Time to Get Re-Focused on Training

Last week was terrible for me in terms of training.  It was a busy week and I didn't have many free nights. I had a lot on my mind and didn’t sleep well. I ended up only getting one workout in (and let's not even mention diet).

Well, life happens. But I’m ready to get back on the proverbial wagon again.

Part of the reason I started this website was to challenge myself to stay in shape. I’ve trained in the gym consistently for 20 years, but all of us can use a little extra motivation at times. Making my training regimen very public will do just that.

Here are some of the things I’ll start doing tomorrow (Monday):

I’m going to ad some fasted cardio sessions in the morning (doing light/moderate cardio work before breakfast), using yohimbine hcl to help aid in fat loss.

I’ll train at least three times a week. The schedule will look something like this:

Monday: Legs (squat, etc)

Tuesday: Upper Body (bench press, pulling, etc).

Friday or Saturday: Whatever I think needs extra work. I’ll probably end up working several body parts, but lighter than the Monday/Tuesday workouts. I also tend to spend extra time on abdominal and calf exercises on the third workout.

I’d like to train four times a week, but I just don’t think I’ll have time—especially considering the fact that I’m eventually going to ad some martial arts training in my schedule (I’ll talk more about that some other time).

I’ve had some pretty good results on Paul Wrenn’s powerlifting routine, but I think I need to switch to something else. Seems my body is a little worn out on the heavy weight and low reps. I’m going to switch to a different strength peaking cycle. This new cycle will start me off at relatively low weight for ten reps, then progressively get heavier with lower reps each week (I’ll talk about this more in future articles).

My weight training is geared mostly towards strength. I wouldn’t mind being a little bit bigger, but I’m pretty content to be (a fairly lean) 200 pounds at 5’10.

In terms of diet, I’m mainly just going to minimize the sugar and junk (and keep my protein intake up). Technically I should count calories. I might try to do this for a day or two and get a better idea of how many I’m taking in. I want to get just a little bit leaner, but my body fat really isn’t very high (I’m guessing 10-12%; maybe lower).

This is my first training journal post.  I'll try to do this periodically, though I may not make time to post details of every training session.