Richard Gibney's 365 Days of Fitness: Day 348

Day 348 Today, in an absolutely massive feat of physical effort, courage, and tenacity, Nicole achieved one of the highest standards in martial arts. It was a really tough last few weeks leading up to her belt test. 3 weeks ago, she dislocated a rib and was unable to train at any real capacity up until the moment she did her test. So with one of her arms slung up by a tensor bandage she fought with every ounce of strength and courage she had and earned her black belt. to say I'm proud would be a massive understatement

Because we, spent most of the day getting Nicole prepared for her test, which took two hours, I didn't get around to doing a workout until after the test. It was pretty late in the day, so instead of heading to the gym I pulled out my trusty 30 lb dumbbells from the basement and did some upper body work.

Today's Workout:

Superset 1:

Exercise 1: Dumbbell Shoulder Press 2 sets / 12 reps / no rest

Exercise 2: Alternating Dumbbell Bicep Curl 2 sets / 12 reps per side / 30 seconds rest

Superset 2:

Exercise 1: Alternating Fwd Dumbbell Raise 2 sets / 12 reps per side / no rest

Exercise 2: Lying Dumbbell Tricep Extension 2 sets / 12 reps / 30 seconds rest

Superset 3:

Exercise 1: Single Arm Upright Row to Overhead 2 sets / 12 reps per side / no rest

Exercise 2: Diamond Tricep Push-up 2 sets / 15 reps / 30 seconds rest

It was a pretty quick workout, but it did the trick. Nicole, her sister Clare and I are going to have a nice meal to celebrate, so I didn't want to spend too much time exercising. Besides after watching Nicole do her test, I was a wreck. The celebratory champagne we had afterward, was a most welcome treat.