There is only One Cinderella, Chest and Arms

I did not fair too badly in my NCAA bracket for rounds one and two, coming away with 28 winners picked. I would love to say there is a method to the madness but in the end it is all a crap shoot. I did use the BPI rankings as a guide, but in the end there is really no way to see teams like UAB and Georgia State coming. Once the dust clears in round two, the teams typically begin to exert their dominance in round three: Keep an eye on Kentucky, Arizona and Villanova. The one guy that picked multiple "Cinderellas" in our pool is struggling a bit after pulling for Buffalo and Stephen F. Austin.

Today's quote is from Hunter S. Thompson:

"March is a month without mercy for rabid basketball fans. There is no such thing as a 'gentleman gambler' when the Big Dance rolls around. All sheep will be fleeced, all fools will be punished severely... There are no rules when the deal goes down in the final weeks of March. Even your good friends will turn into monsters."

Workout: Chest and Biceps
Warm-Up: Perform each exercise in order.
Jumping Jack, 50 repetitions
Bicycle Abdominal Crunch, 50 repetitions
Push-Up, 15 repetitions
Weight Training:
Bench Press, 5 sets of 1-10 repetitions including a one repetition max test
(Primary muscles worked: Pectoralis major, anterior deltoid, triceps brachii)
Renegade Dumbbell Row with Push-Up, 3 sets of 10-15 repetition
(Primary muscles worked: Pectoralis major, anterior deltoid, biceps brachii, triceps brachii, rectus abdominis)
Dumbbell Fly, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
(Primary muscles worked: Pectoralis major and minor)
Super Set:
Axle Bar Curl, 4 sets of 6-10 repetitions
(Primary muscles worked: Biceps brachii, flexor carpi radialis, flexor carpi ulnaris)
Wrist Roll-Up, 4 sets of maximum repetitions

Have a Great Day!!

Pouring Over Bracketology, Chest and Biceps

I have a day off today. A day off just in time to pour over my NCAA bracket. The goal here is to try to erase as few bracket entries as possible. Looking closely at it, it seems a bit harder than usual this year. I do have Kentucky, Wisconsin, Duke and Michigan State in my Final Four. I am picking the upset with Wisconsin beating Kentucky and have Duke beating Michigan State. In the end, I am going with Frank the Tank and the Badgers to win it all! I guess that Michigan State is my Cinderella this year... though picking Tom Izzo as a Cinderella seems like cheating.

Today's quote is from Zach Johnson:

"I'm kind of a grinder. I'm a Cinderella, an underdog story who fights."

Workout: Chest and Biceps
Warm-Up: Perform each exercise in order for one minute to complete a set. Three sets total.
Jump Rope
TRX Chest Press
Lightweight Dumbbell Hammer Curl
Lightweight Dumbbell Fly
Bicycle Abdominal Crunch
Weight Training:
Bench Press, 5 sets of 5 repetitions
(Primary muscles worked: Pectoralis major, anterior deltoid, triceps brachii)
Super Set:
Dumbbell Fly, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
(Primary muscles worked: Pectoralis major and minor)
Push-Up, 3 sets of 30 repetitions
(Primary muscles worked: Pectoralis major and minor, anterior deltoids, triceps brachii)
Axle Bar Curls, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
(Primary muscles worked: Biceps brachii, flexor carpi radialis, flexor carpi ulnaris)
Super Set:
Dumbbell Concentration Curl, 3 sets of 10-15 repetitions
(Primary muscles worked: Biceps brachii)
Bicycle Abdominal Crunch, 3 sets of 50 repetitions
(Primary muscles worked: Rectus abdominis, obliques)

Have a Great Day!!