Suspension training def adds some fun to the training!

Pouring rain! Gotta love the down pours in Jersey...

It was another great day...love kicking off a week this way! Good energy, productive, and balanced. One of the biggest self challenges I've faced during most of my professional career has been maintaining balance. As people who know me well can attest, I've been more extreme and passion driven than balanced. What I realized is I can be passionate, highly motivated, and productive while maintaining balance in my life. In fact, I've been even more productive since changing my perspective on life, work, money, and people. I still have ways to go and will continue to improve myself. Going to the extremes of workaholism and "vacation-phobia" was very detrimental to my mental, psychological, spiritual, and physical well being. Believe it or not, I used to see people's need to take vacation as a sign of weakness...basically, the weakness which seperated the leaders from the followers. Man, was I wrong. The extreme work ethic and drive to succeed WAS my weakness. My insecurities and fears basically drove me to out-perform everyone anywhere I worked. However, long term happiness was completely absent. My life was work and the pursuit of success. Am I not pursuing success anymore? No way! I view success a bit differently now...success is reaching my potential in more ways than $$, positions, toys, and respect. I feel strongly that money will be the least of my problems as long as I strive to reach my full potential and do what I'm suppose to do. 2010 will be a year to remember for I know many things will become clearer to me. I must stop myself before I go off rambling a bit too much...

Today's workout video clip:

-Warm up: Treadmill 5 min/Bike 5 min/Stairmaster 5 min

-Training:

1. Incline push ups (legs up): (20-15-15)

2. Plate squats (25lbs plate): (20-20-20)

3. Suspension push ups (VIDEO CLIP-Me)(TRX straps): (15-15-10)

4. Box jumps (16 inches): (15-15-15)

5. Ball push ups (VIDEO CLIP -Alain)(medicine ball): (15-15-15)

6. Lunges: (15-15-15)

1. Plyo bench push ups: (15-15-15)

2. Suspended pikes (VIDEO CLIP-Me)(TRX Straps): (15-15-10)

3. Push up plus (hit up serratus anterior): (15-15-15)

4. Leg up-medicine ball lifts-crunches: (15-15-15)

5. Cable straight bar/arm trunk rotations (VIDEO CLIP-Alain) 25 lbs: (15-15-15)

6. Side hip pikes (obliques): (15-15-15)

1. Stairs: 2 up and 1 down (8x)

1. Biceps: Bilat DB curls 30 lbs/Alt DB curls with tricep extensions 20 lbs/forearm DB twists at shoulder ABD of 45 degrees 15 lbs/Thera tube suspended preacher curls (15-10-10)

RPE: 17 (maintained HR of 150-165 bpm for 70 mins) TIME: 75 min.

Today's Meals:

Breakfast: Super shake and fish oil. Have gotten some requests on what the ingredients are for the super shake I drink. Here is it: 2 tablespoons of gogi berries, 1 tablespoon of pure cocao powder, 1 heaping tablespoon of hemp powder protein, 2 heaping tablespoons of hemp seeds, 1 heaping tablespoon of raw sunflower seeds, 1/2 serving (25 g) of whey protein isolate, 1 banana, 1/2 cup of frozen berry mix, 1 serving scoop of green vibrance (packed with greens and good bacteria), and fill to top with coconut water. Wait 15 minutes and take fish oil capsule with glass of water. Love my magic bullet! If you don't have one...get one!!

Lunch: Greek food (chicken souvlaki??spelling/greek salad and split pea soup)

Dinner: Cod, some lean beef (leftovers from weekend), vegetable soup, and herb salad. Took a serving of pure glutamine a great protein supplement (equivalent to a few egg whites) an hour after dinner.

TONS of WATER!!!