DanicaX’s BodyBlog

My workouts have been modified the past few days due to the fact that I’ve had to keep my eye on this “king marmoset” character in Pittsburgh. Good lord…that’s kind of like a workout in and of itself, a mental one anyways. He tried to keep me from working out and instead pump me full of booze and laziness all weekend, but I wasn’t having it. Luckily there was a nice gym here (in Pittsburgh) that allowed such characters as us (him!) in their facility. That was a relief b/c I felt like a lazy bum after my trip here and running around like a crazy person.

I did bring my supplements with me and took them as I usually would before my workout. I had to create a makeshift funnel with some paper towels b/c I didn’t have room to bring my shaker bottle and had to use a regular water bottle. I thought someone who claims to be a king would have such a thing as a shaker at his home, but noooooo. That’s what happens when you have expectations. Saturday’s workout was legs and a little cardio. Today, Sunday was upper body and a little cardio. I think the weights were heavier here. Dunno why…I think there is something up with this city. The StepMill also seemed harder. I did about 5 minutes and that was enough of that nonsense. Man….it was an old school StepMill, too. It didn’t have a little ledge to put a magazine, and didn’t have a spot for water either…..I need those two things to be present!! Do I read or drink water on there….hell no, but I need it!! I don’t know what was up with it, but 5 min was all that thing got out of me today.

It was a new gym and both times we went shortly before it closed so I couldn’t do my usual 1/2 day workouts. Basically I just jumped around and did different exercises as I walked around. Two things that rocked about that gym: 1) the water was super cold–the coldest I’ve ever had 2) In the locker room there was a giant roll of what I thought were paper towels for hand drying. I went to grab some with my soaking wet grubby hands. Those weren’t paper towels at all….they were plastic trash bags to put your wet clothes in. I was so impressed with that!! That’s the type of thing that impresses me….At my gym I usually put my wet clothes in that spinner thing that the swimmers put their trunks in to get out the excess water. That’s how much I sweat, folks. Oh…..and I don’t wash my hands. That was a joke…I believe there is a direct correlation between the fact that I am dirty and never wash my hands and the fact that I never get sick. Coincidence? No.

Saturday Training:
legs/cardio

3-4sets 15-20
Smith machine leg press (except this one I did 40-50 reps)
Step Ups
Standing leg curl
Smith machine lunge
Leg extension
Single leg stiff legged deadlifts
DB glute kickbacks
Arc trainer 15min

Sunday Training:
upper body, cardio

3-4sets 15-20
Seated cable row
Reverse grip Hammer Strength Lat Pulldown
Pushups on bench
Upright rows
Straight bar standing curls
Incline DB curls
DB Skull crushers
DB pullovers
DB overhead press
Reverse flyes
Bench dips

StepMill 5min
Treadmill 15min/ walk incline 15%, walking lunges