Today's Workout Thread

[Firefighter2]

Switchvup the set orderscto change the monotony

If I think you wrote what I think you wrote, the sets are in order for a reason, that being they work opposing muscles back to back. (Eg. chest-upper back, bicep-tricep, etc.) Also, the heavy leg work is saved for last as to not burn out at the beginning of the workout. It's not monotonous, the lack of motivation derives from the little recovery time between workouts. Just takes a bit of time to adjust to this routine, unlike a split routine where every muscle has a week to recover until the next workout.

[whoever]

Change the order you do tris and bus, so what if u lift less weight u brake the menotiny and best of all you kept your on/off day ached uke

If I think you wrote what I think you wrote, the sets are in order for a reason, that being they work opposing muscles back to back. (Eg. chest-upper back, bicep-tricep, etc.) Also, the heavy leg work is saved for last as to not burn out at the beginning of the workout. It's not monotonous, the lack of motivation derives from the little recovery time between workouts. Just takes a bit of time to adjust to this routine, unlike a split routine where every muscle has a week to recover until the next workout.

[Scareface]

Cycled 25 miles this morn, yesterday, and the day before.

[Phrank]

After big Father's day breakfast, going to drop the kids off at the pool , and then head over to the gym.....

[whoever]

If I think you wrote what I think you wrote, the sets are in order for a reason, that being they work opposing muscles back to back. (Eg. chest-upper back, bicep-tricep, etc.) Also, the heavy leg work is saved for last as to not burn out at the beginning of the workout. It's not monotonous, the lack of motivation derives from the little recovery time between workouts. Just takes a bit of time to adjust to this routine, unlike a split routine where every muscle has a week to recover until the next workout.

ya ya

that be it

[1OldGI]

15 mile bike ride this morning. Ya know what, this stuff actually works. Right before Christmas I decided I was tired of being a sick old fat man and feeling like I was dying at 52 years old. I had been diagnosed with high blood pressure and Type II diabetes and took a handful of pills every day. Once I started 5 days a week PT and a dramatic reduction in junk food intake the excess weight started disappearing at an alarming rate. Last March I was taken off one of the two BP meds I was on and my dosage of cholesterol and diabetes meds was cut in half.

To date I've dropped about 35 LBS and feel better than I have for years. I've just return from a doctor's appointment and DIABETES HAS LEFT THE BUILDING!!! I was instructed to stop taking metaphormin all together because nothing in my lab work suggest I was diabetic (A1C of 5.8 and glucose of 102). My running and biking isn't impressively fast yet but I"ve come a long way since I started this and I'm sure it will keep improving. The weight loss slowed down a lot once I lost the first 30 LBS or so but I"m still loosing a couple pounds a week.

Now the hard part starts. The doc said he was almost certain that if I quit dipping snuff I could probably come off the remainder of my meds. This is really going to suck as I've dipped every day since I was like 13 but maybe its time to stop. I don't really want to but maybe it's time, ya know. Anyway, I"m gonna finish this can and give it a go. That scene from the movie Ray when Ray Charles is locked in a padded room going through heroin withdraw comes to mind

[whoever]

Great, I'd be surprised what just cutting sugar will do

15 mile bike ride this morning. Ya know what, this stuff actually works. Right before Christmas I decided I was tired of being a sick old fat man and feeling like I was dying at 52 years old. I had been diagnosed with high blood pressure and Type II diabetes and took a handful of pills every day. Once I started 5 days a week PT and a dramatic reduction in junk food intake the excess weight started disappearing at an alarming rate. Last March I was taken off one of the two BP meds I was on and my dosage of cholesterol and diabetes meds was cut in half.

To date I've dropped about 35 LBS and feel better than I have for years. I've just return from a doctor's appointment and DIABETES HAS LEFT THE BUILDING!!! I was instructed to stop taking metaphormin all together because nothing in my lab work suggest I was diabetic (A1C of 5.8 and glucose of 102). My running and biking isn't impressively fast yet but I"ve come a long way since I started this and I'm sure it will keep improving. The weight loss slowed down a lot once I lost the first 30 LBS or so but I"m still loosing a couple pounds a week.

Now the hard part starts. The doc said he was almost certain that if I quit dipping snuff I could probably come off the remainder of my meds. This is really going to suck as I've dipped every day since I was like 13 but maybe its time to stop. I don't really want to but maybe it's time, ya know. Anyway, I"m gonna finish this can and give it a go. That scene from the movie Ray when Ray Charles is locked in a padded room going through heroin withdraw comes to mind

[Leatherstockiings]

That is quite the achievement 1OldGI. Congratulations on your success!

[Leatherstockiings]

Today was upper body routine:
10 min exercise bike followed by dynamic stretches
Bench press 3 sets x 6 reps
Swimmers press 2 x 8
Last pull downs 3 x 10
Front side lifts 2 x 10
Superman 2 x 10( 2 sec hold)
Bicycles 2 x 20
10 min cool down on exercise bike

[Firefighter2]

1Old GI:
Congratulations & keep the work up. Exercising does the body wonders, whether it's pumping iron or cardio, it's all for the better. Kinda' a miracle, sending the diabetes packin' like that.