I didn’t post a workout log for week six because, well, I didn’t go to the gym once! I do have a relatively good excuse though — One of the people I live with brought home the bubonic plague (not really but they did bring a cold into the house) and shortly after recovering from being sick in the beginning of September I caught what they had and I was out of commission for a week.
I could have gone to the gym and worked out despite my sickness but every time I do it ends up taking longer to recover and I end up not being very productive anyway. Also, I’m sure the healthy people at the gym would prefer I didn’t go while sick too. 
Onward to Week Seven which begins today: I went to the gym this morning at about 4:30 am and I picked up right where I left off in Week Five by doing legs and back exercises. I always prefer doing leg exercises when I make a return to the gym after not going for a while because they’re much easier (in my opinion) and, even at 4:30 am, there are a lot less people hawking the leg exercise equipment.
I’m sort of in disbelief at the leaps ahead in progress I am making each week. For example, from Week Four I was doing 90 lbs. with eight repetitions on the Leg Extension machine and now in Week Seven I am doing 120 lbs. with fifteen repetitions. Though I’m convinced I’m headed in the right direction I also think I might have been pushing weight levels that were below my capability in the earlier weeks of returning to the gym.
Back Extensions have seen even more rapid progress with Week Four starting at 70 lbs. with ten repetitions and Week Seven ending at 140 lbs. with ten repetitions.
I’ve also taken to trying new machines and integrating them into my workout plan. Two machines I’ve really taken to are the Hip Abduction and Ab-X machines. I was a little perplexed tonight when I discovered there are two types of Hip Abduction machines: One where you push your knees together and the other where you move your legs apart (does that make sense?).
Supplements are still the same and I can’t imagine changing them in the foreseeable future. I really like BodyQuick from BrainQuicken (a product of Tim Ferriss, author of Four Hour Work Week) because it gives me a boost at the gym but I don’t end up jittery or feeling like I’m highly caffeinated.
I’ll update at the end of Week Seven and note any changes in between.
Mon, Oct 20, 2008
Health Supplements, Workout Logs