Why Not?// Monday Motivation

This past week I have accomplished some lofty goals I set for myself, and at the heart of those accomplishments was this speech. Hope it encourages you to find the greatness within.

Cheers!

Gym Routine and Goals

Currently, I am doing the Stronglifts 5x5 program. Five sets of five of squat, deadlift, row, overhead press, and bench press on a rotating schedule, increasing five pounds every workout, every other day. I have never been much of a power lifter, so this seemed like a good way to get started. So far, the learning curve has been great. Started with lighter weight to focus on form, and now I have hit the point where the last two sets are moderately difficult. After the lifts, I usually get a short isolation workout in, then finish up with a two minute sprint or row. I blame it on the wrestler in me, but I always try to finish a workout or run as hard as I started.

As for my fitness goals, brace yourself for numbers galore. I want to weigh a solid 180, about twenty pounds more than my average weight. I started the first day of spring and so far I am consistently up seven pounds. Obviously it is not all muscle, but it is a start. I have based all my lifting goals on the presumption of meeting my weight goal. Therefore, squat is my body weight x2 (360), deadlift BWx2.5 (450), bench is BWx1.5 (270), and overhead press goal at my body weight. I am not quite half way on most of the lifts yet so I have a good bit of ground to cover by September. 



Cheers!

A Beginning

The name is Sam Fountain. I am trying to get the most out of life as humanly possible. When I die, I want to know I did everything I could to enjoy my life and positively influence the people I share it with. I can be adventurous. Analytical. Awkward. And that’s only the A’s.

Blogging is an interesting opportunity for me to join a community of diverse people. In life, often our passions are limited by our environment. How easy it is for football fanatics, pet lovers, and Starbucks zealots to find equally passionate friends. But where do the lovers of words go? Book stores? Coffee shops? Because all know those places are just bursting with deeply profound scholars and poets. Where do the movie critics, art admirers, theology and philosophy dabblers, unprofessional fitness gurus, or any combination of the above meet to discuss what makes these passions so essential to us? Fortunately for you and me, this is the 21^st century and the internet is a big place, full of connoisseurs of all the different aspects of life. Sometimes bold partakers, other times observant lurkers. Well, consider this my invitation, to critic, inspire, and contribute to my experiences and ideas. Hopefully I can do the same for you, and with our powers combined, we can achieve new heights and great enthusiasms.

Sic Parvis Magna