let me know what you think! Read more »
Workout November 27, 2011
Sunday’s workout was not as I planned, but I did manage to get my weights in… I did Chest/Bis/Tris First, I warmed up with walking on the Treadmill at 4.0 for 10 minutes Chest Flat Bench DB Press Incline DB Press Pec Dec Biceps Standing Side Curls Hammer Curls Cable Curls Triceps Bent Over Kickbacks [...] Read more »
Workout October 24, 2011
I’ve started a new routine and I’m just working my way into now. Here’s the split: Mon: Shoulders/Upper Back Tues: Legs/Abs/Lower Back Wed: Chest/Bis/Tris Thur: Cardio Fri: Shoulders/Abs Sat: Cardio I’m still doing some cardio on weight days too. I usually warm up with 10 minutes on the treadmill. Then I go through my weight [...] Read more »
Workout October 13, 2011
Good Morning Cougars! This morning I did something I haven’t done in a very long time.. truly fasted cardio. Now, don’t get me wrong, it was only a walk around the neighborhood. However, I’m talking straight out of bed, BEFORE coffee, totally fasted, first thing 20 minutes of fast walking. No, I’m really not counting [...] Read more »
Workout October 11, 2011
I’m pleasantly sore from yesterday’s workout. I did a pump workout for upper body/shoulder girdle (see yesterday’s post) and it was tough but good. Today I was running a little short on time, but managed to fit in most of my pump workout for today; legs, bis, tris, and abs. Legs were pretty tough as [...] Read more »