Today was an excellent day lifting for the back with a good mixture of weightlifting and a bit of functional training. It was very hot, going over 100 degrees fahrenheit. Maintaining good hydration with a focus on staying as cool as possible was the theme!
It seems only fitting to have today's quote come from Maya Angelou who passed away today:
"All great achievements require time."
Morning Weight Training: Back
Dumbbell Pullovers
One Armed Bent Over Rows
Upright Barbell Rows
TRX Rows
Close Grip Bodyweight Pull-Ups
Evening Weight Training:
Warm-Up: (Which I find a bit funny to even say in the desert heat...)
Sledgehammer Swings- 10 repetitions per side, 3 sets
Fat Grip Dumbbell Snatches- 3 repetitions per side, 3 sets
Lifting:
Deadlifts
Landmine Rows
Weighted Wide Grip Pull-Ups
Have a Great Day!
Busy week at work with a great week of lifting. It won't happen every week but it has been great to see hard work payoff in my deadlift, bench press and push press. The body is a bit beat up though and I will enjoy a nice day of just lightly spinning on the bike. Eat, drink and rest to make this coming week a good one as well.
Today's quote is from Maya Angelou:
"Every person needs to take one day away. A day in which one consciously separates the past from the future. Jobs, family, employers and friends can exist one day without any of us, and if our egos permit us to confess, they could exist eternally in our absence. Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for. Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not draw from us."
20 - minutes of light spinning on the bike.
Have a Great Day!
