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Daily Ramblings – Workout Routine – Final Stretch

14 Monday Dec 2020

Posted by Dave Gardner in Workout Routine

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breaks, family, Friends, health, Holidays, Home Workout, physical training, Relax, Video Games

This year has been a crazy year for exercise enthusiasts. My wife, who is a competitive bodybuilder, all of her competitions were cancelled, and all of her gyms were closed off and on. The one thing she kept consistent was her diet, which she rocks, by the way.

This week, I’ll be doing another alternative exercise program. For those of you who know me, you know I’m an avid video game player. My current game of choice is Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War. Because the game was just released, most of my holiday month (December) I will be gaming, hanging out with the family, and eating all the great food this time of year brings.

One of my buddies who served with me in the military had a cool habit that I joined in with him on. It was called commercial physical training. This is how it worked: We watch a television show, and each time a commercial came on, we would do one exercise for the duration of the commercial. I’m going to adapt this technique to video game playing. The “matches” we play on Call of Duty, last about 5 minutes each. So each time a match ends, I’ll do an exercise with as many reps as I can during the intermission between matches, which lasts about 2 minutes. I’ll concentrate on each body part, starting with the larger ones as I play. Once I’ve hit the entire body, I’m done for the day, unless I’m motivated and will add some stair step exercise to get in some cardio (walking up and down stairs for a minute or so).

You will be amazed at how taxing these routines are. I remember watching The Bob Newhart show overseas in our barracks, and you’d be amazed how many commercials play during one comedy show. My buddy and I were smoked by the time the show ended.

This will be my last week of posting for 2020. I take the last couple of weeks off each year, to review, organize, and plan for 2021. For those of you who follow this scheduled post every week and none of my other pages, I wish all of you a terrific, fun, and relaxing holiday season.

See you at the finish line!

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Bonus Content – Exercise Bands

02 Monday Nov 2020

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Adapting, Bodylastics, Bonus Content, Exercise Bands, Home Workout, Improvising, Overcoming

All, as you know, the winter months in Michigan can be quite brutal, leaving our roads an absolute mess. To compensate, many of my exercise days are home. This year will be no different. I had some exercise bands (loops of rubber), but wanted to elevate my game, so I have the same access to exercises that I would have at my gym.

https://amzn.to/3mSoElb This is a link to the set I bought today, arriving this week. I’m not a sponsor or affiliate for this product, but Jim Stoppani, one of the fitness gurus I follow, recommended them. If you’re also in a tough spot because of gym closures or poor weather that disrupt the consistency of your gym workouts, I’d highly recommend these or an equivalent. They come with various attachments to put on a door or a piece of furniture and will truly elevate your home fitness routines. They cost around $160.00.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Workout Routine – Week of September 20, 2020.

21 Monday Sep 2020

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body weight exercises, Cardio, Dedication, Discipline, Exercise Bands, exercise bike, Home Workout, motivation

Hey there! I hope you had a great weekend and are ready to attack the week!

This week, I’ll be taking it easy. My brother is visiting from out of town and I want to spend as much time as I can with him.

I’ll be working out on my exercise bike and using my exercise bands, while he is here.

Workout Routine:

Mon – Wed – Fri – Full Body – Exercise Bands

Tue – Thu – Sat – Exercise Bike – 20 minutes

Sunday – Off (taking brother back to the airport)

Have a great week ahead, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Workout Routine – Week of July 27, 2020.

27 Monday Jul 2020

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Cardio, Exercise, Exercise Bands, fitness, healthy living, Home Workout, Workout Routine

It’s Monday! Get at it, folks!

Here’s my workout routine for the week:

Full-body workout routine (3 sets per body part using exercise bands)

Squats

Calf Presses

Ab Crunches

Bent-over rows

Pushups

Shoulder Press

Triceps Extensions

Bicep Curls

Have a great week!

See you at the finish line!

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Workout Routine – Week of July 6, 2020.

06 Monday Jul 2020

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Circuit Training, Exercise, Exercise Bands, Full-Body, healthy living, Home Workout, workout

Here we are in the first full week of July. It was a bummer to find out my gym was closing again, but that’s life. So this week, we’ll be doing home workouts again, until this virus is more under control and my gym reopens.

This week:

Monday – Friday: Full body circuit with exercise bands (3 iterations)

Exercise Circuit: Squats, Bridges, Standing Calf presses, Ab crunches, Pushups, Shoulder Press, Bicep Curls, Triceps extensions.

Have a great week, folks!

See you at the finish line!

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Workout Routine – Week of April 27, 2020.

27 Monday Apr 2020

Posted by Dave Gardner in Workout Routine

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Discipline, Exercise Bands, Full-Body, healthy living, Home Workout, mixing it up, motivation

Last week’s workout was pretty good. This week, we’ll mix it up again.

Monday – Saturday

Full body, in-home, exercise-band, workout (25 reps per exercise–no rest).

Yep, a single-set, full body circuit this week. Time to get a little sweat going on.

See you at the finish line!

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Workout Routine – Week of April 20, 2020

20 Monday Apr 2020

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100 reps, 100's week, Exercise Bands, Exercise in Lockdown, healthy living, Home Workout, workout

This week will be 100’s week. What this means is that every body part gets hit with 100 reps. I’ll be working two body parts a day. Here’s what that looks like:

Monday – Chest Press (100); Triceps Extensions (100)

Tuesday – Bent over rows (100); Bicep curls (100)

Wednesday – Shoulder Press (100); Lateral Raises (100)

Thursday – Squats (100); Bridges (100); Ab crunches (100)

Friday – Yoga

Saturday – Pilates

Sunday – Off

Have a great week, folks!

See you at the finish line!

Dave

 

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Daily Ramblings – Workout Routine – Week of March 23, 2020.

23 Monday Mar 2020

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Back, Biceps, chest, Exercise Bands, Home Workout, Legs and abs, Shoulders, Staying Safe, triceps

Here’s my weekly workout routine:

Home workout:

  • Monday – Leg and Ab workout exercise bands.
  • Tuesday – Back, Chest, Shoulders, Triceps, and Biceps workout exercise bands.
  • Wednesday – Leg and Ab workout exercise bands.
  • Thursday – Back, Chest, Shoulders, Triceps, and Biceps workout exercise bands.
  • Friday – Leg and Ab workout exercise bands.
  • Saturday – Back, Chest, Shoulders, Triceps, and Biceps workout exercise bands.
  • Sunday – day off.

If any of you are lacking in the home gym arena, check out YouTube. There are plenty of home workouts available there. Keep pushing. Keep working. This will all end and things will get back to normal at some point. Until then, contingency exercise routines will be the solution. Be creative and get it done!

Be safe, pay attention to local authorities, and keep pushing.

See you at the finish line!

Dave

 

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Daily Ramblings – Workout Routine – Back at it!

13 Monday Jan 2020

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Exercise band, Home Workout, Living Healthy, Recovery, Routine, Taking it Easy

Well, folks I’m back. It took a good week of cough syrup, soup (courtesy my Mom), and lots of rest, but I finally put this cold to bed yesterday. I’m back up and at it again. Subsequently, I’ll be getting back at the exercise routine. This week, just to make sure I don’t recycle the cold I beat, I’ll be doing a home-workout with exercise bands, and taking it a little easy as I move back to a full-time workout schedule.

Monday – Saturday

  • Full Body Routine (exercise bands)

See you at the finish line!!

Dave

 

 

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Daily Ramblings – Workout Routine – Week of December 15, 2019

15 Sunday Dec 2019

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Cardio, Exercise, healthy living, HIIT, Home Workout, Workout Routine

Here we are, getting closer and closer to Christmas. I can’t wait!!

This week we’re going to change it up again. I’m going to do 30 minutes of HIIT throughout each day using the steps on one of my stairways.

Stair steppers are tough, but they really get the blood flowing. All from the comfort of my home.

Monday – Saturday

  • 30 Minutes HIIT at home

Sunday

  • Yoga and Stretching for 30 minutes

See you at the finish line!

Dave

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