The Chances

How a 250+ Pound Couch Potato Got Healthy

Friday, June 01, 2007

I must be getting better, the bronchial congestion has set in. That also means my workouts are becoming harder, simply because it's harder to breathe. They say that exercise can actually make your asthma feel better, so I'm toughing it out. Today's punishm... I mean workout:

Warmup, 30 seconds of each in a circuit, 3 sets
* Jumping jack
* Split jack
* Prisoner squat
* Alternating lunge
* Mountain climber

Workout, alternating sets
* Deadlift, 115lbs, 5 sets of 7
* Single leg swiss ball hip extension, 5 sets of 8
* Close grip bench press, 105lbs, 2 sets of 7
* Hammer curl, 25lb dumbbells, 3 sets of 8
Yesterday afternoon had me so busy I wasn't able to post my workout same-day. Sorry about that. I did more chin-ups than ever before, which was great! Here we go.

Warmup, 3 sets of 5 w/45lb bar
* Overhead squat
* Squat
* Good morning
* Lunge
* Romanian deadlift
* Bent-over row

Workout, alternating sets
* Neutral-grip incline press, 30lb dumbbells, 1 set of 12, 1 set of 11
* Chin-Up, 1 set of 2, 1 set of 1
* Bent-arm lateral raise & rotation, 10lb dumbbells, 4 sets of 12
* Swiss ball side flexion, 4 sets of 12

That swiss ball thing was difficult, only because I'm not the most graceful of creatures. I kept rolling off.