Today our household is in study mode. I have it quite easy preparing for a personal trainer certification somewhere down the road in the not so distant future. Rebecca, on the other hand, is studying for a medical school exam that covers her 12-week rotation of internal medicine?! We are both hunkered down with faces in computer screens and flash cards! We both seem to enjoy being students and learning again though!
Today's quote is from Leonardo da Vinci:
"Learning never exhausts the mind."
Workout: Back
Warm-Up:
Jump Rope, 100 repetitions
Trunk Twists, 20 repetitions
Barbell Good Mornings, 20 repetitions
30" Box Jumps, 10 repetitions
Weight Training:
Morning Session:
Deadlift, 5 sets of 1 repetition to one rep maximum
(Primary muscles worked: Erector spinae group: Iliocostalis, longissimus, and spinalis, biceps femoris)
Dumbbell Pullover, 3 sets of 6-10 repetitions
(Primary muscles worked: Latissimus dorsi, serratus anterior)
Bent-Over Dumbbell Row, 3 sets of 6-10 repetitions
(Primary muscles worked: Latissimus dorsi)
Landmine Row, 5 sets of 5 repetitions
(Primary muscles worked: Latissimus dorsi, minor and major rhomboids, posterior deltoids)
Weighted Pull-Up (Bodyweight +50lbs.), 5 sets of maximum repetitions
(Primary muscles worked: Latissimus dorsi, infraspinatus, teres major and minor)
Evening Session: Strongman Circuit. Perform each exercise in order to complete a set. One minute break between sets. Three sets total.
SISU Warhammer Swing, 15 repetitions per side.
(Primary muscles worked: Rectus abdominis)
Tire Flip, 5 repetitions
(Primary muscles worked: Rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, vastus medialis)
Atlas Stone Lift on to a 48" Platform, 1 repetition
(Primary muscles worked: Erector spinae, biceps femoris)
Have a Great Day!
We went to get our new phones today, it was time to upgrade based on our wireless contract. Rebecca and I are not the type of folks that have to have the latest and greatest gadget on the market. To the dismay of our customer service representative we were perfectly happy upgrading to the iPhone 5c for $.99 each instead of going with the iPhone 6 for buckets of money. I also learned a term from a friend that works in the wireless retail industry: "NINA". We are both NINAs as we got NO INSURANCE on our phones and we bought NO ACCESSORIES at the store. Still, we are very happy with our new phones!
I have been studying quite a bit in my off time from work and exercise. Honestly, it has been fun learning again! We will have to see how I feel as I get closer to taking my personal trainer certification test, but right now I am very happy being a student!
Today's quote is from Conrad Hall:
"You are always a student, never a master. You have to keep moving forward."
Workout: Back
Weight Training:
Bent Over Dumbbell Row, 3 sets of 8-10 repetitions
Dumbbell Pullover, 3 sets of 6-10 repetitions
Landmine Row, 3 sets of 8-10 repetitions
Upright Barbell Row, 3 sets of 8-10 repetitions
Weighted Pull-Ups (+25lb.), 3 sets of maximum repetitions
Deadlift, 5 sets of 1-2 repetitions
Have a Great Day!
