Being COVID literally took me out of action for nearly eight months in 2021, it goes without saying that my fitness goals were far from being met. Now that 2022 is here, I'm trying something new with my weight lifting in that I want to incorporate more time under tension versus the power lifting style of exercise that I used to do. I turn 50 this year, and the bad thing about lifting stupid heavy weight for one rep is that I am way more prone to injury, and that can take me out of the game for a while if I get hurt.
I also did something earlier this week where I broke my cardio up versus doing one straight shot. Basically I lifted and hit the treadmill between exercises. It was something like this: overhead press for 5 sets of 8 reps, cardio for just over 5 minutes, seated Arnold presses for 5 sets of 8 reps, cardio for just over 5 minutes, face pulls, then cardio, and finishing up with reverse pec deck, followed by cardio. That was an interesting way to do things, but less boring than doing a straight 20 minute shot on the treadmill too.
I also did something earlier this week where I broke my cardio up versus doing one straight shot. Basically I lifted and hit the treadmill between exercises. It was something like this: overhead press for 5 sets of 8 reps, cardio for just over 5 minutes, seated Arnold presses for 5 sets of 8 reps, cardio for just over 5 minutes, face pulls, then cardio, and finishing up with reverse pec deck, followed by cardio. That was an interesting way to do things, but less boring than doing a straight 20 minute shot on the treadmill too.