What were we up to before Aaron tacked on 5 Squids in 5 minutes for giggles? I’m glad you asked.
I’ve been sore for two days, hobbling through my morning runs and panting like a virgin on the basketball court. I can’t even stir this pot of lentils without whimpering a bit. There’s no doubt I can thank Friday night’s new circuit workout. It’s still a work in progress but thought I’d take you for a quick walk through the lab.
It was a Friday night like any other. I’d left work a little early and headed to the gym with Aaron for another circuit workout. We’d exchanged a few text messages throughout the day but hadn’t fully settled on a series. After Squids earlier in the week and a pull workout a few days later, we were ready to fill in the gaps. We’d done squats so we included lunges and deads. We’d done dips so we included push ups, incline dumbbell press and tricep pushdowns.
It’s that simple, almost. Our breakdown perspective is very push-pull-legs as I’ve mentioned to you before. We’ve decided to stick to a month or so of full-body bodyweight splits. We happen to be mutually available every other day for about 2-3 days per week. We adjust the focus or rep range of each workout, though tend to stay mid-range hypertrophy to endurance or failure. And we absolutely adjust any part of the workout that could be dangerous, like dropping tricep pushdowns as soon as we realized that failure sets of push ups and incline dumbbell press were quite enough for the backs of our arms.
So, the moment you’ve all been waiting for, what were we up to before Aaron’s extra Squids? We did three cycles of push ups, lunges, incline dumbbell press, and straight-leg dead lifts. Perform every set to failure, so be sure to start heavy. If you can push yourself honestly through this mess, you’ll be ready for the new and improved version which may be available later this month. Oh, and if you’re bored, feel free to throw on 5 Squids at the end, nutcase.
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