Today’s Workout Log
Speed Camp
Warm-up
- 100 jumping jacks
- 50 diagonal back-and-forth hops
- 100 triangle hops
- 20 lunges
- 10 push-ups
- 50 jumping jacks
Workout
- 4 back-and-forth side shuffles of 30 yards each (120 yards total)
- 4 back-and-forth side shuffles of 30 yard each
- 4 back-and-forth power skips of 30 yards each
- 4 back-and-forth backward runs of 30 yards each
- 4 back-and-forth forward runs of 30 yards each
Core Work
- 100 fast pulse crunches with bent knees in the air
- 50 fast pulse crunches with straight legs in the air
- 50 side-to-side oblique heel touches
- Hold top push-up position for 2 minutes
- 3 push-ups immediately from 2-minute hold without rest
Workout Journal Notes
I was up bright and early, out the door before 7AM for morning speed camp. I felt surprisingly energetic and ready for a great workout.
We started off with an extensive warm-up that included several drills and movements back-to-back without any rest.
Then, we moved right into the “real workout,” as the trainer called it, though I think that may have been the easiest part of the day, compared to the warm-up and ending core work.
In fact, since Bionic Boy wasn’t there, I won most of the shuttle drills we did, and I felt like I had more endurance than ever.
The ending core work was pretty brutal, as we did everything back-to-back again with no rest in between exercises.
Those big 100- and 50-rep sets take their toll when they are stacked on top of each other.
For the final move of the day, we held the top of a push-up position for 2 full minutes, which was hard enough by itself.
My arms were already shaking at the 1-minute mark, but I managed to hold on.
Then, he told us, with about 30 seconds left, that we would be doing 20 push-ups right from this position — without resting from the 2-minute drill!
He claimed it wouldn’t be as hard as we thought, because just the act of moving would be a relief to our blood-engorged muscles.
It turns out that it was just as I had imagined… torturous!
He did a 20 count, but I only managed to eek out 3, while some had already caved completely.
So, at the very least, I held the position for about 3 minutes total and slipped in 3 very strained push-ups in between.
It was a great workout as always, and it’s always an awesome feeling to have already worked so hard and be done for the day at only 8:30AM.
Tomorrow is measurement day, and I feel like I’ve gotten things back on track, so I’m looking forward to some inspiring numbers tomorrow!
Current Stats and Measurements (September 7, 2008)
- Height - 6′3″
- Weight - 195.8 lb.
- Bodyfat - 15.5%
- Biceps - 14.3″
- Calves - 15.2″
- Thighs - 24.8″
- Waist - 32.8″
- Chest - 43.2″
“How to Get Abs” Progress Pics (September 7, 2008)
Before (Mid to Late 2005)
Current (September 7, 2008)
Today’s Diet Log
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Current Supplements
- BSN CELLMASS (Creatine)
- 100% Whey Protein - Gold Standard
- Life Extension Multivitamins
- NOW Foods, Super EPA Double strength - 60 Softgels (Fish Oil Capsules)
- Flaxseed Oil 1000mg, 100 softgels
- NOW Foods, Glucosamine & Chondroitin plus MSM
- Greens+, 9.4 oz powder
Current Workout Program
Eric Cressey’s Maximum Strength: Get Your Strongest Body in 16 Weeks with the Ultimate Weight-Training Program
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