Morning mutants, norms and other species visiting this page. I hope that you are all having a great existence in whatever timezone or dimension you are all visiting from.
Now recently, I have started going back to doing 5 days a week workouts. It has been a while, but I think I am getting enough of a result that I will be keeping this up for a little bit longer. I have to say, I think the greatest benefit I have experienced from it, will definitely have to be the increased energy from getting a fantastic nights sleep. The muscular increase, bone regeneration, the strength increases and other wonders it can do for the human body are great, but, without a good sleep, your body won't absorb the benefits that it should.
The other thing I really enjoy is the numbers game. Seeing how many reps I can increase upon my previous workout. Around 3 weeks ago, I started at about 450-500 for an upper body workout. These are done in either sets of 10,20,30 depending on the exercises that I am performing. Yesterday, I maxed out at 820, which was quite a struggle towards the end. One of the major benefits I have seen from this, is that on the days where I am not in the gym, I am finding that I am able to do whatever it is I am doing for a longer amount of time. Be it walking around the museum without taking a sit down break in a 5 hour period, or keeping a better maintained focus on my course work.
Another thing I have noticed, is that my body has responded better to this type of workout than it did with strength workout (low reps higher weights). I have seen a better increase in muscle growth, better strength gains, and just as importantly, a bit better of a cardio increase. Different people respond differently to exercise, mainly due to a genetic disposition to certain muscle types. Some people can do the strength workouts, and look like a shaved bear sitting in the gym, whereas others respond to endurance. Now, due to people not having a good understanding of their bodies, they will generally do what the big guys are doing and get no result in the gym whatsoever.
So next time you are down in the gym, give each type of exercise a try for a few weeks, and see which one you get the better result from, and use that as your predominant workout. Still, doing the other workout will provide benefit to you, but if your body is not responding, change it up a bit. Now remember, you won't create NEW muscle in the gym, you will just be enhancing the muscle you already have. This was one of the more interesting facts that I have learned in the course, just on the basis of how many people think that these supplements on the market can help them "create" new muscle.
All the best my fitness and non fitness buffs,
Jim, the Supermutant.
Friday, March 9, 2012
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Mutant Inspiration And Laughs...
Ok, again, it has been busy and therefore my fellow mutants, I have to apologize for not having a blog up yet. There is a reason.
I am doing my course mutants!! Booyah!. It has been a bit of struggle to get here, but with the help of a generous and caring friend, I can concentrate a bit harder on my studies and getting benefits arranged.
It has been amazing this course and I am only in day 2. Yes my dear muscle bound fitness folk, day 2. It is great to see how the group dynamics come up when you have varying ranges of different disabilities. Also, you can never quit to be amazed at the differences in function between one wheelchair user and another, then also how amazing the human body is! Especially when you hear how exercise has helped paraplegics regain some form of limited motion or sensation in otherwise non-functioning areas.
I have to say one of the most inspiring things is Mutant Thumb himself. We had a great laugh yesterday during a warm up phase where we were all moving, the regular wheelchair users were doing fast sprints and direction changes, then Mutant Thumb was doing it too, we all laughed. Then when we saw him do some bicep curls, shoulder presses and chest presses, even with extremely limited range of motion, it was brilliant to see him work through it.
Now, I bet a lot of mutants know by now, that mental illnesses can be just as debilitating as physical illnesses. We have a few people in the class with varying mental illness, and watching them work through what is obviously is not an easy course is awesome also. I have to say my friends, that mutants like ourselves need to learn to stick together, not in a negative way where all we do is complain to a paper if things don't go our way, but more in a positive way where we can help change by showing that even through the cards we have been dealt, there is an inner physical and mental strength of personality, courage and determination. It is not showing that we don't need our benefits, but showing that while we are on them, there are reasons for us being on them and that we are not all like these people who play golf when they are claiming for severe disability in the back or whatever.
Finally, the laughs. So there was Mutant Thumb, Road Racer M and myself. Mutant Thumb was giving us a demo of his Stephen Hawking machine and we were all interested, and then Road Racer M pops up with... "Can you put porn in that?". Well, after a lot of laughing, Mutant Thumb comes up with a "I haven't tried" response, and then I suggest we can always get porno literature for him. More laughter ensues.
Thanks for the read folks. I think this old Mutant here has finally found a happy place as it comes to work and stuff. Whilst there is still some minor stresses and stuff, I think when I get that degree in my hand in a few years time, and am working with people like those in my group, or hopefully combat veterans and disabled athletes on top, I will look back and say it has all been worth it.
It has been amazing this course and I am only in day 2. Yes my dear muscle bound fitness folk, day 2. It is great to see how the group dynamics come up when you have varying ranges of different disabilities. Also, you can never quit to be amazed at the differences in function between one wheelchair user and another, then also how amazing the human body is! Especially when you hear how exercise has helped paraplegics regain some form of limited motion or sensation in otherwise non-functioning areas.
I have to say one of the most inspiring things is Mutant Thumb himself. We had a great laugh yesterday during a warm up phase where we were all moving, the regular wheelchair users were doing fast sprints and direction changes, then Mutant Thumb was doing it too, we all laughed. Then when we saw him do some bicep curls, shoulder presses and chest presses, even with extremely limited range of motion, it was brilliant to see him work through it.
Now, I bet a lot of mutants know by now, that mental illnesses can be just as debilitating as physical illnesses. We have a few people in the class with varying mental illness, and watching them work through what is obviously is not an easy course is awesome also. I have to say my friends, that mutants like ourselves need to learn to stick together, not in a negative way where all we do is complain to a paper if things don't go our way, but more in a positive way where we can help change by showing that even through the cards we have been dealt, there is an inner physical and mental strength of personality, courage and determination. It is not showing that we don't need our benefits, but showing that while we are on them, there are reasons for us being on them and that we are not all like these people who play golf when they are claiming for severe disability in the back or whatever.
Finally, the laughs. So there was Mutant Thumb, Road Racer M and myself. Mutant Thumb was giving us a demo of his Stephen Hawking machine and we were all interested, and then Road Racer M pops up with... "Can you put porn in that?". Well, after a lot of laughing, Mutant Thumb comes up with a "I haven't tried" response, and then I suggest we can always get porno literature for him. More laughter ensues.
Thanks for the read folks. I think this old Mutant here has finally found a happy place as it comes to work and stuff. Whilst there is still some minor stresses and stuff, I think when I get that degree in my hand in a few years time, and am working with people like those in my group, or hopefully combat veterans and disabled athletes on top, I will look back and say it has all been worth it.
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