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
I found an interesting video on YouTube, called How to Burn Fat Fast. Author Vince DelMonte has some interesting information about metabolism and choice of exercise. The end of the video is a sales pitch, and I don’t agree with every piece of advice, but, it has given me pause about my current routine: a [...]
