TODAY’S FORMULA

Friday I had a really intense lower body workout and yesterday I did a big time back workout at Rutgers University with 2 other strength coaches.  We really went at it!  Today I played a little pick up hoops first thing in the  morning.  Why I am telling you this?  Because I had to take this into consideration when designing today’s upper body workout.  For starters, I started outside with a sled doing backwards sled drags.  This helps facilitate recovery in the quads by way of the fact that there is no eccentric muscle contraction-the part of the exercise that is known to cause the most muscle damage.  I did this to bring more blood and nutrients to the area which will help in the recovery process.  I have mentioned before that the bike is a nother good alternative for lower body recovery.  Secondly, I did an explosive style pushup instead of dynamic bench and I really focused on traps/upper back and some triceps.  The whole point of this post is that sometimes you need to design your workout with what needs to be done in the overall scheme of things.  If you asked me on Friday what  my Sunday workout will look like, I usually have only a partial idea.  Something to think about….