Working Out Until Absolute Exhaustion

Today was a basketball day. I played 4 games of full court basketball, took an hour rest, and then lifted weights for 35 minutes. By the last rep, my energy was sapped but I did feel good after logging such a thorough workout.

Here was my workout post basketball:

• Smith machine EZ bar curl 3×10 67 lbs
• regular dumbell curls 1×10 12 lbs
• inside grip lat pulldowns 3×10 plate 10
• reverse dumbell curls 1×10 25 lbs, 2×10 30 lbs
• deadlift w/ dumbells 3×10 60 lbs
• incline bench side curls (from fly position with knuckles pointed away from the body) 3×10 25 lbs
• dumbell curls with slight twist 2×10 25 lbs

What to take away from this workout was how you can be completely exhausted, but still muster up strength in other parts of your body. After 4 full court basketball games, I had no more in me. I was so done I walked away from a 5th game because I just couldn’t run up and down the court anymore. Still, I knew if I gathered myself I could get in a good weight session in because my biceps and back weren’t put to the test in basketball.

One activity I do need to increase is my abs/crunches. A strong core is essential to building the rest of your body.

SXC.hu