Since I have taken a couple days off from the gym on my journey back to Pittsburgh, I have relaxed my muscles, ate like I haven’t had food in two weeks, and I am ready to convert all of that energy into muscle. I realized my next jump in weight is going to be a tougher challenge than gaining my first 15 pounds.
I want you to think negative thoughts, perhaps different thoughts than you have ever imagined before. Put some negativity in your lives…when you hit the gym today. What in the world am I talking about? This is definitely not for everybody. I do a hardcore version where you need at least two spotters, one on each side every once in a while. My chest is sore as hell right now as I am typing this.
Music is an important factor into your gym workout. Finding tunes you like helps motivate you to get that extra rep into your bench, or to run that extra half mile with the increased mph. Of course, I tend to go with music that’s a bit heavy since I’m either pumping heavy weights for my chest and back or doing super sets for my legs, biceps, triceps, and shoulders. Sorry, can’t go with “Bust it Baby” or “Ignition” on the lifting mixes. And hate to disappoint my viewers under 13…I don’t know about you, but the Jonas Brothers just can’t give me that motivation I need to push that extra rep. We’re talking heavy weight here (well for somebody my size anyways).
On Tuesday, Canon and I were in the gym doing our regular crazy workout, and we were intrigued by this piece of machinery that temporarily replaced one of my favorite ab benches. I didn’t know what the hell to do […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I knew I had a heavy back workout today, but surely not enough time to take one to two minute rests between my entire workout. Plus, I needed to run yesterday as well.
Luckily it was not crowded yesterday at that time. Most people are probably either shopping or watching TV or whatever they do when it’s 25 degrees below average in the winter.
I stretched and began a super set of dead lifts and lat rows. After my warm up, I did 12 reps of dead lifts, then went right to 12 reps of lat rows. I went back to dead lifts, and I did 12 more reps, then I pumped out 12 more reps of lat rows. The third and fourth sets saw a decrease in reps, down to 10, and my last set of lat rows needed assistance at about rep number 8.
