Daily Workout - Arms in Home Gym

Today was a basic Arms workout, I did my Elliptical after today as I wasn't sure if I would get to it!

• Biceps: Dumbbell Curls - three sets
• Biceps: Pulley Bar Curls - three sets
• Triceps: Overhead Single Barbell Press - 2 sets
• Triceps: Pulley extensions - 3 sets
• Abs: 100 Crunches.
• 12 Minutes of Elliptical at end of workout.

Total workout time: About 1 hour.

Daily Workout - Back in Home Gym

Winter is a bit of a downer, it's dark at around 4pm and my body just wants to really do nothing except take it easy. Even so, you just have to get yourself in the gym and at least do something. I generally put on a few pounds in the winter but the key is to not let it get out of hand, so when spring comes along it only takes a bit to shed the few pounds gained over the winter.

My main goal is to try and keep the muscle on so my metabolism stays higher - so if I only have the energy for weights and not cardio then I just do weights that day! Today was one of those days!

• Elliptical - I looked at it for 10 seconds!
• Wide Chin-ups with pulley bar.
• Narrow Chin-ups with pulley bar.
• Seated Rows with pulley bar.
• Abs: Misc Abs - Crunches and Leg Raises.
• Misc. Stretching

Total workout time: About 45 minutes.

What a difference a week can make!

I say this not so much in fitness terms but more in how I feel about working out or really just doing anything. The weather here in the Vancouver Canada area is turning very wintery all of a sudden and that combined with me being in Maui not even a week ago is a bit of a drastic change for me... I think many people find a lack of drive or motivation in the Winter months and I am no exception!

To make my point, the following two photos I shot consecutively on my iPhone about a week apart from each other:

I'm not making excuses, I did do a workout today and I felt pretty good doing it. I got in some Elliptical as my warmup and I did some Back on the trusty Total Gym along with some lower body stretching. About an hour or so in all.

I snapped a quick photo of the Post Maui Abs thinking that they may not make it onto the blog but they turned out OK. Maybe all the Maui drinking and eating didn't take as much of a toll on me as I thought!

Daily Workout - Arms in Home Gym

I was out of town overnight without the use of a gym and was with friends last night and just got back in this afternoon so yesterday I was not able to do a workout. Back at it again tonight, I have been trying to keep things up for my upcoming trip to Hawaii early next month but there have been many distractions and opportunities for good eats. I'm not doing too bad but I could be doing better... I've got about a week to go so maybe I can buckle down and shed the last few pounds?

• Warmup: 12 minutes of Elliptical
• Biceps: Dumbbell Curls - three sets
• Biceps: Pulley Bar Curls - three sets
• Triceps: Overhead Single Barbell Press - 2 sets
• Triceps: Pulley extensions - 3 sets
• Abs: Wheel Forward Extensions, Side Leg Raises.

Total workout time: About 1 hour.

Daily Workout - Shoulders in Home Gym

Again a pretty good workout today, the PowerCore Bands are still performing or at least they are making me think they are working... Today was Shoulders day which for me is the next hardest after Legs day.

• Shoulder Press with Smith Machine.
• Barbell Shoulder Flies in Three Positions: Forward, Side, Behind.
• Upright Row Raises with Pulley.
• Shoulder Shrugs with Smith Machine Straight Bar.
• Abs: Misc Crunches.
• Misc. Stretching.

Total workout time: About 1 hour.