Richard Gibney's 365 Days of Fitness: Day 293

Day 293 I mentioned yesterday that I don't typically sleep well, but it's amazing how a couple of brownies can really mess things up. I abstained from any chocolatey goodness last night and managed to get significantly more sleep than the night before. I woke up today feeling like a new man. I enjoyed my work a lot more and I just generally felt better about everything. Sleep is magic.

For my workout today, I decided just to plug away at some various left over strength exercises I felt I hadn't attended to throughout the week yet. The last couple weeks I've been working around little bits of pain and soreness. Today, I didn't feel any pain anywhere, so I was looking forward to a workout without working around any injuries.

Today's Workout

Superset 1

A1: Close Grip Bench Press: 3 sets / 10-12 reps / no rest A2. Seated Cable Row (Underhand Grip): 3 sets / 10-12 reps / 60 sec rest

Superset 2

A1. Overhead Tricep Cable Press: 3 sets / 10-12 reps / no rest B2. Cambered Bar Bicep Curl: 3 sets / 10-12 reps / 60 sec rest

Superset 3

C1. Lateral Db Raise: 3 sets / 12 - 15 reps / no rest C2. Low Pulley Split Squat: 3 sets / 10 - 12 reps per side / 60 sec rest

Tri-Set 1

D1. Bubka Hanging Leg Raise: 3 sets / 10 reps / no rest D2. Lalanne Push-up: 3 sets / 10 reps / no rest D3. Bent-Over Reverse Db Fly: 3 sets / 12 - 15 reps / 60 sec rest

Superset 4

E1. Inverted Kettlebell Hold: 3 sets / 20 sec / no rest E2. Leg Press Calf Raise: 3 sets / 12-15 reps / no rest

This workout was relatively light, but that didn't take away from the fact that I was able to go from beginning to end without feeling any pain. It was mostly upper body, save for a couple lower body auxiliary exercises and some core. I even threw in some calf raises at the end, something I don't think I've done all year

I haven't been getting a great deal of cardiovascular work in lately, so I think tomorrow I'll have to work on that. The weather has been really nice this week, so if the trend continues tomorrow, I think I'll try go for a good hard run.