Posted by: jedaffra on: February 10, 2009
Today I decided to add a plyometric exercise to my cardio workout. According to Wikipedia, Plyometrics is a type of exercise training designed to produce fast, powerful movements, and improve the functions of the nervous system, generally for the purpose of improving performance in a specific sport. You can read more about it here. Workout: [...]
Posted by: jedaffra on: February 6, 2009
Today’s workout incorporated an exercise I hadn’t done in quite a long time: dead-lifts. Warmup: 7 minutes on the stepper, no weights Workout: Dead-lifts with 25 lb. plates – approximately 4 sets Frog squats Box jumps Seated leg-extensions I started the workout with the dead-lift, rotating it with frog squats and box jumps. I had [...]
Posted by: jedaffra on: February 4, 2009
Hi everybody! What a great workout today! Warmup: 7 minutes on the elliptical machine (no weights today). Workout: bent-over barbell rows pushups dumbbell retractions and protractions (from the fantastic shoulder rehab protocol) bench press face pulls pec-deck Cardio: 4 minutes of the Burpee (with 10 lb. dumbbells, using the Tabata method). Most of the exercises [...]
Posted by: jedaffra on: January 19, 2009
Welcome to the first day of the challenge! My plan for today was to complete a high intensity circuit weight training workout at the gym. Using the push-pull advice from Vince DelMonte’s YouTube video, I’ll target shoulders and (if I have the energy) chest. Warmup: 14 minutes of elliptical work with 4lbs weights Workout: resistance [...]
