Friday, July 22, 2005

The ultimate get-in, get-out workout

Now that I've gotten the hang of this gym, I've figured out my workout:

  1. sit-up machine: 100 reps (currently just 60 lbs, but I'll get it back)
  2. Romanian dead-lifts: 20 reps @ bar+50 (to increase to 100 reps before moving weight)
  3. Half-squats: 20 reps @ bar+50 (to increase to 100 reps before moving weight up)
  4. 15 mins rowing machine
I figure with a fun workout, I'm more likely to keep at it....

3 comments:

The LQ said...

Yup... variety is the preservative against "God, I'm bored -- I'd rather eat ice cream." :-)

-- Rufel

JimDesu said...

Well, there'll eventually be less variety. When I'm able to do 100 squats, I sure as hell won't need the time on the rowing machine for cardio!

It's amazing how much more effort squats are than dead-lifts. The latter are just hard, whereas the former wear me out but-good. Instead of variety, for me the key to working out regularly is efficiency--can I pack the workout into a one-hour lunch-break?

The LQ said...

oh, yes, squats. Although the clean-and-press is a good one, too.

Speaking of wanting to get abs back, this evening, my sister saw my 5-10 pound Starbucks-induced squish and asked in all sincerity, "Are you pregnant?"

"No," I said, while thinking, Oh, dear lord, am I really *that* fat?

-- Rufel

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