Now that I’m lifting weights once a week and swimming almost daily my joints don’t feel super good after a session with the weights. For instance, I’m sore today. I lifted last night with Marcela at the Shed. She has great form on the bench, by the way. But the once a week thing is… Continue reading lifting doesn’t feel so good anymore
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Was a little tired from a bunch of training this week, as is typical of Fridays, but got myself in to the gym for a good session with the weights. Today’s focus: arms and abdominals.da numbers: DB bench press 3 x 12 @ 65 lbs on 2:00 DB flys 3 x 12 @ 25 on… Continue reading first iron
late iron
Lifted late afternoon yesterday, opting to swim before work. So, by the time 5:30 PM came around I was not a raging bundle of energy. But things came together, as they usually do, once I started pushing the weights around. This turned out to be a good session, and a good fitness day. da numbers:… Continue reading late iron
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I got to the Shed this morning at 6:30 to commence operation ‘Don’t Puke’ – don’t know what was going on with me but trying not to yak took all my concentration. And this is odd because ordinarily I would love to be able to say I worked it so hard I hurled. When the… Continue reading first iron
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While watching the U.S. women’s gymnastics Olympic trials last night I realized I suck. Shawn Johnson, for comparison, does not suck. She’s physically a specimen and a monstrous competitor. And if you just looked at her face you would think she is a sweet little high school girl. She is a predator posing as a… Continue reading first iron
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I changed things up a bit today. Rather than 5 sets of an exercise I did 3 and did 7 instead of 4 separate exercises in a comparable amount of time. Again, on the 2:00. bench press 1 x 12 @ 155 lbs on 2:00 1 x 12 @ 165 on 2:00 1 x 9… Continue reading first iron
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First iron at GVAC. Went fast, felt good, was sweating hard (unusual). Focused on really hitting my chest, shoulders and triceps. Looked for the pain, found it, sorta went through it. I always think I could have done better but today hurt good. dumbbell bench press 5 x 12 @ 65 lbs on the 2:00,… Continue reading first iron
first iron at the Shed
Morning workouts at the Shed are extra fun. Just me and the weights. Hit chest, shoulders and triceps today. Felt OK. bench press 4 x 12 @ 155 lbs on the 2:00 Fourth set was real hard. 1 x 6 @ 155 on the 2:00 Yeah, that’s how hard the fourth was. Total failure on… Continue reading first iron at the Shed
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Ahhh, another Thursday, another shoulder routine. DB bench press 1 x 12 @ 60 lbs on the 2:00 3 x 12 @ 65 on the 2:00 1 x 9 @ 65 on the 2:00 failure DB flys 5 x 12 @ 25 on the 2:00 seated DB shoulder press 1 x 12 @ 20 on… Continue reading GVAC first iron