In last week’s workout log I talked a little but about changing things up. I’ve spent the past 8 weeks focused on high repetitions in the weight room and nearly an hour of steady state cardio. While I was seeing progress in certain areas, I wanted to refocus my efforts on building strength and stamina while spending less time in the gym. I’ve ironed out my plan for the next three months and feel pretty good after the first week …
Tag: Strength Training
A few weeks back my wife, two daughters, and I loaded up into the Mommy Mobile and took a ride out to the Jersey Shore. We stayed for a week, spending some time on the beach and going for long walks on the boardwalk. It was a nice time – despite me not being a beach person. Before we left I came up with a grand plan to workout each morning while everyone slept in. A good friend of mine, …
A few days ago I celebrated my 34th Birthday. Generally speaking, I’ve seen my birthday as just another day for quite some time now. I don’t normally do anything special to celebrate. I get up, I go to work, I come home and try to enjoy a little time with my family. That is exactly what I wanted to do this year. Hearing this, my wife expanded on my plans and made the night rather pleasant. I walked through the …
At this point in my fitness journey I thought that it was time to make some adjustments. I’ve been going strong for a little over a month with heavy volume. This style of exercise has served me well but I wanted to dial down the volume and increase intensity for this next cycle (listen to me – using the word cycle as if I have any idea what I’m talking about). I’ve been spending a fair amount of time watching …
Last week I sat down and began outlining a blog post that would take you, my readers, through my workout session for the previous week. Part way through the post I told myself I’d never do it again. It was just too involved for a simple blog post. Here we are a week later and I’m at it again. I’m not sure why I’m putting these posts together, aside from giving myself something to write about, but they are proving …
Two weeks ago I came to the conclusion that it was about time I got back into the gym. After a few months off, and some weight gain during my wife’s pregnancy, I wanted a routine that was familiar and had worked for me in the past. Ultimately I took the Starting Strength program, Wendler 5/3/1, and the routine that I had done with a trainer at my gym, and sort of blended them all together. The idea was to …
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