International Women's Day and the Workout

I wore red to work yesterday in recognition of International Women.s Day. By far the most influential people in my life have been women.... Ticking off the best supervisors I have had in my professional life, the top three are all women. Far and away the two people that impacted my life the most are my stepmother Lynn and my friend's mother Dorothy. Brilliant, hardworking, honest and accepting only the highest of standards. A woman at work when I told her that I wanted to recognize her on International Women's Day said "Every day should be International Women's Day..." which I agreed with. My response though was, "That is true. But when we don't take time every day to recognize the people that deserve it, we need to take a day to make that happen."

Warm-Up:
Row, 20 minutes
Weight Training:
Supersets: Perform each exercise in order to complete a set. No rest between exercises. Three sets total.
Superset #1:
Incline Dumbbell Chest Press, 10 repetitions
Alternating Dumbbell Curl, 10 repetitions
Superset #2:
Push-Up, 15 repetitions
Dumbbell Triceps Kickback, 10 repetitions
Dumbbell Concentration Curl, 10 repetitions
Superset #3:
Dumbbell Overhead Triceps Extension, 10 repetitions
Dumbbell Wrist Curls with Supinated Grip, 10 repetitions

Captains of Crush Grip Trainer, 15 repetitions with each hand after each of the above supersets.
AbMat Sit-Up, 70 repetitions

Mobility:
Chest, shoulder and triceps stretches

Have a Great Day!!

Nutty Whirlwind Day and the Workout

So, today was a very different day. I started out with a 3:45 am wake up to be at my first day of a job at UPS by 5 am. The job is a part-time package handling job. Basically what I did from 5 am-9 am was stack boxes from sellers that were bound for Amazon. It was hard, honest work in trailers that have no climate control and well... the boxes just keep coming! I found it to be pretty fun but physically demanding. You just have to stay hydrated. The one thing that I will say that I really like about UPS is that the folks doing that job like me.... working 17.5-20 hours a week of manual labor... after one year they get full benefits. That is the reason most of them are in those trailers moving boxes. I was working with a great guy that is a barber in his other occupation and has worked sorting packages for five years to get the health coverage.

I was done at UPS by 9 am and got one of our car's emissions test done on the way home so that it could get licensed and titled in Tennessee. This included a quick trip the Autozone to replace the 17 year old gas cap that could no longer pass the pressure test it needed to pass. Finally got home, ate some food, rested a bit and then worked out for the day.

After that I went to an interview and received an offer for a full-time job at the local Gold's Gym working as a personal trainer. I am pretty excited about this job. The one thing that I have not done yet is work in a fitness facility. The thing that I am most looking forward to is learning to generate a client list and working with a group of clients on a regular basis. I have been fortunate to have worked with a population of fit outdoor athletes and it will be really rewarding to work with people who are excited to take on fitness goals as a lifestyle change to better their lives.

Like I said, nutty whirlwind day.

Warm-Up:
Rowing Machine, 5 minutes
Weight Training:
Incline Dumbbell Chest Press, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Dumbbell Hammer Curl, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Dumbbell Fly, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Dumbbell Concentration Curl, 3 sets of 10 repetitions per side
Captains of Crush Grip Trainers, 15 repetitions per hand after each of the above sets.
Core Work: Perform 25 repetitions of each of the following exercises. No rest between exercises.
Flutter Kick
Lying Heel Touch
Lying Knee Pull-In
Lying Leg Lift

Have a Great Day!!

Medical School Graduation and Yesterday's Workout

Yesterday was a huge day here. Four years ago, at the age of 37 years old, Rebecca started medical school. Last night we went to her graduation and her parents and I had the honor of hooding Rebecca as she finished school. After that she took the Hippocratic Oath and became a doctor. I started this blog to have conversations about being middle aged and continuing to exercise. Compared to completing medical school at 41 years old, that is a cake walk!!! We are very, very proud of our new doctor in the family!

Workout:
Warm-Up: Perform each exercise in order for one minute each to complete a set. Two sets total. No rest between exercises.
Jumping Jack
Hand Release Push-Up
AbMat Butterfly Sit-Up
Weight Training:
Bench Press, 5 sets of 2-10 repetitions
Axle Bar Wrist Curl (Pronated and Supinated Grip), 3 sets of 15 repetitions
Incline Parallette Push-Up, 3 sets of 15 repetitions
Alternating Dumbbell Concentration Curl, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Dumbbell Fly, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Cool-Down:
400m Run with 25# Plate
Mobility:
Chest Stretches

Have a Great Day!!