Today was a nice relaxing day. Woke up and got my swim in. The girlfriend's parents came by for a visit today. We took them to Phil's BBQ. It's the same place that I mentioned last week. I got to have my tastey ribs again but opted for a smaller portion of ribs and substituted in some BBQ chicken breast. Still ate my fries. I really need to learn to cut them out when I go out to eat but I'm working on it. With the high caloric intake for lunch, I opted for a cleaner dinner with of hard boiled egg whites and a few pieces sourdough baguettes.
TIP OF THE DAY:
To add a slight variation to the preliminary workout that we talked about yesterday you can always do the free weight equivalent. Free weights are good ways to challenge your muscles while still focusing on the same muscle groups from the original workout.
Free weights are good because the muscle groups being activated have to control the weight through multiple planes of space compared to one plane of motion with machines. You want to make sure to keep the base that you are working out on as stable as possible when using free weights.
Free weight alternatives to the last entry's workout include:
- chest: bench press or dumb bell chest press
- back: bar bell row or dumb bell row
- shoulders: dumb bell shoulder press
- triceps: tricep kickbacks
- biceps: bar bell curl or dumb bell curls
- quads: walking or stationary lunges
- hamstrings: hard to do with free weights
- calves: use same as previous workout
Using alternatives when workouts start to feel repetitive are a good way to get through your workout. Also it helps give you alternatives when the equipment you would normally want to use is not available. This is important if you need to keep on a schedule. A lot of people only have an hour or an hour and a half to spare in their busy lives to devote to fitness. So this way you are able to still complete your workout in a timely manner.
Any questions, feel free to ask. Well that's all for tonight. Remember to get your sweat on and happy dieting.
- Joel via iPhone
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Sunday, January 17, 2010
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