Daily Workout - Jog and Shoulders with Total Gym

I usually do my MMA workout on Saturday but todayI just wasn't 100% and I really need to feel 100% to do my MMA workouts. I'll try and make it up by going Monday or Tuesday next week instead!

Since it was a nice sunny day to day and we haven't seen the sun for some time, I decided to do my first jog of the year. I'm not really built for long runs, (shorter strong legs) but I do like to mix jogging in to my routine form tie to time.

I use a program on my iPhone called Runner, It's AWESOME and tracks literally everything  about each and every running session. (Calories, Miles per hour, GPS tracking with stats all along the way...) The Map image at the top is a screen capture sight from the Runner Program.

When I got home I had a quick drink and protein bar and then did Shoulders on the Total Gym and then some Punching Bag at the end.

• Running: 3 Miles - 30 Minutes.
• Shoulders on Total Gym - 30 Minutes.
• Punching Bag and Stretching - 20 Minutes.

Total workout time: About 1.5 hours.

Daily Workout - Back - at Fitness World

I know I said I was going to do my workouts this week with my Total Gym but again I found myself having to do a bank visit, and my bank being right beside the Fitness World that I have a membership at it makes it just to convenient! I was also feeling a bit stir crazy and needed to get out for a workout.

Going to the gym gives me the chance to use some equipment I don't have access to at home so I took advantage of this and used some of their universal gear to doe my Back workout.

• 10 Minutes Elliptical.
• Universal Wide Pull Downs x 3 Sets.
• Universal narrow Pull Downs x 3 Sets.
• Universal Rows x 3 Sets.
• Abs: Inclined Sit-ups.
• Misc. Stretching

Total workout time: About 1 hour.

Daily Workout - Chest with Total Gym in Home Gym

 

This week I'll be using the Total Gym all week long to mix up things. I usually start off with Chest, then I do Back, I move on to Shoulders, then Arms, and lastly I end off with Legs.

When you first start using a Total Gym it might seem hard, mostly because your body has never done anything like it before and there is a lot of stabilization that needs to happen. Once your body figures it out it gets much easier and in a way I look forward to my total Gym workouts most of all. Not because it is any easier but because it seems so efficient.

• Warmup: Eliptical for 10 minutes.
• Bench Press with Total Gym.
• Flies with Total Gym.
• Arm Raise Flies with Total Gym.
• 3 Stage Pushups: Planche, Extended, and Regular.
• Abs: Floor Raises x 100.
• Misc. Stretching.

Total workout time: About 1hour.

Daily Workout - Abs & Legs in Home Gym

 

I do some Abs with just about every workout but I don't really headline them since they usually only take me at the most about five minutes. I usually do them at the end of every workout. I mix it up by doing Crunches one day, and Leg Raises another. Some days I use the Total Gym to do my Abs or I may use a roller to do some floor stretch-outs. The point is to keep mixing it up and do a bit each day. Abs is one muscle group that you can do every day of the week if you want to.

So today I kept it simple and did some basic crunches - 100 in all and that was enough! But before I did a Leg Workout. Oh yah, I did another split workout day today, in the morning for my Cardio I hit the punching bag for 10 minutes - it's a great cardio workout if you keep busy.

• Morning Punching Bag - 10 Minutes.
• Squats with Smith machine.
• Calf Raises: with Smith machine.
• Leg Extensions: Bench with leg attachment.
• Leg Curls: Bench with leg attachment.
• Abs: Crunches.
• Misc. lower body stretching.

Total workout time: About 1 hour done in my home gym.

Daily Workout - Arms Split Workout in Home Gym

 

Today was a bit unorthodox! I had to leave a bit earlier today for a Mac User Group event in Blaine that I was presenting for along with my business partner. But I did have time to do a quick Arm workout - minus the Cardio and Abs portion. I was able to rip through my Arms workout in about 20 minutes and get out the door on time.

Once I got home (about 10pm) I was able to do my Cardio and a bit of stretching. Splitting up a workout is one way of making time to get your workout in, and it works really well if you primarily workout at home.

• Biceps: Standing Arm Curls with Dumbbells - 3 Sets.
• Biceps:  Standing Arm Curls with Pulley Curl Bar - 3 Sets.
• Triceps: Standing Extensions with Pulley Curl Bar - 3 Sets.
• Triceps: Overhead Extensions with Dumbbell - 3 Sets.
• 10 Minutes Elliptical.
• Misc Stretching.

Total workout time: About 45 minutes.