Day 1

Today's Notes:

So, today's my first day of logging this endeavor.

A recap of the past month - I've been going to the gym about 5 days a week for the past month, so I have a decent foundation. The "OH GOD I AM SO SORE I'M GOING TO PUKE" part is over, and now it's just "Wow, I'm getting old."

I've also been in training for a marathon I was going to run in December, but given this NEW goal and the absolutely huge difference in training for a marathon vs. training to be a lineman on a football team, I'm definitely not doing that. But it put a good 3 - 4 miles a day of running under my feet, so that's good.

So, today, I went to the local rec fields and ran some of the old drills I remember from years of football camps. I've picked up some equipment for this - it's all Nike Sparq stuff. Very neon-green, very well built, and very very pretentious.

No, I'm not sponsored by Nike. I paid cash. If the products suck or fail, I'll let you know.

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The Workouts:
(You can read descriptions for all of these exercises here)


Morning Session (drills)

5 x shuffle-step (agility ladder)
5 x cariocce step (agility ladder)
5 x Icky Shuffle (agility ladder... and yes, it's a stupid name, but that's what it's called)
10 x left-side offensive block (hit sled)
10 x right-side offensive block (hit sled)
10 x left-side defensive loop drill (hit sled)
10 x right-side defensive loop drill (hit sled)
2 mile run


HOW I FEEL:

Dear GOD, I have a lot of work to do.

A LOT.

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Evening Session (weights):

Tuesday: High-rep day (low weight, high repetition - circuit style)

Squats - 8 sets x 12 reps @ 185 lbs
Lunges - 8 sets x 12 reps @ 185 lbs
Modified Bench Press - 4 sets @ 20 reps @ 135 lbs
Tricep extension - 4 sets @ 20 reps @ 20 lbs (per hand)
Shoulder Press (dumbbell) - 4 sets @ 20 reps @ 20 lbs (per arm)
Curl (slow bar) - 4 sets @ 20 reps @ 40 lbs
Curl (dumbbell) - 4 sets @ 20 reps @ 15 lbs


HOW I FEEL:

I've been lifting weights for a very long time, but I haven't done a full-bore circuit workout since I was 18 years old. 30 seconds of rest between each exercise is... Not enough. But hey, it'll get me where I want to be. I think.

I hope.