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I kicked my own * today at the gym
11BravoCrunchie
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Mrs. Viktor and I got a membership at our local YMCA (please insert Village People jokes here and be done with it) after we paid off my motorcycle, and we've been putting it to good use. Mrs. Viktor is down to 125-ish (from a starting weight of around 135-140). I started around 260, and I'm hovering in the vicinity of 240.
Well, anyway, I decided to try out a new workout today that I came up with last week.
The running track at the Y is 1/12 mile per lap, and it has a small exercise area in each of the 4 corners.
My workout today was a circuit workout, with a different exercise at each corner, and a full lap in between the corner exercise. So, for instance, after finishing Station 1, I ran a full lap from the Station 1 corner back to it before moving on to Station 2. I did that each time I moved to a different station.
To start the workout, I did 2 laps, the first at a light jog, the second at a full sprint. Station 1 was push-ups, Station 2 was 4-count flutter kicks, Station 3 was 4-count jumping jacks, and Station 4 was abdominal crunches. I started out at 15 reps on the first circuit, and dropped by 5 reps for each successive circuit.
My goal is to be able to start at 5 reps, increasing by 5 on each circuit to 25, and then decrease by 5 until I get back to 5.
Judging by how thoroughly I kicked my own * doing 3 circuits today, it might be a while before I reach that goal.
Well, anyway, I decided to try out a new workout today that I came up with last week.
The running track at the Y is 1/12 mile per lap, and it has a small exercise area in each of the 4 corners.
My workout today was a circuit workout, with a different exercise at each corner, and a full lap in between the corner exercise. So, for instance, after finishing Station 1, I ran a full lap from the Station 1 corner back to it before moving on to Station 2. I did that each time I moved to a different station.
To start the workout, I did 2 laps, the first at a light jog, the second at a full sprint. Station 1 was push-ups, Station 2 was 4-count flutter kicks, Station 3 was 4-count jumping jacks, and Station 4 was abdominal crunches. I started out at 15 reps on the first circuit, and dropped by 5 reps for each successive circuit.
My goal is to be able to start at 5 reps, increasing by 5 on each circuit to 25, and then decrease by 5 until I get back to 5.
Judging by how thoroughly I kicked my own * doing 3 circuits today, it might be a while before I reach that goal.
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its super sets or nothing with me
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/
and
https://www.runtastic.com/
I have lost 50 pounds in the last year and have 20 to go.
I'm high protein and low Carb/low fat.
I try to drink 2gallons of water a day.
1gram of protein for every pound I weigh.
Cut out bread booze and sugars to make weight goals.
The arrangement is slightly different, and can't bench 300 Lbs. now, but for the most part, everything is where it is supposed to be.
An Elliptical and Universal weight machine outside the man cave, 1/2 hour per night, 4 - 5 nights per week.
I know I don't have the discipline to go to a gym, and over time, the cost has probably been covered.
Good work, Jake. Carrying too much weight at your age will take a heavy toll on your knees and hips.
Brad Steele