I mentioned in a previous post that I needed to re-think my maximal strength workouts.  They were starting to look a bit haphazourd and I wasn’t necessarily choosing exercises that would work my entire body.  So I’ve decided to put together a checklist of the areas I really want to target in each training session along with some example exercises (not exhaustive!):

  • Shoulders – Press, clean and press, push ups.
  • Biceps – Pull ups, chin ups, dumb bell curls, band pulls
  • Triceps – Push ups, dumb bell rows, .
  • Forearms – Wrist twists, dumb bell wrist curls, wrist roller.
  • Chest (this hasn’t had ANY strength training so far!) -
  • Calves – Calf raise.
  • Quadriceps – Squat, squat jump.
  • Hamstrings – Hamstring curl.
  • Upper Back – Pull ups.

I’ve also tacked this to the wall to remind me to go through each muscle group.