Eddie’s BodyBlog

So this week I tried coming up with a couple circuits to do.
On tuesday I did a toning circuit. At each exercise I did 1 minute of the exercise then 15 seconds transition time before starting the next. That day I did:

DB Chest Press
Inclined Leg Press
Lat Pull Down
Jumping Jacks
BB Chest Press
Squats
Assisted Pull Ups
Running in place
DB Bicep Curls
Cable tricep pull down
BB Bicep Curls
Cable overhead tricep extension
Mountain Climbers
Shrugs
Abs

And I did that two times through. Almost threw up half way through the first time and paced myself better for the second round. I pushed it hard and it felt so good!

Today I did another circuit, a bit more cardio based. Again, I took 1 minute at each exercise with 15 seconds transition time. So for today I chose it to go like this :

Jumping Jacks
Push Ups
Jump Rope
Mountain Climbers
Running in place
Plank
Oblique plank left
Oblique plank right
Wall Sit
Running stairs

And I did that three times through. I was sweating so hard by the end! It felt so good! Would love some feedback on the circuits. I was just trying them out. If I would change something it would be from the toning circuit to only hit each muscle one time rather than two exercises per muscle. Look forward to hearing from you!

I was hitting my chest day a few days ago, and for the first time, I could really feel the effects of secondary muscles getting tired before the primary ones. I had done a few sets of barbell chest presses, hit em just fine. Then did some flys with dumb bells. And was then getting some dumb bell chest presses. As I was doing my DB presses, my chest was telling me more weight, but my shoulders were killing me. It sucked to feel that. My chest wanted more, but my shoulders couldn’t give. Bummer. After that I followed it with some cable flys, which were still a huge strain for my shoulders, but I pulled through. Never give up!

Ahhhh! This has been a stress filled weekend! It has not been fun. But today I am feeling a bit better and the gym is still open! So yay! I get to go get a work out in! Alright back! Get READY!!! Here I come!

So at my gym, there isn’t a very good machine to do barbell shoulder presses. None where the bar is entirely free. So what I use is a set up that has stops every few inches, where if you spin the bar it can latch on and be held up there. It is essentially a guided bar. The bar is 45 lbs, but I know that the mechanism that is being used takes away a good amount of the weight. The only thing is, I am not sure how much weight the bar adds to it. I had 80 lbs in weight added to the bar, how much would you say I lifted or pressed? I would guess that the 45LB bar was taken down to 20 or 25 LBS after the mechanism did it’s stuff.

Today I did a squat set for my leg work out. 3 warm up sets of 10 at easy weight. Then did 4 sets of at lest 10 at intense weight. And a drop set of 4 more sets as many reps as possible at high to medium weight. And after it all my shoulders are so sore and red. They have lines from my shirt that were pressed into my skin. Is there a way to reduce to soreness from squats? Or just deal with it? I have always had sensitive shoulders. Is it just me or could I help it go away next time?

So I felt the triathlon went pretty well today! And I just got my results, and for me, it went nicely. My total time to complete the race was 1:30:25
My 1/2 mile swim took 14:19 (6th in my age group and 160th out of 990) followed by a 2:45 transition (yikes!). My 12 mile bike took 45:23 followed by a 1:17 transition time (much better). And my 5K or 3.1 mile run took 26:40 (this is where I need most improvement). In my age group I got 15 out of 25, but I was in it for my personal time. Next year I will beat it!

Well this sunday I have a sprint Triathlon coming up! It will be a 1/2 mile swim, 12 mile bike ride, and 5K run! I am getting excited for it. I will be doing with my oldest brother who is 39 and has done a couple Iron Mans. And also with my 28 year old sister who is a professional salsa dancer and a huge fit nut. So I am hoping I can get a good time! What should I eat tonight and the night before? Wish me luck!

Well i am finally starting to get where I wanted be 4 months ago. I make it to the gym every day. Warm up with a mile run M-F. Then M - Chest, T - Bi, Tri, Forearms, W - Legs, Th - Shoulders and traps, F - Back. And saturday I do 30 minutes of intense cardio. I prefer free weight exercises. Just got done with the third week on this system. Writing down all my exercises each day. And I can’t think of different work outs for some parts of my body. Any unique exercises that anyone can tell me about for arms, shoulders, and legs would be awesome! Again, free weight exercises would be best! Right now for arms it is essentially dumb bell curls standing or sitting, tricep extensions sometimes done over head, and barbell curls. Then forearms I call them wrist rollers. Any more ideas for biceps and triceps? Then shoulders are dumb bell overhead press, forward raises, lateral raises. Followed by shrugs for lats. And legs are inclined press, hamstring curls, calf raises, and quad extensions. So any ideas for more exercises I could try would be much appreciated! Thanks!

It sucks having both a full time student schedule with lots of homework and studying as well and working part time. It makes it hard to have time to work out. I am really looking forward to summer getting here so I can focus a heck of alot more on my body and working out rather than school.

Yesterday was the first day of starting off new and getting into it again. I didn’t make it to the gym though. Instead I went on a 8 mile, 3100 foot elevation change to get up to 4100 feet hike. I made it up the mountain in 85 minutes when it usually takes most over 100 minutes so I was proud about that. Summitting a mountain is an amazing thing and I feel like it was a great workout outside the gym. It was super strenuous on my legs and my feet have blisters but it was all worth it. If anyone is ever in Seattle WA and looking for a beautiful hike, look up Mt Si. It is one of the best!