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Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Getting in shape (one other than round)

So the last couple of weeks my workout schedule has been pretty open (as can be the case between academic terms). I haven't really done much and I am definitely feeling the blubber start to grow. I do well with consistent schedules so, since I have a class every day this term, I figured it was a good time to kick things into gear! After the car breakdown saga and such, I was feeling fatigued and "off" yesterday, so I didn't really get into doing much. Today it all started and so I figured I would post about it! Probably won't be a very exciting post for most, but I wanted to log it to help me keep track. Since my week-to-week workouts won't vary much, I won't be doing this a lot, but this week (and possibly monday of next week) I will be logging my workouts as I try to whip myself into shape. I doubt many people will be entertained by reading what I did in the gym today, but if you decide to delve in, hopefully some illustrations will help :-) (even if they are ridiculous images that I snagged off Google Image Search, haha)

Although I wish I had, I didn't pay any attention to how long I was actually in the gym. That might be something to pay attention to in the future. I have been seeing a physical therapist about a problem I have been having with my half (specifically I believe it is my flexor hallucis) so any exercises marked with a * are ones that are part of the "rehab" routine given by her. Illustrations will be posted below the logged exercise.

* Stationary Bike - Random Hill - Level 5 - 6 minutes
* Stairmaster - Roller Coaster - Level 5 - 5 minutes
* Smith Lunge - 85 lbs - 8 sets of 10 alternating leading legs

Lat Pull - 140 lbs - 3 sets of 10

* Paramount Leg Press - 100 lbs - 4 sets of 10

* Standing Hamstring Curl - 25 lbs - 4 sets of 10 with each leg

Calf Raises on leg press - (assuming base is 45 lbs) 225 lbs - 4 sets of 10

Lower Back Extension - 4 sets of 10

Multi-Hip - 70 lbs - 8 sets of 10 alternating legs

Leg Lift - 10 reps straight ahead, 20 reps alternating twisting to left or right, 10 reps straight ahead

Preacher Curls - (assuming bar is 25 lbs) 45 lbs - 3 sets of 10 (with a break due to nausea between sets 1 and 2)
Treadmill - 20 minutes at 6 mph, 3 minutes at 3.5 mph, 2 minutes at 3 mph


Needless to say, I was pretty wiped and was there for a while! Tomorrow should be easy to log, but Thursday should be pretty similar to today. Here's hoping I survive!

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