Workout of the Day - October 26

So, maybe I was feeling a bit crabby last week and that lead to my
rant. Turns out I was nursing a sinus infection and bronchitis. Which
brings me to the question about working-out when feeling sick. I
usually do it, if I'm able to go into work. If some Sudafed and cough
syrup can keep things in check enough to get me into work, I will
usually workout too. It seems to really help clear things up, once you
get the heart rate going. But if it's the case of feeling fever-ish,
headachey, and/or uncontrollable cough; it's time to rest. In fact,
that's what pushed me into going to the doctor; I couldn't breathe
enough to workout. So, it seemed like time to get 'real' medication.

Drink your fluids

I am starting to get sick, which sucks. So, I slept-in this morning
and didn't hit the gym. Had my morning coffee, a huge mug of coffee at
work, bottle of water, green tea, then it was lunchtime. I didn't hit
the bathroom that much, so I am wondering where all this liquid was
going? I guess that's why they say to drink your fluids when you get
sick.

Workout of the Day - Sept 24

So, I am HORRIBLY sore today. At first, I was pretty proud of myself
for having destroyed my legs so badly that even my butt cheeks hurt.
But then I remembered that I got a flu shot yesterday. That explains
my arm hurting on only one side under a Band Aid. I think my whole
body hurts more from that, than anything else. But having a heavy
workout that morning didn't help things. Note to self: Don't workout
hard before getting a flu shot.

Workout of the Day - Sept 23

Good workout this morning. Pretty intense warm-up. Had the leg press
all loaded-up. IPod volume pretty loud. Around the 3rd rep and pushing
hard, slipped out a fart. I must say that there's forcing out a fart
and then there's the
pushing-nearly-as-hard-as-I-can-and-a-fart-slips-by farting. I know it
was loud because I heard it over my 90% max headphone volume. Is there
a better way of projecting sound than sitting back and basically
putting your knees up to your ears? Apparently not. On the plus side,
the intense rush of adrenaline from embarrassment got me a couple
extra reps. And thank God it wasn't a sharting.

Workout of the Day - Sept 9

I'm on doctor's orders to not rub my eyes or close them tightly. This translates to no "grunting" at the gym. Not in the "making-a-weird-gutteral-noise" sense, but in a "lifting hard enough to close the eyes tightly and pray for help" sense. While it didn't seem that hard in theory, I have realized how much I tend to grit my teeth and tighten my eyes while lifting weights. I haven't done a thing since last Friday and felt a little guilty for being lazy, as well as feeling extra rested. So, I had energy to burn this morning and some grunting ensued.

 

I guess it was a good thing. As I have now realized how much energy I waste on tensing the face, neck, forehead, & jaws. They don't actually lift any weight. Take that for what it's worth.

 

 

Workout of the Day - Sept 2

A little redemption today. Much better effort today in the gym than Monday. My latest workout change was to add a Farmer's Walk once a week or so; I starting doing this several months ago. It's fun because I've always been a fan of the World's Strongest Man Contest. Just like Magnus Ver Magnusson (what a great sports name btw) I carry around some weights and walk until exhausted. It gets some unusual looks, since most sane people don't do this exercise in the gym or ever. But it works a lot of areas: legs, core, back, shoulders, traps, & lungs. I recommend lifting straps, since dropping weights is frowned upon in most gyms. And if you do it anywhere near the point of pushing yourself, the grip is the first thing to go. Next is the shoulders and core, your posture starts to give and the weights are hard to keep out of your legs. I bet it's pretty funny to watch. Give it a try, all you need is some dumbells, a good sized runway and no fear of weird looks.

Workout of the Day - Aug 31

Bonk. 

 

I'm not sure what happened this morning. Got a decent amount of sleep last night. Didn't eat anything out of the ordinary. No excessive exercise this weekend. But I bonked big-time this morning.

 

It kinda pisses me off. I take offense for not having a decent workout. It's one area that I have control over how productive I am and can actually feel like I accomplished something for the day. I just couldn't get any amount of weight up. I guess I've taken for granted that it has been pretty smooth sailing as far as getting a consistent workout in, especially Mondays. I get two days of rest and usually have extra energy on Monday. At least I will be motivated to redeem myself on Wednesday.

 

Workout of the Day 7/15

Summer is the dead time for me. No NHL. Not much else happening in the world of sport. So I don't have a whole lot to blog about. I shouldn't say that. There are a several good MMA fights next month. The real problem is more likely, a lot of dead time during the day.

I was working on doing a feature of "promotional fast food item of the week". But, my diet has taken a turn for the better lately, so I am less apt to order the nastiest thing on the menu. I've decided to catalog my workouts. Mostly stories from the gym, as there are plenty of interesting and wacky things that happen any given morning.

Today, was a pretty average day. Not very crowded. I was able to hog the smith machine and a loaded barbell for my quasi-circuit workout. No problems.

This will bring me to my pet peeve. Or one of my many pet peeves. It is guys (people) who don't rack their weights. This is when you walk up to a barbell, sled or smith machine and it has weights on it. Hmmm. I don't see anyone using this. Did the guy just get some water or take a leak? Nope. Just left the weights on the bar. I know it seems like an awful lot of work to un-load a barbell when you are done with it, but c'mon you are weightlifting. If nothing else, it is the indicator that you are done with that piece of equipment; so I can hog it myself.

I guess looking at the big picture, it's a nice problem to have. There are so few people that workout in the morning, I can't tell who has left the weights there and if anyone is using it. Pretty cool actually. I've been in plenty of Globo Gyms where you wait in line to use the bench. That sucks. I can't workout that way. Give me inconsiderate-leave-the-weights-on-the-bar-Guy anytime.