Richard Gibney's 365 Days of Fitness: Day 137

Day 137 It was a really long week. I had a lot of very long days, that combined with my workouts has left me pretty tired. My writing skills were hard to call upon tonight for this post. Never the less, aside from the fatigue, I feel quite good. The German Volume training, although not very interesting, seems to be working. My body seems to like the high volume. That being said it doesn't make for very interesting posts.

Today's Workout:

Superset (Alternate Exercise 1 and 2)

Exercise 1: Ez Bar Tricep Skull Crusher 10 sets / 10 reps: 10 x 85lbs (60 sec rest)

Exercise 2: Dumbbell Bicep Curl 10 sets / 10 reps: 10 x 40lbs (60 sec rest)

So far all of my exercise loads from the previous week have been able to increase as planned. I also feel that I'm starting to gain some muscle, which suggests that the program seems to be doing what it was intended for. As I get ready for the K100 relay in June, the amount of cardio I will be doing will start to increase, making maintaining muscle mass more difficult. My hope is that if this program continues to do as intended that I won't lose too much weight. Lots of food will have to be on the agenda as well. Tonight was a good start with my Bronx Burger at Earls.

As I mentioned yesterday, my plan this weekend is to stay away from the gym. I feel that mentally I need a change of pace. I've been talking for a while about going boxing with my co-worker Goitom, but due to our schedules not clicking I haven't been able to join him. Tomorrow might actually work, so I'm looking forward to the possibility of hitting the bag and getting a serious sweat in a different kind of gym.