The Experiment: Month 2 Day 5
Shoulders and Stomach
Today is shoulders’ and stomach exercise day and although over the last month my best progress has been with the shoulders, it has not made me any more happy about training them. I think it is the speed at which both these sets of muscles fatigue that gets me so frustrated. I guess the benefit of this is that it challenges me and because of this my stubborn side, that refuses to be beaten by simple exercises, rears its ugly head in defiance!
The Program
The program is, in essence, fairly simple. However that does not mean that you should race through it. Every repetition should be completed slowly leaving only 1 minute rest between exercises and sets.
DB – Stands for dumbbells
| Exercise | Sets | Repetitions | Time/Distance |
Instructions |
| Shoulder Press DB | 4 | 8 | n/a | Click here |
| One Arm Lateral Raise Cable | 4 | 8 | n/a | Click here |
| Upright Row Cable | 4 | 8 | n/a | Click here |
| Front Raise DB | 4 | 8 | n/a | Click here |
| Crunch | 3 | 20 | n/a | Click here |
| The Beeble | 5 | 1 | n/a | Click here |
| Raised Leg Crunches | 3 | 20 | n/a | Click here |
| Reverse Crunch | 3 | 20 | n/a | Click here |
The first week comes to an end and I am pleased to say that I am aching all over. Towards the end of the first month of the experiment as I began to find the programs easier I was aching less and less, which in simple terms showed me that I was not being pushed to my optimum. Needless to say with this new routine I am now back on track to see some real gains.
If you are joining in with this experiment please let me know how you are getting on and if you need any advice please just send it on through by leaving a comment at the bottom or writing to me directly. My email address can be found in the left hand menu under ‘contact us’.
