Quick Workout Post

Today is my heavy deadlift day.

Warm-Up:
Jump Rope Tabata
Barbell Good Morning, 15 repetitions
Foam Roller Work
Weight Training:
Best Deadlift Double, 2 repetitions
Deadlift, 85% of best double for 3 sets of 3 repetitions
Back Squat, 60% for 5 sets of 5 repetitions
AbMat Sit-Up, 100 repetitions
Mobility:
Quadriceps Stretch
Hamstring Stretch

Have a Good Day!!

Redemption in an Ugly Game, Donating Blood and the Workouts

My bracket was busted a long time ago but last night two of my co-workers were battling for the title of Bracket Challenge Winner: Jimmy had Gonzaga and Michael had UNC winning the whole enchilada. In the end, UNC won giving the victory to Michael and giving the Tarheels a bit of payback for a heartbreaking loss last year at the buzzer to Villanova.

Today I am headed down to Blood Assurance to donate blood. My boss at the YMCA has asked all of the Personal Trainers to donate blood if we can. I don't know why I don't do it more often, but I am going to head down today after lifting and before I help coach the Crossfit class at noon. Wherever you are, if you have time.... donate blood BEFORE there is an emergency.

Monday Workout:
Warm-Up:
Jumping Jack, 100 repetitions
Barbell Good Morning, 15 repetitions
Weight Training:
Front Squat, 6 sets of 5 repetitions
Press From the Split Stance, 6 sets of 3 repetitions
Clean and Jerk, 5 sets of 2 repetitions at 80%
Snatch, 5 sets of 2 repetitions at 80%
Leg Press, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Leg Extension, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Leg Curl, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Glute Pushback, 3 sets of 10 repetitions per side
Mobility:
Banded Shoulder Stretches
Quadriceps Stretch
Hamstring Stretch

Tuesday Workout:
Warm-Up:
Jump Rope, 100 repetitions
PVC Passthrough, 20 repetitions
PVC Wraparound, 20 repetitions
Weight Training:
Bench Press, 3 sets of 10-12 repetitions
Chin-Up, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Dip, 3 sets of 10-15 repetitions
Barbell Curl, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Overhead Dumbbell Triceps Extension, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Bicycle Abdominal Crunch, 100 repetitions
Mobility:
Chest Stretch
Banded Shoulder Stretches

Have a Great Day!!

Ready for Baseball Season and the Workout

Spring has sprung here.... it was 80 degrees here last week?! We are ready to plant the garden, the lawn has been mowed twice already and we have purchased both Washington Nationals and Chattanooga Lookouts tickets! Just waiting on the first pitch!

Warm-Up:
Jump Rope, 100 repetitions
PVC Passthrough, 20 repetitions
PVC Wraparound, 20 repetitions
Weight Training:
Front Squat, 5 sets of 5 repetitions
Standing Military Press, 5 sets of 5 repetitions
Pendlay Row, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Leg Press, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Leg Extension, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Leg Curl, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Glute Push Back, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Mobility:
Quadriceps Stretch
Hamstring Stretch
Banded Shoulder Stretches

Have a Great Day!!

Friday, Saturday, Whew.... Sunday Rest Day!!

I was able to work Friday and do a number of projects around the house on Saturday.... I also had a couple of heavy lifting days so it is nice to just relax a bit today!!

Friday:
Warm-Up:
Jump Squat, 20 repetitions
Weight Training:
Deadlift, work op to best 3 repetition set then drop to 85% for 3 sets of 5 repetitions
Back Squat, 5 sets of 5 repetitions at 85%
Mobility:
Quadriceps Stretch
Hamstring Stretch

Saturday:
Warm-Up:
Jump Rope, 100 repetitions
PVC Passthrough, 20 repetitions
PVC Wraparound, 20 repetitions
Weight Training:
Bench Press, 5 sets of 5 repetitions
Push Press, 5 sets of 5 repetitions
Triceps Cable Pushdown, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Barbell Curl, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Mobility:
Banded Shoulder Stretches
Chest Stretch

Have a Great Day!!

Northwestern Got Robbed But at Least My Bracket was Saved!!

Not only did the Gonzaga player completely goaltend by reach through the rim, but then the Northwestern coach got a technical foul for stepping onto the court while protesting the missed call!! But hey, at least the refs saved my bracket?!

Warm-Up:
Jump Rope, 100 repetitions
PVC Passthrough, 20 repetitions
PVC Wraparound, 20 repetitions
Weight Training:
Bench Press, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Barbell Curl, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Super Set: Perform each exercise in order to complete a set. No rest between exercises. Three sets total.
Barbell Skullcrusher, 10 repetitions
Close Grip Bench Press, 15 repetitions
Toes to Bar, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Mobility:
Chest Stretch
Banded Shoulder Stretches

Have a Great Day!!

Heavy Lifting Day

Today is a heavy lifting Friday.

Warm-Up:
Jump Rope, 100 repetitions
Jump Squat, 10 repetitions
Weight Training:
Deadlift, Work up to best 3 repetition maximum lift then drop set to 85% for 3 sets of 5 repetitions
Front Squat, 5 set of 5 repetitions at 80%
Overhead Press, 5 sets of 5 repetitions
AbMat Sit-Up, 80 repetitions
Mobility:
Banded Shoulder Stretches
Quadriceps Stretch
Hamstring Stretch

Have a Great Day!!

Quick Friday Workout Post

Warm-Up:
Jump Rope, 100 repetitions
Weight Training:
Clean Grip Pull, 5 sets of 5 repetitions
Barbell Weighted Jump Squat, 3 sets of 5 repetitions
Kettlebell Overhead Walking Lunge, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Leg Press, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Leg Extension, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Leg Curl, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Mobility:
Quadriceps Curl
Hamstring Curl

Have a Great Day!!

Schedules Do Not Always Cooperate

I was hoping to get to the gym to get back to Olympic lifting today, but my work schedule conspired against me. I did get to workout at home.

Warm-Up:
Jump Rope, 100 repetitions
PVC Passthrough, 20 repetitions
PVC Wraparound, 20 repetitions
Weight Training:
Front Squat, 5 sets of 3 repetitions
Overhead Barbell Lunge, 5 sets of 5 repetitions
Romanian Deadlift, 5 sets of 3 repetitions
Deadlift, 5 sets of 3 repetitions
AbMat Sit-Up, 60 repetitions
Mobility:
Banded Shoulder Stretches
Quadriceps Stretch
Hamstring Stretch

Have a Great Day!!

Rare Day with the Whole Family and the Upper Body EMOM

Today was a day without an alarm clock! we were able to sleep in until Biscuit decided that he had had enough of this sleeping thing and started making sure we knew he was awake!! We got good dog walking in, cleaned the gutters and straightened up the backyard. We will have family coming to visit soon... two more people and two Labradors!! We will see how our little house holds up!

Today I did another upper body workout to give my legs a break after the long run yesterday.

Warm-Up:
Jump Rope, 100 repetitions
PVC Passthrough, 20 repetitions
PVC Wraparound, 20 repetitions
Weight Training:
Every Minute on the Minute: Perform one set of each of the following exercises, every minute on the minute. Three sets of each exercise total.
Bench Press, 10 repetitions
Bent Over Barbell Row, Supine Grip, 10 repetitions
Seated Barbell Overhead Press, 10 repetitions
Mobility:
Banded Shoulder Stretches
Hamstring Stretch
Quadriceps Stretch
Foam Roller Work

Have a Great Day!!

Quick Workout Post after Being Knocked Out by Eggnog!!

I got derailed today by day drinking eggnog after working from 2:00am-9:30am. Drank some and passed right out! Ha!! So I ended up Olympic lifting in the garage gym this evening!

Warm-Up:
Jump Rope, 100 skips
Weight Training:
Snatch, 5 sets of 3 repetitions at 70% of 1-RM
Clean and Jerk, 5 sets of 3 repetitions at 70% of 1-RM
Front Squat, 5 sets of 5 repetitions at 50% of 1-RM
AbMat Sit-Up, 50 repetitions
Mobility:
Banded Shoulder Stretches
Hamstring Stretch
Quadriceps Stretch

Have a Great Day!!

When it Rains... Well...and a Workout

Tennessee has been suffering through a crazy drought and bad wildfires.... it has not rained significantly in over a month. That all changed last night. I was having to get up a little before 1:00 am to go to work at UPS but our cellphones went off with an alert about a possible tornado and that we should take shelter immediately. We ended up sleeping on the floor of the basement with our two little dogs curled up with us, frightened by the thunderstorm. Thankfully it seemed to be a false alarm. Still, throughout the day it full on DUMPED rain. In fact, Chattanooga got more rain in the last two days than we had from July 24th to November 27th?! Fortunately climate change is a hoax?! These weather extremes are TOTALLY normal?! Crazy.

I put in a solid eight hours at UPS loading boxes so the workout was quick but effective.

Warm-Up:
Jump Rope, 100 repetitions
PVC Passthrough, 20 repetitions
Workout: Perform each exercise in order to complete a round. Three rounds total for time.
Kettlebell Weighted Lunge, 10 repetitions per leg
Seated Barbell Shoulder Press, 5 repetitions
Hand Release Push-Up, 10 repetitions
Strict No Kip Pull-Up, 10 repetitions
Mobility:
Banded Shoulder Stretches
Hamstring Stretch
Quadriceps Stretch

Have a Great Day!!

Whew!! and the Big Three Workout

Eight hours of loading boxes destined for the Amazon fulfillment center here in Chattanooga will take a bit out of you. From just after midnight until 8:00am we packed 18 wheeler trailers full of holiday gifts.... everything from Gurgle Pots (I had to look that up...) to large gas grills. I was not too excited to get up and go into the gym so I stayed and lifted at home. When in doubt I just stick with the basics to get the most out of the workout: Squat, Bench Press and Deadlift.

Warm-Up:
Jump Rope, 100 repetitions
Weight Training:
Front Squat, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Bench Press, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Deadlift, 3 sets of 5 repetitions
Mobility:
Banded Shoulder Stretches
Quadriceps Stretch
Hamstring Stretch

Have a Great Day!!

Chattanooga Mending and the Workout

Chattanooga is still recovering from a tragedy that occurred on Monday. A school bus with thirty-five elementary school children on board rolled over killing five children and leaving many injured in the hospital. Immediately after the accident,  the line at Blood Assurance downtown to donate blood was out the door and around the corner of the building. I cannot imagine the pain of the five families who have lost their children.... but I am confident the City of Chattanooga will do all it can to support them in their time of need.

Warm-Up:
Jump Rope, 100 repetitions
PVC Passthrough, 20 repetitions
PVC Wraparound, 20 repetitions
Weight Training: Powerlifting Day!!
Front Squat, 5 sets of 5 repetitions
Deadlift, 5 sets of 1-2 repetitions
Bench Press, 5 sets of 5 repetitions
Seated Shoulder Press, 5 sets of 3 repetitions
AbMat Sit-Up, 50 repetitions
Mobility:
Banded Shoulder Stretches
Quadriceps Stretch
Hamstring Stretch

Have a Great Day!!

Crash, Burn and an Upper Body Workout

Yesterday was a nice rest day. On my last running day however, there was an incident. I was running at Stringer's Ridge on a trail when a pesky root tripped me. The ensuing crash opened up a big, nasty flapper on my left knee. This will be the first (probably not last....) incident where I am glad that there is an ER doc in the house. This photo was taken just before Rebecca said "Oooooo! I just got a big stick out of it!"

This morning I figured it would be best NOT to do a bunch of squats that usually go along with my normal Olympic lifting workout on the wounded knee. Today will be an upper body workout with the hopes that I can run on it tomorrow.

Warm-Up:

Jump Rope, 100 skips

Weight Training:

Bench Press, 3 sets of 8-10 repetitions

Strict, No-Kip Pull-Up, 4 sets of 10 repetitions

Barbell Shoulder Shrug, 3 sets of 10 repetitions

Seated Barbell Military Press, 4 sets of 4-6 repetitions

Core Work: Perform 20 repetitions of each exercise in order with no rest between exercises.

Flutter Kick

Lying Heel Touch

Knee Pull-In

Lying Leg Lift

Mobility:

Banded Shoulder Stretch

Have a Great Day!!

Simone Manuel and the Workout

Simone Manuel and Penny Oleksiak came in together, touched the wall and did the unusual: They tied for the Olympic gold medal in the 100m freestyle event last night. That was one thing... but in doing it... Simone Manuel became the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in swimming. As she said, "It will be nice when people just think of me as another swimmer winning a gold."

Warm-Up:
Jump Rope, 80 repetitions
Air Squat, 20 repetitions
Banded Barbell Overhead Squat, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Weight Training:
Barbell Snatch from the Knee, 6 sets of 5 repetitions
Snatch Grip High Pull from the Knee, 5 sets of 5 repetitions
Back Squat, 6 sets of 10 repetitions
Deadlift, 5 sets of 5 repetitions
Mobility:
Couch Stretch
Hamstring Stretch
Shoulder Girdle Stretch

Have a Great Day!!

Workout Post

Warm-Up:
Run, Jump Rope, or Row for 2 minutes
Inch Worm + Push-Up, 5 repetitions
Squat Jump, 10 repetitions
PVC Passthrough, 10 repetitions
GHD Sit-Up, 10 repetitions
2-3 Minutes to Stretch
Strength:
Front Squat, 3 sets of 8 repetitions @ 60% 1-RM
Metabolic Conditioning: 15 Minute AMRAP
Thruster (115/75), 5 repetitions
KB swing (70/53), 10 repetitions
80m Sprint

Have a Great Day!!

Canines and Yard Work!!

It was very nice today for the entire family to have the day off. The morning was spent by the humans doing yard work and by the canines running around like crazy creatures in the backyard!!

Warm-Up: Perform each exercise in order to complete a round. Three rounds total. No rest between exercises or rounds.
Jump Rope, 60 repetitions
24" Step-Up, 10 repetitions per leg
AbMat Sit-Up, 25 repetitions
Weight Training:
Back Squat, 5 sets of 5 repetitions
Metabolic Conditioning: Perform each exercise in order to complete a round. 20 rounds for time.
Walking Lunges, 10 repetitions
Push-Up, 5 repetitions
Core Work: Perform 35 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!!

These Dogs Hate the 4th of July and the Workout

I am very excited for the long weekend after a week of early wake-ups to work at the UPS facility. I love the 4th of July. I especially like the reading of the Declaration of Independence on NPR stations on the holiday. The 4th of July is also my mother-in-law's birthday. The only thing that sucks about Independence Day as far as I am concerned is the fact that my two little Australian Cattle Dogs think all of the firework activity is incoming fire from some unseen enemy that is trying to take them out! As I was typing this, some early bird patriot set off a large device and both dogs came diving for cover in the bunker between the coffee table and sofa! Good luck boys.

Warm-Up: Perform each exercise in order with no rest between exercises to complete a round. Three rounds total.
Jump Rope, 40 repetitions
Barbell Good Morning, 10 repetitions
AbMat Sit-Up, 25 repetitions
Weight Training:
Back Squat with Heavy Chains, 5 sets of 4-6 repetitions
Standing Weighted Calf Raise, 5 sets of 15 repetitions
Barbell Good Morning, 5 sets of 8-10 repetitions
24" Box Jump, 5 sets of 10
Core Work: Perform 30 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!!

Google, The Brexit and the Workout

It was a bit scary that after the Brexit vote polls had closed in the United Kingdom the following were the top five Google searches:

1. What does it mean to leave the EU?
2. What is the EU?
3. Which countries are in the EU?
4. What will happen now that we've left the EU?
5. How many countries are in the EU?

Yikes.

Warm-Up: Perform each exercise in order to complete a round. Three rounds total. No rest between exercises.
Jump Rope, 50 repetitions
AbMat Sit-Up, 25 repetitions
Workout: Perform each exercise in order to complete a round. Ten rounds for time.
Rope Climb, 15 feet
Back Squat (95#), 29 repetitions
Farmer's Carry (125#), 10 meters
Core Work: 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!!

U.S. Men's Soccer and the Workout

I am a huge fan of both the U.S. Men's and Women's National Teams. The men had a great run in the Copa America Centenario making it all the way to the semi-finals. However, last night they ran into a buzzsaw that was Lionel Messi and the Argentinians who trounced the U.S. 4-0. There are a lot of people trying to reason it out.... three of the U.S. starters did not play because they had accumulated too many yellow cards... The reality of the situation is this: The U.S. Men's National Team has gotten a LOT better.... but they are still not ready to threaten the really great teams in the world. The U.S. Women's National Team is another story. Dominant. But at least they had to sue because they make less money per game compared to their male counterparts?!

Warm-Up: Perform each exercise in order to complete a round. Three rounds total. No rest between exercises.
Jump Rope, 50 repetitions
Hand Release Push-Up, 10 repetitions
AbMat Sit-Up, 25 repetitions
Weight Training:
Bench Press, 5 sets of 5 repetitions
Axle Bar Curl, 3 sets of 8-10 repetitions
Dip, 5 sets of maximum repetitions
Dumbbell Hammer Curl, 3 sets of 8-10 repetitions
Pronated Grip Barbell Wrist Curl, 3 sets of 15 repetitions
Supinated Grip Barbell Wrist Curl, 3 sets of 15 repetitions
Core Work: 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!!