Friday, May 23, 2008

Day 9, More exercises

We all knew it was coming, I was just secretly hoping it would take longer to get here but no point in delaying the inevitable. Also, without this strength training exercise plan the PCP would not really be helping me work toward my peak condition.

From Chen and Patrick:

Jumprope 1000 times

Pushups 6 x 15, With feet raised on a chair. So your body will be at an angle.

Squats 5 x 20, Go slowly.

Triceps Dip 5 x 10, Put the palms of your hand on the edge of two chairs or a bench, with the chairs or bench behind you. Slowly lower yourself down, hold at the bottom, and lift up.

Shoulder Fly 4 x 10, Step on your band. Slowly raise the handles out to the side, like Leonardo's Vitruvian man. Hold at the top, and with control, come down.

Crunches 5 x 25, Lay on your back, knees up but not too high. Roll your body up like a newspaper, hold a tic, then with control come down. This week we're not doing obliques (the side abs), but don't worry, we will. Oh, we will. Go slowly.

Everyday. It should take about an hour.

That’s quite a tall order and it will definitely take some getting used to and I’m going to have to find some extra willpower reserves to get myself to do this kind of workout every day but like I and everyone else has said before, it may be difficult now but if you stick with it and envision the end result (Stephen Chow) then things will get easier. Of course, they may get harder before they do get easier but that’s part of the process and while it may be one of the hardest parts of the process it’s also one of the more rewarding parts. You see, the hard thing to do and the right thing to do (in this case keeping with it) are usually the same thing and tackling and accomplishing the hard things in life will always make you stronger and better.

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