Showing posts with label biceps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label biceps. Show all posts

Sunday, April 4, 2010

easter

10 minutes stairmaster

muscle group worked: biceps, abs
20# and 25# dumbbell curls
barbell curls 45# (8-10 reps) - 50# (8 reps) - 55# (3 reps)
hammer strength 35#
reverse curls
cable (pyramid)

20 minutes stairmaster

rest, refuel

30 minutes run at park

i was at the gym and a guy was seated on a bench doing biceps curls with dumbbells. i sat down next to him and started doing curls with the same amount of weight. he got up and walked away.

Sunday, March 28, 2010

rainy day

Not really feeling it today.

10 minutes stairmaster

monique
5 rounds of
10 thrusters (45#)
10 pull ups
10 push ups
20 sit ups
time to complete: about 9:30 (didn't have my stopwatch)

muscle group worked: biceps

10 minutes run on treadmill

Sunday, March 21, 2010

enchanted

i had a great workout today, and finally got back on the stairs after being too sick/congested for the past week and a half.

however, i felt a little weak, or at least not stronger than last week. this is a result of several factors:
- having a respiritory tract infection for the past 10 days
- not eating much the past week, and the last 24 hours in particular
- not taking a day of rest this week

it's sort of counter-intuitive, but i get in better shape when i eat more and take a day off.

10 minutes stairmaster

muscle group worked: biceps

50 flights of stairs with 20# weight vest: 19:34
50 flights of stairs with no vest: 18:02

total time to complete: 37:37
These are pretty good times considering what i wrote above.

Monday, March 15, 2010

spin

60 minutes cycling class

muscle group worked: biceps, light legs

Monday, March 8, 2010

falling down

10 minutes stairmaster

Fran
21-15-9
thrusters (45#)
pull ups (modified)
time to complete: 3:19
personal best! beat my record by 21 seconds!
I didn't have to take a break at all. The first time I tried Fran, about 3 months ago, I could barely make it through just the first set. And that was using 35# for thrusters.

muscle group worked: biceps, legs
I did light legs to prevent extreme soreness on leg day.
thrusters as per above
50 squats 65#
200 walking lunges (no weight)

50 flights of stairs with 20# vest
10 flights of stairs with no vest
time to complete: ~24 minutes
10 minutes stairmaster

By this time, I had been at the gym for over two hours and was rapidly losing steam.

The lady at the front desk stopped me and asked if I was a fire fighter. She said she had heard that. Strange. She said her son is a fireman. I'm not a fire fighter, but I guess I am trying to save souls from going to hell, so that is sorta related.

A lot of people ask where I got my weight vest. Some guy asked me last night, and I had to once again say that it was a gift and I have no idea where to get them. Oh well, they probably couldn't handle it anyway.

Monday, March 1, 2010

four wheel drive

60 minutes cycling class

muscle group worked: biceps, abs

10 minutes stairmaster

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

recovering

I have been sick with strep throat or some horrible infection for the past couple of days, and I've been in bed asleep for most of it. Hence, I have not worked out in three days.

Today I ventured in the gym for a light abs and biceps workout, and I did 50 minutes on the Stairmaster.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

charged up

Awesome workout tonight!

4 rounds of
10 thrusters (45#)
10 push ups
20 sit ups

My legs and shoulders are still sore from hitting it hard this past weekend, and my arms were about to give out on push ups from an intense biceps workout tonight. Love it.

10 minutes stairmaster
~19 minutes 50 flights of stairs with 20# vest
~19 minutes 50 flights of stairs with no vest

muscle group worked: biceps, abs

I am able to curl 25# dumbbells for several sets of 6 reps. Next week I will try 30#. I also curled 6 reps of 55# with a spotter on the barbell.

Monday, February 8, 2010

scream like you mean it

18:52 50 flights of stairs with 20# vest
30 minutes stairmaster

muscle group worked: biceps

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

crashing

Monique
5 rounds of
10 thrusters (45#)
12 pull ups (Smith rack)
12 push ups
20 sit ups

30 minutes Stairmaster
20 minutes run on treadmill

muscle group worked: biceps

There is a guy in the gym who walks around like he owns it, and he even has a little bald sidekick and several young guys who comprise his entourage. He interrupted my workout to tell me to "Smile." If he told a dude, "Smile," he would have gotten his you-know-what beaten.

Usually when people tell me what to do, I want to obey them. Psych.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

angry chair

Jalissa Plus
5 rounds of
12 thrusters (35#)
20 box jumps (modified)
12 push ups (regular)
20 sit ups

time to complete: 11:21

10 minutes Stairmaster
19:39 50 flights with 20# vest (may have been 53 flights; I kept losing count)
17:30 50 flights with no vest
total: 37:09 for 100 flights of stairs (old gym)

muscle group worked: biceps

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

feeling good

I am finally feeling better after the past two nights of being very worn out.

Shaniqua
5 rounds of
20 thrusters (35#)
20 sit ups
time to complete: 7:55 personal record!

50 flights of stairs with 17# weight vest: 18:23
30 minutes stairmaster

muscle group worked: biceps

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

hieronymous

It rhymes with anonymous.

No name crossfit:
Five rounds of max reps
push ups
pull ups (modified)

I did about 10 of each during each round. It took me about five minutes. It felt kind of lame, but I needed a lighter workout. The last two nights have been intense.

The guy who is stalking my boyfriend appeared out of nowhere and asked, "Where's Joe?" I replied, "He's out saving lives." The guy went on awkwardly for five minutes about how I look like I've lost weight (I haven't), and am I sure I didn't lose weight (I am), and my stomach looks leaner (uh, thanks?), and he is now down to one beer every two days but it's not helping his gut (okay, then). He also went on about how he noticed me two years ago and how he thinks I'm in better shape now (true, but I declined to comment). I never noticed the guy until about two months ago when he came up to compliment my boyfriend's stamina at the gym.

I felt really tired tonight, and I was ravenously hungry on my way home, which is unusual for me.

muscle group worked: biceps, abs

Thursday, January 7, 2010

snow cherries from france

It is snowing in Atlanta. I feel sick tonight; my heart rate was around 180 when I finished climbing stairs. I think I am coming down with something.

Mini-Eva (half of the regular Eva workout)
5 rounds of
run 400 m
15 kettlebell swings (30#)
15 pull ups (modified)

time to complete: 22:03

50 flights of stairs with 15# weight vest
time to complete: 17:55
I am happy with this time, as it is similar to my time with no weight vest when I first started running stairs 4-6 months ago.

muscle group worked: biceps, abs

Friday, January 1, 2010

happy new year

Leticia
4 rounds of
400 m run
15 pull ups (modified)
15 kettlebell swings (30#)
15 thrusters (35#)

time to complete: 20:51

muscle group worked: biceps