When you hit the gym regularly and consistently, you begin to take note of the regulars. Heck, you might even become friends, over time, but I’ll save that for another blog post. My point is, you become familiar with those lifting during your hour or two hour window and when a new face appears, it’s pretty obvious. Not everyone lifts five or six days a week, but you kinda catch on to pretty much everyone’s schedule – especially if they’re regular.
It’s those who blow in, use all the machines and half the weights and then disappear that I want to address. We all probably have the same motivation: we want more muscular definition, we want to lose some extra lbs, or we want to get functionally fit. The difference is, one doesn’t understand the mechanics of the ‘journey’. It’s not a proverbial sprint but more of a marathon. It’s not what you do periodically but who you become. I want to be a functionally fit 80 year old and for that to happen, I’ve acknowledged that I’m embarking on a twenty-year marathon. It’s who I’ve decided to become. Maybe you’re just starting out. Stick with it! It’s worth it.
Back and Bi’s today. Combination #1 x 3 sets: wide grip lat pull down, bent over barbell rows, dumbbell dead lifts, straight leg ab raises.
Combination #2 x 3 sets: seated cable rows, bent over dumbell shrugs, torso hinge raises, barbell curls, crunches.
Combination #3 x 3 sets: narrow grip ez bar curls, dumbbell hammer curls, planks.