Thursday, May 3, 2012

No work, and lots of play

Deadlifts
5-5-5-3-3

Every minute complete 1 front squat for 10 mins

Conditioning:
2 Rounds of
50 GHD sit ups
15 power clean and jerk

then after

10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 of
KB swings
Burpees
Pull ups


Tuesday, May 1, 2012

To Row, or Not To Row

Maya must have the right attitude.
Bench Press
3x3



Every minute complete 7 push press
10 mins.

Every minute complete 1 snatch
10 mins.

2k row

Nothing better than starting the day with the classic meathead exercise of BENCH!!! lol.  I'll admit, I used to be a huge bench guy.  3 times a week probably.... which likely explains some of the shoulder disfunction I now have.  Anyways, the benching was ok. I felt great with the push presses and snatches though.  I really like tying in conditioning when I'm working on strength.  It may not be max effort anaerobically, but it accomplishes a lot more with the time spent in the gym....  After the lifts I saw the rowers and still felt like I needed to get some conditioning in, so with some hesitation I sat down on the concept deuce.  Almost every time I get on that thing I will immediately regret it.....  So I decided to go for the 2k.lol.  I put the calibration to 10 and began to pull.  I always feel like I'll have to stop around the midway point, but somehow, someway I'll make it through.  I was especially pleased since I did the best I ever have with a 6:48 time.  Giggity!  God is good.

Today was a great day!  Although work was typical and there wasn't much difference today than yesterday in what I did, I just felt I approached the day with the right mindset.  Some things didn't go so well (like sanding a stairway for 5 hours).... but I strongly believe that one's attitude can make all the difference.  Your mindset and attitude can drastically change your actual situation.....laughing always helps lots too.

We'll have to see how tomorrow goes with the attitude thing, lol since I'm suppose to be painting ceilings all day.  My neck and shoulders are gonna be smoked!

If you don't like something, change it.  If you can't change it, change your attitude.

-Maya Angelou