Mission 1. Day 3

Greetings Earthlings! Ermm, I mean Shredlings.

Last night I went with my wife to her Mothers, right across town. Woke up this morning at 6am but with no gym to go to until we got back home this afternoon around 4pm. I made myself a small bowl of porridge and then chilled out before heading to the gym for 6pm. When I got there the place was full of people, some I knew, most I didn't. I was going to be working on my legs this session so I found myself a little corner and got right to it.

Lower Body Workout:

Quadriceps
Barbell Squats: x12 - 15kg x10 - 30kg x8 - 40kg x6 - 45
Leg Presses: x12 - 100kg x10 - 130 x8 - 140 x6 - 150kg

Hamstrings
Dumbbell Lunges: x12 - 12kg x10 - 20 x8 - 20 x6 - 20kg
Straight-Leg Dead lifts: x12 - 12kg x10 - 16 x8 - 18 x6 - 20kg

Calves
Seated Calf Raises: x12 - 10kg x10 - 15 x8 - 20 x6 - 25kg
Standing Heel Raises: x12 - 10kg x10 - 12 x8 - 15 x6 - 18kg

Abs
Floor Crunches: x12 - x15 - x20 - x25
Decline Crunches: x12 - x15 - x20 - x25

I have surprised myself in that my conditioning has improved very quickly, even though I have increased the pace, I have not felt as sick as I did that very first day. This first week has been an excellent way for me to gage weights and limits, I'm halfway through the week and already I have my bench marks set, ready to be broken and improved on next week.

Tomorrow morning I plan to be up at 6am again, then hit the gym for my cardio workout at 7am and then back in again at 6pm for upper body workout.

I have decided to take my progress photograph every week rather than every day, I think I will notice more of a change in my shape that way.

Well that’s all for now folks

Regards

Mark

"Shredding is for life, not just for Christmas"