Day 15, Easy? Eh...Oh Yeah, and Stats!

So it's the beginning of week 3, and you know what that means?  Stat time!
As before, any changes from last week will be bold, italicized as well as the change.  Ready?  Here we go!

Neck Measurement: 16.25”

Shoulders at their widest point: 48.5"

Chest: 40"

Waist 3 inches above your bellybutton: 31”

Waist at your belly button: 31.75 -0.25 inches

Waist 3 inches below your belly button: 34.25”

Hips at their widest point: 38.5” -0.25 inches

Thigh 9 inches above the top of your kneecap: 23.5"

Thigh 6 inches above the top of your kneecap: 20.5” +0.25 inches

Thigh 3 inches above the top of your kneecap: 18.25 +0.25 inches

Calf at its widest point: 15.5 -0.50 inches

Bicep (flexed) measure the widest point: 15 +0.25 inches

Forearm (flexed) at its widest point: 13 +0.25 inches

Weight: 162 pounds

Body Fat Percentage: 4.2% -0.5%

Photo in a towel?  Scandalous!

The biggest surprise: Once again, my body fat.  Seriously, I don't have any to lose.  I was also surprised at my forearms; they seem to be getting progressively bigger, which I don't mind.  The biceps are nice too.

Now according to the Spartan Warrior Workout, I should be resting today.  But...this is not their challenge.  This is mine.  So I decided to do a light weight workout.  Wanna see what I did?

First I did my extras:

6x30 Pushups

6x30/side Bicycle Crunches

6x6 Pull Ups

And then (after I almost decided not to) I did this what I call a Power Workout.  Basically, you work your butt off for a very short amount of time (30 minutes of less).  Here's what I did:

Bench Press: 5 sets of 5 repetitions @ 155 pounds

24" Box Jumps: 5 sets of 10

Power Clean: 5 sets of 5 @ 105 pounds

Pull Ups: 2 sets of 10

Dips: 2 sets of 15

Thoughts:

Bench Press: I like the bench press and I haven't done it very much recently, so it was nice to be able to get back to that.  I was struggling a bit towards the last couple of sets, but it was great.

Box Jumps: Really nice; I just love these so much more than squats.

Pull Ups: You want humility?  Do 50 pull ups, then the next day, do another 50 or so.  Man these burned towards the end.

Dips: A brilliant move that works your chest and triceps, but also shoulder and core stability to a certain extent.  Go onto a pair of bars that are parallel to the ground.  Look straight down, cross and bend your legs.  Lower yourself down by bending your elbows.  Once your elbows make a 90 degree angle, push yourself back up.  This is another move that I don't use very often; but when I do them, I'm always humbled.

Here's a video of me doing power cleans.

Feel the Power!

Oh yeah, and what's Monday without some ab work?

(Spartan Leg Raise x7, Hanging Knee Raise x5) x2

(Spartan Leg Raise x1, Clockwork Leg Raise x4, Spartan Leg Raise x1, Hanging Knee Raise x5) x1
(Twisting Knee Raise x4, Hanging Knee Raise x5) x2
If you missed the video on Spartan Leg Raises, check it out here:

Abs of Steel!

Until tomorrow everybody!