Full Week of Workout Videos - Wednesday Back and Biceps Home

1:31 minutes - 1005 Calories - Average Heart Rate 135 - Max Heart Rate 168.

• Garmin Heart Rate Monitor Session Link

Location: Home Gym

Light first sets instead of doing a warmup

Strength:

• Wide single arm Pull Downs x2 sets (Lats)
• Wide Pull-ups x2 sets (Lats)
• Narrow single arm Pull Downs x2 sets (Lats)
• Chin-ups x2 sets (Lats)
• Seated Rows x2 sets (Lats & Middles Back)
• Straight arm pull down x4 sets (Lats & Core)
• Preacher Curls with Cables x4 sets (Biceps)
• Single Arm Curls with Cables x4 sets (Biceps)
• Front Lever combined with Toes to Bar x2 sets (Abs, Core, Lats)

Full Week of Workout Videos - Tuesday Shoulders Home Accessory

1:01 minutes - 618 Calories - Average Heart Rate 128 - Max Heart Rate 156.

• Garmin Heart Rate Monitor Session Link

Location: Home Gym

Warmup & Mobility

• Rotator cuff work & Stretching

Strength:

• Rear cable shoulder raises x3 sets (Rear Delt)
• Front cable shoulder raises x3 sets (Front Delt)
• Side cable shoulder raises x3 sets (Side Delt)
• Rear cable shoulder pull using rope x3 sets (Rear Delt)
• Shrugs using Smith Machine x4 sets (Traps)
• Cable Side Bends - 1 long set increasing weight, then a drop set at the end (Obliques - Side Abs)

Full Week of Workout Videos - Tuesday Shoulders CrossFit

47 minutes - 522 Calories - Average Heart Rate 136 - Max Heart Rate 181.

• Garmin Heart Rate Monitor Session Link

Location: CrossFit Langley

Warmup & Mobility

Strength:

• Front Shoulder Press - 135 lbs x3
• Front Shoulder Press - 155 lbs x3
• Front Shoulder Press - 175 lbs x3
• Front Shoulder Press - 185 lbs x3
• Front Shoulder Press - 195 lbs x1

METCON:

• 4 Rounds
• 12 Upright Rows using straight bar with 135 lbs
• 10 Pushups
• 10 Situps

Garmin VivoSmart Activity Tracker Comparison Review

Here is my Review and comparison of the Garmin VivoSmart. If you're looking for a detailed review with all kinds of specifications and explanations about how every little thing works on the Garmin VivoSmart, then this is not going to be the review for you. Do not fret, there are all kind of Videos and Reviews on the Internets and even on Garmin's website that should satisfy your quest for knowledge!

Before you click away, you may want to watch my YouTube Video on the Garmin VivoSmart as it may go into some areas that many others have not made mention of in their more Geek-like reviews. I kind of have a real hands on knowledge you could say of these devices since I have used many of the most popular Fitness Tracking Bands in my day to day fitness life. Much of this review comparison focuses on other fitness bands like the Jawbone Up, Fitbit Flex and Force, Polar Loop, Garmin VivoFit and even some more watch like devices like the Mio Alpha and the Cookoo Smart Watch.

So what do I actually cover? I talk about how each device tracks total calories as they are all very different in this area. I go over the importance (at least for me) of being able to incorporate a heart rate monitor for the main reason that most of my workouts are not step or running based so most fitness bands do not give me a true caloric output for my weight training and CrossFit workouts. The addition of an HRM (Heart Rate Monitor) is vital to me for tracking my actual calories burned during my workouts. I of course go over most of the features of the Garmin VivoSmart and take you through its basic operation and show you the Garmin Connect iPhone App in use.

Like I said, this should give you a really good idea of what exactly the Garmin VivoSmart does a bit different than many other fitness bands, like incorporating Smartphone and Smartwatch features and how the VivoSmart compares to other similar products you may be interested in.

Get Fit Over 40 Update Video - What's Next - VivoSmart - iPhone 6 Plus

It's time for another update video... As you know I recently won my Men's Masters Physique class at the Sandra Wickham Fall Classic Fitness show. So what's next? Is it time to retire? To be honest I don't know right now, this win does qualify me to enter the next show in June which is a provincial show, it is a bit soon right now to decide but my plan is to hit the gym and get strong again but not gain too much fat so that if I decide to go for it and take part in the June competition then I will be ready to go. We will just have to see how I feel about it in a few months time.

Next on the what's new list is my acquisition of yet another Fitness Tracker, this new one called the VivoSmart is from Garmin and like the Garmin VivoFit that I already revived, it can link to Heart Rate Monitor for super accurate data on how many calories I am burning during a workout. Of course the Garmin VivoSmart like other fitness bands tracks my daily activates, specifically my basic moving around and walking to keep a really good account of exactly how many calories I burn each day.

The Garmin VivoSmart also adds Smartwatch abilities which for me is awesome since I get a lot of emails and texts so being notified on my wrist and even being able to read them from the band is very useful. I am loving the Smart Watch capabilities on my Garmin VivoSmart, stay tuned for a full review on the Garmin VivoSmart.

Last but not least, I got myself one of those massive iPhone 6 plus tablet phones! Why on earth would I need such a huge phone? Well after a few days of using one it actually becomes kind of normal in size and my old iPhone 5s looks like some sort of kids toy phone in comparison :) The reasons I got the large iPhone 6 plus is because I plan on continuing with my Video Blogs and so editing on the larger screen will be much easier, plus the addition of 128GB of internal drive space will allow me to take a lot of video if need be. My cellular provider just began to offer a much cheaper roaming plan for when I travel to the US and so being able to use my iPhone in the US means having an all the time connected device is another reason to have a larger more usable screen.