Bonus Workout!
Yesterday after dinner and having finished everything that needed to be done around the house I found myself alone with nothing to do and full of energy. It was a planned off day from lifting but I had the desire to do something so I decided to take advantage of the time. However, I only had a little over one hour until I had to be home for something important, which is normally not enough time for me to do the type of workouts I like. Count the drive to and from the gym, it was exactly one hour I had to workout.
I decided to pick the muscle group that was most due for a workout and give it some intense attention! It just happened to be quads, and I wanted to do squats but the squat rack and smith machine were both in use, so instead I went to the leg extension and thigh adductor machines. I did six supersets, leg extensions first, and worked from high reps, lower weights up to heavier weights and fewer reps, the last set using weights that were personal bests for me on these exercises. So I did a total 12 sets and 158 reps, lifting a total of 16,760 pounds! I felt a burn after that, but so far today I don’t have any DOMS. We’ll see how I feel later.
That was the first half of my hour. The second part was spent on the treadmill, where I did 15 minutes of HIIT and then 5 minutes of incline walking. I had a great sweat going by the end of it! I had a protein shake and left for home, arriving just when I needed to be there.
This bodybuilding lifestlye is all about making positive choices every day. I could have chosen to spend that hour last night in front of the computer, instead I chose to make it another step towards my goals, and I feel great for having made that choice.
Back to the gym tonight for a longer workout. I’m going to do back, biceps, some abs, and then hit the treadmill again. LIFE IS GOOD!
May 23, 2008 at 10:45 am
love your awesome positive blog, proof that lifting release all those feel good endorphins and make you appreciate life so much more! Cant wait till I lift again!