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The Most Often Neglected Portion Of Your Workout
One of the most often neglected portions of a workout is the cool down. I often find myself paying a lot of attention during the warm-up, the slow start, the building to my maximum output for the day, and the slide down the other side. But, the cool down is often just filled with [...]
100 Push Ups Week 3
Getting back on track with the 100 Push Ups Challenge. This week starts with a test to see how many pushups you can do in one set to failure. When I started the challenge I tested at 36. Today I did 47. Not bad progress if I do say so myself, especially considering the week [...]
Aikido – Engaging The Beginner’s Mind
First off I am out of whack on my 100 Push Ups challenge. I got a wicked head cold over the weekend, and yesterday (and today) was no day for working out. I hope to be back on track tomorrow.
It’s no mystery that I love Aikido. It’s a great passion of mine. This weekend our [...]
100 Push Ups Week 2, Day 3
Week 2, Day 2:
Instructed -
Set 1: 16 reps
Set 2: 17 reps
Set 3: 14 reps
Set 4: 14 resp
Set 5: 20 reps minimum (to failure)
120 seconds rest between sets.
Achieved-
Set 1: 16 reps
Set 2: 17 rep
Set 3: 14 reps
Set 4: 14 reps
Set 5: 40 reps
Awesome! Still showing good improvement. Feels nice to take an exercise to failure.
Doing this [...]
100 Push Ups Week 2, Day 2
Week 2, Day 2:
Instructed -
Set 1: 14 reps
Set 2: 16 reps
Set 3: 12 reps
Set 4: 12 resp
Set 5: 17 reps minimum (to failure)
60 seconds rest between sets.
Achieved-
Set 1: 14 reps
Set 2: 16 rep
Set 3: 12 reps
Set 4: 12 reps
Set 5: 36 reps
Feel the progress!! Woot! So far I would say this program rocks it.
100 Push Ups Week 2, Day 1
Week 2, Day 1:
Instructed -
Set 1: 14 reps
Set 2: 14 reps
Set 3: 10 reps
Set 4: 10 resp
Set 5: 15 reps minimum (to failure)
60 seconds rest between sets.
Achieved-
Set 1: 14 reps
Set 2: 14 rep
Set 3: 10 reps
Set 4: 10 reps
Set 5: 25 reps
Got around to this late in the day, but still felt strong. The rest [...]
100 Push Ups Week 1, Day 3
Week 1, Day 3:
Instructed -
Set 1: 11 reps
Set 2: 15 reps
Set 3: 9 reps
Set 4: 9 resp
Set 5: 13 reps minimum (to failure)
120 seconds rest between sets.
Achieved-
Set 1: 11 reps
Set 2: 15 rep
Set 3: 9 reps
Set 4: 8 reps
Set 5: 33 reps
Still showing good improvement. Nice! Ended up doing this workout one day late since [...]
Bodyweight Workout
Just got this via the Jamfitness.com newsletter. Thought my readers might enjoy it.
“What builds muscle? Your body builds muscle. Training is a stimulus. Food and rest are the building supplies that make the remodelling, adaptation and replenishing possible.
This will take you about 5 minutes and jack you up so you’re running in [...]
Aiming For The Wrong Look
One of the issues I had to deal with when starting my quest for personal fitness and health was a mistaken idea of what healthy and strong looked like. My body-image was horribly skewed and a source of a great deal of shame and self-loathing. That much was pretty obvious from the start. What I [...]
100 Push Ups Week 1, Day 2
Below are the totals for today’s workout. Note, this program has three workout days per week. I am doing mine on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Week 1, Day 2:
Instructed -
Set 1: 10 reps
Set 2: 12 reps
Set 3: 8 reps
Set 4: 8 resp
Set 5: 12 reps minimum (to failure)
90 seconds rest between sets.
Achieved-
Set 1: 10 reps
Set 2: [...]