by LiftingMySpirits | Feb 8, 2020 | Weight Training, Workouts
Warming up properly will reduce injuries and will make your working sets more productive. Before you go into the weight room do something to get your blood flowing. What you do is personal preference. Ideas… Walk for 5-10 minutes on a treadmill. Row for 3-5 minutes...
by LiftingMySpirits | May 7, 2019 | Weight Training, Workouts
“To me, the sign of a really excellent routine is one which places great demands on the athlete, yet produces progressive long-term improvement without soreness, injury or the athlete ever feeling thoroughly depleted. Any fool can create a program that is so demanding...
by LiftingMySpirits | Aug 19, 2018 | Books, Faith, Life, Nutrition, Organization Tips, Weight Loss, Workouts
Holy cow!! This happened!!! Check that off the bucket list! This book as been in the planning stages since 2013. I’m glad I didn’t write it back then. The period from 2015 to 2017 was intense with respect to staying on track and...
by LiftingMySpirits | Jan 2, 2014 | My Lifting Log, Workouts
Since the end of November, I’ve followed this split: Day 1: Lower Body Strength Day 2: Upper Body Strength Day 3: Rest Day 4: Lower Body Hypertrophy Day 5: Chest/Back Hypertrophy Day 6: Shoulders/Arms Hypertrophy Each body part is worked twice a week. The the...
by LiftingMySpirits | Nov 2, 2013 | Bodybuilding Journal, German Volume Training, My Lifting Log, Workouts
The last lift of week 4 was yesterday. I’m not sure how to analyze results, but I believe it’s been a good month. I use an app on my iPad called Gym Buddy. Found that it will make graphs and charts. I like graphs and charts. My scale weight is up...
by LiftingMySpirits | Jul 16, 2013 | My Lifting Log, Strong Woman Training, Workouts
Week 2 of strong woman training began today. After one week, I feel like I got hit by a car. Wow. This is hard. Today was a Monday, so that meant it was a heavy day. Monday is supposed to be 90% of my max lift, but I’ve decided to just go for it and lift as...
