Well the weight training and keeping fit at our Brittany holiday cottage with gym / fitness center near Baud is going very well - I'm getting leaner as each week passes by and stronger at the same time.
Yesterday and today I did the hill walk with my new toy, a 20 kg weighted vest - I went up and down 3 times this morning before breakfast and really notice the up hill section. My quads and leg biceps are feeling it the most and I'm hoping this will not only shift the fat but create better separation in my legs come competition time.
I think that 30 minutes will be my max, although fairly comfortable the vest does cause some neck ache.
This afternoon its back in the gym at the holiday cottage for a dead lift session with my goal to hit 8 reps plus on the 140 kg.
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Weight lifting in our gym / fitness center at our Brittany holiday cottage near baud
I reported earlier today my goals for weight lifting in our gym / fitness center at our Brittany holiday cottage near Baud and can confirm a new personal best of 7 reps for 140 kgs.
I was going to give up on 6 reps but after writing my goal of increasing the reps by at least 1 each week I dug deep and managed that extra one.
I really enjoy the dead lifts and although a very short workout - just 6 sets in 20 minutes my heart pounds for the entire duration and afterwards I know I've worked hard.
Looking forward to training legs again tomorrow at the gym.
La Forge Brittany holiday cottage is only 3 miles from Baud.
I was going to give up on 6 reps but after writing my goal of increasing the reps by at least 1 each week I dug deep and managed that extra one.
I really enjoy the dead lifts and although a very short workout - just 6 sets in 20 minutes my heart pounds for the entire duration and afterwards I know I've worked hard.
Looking forward to training legs again tomorrow at the gym.
La Forge Brittany holiday cottage is only 3 miles from Baud.
The weight training gym / fitness center at our Brittany holiday cottage near Baud
Today at the weight training gym / fitness center at our Brittany holiday cottage near Baud is dead lift day.
I have only been doing dead lifts since the start of this year and at the start I could not lift 120 kg from the floor - now I've done 160 kg for 2 reps or 140 kg for 6.
My next goal is to work on my rep range rather than trying personal best - so my goal is to get to 20 reps for 140 kg, the aim being to perform 1 or 2 additional reps for each workout.
The gym at our holiday cottage has sufficient weight available for most levels of weight trainers and body builders to have a good workout being able to load a bar up to 200 kg and from next year up to 240 kg with the purchase of some new weights.
Every year our endevour is to increase the facilities within the gym so that guest staying at either La Forge or La Veille Maison are able to have a good workout if so desired.
I have only been doing dead lifts since the start of this year and at the start I could not lift 120 kg from the floor - now I've done 160 kg for 2 reps or 140 kg for 6.
My next goal is to work on my rep range rather than trying personal best - so my goal is to get to 20 reps for 140 kg, the aim being to perform 1 or 2 additional reps for each workout.
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| weight training and body building gym near Baud |
The gym at our holiday cottage has sufficient weight available for most levels of weight trainers and body builders to have a good workout being able to load a bar up to 200 kg and from next year up to 240 kg with the purchase of some new weights.
Every year our endevour is to increase the facilities within the gym so that guest staying at either La Forge or La Veille Maison are able to have a good workout if so desired.
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Our Gym / fitness center at our Brittany holiday cottage with pool near Baud
Today at our gym / fitness center at our Brittany holiday cottage with pool near Baud Naomi had a good weight training session by training her legs.
She had gone up initially to 10 reps for 100 kg but after work from me we worked on getting lower on the squat and now she is doing low squats 10 reps for 50 kg and she says how much more she is getting from the better form.
I'm now doing 140 kg low squats for 6 reps and last session did a 6 second pause at the bottom of each rep.My goal is to be at 160 kg for 6 deep reps by Christmas. My personal best when at 30 was 220 kg for 2 reps and 145 kg for 20 reps.
The fitness center / gym is a wonderful bonus for guest wishing to keep fit while on holiday at our holiday cottages La Forge or La veille maison.
She had gone up initially to 10 reps for 100 kg but after work from me we worked on getting lower on the squat and now she is doing low squats 10 reps for 50 kg and she says how much more she is getting from the better form.
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| The gym / fitness center at our Brittany holiday cottage |
I'm now doing 140 kg low squats for 6 reps and last session did a 6 second pause at the bottom of each rep.My goal is to be at 160 kg for 6 deep reps by Christmas. My personal best when at 30 was 220 kg for 2 reps and 145 kg for 20 reps.
The fitness center / gym is a wonderful bonus for guest wishing to keep fit while on holiday at our holiday cottages La Forge or La veille maison.
Monday, November 2, 2015
The gym and fitness center at our Brittany holiday cottage near Baud
Just had a great workout at our gym and fitness center at our Brittany holiday cottage near Baud - chest and triceps.
I'm mixing the exercises up within each workout, today I did the following.
6 sets of incline bench with the extreme grips up to 80 kg
4 sets of decline bench press with the grips and pausing for 4/5 seconds at the bottom for one set.
Then it was 6 sets of tricep push downs followed by 3 sets of rope push downs.
The fitness center is available for all our guest to use that stay in La Forge and La Veille Maison.
I'm mixing the exercises up within each workout, today I did the following.
6 sets of incline bench with the extreme grips up to 80 kg
4 sets of decline bench press with the grips and pausing for 4/5 seconds at the bottom for one set.
Then it was 6 sets of tricep push downs followed by 3 sets of rope push downs.
The fitness center is available for all our guest to use that stay in La Forge and La Veille Maison.
Our gym / fitness center at our Brittany holiday cottage with private heated pool
Yesterday was back and biceps while today at our gym / fitness center at our Brittany holiday cottage with private heated pool is chest and triceps.
Having a gym / fitness center situated at our Brittany holiday cottage is a great bonus for all staying for a holiday and wishing to keep fit and trim.
Having a gym / fitness center situated at our Brittany holiday cottage is a great bonus for all staying for a holiday and wishing to keep fit and trim.
Sunday, November 1, 2015
The gym and fitness center at our Brittany holiday cottage with private pool near Baud
Today at the gym and fitness center at our Brittany holiday cottage with private pool near Baud, Naomi and I are looking to have workouts.
Naomi will be training chest and back while I'm doing back and biceps.
I now train a 3 day split training each body part around the 5th or 7th day after the initial workout depending on how sore I'm feeling.
Each year we ad to the gym so that returning guest staying in La Forge or La Veille maison and indeed ourselves benefit from additional equipment.
Naomi will be training chest and back while I'm doing back and biceps.
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| Getting ready to compete in 2009 at the gym at our holiday cottage |
Each year we ad to the gym so that returning guest staying in La Forge or La Veille maison and indeed ourselves benefit from additional equipment.
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