Day 5

It's Friday!!!

I didn't get up this morning to work out, however I have every intention of going tonight. I missed yesterday, but that's okay because it was supposed to be leg day and who needs to work their legs out anyway, right??

Tonight I'll be working out my shoulders and back. I feel bad for Dexter, he's got to go back into his crate so I can go to the gym.

Day 4

Day 4... I wasn't so good today. I didn't get up and go to the gym, because I was going to work out that night with a friend. Didn't end up working out that night, either.

So, chalk Day 4 up as a loss. But, that's okay.. I'm allowed a rest day.. *wink wink*

Day 3 - Yay!

Today was day 3. Things are going good. I worked out my triceps today... 3 sets of 8:

Straight bar pulldowns
Overhead arm extensions
Skullcrashers
Rope pulldowns
Reverse pulldowns
Dips - lol, these are the worst to do last!

I also had my bodyfat measured this morning. It's a weird little device you just hold out in front of you.. somehow it calculates body fat percentage and body mass index. My current body fat percentage is 14.7%, and I weigh 215.5 lbs right now, so that means I have 31.67 pounds of body fat. Let's see if I can get down closer to 6%, anything less than that is really unhealthy.

So, as of 7/15/09, I'm 6'4", 215.5 lbs, 14.7% body fat. Not too bad already!

Day 2 - "Curl Day"

Today was Day 2. I got up bright and early and got to the gym for the second day in a row. I call it "Curl Day" because that's all it was... curls. 4 sets of 8 reps:

standing barbell curls
hammer curls
alternating seated dumbell curls
standing EZ-bar curls
preacher curls
concentration curls

Tomorrow will be a good day, too. Nothing but triceps!

I didn't make it to the pool today for two reasons. #1) I was out of town for work, and #2) I don't have a lock to put on a locker and there's no way I'm just leaving my stuff without a lock on it.

I can't do cardio tonight either because of Life Group. There's always tomorrow!

I made cookies last night.. chocolate chip cookies from scratch. I'm not going to lie, I tested them.. :-) I said I was going to eat better, not give up everything for good! :-)

Day 1 - Part 2

I jumped rope outside for about 25 minutes. Yeah, it was hot... 100 degrees. Then I did about 75 roman crunches in the garage. Now on to cutting the lawn!

100 Day Fitness Challenge - Day 1

I decided this morning on the way to work that I need to do something about my workout routine. I already work out, but it's sporadic. So, I've decided to go all out! Give myself a goal.. a 100 day challenge. That means working out every day (at least once), eating better, and drinking plenty of water.

So day 1 started off right, getting up at 5:00 am to get to the gym. This morning I worked out my chest:

Flat bench
Incline bench
Decline bench
Overhead dumbell pulls
Dumbell Flys
Cable crossovers (high and low)

I did 4 sets of 8 - 10 reps. Don't laugh, but I don't have much strength in my chest. I was only doing like 115 lbs for my bench presses. Overhead pulls I was doing a 45lb weight, dumbell flys I was doing 25lb dumbells and cable crossovers I was doing 40lbs per arm.

I went and signed up at my local gym (local to work) so I could work out at my lunch hour as well. My plan is to lift in the mornings, swim during lunch, and some other cardio at night whether it be jump rope, run, hit the heavy bag, or ride my bike.

We'll see how it goes!