Richard Gibney's 365 Days of Fitness: Day 187 & 188

Day 187 & 188 Seeing as it was the weekend and I was preoccupied having fun last night when I would usually be writing my blog, I decided to write Saturday and Sunday's workouts together as one post

Workout #187

Way back on March 4th, I decided to attempt a fitness challenge called the Mantathlon. The Mantathlon was something I found in an article written by world famous strength and conditioning coach Martin Rooney. The gist of the Mantathlon is 5 exercises using your body weight or a percentage of it done for maximum reps. When you're finished you add up all of your reps and see how your total compares to the Rooney scale of manliness.

March 4th Mantathlon                                 July 7th Mantathlon

Bench Press (Body Weight)                        Bench Press (Body Weight) My Reps: 180 x 15                                       My Reps: 175 x 15

Chin-ups (Body Weight)                              Chin-ups (Body Weight) My Reps: 180 x 16                                       My Reps: 175 x 20

Overhead Press (1/2 Body Weight)             Overhead Press (1/2 Body Weight) My Reps: 90 x 20                                         My Reps: 85 x 20

DIps (Body Weight + 25%)                           Dips (Body Weight + 25%) My Reps: 180 + 45 (225) x 15                      My Reps: 175 + 45 (220) x 16

Barbell Curl (1/2 Body Weight)                    Barbell Curl (1/2 Body Weight) My Reps: 90 x 22                                         My Reps: 85 x 23

Total: 88                                                       Total: 94

Well it was hard to judge how I faired. My rep total certainly improved. The last time I was a little ticked off at myself, falling just 2 reps shy of Man of War Status, the highest category on the Mantathlon. This time around I improved by 6 reps. However, my body weight has dropped by 5 lbs since then, meaning that in some cases I actually performed worse, but considering how beat up I'd been feeling all week I think I did pretty well. Last time I swore to break 100 reps. I did get pretty close but next time I'm passing the century mark for sure.

Workout #188

Although this week kind of kicked my butt I still want to push pretty hard in the week coming. With that in mind, I took another light day. Nicole and I decided to enjoy the weather and go for a run from our house to Eau Claire Market. We didn't run super fast but it was a good enough pace, to break a sweat and get the heart pumping.

Today's Workout:

20 minute Run (Moderate Pace)

I think by tomorrow, my body should be feeling fully recovered and ready to work hard. I don't think I'll be pushing the limits quite as much this week coming but I still plan on working hard. Tomorrow may be a double session, with some strength in the morning and some conditioning work in the evening. I may even do a burpee or two.