I used the arc trainer this morning and it is better than the elliptical by far. I'll still use the treadmill but I'll swap out the elliptical for this from now on.
Gym Check-In Thread
- Thread starter Rosecrans
- Start date
there's something magical about that cybex 750A. mon - thurs i did 30-60-90-and 120 minute workouts and my legs and body don't feel like trash.....had enough energy and strength to put in another 30 minutes to an hour but went to do ab work, some lifting and use other machines.
Last edited:
JP_614
Superstar
Upper body day weather looks great out here in columbus watching serena going for that championship while knocking this workout out
PlainSight
Anon
Started doing Stronglifts on Monday. I did it backwards though and started BAB (Squats, Overhead Press, Deadlift). So far the 1st day was the toughest in terms of DOMS but by Friday the soreness was normal. I've started off with just the bar as I don't know what my 5 rep max is and I don't want to overdo it at the beginning. So far, the last sets have been consistently tough except for the bench press which wasn't as taxing as I thought it would be, so I think I've done the right thing.
Monday:
Squats (the bar {20kg}) 5x5
Overhead Press (20kg) 5x5
Deadlift (35kg) 1x5
15 mins Intervals on Rowing Machine. 30second/30second split.
Wednesday:
Squats (22.5kg) 5x5
Bench Press (20kg) 5x5
Barbell Rows (20kg) 5x5
15 mins intervals on Rowing machine 30/30second split
Friday:
Squats (25kg) 5x5
Overhead Press (25kg)* 5x5
Deadlift (40kg) 1x5
10 mins intervals on Rowing machine 20/10 second split.
*-I wasn't supposed to lift 5 kgs more, was only supposed to put 2.5kg rather than 5kg but it ended up being manageable.
So far I'm happy with everything, albeit a little impatient in terms of aesthetics
. Nutrition-wise I'm OK too - I've also drank a lot more water recently rather than just juice, although I'm missing soft drinks a lot. The sweets are pretty easy to give up if I've got proper food in it's place.
Monday:
Squats (the bar {20kg}) 5x5
Overhead Press (20kg) 5x5
Deadlift (35kg) 1x5
15 mins Intervals on Rowing Machine. 30second/30second split.
Wednesday:
Squats (22.5kg) 5x5
Bench Press (20kg) 5x5
Barbell Rows (20kg) 5x5
15 mins intervals on Rowing machine 30/30second split
Friday:
Squats (25kg) 5x5
Overhead Press (25kg)* 5x5
Deadlift (40kg) 1x5
10 mins intervals on Rowing machine 20/10 second split.
*-I wasn't supposed to lift 5 kgs more, was only supposed to put 2.5kg rather than 5kg but it ended up being manageable.
So far I'm happy with everything, albeit a little impatient in terms of aesthetics
. Nutrition-wise I'm OK too - I've also drank a lot more water recently rather than just juice, although I'm missing soft drinks a lot. The sweets are pretty easy to give up if I've got proper food in it's place.
Kid McNamara
'97 Mike Bibby
13 July, 2015:
Chest
8x8 Bench
8x8 Incline Bench
5 Sets Dumbbell Bench (Heavy)
5 Sets Incline Dumbbell Bench (Heavy)
Chest Press
Machine Flys
Chest
8x8 Bench
8x8 Incline Bench
5 Sets Dumbbell Bench (Heavy)
5 Sets Incline Dumbbell Bench (Heavy)
Chest Press
Machine Flys
Yesterday did AM Cardio and then PM chest/tris/cardio
Today did: Back (mostly chin ups, wide grip pull-ups, and narrow grip chins, a little bit of biceps) and then 80 mins of cardio
Tomorrow: Shoulders + Cardio...
Today did: Back (mostly chin ups, wide grip pull-ups, and narrow grip chins, a little bit of biceps) and then 80 mins of cardio
Tomorrow: Shoulders + Cardio...
just my thoughts
Pro
225lbs for the first time on squats. 3x8.Been an exhausting week:
Did Legs yesterday + cardio
Today: Arms and more cardio
Have gone 5 days in a row including one two-a-day, looking forward to 12 hours of sleep tonight and a rest day tomorrow to get some well needed rest and gear up for the next week.
I'm down 22 lbs in about 7 weeks
Did Legs yesterday + cardio
Today: Arms and more cardio
Have gone 5 days in a row including one two-a-day, looking forward to 12 hours of sleep tonight and a rest day tomorrow to get some well needed rest and gear up for the next week.
I'm down 22 lbs in about 7 weeks
worked out monday-thursday again
thursday night i did 3 hours on the 750A at a mild pace to build up endurance with 5 minute bathroom and rest breaks in between 60 minute sets. average bpm was 130. revved it up to 150 a few times. followed with 30 minutes of lifting and ab work. slight tingling in the knees but no major pain and it went away. legs felt like a post marathon day on friday so i rested and may rest again saturday.
thursday night i did 3 hours on the 750A at a mild pace to build up endurance with 5 minute bathroom and rest breaks in between 60 minute sets. average bpm was 130. revved it up to 150 a few times. followed with 30 minutes of lifting and ab work. slight tingling in the knees but no major pain and it went away. legs felt like a post marathon day on friday so i rested and may rest again saturday.
3 hours? That's a bit much.
PlainSight
Anon
Stuck to just Stronglifts, and will do for now as adding more has really fukked up my recovery and I'm squatting every workout so I'll need it!
Today I did:
Squats 5x5 at 35kg
Overhead Press 5x5 at 30kg (Just)
Deadlift 1x5 at 50kg.
Today I did:
Squats 5x5 at 35kg
Overhead Press 5x5 at 30kg (Just)
Deadlift 1x5 at 50kg.
correct, it was too much.....i wanted to experiment on my body and the claims of the machine. my legs were stiff friday and saturday but experienced no pain. i used to do endurance training so i went for it but going forward i won't go over 2 hours in one workout. i loaded up on wheat germ oil(octacosanol), coenzyme q10, and hawthorn extract to power the heart. went to the gym sunday evening for about 50 mins. to stretch and do a lil cardio to move some lactic acid out of my system.
i ran into a former co-worker this morning after a dental appt and he said he noticed me being cut and diesel.
i thank the coli brehs for always talmbot health and fitness.
