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Rupe’s Year of the Body: Day 48 (T17)
This is equivalent to Day 31 on Lambada program and Day 48 on the “Path†.  Zoning in on the end here and appears that I am well ahead of schedule. Really hard last couple …
Rupe’s Year of the Body: Day 47 (W16)
This is equivalent to Day 30 on Lambada program and Day 47 on the “Pathâ€. Tough day, slight muscle strain lower right back during straight leg deadlift; my energy was just all off; need to …
Rupe’s Year of the Body: Day 46 (T15)
This is equivalent to Day 29 on Lambada program and Day 46 on the “Path†. Pretty straight forward day; events off base in the news, but relative great workout.  Putting up 65lbs dumbells with …
Rupe’s Year of the Body: Day 45 (M14)
This is equivalent to Day 28 on Lambada program and Day 45 on the “Path†. On automatic now.  Two weeks to end Phase 1, just focusing on the numbers right now and keeping it …
Rupe’s Year of the Body: Day 44 (Su13)
This is equivalent to Day 27 on Lambada program and Day 44 on the “Path”. Okay workout, but felt like crap. Â Only 2.5 hours of sleep last night falling asleep right now. I am 3/4 …
Rupe’s Year of the Body: Day 43 (S12)
This is equivalent to Day 25 and 26 on Lambada program and Day 43 on the “Path”. Worked Elliptical in the morning and did legs in the evening. Â Pretty good, strong workout.
Workout: Day 43 (S12) …
Rupe’s Year of the Body: Day 42 (Fr10)
Off Day: Good rest day, wish I didn’t have to go in to work though. Past week was pretty hectic; nice slow burns though. Better eating, better sleep…although sleeping can always get better.
“Good …
Rupe’s Year of the Body: Day 41 (Th10)
This is equivalent to Day 25 on Lambada program and Day 41 on the “Path†.  In the ripping-zone, first twice-a-day workout.  Worked out from 5-6am this morning and then at lunch time.  Stayed aerobic …
Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 40 (W9)
This is equivalent to Day 24 on Lambada program and Day 40 on the “Path”. Still sore. Leg muscles are still repairing. Â Tomorrow will be 90 min slow burn cardio.
Workout: Day 40(9) (Upper Body II) …
Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 39 (T8)
This is equivalent to Day 23 on Lambada program and Day 39 on the “Path”. Another tough day, mainly due to the leg workout yesterday. Â Pretty sore right now, but expected, since I really have …
Rupe’s Year of the Body: Day 38 (7)
This is equivalent to Day 22 on Lambada program and Day 38 on the “Path”. Â Today was t-o-u-g-h! I hit the squat machine hard and it was all over after that. Â The big muscles drain …
Rupe’s Year of the Body: Day 37 (6)
This is equivalent to Day 21 on Lambada program and Day 37 on the “Path†. Another really good interval workout on the treadmill. Push a bit harder today and threw in some incline. Only worked …
Rupe’s Year of the Body: Day 36 (5)
Off Day: A day of total rest and relaxation from exercising, although I still have to go to work. Last week was pretty productive. I feel much stronger now, going into week 6.  Over the next 2 …
Rupe’s Year of the Body: Day 35 (4)
This is equivalent to Day 20 on Lambada program and Day 35 on the “Path”. Really good workout today…felt relatively strong; compare to yesterday, today was like a new day.  Gym was pretty crowded took …
Rupe’s Year of the Body: Day 34 (3)
This is equivalent to Day 19 on Lambada program and Day 34 on the “Path”. Felt sort of tired today, but 2 days to go before a rest day on the 5th. At any rate …
Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 33 (2)
This is equivalent to Day 18 on Lambada program and Day 33 on the “Path†. Pretty good interval workout on the treadmill.  Feel really good; body definitely getting stronger.  Next cardio day will be …
Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 32 (1)
This is equivalent to Day 17 on Lambada program and Day 32 on the “Path†. Felt pretty tired today, body was dragging. No lifting tomorrow though, just cardio.Â
Workout: Day 32 (1) (Lower Body) – 70mins
Legs and ABS …
Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 31
This is equivalent to Day 16 on Lambada program and Day 31 on the “Path†. Pretty cool upper body workout today. Felt good, left deltoids got fatigued quite quickly. Started doing 10 pushups every …
Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 30
This is equivalent to Day 15 on Lambada program and Day 30 on the “Path†. Today was crazy…major distance and huge caloric burn in an hour…this is typical of a 90min session for me, …
Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 29
Off Day: Day of total rest…used it to catch up on a bunch of stuff. Was gonna press on Lambada without a break, but thought otherwise. I am pretty much on course right …
Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 28
This is equivalent to Day 14 on Lambada program and Day 28 on the “Path”. All-around good workout; back still a bit tight; leaving the gym now, heading home for a soak. Â Really turned up …
Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 27
This is equivalent to Day 13 on program on the Lambada Program; Day 27 on the “Pathâ€.  Another good workout day, almost no effects of the cold…body is getting back to normal.  I feel as …
Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 26
This is equivalent to Day 12 on program on the Lambada Program; Day 26 on the “Path”. Really good workout today; still a few sneezes, but definitely felt much better than the previous 2 …
Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 25
This is equivalent to Day 11 on the Lambada and Day 25 on the “Path”.  Another hard day working out…cold has not abated any, nor am I; hopefully I will be over it by tomorrow …
Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 24
This is equivalent to Day 9 on the Lambada program. Really tough day, full blown cold with headaches, runny and stuffy nose, but managed to pushed through it.  In seven days, I will for the first …
Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 23
Trying to sync with the Lambrada system – This is equivalent to Day 9 on the program. Cold is in full bloom now; did a quick 6 miler split between Elliptical and Treadmill. Back to …
Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 22
Pretty light workout today as back is a bit tight. Did quite a bit of stretching before the lifts, so workout went longer thatn anticipated. Â I did complete the cardio, beside a short run for …
Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 21
Off Day: Nothing doing today…day of total rest. Going into my 4th week, I am going to step things up a bit. I will be stepping up the cardio days a bit more to include …
Rupe's Year of the Body: Day 20
Pretty good workout today. No particular aches today…generally good day.
Workout: Day 20 (94 mins) – Pure Cardio
– Elliptical: 92mins
– Distance: 11.7miles
– Calories: 1200
Tracker
Total Distance: 67.77miles (Goal 200)
Total Calories: 15,082 (Goal 40,000)
Total Jumps: 2200
Good livin’…keep movin’!
-R-
Rupe's Year of the Body:Day19
Second half of upper body workout, I think this is might be a better approach. Â I sort of like the full body workouts tho. Â I will continue to work this at least for the next …
