Training Log: Philadelphia Morning
- Day 30
Filed Under (Training) by admin on 18-11-2009
Tagged Under : Ab Workout, Chest Workout, Philadelphia Morning, Tommy Burns
TODAY’S TRAINING INSPIRATION:
TOMMY BURNS
Today’s Colin Timberlake Training Inspiration is a man who became the only Canadian-born heavyweight boxing champion of the world, and did so while fighting at a weight of 175 pounds.
Tommy Burns stood only 5’7” and, as a result, was fighting much larger man throughout his entire career.
This did not stop the smaller man, however, from achieving the greatest heights available in his sport and winning the most coveted title a professional athlete could hold.
Burns reigned as the heavyweight champion between 1906 and 1908, during which time he became the first champion to travel the world defending his title.
He also made history when he became the first champion to agree to defend his title against a black boxer, a revolutionary move at the time. As a result of this choice, Burns lost his title to the legendary Jack Johnson, but courageously took 14 rounds of punishment from a challenger who had a very sizable height and weight advantage, so much so that any attempt to get the fight sanctioned today would have been met with raucous laughter from an athletic licensing commission.
What is more, Burns is said to have stepped into the ring to give his best efforts despite suffering from influenza at the time. Given that he weighed in at 168 pounds rather than his customary 175 for that fight, there is evidence for this claim and the loss may add more to the legend of Tommy Burns than it takes away.
TODAY: CHEST (Fast Tempo, 60 Second Rests)
and ABS (Fast Tempo, 60 Second Rests)
and CARDIO
BENCH PRESS (5 sets)
135 x 15
225 x 4
225 x 3
225 x 3
135 x 20
FLAT DUMBBELL FLYES (3 sets)
40 x 10
50 x 10
60 x 8
FLAT DUMBBELL PRESS (3 sets)
60 x 8
60 x 10
60 x 10
INCLINE DUMBBELL PRESS (3 sets)
40 x 10
40 x 10
50 x 10
DECLINE DUMBBELL PRESS (3 sets)
40 x 10
40 x 15
40 x 12
CRUNCHES (5 sets)
x 60
x 60
x 60
x 60
x 60
STATIONARY BIKE
- Resistance 15/25
15 Minutes / 5.50 Miles / 217 Cal
STATIONARY BIKE
- Resistance 15/25
30 Minutes / 10.21 Miles / 402 Cal
- 5.07 Miles at 15 Minute Mark
TRAINING NOTES
Total Sets (Chest): 17
Total Sets (Abs): 5
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