Today was sort of a regular work day. But I was able to make it home a little earlier than usual. I was thinking I could do a full workout, but when I got home, I ended up talking with my wife for a while so I was pressed for time. But our talk was good so I'm happy either way. Normally I would do a one-off on a day like today, but I figured I just start the cycle and end it when it ends. As long as I get at least two resistance days in a week, I'll be happy. But I was anxious to get back into resistance training because I knew I was losing strength without it. So, to get back into it, I am going with a program that lit my love for weight training.
Since it has been a while since I did a full-on weight training routine and knowing I've lost strength, I decided to drop my weights down by 3-5kgs. You can see the comparison below in the picture. I also kept the interval Pull-Up moves, but my reps were way down. But now, since I am basically starting over again, I'm going for full range of motion on my Pull-Ups. All the way down and chin over the bar. On top of that, I'm going at a slower pace than just pumping out as many as I can until I fail. I will go at a slower pace and max out. Throughout this routine, I was feeling muscles I had long forgotten, and it felt good. I'm sticking with Chalene's slower pace per rep, too. The slow reps seem to bring on the burn with more intensity. I was surely feeling it today. I'm not going to do a full program, I'm just going to do half, so just two weeks per circuit instead of four. During this time, I hope to raise my Pull-Up count to around 10-12 reps. But it was tough today not only because of my inherent muscular weakness but also because of my left shoulder pain. I'm hoping that working the muscle will iron out the knots in my muscle or at least make it easier to knead out with my rumble roller. But speaking of my shoulder, I had to go a lot lighter to protect my shoulder, also, to improve my range of motion. And also, so I could do holds at the top of each rep, not just swing the dumbbells up and fall down. That is where the burn came from. I loved today's workout.
I wanted to do abs, too, but I was short on time, so I stuck with Chalene and did Extreme Core Circuit. This time, I got back to using the 2kg hand weights. Got a good burn with them. Then, I went right into the Flow, again, because of time issues. I planned to do the Unlock your Hip Flexors after my night class. I did the modified version because I got home late and wanted to get to bed early. Then I finished off the main workout with a nice Flow.
In the end, I torched a good 898kcals. Feel the burn with the weights!!
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