Upper body weight routine

Today I did an upper body routine with mostly free weights.  Since cycling season is upon us, I will likely forgo a leg routine for some time. Most likely my legs will get plenty of work on the bike.  I did the same upper body routine last week, and it seems to fit nicely in [...]

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Workout 12/10

I only made it to the gym on Monday and Tuesday last week.  My son was ill on Wednesday, so I had to stay home with him. And the snow on Thursday and Friday made it too tempting to be lazy.  However, I’m back in the swing of things this week.  This week needs to [...]

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Workout 12/3

No exercise this weekend, unless you count toting shopping bags and pushing a stroller all over the mall in an effort to finish Christmas shopping. Today’s Workout:  2 sets per muscle group circuit with no rest between sets.  Alternated upper and lower body exercises.  Finished with 10 minutes of treadmill at 4 mph.  Weight before [...]

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Workout 11/29

ArcTrainer for 30 minutes, hill interval, level 5, 635 calories burned. Level 5 felt a little too easy, despite having worked with weights yesterday. Weight before workout 219.2, after 218 My muscles are a little tight from yesterday’s first weight routine, but if feels pretty good.  Tomorrow may be another story, but we’ll wait and [...]

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Workout 11/28

Did weights for the first time in a while. I’m basically starting a modified version of L.L. Cool J’s Platinum Workout. Early on it should be easy to stick to the workout as written, but it appears that later in the program it has you spending a lot more time in the gym.  Since I [...]

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Workout 11/27

Workout: ArcTrainer 30 minutes, hill interval, level 6. Calories burned: 669 Felt pretty good.  Stifnesss in left knee from yesterday seems to be resolved. Weight: before exercise 219.2, after exercise 218

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Workout 11/26 or Yikes!

Went to the gym at lunch.  Pre-workout weight was a whopping 221 pounds.  The last time I weighed in was October 9 at 215.6 pounds.  Post workout weight today was 219.2 pounds, so I apparently was retaining a bit of water. The last recorded trip to the gym was Oct 11, so it’s been a [...]

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