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[14 Jan 2010 | One Comment | ]

Back day at the gym today, and a new routine to shake things up a bit. Focussed on technique more than weight today.
2500m row to warm up.
Deadlift 4 sets of 10
Lat Pull Down 4 x 10
Bent Over Row 4 x 10
Reverse Flye 4 x 10
Good Mornings 2 x 10
Single Arm Row 2 x 10
Crunches with 8kg weight 2 x 10
Reverse Crunch 2 x 10
Russian Twist 2 x10 (both directions)
Finished up with 10mins on the bike, 1.5mins moderate (level10), followed by 30s flat out (level 12), repeated 5 times.

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[15 Mar 2009 | No Comment | ]

Had friends over all weekend so made Saturday a well earned rest day but Sunday whilst waiting to go to lunch put in a session at home. Legs and upper body.
Barbell squats – 10 reps, 35,30,30kg
Single leg hamstring curls on swiss ball, 3 sets of 10
Single leg step ups onto bench – 30 each leg
Calf raises 35kg 2 sets of 10.
Inclined bench press – 10 x 35kg, 30kg, 30kg interspersed with 10 chin ups.
Finally a few crunches with the resistance tubes adding tricep pushes as well.

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[13 Mar 2009 | No Comment | ]

Early morning run today, just 5 miles out to Letchworth roundabouts and back. But the stats were good reading, another short run keeping Heart Rate below 70% and pace below 9:00 per mile which is my target for that HR, as eventually it will produce the sub 4 hour marathon.
5.02 miles – 44:20 – 8:50 per mile, 69% WHR
Went to Letchworth gym later in the morning and concentrated on chest and shoulders. Military press, lateral raises, front raises, and then an abs session.

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[9 Mar 2009 | No Comment | ]
Arms and Abs at gym

Gym at Letchworth again for an arms and ab session. Added the ab curl with tricep extension to the routine today for a bit of variety, a really good compound exercise that one.

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[8 Mar 2009 | No Comment | ]

Overslept the 4:30am alarm so curtailed the 10m run into a 5m run up to Letchworth and back, but added a leg session at home in the evening.
10 dumbbell squats – 2 x 14kg
10 Hamstring curls on swiss ball
10 step ups on bench (both legs)
10 leg curls on bench – 15kg
10 leg extensions on bench – 15kg
Did this session twice, followed by ham curls on the swiss ball with one leg at a time, first time I have managed that. Then ab curls and stretching.

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[4 Mar 2009 | No Comment | ]
Gym – Chest and Abs

No run this morning as baby kept me up late and I was very tired. Went to Letchworth gym and did chest and abs today. Shoulder press with 12,14,16kg all heavier than I have done before, then Military press front and back, and lateral raises, cable raises then abs.
Curls with arms by head – 10 reps x 4 sets
Curls with legs raised – 10 reps x 2 set
Double leg raises on a bench – 10 reps x 2 sets
Knee lifts – 10 reps x 2 sets