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Sometimes you gotta improvise.
Today was bis and tris... but, some of the equipment I planned on using was being used by someone else, so, changed things up... sometimes, you just gotta do that. Week Five/Day Four Start: 8:14am Finish: 9:16am Warm Up: Five minutes on ...
by: yadmit on: 2005/10/28 -
Sweated today
I lied. I went anyway. Cardio. I was on the eliptical for 40 minutes, plus a two minute cool down. According the machine I burned about 271.9 calories. HR Avg: 157bpm. t
by: yadmit on: 2005/10/27 -
Week Five/Day Three
Start: 8:08am Finish: 9:07am Warm up: three minutes on eliptical Close Grip Machine Pulldowns: 6px10/8px10/10px8/14px6 Seated Cable Rows: 8px10/9px10/10px8/14px7 ------------------------------------------------------ SS: Seated DB Press: ...
by: yadmit on: 2005/10/26 -
Week Five/Day Two
Start: 8:12am Finish: 9:10am The mission today was to try and squeeze out 420 pounds on the leg press. Also, try some Smith Squats. Success? Maybe... Warm Up: Five minutes on the eliptical at level five Leg Press: 160lbsx10/210lbsx8/3...
by: yadmit on: 2005/10/25 -
Week Five/Day One
Start: 8:14am Finish: 9:13am Warm Up: three minutes on the eliptical Parallel Bar Dips: 10/10/5/5 --------------------------------------- SS: Incline DB Flyes: 15lbsx10/20lbsx10/30lbsx8/35lbsx6 DB Flat Bench Press: 15lbsx10/20lbsx10/30lbs...
by: yadmit on: 2005/10/24 -
Whew.. it's been a day...
Had my fitness theory exam last night... not too bad, I suppose... all I dreamt about was that silly test and shopping carts. Not sure of the correlation there.. but, hey, who ever said dreams made sense.... Add to that my son was in a bit of a...
by: yadmit on: 2005/10/21 -
Week Four/Day Three
Start: 8:15am Finish: 9:17am HR Avg: 124bpm Warm Up: Three minutes on eliptical at level five Chins: 8/5/6/5 Close Grip Pulldowns: 6px10/8px10/9px8/13px6 BO DB Rows: 15lbsx10/20lbsx10/30lbsx8/40lbsx6 One Arm DB Rows: 10lbsx10/20lbsx10/3...
by: yadmit on: 2005/10/19 -
Week Four/Day Two
Start: 8:12am Finish: 9:12am Warm Up: Five minutes on eliptical Leg Press: 160lbsx10/210lbsx8/300lbsx6/410lbsx7 (threw in an extra rep for fun... I'm sure my head was gonna pop) Leg Xtns: 8px10/9px8/10px6/14px6 DB SLDL: 20lbsx10/25lbsx8/3...
by: yadmit on: 2005/10/18 -
Week Four/Day One
Start: 8:21am Finish: 9:14am Warmup - two minutes on eliptical BB Flat Bench: 65lbsx10/75lbsx10/85lbsx8/105lbsx6 DB Incline Press: 15lbsx10/20lbsx10/30lbsx8/40lbsx6 Dips (tried Gironda Style): 10/6/4/3 Pushups (on ball): 10/10/10/10 Crunc...
by: yadmit on: 2005/10/17 -
Week Three/Day Four
Start: 8:15am Finish: 9:12am Warmup - three minutes on eliptical at level five EZ Bar Curls: 30lbsx10/35lbsx8/45lbsx6/65lbsx6 Conc Curls: 12lbsx10/15lbsx8/25lbsx6/30lbsx6 SS: Decline Skulls: 35lbsx10/45lbsx8/55lbsx6/70lbsx6 Seated OH ...
by: yadmit on: 2005/10/14 -
Week Three/Day Three
Sometimes a little good news gets you through the day... Today, the trainer at the gym said she noticed more definition on me since I started there about a year ago. So, she asked to do a quick bodyfat percentage on me. They use a machine calle...
by: yadmit on: 2005/10/12 -
Week Three/Day Two
In somewhat of a cranky mood this morning... my son set me off a tad... dunno why, but I took that energy to the gym. It was leg day, what better day to blow off steam than that, right? Except for maybe deadlifts. Anyway.. here's what happened...
by: yadmit on: 2005/10/11 -
Week Three/Day One
Well, plenty of turkey (okay, I sorta behaved) some pumpkin pie and a few beers... today was 'work-it-off-day.' Today is a holiday here, so the gym is closed and the following happened at home: Start: 6:02pm Finish: 7:05pm Warmup: three min...
by: yadmit on: 2005/10/10 -
Week Two/Day Four
Start: 8:10am Finish: 9:11am Warmup - three minutes on eliptical Conc. Curls: 12lbsx10/15lbx8/25lbsx6/30lbsx6 (spotted the last couple on the left arm) EZ Bar Curls: 30lbsx10/35lbsx8/45lbsx6/60lbsx6 Decline Skulls: 35lbsx10/45lbsx8/55lbsx6/...
by: yadmit on: 2005/10/07 -
The Mission
The mission: Carido... Goal... 40 minutes... Success was achieved! (not sure if that's grammatically correct or not.) Time: 40 minutes on eliptical HR: About 75 to 80% of max... Apparently I burned 279 calories. Was pretty soaked when I ...
by: yadmit on: 2005/10/06 -
Week Two/Day One
Start: 8:19am Finish: 9:15am Warm up - four minutes on bike SS: Seated DB Press: 8lbsx15/8lbsx12/8lbsx10/8lbsx8 Seated DB Lats: 8lbsx15/8lbsx12/8lbsx10/8lbsx8 Bent Over DB Lats: 5lbsx15/5lbsx12/8lbsx10/10lbsx8 Bent Over DB Rows: 10lbs...
by: yadmit on: 2005/10/05 -
Week Two/Day Two
Start Time: 8:21am Finish Time: 9:21am HR Avg: 125bpm Warm up - five minutes on eliptical Leg Press: 160lbsx10/210lbsx8/300lbsx6/380lbsx6 DB Squats (full): 20lbsx10/25lbsx8/30lbsx6/40lbsx6 BB SLDL: 55lbsx10/70lbsx8/90lbsx6/110lbsx6 Leg ...
by: yadmit on: 2005/10/04 -
Week Two/Day One
Start: 8:20am Finish: 9:15am Warmup - Five minutes on eliptical Parallel Bar Dips: 10/10/6/3 DB Flat Bench Press: 15lbsx10/20lbsx8/30lbsx8/35lbsx6 DB Flat Flyes (was gonna do DB Incline Presses, bench was being used): 15lbsx10/20lbsx10/25...
by: yadmit on: 2005/10/03 -
Week One/Day Four
Start: 8:11am Finish: 909am Warmup - Three minutes on eliptical Conc. Curls: 12lbsx10/15lbsx8/25lbsx6/30lbsx6 EZ Bar Curls: 30lbsx10/35lbsx8/45lbsx6/60lbsx6 Declined Skulls: 35lbsx10/45lbsx8/55lbsx6/65lbsx6 Close Grip Presses: 55lbsx10/60l...
by: yadmit on: 2005/09/30 -
Shoulders and back today...
Week One/Day Three Start Time: 8:14am Finish Time: 9:06am HR Avg: 134bpm Warm up - three minutes on eliptical Machine Press: 6px15/7px12/8px10/10px8 SS: Standing Lat Raises: 5lbsx14/8lbsx12/8lbsx10/8lbsx8 Front DB Raises: 5lbsx14/8lb...
by: yadmit on: 2005/09/29 -
Week One/Day Two (LEGS!!)
Start: 8:18am Finish: 9:10am HR Avg: 138bpm Warmup: three minutes on eliptical Leg Press: 160lbsx10/210lbsx8/300lbsx6/370lbsx8 (goal is to push 400lbs) Sissy Squats: 10lbsx10/25lbsx8/25lbsx6/35lbsx6 DB SLDL: 20lbsx10/25lbsx8/35lbsx6/40lbsx...
by: yadmit on: 2005/09/28 -
Week One/Day One
Start Time: 8:15am Finish Time: 8:58am HR Avg: 120bpm Warmup - Three minutes on eliptical Parallel Bar Dips: 10/7/5/4/4 Smith Incline: 65lbsx10/65lbsx10/70lbsx8/80lbsx6 BB Flat Bench Press: 65lbsx10/70lbsx10/80lbsx8/100lbsx8 SS: Twis...
by: yadmit on: 2005/09/26 -
Two things have amazed me today
One: What people will have for a mid-day snack Two: How much I was able to lift today. One: I sauntered into work after the gym... all jazzed because I felt I did pretty good with the numbers today. One of our staff was busy consuming a Kit-Ka...
by: yadmit on: 2005/09/23 -
Fitness Challenge
Well... here we go again... another fitness challenge for me... I dunno why I do this to myself! They are using BMI instead of Body Fat... not sure why, but it has something to do with the proper distribution of points for the challengers. H...
by: yadmit on: 2005/09/21 -
Measurements
Well, not to impressed with what has happened... keep in mind, these numbers are not 100% accurate and the measurements do not use calipers. The measurements were using www.mybodycomp.com and can change each measurement if you aren't totally exact...
by: yadmit on: 2005/09/18 -
Week Seven/Day Three
This was the final work out of this routine. I think I was full of pi$$ and vinegar... not sure why, but sometimes when I get up and fill in early I wind up seeming to have more steam in the gym in the afternoon. Go figure. I wound up with an inte...
by: yadmit on: 2005/09/16 -
Week Seven/Day Two
Start Time: 8:22am Finish Time: 9:11am Heart Rate: Max-148 Ave-137.5 Warmup: Three minutes on Eliptical Machine Press: 5x5x8p Standing Lat Raises: 5x5x12lbs BO DB Lats: 5x5x10lbs EZ Bar Curls: 5x5x35lbs Hammer Curls: 5x5x15lbs Behin...
by: yadmit on: 2005/09/14 -
Week Seven/Day One
Whew.... good to get back to a schedule and routine... was in Calgary for the Canadian Country Music Association weekend... no regrets, but a couple of late nights... and not the best diet in the world either.... I did manage to get the fitness...
by: yadmit on: 2005/09/12 -
Week Six/Day Three (legs... love it!)
Start Time: 8:45am Finish Time: 9:32am HR: Max-164bpm Average-141bpm (whew) Warmup - three minutes on eliptical Leg Press: 5x5x160lbs Single Leg Press: 5x5x90lbs Calf Raise on Leg Press: 45x90lbs/30x90lbs/25x90lbs Leg Xtns: 5x5x8p Ham Cu...
by: yadmit on: 2005/09/09 -
Week Six/Day Two
The new gym looks pretty damned good! What is truly amazing is, all the gear from the 1600 sqft place fits in the 3300sqft place and still looks full! Still, plenty of room to walk and a separate area now for step cardio and dumbells. It was pr...
by: yadmit on: 2005/09/07 -
Week Six/Day One
Did this at home as the gym is closed till tomorrow... opens in a new location at twice the size! Start Time: 9:37am Finish Time: 10:27am HR: Peak-136bpm Average-132bpm (about 73% Max) Warm Up: three minutes on the mini-trampoline Deadlif...
by: yadmit on: 2005/09/05 -
Week Five/Day Three
Warmup - Three minutes on the mini-trampoline Sissy Squats: 5x5x10lbs DB Lunges: 5x5x20lbs (still hate these) SLDL: 5x5x90lbs Ball Rolls: 5x5 Calf raises: 3x50 Rev Calf Raises: 35/30/30 Crunches: 5x5x25lbs Leg Raises: 5x5 Start Time: ...
by: yadmit on: 2005/09/02 -
Week Five/Day Two
Start Time: 8:11am Warmup - three minutes on eliptical Chins: 5/5/5/5/5 (yay, me!) Machine Press: 5x5x7p Standing Lat Raises: 5x5x10lbs BO DB Lats: 5x5x10lbs Cable Push Downs: 5x5x12.5kg Dips: 5x5x10lbs EZ Bar Curls: 5x5x30lbs Hammer Cu...
by: yadmit on: 2005/08/31 -
I DID IT!!!
What? Met a goal after I was challenged to set a date. Week Five/Day One Start Time: 8:17am Warm up: three minutes on eliptical. Chins: 5/5/5/5/5 (Hot DAMN! Wasn't sure I would be able to reach this. Did it. I'm sure on the last rep I had...
by: yadmit on: 2005/08/29 -
Week Four/Day Three
Start Time: 12:50pm Warmup - three minutes on the recumbent bike Leg Press: 5x5x160lbs Single Leg Press: 5x5x70lbs Calf Raises on LP: 50x70lbs/45x70lbs/35x70lbs Leg Xtns: 5x5x8p Ham Curls: 5x5x4p DB Lunges: 5x5x20lbs (still hate these) R...
by: yadmit on: 2005/08/26 -
Week Four/Day Two
Warmup - three minutes on recumbent bike Machine Press: 5x5x7p Standing Lat Raises: 5x5x10lbs Bent Over DB Lats: 5x5x10lbs EZ Bar Curls: 5x5x30lbs Hammer Curls: 5x5x12lbs Tricep Pushdowns: 5x5x10kgs (I think I can up these) Tricep Dips: 5x5...
by: yadmit on: 2005/08/24 -
Almost done..
The siding is 99.9% done... just a few little odds and ends to deal with... reattach some lights, etc... minor stuff... Holy cow, were my forearms sore overnight... some serious DOMS from tearing some old pieces off and such... didn't know how ...
by: yadmit on: 2005/08/22 -
Non-gym stuff... siding...
Whew... off with old and on with the new... scraping the remnants of the old stuff was a challenge... mostly done though... house is just over half finished... Along with the old siding was a temp of 25C... tomorrow is supposed to hit 30C. Pret...
by: yadmit on: 2005/08/20 -
Week Three/Day Three
Did this at home as I can't make it to the gym today... so, here's how it went today... Warm up - three minutes on the mini-trampoline ATG Squats: 5x5x100lbs SLDL: 5x5x100lbs Lunges: 5x5x20lbs Tick Tocks: 20x20lbs/13x20lbs/8x20lbs I fe...
by: yadmit on: 2005/08/19 -
Week Two/Day Three
So, I caved... found a great deal on some golf clubs... used mind you, but what the heck... two sets for $70. Clubs, balls, tees, bags, carts... couldn't pass up that deal... although the gal I bought them from says it's the only thing she's ever ...
by: yadmit on: 2005/08/12 -
Week Two/Day Two
Start time: 8:15am Three minute warmup on eliptical Machine Press: 5x5x7p Standing Lat Raises: 5x5x10lbs B.O. DB Lats: 5x5x10lbs EZ Bar Curls: 5x5x30lbs Hammer Curls: 5x5x10lbs Cable Pushdowns: 5x5x10kgs Dips: 5x5x10lbs Wrist Curls: ...
by: yadmit on: 2005/08/10 -
Week Two/Day One
Warmup - three minutes on recumbent bike Chins (used body weight): 5/5/5/3/2 (I will reach all fives, soon.) Seated Machine Row: 5x5x60lbs Seated Cable Row: 5x5x70lbs Flat Bench Press: 5x5x60lbs Parallel Bar Dips (body weight): 5/5/5/2/2 (I...
by: yadmit on: 2005/08/08