First park workout of the season!

May 3, 2010...the weather was perfect, the motivation was there and the timing was perfect for my first park workout of the season! It's in the Mid-80s, slightly breezy, and I had time in my day to hit it.
I rode the bike for a quick warm up to the Sacramento marina then to the store to buy some of my "juice"...one of those 5-hour energy shots. Today, I drank the whole thing rather than my ususal half. Then I took off to Discovery Park for a park-bench workout....Turbulence training style!

Oh crap, almost forgot; I picked up a 1 liter bottle of water for hydration purposes. Riding my bike and trying to hold the bottle totally challenged my balance skills! It was tough but I did it. I carefully picked the bench for my workout...the perfect amount of sun and shade and proceeded to hit it; Turbulence training style, bodyweight supersets using my body and a dynaband.

Here's what I did on the park bench:

• Dyna-Squats (15 r/l x3), push-ups on bench (15x3), seated leg tucks (20x3)

• Bulgarian squats (15 r/l x3), Dyna-row (20+ 15 pulse), Mountain climbers (20 r/l)

• Dyna-shoulder press (15x3), Plank (45 seconds x3)

• bicep curl (15x2), Tricep extension w/band (15 r/l x2), dips (12x2)

Oh, and I did it barefoot....talk about feeling those ankle and inner foot muscles burning as I did my bulgarians...concentrating on feeling my muscles working. It's all about mind to muscle connection. Love it...
I"m in the 'eccentric killer' phase of my workouts; taking it slow and controlled on the down, PAUSE between 1-4 seconds, tighten the stomach then squeeze the glutes to initiate whatever exercise I'm doing. It really doesn't matter what exercise I'm doing; lower body, upper body, or core, it's all the same: slow controlled down, tighten/squeeze, rise/concentric push. Woo-hoo....first park bench workout of 2010.

Spring has sprung in NOCAL

Today was the first day of spring and the weather in Sacramento reflected that perfectly: sunny and mid-70s. I have been very consistent with my Turbulence training workouts and interval training but it's all been indoors!  When the thermostat hits 70, it's time to get out and soak in some Vitamin D and breath some fresh air....

Today, I hit Discovery Park for a picnic bench and Dynaband bodyweight workout.  Intense but for anyone who knows me, that's par for the course.  Today's workout looked like this, with 3 sets of 10-15 each:

Bench step ups/Decline pushups/Seated leg tuck

Burpees/Dyna-rows/Plank (1 min, 1 min10sec, 1min15sec)

DynaSquats/Tubing Side Planks/DynaDeadlifts

Dips/DynaTricepExtension

DynaCurls/Horsestance/Birddog

Out of routine, out of doors, I enjoyed today's workout. The key to any program is consistency.  I am in my groove with Turbulence training on MWF, intervals on TTHSat, and a day off on Sunday.  Feels good and I'm excited about taking it outdoors now that the weather is warming up again.

Kelly Says Do This:  Stick with it, everyday.  If you see results or not, the wellness lifestyle is your ticket to a quality life tomorrow.  Do something each day and be grateful for your health because the second you lose it, you will realize how good you had it.