Day 60 – Rest Today I stayed home with my boys, like most Thursdays. Therefore, I did not plan to workout in the gym. But as any stay-at-home parent knows, a day with three young boys is anything but restful I love my days home with the boys, and I am pretty sure they [...]
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Days 57, 58, & 59 – Workout, Rest, & Pull-Ups
Day 57 – Chest, Biceps, and Triceps Today I worked three muscle groups pretty well. I planned to work each main muscle group at least once this week, with a little cardio and recovery (which I did not do at all last week) towards the end of the week. – 3 Minute Warm-Up: Jump Rope [...]
Days 54, 55, & 56 – All Rest Days
Days 54 – 56 (Friday – Sunday) I planned on doing arms (biceps and triceps) on Saturday morning, but my plans changed. We had a good friend (Sheila) come into town this weekend for a visit and I wanted to avoid time away. Instead of working out, I took the entire weekend off for much [...]
Days 50, 51, 52, & 53 – 3 Workouts and The Bear
This week I decided to hit one major muscle group each day. I have a very busy schedule, so the 30-40 minute workouts will fit in much better and provide a good change of pace. Day 50 – Back & Core – Warm-Ups: Kettlebell Swings – 24kg x 30 & Club Swings – 20s x [...]
Exercise of the Week: The Squat
The Squat Just ask any one of my clients what my favorite exercise is, and you will likely hear “The Squat.” Even though the squat has many variations, the movement of the squat is probably the most functional and productive exercise available. Squats can be done with body weight, weight, overhead weight, on a Bosu [...]
Days 47, 48, & 49 – Workout, Workout, and Rest
Day 47 – Shoulders, Biceps, Triceps, and Core Today I decided to hit a bunch of muscle groups really hard and in a short amount of time, because well I am running out of time this week. Today I feel 100% recovered from my Monday workout, so I am going to up the intensity. – [...]
Days 45 & 46 – Rest
Day 45 – Rest Today I had a few good reminders in my chest and back. I decided to rest, since I had a really busy schedule with 6 hours of clients. I spent about 30 minutes total today walking and stretching my upper body to help speed recovery. Day 46 – Rest Although I [...]
Days 43 & 44 – Rest, Workout, BIA
Day 43 – Rest I had a number of light reminders in my legs, shoulders, lats, and chest today, so I thought I should rest for the day and start hitting the weights hard again tomorrow. Also, I did not have the BIA handy this morning, so I will do my 6 week BIA tomorrow. [...]
Days 38 – 42 Some Exercise & Thanksgiving
This was an atypical week, traveling over 1200 miles and staying the night at 3 different places in just 5 days. Even with a busy and time challenged schedule, I managed to exercise 3 of the 5 days. Day 38 – Rest Today we drove 500 miles to kick off our holiday weekend with family. [...]
Days 36 & 37 – Workout and Workout
Day 36 – Legs, Shoulders, Back Today I worked 3 big muscle groups, knowing that I would not have much access to a gym for most of the week. We are traveling down to IL for the holiday, leaving Wednesday morning and coming back Sunday evening. So I plan to hit most of the muscle [...]
