So while front squats aren't my favorite weight lifting movement I actually have an easier time with it than I used to.
My wrists are still inflexible so it hurts when I have to bend them backwards but the weight feels better on my legs than it does during back squat.
Still a bitch though. Today for strength I did 8 reps of 185. Good enough right?
Then for the real workout we did as many rounds as we could for 10 minutes that included a 200 meter run, 20 situps and 20 walking lunges.
Not bad. I actually looked at that and didn't wince today.
So we all line up for the first 200. Heidi the long legged sprints forward while the rest of us follow. I'm last.
We hit the situps and I start ripping them as fast as I can. I think I might actually have some abs under my flab if I could lose some weight because my abs don't get tired as quickly as they used to. Damn those martinis. And porter beers. And Jack and Cokes. Oh well.
I get done first then hit the walking lunges. I finish those and I'm off and jogging. Jun finishes and catches up with me. In fact for the rest of the workout Jun and I are about neck and neck.
He finally slows down a bit during the fourth round of situps though and I race past him. Then the lunges and I'm out the door once again, this time sprinting a little faster because I see the 10 minutes we have is almost gone.
I hit the halfway mark and turn around and I hear everyone yelling, "30 seconds Rod!!!!" Ah crap.
I try to turn on the afterburners, although in my case it's more like trying to start an old weed eater. Either the motor catches and you start workin or you don't.
To my surprise the engine turns over. A little bit. But by then everyone is yelling, "10 SECONDS ROD!!!" Wait, what the hell happened to the 20 second warning? Crap.
I pump a little faster and worry that I'm not going to be able to stop and crash into the crowd. I figure if they're standing there they know the hazards and I push. The countdown gets down to the "3, 2, 1 . . ." and I step in front of the gym where I started. People cheer and get the hell out of my way as I stumble past. One of the new guys catches me and helps me stop.
"Ho brah you one animal," he says. I try to say thanks but you need air to talk and I have none in my lungs.
I lie down and try to breathe again. Meanwhlie I'm thinking, "Four rounds and one run. I can live with that."
On another note, I've also been thinking about a serious draft for the RFM radio script. Tell me what you think:
Male Voice: AT RAW FITNESS MAUI WE KNOW THERE'S MORE TO WORKING OUT THAN JUST LOOKING GOOD.
Male Voice: YOU HAVE TO TRAIN FOR STRENGTH
Female Voice: ENDURANCE
Male Voice: SPEED
FV: AGILITY
MV: COORDINATION
FV: POWER
(Anyway you list all 10 reasons why you train and say it fast, so that the words run over each other.)
Male Voice: IF YOUR GYM ISN'T HELPING YOU TO ACHIEVE AT LEAST ONE OF THESE GOALS THEN YOU HAVE TO ASK YOURSELF, WHY ARE YOU THERE?
FV: COME CHECK OUT RAW FITNESS MAUI, WHERE YOUR FITNESS IS OUR PASSION. THAT'S RAW FITNESS MAUI LOCATED ON EHA STREET BEHIND SACK N SAVE. OR CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE AT http://www.rawfitnessmaui.com/
Something like that. Gotta iron it out but I think it'll work. What do you think?
Rod
My wrists are still inflexible so it hurts when I have to bend them backwards but the weight feels better on my legs than it does during back squat.
Still a bitch though. Today for strength I did 8 reps of 185. Good enough right?
Then for the real workout we did as many rounds as we could for 10 minutes that included a 200 meter run, 20 situps and 20 walking lunges.
Not bad. I actually looked at that and didn't wince today.
So we all line up for the first 200. Heidi the long legged sprints forward while the rest of us follow. I'm last.
We hit the situps and I start ripping them as fast as I can. I think I might actually have some abs under my flab if I could lose some weight because my abs don't get tired as quickly as they used to. Damn those martinis. And porter beers. And Jack and Cokes. Oh well.
I get done first then hit the walking lunges. I finish those and I'm off and jogging. Jun finishes and catches up with me. In fact for the rest of the workout Jun and I are about neck and neck.
He finally slows down a bit during the fourth round of situps though and I race past him. Then the lunges and I'm out the door once again, this time sprinting a little faster because I see the 10 minutes we have is almost gone.
I hit the halfway mark and turn around and I hear everyone yelling, "30 seconds Rod!!!!" Ah crap.
I try to turn on the afterburners, although in my case it's more like trying to start an old weed eater. Either the motor catches and you start workin or you don't.
To my surprise the engine turns over. A little bit. But by then everyone is yelling, "10 SECONDS ROD!!!" Wait, what the hell happened to the 20 second warning? Crap.
I pump a little faster and worry that I'm not going to be able to stop and crash into the crowd. I figure if they're standing there they know the hazards and I push. The countdown gets down to the "3, 2, 1 . . ." and I step in front of the gym where I started. People cheer and get the hell out of my way as I stumble past. One of the new guys catches me and helps me stop.
"Ho brah you one animal," he says. I try to say thanks but you need air to talk and I have none in my lungs.
I lie down and try to breathe again. Meanwhlie I'm thinking, "Four rounds and one run. I can live with that."
On another note, I've also been thinking about a serious draft for the RFM radio script. Tell me what you think:
Male Voice: AT RAW FITNESS MAUI WE KNOW THERE'S MORE TO WORKING OUT THAN JUST LOOKING GOOD.
Male Voice: YOU HAVE TO TRAIN FOR STRENGTH
Female Voice: ENDURANCE
Male Voice: SPEED
FV: AGILITY
MV: COORDINATION
FV: POWER
(Anyway you list all 10 reasons why you train and say it fast, so that the words run over each other.)
Male Voice: IF YOUR GYM ISN'T HELPING YOU TO ACHIEVE AT LEAST ONE OF THESE GOALS THEN YOU HAVE TO ASK YOURSELF, WHY ARE YOU THERE?
FV: COME CHECK OUT RAW FITNESS MAUI, WHERE YOUR FITNESS IS OUR PASSION. THAT'S RAW FITNESS MAUI LOCATED ON EHA STREET BEHIND SACK N SAVE. OR CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE AT http://www.rawfitnessmaui.com/
Something like that. Gotta iron it out but I think it'll work. What do you think?
Rod
