Hudg's House

I thought I'd say a little about my method of attack against Mt. Fuji (my gut).
No disrepect intended for lovers of the real Mt. Fuji.

This is a consortment of ideas I've collected from various sources and while I personally don't think there is absolutely any one way to workout, there are some principals that apply in general.

My Lean Plan:
An aggressive 3 days on,1 day off workout regimine that goes:

Wt. Training -
Monday - Chest/Triceps
Tuesday - Legs/Shoulders
Wed. - Back/Biceps
Thursday - Off

20-30 minutes cardio at a decent heartrate afterwards on all days except legs. (No cardio)
I started with 20 minutes and now after two months I'm doing 30 consistently with moderate to relative high intensity. I like to mix my cardio up (Treadmill,Stationary Bike,etc.)

Streching exercises - I love to stretch, various ones.

Repeat for the rest of the week - days working out will stagger as you go through the program.

Generally 3 sets per exercise (can vary) with an average of 15-18 sets per workout day.
(5-6 exercises)
I usually do about 10 reps but it can vary a few under or over - not set in stone.
I always do the bigger muscles first,then smaller.
I am only resting 45 sec. - 1 minute between sets.
The short rest period gives me a cardio effect in itself and keeps me dealing with weights ranges that aid against injury and graduates me into the program.
I'll change a few of the exercises periodically for body shock effect and keep it guessing somewhat.

After I reach my leanness goal(8-10% bodyfat), I'm toying around with the idea of shooting for excellent conditioning involving alot of variety - but we'll see.
I love all the facets that make up what I consider to be true fitness - strength,power,speed,endurance,agility,flexibility and funtionality.
One goal at a time.

As for strength training methodology, I'm personally not interested in High Intensity Training for strength but don't entirely disagree with that philosophy. I think a modified program with multiple sets work best for me. I'm more interested in total body fitness and health than how much weight I can heave and how big I can get my muscles. That's just me and this is just my plan. Discover for yourself what works for you and what you really want,
experiment - just do something if your sedentary. On that note if your totally out of shape and not used to working out, start as miniscule as necessary to get yourself going - I'm not joking. I don't care if your first workout is 2 dumbell exercises followed by 5 minutes on the treadmill. As always it's smart to get a checkup first and talk it over with your personal physicain. Just get started. That's why they call it a journey - it is.

Next month I'll talk about form & technique, because to me it's crucial.
Maybe the month after that nutrition, not that its less important -
because it's not.
And then there's the rest & recovery, the mental aspect...........
Oh so much to discuss, but it's all good.
Same time next month.
I didn't forget...........................................................................


10 lbs. lost during Feb.
21 lbs. total for two months that I don't have to carry around anymore.

"Oh yeah baby !! " It's comin' and good things are comin' with it."

Later, "Hudg"