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elfsAll last week, under the stress of doing the single dad thing for a week, I had no time to hit the gym. Instead, I ate poorly, drank too many carbs, and generally lived a caffeine-and-sugar fueled existence.
This week, I returned to the gym, determined to get off the plateau I've been sitting on for the past two months. I've got fabulous biceps but am sitting with a spot on my abdomen labeled "spare tire goes here (someday)" that I want to get rid of. After watching The 300 Workout, I decided to change two things about my workout: vary the daily circuit, and add more full-body stuff.
It doesn't make much sense if I can do a dozen presses of my body weight, but only four pull-ups, and ten push-ups. Something is out of wack. I overstress my biceps (my, they look good) and don't stress the rest of my arms and chest enough.
But I think my quads are the real problem. They've got stamina but no real strength. I put in some squat lifts and a military press to the routine today, and I totally hurt when I was done. Even better, the long-lasting metabolism boost I used to experience is back. I've found where my weak spots are. It's just going to hurt to turn them into not-weak spots.
This week, I returned to the gym, determined to get off the plateau I've been sitting on for the past two months. I've got fabulous biceps but am sitting with a spot on my abdomen labeled "spare tire goes here (someday)" that I want to get rid of. After watching The 300 Workout, I decided to change two things about my workout: vary the daily circuit, and add more full-body stuff.
It doesn't make much sense if I can do a dozen presses of my body weight, but only four pull-ups, and ten push-ups. Something is out of wack. I overstress my biceps (my, they look good) and don't stress the rest of my arms and chest enough.
But I think my quads are the real problem. They've got stamina but no real strength. I put in some squat lifts and a military press to the routine today, and I totally hurt when I was done. Even better, the long-lasting metabolism boost I used to experience is back. I've found where my weak spots are. It's just going to hurt to turn them into not-weak spots.
