The Experiment, Month 3 Day 4: Shoulders and Abs
Having fully recovered from the week’s training schedule I was ready for a good shoulder workout today. The weights, as with all shoulder workouts, need to come right down – which is different from when you exercise other muscle groups. This is necessary due to the lack of day-to-day use of these muscles. Basically the shoulders are used to lift items upwards up to and beyond shoulder level. As this is a movement that I do not use regularly during the day it is a particular weak point as it is with the majority of people in non manual jobs.
Today’s Workout
This was quite an experience as it has been a very long time since I have used a barbell to do an overhead press and it was this particular exercise that I found most challenging and also enjoyed the most. The other shoulder exercises resulted in my usual gym facial expressions: sucking my face in so tight that it looked like the end of a balloon. (Yes, I didn’t like to say anything, but people were staring – Beeble). I don’t know what it is about ab exercises but when they start to hurt it has me in hysterics. No other exercise has this reaction with me but after a few sets of stomach exercises I resemble an injured hyena more than the “no pain no gain” strong minded trainer that I should be.
The Program
DB – Dumbbell BB – Barbell
| Exercise | Sets | Reps | Time/Distance | Instructions |
| DB Lateral Raises | 4 | 8 | n/a | Click Here |
| BB Shoulder Press | 4 | 8 | n/a | Click Here |
| DB Reverse Flyes | 4 | 8 | n/a | Click Here |
| DB Front Raises | 4 | 8 | n/a | Click Here |
| Leg and Arm Twist Crunch | 4 | 20 | n/a | Click Here |
| Plank | 4 | n/a | 1 min | Click Here |
| Crunch Legs up | 4 | 20 | n/a | Click Here |
| Reverse Crunch | 4 | 20 | n/a | Click Here |
I hope that this new workout is helping you reach your goals, let us know how you are getting on with your own training. Good luck and stay healthy!
