Back Workout

Here is my Back workout from today. It was my first time to pull 495lbs for deadlifts. I had failed at it twice before, once in December and once earlier in Febuary. Next short term goal for deads is 515.

Back (18 sets)
T-Bar Row: 3 platesx12, 4 platesx10, 5 platesx8(PR), 5 plates+25x4(PR)
HS Row (wide parallel grip)(total weight listed): 180x15, 270x12, 270x12, 320x6
Pullups: 12, 10, 9, 8
Parallel Grip Pullups: 10
Deadlift: 245x6, 315x5, 385x3, 495x1(PR)<--no straps, belt used on last two sets Hyperextension: 20

Chest Workout

Here is my Chest workout from today:

Chest (17 sets)
Flat DB Bench Press: 70x10, 80x6, 90x6, 110x2, 70x18<--on the 110's I needed a slight spot to get the 2nd rep up.
Steep Incline DB Bench Press: 65x10, 65x10, 65x10, 65x10, 65x10
Decline Barbell Bench: 135x20, 185x10, 185x10
Incline DB Flye: 30x12, 45x10, 45x10, 55x8

I finished up with Abs and 15 mins on the stair master.

Leg Workout

I will also be posting my workouts from time to time. 

Here is my Leg workout from today.

Legs (21 sets)
Nautilus Leg Extension: 110x15, 140x12, 185x12
Squat: 135x12, 185x10, 225x8, 245x6, 255x4
Hammer Strength Iso-Lateral Leg Press(weight per leg listed)-superset(ss)-Dumbbell Stiff Legged Deadlift: 210x12-ss-50x12, 255x12-ss-50x12, 300x12-ss-50x12
Nautilus Prone Leg Curl: 110x15, 130x12, 160x12
I finished up with 4 sets of Calf work. 

Who am I?

Here is the very short version of who I am. I was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. I joined the Army when I was 18 and served for five years. At 23 I left the Army and became a defense contractor and now at 28 I am preparing to leave my current stable job and, along with my wife, start my own business. 

My wife and I are both about to finish our training and become certified consultants with a company called LifeSuccess. We will be helping people find their purpose in life and help them in acheiving whatever goals they set for themselves. As I said, I will  open a gym here next year so I will be able to also directly help people attain their physical goals.

Am I perfect? Hardly. The key is to learn from your mistakes and move on, don't sit around dwelling on them. I think one of the best definitions of success that I have heard comes from Earl Nightingale - "Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal." So what that means is you never reach a point and say "I am now a success, I am done." You should keep growing and if you do reach your goal set bigger ones.

Until next time......

Purpose

Do you know what your purpose in life is? Sadly many people do not. I read a study recently that said about 90% of people have no clear cut goals for their life. No wonder why most people don't make it, they have nothing to shoot for. I would highly recommend all of you to write down your goals and review them at least twice a day.

Napoleon Hill talks about purpose in his amazing book "Think and Grow Rich". He expalins how important it is to have "definiteness of purpose".  Many people have hopes or wishes but not a definite purpose.  

Here is an easy monetary example to understand:

Someone says to me I want more money. 

I hand them a dollar. 

They say that is not what I mean.

Well what do you mean?

The person in that example is merely wishing for more money. A definite purpose would be I want to earn $1,000,000 in five years (or 10, 100 etc...)

So what is my purpose? My main purpose is to help others find what they truly want in life. I also will be opening a health club here in Seoul next year....more on that later.

Until next time.....