I’ve decided to log my workouts using a weekly system instead of a daily system because sometimes I get back from the gym and get distracted by other things before I can blog.
Verdict Thus Far
Anyway, week five has been a lot of fun thus far. In week four (last week) one of my new friends started going to the gym with me one day a week and it has really motivated me to push myself beyond my comfort zone and into new levels of strength I didn’t even know I had.
One weakness that’s become apparent is the ability of my wrists to hold the weight while bench pressing which I think is in part because I’ve moved so rapidly up the scale in how much weight I can lift. I’m going to start doing wrist strengthening exercises during the week while working or whenever I have some free time.
My friend taught me an exercise for your wrist which is to basically take a relatively light dumbell and lift it towards your wrist while balancing your forearm on your quads.
Workout Changes
I’ve also taken to altering my workout plan that I received from my last personal trainer because the workout plan was originally geared towards toning and not so much at building muscle.
One of the most interesting things about transitioning into a new, smaller gym is how you come to realize that there are a ton of different machines that work differently yet perform the same range of motion and exercises.
Up until tonight I had to resort to using a medicine ball against the wall to perform calf extensions which isn’t terrible but it really doesn’t give you the full effect as a calf extension machine with weights does. While I was browsing through the gym a sit down calf extension machine caught my eye and I like it much more than the medicine ball exercise.
Supplements
It’s been a few months since I’ve ordered bodybuilding supplements so I bought the following products tonight:
1. Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey Protein - 10 Lbs.
Review:
Optimum Nutrition’s 100% Whey Protein is a very high quality, lean whey protein perfect for bedtime shakes and protein shakes on days when you aren’t going to the gym. The price isn’t bad either.
2. MRI Pro-NOS Protein Powder Dutch Chocolate Royale - 3 Lbs.
Review:
This is, hands down, my favorite protein powder to use after the gym. The flavor is unbelievable and it mixes really well with water or milk (I use rice milk and water).
I also picked up Mega BCAA and Glutamine from ProSource.net. The Mega BCAA can be kinda nasty in protein shakes which is why I use MRI Pro-NOS. The MRI protein powder is so thick that you don’t taste the Mega BCAA but you can also get Mega BCAA in capsule form if you choose. Glutamine is glutamine. 
Wed, Oct 8, 2008
Health Supplements, Workout Ideas, Workout Logs