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Arm Workout: 6/18/18

Today was a very Monday-ish Monday. I missed my alarm and was too busy all day to hit the gym. I managed, however, to fit in a quick workout on the way home from teaching martial arts, yay!

Arnold Twists x15lb: 3 sets 12 reps

EZ Curl Bar x30lb: 3 sets 12 reps

Iso Lateral High Row x80lb: 3 sets 12 reps

Iso Lateral Super Incline Press x40lb: 3 sets 12 reps

Lat Pulldown Machine x90lb: 4 sets 12 reps alternating grips (pullup grip/chinup grip)

Bench Press x15lb (because I didn’t have my spot today, and didn’t fancy a broken collerbone): 3 sets 12 reps

A couple deadlifts at 60kg (130 lbs) finished out my workout. I was barely able to get the bar off the ground, but I managed to lift it twice before bottoming out. PR, yo. 

I’ll be honest, today was hard. Humiliating, even. The knowledge of how little I was really able to lift was staggering, especially during the bench press. I felt pathetic next to the dudes bench pressing over 200lbs without breaking a sweat. But in the end, lifting even the smallest amount of weight is better than lifting nothing at all. That keeps me going on the tough days. 

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Yet Another Turf Workout: 6/16/18

The machine floor was CROWDED today. Serves me right for trying to squeeze in a workout at 1pm on a weekend. However, the turf was conveniently empty. 

Therefore, another grab-bag workout of turf exercises! Yay!

Started with 2 sets of:

6x Kettlebell pulls

30 medicine ball slams

15 box jumps

I then did sandbag sprints yet again, followed by sandbag slams. (Pro tip: this doesn’t work with actual sand-bags. Never slam down anything full of sand. I promise it will not end well. My garage floor can attest to that.)

Inchworms and high knees up and down the turf, with more box jumps and medicine ball slams

Pushups w/ feet on jump boxes, starting at a few inches above the ground and moving down the line of boxes to the 3-foot-tall one. Then, back down!

I then attempted pull up work, only to find that HOLY HECK MY SHOULDERS ARE SORE. So that didn’t happen. Lol

I typically teach martial arts on Saturdays (and Mondays); however, there was an event today so no class! Mwahaha! If it ever dips below 90 degrees I may try for a run today to make up for it.

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Turf Workout: 6/15/18

Tough Mudder training happened today. I have two more months until my first one. In September, however, I’ll be running my third Gauntlet! 

This workout’s a bit harder to document as the workouts vary so much from my usual ones. I try to do anything that would mimic the feel of the obstacle course races. 

I started with several sets of: 

Alternating tire flips and burpees down the turf

15 box jumps

Alternating tire flips and burpees back up the turf

35 kettlebell swings

I then did sprints with a 20 lb sandbag, alternating between shoulders. 

Several minutes of the rope machine--alas, my gym does not possess an actual climbing rope--then a few more workouts:

Partner situps/medicine ball throws with a very nice guy that also was training turf today

Rope pulls attached to dumbbells

Pull up work

Standing weight plates

Some things that I typically try to do during obstacle course training but didn’t today are bear crawls, crab walks, and high knees down the turf. 

I then spent several hours on the lake with my family in paddleboats, so I think I can confidently say that I worked out nearly every part of my body today! Tomorrow’s workout may suck a bit. 

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Leg Day: 6/12/18

Goblet Squats x50lb: 3 sets 12 reps

Leg Press x90lb: 3 sets 12 reps

Leg Curls x50lb: 3 sets 12 reps

Outer Thigh Machine x50lb: 3 sets 12 reps

Calf Extension x50lb: 3 sets 12 reps

Assisted Squats x110lb: 3 sets 12 reps

Unassisted Squats x50lb: 3 sets 12 reps

Finished out with some box jumps and David Bowie’s Heroes to mellow out the Blue Stahli vibe I had going during my workout. :-)  

Boy, do I need to work on my squats. 

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Arm Day: 6/11/18

Hi again! The last few days of ACT prep have stolen my time and energy, but now that it’s over, I’m back at the gym and determined to be consistent this week! Without further ado,

Dumbbell Press x20lb: 3 sets 12 reps

Dumbbell Rows x30lb: 3 sets 12 reps

EZ Curl Bar x30lb: 3 sets 12 reps

Tricep Dips: 3 sets 12 reps

Overhead Tricep Extensions x20lb: 3 sets 12 reps

Iso-Lateral Low Row x62lb: 3 sets 12 reps

Iso-lateral shoulder press x60lb: 3 sets 12 reps

Assisted bench press x40lb: 3 sets 12 reps

Bench press x20lb: 3 sets 12 reps

But I swear, that bar alone has gotta be close to 30 pounds! I’m sure my tiny plates didn’t look like much next to the dudes lifting 180 next to me, but that about got me for sure! 

Finally, ended with a few more deadlifts at about 108 lb.