Workout report - week 1

Well, I made it through my first week. I'm glad to have been able to stick with it for a week, which is longer than I normally continue working out. I started using a pretty simple plan that I found on this site.

The essence of the plan is that, if you stick to what you're doing and cut out the extra nonsense that often goes along with working out in a gym, you can get a decent full-body workout in 20 minutes. I'm starting out on the plan for beginners, so it's not that difficult to maintain. I'm doing 8 exercises, 1 set of 12 reps each. Each exercise focuses on a large muscle group, and the point of the beginning workout is to concentrate on form and build some conditioning into your schedule.

I'm also not going to a gym, but rather using an Impex Competitor home gym that I picked up in brand-new condition at a garage sale for $80. I'd say that one could find these just about anywhere for about the same amount of money. After all, it's sat in my basement for two years collecting boxes and clothes and I'm just now getting around to using it - so you know that's the most common fate for home gyms and other workout equipment. I like the home gym in that it's easy to use and I don't have to leave my house to work out. Once I add 15 minutes of drive time on either end of my workout, it's no longer a 20-minute workout but rather an hour.

I'm not sure I feel any different today than I did last week, other than satisfied that I've held the schedule and done what I decided to do. Now to continue to next week!