Week of: July 10, 2000

Day 1: July 10, 2000

I am back in the swing after my vacation last week! Had a great Upper Body workout tonight. Was totally focused on feeling my muscles working throughout the full range of motion.

My exercises during this workout were:

Chest:	Dumbbell Incline Presses and Incline Flyes
Shoulders:	Cable Side Laterals and Lying Cable Front Raises
Back:	Seated Rows and Pull Downs (Front)
Triceps:	Triceps Pushdowns and Overhead Cable Raises
Biceps:	Standing Cable Curls and Double Biceps Cable Curls

Intensity was way up on all. Challenge #2 is underway!!

I also took my after pictures today for Challenge #1. As most of you probably have seen, these pictures are post on the "Success!!" page as well as the "Challenge 2 Goals" page.

Day 2: July 11, 2000

30 minutes of Cardio on the Stationary Bike today. I was definitely in the zone today.

I also got some good news at work. I have heard in the recent past that they are going to put a small gym somewhere within the hospital for the employees. Well today, I found out for sure. It is almost ready to open. I had to do a security assessment of the area and got to see the equipment, which is all set up. There is only cardio equipment which includes a number of "Cybex" Treadmills, Stationary Bikes, Steppers and some "Reebok" Cross Trainers. I think I know where I will get some of my cardio workouts done in the future.

Day 3: July 12, 2000

All out assault on my legs today. During this challenge, I will definitely mix up my exercises a lot more and today was no exception. During the first challenge, I focused on doing mainly Leg Presses. Today I changed over to Hack Squats as the primary "Quads" exercise.

Quads:	Hack Squats and Free Weight Leg Extensions
Hamstrings:	Seated Leg Curls and Standing Leg Curls
Outer/Inner Quads:	Leg Adductions and Leg Abductions
Calves:	Donkey Calf Raises and Incline Calf Raises
Abs:	Cable Crunches and Raised Leg Crunches

It felt good doing some different forms of exercises. It is definitely what I needed to shake things up a bit. Gonna do that for Upper Body also....

Day 4: July 13, 2000

Was so tempted today to use the new gym at work today, even though it is not open yet, but I didn't. I waited till after work to go to Gold's and get my 30 minutes of cardio work done. Once again, it was a great cardio workout. Felt real strong throughout.

Day 5: July 14, 2000

Back to the Upper Body today with a mix of different exercises and some of the same.

Chest:	Incline Smith Machine Presses and Pec Deck
Shoulders:	Overhead Cable Flyes and Lying Cable Front Raises
Back:	Lat Pulldowns (Front) and Stiff Arm Pull Downs (Front)
Triceps:	Overhead Cable Raises (Rope) and Reverse Pushdowns
Biceps:	Modular Cable Curls and Standing Cable Curls

It was definitely worth the effort to change. Change is Good!!

Day 6: July 15, 2000

Didn't get up early to go to the gym.... It was raining cats and dogs this morning and I just didn't want to go out in it. Therefore, I waited till after doing my magic to get my cardio workout done. Completed another strong 30 minutes on the bike. I think next week I will schedule myself to hit the Treadmills to once again mix up the workouts.

Day 7: July 16, 2000

Free Day today and Week 1 (or Week 13) has come to an end. Going to the pool with the kids a bit later.

While down at the pool, I completed the Official Rules & Regulations Guide for my first Challenge. Being this is 7 days after finishing, I have to get them mailed out overnight tomorrow to officially qualify for this challenge. I'll be at the Post Office first thing in the morning.

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