Where's the Beach?

My Home "Gym" As I mentioned in yesterday's post, I had a request to do a post about my home gym. After mulling it over, I thought it was a really great idea. I can show everyone that you can indeed get really great results without having to spend a fortune on a home gym. Don't get me wrong of course, I would LOVE to have the money and room to have a treadmill, a nice weight machine set up, squat rack, even a barbell. Yes, you read that, no barbell (for now). I don't' even have a bar to do chin-ups or pull-ups. The ones that are supposed to fit every doorway do not in fact fit doorways built in 1890 apparently. I must also say that I do have a gym membership that I almost only use for the cardio equipment. It was not until this January that I actually did weights at the gym. So, while I do have gym access, I still choose my home "gym" mostly out of convenience.  Back to my gym: I also wish I had a much larger room. The room used for weights is r...

Total-Body Workout on Tuesday Even though the streets were icy this morning, we had no two-hour work delay. There was no way I was going to be able to get my car out though, especially by 7 am. So I opted to ride in with Jason at 9 am and just work 9-5 through lunch (which made the day feel so incredibly long). However, this allowed me time to get my workout done at least. I did just 30 minutes of Cathe's Imax 2 then on to my weights. Today was a superset again of 2 sets of 8 reps increasing the weights 1.25-2% from last week. SS#1 Chest - Dumbbell Bench Press Back - Dumbbell Pullovers SS#2 Quads - Squats Shoulders - Military Press SS#3 Biceps - Incline Biceps Curls Triceps - Lying Dumbbell Extensions I felt like I really struggled with the bench press this morning, but felt stronger with the military press. I guess it's true, every day is a new day! So, I know that "they" say to do weights first, but first thing in the morning, I need the cardio to get me awake ...