Daily Workout - Arms with Total Gym

I'm back at home and back in my own gym with all my usually gear. Todays workout is the last of my upper body using the Total Gym. My hand is almost back to 100% so it really make the workouts a lot smoother. I just wish I could get rid of my ongoing shoulder pain in my right shoulder. I've had that for almost a year now so I don't think it's going away any time soon. I'm pretty sure it's some torn cartilage as I did it doing some MMA wrestling. Well enough whining for now...

• 10 Minutes Elliptical.
• Biceps: Lying Down Curls with Total Gym. (3 Sets with an increase in the incline each time)
• Biceps: Seated Curls with Total Gym. (2 Sets with a increase in the incline each time)
• 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.

Total workout time: About 1 hour.

Daily Workout - Shoulders and Arms at Fitness World

I'm probably not going to be able to get to the gym for a couple of days so today I did a bit extra. I went to my local Fitness World and got a full Shoulders and Arms workout in. Afterwards I went home, picked up my wolf-dog and went for a 2 mile Jog. My dog Kiya doesn't get out for jogs with me too often so I think it was harder on him than me :) I ended up pulling him for the last little bit.

• Shoulder Press with Barbells.
• Barbell Shoulder Flies in Three Positions: Forward, Side, Behind.
• Upright Row Raises with Pulley.
• Shoulder Shrugs with Trap Machine.
• Went home and did about a two mile jog.

Total workout time: About 1.5 hours.

Daily Workout - Upper Body with Total Gym

I am definitely pushing through a plateau! It has been really hard lately doing my workouts and being motivated, I have felt tired and week but I have done my best to get into the gym as much as I can. I have been extra busy with work and even though my work is not physical it is fairly mental. A big part of working out is the mental part, so it makes sense that I have been struggling.

I'm still managing to do some maintenance workouts while I get through this phase. Yesterday I got a Chest and Back workout in on my Total Gym and today I got a Shoulders and Arms workout in again with the Total Gym. Both days I did some Abs but I didn't do any dedicated Cardio. Instead I made sure to get my heart rate up using the Total Gym which is easy to do. Both workouts took about 1 hour each.

Daily Workout - Arms Home Gym

I did another late evening workout again - worked all day... I have had some tendon pain in my right bicep for some time that doesn't want to go away, I had a similar pain in my left arm but more in the upper forearm and it lasted for several months but now it feel great. It's amazing how one muscle can interfere with your workout so much.

The only way I know to overcome this is to start out really light until the muscle loosens up and then make sure not to overwork it which can be hard because once it warms up it usually feels prety good. You'll pay for it later if you go to heavy!

• 10 Minutes Elliptical.
• Biceps: Dumbbell Curls Standing - Starting light - Five sets.
• Triceps: Seated Overhead Single Dumbbell Extensions.
• Triceps: Pull Downs with Curl Bar.
• Abs: Crunches and Leg Raises.

 Total workout time: About 1 hour.

Daily Workout - Upper Body with Total Gym

It's been a bit of a different week, being away for most of it, sometimes when I don't get my regular workouts in I try to make up for it by doing a workout that hits my entire upper body. It's better than nothing and my hope is not so much to build muscle but to maintain the muscle that I have.

So today I did a fairly intense upper body workout using my Total Gym, it took a bit longer than the usualy workouts I do but I was able to hit my entire upper body, I left out my cardio at the beginning because when I do this type of workout I do it fats and get my cardio workout in while I do my resistance training.

• Misc. Chest exercises with Total Gyms.
• Misc. Back exercises with Total Gyms.
• Misc. Shoulder exercises with Total Gyms.
• Misc. Arm exercises with Total Gyms.
• Misc. Ab exercises with Total Gyms.

Total Workout time: 1.25 hours