Today’s workout was less intense than my previous ones. I didn’t get as much sleep as I would have liked the previous night and I felt tired when I reached the gym.
I started out working my calves on the seated calf raise machine. I completed 6 reps before I felt the usual pain that accompanies this workout. I completed another 2 reps and my calves gave out. I tried for 1 more, but it was futile. I rested around 15 seconds and then went over to the flat bench.
I used the bar to do 1 set of wrist curls. I did them slowly, making sure each rep took around 10 seconds. By the 5th rep, I was in pain. I pushed myself and did 2 more while breathing in short bursts. I tried for another, but could not bring the bar back up to the starting position. I gave myself a 15 second breather and went on to do some kickbacks for triceps.
The tricep kickbacks were hard to do and I only got through 4 reps before feeling the burn. I tried to do them slowly, but my motion wasn’t constant. I think the weight I chose was a little too heavy for me. I did 1 more rep and let the weight drop.
After feeling like a slacker on the tricep kickbacks, I felt I really had to push myself when working my abdominal muscles. I loaded up the weight, grabbed the rope, and slowly pulled it inwards. This is the same exercise I did during HIT – Workout # 2. I completed 14 reps.
Although I completed today’s workout in 7 minutes and 32 seconds, I feel like I slacked. It was definitely not as intense as it usually is and I know I’m capable of better. Going forward I will have to be more diciplined and make sure I get the proper amount of rest.
