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My Secret Blog

He he. This is my little secret blog. I'm not going to tell a soul about it, and see how long it takes for someone to notice. Hmm...

Today was a good day in the gym. I've settled on a warm up routine which gets my blood flowing and allows me to put up some decent numbers right off that bat. I've found that its more important to get the blood flowing in my body before I lift than to stretch. Sure, I'll stretch a little bit, but if pressed for time, its better to go for a 5 min jog than to do 5 min of stretching. When I have time I'll do 5 min on bike or treadmill, followed by 10 min of stretching, which is strategically designed to target the area of the body I'm going to work. I lift twice a day (at lunch and after work) so I try to put Bench in one section and Squats in the other. No point stretching my legs when I'm not gonna use 'em! Anyway, it sounds like I'm lifting too much, but its really only about half an hour at each go, so, its manageable.

E-town says that he wants me to design a program for him for the summer. That's easy. The hard part would be making sure that he sticks with it. He's been lifting for awhile, so his core strength is solid, but lifting is really only 1/4 of what it takes: Cardio, Diet, and Mental. I don't doubt his ability to do cardio, but Diet and Mental will be an issue. Especially by yourself. This is a difficult lifestyle to lead, though it certainly gets easier.

posted by Lord Alex @ 11:07 AM