Back From Maui

You may have noticed that I have not been posting anything for the  last couple of weeks? Thats' because I was away on a family vacation to Maui for 11 days... And I'm happy to say I didn't do a single workout other than throwing my kids around the pool, body surfing and walking all over the island.

It's actually really good for you to take some time off once in a while from working out and I haven't done this for some time.

So I thought I would post some pictures taken in Maui...

Here are some photos taken while on a day trip snorkeling in Molokini Crater.

Here are some on me and my daughter at the beach in Kihei just across the street from our apartment.

Here is one of me throwing my Son around in the pool at our time-share.

Here is a nice picture of the entire family when we stopped at a scenic area while we went for a drive around Maui.

And by the way, now that I'm home, it's back to the grind, yesterday I started the workouts back up and kicked it off with an elliptical warmup, some chest on the Total Gym and a good lower body stretch.

Daily Workout - Back and Shoulders in Fitness World

I went to Fitness World with my wife today, we are both trying to get some final workouts in before we head off to Hawaii!!! It has been a hard month for me, traveling a bit, several parties to attend and now all this Halloween candy around. I could have done better as far as leaning up but I did manage to put on some muscle over the last month...

Today we did Back and Shoulder, it's nice to use other equipment than what I have in my home gym for a change up!

• Back - Wide Pull Downs with Universal Machine.
• Back - Narrow Pull Downs with Universal Machine.
• Back - Seated Rows with Universal Machine.
• Shoulders - Military press with Universal Machine.
• Shoulders - Dumbbell Raises (Front, Side, Behind).
• Shoulders - Upright Rows with Universal Machine.
• Shoulders - Shrugs with Universal Machine and Dumbbells.

Total workout time: About 1 hour.

Daily Workout - Shoulders and Arms with Total Gym

Got in a Shoulders arms Total Gym workout. Again no Cardio as I my Total Gym allows me to move quickly between sets and get my heart rate up.

Total Gym - Seated Shoulder Press.

Total Gym - Reverse Shoulder Raises (Lying on Back Upside-down).

Total Gym - Seated Shoulder Raises (Front to Back).

Total Gym - Front Seated Shoulder Raises.

Total Gym - Abs: Seated Side Twists in Side Position.

Barbells - Shrugs.

Biceps: Lying Down Curls with Total Gym. (3 Sets with an increase in the incline each time)

Barbell Curls - (3 Sets)

Triceps: Seated Overhead Extension with the Total Gym.

Triceps: Lying Down Extension with the Total Gym.

Triceps: Rear Extension with the Total Gym.

Abs: Forward and Side Twists with Total Gym.

Misc. Stretching.

Total workout time: About 1 hour.

Daily Workout - Chest & Back in with Total Gym

Today I did a Total Gym Workout, I hit my Chest and Back and finished off with some Abs. I did the workout pretty quick with and so it was duo Cardio and Strength training workout.

• Total Gym - Iron Cross (Lying on Back).
• Total Gym - Seated Bench Press.
• Total Gym - Seated Flys.
• 3 Stage Pushups: Planche, Extended, and Regular.
• Total Gym - Seated Wide Row (Various Positions).
• Total Gym - Seated Narrow Row (Various Positions).
• Total Gym - Pull Downs (Lying on Back).
• Total Gym - Abs: Seated Side Twists.
• Misc. Stretching.

Total workout time: About 1 hour.

Daily Workout - Arms in Home Gym

I was out of town overnight without the use of a gym and was with friends last night and just got back in this afternoon so yesterday I was not able to do a workout. Back at it again tonight, I have been trying to keep things up for my upcoming trip to Hawaii early next month but there have been many distractions and opportunities for good eats. I'm not doing too bad but I could be doing better... I've got about a week to go so maybe I can buckle down and shed the last few pounds?

• Warmup: 12 minutes of Elliptical
• Biceps: Dumbbell Curls - three sets
• Biceps: Pulley Bar Curls - three sets
• Triceps: Overhead Single Barbell Press - 2 sets
• Triceps: Pulley extensions - 3 sets
• Abs: Wheel Forward Extensions, Side Leg Raises.

Total workout time: About 1 hour.