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Those of you new to beebleblog.com will be unaware of the experiment that I am carrying out on myself at the moment. (Sounds dangerous! - Beeble) To catch up with everyone else please read from this link. The basic experiment is to prove or disprove my theory that for someone to get back to their original fitness level prior to a break will take half the time of the actual break itself.
A month has passed now since the first exercise routine and I am pleased with my progress. My muscles are bigger, my strength is up and I feel like I am on target to complete my goal and prove my theory (You go for it - Beeble).
So here we are entering the second month which of course has a brand new program for me to follow, designed by my lovely and slightly sadistic wife. Previously I have had the program on the website gyminee. However this time I have decided to have it listed here as it just makes everything a little bit easier.
Today’s Program
Today, as with last month’s program, is concentrated on Chest and Biceps. Please note that DB stands for Dumbbells and Sb stands for Swiss Ball.
The program is as follows:
| Exercise | Sets | Repetitions | Time/Distance | Instructions |
| Incline DB Flyes | 4 | 8 | n/a | click here |
| Press Ups onto a SB | 4 | 15 | n/a | click here |
| DB Bench Press | 4 | 8 | n/a | click here |
| Seated Machine Press | 4 | 8 | n/a | click here |
| Rowing Machine | 2000 metres | cick here | ||
| Bicep Curls | 4 | 8 | click here | |
| C-Curl | 4 | 8 | click here | |
| Hammer Curl | 4 | 8 | click here |
Make sure you start with a warm up and finish with a cool down and stretch. This will make sure that you not only warm up and cool down the muscles, but the heart and cardiovascular system as well. For upper body workouts I tend to use the Cross Trainer to warm up and cool down as it is one of the few exercise machines that uses the upper body.
My reaction
It is certainly the next level up from the last month’s program and I can feel the difference during the training. Even though I am stronger, I am still being pushed to my absolute limit in this workout.
Weight selection
If you want to try this workout for yourself then I suggest you start with last month’s program first and build up to this one. If you are already fit and this program looks good to you then the most important thing is that you chose weights that push you, while still completing each set with perfect technique. This may mean that as you progress through the workout you have to reduce your weight choice to prevent any bad technique. Remember bad technique will result in possible injuries and your muscles will not gain the maximum benefits.
Take Part
Obviously this experiment is not really that valid as there are no strict rules and there is only one guinea pig: me! That means there are no controls and no proper measures which would be the very minimum required for a more complete experiment. The results I get from this experiment therefore are just for fun, however I do believe that I will reach my goal and from my experience with training many other people, I do believe if this experiment was done correctly it would have the same outcome. It would be really good to get some views in on this experiment and hear from some other people who want to regain their fitness and are trying out the theory and the programs for themselves.
So give it a go and let me know.
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