Okay, it's time for a change! No, I'm not moving...yet. I'm talking about fitness level-wise. For those of you who don't already know - I used to be heavily into bodybuilding. How serious? Well let's put it this way, I didn't compete but I was very very close. Then my gym closed and completely uprooted my workout schedule My plan is to go back to that mindset.
One barrier to my plan is not having a gym membership. At one point, I was in the gym 5 days a week - faithfully. I had my workout split down to a science. I was all about it! Especially free weights. Most often, it would be me and a bunch of muscle bound guys in the "pit" with the weights. Admittedly, they looked at me like I was crazy at first. But after they saw me sling a few weights and complete some reps, most of them were convinced. I think the rest of them were won over when I had to wait on them to free up the weights they were using. Or better still, I would bypass their weights and move to the heavier weights, lol.
I miss those days. I miss the structure, the feeling of strength/power and the physical changes weren't half bad either. Now the hunt is on to find a gym. Anyone know of any good ones? I would like to start this asap and chart my progress over 6 weeks. Here's what I'm thinking...
6 day split - over 6 weeks
Day 1 - Upper
Day 2 - Lower
Day 3 - Cardio only
Day 4 - Upper
Day 5 - Lower
Day 6 - Cardio only
Day 7 - Rest
Or
Day 1 - Chest/Tri
Day 2 - Back/Bis
Day 3 - Legs
Then repeat. Cardio each day except on Leg days.
Option 2 is more likely what I will choose. I plan to treat this as if I was planning to compete. So that means, weights, cardio and a strict eating regimen. Sounds like fun, right? Oh come on - who wants to join me?
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One barrier to my plan is not having a gym membership. At one point, I was in the gym 5 days a week - faithfully. I had my workout split down to a science. I was all about it! Especially free weights. Most often, it would be me and a bunch of muscle bound guys in the "pit" with the weights. Admittedly, they looked at me like I was crazy at first. But after they saw me sling a few weights and complete some reps, most of them were convinced. I think the rest of them were won over when I had to wait on them to free up the weights they were using. Or better still, I would bypass their weights and move to the heavier weights, lol.
I miss those days. I miss the structure, the feeling of strength/power and the physical changes weren't half bad either. Now the hunt is on to find a gym. Anyone know of any good ones? I would like to start this asap and chart my progress over 6 weeks. Here's what I'm thinking...
6 day split - over 6 weeks
Day 1 - Upper
Day 2 - Lower
Day 3 - Cardio only
Day 4 - Upper
Day 5 - Lower
Day 6 - Cardio only
Day 7 - Rest
Or
Day 1 - Chest/Tri
Day 2 - Back/Bis
Day 3 - Legs
Then repeat. Cardio each day except on Leg days.
Option 2 is more likely what I will choose. I plan to treat this as if I was planning to compete. So that means, weights, cardio and a strict eating regimen. Sounds like fun, right? Oh come on - who wants to join me?
Photo credit: holder from morguefile.com
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