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Bobby’s Workout Routine: Part 1

November 13, 2018 | blogging, fitness, health, motivation

Hello! I asked my husband Bobby to do a guest post about his workout routine. He has been consistently working out, in particular, lifting weights, since junior high, so he has a lot of experience! Feel free to comment if you have any questions.

My workout routine is below, though I will first talk a bit about my philosophy.ย  There are a ton of trendy workouts that pop up each year, some better than others.ย  The most important thing about any workout is that it gets you doing somethingโ€ฆanything.ย  The new fad in workouts is great by default if it causes people to stick with some form of exercise (maybe with a few exceptions).ย  The two most important factors when it comes to working out are consistency and intensity.

You will not see significant results if you arenโ€™t consistent with doing some form of exercise.ย  If you want great results, you also have to be intense.ย  Not all workouts have to be killer, but if you donโ€™t even break a sweatโ€ฆ

Ask yourself, when was the last time one of your workouts left you gasping for breath, dizzy from exertion, or nauseous?ย  Note: itโ€™s important to know your body and not hurt yourself.ย  Iโ€™m not advocating for being stupid.ย  Just make sure you are pushing yourself if you really want to improve and meet your goals.

My workout routine, when I am able, consists of a four-day cycle.ย  I generally workout on Monday and Tuesday, rest on Wednesday and get back to the gym Thursday and Friday.ย  I could go four days straight, but my body responds better with a rest day in the middle.ย  That also allows me to a bit more flexibility regarding the part of my body I want to focus on.

I started my current routine about two years ago.ย  I change things from time to time, which is important (for time sake, Iโ€™m not going into the reasoning behind that thought #AvoidRabbitHole).ย  I based my rep count off Dwane Johnsonโ€™s routine becauseโ€ฆwell look at the guy.ย  Most of my main exercises are four sets of 14.ย  My goals include a practical form of strength and fitness, not just massive growth and heavy lifts, which would utilize lower reps of heavier weights.ย  When Iโ€™m doing my fourth set of 12-14, I should have trouble getting that last rep or two.ย  There should be times where I canโ€™t get that last rep, which goes back to intensity.

On day 1 I focus on upper back and lats.ย  My goals also include being able to do a good number of pullups and weighted pullups, hence the focus of day 1.ย  I generally start with three sets of weighted pullups (either wearing a vest or holding a dumbbell between my feet).ย  I like to mix in legs into day 1, so I alternate from upper back to deadlifts (3×10) for my second rotation.ย  Iโ€™ve had issues with my low back, so I tend to do lower weight on deadlifts.ย  Itโ€™s important to activate your legs.ย  If you usually skip leg day, add it in and see if you donโ€™t get better all-around results.ย  Your legs are some of your largest muscles and working them out produces testosterone, which benefits your entire body.

I usually like to do three sets of max effort pullups next (again with personal goals in mind).ย  Next is standing 4×12-14 barbell rows.ย  This is the opposite direction of what a pull-up works.ย  Notice, a lot of these exercises also engage my biceps, which is intentional.ย  Two days a week touch on bis and back, while two days touch on chest and tris.

I like to do seated lat pulldowns, 4×12-14 next.ย  After that, itโ€™s on to dumbbell rows on a flat bench and dumbbell shrugs, both 4×12-14 in a sort of superset.ย  At this point, Iโ€™m usually spent, but if I have a bit left in the tank I will add in a set or two of inverted row or curls.

Throughout this workout, at least after the deadlifts, I will add in leg extensions and leg curls.ย  Since this is an entirely different muscle group, I can add them in between other sets to keep the pace of the workout going.ย  I generally only do three sets of each.

Iโ€™m going to stop the post at this point, but will follow up with the other days of the cycle in a separate postโ€ฆprovided anyone actually reads this.ย  In fact, if youโ€™ve made it this far, include โ€œthe forceโ€ in any comment, so Iโ€™ll know if anyone got this far.

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  1. Sarah says

    November 13, 2018 at 11:00 pm

    The force lol

    • Heather says

      November 14, 2018 at 7:37 am

      ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป

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    November 20, 2018 at 1:56 am

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    November 28, 2018 at 1:38 am

    […] is the final installment of my husband’s workout routine. Check out parts one and two if you missed […]

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