Silver and Steel

That’s pretty incredible. I like having something to aim for to keep myself interested - this is a good metric because my watch can’t wait to tell me how bad of shape I’m in.

Do you think modality matters? I’m a fan of elliptical and bike intervals too, but is it just kind of a case of whatever you feel like actually doing is probably the right answer?

I stumbled upon this by accident. I used to force myself to do sprint intervals and play basketball. I enjoy the basketball but those were my only choices of cardio. After my hip surgery, I obviously couldn’t run so I did what I could which was bike and eventually elliptical. As luck would have it, my resting HR was better than when I worked “harder”.

I still run on occasion but that’s just to make sure I can. I don’t want to blow a hammie and drop if I try to run at work.

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Did my secondary upper body workout and walked on the incline treadmill x 1 Simpsons

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Good episode?

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Eh. Better than not watching one

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Legs today.

We rode bikes and ran the track and walked the dogs as a family yesterday - so it was a great day. Leg day today ended up being brutal.

  1. Seated Leg Curl
    This machine is one leg at a time, which I think is probably good for me right now - my right leg is much weaker.
    10/10
    30/7
    50/10
    60/10
    70/10
    80/10 + 60/10 + 50/10 + 40/10
    The cramp on this one was high in my hamstring, near my butt.

  2. SSB Squat
    Had a really tough time getting in the groove today.
    65/10
    155/10
    205/10
    245/10
    275/10

  3. Machine Squat
    New machine!
    -/10
    1pps/10
    1.25pps/10
    2pps/10
    2.25pps/10 + 2pps/10 + 1.25pps/3 + 1pps/7

  4. Leg Extension
    One at a time again
    10/10
    20/10
    30/10
    30/10 + 20/10 + 10/10 + 10 partials

  5. Hip Thrust Machine
    1pps/8
    1.25pps/8 x 3

Prepping for a handful of interviews this week! Hopefully some changes coming.

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I’m doing this one tomorrow. Wish me luck!

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Good. Freaking. Luck.

It was a tough one

Chest and Shoulders

  1. Machine Chest Press
    20/10
    40/8
    60/6
    80/8 x 3
    80/10

  2. Incline BB Press
    45/6
    135/6
    185/6
    205/6
    215/6
    Yes! I thought about not going for the last rep, and it got slowwwwwww, but I was glad to hit this.

  3. Neutral-grip DB Bench Press
    60/8
    65/8 x 2
    65/8 + 50/8

  4. Stretch Push-up
    BW/9-12 x 4

  5. Machine Rear Delt
    40/10
    80/20 + 15-second isohold x 3

  6. BB Over and Backs
    60/10
    70/10 x 2

  7. DB 6-Ways
    10/10 x 2
    10/7
    These are the devil’s game

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Mate I had to take a day off

My wee girl woke up at 1am and never got back to sleep till 4.

I was like an extra from the Walking Dead today.

Hopefully tomorrow it will be the Walking Shred :sunglasses:

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Life happens! Just sucks you have longer to anticipate it…

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Tomorrow mate. It’s happening.

I meant to say, my shoulders were smoked out with DOMS yesterday after those 6 ways

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What are these six ways? I’ve done a move that I call six ways:

Lat Raise to parallel
Move arms forward like a front raise
Go up from there like an overhead raise
Then reverse everything back to to the start

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That’s the move mate. Complete shoulder smoker and a half :grimacing:

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Do you guys find that the middle portion is the limiting factor for weight progression? Starting from a stop with my arms parallel is tough.

100%. When I get to the part where I’m supposed to swing them in front, I feel like dying. I usually end up just banging out some side raises from there until I’m done to make myself feel better about life.

This morning was back. My back is really coming along. I’ve found a groove here. I was smoked today (couple flights yesterday) and had trouble getting rolling, but I got the volume in.

10 minutes elliptical

  1. HS High Row
    -/10
    1pps/8
    1.25pps/6
    2pps/4
    2.25pps/10 x 4

  2. Rack Pull
    Lowest pin setting
    135/5
    225/3
    315/5 x 2
    365/5 x 3

  3. Pull-up Death
    Sets of 8 at BW with different grips
    Medium: 2 sets
    Wide: 2 sets
    Close Neutral: 2 sets

  4. Nautilus Pull-over
    80/10 x 4

  5. Hanging Leg Raise
    3 sets of pitiful

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Birthday guns today!

I don’t feel like writing it out, but I did arms, abs, calves, and cardio. I went super light because my elbows have been hurting, but still got a decent pump

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Happy Birthday. Not even skipping arm day on your birthday impressive.

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Haha. Thanks man. #livingmytruth

Happy birthday!!

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