tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945613.post115030038144886114..comments2023-06-20T02:06:52.150-06:00Comments on Alethiography: Week 6 UpdateTamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18079829842465164437noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945613.post-1150386551878887252006-06-15T09:49:00.000-06:002006-06-15T09:49:00.000-06:00I haven't done any calculus lately. Uh oh! Big t...I haven't done any calculus lately. Uh oh! Big trouble!<BR/><BR/>In answer to Sally's question, I do the same workout each time, which includes arms, back, legs, and abs. For most things, I either do two sets, or I do two things that work the same muscles (for instance, I do leg press and also squats). <BR/><BR/>For arms/back/chest/whatever, I do these things with free weights: chest and reverse fly (2 sets each); side and front lifts (2 sets each); something my trainer calls "drawer pulls" (1 set). I do biceps and triceps (2 sets each) using the functional trainer. I do pushups with part of my body resting on an exercise ball (during the same time as I do the ab stuff below). And I do the assisted dip/pull-up machine (1 set each of pull-ups and dips).<BR/><BR/>For legs, I just have the leg press and squats (1 set each), and two different calf machines (1 set each), which I think are for different muscles.<BR/><BR/>For abs, I do 20 straight curls, 15 diagonal curls on each side, 15 outside curls on each side - all of this with my legs propped on one of those large inflated balls - and then I do 15 lifts of the ball with my legs, which seems to be a lower ab thing (but also makes the tops of my thighs sore).<BR/><BR/>In addition to this, I start by walking 3 short laps (0.1 miles each) to warm up, and I generally walk 2-3 more laps somewhere in the middle of the exercise, to give myself time to recover from various things.<BR/><BR/>At the end, I stretch for about 5-8 minutes.<BR/><BR/>The whole thing takes me about 45-50 minutes and I'm exhausted afterwards. Even though it's strength training and not aerobic, I keep a pretty high heart rate (~100-110) the whole time.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18079829842465164437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945613.post-1150381586380366562006-06-15T08:26:00.000-06:002006-06-15T08:26:00.000-06:00About your strength training program - are you doi...About your strength training program - are you doing a full body workout 3x a week or alternating different sections (upper, lower, abs) on different days? No, I'm not asking this to set up second-guessing your trainer - I'm just curious how your program's structured.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945613.post-1150371244453396762006-06-15T05:34:00.000-06:002006-06-15T05:34:00.000-06:00How's the calculus going? I haven't heard much ab...How's the calculus going? I haven't heard much about that lately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com