Stats, Weight, and First 300 Workout

So I told y'all I would write about my workouts, and here they are!  I did it this afternoon and wasn't able to update my blog until tonight!  I hope you enjoy!

I took my measurements this morning, before I went to work out.  Here they are:

Weight: 161.4 lbs

Body Fat Percentage: 6.9% (not too bad for a skinny white boy like me, but I want to get it down to 5% or less).

1. Neck: 16”

2. Shoulders at their widest point: 47”

3. Chest: 39”

4. Waist 3 inches above your bellybutton: 32”

5. Waist at your belly button: 32.5”

6. Waist 3 inches below your belly button: 34.5”

7. Hips at their widest point: 39.25”

8. Thigh 9 inches above the top of your kneecap: 23”

9. Thigh 6 inches above the top of your kneecap: 20.25”

10. Thigh 3 inches above the top of your kneecap: 17.5

11. Calf at its widest point: 16”

12. Bicep (flexed) measure the widest point: 14.75”

13. Forearm (flexed) at its widest point: 12.5”

And here is a photo of me a bit later that morning (about 9:30 am):

Look at those abs!

Now with all that being said, here is my first workout:

-5 Pull ups on the minute for 20 minutes

-3 Deadlifts on the minute for 20 minutes; 10 lifts at 135 lbs; 10 lifts at 140 lbs

As a set (3 times through):

     -***Decline Pushup: 10

     -Jump Tuck: 10

     -Dumbbell Floor Press: 10; 40 lbs dumbbells

     -Dumbbell Press: 10 each side; 35 lbs

-5 Rounds: ***TRX Rip Trainer Sledgehammer; 30 seconds each side at 18 lbs

Thoughts on this workout:

-Pull ups: Not nearly as bad as I thought they'd be.  It got a bit hard towards the end though.

-Deadlift: Not bad; I tweeked my lower back on Saturday so I was taking a bit easy, but the moves felt fluid.  I haven't had a lot of experience with deadlifts so I'm still trying to get the hang of them.  So far they're pretty awesome.

-Decline Pushup: Easy...like super easy...

-Jump Tuck: Relatively easy compared to say, running to your bus that's pulling away.  

-Dumbbell Floor Press: By itself?  Not bad.  After the pushup and jump tuck?  A bit harder.

-Dumbbell Press: I found my weak point.  This one was the most brutal, especially after the other exercises.  I ended up having to use my legs to push through the sticking point.  I bought a 35 pound kettlebell, so hopefully it should make things easier.

-TRX Rip Trainer Sledgehammer: This is a new movement because I don't have access to a sledgehammer or (more importantly) I don't have a place in the gym to slam it without causing damage.  So I used the Rip Trainer, which is basically a giant stick with a bungee cord.  It really was a great cardiovascular workout, and I can't wait to use it more.  I could feel it in my shoulders too; nice bit of work TRX 


Next workout is coming up tomorrow.