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My Crazy Calisthenics Cardio & Biceps Workout (1/26/11) – [new record]

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Today after a crazy absence from the gym for about a week and a half, I put in the work.  I pushed my body to its limits today and broke my former records of Calisthenics workouts.  I have couple workouts I use to warm up to before hitting the weights and I made a crazy effort to make a huge mark on today.  As I write this and I am super tired and aching from today’s workout, I am super satisfied.  I surely hope to beat today’s new record, by recording it greatness with a blog.  Mark it down in the record books, January 26, 2011 I went in.

Today’s New Workout Performance Record:

(25) Sets handstand into Push Ups, in which I after coming down into a push up from the handstand, I do 3 push ups to follow-up with it.

(21) Sets of Jumps, in which I do a super sprint into a leap using my verticals to go over 19 blocks (which equals about a little over half my height).

*note: These 2 exercises work on you vertical jumps, biceps, shoulders, and works well to build up your stamina.

I usually don’t do my vertical jumps over 19 blocks after a long period of time being missing from the gym, but today I was so hyped and wanted to surpass my comfort zone and push my body pass its limits regardless of the hurt I would get after the workout.  I should add some videos of the workouts I am describing so all can see, so I shall be working on a collective set of workouts I do in the gym.  Today’s workout burns so good, especially a well deserved laugh for the luckily danger fall I had landed safely when I hit the top of the 19th block and almost came crashing down on my face, while the whole Bally Total Fitness gym patrons was watching me from the corner of their eyes.  I put on quite a performance when I am in the gym.  I am ready to hit the gym hard, and lose this weight, tone up all the muscles and body parts I can and be quite fit.

Other workouts I did today:

30 lbs Lifts on Bench (laying down)  (10 reps)

30 lbs Curls (10 reps)

15 lbs Over the Back Biceps Lift (20 reps each arm)

VIDEOS COMING SOON

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I will see you guys in the gym.

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Doing Yoga Burns Like a Perm

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Today’s yoga workout at Bally Total Fitness was so awesome.  I usually go in the mornings on Mondays.  I love getting it in at the beginning of the week.  I get a good stretch and relaxed feeling starting the week of craziness that I go through.  Either way the instructor is always awesome, she is quite gentle until she tells you in get in some crazy ass pose, that is when the burn begins and then you start to change your mind about her gentleness.  Not to mention the worse part of it all, she wants you to smile too, everyone be looking at her with that “umm are you crazy, this burns, we using massive efforts trying to hold these poses.”  But overall it’s an awesome workout.  Instead of just once or twice a week of yoga I am trying to step it up to say 3 times a weeks and 1-2 days of Pilates also every week.  Maybe I just want the pain, but it’s quite relaxing and comforting.  It’s a release of the mind and body.

If you have never tried yoga, you should go out and give it a try.  It’s a wonderful thing to do from early all the way into your old age, and always satisfying.

 

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2hrs and 20mins, 800 sit ups ,and 300 crunches in the GYM today, and I feel GREAT

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After getting some really poor results in the gym for the last couple of days, I have stepped it up and went wild back to my old style of “blocking out everyone and do my thing”.  This technique worked out lovely today.  I didn’t see it coming because earlier in the morning i wasn’t feeling too well and had a massive headache.  But after reaching home and having a #nice conversation with my brother and his progress after his first semester in college, (in which I am very proud of this young man) and grabbing an advil, I was ready to get a move on the day. Got to gym at 7:56 am, and proceeded to go ALL THE WAY IN. I was so energized and happy, its showed all over the gym, as I had fans watching do my thing.  I went in on some push ups, sit ups, crunches, yoga, calisthenics, and weight lifting while jamming to my music playlist that I designed to get my super hype out of any bad moods, which includes: J. Cole, Fabolous, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Drake, Red Cafe, Pryme City, and my cool artist Kennie Dubb.  Let’s just say today in the gym was a good day.  I enjoyed myself and let loose.  I love a good workout.  Thank you Bally Total Fitness.

Today’s Achievements:

800 Sit ups
300 Crunches
Saw the female trainer I had a crazy crush on (oh she was so sexy today OMG)
Feeling fully energized for the day

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