Post your daily workout

Back, biceps, abs for 60 minutes this morning.

now a 30 minute run.

Yesterday:

SQUATS, 4 sets, up to 265 lbs (OUCH)
Deadlifts, 3 sets, 275 - 315 lbs
Leg Presses, 4 sets, a ton o' weight
Lunges, 1 set of 40 then I about puked...
Leg curls, 3 sets, 110 lbs
Calf raises, 6 sets

Today:

Chest and triceps... then a 3 mile run tonight (maybe... it's a rainin cats n dogs)

chadwick wrote:

swimming my balls off.
and some weight lifting.

as always
im crushing my knee
stuffing it into a small box
filled with screws and glass
bone on bone
grinding down into dust
feels great

This should be in the Balls Thread....do they float?

ZiggyStar wrote:

chadwick wrote:

swimming my balls off.
and some weight lifting.

as always
im crushing my knee
stuffing it into a small box
filled with screws and glass
bone on bone
grinding down into dust
feels great

This should be in the Balls Thread....do they float?

The stick floats but the stones don't, just another sign of Waffle's sense of humor.

megatron wrote:

jesus dude. that leg work out is pain.
i do a similar one but less weight cause my back is f'd.
i'd prob take a day off before i ran

i never got results from calf raises until i switched it up. now i before i push off i hold for 5 seconds. then when extended i hold for 3 seconds. it's supposed to force your calf to work instead of your achiles slingin all the weight.
random tidbit..

My legs are extraordinarily weak by nature so it has taken a long time to get them strong. And I do squats below parallel where my butt is basically sitting on my heels. That is why 4 sets is all I need and I'm DONE.

minus the deadlifts you should be able to do those excersizes with a tender back. If there is disc issues then no... but if you keep all the weight on your heels when doing "push" excersizes (squats, leg press, lunges) then there should be very little strain on the lower back. (edit) when the weight rolls forward and your pushing with your toes then you engage your back more than your glutes and hamstrings.

that's good to know about the calf raises. I'll try that next time. I've got itty bitty bird legs below the knee. It does usually feel like an achilles workout usually when I do calf raises.

Lizard wrote:

Wait a minute. We are supposed to work out daily?????

:?

haha... I've worked out 7 times this week and once more tomorrow... but then I won't again until Monday. I just don't feel right if I don't get a good pump or a 40 minute run in...

Tried the Tracy Anderson Cardio II and Mat workouts today. The cardio is complicated choreography. She breaks it all down in a teaching section, which I didn't bother to go through. I just followed along with her as best I could, which probably wasn't very good but I worked up a good sweat. I felt it in my calf muscles. I really liked the arm portion of the mat workout. That section where she makes you keep your arms out doing various rotations killed! I can see that it would help develop long lean muscles. I didn't feel the workout in my legs or abs a whole lot, probably because it was less intense than what I'm used to. The cardio barre workouts kill my legs...maybe cause the lifts are higher and there are more repetitions. I want to see if I feel any soreness tomorrow. I enjoyed it though. I like her goal of making you leaner and less bulky. She's a good spokesperson for that method cause her body rocks.

wow I am SORE after yesterday's workout. Oh well... I have Saturday off.... although I do have my 15 month old son every weekend (and Wednesdays) so that can be a workout just keeping up with him

Chest, abs, run

Bench, 4 * 10, 8, 7, 6 reps.... 225 - 255 lbs
Incline bench w/ dumbbells, 4 * 8 reps, 80 - 90 lbs
Pec fly's (laying on bench), 3 * 10 reps, 45 lbs
Cable fly's w/ pushup supersets, 3 * 10 reps, 70 lbs and pushups to failure in between each set
Machine bench, 3 * 8 reps, ? lbs
Dips, to failure (probably 10 - 15 reps)
10 minutes of abs (crunch machine, "love handle" machine [what are those called?], hanging leg raises)
2 minute run in 15 minutes

this morning, shoulders and abs:

Military Press
Arnold Press
Lateral raises w/ dumbbells
Lateral raise machine
Front raise w/ dumbbells
Front raise w/ machine
Rear delt pulls with a big rubber band
Shrugs

Crunch machine
Hanging leg raises
Oblique twist machine

3 mile run tonight.

Ms. Haiku wrote:

3 mile run tonight on the treadmill. I"m looking forward to it!

You look forward to that?! An interesting article I read about chronic cardio:

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/chronic-cardio/