When’s the Last Time You REALLY Changed Up Your Workout Routine?

Today’s Workout Log

“Prep Week” - Beginning Maximum Strength program with light prep week to make sure I have the proper form and feel for each new exercise.

Warm-up

30 minutes of dynamic stretching and soft-tissue work

Workout

Bench Press - 45 pounds - Sets: 4/4/4/4/4 (2-minute rest between each)

SuperSet (Do the two exercises back to back, rest 90 seconds, then repeat)

Neutral-Grip Incline Dumbbell Press - 5 pound Dumbbells - Sets: 10/10/10
Head-Supported Dumbbell Rows - 5 pound Dumbbells - Sets: 10/10/10/10

SuperSet (Do the two exercises back to back, rest 90 seconds, then repeat)

Prone Trap Raise - 2.5 pound Dumbbells - Sets: 12/12/12
Side-lying External Rotation - 2.5 pound Dumbbells - Sets: 12/12/12

Side Bridge - Bodyweight - Sets: 30 seconds/30s/30s

Cool-down

Dead Hang (elongates spine) - 54 seconds

Workout Journal Notes

The second day of the Maximum Strength program was just as exciting and new as the first.

I can’t tell you what a difference it’s made to change things up so much and be following an entirely new routine.

If you’ve been doing the same workout, or even similar workouts, for a while now, I’d highly suggest switching things up, and why not start with Maximum Strength?

One thing I’m absolutely determined to stick to during this whole program is putting form over weight in every exercise.

Like so many lifters, I often find myself sacrificing form just to add a few more pounds to the lift, but no more!

Perfect form with lower weight will trump the opposite any day in both safety and performance.

So, I’ll be putting my ego aside, swallowing my pride, and happily be throwing up sub-200 bench presses and sub-300 squats — at least at the beginning, let’s hope I’m topping those numbers with perfect form by the end of the program!

Tomorrow the insanity continues when I go to my first Wednesday session of speed camp.

I thought Saturday’s were early at 7:30am, but on Wednesday’s, class begins at 6am!

I don’t even think it’s light by then, but it will be awesome to know how hard I’ve worked by 7am when it’s over, and my body will be benefiting from that work for the rest of the day!