Strength Training - Aug 29th, 2008
I started with a 5 min warm-up outside. Then did:
A: Barbell Squat (did front) - 75t/8, 75t/8
B1: Static Lunge, rear foot elevated - 20e/15, 20e/15, 20e/15, 20e/15
B2: Push-up - 15, 15, 15, 8… 7 more 
B3: Barbell Romanian Deadlift - 75t/15, 75t/15, 75t/15, 75t/15
B4: Dumbbell Bent-Over Row - 35e/15, 25e/15, 25e/15, 25e/15
35 mins total… oh my god. And I think I even took a few extra seconds of rest here and there.
HR Monitor: 273 cals, Max 161 (90%), Min 138 (78%)
I had problems with the barbell squats - almost dropped the bar the first set. Guess I was leaning too far forward. This was a hard workout for me, really hard. The only one that perhaps wasn’t too tough was the deadlifts. On looking back I suppose I should have pushed them up a bit. The push-ups, as expected were the hardest part. I had to take a little, umm pause, during the last set. Yep, we’ll call it a pause! No matter though, I have a better feel for the next workout.
I don’t think I would even like to TRY a push-up at this point, LOL. Ummmm I haven’t done a push-up since high school!! Since I’ve been working with the Total Gym I know my arms (both upper and lower) are getting stronger but I really don’t think they’re that strong yet!
Excellent! Way to go!!!
P.S. Pssst.. I mentioned you in my blog today, hehheh.
I’ve always been able to do a few (maybe 8 with a lot of work) but when I started the strength training program I needed to do more in one workout so I worked my way down.
60-degree - against the treadmill
45-degree - against the desk
Never found a 30-degree surface suitable, so I went to knee push-ups. However, those bothered my knees so I just did as many full push-ups as I could. Somehow they do get easier.
Hmmmph. I never would have even thought of that, working my way down by degrees. I can do that with my Total Gym! It is, after all, angled and adjustable. Cool!
From what I understand that is often a preferred method (rather than working on girly push-ups on your knees).