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How a 250+ Pound Couch Potato Got Healthy

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Today's workout was tough getting started for some reason. Maybe it was the fact that this is the first time I did squats with weights on since Half Dome. Oh, speaking of Half Dome, there's an article in the Modesto Bee that's about someone falling to his death off the Half Dome cables on Saturday. That's three days after I left, apparently the cables were as busy or busier than they've ever been. The guy lost his footing, meaning he wasn't standing on a 2x4, and just went tumbling.

Alright. The workout:

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

Workout, alternating sets
* Elevated Heels High-Bar Squat, 125lbs, 4 sets of 8
* Swiss Ball Weighted Back Extension, 25lbs, 4 sets of 8
* Wide-Grip Barbell Curl, 60lbs on bar, 3 sets of 8
* Incline Dumbbell Triceps Extension, 30lb dumbbells, 1 set of 8, 1 set of 3