Thursday, January 8, 2009

Tried my new workout for the first time last night

WOW! OK, first things first, you need to be secure in your manhood to do this workout. The first thing I had to do was cut all the weight I was lifting in half or more. We're talking I'm down to 40 pound curls, 115 bench, 20 pound shrugs (I was shrugging 80!!), etc...

Now, you need to do PERFECT form. That's the kicker. There will be nobody else at the gym doing perfect form. When curling, for example, you hold your dumbbells flat against your leg. Now curl one arm up without bending your knees, swaying your back, or moving your head. Keep the ENTIRE rest of your body relaxed except the bicep. This way, nothing is helping the bicep pull the weight up. Raise the weight until it's at about a 45 degree upward angle (any higher and you're resting), pause for a second, and then slower lower it back down until your arm is straight again. Nobody else will be doing it like that. They all will be swinging their hips, bending their knees, coming all the way up and then only like 75% of the way back down, etc... Alternate hands until you are so fatigued that you break form. Don't bother counting reps, they don't matter. Just go until you can't maintain perfect form. Then IMMEDIATELY turn your hands inward so you're holding the dumbbell like a beer mug and start over. These are called Hammer Curls. Do these the same way, coming up to a 45 degree angle and then ALL the way back down. Do these until you can't hold perfect form. That's one set. Now rest 30 seconds and go again. Do 4-5 sets. Even with just 20 pound dumbbells, you will be FRIED after 4 sets.

I have a number of these lifts to make up the routine. I did it for the first time last night. I had to skip 5 lifts due to time, and I'm still sore today. WOW!

I expect to see some progress out of this routine.

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