My Training

Upper Body Workout; Grn Boobs

Tri-Set 1:

Bench Press, Strict DB Laterals, and 1-Arm Tricep Cable Kickbacks

Tri-Set 2:

Floor DB Chest Flys, DB Skull Crushers, and Push Presses

Tri-Set 3:

Slingshot Push-Ups, Kneeling Tricep Extensions, and Seated Alternating DB Front Raises

Tri-Set

Prone Incline Rear Delt Flys, Barbell Upright Rows, and Seated Face Pulls

Heck yeah! Everything felt great today!! Even though my wimpy bench press was with only 85#, my 4 sets of 10 felt super easy! I didn't bump weight because I'm being careful not to reinjure an old shoulder injury.

I knocked out 4 Tri-Sets today! A tri-set is when I combine 3 exercises to make a set. When I train upper body, I like to pick a chest exercise, a shoulder exercise, and a tricep exercise to make a set. I've bumped my weight and reduced my number of reps. So I'm now training sets of 10-12 with heavier weight. This is a change from a higher rep range of 3 sets of 15-20 or more. I'm now dipping my toes into muscle building. Yeah buddy!

I hope you got some cool exercise ideas!

Haver a killer day!

Elda

Upper Body Workout; Use your illusion

POWER-set 1:

DB Floor Chest Press, DB Shoulder Press, DB Tricep Kickback & Cable Crunches on BOSU

POWER-set 2:

Chest Flys on BOSU, Front to Lateral DB Raise, Diamond Push-Ups & Kneeling Cable Ab Crunches

Tri-set 3:

Close-Grip Bench Press, Cable Face Pulls, Toe Touches

Shoulder Finisher

12 reps of Front Raise, Front Press, Bus Drivers per side, Military Press & Upright Row

THIS was a really fun workout!!!!

I group 4 exercises for the first 2 sets and called them "POWER-set's". I picked one chest exercise, one shoulder exercise, 1 tricep exercise and 1 core exercise. I kept a higher rep range, about 15-25 for each exercise, and did 4 sets of them.

Tri-set 3 was only 3 exercises. I picked Close-Grip Bench press to work both the chest and triceps then selected 1 shoulder exercise and 1 core exercise.

I then wrapped it up with a shoulder finisher, this was killer! Just one set! Burn em' out!!!

I rocked Guns n' Roses' Use your Illusion 2 album today....then Appetite.

Hope you got some exercise ideas!

Have a killer day!

Elda

Upper Body Weight Training; Trenzas

Tri-Set 1:

Push-Ups, Seated OH Press, Russian Twists on BOSU

Tri-Set 2:

1-Arm Push Press, Rotating 1-Arm Incline Chest Press, Side Plank Hip Drops on BOSU

Tri-Set 3:

Bent-Over Rear Delt Fly, Landmine Shoulder Press, Landmine Bus Drivers

This was a really fun training sesh! I wanted to group 1 chest exercise with 1 shoulder exercise and 1 core exercise to create tri-sets. This way, I get lots of work in during a shorter period of time.

I focused on higher rep ranges (15-20) and 3 sets of everything. Rest times were minimal in between the exercises and longer in between sets (really just enough time to break it down and set up for the next superset).

It was super humid today so I got a really great sweat session too. I have fans but don't turn them on because I really like training in the heat and sweat it out!

I've been dealing with a funky left shoulder for months and I really think it's a combination of sleeping on my side and lack of training during the Spring semester. I can already tell training and doing yoga is really helping because it's feeling already. I think it's just been jarred up and needs to be worked out =)

Hope you get some exercise ideas from today's upper body workout!

Have a great day,

Elda

Leg day; vintage

Superset 1:

Reverse SS Bar Front Squats on Wedge (Quad Focus) & KB Sumo Deadlifts

Superset 2:

Belt Squats and Trap Bar Deadlifts

Superset 3:

Landmine Hack Squats (Quad focus) and Trap Bar Stiff-Leg Deadlifts

HELLLLO LEGSSSS!

Oweee, this one burned in all the right spots! Got me sweating tons too!

Today, I paired 2 exercises to create supersets. I like supersets to knock out lots of work in a short amount of time. I kept it in the higher rep ranges, 15-20 to get a good burn and to bump my heart rate for some cardio work. Minimal rests in between exercises with a longer rest in between supersets (really just enough time to break it down and set up for the next one). I knocked out 3 sets of each.

THEN I finished legs, back, and cardio with 3 different tire flip variations. I hadn't flipped this tire in sooooo long...I don't know what came over me thinking this was a good idea! LOL! I did it though and super happy I did, it kicked my ass but it was fun =)

THEN I did a tri-set of some core work to wrap things up. 3 exercises, 15 -25 reps for 3 sets....done and done!

My body has been feeling better day by day but my energy today was on fire once I got started (thank you carbs)!!!

I followed this up with my favorite smoothie of sliced beets, carrots, banana, frozen blueberries, mint, whey vanilla protein powder, and unsweetened vanilla almond milk.

Later this evening, I'll be jumping into a live yoga class on Patreon so I'll get some recovery work from today's sesh =)

Hope you got some exercise ideas!

Have a killer day,

Elda

Schools out for Summer!

Ahhh! The spring semester is officially over 🙌🏼 and I’m so ready to get back to working out again now that I’ve got some extra time on my hands!

I actually started doing yoga about a week ago to work on my flexibility and now have extra time for strength training 💪🏼 YESSSS!

I trained legs after yoga this morning and let me tell ya, I was feeling alllll the good vibes post workout and just wanted to share some thoughts that I was having about that first workout after taking some (or a lot) of time away from the gym.

I might’ve rambled a little at first, haha, but ultimately what I wanted to share is a reminder of that amazing feeling you get after a really good workout. You know what I’m talking about…that feeling of happiness, clarity, and accomplishment! When you’re ready to get back at it, remember that feeling and chase after it!

Now go get you some!!!

**Please comment! I’d love to hear from you guys!**

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SS Yoke Squat Bar

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Today I trained with my new Safety Squat Yoke Bar that I got from EliteFTS. This bar is extremely beneficial for those who have shoulder issues and lack the mobility of extending their shoulders under a normal squat bar.  It is also a great bar to be able to squat heavier than normal, overloading. Incorporating overloading sets will assist in boosting your squat PR or getting through plateaus.

Unracking this bar is very different from a squat bar.  Do make sure you are upright with the handles lifted point forward as you unrack.  Otherwise you’ll be unracking with your back and not your legs. This bar really forces you to keep an upright torso and turns your abs on. They were on fire after each set!

I really like this bar and I’m looking forward to getting heavier when I’ve gotten the hang of using this bar once again =)

2014 USPA National Competition in Las Vegas

This event took place weekend of July 18th 2014 in Las Vegas.  I was super stoked to have qualified to compete at this level.  The whole experience was not perfect or close to it for me.  My coach was not able to travel at the last minute so it was just my training partner and I.  We did, however, hook up with an excellent coach and fellow powerlifter named Matthew Barba from Brownsville TX.  I couldn’t have pulled through some of the lifts without his coaching.  Overall, I was not happy with my performance. My goal was qualify for Worlds but I was about 30# short. I’ll try again in September at the Capitol of Tx Open in Austin.  I did place 2nd and brought home a nice big silver medal, not bad for my 3rd meet 🙂 These were the only pics I took from the event. Unfortunately, I did not get any video or pics of my lifts 😦

It’s back to training, 6 weeks til the next meet!

Training videos to come…

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