Saturday, October 04, 2008

THE WORK-OUT

As I walked into the gym yesterday, I told Maghesh that I need a workout that will make me feel as though I have been rammed down by a train. And boy, was it a workout?

This was it –

25 pushups
25 lat pulldowns
25 chest press
25 reverse abdomens

1 km run in 5 min

15 pull ups
20 shoulder press
20 biceps
20 shoulder flies

1 km run in 5 min

25 lunges
25 squats
25 lunges
25 squats

1 km run in 5 minutes

25 full abs
25 upper abs
25 leg lifts
25 full body abs

1 km run in 5 minutes

25 push ups
25 lat pull downs
25 bench dips

1 km run in 5 minutes

This is probably my toughest circuit so far but I am just glad that my body is now conditioned to take it. A 5 km today and a 15 km tomorrow evening will help me do a 40 km this week and I hope I can get it done.

3 comments:

amrit said...

2 much! Great going!

Karthik Vijayakumar said...

Awesome citcuit....how long did you take to complete the entire citcuit?

Karthik

Sandy - Rat Race Runner said...

Hey Shumit,

Looks like a crossfit circuit man! Great going.

Try repeating the sets between runs. Changing the sets every time doesnt help the individual muscle groups much. You will at best stress them a bit and at worst strain them.

If muscles need to respond, they need to be over loaded - not just loaded.

Have fun.