THE STORY SO FAR ...

Things done so far
Wednesday Legs/calves 5.45pm to 7.30pm
Thursday 35 min cardio on stairmaster and abs 3pm to 3.45pm

Things done yesterday
Chests and back 10.15am to 11.15am

Hello everyone! Geez, when you miss a few days of journalling you're hard pressed to remember what the hell have I done? Ok thinky, thinky ... oohh yeah, now I know, here we go, in brief ...

Wednesday ... work finished, I'm now officially on leave. I'm in no mood to train but I drag my sorry arse to the gym anyway. I llloovvee my legs program. Met Dave and gave him a demo of my dance. He liked.

Thursday ... 7am, off to Brisbane airport. Pickup Parani, she looks fantastic! We go home and catch up. Later I give her demo of dance and pose. She like!

Friday morning ... It's chests and back with Matt. We begin with back ... eccentric* chins, it's a killer starter.

*In eccentric exercise the contracting muscle is forcibly lengthened; in concentric exercise it shortens. While concentric contractions intitiate movements, eccentric contractions slow or stops them. Damage to muscle fibres occurs; resulting in major DOMS!

I'm instructed to lift my body weight to the bar (chin up), my hands are positioned narrow, later I'd go wide. I must release my hold, slowly. I am holding back on lengthening my arms too quickly. Matt commands ...

"HOLD! ... HOLD!" I drop. "Again! ... HOLD! ... HOLD!" I Drop. "Again! ... HOLD! ... HOLD" Drop. "Again ... COME ON! ... HOLD! ... HOLD!" Every fibre of my back is now burning! "HHHOOOLLLDDDD! ... HHHOOLLLDDD! ... Good girl ... REST!

One set down, three to go! Awesome!

Next ...

• lying bench dumb bell rows
• single arm rows on fit trainer
• bench presses
• flat flys
• incline horseshoe presses (squeeze the chests)

Nnniiicccee work Matt, Yeah baby bring it on!