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Originally Posted by jiveturkey
We seem to have similar routine but there are some slight differences.
My week breaks down like this (not every week is the same due to scheduling).
Monday - Heavy lifting - 20 pull ups (currently weight assisted), 50 unweighted squats as fast as I can do them, 50 push ups (currently from my knees), 3 different planking/core exercises (holding a pose for 90 seconds). I do this routine twice. This has lead to a major jump in muscle building and strength.
Tuesday - Either swimming, biking, walking or rowing. I go at a medium pace for a long distance. Nothing that's going to wear me out.
Wednesday - Day off
Thursday - Repeat the heavy lifting routine and try to increase my reps or difficulty.
Friday - Slow moving workout
Saturday - Sprinting - 400 meter warm up, 6 x 50 at half speed, 6 x 50 at full speed.
Sunday - Day off
Prior to this routine I was doing the old school cardio and weight interval training. Once I made the switch about 6 weeks ago everything changed. Weight started falling off faster and muscle started building more quickly.
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I like to keep my body guessing a bit. The 100 degree weather has kept me off the bike, but I enjoyed mixing that in as well. I do forearm and side planks as part of my core workout, hate those puppies, lol. I'm constantly tweaking my routine to get the most out of. I sneak in 40 regular pushups as part of my core routine as it really stretches out my chest after the lifting the day before. I do know that when I switched from running on the elliptical machine in the pyramid workout to HIIT I dropped weight really fast.