A day for the Century...

Workout
100     Incline DB Curls
100     Cable Kick Backs
100     Cable Crunches
100     2 Handed Cable Curls
100     1 Handed Reverse Tricep Pull-Downs
100     Cable Side Bends
Run
7 Miles

I think you can figure out after reading the workout why i call it one for the Century. The Century set of 100 reps per exercise with low weight is designed to increase muscle stamina and rip the muscle to be conducive, when coupled with the right recovery methods, to building dense muscle while maintaining cuts. Typically, you don't choose a weight that allows you to complete one set of 100 nonstop reps. In standard century training, you actually choose a weight with which you can complete about 70-80 reps (i.e., 20-30% of a weight with which you can do 10 strict reps). To complete a total of 100 reps, you do as many nonstop reps as possible with that weight, and when you reach failure, rest for only as many seconds as you have reps left to perform.

Needles to say, many high schooler's putting up half the weight I normally do as their failure set were staring at me going, "Look at this guy! Hes struggling with 25lb pressdowns!" I wish, if only to save my dignity, say that this wasn't true. However, I absolutely looked like a small child trying to lift the jug of milk to pour myself a glass... and spilling it all over the floor. At the end of the workout, I also felt like the mom who bought said jug of milk had beaten the ever loving shit out of me with an extension cord. At one point, I felt like someone finally got what I was doing when a guy came over and said, "You're really putting up some work today man!" It was real rewarding for a second... until he followed up with, "Hey listen, Do you live in Lompoc? I could really use a ride home..." Lame. Either way, the run after the workout made me sweat like a stripper in synagogue and wasn't to shabby of a run time at only 54.5 minutes. Also, I didn't give that guy a ride home... he was sketchy. I did lend (and by lend I mean bribed him to leave me alone) him 5 bones for a cab.

I also want to use the blog for an outlet to give any new products that are helping me in my journey to the Tough Mudder (See my diet change entry coming later tonight/tomorrow) and I feel like this one is DEFINITELY worth an honorable mention. Its called PB2 and mixed into a protein shake has a very potent peanut butter taste without needing to be blended since its powdered. It boasts only about 1/5th of the calories of reduced fat JIF and half of the sodium with 0 Cholesterol and 0 saturated fat. It also happens to be just as expensive so its very convenient for someone who waits until the last second to do everything and doesn't wanna blend a protein shake at 530am. Hope it leads someone to an easier shake experience!

Be well everyone!