builder26’s BodyBlog

he would have made a better place to rest the weight. And he probably would have double jointed our elbows and wrists. And there would have been a better design for the Adams apple.  Dang, that is an awkward exercise.

I know , you are saying wah, wah, wah….

Well, I am whining because I’ ve been doing more high rep stuff for weeks and my partner and I decided to get back to something heavier.  Since it is his job to craft the lifting workouts, (I dream up the cardio/crossfit things on hte other days), he decides we need to do sets of 6 on front squats, (we had been doing 15 reps on this).  Whoa!  I am not used to this … first and last set were a bear.. I think we did pretty well, for the first time out. We got them all, despite a bunch of moaning and groaning.  I did kinda wuss out on the poor man’s glutehams afterward, but my hammies were tired and felt like they were about to pop!  Anyhoo, I am now at home and feeling like I did something. Which after all, is the whole point.  I hope there was some calorie burning and muscle growing and all that …..

Kinda wimpy workout. We were both (wo partner and I)  in recovery mode.  20 min cardio, 5 sets bicep curls interspersed with 5 sets b/w dips, 20 min cardio, done.

 Fuel so far today:

1 strip of bacon

2 fried eggs

1 apple

about a dozen almonds

vitamins

Bunch of New Year’s resolution people at the gym this morning, ( a shocker),  really no problem though, they were working diligently and had not overcrowding the area I wanted.  Friday is my mix-it-up crossfit style day with little rest and ipod blasting:

Weighted lunge around the world

Shoulder presses

King Circuit

HIIT cardio on the treadmill - 25 mn. (walk, jog, sprint, repeat)

Off to a decent start diet wise also:

 1C oatmeal

15 almonds

half a bannana

 Now I think Ill have a little whey smoothie and head to the movies. Hoping to see Valkerie.

 HNY!

Man, did I not write a blog all month? ouch.  I had an ok December , until the whole Christmas thing kicked in. We had an amazing adventure though, spending Xmas in our half finished lake house in Ma. No power, No water (for about 5 days) , cut a tree in the woods, run the Christmas lights on generators, quiet time with teenagers with no TV or video games for a week, 2 foot of snow, cooked a 35 lb turkey that our neighbor waited too long to slaughter. It got a little stir crazy at the end, but all in all, it was what family time should be. "its all part of the experience, honey".  

Worked out this morning. Pretty good start to 2009, after a bit of holiday falling off the wagon:

 Lunges w/u

Weighted lunges

 bi/tris on cable machine..waves until failure

HIIT on eliptical machine

LETS KICK SOME ASS IN 2009 and get closer to being all we can be!
Don

treadmill warmdown