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Day 6

Took 4 days off from my workout on Day 5, which included the weekend to go to camp.  I wasn’t without exercise though.  Walking for a few miles through grassy river plains and mud, up hills in the woods and wading through fast moving water with bulky waders and boots really gets the blood flowing.  Back at camp I split and stacked firewood.  That was actually a lot of fun, really got the heart racing and felt like it required a decent amount of lung capacity.  I would do that every day for an hour or so if I had a use for firewood at home.

Todays workout was basic, 45 minutes and included squats, bench press, military press, pull downs, and abs – including the blast.  Worked hard and fast with very short water breaks in between exercises.  In addition to the major exercises completed I usually try and keep my heart rate up by using light free weights or using the edge of the Bowflex base to do calf raises.  After being off the Bowlfex, for even a couple days, it’s good to get back into it with a workout that just uses the basic moves, otherwise you can to easily excuse yourself from putting forth the necessary effort to make it worthwhile.

Next workout is day 7, so I’ll be posting a new picture.  I’m curious to see how the progress will turn out over time.  I’m not dieting, drinking less beer or making any big lifestyle changes other than exercising with the Bowflex.  Their probably won’t be much of a change from Day 1 to Day 7, but over time, all the photos together should show a progression… should.

Tags: Abs, Bowflex, Core, exercise, Power Rods, Resistance, strength training, upper body, Weights, Workout

Day 5

Good workout today.  Had a my friend Jim try out the Bowlfex too.  We did 200lb squats, 50 lbs for bench and miliarty, 35 for curls and 50 for pulldowns.  Solid work for 45 minutes.  Between sets, whoever wasn’t on the bowflex, kept their heart rate up with a medicine ball.

The Blast

The final exercise we did, for abs, was a combination of crunches followed by the ad routine I mentioned on Day 4, I’m going to refer to this move as the ‘Blast’.  I call it the Blast because when done properly you end looking like super hero sending a blast at your enemy.  Basically all your upper body strength from your abs and core up to your arms and shoulders goes into it, straining you fight the resistance, giving the appearance that you’re forcing back an enemy with all your power.  You’re hands stay open, not closed around the handles, and you don’t bring them together, as if the source of your power was generated between that gap, this maximizes the resistance through your arms, chest, shoulders and abs, plus all of the stabilizer muscles in between.

Tags: Abs, Bowflex, Core, exercise, Power Rods, Resistance, strength training, upper body, Weights, Workout