I was a bad monkey and didn’t go to the gym very much last week. Lots of stress in my life right now and I tend to do the “couch potato” thing and dwell on my sorrows with a pity party involving laziness, lack of movement and eating more than I need to be. I’ve decided that I simply need to make a more serious conscious effort when stress hits a higher level to just get out and Get Moving!
As mentioned previously, school is out for the summer so every piece of cardio equipment was in use by out-of-school teenagers. In any case, today was a shorter, but still very good workout:
- Neutral grip pulldown on the Lat machine. Two sets of 8 reps @ 80 lbs.
- Rowing machine, targeting middle and lower back muscles:
Both arms at once: Two sets of 8 reps @ 100 lbs.
Each arm individually: one set of 8 reps @ 100 lbs. - Lat/shoulder pulldown - like a reverse military press. Two sets of 8 reps @ 100 lbs
- Biceps pulldown on the Lat machine - Two sets of 8 reps @ 80 lbs.
- Calf extensions - Two sets of 10 reps @110 lbs.
- Leg press - Two sets of 10 reps @ 180 lbs.
- Triceps cable pulldown - Two sets of 10 reps @ 100 lbs
