College life

College life as one would expect starts off a bit crazy but for me personally I found my own bubble quite quickly. For sure the first month is a drunken,  hungover, exhausted and tough to remember blur but now things have leveled out.. I am currently living in a house with four other lads all in their 20's so I would most definitely be considered the baby of the house (not a bad thing 90% of the time), a grand bunch of lads two I would consider great friends. Glen and I have settled into a nightly gym routine down at the local leisure complex as with the student discount its only 2 euro entry which includes the swimming pool. We are going about this routine quite sensibly however (not just jumping on any random machine) our week plan goes like this..

#Monday (Legs, Calves, Biceps)

• Squats - 3 sets x 12 reps (70-90-120kg)
• Leg Press - 3 sets x 15 reps (single leg 100-120kg)
• Walking Lunges - 3 sets x 30 reps (w/30kg)
• Leg extensions - 3 sets x 15 reps (single leg 35kg)
• Dumbbell Curls - 3 sets x 12 reps (15kg per arm)
• Seated EZ bar curls - 3 sets x 15 reps (20-30kg)
• 21's using EZ bar - 3 sets (20-30kg)

#Tuesday (Chest, Triceps)

• Flat bench - 3 sets x 12 reps (50-70kg)
• Incline bench - 3 sets x 12 reps (40-60kg)
• Incline Dumbbell - 3 sets x 12 reps (20-25kg)
• Dumbbell fly's - 3 sets x 12 reps (12-20kg)
• Tricep dips - 3 sets x 15 reps 
• Tricep cable extensions - 3 sets x 15 reps (20-30kg)

#Wednesday (Shoulder, Calves, Abs)

• Dumbbell press - 3 sets x 12 reps (25-30kg)
• Dumbbell fly's - 3 sets x 12 reps (12-20kg)
• Shrugs - 3 sets x 10 reps (25-30kg)
• Seated calve raise - 3 sets x 20-30 reps (50kg)
• Standing calve raise - 3 sets x 20 reps (60-90kg)

#Thursday (Back, Hamstring)

• Deadlift - 3 sets x 12 reps (70+kg)
• Dumbbell Rows - 3 sets x 12 reps (20-25kg)
• Latt pulldowns - 3 sets x 12 reps (45-60kg)
• Barbell rows - 3 sets x 12 reps (40-60kg)
• Stif leg deadlift - 3 sets x 12 reps (50+ kg)
• good mornings - 2 sets x 12 reps (20-30kg)
• leg curls - 4 sets x 12 reps (20-30kg)

* missed gym days are substituted with 45 min - 1 hr turbo sessions

* rest days are taken when sick

#Friday - Activity day with college

As a part of my course each day is spent participating in an adventure sport e.g.Surfing, Kayaking, Mountain biking, Mountain Skills (Hill walking), Rock climbing.. (this course was surely invented with me in mind) 

Sea Kayaking (Dingle bay, Co. Kerry)
First Kayaking trip with my course, learned plenty of turning techniques, Safety maneuvers (e.g. T-rescue) and successfully carried out an Eskimo roll.

(providers) - http://www.irishadventures.net/

Mountain Skills 1

(providers) - http://www.irishadventures.net/

Surfing (Banna Beach, Tralee, Co. Kerry)

(Provider) -  http://kingdomwaves.com/

Mountain Skills 1


(providers) - http://www.irishadventures.net/

Surfing (Banna Beach, Tralee, Co. Kerry)


(Provider) -  http://kingdomwaves.com/

Sea Kayaking (Fenit Pier, Co. Kerry)

(Provider) - http://www.irishadventures.net/

 Mountain Biking ( Ballyhoura, Co. Limerick)

(Provider) - http://spinin.ie/

                       Sea Kayaking (Dingle, Co. Kerry) ( Provider) - http://www.irishadventures.net/

#Weekends

Generally spent in Tralee messing about with bikes or hiding from the cold inside the gym because there is literally nothing else to do in town. I have did cycle home to west cork two weeks ago, the 111km took me 3 hrs 39 minutes on a cold, very boring, solo spin.  

http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/431716503 (full log of workout)