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New to working out? Do you notice that some people are watching themselves all the time in the mirror? Do you notice that some of them watch themselves only when they are working out? You should watch them closer, because they are the smart ones.

The mirror in the gym is not there for you to check out your great abs, or the lovely butt on the guy or girl next to you. Well ... maybe ;-)

The mirror is there so that you can watch your form. You see, it is really important to be balanced; to make… Continue

I already posted my Day 1 and Day 2 workouts. Here's day 3

Day 3
Legs and Triceps
As with every other workout day, I start with 20-30 mins walking on the treadmill at 15 degree incline, 3.7-3.9 mph

Legs
I don't squat these days - my shoulders are still too tight for me to be able to get my hands positioned comfortably behind… Continue

In my first blog post, I said that I work out using a 3-day split, 5 days a week, no workout on the weekend. You can read about it here http://twit2fit.ning.com/profiles/blogs/ok-lets-get-this-show-on-the

Here's day2 of my workout schedule.

Day 2
Back and Shoulders
As with every other workout day, I start with 20-30 mins walking on the treadmill at 15 degree incline, 3.7-3.9 mph

Back
Revers… Continue

I like food.

There, I said it. It's true, and I don't care who knows about it.

I work out regularly, so I'm pretty confident that I am fit and strong.

In fact I've been working out in the gym for most of the last 20 years. Last year I had surgery on both of my shoulders. Wear and tear and a little middle-agedness had given me arthritis in both shoulders. It revealed itself as severe and sharp pains in my shoulders that caused my 360 pound bench press to plummet to 65 pounds in less than 2 yea… Continue