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Monday
Jul052010

Daily Workout - Chest - Home Gym

On Saturday I did something to my back and I have to be honest it's still bothering me a fair bit! It is getting slowly better so I'll continue to take it easy until I'm back to 100%. I did manage to get some cardio in today and an easy chest workout, I kept it a bit lighter and I did find that once I was in the actual set, my back felt good. It was the getting the weight into place part that I felt it mostly in my back.

  • Warmup: Eliptical for 10 minutes.
  • Bench Press with Smith Machine.
  • Incline Dumbbell Flies. (Light)
  • 3 Stage Pushups: Planche, Extended, and Regular. (Back seemed OK with this)
  • Misc. Stretching.

Total workout time: About 1 hour.

Tuesday
Jun292010

Daily Workout Again - Arms - Total Gym

Don't get me wrong, I think Yoga is a great workout and everyone should incorporate it into a fitness program but for me... I feel like I need to do something with a bit more intensity afterwards. That said there are probably Yoga programs out there that would kick my ass! Just not the one I am attend and that's OK because I'm really just in it for the relaxation and stretching. I get my Ass Kicking when I do my MMA.

So tonight I did a quick Elliptical warmup and an Arms Workout on my Total Gym.

  • 10 Minutes Elliptical.
  • Biceps: Lying Down Curls with Total Gym. (3 Sets with an increase in the incline each time)
  • Biceps: Seated Curls with Total Gym. (2 Sets with an increase in the incline each time)
  • Biceps: Arm Curls with Light Dumbbells.
  • Triceps: Seated Overhead Extension with the Total Gym.
  • Triceps: Lying Down Extension with the Total Gym.
  • Triceps: Rear Extension with the Total Gym.

Total workout time: About 1 hour.

Monday
Jun282010

Daily Workout - Shoulders with Total Gym

The two break from workouts was nice, it gave the old body a bit of a rest. Keeping my two young kids out of harms way while camping was not exactly stress free!

So it is definitely nice to get back home and back to my regular routine, picking up where I left off, today was Shoulder day and my equipment of choice was the Total Gym.

  • 10 Minutes Elliptical.
  • Total Gym - Seated Shoulder Press.
  • Total Gym - Reverse Shoulder Raises (Lying on Back Upside-down).
  • Total Gym - Seated Shoulder Raises (Front to Back).
  • Total Gym - Front Seated Shoulder Raises.
  • Total Gym - Abs: Seated Side Twists in Forward Position.
  • Barbells - Shrugs.
  • Misc. Stretching.

  • Total workout time: About 1 hour.

    Friday
    Jun252010

    Daily Workout - Chest & Back in Home Gym

    I did a bit extra today as I plan to go camping for a few days, tomorrow I hope to do a quick morning MMA workout, then back home to do some last minute work, finish packing and then I'm gone for a few days. I don't think I will have any Internet where I am going but I might get a last minute post in tomorrow before I head out.

    Back to todays workout... I'm on the Total Gym cycle again, today I did two body groups, Chest and Back.

    • 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.
    • Total Gym - Seated Wide Row.
    • Total Gym - Seated Narrow Row.
    • Total Gym - Pull Downs (Lying on Back).
    • Total Gym - Abs: Seated Side Twists in Forward Position).
    • Misc. Stretching.

    Total workout time: About 1.25 hours.

    Tuesday
    Jun222010

    Daily Workout - Elliptical

    Not too much to report today, it was an off day for me. I didn't get much sleep yesterday and looked after the kids all day today. They pretty much took any energy I had left in me! I did muster up enough motivation to do 15 minutes of Cardio. It's something!

    Hopefully a good sleep tonight and tomorrow I can make up for it...

    Cardio: Elliptical for 15 minutes.