"Call your mother often. She always misses you and will always be glad to hear your voice." Here's my workout for today: Chest and Shoudlers - Flat Bench Press with DB (3 X 12 @ 55 lbs) - Telle Flys (3 x 12 @ 20 lbs) - Seated Military Press with DB (3 x 12 @ 35 lbs) - Work on TKD techniques
"Keep your life simple. Sometimes less is more." Here's my workout for today: - Jump rope (2 x 3 minutes). Rested 3 minutes in between rounds. - VanZandt's Flexibility Program (Level 8.2) - Practice TKD techniques My endurance sucks! I need to do more of this during the week.
"Always say yes when someone asks you to dance." Here's my workout for today: - Running 2 miles (stopping every .25 miles to do one of the following: pushups, squats, pullups, situps, back extensions, or sprints) - TKD practice of techniques
"No matter how bad a situation is, it will always improve." Here's my workout for today: Legs, Lats, and Biceps - Leg Press (4 x 8 @ 250 lbs) - Row machine (4 x 8 @ 70 lbs) - Bicep Curl machine (4 x 8 @ 40 lbs) - VanZandt's Flexibility Program (Level 8.3) I wish I had more time at the gym, but the only consistent time that works for me is the 20 minutes in the morning after dropping the kids off at school. Tonight, I'll work on some TKD techniques. We have a belt test tomorrow, so wish us luck.
Belt test today. Wish us luck! UPDATE: We both did really well and are orange belts now. We had a lot of sparring today for the test (about four matches each). The kids are spending the night over at the grandparents, so I'm waiting for the wife to get off work. In the meantime, I did two 3-minute rounds of Bas Rutten's boxing CD (I need to work on these a lot more). I was totally gassed by the second match. I need a lot of work on my 'tank.'
"Believe in all possibilities. The best is yet to come." Here's my workout for today: Machine Bench Press: 115 lb x 8 reps 120 lb x 8 reps 125 lb x 8 reps 130 lb x 8 reps Machine Shoulder (Military) Press: 20 lb x 8 reps 25 lb x 8 reps 30 lb x 8 reps 35 lb x 8 reps Seated Triceps Press: 40 lb x 8 reps 45 lb x 8 reps 50 lb x 8 reps 55 lb x 8 reps Sit-Up: 25 reps 25 reps Push-Up: 25 reps Pull-Up: 3 reps 3 reps 3 reps 3 reps 3 reps Fingertip Push-Up: 15 reps Body Weight Squat: 50 reps Running: 15:00 min. || 1.5 mi Stretching: 15:00 min.
Thanks Seventh . . . it really isn't as crazy as it looks. I have about 30 minutes free time in the morning after I drop off the kiddos at school. I hit the gym them for 20 minutes. The rest is done at night before I go to bed. I run with the pup then do some bodyweight/stretching stuff. I've been motivated lately to really step things up in my life Maybe it's the big 4-0 quickly approaching!
Oooh, I thought you did that all at once lol. Either way, that's still an impressive workout (at least to me). I'm especially impressed by the finger tip push ups!
"Make peace with your past, enjoy your present, and hope for your future." Here's my workout for today: Jump Rope: 03:00 min 03:00 min Taekwondo: 1 hr, 15 min Sit-Up: 25 reps 25 reps 25 reps 25 reps Knuckle Push-Up: 25 reps Pull-Up: 3 reps 3 reps 3 reps 3 reps 3 reps Fingertip Push-Up: 15 reps Body Weight Squat: 50 reps Running: 15:00 min || 1.5 mi Stretching: 15:00 min (VanZandt's Flexibility Program (Level 8.4))
Part of my fitness routine includes getting financially fit. I think that has a lot to do with so many areas of health in your life (not only physical health, but also your marital and family health, spiritual health, etc). I'm following Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover. Here's where I'm at. I'll post updates on his every month or so: - Baby Step 1: $1,000 Emergency Fund - DONE - Baby Step 2: $15,604.41 left in debt ($54,270.91 paid off to-date) - Baby Step 3: Coming soon . . . - Baby Step 4: Coming soon . . . - Baby Step 5: Coming soon . . . - Baby Step 6: Coming soon . . . - Baby Step 7: Coming soon . . .
"Slow down once in a while, and take time to enjoy all the beauty around you." Here's my workout for today: Machine Incline Bench Press: 40 lb x 8 reps 45 lb x 8 reps 50 lb x 8 reps 55 lb x 8 reps Seated Cable Row: 70 lb x 8 reps 75 lb x 8 reps 80 lb x 8 reps 85 lb x 8 reps Machine Preacher Curls: 40 lb x 8 reps 45 lb x 8 reps 50 lb x 8 reps 55 lb x 8 reps Leg Press: 170 lb x 8 reps 175 lb x 8 reps 180 lb x 8 reps 190 lb x 8 reps Walking: 30:00 min || 1.5 mi
"Each night before you sleep, complete the following statement: 'I am thankful for . . .'" Here's my workout for today: - 40 min || 4 mi - TKD practice - Stretching I think I understand Thomas Kurz's long term conditioning program (I like his material, but he's a confusing writer). Here's my link to that: http://www.martialartsplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1074595272#post1074595272 I just put it in here as well so I can refer back to it.
"Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful, or joyful." Here's my workout for today: Machine Bench Press: 60 lb x 8 reps 65 lb x 8 reps 70 lb x 8 reps 65 lb x 8 reps Machine Shoulder (Military) Press: 30 lb x 8 reps 35 lb x 8 reps 40 lb x 8 reps 45 lb x 8 reps Seated Triceps Press: 30 lb x 8 reps 35 lb x 8 reps 40 lb x 8 reps 45 lb x 8 reps Running: 15:00 min || 1.5 mi Walking: 30:00 min || 2 mi
My wife and I did a 5K today. Here's my workout for today: - 1 hour running - TKD practice - VanZandt's Flexibility Program (Level 8.5)
Here's my workout for today: Exercise Ball Crunch: 50 reps 50 reps 50 reps 50 reps 50 reps 50 reps Hyperextension: 30 reps Push-Up: 30 reps Body Weight Squat: 30 reps Two-Arm Kettlebell Swing: 35 lb x 30 reps Turkish Get-Up (kettlebell): 35 lb x 3 reps Running: 30:00 min || 3 mi Pull-Up: 3 reps Handstand Push-Up: 3 reps Plank: 90 sec Side Plank: 90 sec 90 sec
Here's my workout for the day: Crunch: 50 reps 50 reps 50 reps 50 reps 50 reps 50 reps 50 reps 50 reps 50 reps 50 reps Push-Up: 30 reps Body Weight Squat: 30 reps Pull-Up: 3 reps Handstand Push-Up: 3 reps Running: 30:00 min || 3 mi
