Callous your Mind

During our "Tempo" workouts, I like to focus on the movement of EACH rep and how I can make it harder to get the most out of it. I muse that I don't count reps until it STARTS to hurt, but actually, I don't think about it at all. Some will argue to block out the pain, but I rather embrace it. If I don't feel the "burn" I know that I am compensating and either bracing up against bone structure so as to take the emphasis off the muscle contraction, or...I'm dogging it! I prefer to feel the heat on the first rep and continue through until the oxygen is depleted or there is too much lactic acid built up and I physically can't perform any more reps. I don't scream or holler or even grunt. I go about repping as if each rep is a lesson in itself. I also like the focus that it produces. If you take your mind off of the objective then you'll quit long before you are actually DONE! The system can endure great volumes and intensity IF you let it!     Today's Training: AirDyne: 10 Mins Legs Only 10 mins legs and arms 10 mins arms only   KB Swing: 10x10 w. 20 second rest intervals   Tempo Arm training: Move the weight as slowly as you can without it "jerking" along the range of motion. Concentric slow and eccentric slower. Follow each of the two sets with FIVE additional pumping fast reps. Less than four reps go down in weight for the second set Greater than 8 goes UP in weight for the second set Exercises to be done: BB Curl Cable Rope Pushdown DB Hammer Curl Stretcher Push-Ups Concentration Curls Bike Commute: 26 mins Stretch exercises: 20 mins