Sunday-October 25, 2009-Back at it again!
Today’s planche push-up training workout marks the beginning of Workout Cycle 14!
Given the stress and strain of the past week, I am happy to be back at it again! It gives me a chance to clear my mind and work out some of my frustration and stress. My grandmother is as well as she can be, but we learned last week that the time has come for dialysis. This week we will be vigilantly watching her condition and helping her to make the transition. Right now she will probably require treatments 3 times per week! She’s a tough woman and I am sure she will come through this with flying colors. I thank all of you for your prayers and well-wishes.
A brother has really lost his job (long explanation) and I take this as my sign to exit the mental health field. Competence and ability don’t seem to override cliques and mediocrity. ISSA personal trainers, give me some idea about the QUICKEST a person who has earned 3 degrees and almost a Ph.D. can work through the certification program. I forsee creating exercise programs for different age levels and integrating my knowledge of counseling and mental health! I’d appreciate any feedback that you can provide!
As far as workouts are concerned, my areas of concentration continue to be my chest and back. I’ve adjusted my workouts to include more push-ups and pull-ups. I continue to use lower and slower reps, concentrating on maintaining good form and really challenging my muscles. The cardio will remain essentially unchanged. I will also focus on my diet. I need to eat more protein and maintain a clean(er) diet. LOL! 
The planche training went very well and I was able to see that the week off helped me to recover and that there was no loss of strength. I forsee adding time to the tuck planche very soon.
Thank you once again for your encouragement and support, my BodySpace friends—old and new!
Here is what I did today:
1 PlancheTrainingSunday,Tuesday-Wednesday,FridayTuck Planche:3 x 30 seconds*Pseudo Push-ups:3 x 30*Push-ups:3 x 30*Reverse Crunch:3 x 30*Tiger Push-ups: 3 x 30* Chin-ups: 1 x 12 Pull-ups: 1 x 12 *2 minutes rest after each circuit. Cardio: Jump Rope: 1 x 1.5 minWindmills:1 x 50Jumping Jacks:1 x 502 Mile WalkSTRETCH |
October 25, 2009 at 7:02 pm
Why do you want to go through ISSA? Is it purely a time-sensitive issue? Someone like yourself should go NASM….or NSCA-PT or CSCS. Just curious. Nice avi…look great!
October 25, 2009 at 7:34 pm
Thanks for the compliment on my avi! As far as the certification goes, I want the quickest and cheapest certification I can get. I’ve spent literally HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of dollars in very strong programs in my fields of expertise to find that people with less ability and frankly inferior degrees being moved ahead of me. Right now I’m not necessarily stuck on the "reputation" or "prestige" of the certification. Since I am a quick study and intellectually curious, I feel that the certification will allow me to get working and then refine my skills and knowledge, perhaps with new and different certifications. I also have an undergraduate degree in Community Health Education which included courses in Health, Nutrition, Physiology, Biology, Epidemiology, etc. and have always kept up with, as much a possible, with developments in the field.
Thanks so much for your comments and concern! You keep up the hard work. You are looking wonderful!
October 25, 2009 at 7:44 pm
Man, you lost your job too? Sorry to hear that but hey, you might have an interesting outlook on personal training with all of that work you’ve put into mental health. That could actually be a pretty interesting interdisciplinary approach. I thought about the PT thing after my layoff but it seems I found a job in my field too fast so it wasn’t my sign.
How fast to get an ISSA? I have no idea. I was just going to get as many of those certs as I could possibly get and work my way up. I don’t know but eh, you’ll work it all out and it’ll end up better than you expected. He he, have fun while you’re at it though.