So I'm trying to put together a workout of my own here, something I can more or less follow on most normal weeks. A normal week for me involved getting a good start on my workouts on Monday/Tuesday then tapering off later in the week on account of parenting responsibilities, etc.
I'm breaking the workout into:
- large muscle groups in the legs and upper body, supersetting with core strength moves, on days one and two to make sure I hit them.
- Supplemental lifting day (arms, shoulders, calves, etc) on Day 4. I can do this routine from home when I have the kids.
- Cardio on most days with days 3 and 5 being dedicated to it. I put it in the context of running/walking, but take your pick.
I got through days one and two.We'll see how Wednesday goes.
Day1: Lower Body | ||
Lift | Weight/Reps | Superset |
Squats | 135/15, 225/12, 250/10, 315/5 | Side bends with 45lbs. plate, 20 reps |
Hang Cleans | 135/7, 135/7, 135/7 | Oblique twists with 25lbs, 15 twists |
Deadlift | 185/10, 185/10, 185/10 | 30 crunches |
Dumbell Step-ups | 30lbsDB/5/leg x 2 | 10 lunges, no weight |
Leg extensions | 130/10, 150/10 | stretching |
Deadlift | 120/10, 150/10 | stretching |
Cardio | 1 mile run |
Day2: Upper Body | ||
Lift | Weight/Reps | Superset |
Assisted Pullups | 150/10, 120/10, 100/10, 80/5, 50/4.5 | Roman Chair, 12 reps |
Bench Press | 135/20, 225/12, 225/10, 225/10, 135 (close grip)/15 | 45/20 Side Bends |
Seated Rows | 120/12, 150/12 | 10 situps |
Standing overhead press | 95/12, 115/12 | 30 sec plank |
Upright Rows | 95/10, 95/10 | 30 sec plank |
Dips | BW/10, BW/10 | Stretching |
Cardio | 2 mile run |
Day 3: Cardio, 5 K run
Day4: Supplementals | ||
Lift | Weight/Reps | Superset |
Shrugs | 3x10 | 20 Calf Raises |
Back Extensions | 3x10 | Big Rope, 30s |
DB biceps curls | 2x15 | 30s pull-up bar hang |
DB side raise | 2x10 | Roman chair, 12 reps |
DB front raise | 2x10 | 10 slant-board situps |
cable triceps extension | count-up (I'll explain later) | none |
Cable Crunches | 20 x 2 | |
Cardio | 2 mile run |
Day 5: Cardio, 1 Hour brisk walk
I got days one and two in, lets see how the rest of the week goes.