djb47978's BodyBlog http://blog.bodybuilding.com/djb47978 Beginnings Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:23:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=0.32 en Beginnings http://blog.bodybuilding.com/djb47978/2008/01/05/beginnings/ http://blog.bodybuilding.com/djb47978/2008/01/05/beginnings/#comments Sun, 06 Jan 2008 07:23:39 +0000 djb47978 Training http://blog.bodybuilding.com/djb47978/2008/01/05/beginnings/ Well this is my first post to my new blog.  I am going to try to keep a workout, nutrition, and supplement diary as well as just overall changes I experience as I begin this 2008 transformation year.  Actually I began this journey in November…but only found this site in December.  I am working on full body workouts Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and doing cardio on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays…which gives me Sundays off.  Right now I am using lower weights and higher reps in 2 circuits for each workout session.  I am hoping that will prepare my body for higher weights and bring it into better condition.  I also have a personal trainer that I am working with at least one session a week to correct form and provide me with new workout ideas.  The workouts are exhausting, but after I recover they get me through the day.  I am actually finding out that I do better working out first thing in the morning as opposed to evening.  My job keeps my work day at about 12 hours and I finish about 8:00 in the evening.  IF I want to see my kids and have any time with them I need to do the 6:30 or 7:00 a.m. workouts.  I am just hoping that I can keep my motivation up there…that has been a problem in the past.  I also hope I can keep my expectations for a 41 year old body realistic…"but one has to dream big don’t they?"

Tomorrow I actually have to do my Monday workout on Sunday due to work scheduling conflicts.  So I will post tomorrow evening how it went.  I start a new 2 week phase tomorrow that my trainer designed so it will be interesting to see how I feel at the end of this new set of circuits.

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