Quick Post: Just Weight Training Saturday

Dog sitting for four dogs and doing weekly chores at the base here. I am just going to make a quick post.

Weight Training Saturday:
Warm-Up:
15 minute row (161 total calorie pace for me)
10 PVC Pass Throughs
10 PVC Wrap Arounds
Hamstring Stretch
Weight Training:
Bench Press, 5 sets of 5 repetitions
Barbell Weighted Split Squat, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Barbell Weighted Good Morning, 3 sets of 10 repetitions
Weighted Neutral Grip Pull-Up (Bodyweight +25lbs.), 3 sets of maximum repetitions
Barbell Weighted Calf Raise, 3 sets of 15 repetitions
Rotating Wall Ball Toss, 3 sets of 20 repetitions
Captains of Crush Grip Trainer, 3 sets of 15 repetitions
AbMat Sit-Up with Medicine Ball, 100 repetitions
Mobility:
PVC Shoulder Girdle Stretches

Have a Great Day!!

Reaching a Goal and a Heavy Leg Day!!

Today is a good day indeed. First, I went and passed my Personal Trainer certification exam through the American Council on Exercise (ACE). It was pretty stressful only because I have not taken an exam like that in a long time. ACE provided me with all of the materials that I needed, it is well presented and organized and I was able to manage my personal time preparing for the exam while working full-time this past spring. Whew. Today, a good friend is coming over for a heavy leg session this evening!

Workout: Heavy Lower Body
Warm-Up: Perform each exercise for one minute each.
Jumping Jack
Trunk Twist
Barbell Good Mornings
AbMat Crunch
Weight Training:
50m Heavy Sled Drag, 4, 90 seconds rest between sets
(Primary muscles worked: Rectus femoris, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius, vastus lateralis)
Stiff Leg Deadlift, 3 sets of 10 repetitions, 60 seconds rest between sets
(Primary muscles worked: Biceps femoris, erector spinae group)
25m Heavy Sled Push, 4, 90 seconds between sets
(Primary muscles worked: Rectus femoris, gastrocnemius, soleus, biceps femoris, gluteus maximus)
GHD, 3 sets of 10 repetitions, 60 seconds between sets
(Primary muscles worked: Gluteus maximus, biceps femoris)
Barbell Split Squat, 3 sets of 10 repetitions, 60 seconds rest between sets
(Primary muscles worked: Rectus femoris, vastus intermedius, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis and gluteus maximus)
Standing Weighted Calf Raise, 3 sets of 10 repetitions, 60 seconds rest bewteen sets
(Primary muscles worked: Gastrocnemius, soleus)

Have a Great Day!!

Well at Least I Still Have the Nationals and a Full Body Workout

It looked like Paul "The Truth" Pierce had hit his THIRD clutch three pointer in the series against the Atlanta Hawks to tie game six as time expired. If you had to pick one word that has described Paul Pierce and his career, it is clutch. But sometimes being clutch is not enough. The TRUTH was that instant replay revealed the ball still touching the tips of Pierce's fingers as time expired, eliminating the Washington Wizards from the NBA playoffs. That means the Caps and the Wizards are out.... all I can say right now is how about those Nationals?!

Today's quote is from Nate Silver:

"People attach too much importance to intangibles like heart, desire and clutch hitting."

Workout: Full Body
Warm-Up: Perform each exercise for one minute each.
Jumping Jack
Ball Slam
AbMat Abdominal Crunch
Weight Training:
Sumo Deadlift, 4 sets of 5 repetitions, 90 seconds rest between each set
(Primary muscles worked: Erector spinae group, biceps femoris)
Incline Dumbbell Press, 4 sets of 6-8 repetitions, 90 seconds between each set
(Primary muscles worked: Pectoralis major, anterior deltoid, triceps brachii)
Split Squat, 4 sets of 8-10 repetitions, 90 seconds between each set
(Primary muscles worked: Rectus femoris, vastus medialis, intermedius, and lateralis, gluteus maximus, biceps femoris)
Landmine T-Bar Row, 4 sets of 6-8 repetitions, 90 seconds between each set
(Primary muscles worked: Latissimus dorsi, major and minor rhomboids, posterior deltoids)
Barbell Hip Thrust, 4 sets of 10 repetitions, 90 seconds between each set
(Primary muscles worked: Gluteus maximus, biceps femoris)
Weighted Push-Up (body weight +50lbs.), 4 sets of 15 repetitions, 90 seconds between each set
(Primary muscles worked: Pectoralis major, anterior deltoid, triceps brachii)
Captains of Crush Grip Trainer, 15 repetitions between each of the above sets
(Primary muscles worked: Flexor carpi radialis and ulnaris)

Have a Great Day!!