Hello, everyone! Yesterday (3/25/08) was Day 1 of Stage 1 for me using what I had at home. I'm trying to figure out all the acronyms and abbreviations to do my log. I imagine I will get the hang of it eventually. You
can teach an old dog new tricks...like joining a gym at 48! Wonders never cease...
Workout A-1 Stage 1
Squat 2 sets: 6/15 and 6/15
Push-up Var. #1 2 sets: 15 15
Dumbbells Bent Over Rows 2 sets: 3/15 5/15
Step-up 2 sets: 5/15 5/15
Prone Jackknife 2 sets: 6+2 8
What is the deal with the jackknife? It is
tough and I hate my head hanging upside down! This is the one exercise I'm a little intimidated to try at the gym. Did I say I was a klutz already? I showed my 26 year old daughter the picture of it and she mumbled something about mom and a face plant...!!
I think I will be quite entertaining to the younger set at the gym, but I don't care! I am determined to be all that I can be!
OK, tomorrow for my first day at the gym, I will be doing Workout B-1 Stage 1. Here is my plan.
Deadlift - will probably try 55 lbs and see what that feels like...
Dumbbell Shoulder Press - will start at 8
Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown - will start at 30
Lunge - will start at 8
Swiss Ball Crunch - will hope to
not fall off the ball...
I would appreciate thoughts on these as starting points. I figured I would do a trial one of each thing with the weight indicated to see how it feels to me. If I think I can do the reps at that weight, I'll go for it.
I have to go back and read the book about the warm up part again. I usually do cardio and then STing. I may just do that tomorrow at the gym...cardio to warm everything up for a mile or so and then hit STing...