My Gray Matter at work

Today was supposse to be a light day working out. Did my cheastand triceps yeasterday,so the routine called for simple cardio day. Well i got a call for work in Houstan in the morning,Sunday was gonna be my leg day. So i had the choice to either stay on my planned routine and do cardio and miss my leg work out on Sunday. Couldnt convince myself to do that so i did them both and will use Sunday and Monday as days off.

I am glad i did.   Have a great workout everbody.

Sometime as i work out i dont think i am making any progress. I push and push but seem to be stuck in my routine. Today for instance. It was cardio day. Usally i walk/run on the treadmill. Now it is a home version so you set the angle/incline you want before you start and that is where it stays during the entire. All you can change is speed.(It was given to me free of charge so i am not complaining) I usally set it for the most incline possable and get after it. My goal is 3 mile in under 30 mintues. (Marine Corps PFT standards). Usally i get about right at 2 miles in 30 mintues with incline. Today i went with no incline and did 2.57 miles in 27.33 mintues. Close but no cigar as the saying goes but it did let me know that all the sweat and pain is working.

 Rember where you atarted and where you are now to measure your sucsess. BUT always keep pushing foward for more and better results.

Have a good workout people

Today was leg day. As i have eluded in and earlier post i have slowed down to concentrate on my form better. The work outs are 5×5 with a decent weight. However slowing down on the reps and concetrating on the form puts alot more strain on the muscle group you are using. At one point during squats on my fourth set and 3rd rep i almost lost control. My thighs got real weak and came close to failure at the mid way up point. Just goes to show that it works.

Hope all have a good work out today and every day.      Carl

maybe to a pro bodybuilder its the way they look on stage or off.

Is it the amount of weight one can move/lift. Then a strong man competer is in shape.

The Marine Corps says 20 dead hang pull ups, 80 situps in 2 mintues, and a 3 mile run in 18 mintues or less.

Is it the endurance athlete? Iron man? Bycyclist? Swimmer?

All of the above require you to be "in shape" So for mei would have to go with the defenition i heard some time ago and i am not sure who said it.  The defenation of "In Shape " is  "The time it take a person to recover from a sport or activity"

Thats the best i have heard and seems right to me.

Have a great work out everybody.    Carl

the generation before you was never as smart as your generation and the next generation never will be?

My work outs have been going good, work on the other hand slow. I have been consentrating on form alot more as of late. Before i was trying to lift heavt with bad form. Better the form better the work out. Pretty simple. This is not a new concept, i have seen it on here and read it in magazines but just now payed closer attention to it. Anyways just something i thought i would mention if anyone reads this.

Today is cardio day. I will be working the heavybag and then tread meal. Mornng meal 3 eggs, protien shake with banna, and a little oatmeal.

Have a good workout all

was leg day for me and today tells me it was a good work out. I think i have eluded to the fact that the more a person works out the clearer they think. Or maybe thats just me anyway….As i struggle with a new carreer and money, while working out it dawned on me that there is a way to always work it out. I am gonna go and see if i can get a job in a gym part time. Benfits are easy to see. I get to work out, am around people and a place i like and some money daily. Now why i didnt think of this sooner i am not sure. My hole life i have always focused on something and then zeroed in on it and it alone. Now i havent forgoten where i want to be but or am gonna be but that doesnt mean i have to be in poverty to acheive an end result. I am not sitting on first base hoping to get home. I am still in the game, judt not trying to make it to home in one shot anymore……..have a good work out everybody. 

and i must say i did my best to destroy them. Did a pretty good job too LOL : ) Went with leg extentions, squats, leg curls and stiff legged dead lift. Tomorrow will be just a cardio day. Probably on the heavy bag. Its kinda funny how much of a diffrence a couple of weeks working out will make you feel.

Today i am going to double up on my workout. Since i am doing alot of traveling for my work, i dont always get to workout in my routine. So today i am doing, cheast and tris, then legs. Both will be a 5×5 routine but i am gonna change it fom 2 min. rest period to a 1.5 min rest.

I will be using my new supplement Torrent from Unversial today. 

Also gonna get a little more serious about stats and the amount i am eating at meals.

Good morning all, I got my new supply of supplements today and a new supplement. The new supplement is called "Torrent" by Unversal. It is an after workout drink.I will be using it for that and thru out the day. I use a lot of energy shoeing horses, so my thought is i am working out all day and need some help to keep up my endurance as well as the ability to work out after the day is done.

The other products are Opti whey ,casien protien and there multivitiam. We shall see how it goes.

Was out of town the past few days but was still able to work out with dumbles. Not as good as i wanted but better than sitting on my ass.

Have a good work out people. 

Today was bis and back day

All excirses have 2 mintues in between sets at the end of the week i think i am gonna cut the time interval to 1 min 30 secs. Weight will stay the same  but just not enough intensety. I think my weight is good just need to get more intense from it.

Deadlift  135 warm up 5×5 weight 185

shrugs  135 warm up 5×5 weight 185

latpulldn 70 warm up 5×5 weight 120

straight bar curl   45 warm up 5×5 65

dumbell curls  15 warm up  5×5 weight 30

and then crunchs both uper and lower