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Jonathan: Legs (shake-n-bake)

I really wanted to feel a deep burn in my quads today, so it was a shake-n-bake leg day. They were on fire, and I even made the ridiculous decision to increase the churn ‘n burn by hopping on the bike for a few rounds of high-intensity intervals to really finish them off… [Read more…]

Jonathan: Chest, Back, Abs (MMX)

Going back to MMX is feeling pretty great, but I haven’t brought back the varied reps speed yet. That will be on the agenda next week, though… [Read more…]

Jonathan: Delts, Arms (back to business)

It was all about getting back to business this morning. You may have noticed my schedule last week wasn’t exactly a regular one. It’s funny that after nearly 24 years of training, you still have to be ready for the unexpected. Nothing bad, just a week that had a lot of last-minute issues to deal with. Back to the muscle-blasting party this morning though… [Read more…]

Jonathan: Legs (lap-a-thon training)

It was a big lap-a-thon training day today. Okay, maybe not much different than other leg days, but when I was done training, I have to admit I was thinking about how sore my legs might be at my son’s fundraising lap-a-thon tomorrow. Good times ahead… [Read more…]

Jonathan: Chest, Back, Abs (back to basics)

Today was all about going back to basics. Mostly because of time and a lack of creativity, plus wanting to ramp up the intensity for next week when the real fall workouts start. Always my best time for training through fall and winter, so I’m planning accordingly. [Read more…]

Jonathan: Delts, Arms (wake-up wagon)

After a great weekend of nonstop family fun, activities, and late nights followed by the 3:30 a.m. shock of needing to make an airport run this morning, I needed to jump on the wake-up wagon in a bad way. Super-TORQ was just what the muscle doctor ordered…

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Jonathan: Delts, Arms (Thunderstruck)

Today’s workout had me thunderstruck, just like our weather over the past 24 hours. Not only did we have the huge storm yesterday morning, but after a clear and sunny day, we ended up with an even bigger storm last night. Complete with flooded roads, 60-70 MPH winds, and plenty of downed trees in the neighborhood… [Read more…]

Jonathan: Legs (quivery quads)

Leg workouts always get me laughing at myself lately. They look like nothing when written down, yet my quivery quads were making it tough to stay stable during hamstring and calf work, let alone the journey upstairs afterwards… [Read more…]

Jonathan: Chest, Back, Abs (Superset Superpump)

Yesterday’s superset superpump workout was great, and this seems like a good week for a bit of a shift in training before kicking it back into ultra high gear. I went with supersets between opposing bodyparts, so there was still a big metabolic kick, and the POF pump was sick (I just had to get that to rhyme. LOL)… [Read more…]

Jonathan: Delts, Arms (Labor Day)

POF

Late start on the workout, but it’s Labor Day, so no feelings of rushing to get things done. I was in the mood for a fairly “normal” workout, so I went with mostly basic POF moves, but used supersets on arms to keep the intensity up a bit… [Read more…]