Showing posts with label anatomy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label anatomy. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Still Behind

Here I am yet again posting about yesterday's workout. I decided to do a mixed workout because as much as I wanted to do an upper body workout (I had been seeing so much improvement, I wanted to see more), I knew I shouldn't go so long without doing a leg workout.  Therefore, I made a compromise. 

Reps & Weight:
1.  Dumbbell Press (3 sets of 10/8/6 reps with 60 lbs)
2.  Leg Press (3 sets of 10 reps with 220/240/260 lbs)
3.  Seated Bicep Bar Curl (3 sets of 10 reps with 35 lbs/arm)
4.  Sitting Leg Curl (3 sets of 10 reps with 100 lbs)
5.  Side Lifts  (3 sets of 10 reps with 10lbs [side] & 25lbs [back])
6.  Horizontal Leg Lift (3 sets of 10 reps)
7.  Military Press (3 sets of 10 reps with 70 lbs)
8.  Sitting Leg Extension (3 sets of 10 reps with 110 lbs)
9.  Pectoral Fly  (3 sets of 10 with 100/115/130)

** Stretching **

10. Crunch Ups (3 sets of 10 sit-ups and 10 crunches)
11. Side Plank Twists (2 sets of 15/10 reps on each side)
12. Vertical Leg Lift  (3 x 15)
13. Vertical Tricep Dip  (3 x 10/10/5[2/3])

Today is my day off.  Maybe I can get back on track tomorrow (be able to post the workouts for each day ON that day).

In the mean time, I got a suggestion from a friend who is a massage therapist as to a few good anatomy books:
Trail Guide to the Body (by Andrew Biel)
Running Anatomy (by Joseph Puleo & Patrick Milroy)
Swimming Anatomy (by Ian McLeod)
Stretching Anatomy (by Arnold G. Nelson & Jouko Kokkonen)

I'll be reading through these over the next few months I'm sure to work on learning anatomy; first, muscle anatomy since that's what I'm mainly interested in at this point.  The last three books are also available on Google Books for online reading if you're at all interested.  It's always nice to read things for free, though reading on the computer can always be harsh on your eyes at times.  Otherwise, go search for a pirated pdf file and print it yourself.  haha

Ciao!