Strength Training – Sep 11, 2008

Today's upper body strength training was again for the Chest, Shoulders and Triceps.

• I warmed up with doing 10 minutes of Elliptical.
  
• Then I did the floor bridge for 30 seconds each set for 5 sets
  
• Lower abs lying on the floor (40 reps)
  
• Upper abs lying on the floor (40 reps)
  

Cycle 1:

• 1 set of bench press – 95 lbs – 15 reps
  
• 1 set of sitting shoulder press using dumbbells (20 lbs) – 15 reps
  
• 1 set of rope pull down triceps (60 lbs) – 15 reps
  
• 1 set of machine chest press – 95 lbs – 15 reps
  
• 1 set of machine shoulder press – 30 lbs – 15 reps
  
• 1 set of machine Triceps pull down – 50 lbs – 15 reps
  

Cycle 2:

Repeated Cycle 1 with following change in weights

• 1 set of bench press – 85 lbs – 15 reps
  
• Same weights and reps for the rest of the sets
  

Cycle 3:

Repeated Cycle 1 with following change in weights

• 1 set of bench press – 65 lbs – 15 reps
  
• Same weights and reps for the rest of the sets