Author: Tom Denham

Back feels better after training

I did 30 minutes of yoga early in the day. I spent 10 minutes with my legs up the wall and my butt on a bolster because my lower back was sore. The stretch felt good, but did not extinguish the soreness, so I decided to do a...

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A modest garage workout

Just in case I want to maintain an exercise streak throughout January, I did a little something today. I’m still having trouble with quad and hamstring soreness, so took it fairly easy. Warmup: Face-the-wall squats – 20...

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A Thirty Minute Workout to End the Year

The last day of the year deserves a workout as much as the first day, but lingering soreness from dead-lifts and squats on Saturday kept my efforts modest. Warmup: Face-the-wall squats – 10 reps Shoulder rolls – 10 reps Good...

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Burning in the sun and under the iron

This was a big day for me – six sets of the following with only 90 seconds of rest between each set: Double clean x 5 Double military press x 5 Front squat x 5 Double push press x 5 Front squat x 5 The first two sets were...

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My first Bikram Yoga Class

My regular yoga classes were canceled this week, so I looked around for other classes I might attend. I found Bikram Yoga Alpharetta 15 minutes from my house with a class schedule I could meet. My first class was Tuesday night...

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