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 [...]
Workout log
June 16, 2008
Switching things up a bit
June 5, 2008
Yesterday I hit the gym on my lunch break, again. I got smart and changed into my gym clothes at my place of employment, before heading to the gym. This ended up giving me at least an extra 10 minutes. One of the best pieces of advice someone has ever given me was by my [...]
I’m still here
May 29, 2008
I just suck and forget to post on this blog.
I’ve hit the gym twice this week so far. Yesterday was the best workout, though.
It was a quick, 30-minute sprint:
10 minutes on the elliptical machine, with the resistance set to 11. Burned 102 calories.
Neutral grip pulldown on the Lat machine. Two sets of 8 reps @ 80 lbs.
Rowing [...]
D’oh! Forgot to post
May 21, 2008
Sunday I went to the gym while the family took naps.
I used the exercise bike for 15 minutes, doing one of the preset “rolling hills” programs. Man, that kicked my butt!
After that I did at least two sets, 8-10 reps each, of the following:
Neutral grip pulldown on the Lat machine
Rowing machine, targeting middle and lower back [...]
Day One
May 13, 2008
Well today at lunch I went to the gym, even though walking outdoors into the 80-ish degree heat made me want to turn right around and go back inside.
I feel much better for going, though. I took advantage of my new iPod Shuffle (Thank You, IRS!) when I started off by doing 15 minutes on [...]
