ZeroMan Workout 41

ZeroMan Workout Series

The ZeroMan workout series is designed for gentlemen relatively new to working out who want to lose weight and have general fitness improvement.  This program can work for anyone, so feel free to adjust weight and resistance to fit your needs.  For maximum fat loss I recommend five to six small meals a day, including one fatty (good fats) snack 30 minutes to an hour before workout (Geoff’s Man Bar would be perfect!) and a protein shake 30 minutes to an hour after working out.  The rest of the small meals should have a ratio as close as possible to 9g carbs, 7g protein, 2g fat.  Good luck! 

Get ready for new movements, continuing today with dumbbell bench presses, suitcase dead lifts, and toe / heel raises.

Day 41: Monday November 14^th 2011

Warm Up: 20 minutes

Recumbent Resistance Intervals

-       5 minutes at ‘6’ to ‘8’ resistance 75 RPM to 80 RPM

-       8 times: 30 seconds at ‘11’ to ‘13’ resistance 90+ RPM, followed by 1 minute at ‘6’ to ‘8’ resistance 75 RPM to 80 RPM

-       3 minutes at a leisurely pace

Light Stretch: less than 5 minutes

            No deep stretching.  Just a few reaching exercises, arm swings and circles, trunk rotations, etc.  The idea is to move and get warm, especially muscle groups you missed in your warm-up.

Resistance: 15 – 25 minutes

Push-ups / Bench:

-       Dumbbell Bench Press: 12 reps at 17.5 lbs, 10 reps at 15 lbs., 8 reps at 15 lbs.

-       Push-up position hold for 45 seconds X 2

Functional:

-       3 Turkish Get-ups L & R each arm with a 15 lb. dumbbell

-       5 Dumbbell Suitcase Deadlifts L & R with a 35 lb. dumbbell

Legs:

-       20 Heel Raises

-       15 Toe Raises

-       15 air squats

-       Single leg Step ups on low step (8” – 12”): 10 step ups on each leg with striding arms, balance for 10 seconds on the 10^th step.

-       15 air squats

-       Single leg Step ups on low step (8” – 12”): 10 step ups on each leg with striding arms, balance for 10 seconds on the 10^th step.

-       15 air squats

Stretch: 5 - 10 minutes

Comprehensive light stretching, then focus on shoulders, arms, chest and back. Be sure to include: infraspinatus stretch, teres minor stretch, bent over lat stretch, wall lat stretch, overhead triceps stretch, seated biceps stretch, doorway or floor deltoid stretch, side deltoid stretch, straight arm chest stretch, and doorway or floor modified chest stretch.

Cool Down: 20 minutes

Run / Walk on a treadmill. (7 run, 3 walk, 3 run, 7 walk would be great)  

Start adding a fish oil supplement to your first, middle, and last meals of the day for faster healing and healthier joints.  To really kick your fat loss up a notch and minimize joint inflammation, avoid bread (at least on workout days).

Drink at least 8 oz. of water 30 minutes before each meal or snack, and drink fluids with your meal either just before or just after (or both), but not during.  Green tea is a great option for delicious hydration, appetite suppression, antioxidants, and a nice energy boost!

Try to base your meal ratios on a total daily protein intake of 95g to 115g (while striving to maintain the 9:7:2 carb:protein:fat ratio at every meal except the pre and post workout snacks.) 

Comment below, tweet @geoffcraft, or shoot me an email!  Eat well, drink lots of water and have fun!  Love you.  #FitnessIsLove

get fit.

Day 42: Tuesday November 15^th  2011

Walk 2 miles.  Give at least 10 high-fives today.  Finish your morning shower with 3 – 5 minutes as cold as possible with the water hitting your neck and upper-back for most of the time and upper chest and neck for about 30% of the time.  Repeat this cold treatment before bed.  I’ll get into the reasons later on.  Try to do this EVERY DAY.  It will accelerate fat loss and help promote fast healing and better sleep.  If you’re feeling spunky, you can try an ice bath (5 minutes just legs, 5 minutes reclined, 5 minutes just torso with legs out).  BRRRR.