Original thread here: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2088647
As mentioned, I wanted to do a program that teaches new skills, focuses on all round development (strength, agility, balance, posture) and is most of all, fun.
The original thread was supposed to be my journal, but since I didn't know how exactly to modify thread titles, and am also interested in trying some shameless self - promotion, this thread shall henceforth be my workout log. Besides, its not like ATHF is splitting at the seams with new threads, unlike the quagmire that is OT with most threads being advanced brainfarts.
I initially started out with a solid 5 day planned program, but it's a little problematic in terms of schedule to implement. I think the first few weeks will be 5 days of workouts, not necessarily in the perfect order I had thought of in my original thread. Anyway here goes:
== Week 1 ==
Mon: 1 - Swim day - I wish I'd thought of this a good deal earlier! I haven't been to the pool in a while and this was crazy fun. Sure, I choked a gallon of water, reeked of chlorine, and could barely climb the stairs to my apartment when it was done, but boy was it fun.
Tue: skip. My evening was occupied with getting stuff from Ikea. Some heavy lifting involved, but a bunch of fries involved too. Hope they cancel out, at least partially.
Wed: Weights day! Here's my plan:
Squats: Instead of doing weighted squats, I've decided to do the following program:
http://www.twohundredsquats.com/week1.html
not all the way to 200 though; I'm going to work up to 50 - 75 squats.
So here goes:
Squats: 40, bodyweight
Leg Press: 2x8 200
Chins 10 x 1 -> 30 sec intervals, jumping to the bar and lowering myself to a count of 5.
Barbell Bench Press 2x8 ... 85
Dbb Inclince Bench press 2x8 .. 60
Hanging leg raises 2x15
Crunches 2x15
20-minute run.
Thoughts:
* Bodyweight squat program sucks. I like squats, but it's mind numbingly boring to do anything more than 20. I'll just get back to the regular barbell program next week.
* The leg press is a bunch of bollocks. Granted, I'm not utterly untrained, but 200 lbs?! I could've probably pushed to 250 and higher; 2x8 left me barely breaking a sweat. Substituting with lunges next time.
Thursday: I didn't do the martial arts as planned, because I had to help someone move. During the course of the move, I came to the painful realization of exactly how out of shape I was, and why it's a bad idea to do two full body routines on consecutive days.
Friday: Rest.
Saturday. An unpleasant combination of running/jogging and walking for 4 miles. Good news: done by the beach, full of babes. Bad news: constantly intimidated by shirtless, sculpted, sunglassed, alpha male types effortlessly breezing past my panting, plodding, sweat-soaked self.
Sunday. Rest.
As mentioned, I wanted to do a program that teaches new skills, focuses on all round development (strength, agility, balance, posture) and is most of all, fun.
The original thread was supposed to be my journal, but since I didn't know how exactly to modify thread titles, and am also interested in trying some shameless self - promotion, this thread shall henceforth be my workout log. Besides, its not like ATHF is splitting at the seams with new threads, unlike the quagmire that is OT with most threads being advanced brainfarts.
I initially started out with a solid 5 day planned program, but it's a little problematic in terms of schedule to implement. I think the first few weeks will be 5 days of workouts, not necessarily in the perfect order I had thought of in my original thread. Anyway here goes:
== Week 1 ==
Mon: 1 - Swim day - I wish I'd thought of this a good deal earlier! I haven't been to the pool in a while and this was crazy fun. Sure, I choked a gallon of water, reeked of chlorine, and could barely climb the stairs to my apartment when it was done, but boy was it fun.
Tue: skip. My evening was occupied with getting stuff from Ikea. Some heavy lifting involved, but a bunch of fries involved too. Hope they cancel out, at least partially.
Wed: Weights day! Here's my plan:
Squats: Instead of doing weighted squats, I've decided to do the following program:
http://www.twohundredsquats.com/week1.html
not all the way to 200 though; I'm going to work up to 50 - 75 squats.
So here goes:
Squats: 40, bodyweight
Leg Press: 2x8 200
Chins 10 x 1 -> 30 sec intervals, jumping to the bar and lowering myself to a count of 5.
Barbell Bench Press 2x8 ... 85
Dbb Inclince Bench press 2x8 .. 60
Hanging leg raises 2x15
Crunches 2x15
20-minute run.
Thoughts:
* Bodyweight squat program sucks. I like squats, but it's mind numbingly boring to do anything more than 20. I'll just get back to the regular barbell program next week.
* The leg press is a bunch of bollocks. Granted, I'm not utterly untrained, but 200 lbs?! I could've probably pushed to 250 and higher; 2x8 left me barely breaking a sweat. Substituting with lunges next time.
Thursday: I didn't do the martial arts as planned, because I had to help someone move. During the course of the move, I came to the painful realization of exactly how out of shape I was, and why it's a bad idea to do two full body routines on consecutive days.
Friday: Rest.
Saturday. An unpleasant combination of running/jogging and walking for 4 miles. Good news: done by the beach, full of babes. Bad news: constantly intimidated by shirtless, sculpted, sunglassed, alpha male types effortlessly breezing past my panting, plodding, sweat-soaked self.
Sunday. Rest.
