Strength Training - June 30th, 2008
I started with 10-mins on the treadmill and then did:
A: One-armed Dumbbell Snatch - 32e/6, 32e/6, 35e/6
B1: Dumbbell Single-leg Romanian Deadlift - 25e/6, 25e/6, 25e/6
B2: Barbell Bent-over Row - 90t/6, 90t/6, 95t/6
C1: Dumbbell Single-arm Overhead Squat - 20&10/6, 20&10/6, 25&12/6
C2: Dumbbell Incline Bench Press - 27.5e/6, 27.5e/6, 30e/6
D1: Plank - 90sec (45-degree), 45+45sec (on floor), 45+45 (on floor)
D2: Reverse Wood Chop (on floor) - 32t/6, 32t/6, 35t/6
Bodyweight Matrix (modified): 96 squats, 48 lunges (each leg)
HRM: 90mins, 642 cals, Max: 154 (87%), Avg: 127 (71%)
I definitely don’t think I had the enthusiasm for this today, but I pushed through and did it anyway. I even managed to do a couple of squat jumps (we’re talking 3 or 4 here). I really love the one-armed dumbbell snatch though, I’m going to miss it as I move on to Stage 4. I most definitely will not miss the planks! I’m starting to have troubles getting the dumbbells into position for the incline bench press. As I don’t have a bench I’m getting the incline using a swiss ball against the couch. I really don’t have a problem pressing the 30-lb dumbbells, but getting to the starting position is a royal pain.
Anyway, time to go think about making lunch. Then a few outdoors chores, some watering, and a swim. Thankfully the weather is nice enough to do those today.


That’s pretty major to not feel like doing the workout and still do a major one like you did today.
I hope you re-read that sentence after you wrote it and were able to see how far you’ve come! You’re a Rock Star!!!
Well, I suppose the issue is that I had to do it today. Not doing it really wasn’t an option. So it was either do it in the morning or mess around and blow my whole day.