Carlos has been training with me for a little over a year. Because of his vocation, he had lost a lung from years of exposure.

When we get to our conditioning portion, Carlos doesn't shy away, but we need to keep tabs on him because he is a hard-charging nut case that sometimes goes a little overboard.

Anyway, Carlos goes "M.I.A." three weeks ago. Why? He has a reaction to the dye that was given to him for his scheduled checkup and MRI.

What kind of reaction? How about he died! Yup, his freak'n heart stopped not once, but TWICE. (Can you say malpractice suit, maybe?)

Anyway, his concern after being brought back to life was how quickly he could come back to the gym. "What the heck, man???"

He's not a timid soul, nor am I.

He's back under the strict guidelines that I set for him. He doesn't even BLINK without me knowing how and what he feels.

Like I said in a Social Media post yesterday. I treat EVERYONE the same. Horribly.

Nah...Love this guy, but he makes no moves without me knowing.

Today's Training:

*Run: Sprints; 7x100

*Cycle: Commute; 28 mins

C/S Row: 4x8

DB Row: 4x15

Lat Pulldown: Ladder Bar; 2x8 on each of the four hand positions (8 total sets)

DB Curl: 4x6

DB Tricep Extension: 4x12

BB Reverse Grip Curl: 4x6

Cable Tricep Pushdown: 4x10

BB Curl: 4x6

Pushups: 125 reps in as few sets as possible

Stretch: Old School Stretching for 10 mins.

*Cycle: Commute; 29 mins.

** Note, since all the reps are lower than normal, make sure to jack the weight up a notch or two

Harry Selkow
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