Garage Gym Chronicles: 02/26/2025 Workout of the Day. Full Body

Garage Gym Chronicles: 02/26/2025 Workout of the Day.

Feeling achy, fatigued, maybe sick? 

Took it easy. 

Stayed away from failure.

But punched the clock and got it done.

Maybe I sweated a few ill-toxins out.

I always feel better after some movement and especially after strength training.

Ex 1: pullups-2x6-10

Ex 2: single arm military press-2x5-10

Ex 3: Bulgarian split squats-2x6-12

Ex 4: 1 hand kettlebell swings-2x10-15 each arm

Ex 5: incline dumbbell curls-2x6-12

Ex 6: cable pushdowns-2x12-20

Ex 7: offset calf raises-1x12-15 each side

Total time = 31 minutes 

Contrary to popular social media belief, you don't have to take every set to failure every session to make gains.

Consistency, high quality practice and execution, progressive overload (over time), and productive exercise selection (for you) will result in serious gains. 

You should work hard and take sets relatively close to failure – while remembering that going totally to failure is unnecessary and, due to the increased recovery demands it results in, often unproductive – most of the time. But some days you've gotta just get some work done, complete the session, and come back a couple days later and train with more intensity when conditions are more optimal.

I'll continue to pound electrolytes and hope that this fatigue and achiness is the worst of my problems this week.

Stay blessed.

Happy lifting.