Day 93 – The Gym
Tonight, I really started pushing my exercise regiment… I really wanted to kick in and push my fitness to the next level. I recently came across the following article over on the Gold’s Gym website. http://www.goldsgym.com/healthy/article.php?id=145. It says for beginnings, I should do about 4-5 minutes of light cardio to warm up, followed by 12-15 minutes of weight training. That should then be followed by 8-10 minutes of intensive cardio. I decided to push this up a little more, and doubled the recommended amounts. Here’s the breakdown of my workout:
10 minutes – Treadmill – 2.8 mph average
Leg Press – 15/50, 15/50, 15/50, 15/70, 15/70, 15/70 (one minute of rest between sets)
Leg Extensions – 10/50, 10/30, 10/30, 10/30 (one minute of rest between sets)
20 minutes – Treadmill – 2.8 mph average
The leg presses weren’t too bad… so I decided to up the weight after the first few sets. Next time, I’ll start at 70. As for the Leg Extensions, I tried starting at 50, but it was extremely difficult for me to get through even 10. I lightened it up to 30 and was able to get through a set, feeling the burn, but not straining. When using the treadmill, I also used the “Forest” program which randomized the speed and incline… it was pretty good overall, but I’m not sure if it was because of the weight lifting, or the actual walk, but by the time I got through my 2nd walk, I was exhausted! I felt like this might have been my most successful gym visit so far!! Lets see if it shows!