Daily Ramblings – Motivation Monday – Announcements

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ambitious, Determination, Discipline, Drive, habit, motivation, Ritual, Routine, Routines, workout

Hi all! First, it’s Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday today! We in the U.S. declared it a national holiday a while back. This means I get an extra day off this week. That being said, here’s a few announcements:

1. I’ll continue working through the spiritual laws on Saturday’s posting, but giving myself Saturday or Sunday to put it up.
2. My workout this week will be the same as the last few weeks as I get this body back into condition after taking the bulk of December off. This week, I’ll be doing a full-body exercise band workout with 3 instead of 2 sets.
3. I’ll be combining my workout routine and some other things I have scheduled for the week into one posting instead of two. So Motivation Monday will have a great quote, cool video, or something else I find that wakes me up in the morning and continue to pass those off, adding my workout routine and anything else I feel is appropriate for the beginning of the week.

For those of you in the U.S. enjoy the end of your long weekend.

Here’s a Wikipedia article on MLK for your reference, if you are interested in reading about him. Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Workout Routine – Adapting to the Lockdown

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Adapt, Diet, health, Improvise, Overcome, Persist, Sleep, Supplements, Water, workout

This week, we are in week two of Michigan’s lockdown. The gyms are closed again; the restaurants are closed again; the libraries are closed again. So what to do?

This week, I’ll be using my bodyweight, exercise bands, and the stairs of my home to get in a good workout. This week, it’ll be about moving. I have a timer that is ongoing that is set for 30 minutes. Each 30 minutes, I’ll do 60 seconds of exercise, whether it be a set of pushups, situps, squats, stair stepping, or biceps curls. Each day I’ll hit every body part 2-3 times, as I get up and move every 30 minutes. If you’ve never tried something like this, it’ll keep you from turning into a couch potato for sure.

I hope each of you is safe and sound during the lockdowns that are occurring intermittently in your area of the globe.

The key to living a healthy life is eating right, managing stress, getting the sleep you need, drinking plenty of water, taking whatever supplements you need, and to KEEP MOVING! That’s all I got for now.

Have a great workout week!

See you at the finish line!

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Workout Routine – Week of November 9, 2020

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Consistency, Dedication, Discipline, Exercise, Exercise Bands, Routine, Tabata routine, workout

Welcome to my Workout Routine for the week of November 9, 2020. As we approach the harsh winter in Michigan, I am much more prepared than last year. Each year, we get some big snows. This makes driving really difficult and treacherous. To avoid that risk, I purchased some exercise bands from Bodylastic, and I am very pleased.

I’ve also been studying some of Jim Stoppani’s work. One of Jim’s biggest insights is that sitting is the new smoking. I couldn’t agree more. My life is very sedentary, now that I’m retired. I exercise daily, but discovered through Jim’s website (jimstoppani.com) that he follows a rule where he is doing an activity above his daily workout routine. This week, I’m going to incorporate that. This will add some variety to my workout and let me focus on one body-part each day.

Because I have an Apple Watch, I am reminded to stand up every hour. I’ll use this as my cue to do some exercise. Here’s my schedule for the week:

Monday – Legs

Tuesday – Back

Wednesday – Chest

Thursday – Shoulders

Friday – Arms

Saturday – Abs and Calves

Sunday – Off

I’ll be mixing in some Tabata work in as well. My Tabata format will be:

8 minutes of exercise (20 seconds exercise, 20 seconds rest)

That’s it, folks! Have a great week!

See you at the finish line!

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Workout Routine – Week of October 19, 2020

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Cardio, Discipline, gym, healthy living, Routine, Weights, workout

This week, I’ll be hitting it hard in the gym. Here’s my schedule below:

Mon-Wed-Fri: Upper Body

Tue-Thu-Sat: Lower Body

Sun: off

Each day will also include 20-30 minutes of cardio and the sauna.

Hit it hard this week, folks!

See you at the finish line!

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Workout Routine – Week of October 12, 2020

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Cardio, Dedication, Discipline, Drive, gym, Home, Weights, workout

Alright, folks. It’s time to move!

Here’s my exercise routine:

Monday-Saturday:

M – Full Body Weights

T – Cardio

W – Full Body Weights

Th – Cardio

F – Full Body Weights

Sa – Cardio

See you at the finish line!

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Workout Routine – Week of Sep 28, 2020.

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Consistency, dig in, Discipline, Drive, Exercise, Keep going, Music, Push, videos, workout

One of the tricks I use to get pumped up for the gym is to watch a great motivational video or listen to some inspiring music. Attack the week, folks!

My routine this week:

Monday – Saturday:

20 minutes cardio

Upper Body (weights) Lower Body (weights) alternating every day.

Have a great week! Get at it, folks! You got this!

See you at the finish line!

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Workout Routine – Week of August 24, 2020.

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Bicycle, Dedication, dig in, Discipline, Exercise, HIIT, in-house, Push, workout

This week I’m going to hit some cardio again. I’ll be doing HIIT on my in-house supine bicycle.

Monday – Thursday, Saturday-Sunday: One-minute work, Two-minutes rest (5 sets)

Friday – Off

Have a great week, folks!

See you at the finish line!

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Workout Routine – Week of July 6, 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 June 15, 2020.

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Bodybuilding, Cardio, Gym workout, Healthy Eating, healthy living, Weights, workout

This week, we’re going to elevate from one set of a body circuit at the gym to two sets.

Monday – Saturday: Full Body Circuit – 2 sets

Attack!!

See you at the finish line!

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Workout Routine – Week of May 11, 2020.

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Cardio, Dedication, Discipline, Drive, motivation, Physical conditioning, strength training, workout

This week, we’ll revisit one body part a day and shoot for 100 reps.

Monday – Chest

Tuesday – Back

Wednesday – Shoulders

Thursday – Abs

Friday – Legs

Saturday – Calves/Forearms

Sunday – Off

Have a great week, folks!

See you at the finish line!

Dave