Lower Body Workout
It felt really good to get back into the gym after yesterday’s race. I did a pretty light workout, starting with a three sets of abs going back and forth between the captain’s chair (10 reps) and the resistance curls (60 lbs, 20 reps) with no break. I was feeling those last few curls as well.
My main goal was to work my primary leg muscles, and I did so. I started with single leg hamstring curls (3 sets of 20 at 30 lbs), then calf raises (3 sets of 20 each with toes in, straight, and out at 45 lbs), single leg shin curls (3 sets of 25 at 20 lbs) and some light leg presses (3 sets of 15 at 90 lbs). Somewhere in there I added some light bicep curls - 40 lbs (both hands) - just to keep things interesting.
As a bonus I bumped into Gilbert doing much the same workout. It turns out that he’s going to be leading some Gold’s classes in running form as well, which is always good to see, so more people may be exposed to his teaching (and he can presumably make a bit of extra cash, which never hurts).
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Jan 18th 2005
12:15 PM
So how are the abs feeling today? That’s a pretty heavy workout. I need to get back to the weights. I also need to set something up at home in case I can’t get to the gym.
Jan 18th 2005
3:03 PM
classes in running form??? I have never head of such a thing! Have you taken them before? Did you learn anything you can share with the RBF?
Jan 21st 2005
5:56 PM
Actually, most of what he teaches is good form. Get the form nailed, and the speed will just happen - without injuries either. Its a little hard to think about, but it makes a huge difference.
Oh, and the abs? They were fine. They’re gently turning back into jelly since I’ve been a lazy guy ever since and haven’t done another crunch all week.