Archive for 'Yuri's Workouts'
My Olympic Workout Week
Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by yuri.
As I’ve mentioned a few times already, I’ve really been bitten the Olympic fever. I don’t know if it’s because the Olympics are taken in my home country – Canada – or that we’re getting 24/7 coverage of the games? All I know is that I’m hooked and inspired.
Since I still like to consider myself [...]
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This Week’s Workouts
Posted on 23. Jan, 2010 by yuri.
Here’s a quick recap of my workouts this week.
Tuesday
Hit the gym and tested my body with some big movements. It was my first “real” workout in more than 3 weeks after hurting my backs doing squats.
Warm-up: 5 minutes rowing machine (warms up the same muscles as used in deadlifts and other full body exercises)
Dynamic Warm-up: [...]
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My First Real Workout in 3 Weeks
Posted on 20. Jan, 2010 by yuri.
Since busting my back on December 24th, I hadn’t really worked out for about 3 weeks.
But since my squatting accident, which led to some severe back extensor spasms, I have really only done some bodyweight exercises and deep core muscle activation.
However, over the last 10 days, I’ve been feeling close to 100%. In fact, on [...]
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Olympic Lifting Workout
Posted on 15. Dec, 2009 by yuri.
I had an awesome workout this morning.
Exclusively olympic lifting. That’s it. Lots of sitting around, allowing my body to fully recover between each set. Quite a change from my usual “go-go-go” fat burning workouts.
Olympic lifts are mainly used to develop full body power. They can also be used as a tool for burning fat, but [...]
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Early Morning Fat Blaster 3 Workout
Posted on 10. Dec, 2009 by yuri.
Got up early this morning – 6:45am – and hit the gym for an early morning workout.
As much as I love working out in the morning, mainly because it gets my started terrifically, I have to say that pushing your body to the limits so soon after a waking isn’t easy.
This morning was a case [...]
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