Aug 29th

Aug 29th.


WO du jour:

warm up with Indian clubs, stretch bands, foam roller, light Kettlebells.
C2 rowing: 10 x 30 sec intervals using the Watts mode.


1.2.3.4.5.........9.10.reps of Pull ups, sit ups, air squats and push ups

60 reps of rack reverse deadlifts 225 lbs in 2 sets


1.2.3.4.5..........9.10 reps of the following
barbell power cleans from the floor
ring dips

Power wheel 3 sets

I was reading an article about the concept "toning" as a fitness protocol, by Andre Hefferman, from his blog "Male pattern fitness". The word is really useless in describing any thing when it comes to fitness training. I have a 400 page book on exercise prescriptions I used in school, but there was not one mention of "toning" in the entire book. It just one of the many buzz words the fitness industry uses to peddle nonsense exercise programs.



Fitness double speak:

Toning: means all I want to do in the gym is a pitiful workout, going through the motions in case some one is watching. You also encourage my dumb friends to do the same so they will not look better than me.



Cardio today: that means you will be running on an elliptical or treadmill like some gerbil in a cage, work up some sweat, an think you will strip off fat with another pitiful workout.



In the fat burning range: What did some one put a match to you? you are doing your "cardio" session at a rate that is comfortable enough to fall asleep.



I bulking up: This means's you are eating like a pig to put on fat mass so it looks like you have been training, as long as you wear bulky cloths.



BIs and Tris today: this means you will be doing a lot of upper arm isolation exercise in an effort to build some expose able body part to make everyone think you workout and no one to mess with.



Squats are bad for the knees: No you would rather sit you ass on the leg extension or leg curl machine and develop searing of the knee joint so you can have knee replacement before the age of 40. Besides, squatting with a heavy barbell looks like too much work and all the puking makes me sick to look at.



I use light weights for definition: that means you are to lazy to lift heavy compound exercise weight to get effective interstellar fat loss and develop real muscle.

I use the routines in Muscle and fitness magazine: The material in the various Muscle and fantasy magazines are for selling useless supplement product using a lot of roided out models and routines that look impressive but pro don't use. It cheaper to spend 6 dollars to get your training information then to spend several hundred dollars in trainer or seminar cost by someone who can really help you. But you know best for you and all your friends.