Monday Workout...

The day began with cardio at 6:30 am...walking on the Incline Trainer and the Stairmaster. Never running! Why you ask...well, Running gets the heart rate too high for what I am trying to accomplish. When you run, the main source of energy is mostly carbs I actually dont want to buy my carbs I need them to lift but I want to burn fat, so I go at a slower more moderate pace. Usually about 3.0 mph with a 15-20% incline. Still gets the heart rate into the low 140's right where I want to be.
The same should be done by everyone...Duration when doing cardio is actually more important than intensity if you are looking to burn fat. Now if you are training for a marathon or something by all means go ahead and pound the pavement(or treadmill) as much as you want, but dont complain in 10 years when you have bad hips and knees.

Today was a leg day...focusing on the quads (front of the legs). A rather light day compared to our usual quad workout, made up for it with the freakiest reps.

Hmm...I am wondering if any of you out there would be interested in sample posts for the workouts we(myself and workout buddy) perform every morning. I might start

This weekend...

This weekend was a good one weekend for fitness. First I did the 300 workout on Thursday night...now of course the only reason I did it was because I was challenged by a fellow co-worker who "bought in to the hype" of the movie and that notorious workout. I will not disrespect you all by going into detail about the exercises...I am sure you can find it online somewhere. Needless to say it claims to be the workout that actors in the movie performed in preparation for its shooting. Does anyone see a problem with that statement? Those of us who workout know that one workout(which barely emphasizes resistance training) is not going to get you looking like those guys in that movie. I don't care how long you spend preparing for it. There is so much more to getting a "6 pack" that a workout that consists of 300 repetitions of a few random exercises. Can we say nutrition, cardiovascular exercise, lifting of weights (not just calethetics), proper sleep/rest, water intake, and the list can go on and on!

By the way...if you have done that workout, what was your time? Mine....18:09 secs.