#trx-rows

The WO1 workout is always the longest and the toughest to get through as it comprises of two major muscles and all the supporting muscle groups. The workout though structured like a regular push-Pull bodybuilding routine, is definitely more productive in terms of improving overall functional capacity. This I say because the involvement of the core muscles is far greater. I now take breaks only if I need to catch my breath. If I don’t feel out of breath, I don’t take a break. Another thing to note is that I am using weights or a tough version of the exercise (except in the TRX-Inverted Row and the Wide Grip Rows)

Today again, my physique felt like it was going to explode. The blood was rushing into the muscles causing them to swell up like balloons. My delts are beginning to swell up to get bigger and rounder on every upper body workout.

But I have to accept that I was distracted. You see I am newly married and my wife is new to the area I live in. So, yesterday was the first time she ventured out into the city alone. She was out giving an interview for a new job. I did show her the place once before but was still a little apprehensive until she called and confirmed that she was okay. I was tempted to just drop everything and go to the venue of her interview but I refrained as I needed to trust her to be able to take care of herself and also let her learn her way around the city. BTW, the company she interview for is about 10 minutes’ drive from home.

That is the beauty of being a working class man who is newly married in Mumbai, India. You can’t always be fully focused on one thing at a time. There are concerns that get to you like the safety of your wife. But all said and done, it is no excuse to shirk a workout. You need to get something done. At the very least, a small 15 minute set of the jumping rope can do the trick. But do something.

Well, obstacle or not, I did finish my workout by at least focusing on the set while I was doing it and worrying about my wife in the break in-between sets (there were over 6 missed calls to her in the entire duration of the workout). What I am trying to say is, don’t quit a workout unless your body really needs the break. Else work on yourself as planned and you will see great results coming your way.

Exercises || Best

Weighted Push-Ups || 12 reps Wide Grips Pull-Ups || 10 reps || 4 strict

Dips || 10 reps TRX-Inverted Rows || 10 reps

Pike Press || 10 reps Rear Delt Rows || 10 reps

08/18/2014

This was a decent start. Before I describe the details of my workout let me outline my past training methods.

Since 2004 I’ve worked just 1 set per exercise but did it to complete failure. As a result, my muscles grew quickly but my endurance did not rise as the rep range I chose was under 10. Eventually my bodyweight was so high that a set of 5 Wide-Grip pull-ups became impossible. I haven’t done a strict set of 10 pull-us since 2005.

I did the push-Ups max and pull-up max for 5 minutes each. Unfortunately, I lost count after around 22-25 for each of these. However, I could do neither of them in their peak form for the entirety of the set duration. So I switched assisted pull-ups (jump and descend slowly) with the jackknife pull-ups and regular push-ups with push-ups on my knees. I also put in some TRX-Rows with the pull-up max as the set kept getting tougher. While it was a workout for me, I was actually testing my prowess in the movements. I loved the challenge and the way all the active muscle groups swelled up post the workout. Goal is to go to complete the set in the peak progression form for all these exercises.

  Training routine was simple: