Showing posts with label leg presses. Show all posts
Showing posts with label leg presses. Show all posts

Thursday, 19 July 2007

Last Saturday's workout.

This was a long way off the best workout. I lacked the energy or motivation to push myself really hard, so the numbers are pretty disappointing. I didn't even dare the last set of chins/dips, as my arms felt like they were about to give way. In retrospect, the lack of energy may have been an early sign of the illness that has laid me out for most of this week.

Also; the triceps press-up is from a youtube workout vid that Andy forwarded me. I can't find any other references to it though, so the image is pretty inaccurate.

ExerciseWarmupSet 1Set 2Set 3
15×88kg
15×88kg
12×106kg
12×106kg
10×124kg
10×124kg
8×142kg
8×142kg
15×-20kg
15×-20kg
12×-15kg
12×-15kg
10×-10kg
10×-10kg
Dumbell Curls(21s)21×6kg21×7kg21×7.5kg
Dumbbell Lateral Raise15×7kg12×8kg10×9kg8×10kg
Dumbbell One Arm Triceps Extension15×6kg12×7kg10×8kg8×9kg
Stability Push-up †127
Tricep Push-up ‡88

†: Starting with both hands on a medicine ball; doing one push up, placing right hand two feet to the right, doing another, placing right hand back on the ball, doing another, placing left nad two feet to the left, doing another, and so on.
‡: Withg knees down, fists together under the body, palms facing each other, knuckles facing forwards. Push up from there.

Thursday, 5 July 2007

Supersets 3: Pecs, triceps, back and legs.

Pretty happy with these numbers, and the fact that I don't hurt much today.
Never tried weighted dips or push-ups before. The latter are tough, but still easier than I expected. The former are brutal; simply balancing a 4kg dumbbell between your feet makes the exercise much more difficult.

ExerciseWarmupSet 1Set 2Set 3
15×-20kg
15×-25kg
12×0kg
12×-20kg
10×0kg
10×-15kg
8×4kg
8×-10kg
15×70kg
15×70kg
12×88kg
12×88kg
10×97kg
10×97kg
15×56kg
15×56kg
12×70kg
12×70kg
10×77kg
10×91kg‡
8×82kg
8×82kg
Weighted Swiss Ball Crunch5050×5kg50×5kg
Twisting Crunch50100100
Weighted Push-up13×20kg13×20kg7×10kg
Kneeling Push-up11

†: Using a nautilus machine with one cable attachment in each hand, kneeling on a swiss ball.
‡: Andy put up the weight without me noticing.