Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Skinny Fat - Current Workout Routine

The following is my current work out routine and schedule:


MondayShoulders
Clean and Press4x835lbs
Arnold Press4x1015lbs
Neutral Grip Press4x1210lbs
Front Grip Dumbbell Press4x1015lbs
Bent-Over Flies4x810 lbs
TuesdayLegs
Low Bar Squat3x852.5kg
Stiff Leg Dead Lift3x553.5kg
Leg Press4x1280lbs
Lunge Dumbbell Squat4x1210lbs
Leg Extension4x1027.5lbs
Leg Curl4x825lbs
ThursdayChest
Inclined Bench Press3x625kg
Bench Press3x827.5kg
Inclined Dumbbell Press4x1215lbs
Inclined Flies4x815lbs
SaturdayBack
Dead Lift3x852.5kg
Chin Up4x8-15lbs
Barbell Rows3x835lbs
Seated Cable Rows4x820lbs
Lat Pull Down4x825lbs
Special thanks to http://tableizer.journalistopia.com for converting my Excel spreadsheet to HTML table.

My favorite workout is Clean and Press. I don't know why I find it fun. It took me a month to graduate from 25lbs to 35lbs. Although I still have some good days and some bad days: bad days when I have to pause in order to complete 8 reps. Until I can execute it properly without rest, I wouldn't think about increasing weight.

I value proper form over heavier weights. So I usually start with a 3x5's then inch my way to heavier weights by increasing reps until I'm confident enough to increase weights.

So for my Dead Lifts and Squats, I started with 3x5's at 47.5kg. Then after a week or two, increased the reps to 8 while maintaining the weight. I do that until I'm comfortable with 3x12's or even 4x12's before adding 1.25kg and dropping sets and reps back to 3x5's.

My least favorite work outs are usually those on machines like Leg Extensions and Leg Curls. And my reason is simple: I'm short and I can't rest my back because I can't reach it. I guess these machines were targeted for

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