Gotta Love Mondays

I know some (maybe even most) people dread Mondays since they have to go back to work. I, on the other hand enjoy Mondays even though it means training clients at 6 am. I have the most energy on this day for my clients as well as my workout. I make sure my weekends are relaxing with some treats, er, cheats on Saturday (some good drink and food!!) and sleeping early on Sunday night. Before I get into my workout today, just wanted to congratulate Fitness Tech athlete Andres "I.J.H.S." Salas on his victory Saturday night to win the West Coast cruiserweight kickboxing title. The win was bittersweet though, because his opponent was disqualified in the first round when he kicked Andres in the groin AND again in the shoulder while Andres was on the mat!! He injured his shoulder pretty bad with that illegal kick and will have an MRI tomorrow. I have no doubt Andres would have put on a great show since he trained so hard for this title shot. Being a fierce competitor, I know Andres is disappointed with the way things went down, but let's hope his shoulder injury is not too serious so he can get back and defend the title.

Now on to today's workout. Fitness Tech athlete Alex Buzon joined me in the gym for some lifting. Most of the pics on my blog show outdoor workouts, but don't be fooled, I utilize all the tools available and the gym is still a staple of my workouts. Got in a total body workout with some weighted pull ups, incline presses, Zercher squats, an advanced plank movement, and some renegade rows. Here's some pics from today:
Alex (155 pds) pulling up with 50 extra pds attatched to the belt
Me (175 pds) performing a chin up with 50 pds attatched to the belt
Zercher squat - Great for the legs, but also the core, form is same as the squat, chest up, back flat, sit back
Bottom position of the Zercher
Advanced plank - knee to opposite elbow (alternate for 1 min)
Renegade row - great "finisher" to the workout. Here's a video to better explain:

Beat the Monday Morning Blues by getting proper rest during the weekend and hit it hard in the gym to jump-start your week!