Richard Gibney's 365 Days of Fitness: Day 198

Day 198 My tentative plan today was to do some form of cardio to loosen up my legs, then do a deep stretch and some rolling, but by the time I was finished my work day and got around to a workout, I just couldn't sit on a bike. After another 12 hr day I needed something stimulating, yet not too difficult if I was going to spend any more time in the gym.

I decided to do a light shoulder workout. My legs were fried from my squats the day before and my chest and and lats have been pretty sore all week, so I felt hitting my shoulders would be ok as long as I didn't go to heavy.

Today's Workout:

Exercise 1: Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press 4 sets / 10 - 12 reps / 90 sec rest Set 1: 35 lbs x 12 Set 2: 45 lbs x 12 Set 3: 50 lbs x 12 Set 4: 50 lbs x 12

Superset 1

Exercise 2: Barbell Upright Row 4 sets / 10 - 12 reps / 30 sec rest Set 1 through 4: 65lbs x 12 Exercise 3: Dumbbell Alternating Forward Db Raise (Thumbs up) 4 sets / 10 per side / 60 sec rest Set 1 through 4: 20 lbs x 10 per side

Superset 2

Exercise 4: Seated Rope Face Pull 3 sets / 12 - 15 reps / 30 sec rest Set 1: 55 lbs x 15 Set 2: 55 lbs x 15 Set 3: 70 lbs x 12

Exercise 5: Db L-Raise 3 sets / 12 - 15 reps / 30 sec rest Set 1: 17.5 lbs x 15 Set 2: 17.5 lbs x 15 Set 3: 17.5 lbs  x15

Well I didn't do cardio and I didn't do any stretching or rolling like I had planned but I did get a workout in. I probably could have really used some regeneration but mentally I just couldn't do it. I really wanted to leave the gym after a long day. Doing mindless cardio is tough for me at the best of times but doing it when I'm fried is truly painful.

Tomorrow, although not as busy as today is still packed with back to back to sessions. I won't have a ton of time to get a workout during the work day, so I will likely have to get one in at the end of the day. I start an hr later and end an hr earlier, so I'm hoping to have a little more energy than I did today.