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.

Daily Workout - Chest in Home Gym

Not much to say about todays workout. Just your basic Chest routine, I wasn't sure if I was going to do the Elliptical but I threw it in at the end!

• Bench Press with Dumbbells.
• Incline Dumbbell Flies.
• 3 Stage Pushups: Planche, Extended, and Regular.
• Abs: Side Twist Leg Raises.
• Misc. Stretching.

Total workout time: About 1 hour.

Daily Workout - Shoulders and Arms with Total Gym

Got in a Shoulders arms Total Gym workout. Again no Cardio as I my Total Gym allows me to move quickly between sets and get my heart rate up.

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 Side Position.

Barbells - Shrugs.

Biceps: Lying Down Curls with Total Gym. (3 Sets with an increase in the incline each time)

Barbell Curls - (3 Sets)

Triceps: Seated Overhead Extension with the Total Gym.

Triceps: Lying Down Extension with the Total Gym.

Triceps: Rear Extension with the Total Gym.

Abs: Forward and Side Twists with Total Gym.

Misc. Stretching.

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.

Daily Workout - Back in Home Gym

I did a late night workout this evening and I wasn't really looking forward to it. I just didn't feel like I was going to have much energy and motivation for it. On my way back from Texas I stopped in a Seattle Mall to pick up a few gifts for the family and I came across a booth that was selling PowerCore Bands. If you don't know what one is, you can check out their Website for more info. The short explanation is they are supposed to help with your Power, Strength, Balance and Flexibility by making sure your bodies natural energy frequencies are in tune.

Sounds like hogwash right! Well I did a balance test and it made a big difference. Since I purchased my PowerCore Band I have done two workouts and in both workouts I felt noticeably stronger. I'm not sure about the flexibility part yet as I tend to fluctuate every day. But even today heading in to the gym felling like I was going to be low on energy I still pumped out a good strong workout.

• Elliptical for 12 minutes.
• Wide Chin-ups - 3 sets of 10 each.
• Narrow Chin-ups - 3 sets of 10 each.
• Smith Machine Pull-Ups - 3 sets of 10-15.
• Abs: Leg Raises (100).
• Misc. Stretching

Total workout time: About 1 hour.