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Cheap Workout Sunday Report 7

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I’m back on my Sunday schedule.  Actually I skipped working out in the middle of the week so I was pretty fresh today!

While I’m not a big football fan, I have followed my local area team to use it as motivation.  Sometimes watching your team win energizes you, must like a movie or an upbeat song does.  Unfortunately, my team lost today so I was in a crummy mood.  It was a hard workout session just because I was disappointed in my local NFL team’s performance.

  • Bench:
    • 45 lbs –   the bar was really light like it should be.
    • 135 lbs – 8 reps warmup, but really it was kind of heavy to me.
    • 185 lbs –  8 reps (heavy but not horrible).
    • 205 lbs –  8 reps (heavy, but I didn’t go to failure, I probably could have did 9 reps.)
    • 225 lbs –  1 rep (I was so disappointed in my 205 number of reps that I decided to try a higher weight)
    • 165 lbs – warm down set (8 reps, pretty easy.)
  • Curls (I’ve decided to take it easy with curling, no rush)

    • 25 lbs – for 10 reps
    • 35 lbs – for 8 reps
    • 45 lbs – for 6 reps.
  • Rows (wimped out here too)

    • 135 lbs – 2 sets of 6 reps
  • No weight squats
    • 2 set of no weight squats for 10 reps each.  My right leg hurt a bit where I have a muscle tear from the past.
  • Goals
    • Be able to bench press 250 lbs by the end of the year.  I accomplished 225, but that’s no surprise I’ve been saying I could do it for weeks now.
    • I’m not going to mention curling anymore, I’ve met that goal and exceeded it.
    • I think I’m going to focus on losing some weight.  I think I would like to decrease my weight by at least 10 lbs by the end of the month.

While I’m not up to my old level of fitness, I’m pretty happy with my progress and I’m starting to feel strong again.

It’s good to be back on schedule… It felts weird calling this a Sunday workout, but for the past three workouts, they were done on Monday… lol

Bests,

Don

Wealth Tip #3: Be Cheap, Don't Show Off

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Frugal is a new word I started hearing in the last 5 years. Before that word became popular, frugal people were lumped together will people that were mostly called cheap.

And this brings me back to my rich friend Jay (I mentioned him in Wealth Tip #2).  Now, you might think since he is worth over 7 million dollars, that he would have the best of everything… but he doesn’t!

 Perhaps you might hear about his fancy vacations, after all, he’s been to the following places:

  1. Alaska cruise
  2. Mexico
  3. Hawaii
  4. Ireland
  5. Las Vegas

What you don’t realize is that he gets most of those vacations from rewards via his credit cards, or through prizes offered from suppliers for buying their product.  Even when he is on vacation, Jay and his spouse buys cheap, and even stocks the refrigerator at the resorts they stay in.  Yes, during vacation he will play golf, but usually it’s at a cheaper course (golfing is an activity he has picked up during the last 10 years).

He does have newer cars, but they are domestic SUVs that are used for his job.  Even though they are typically bought new, he’ll hold onto them for at least 5 years.

Does he tips well?  Not really, usually if he likes the service he’ll tip 15%, but if the service is crummy, expect either a 10 or 5% tip (in cases where the service is really bad, no tip at all, but this is rare).

With as cheap as he is with everything, you’d expect him to be cheap with charity too, right?  Wrong, he give over 10% of his gross wages to the church, and is generous with his family and friends.  Ironically, while he is giving thousands away, sometimes his jeans will have holes in them (albeit small ones and in good taste).

When he does eat out, it’s usually one of the cheaper meals on the menu.  I’ve never seen him eat a porterhouse, or New York Stripe steak.

So, what have I learned by observing his spending behavior?  Being Cheap (or really frugal), is part of the wealth building equation…  My friend has increased his lifestyle a little more over the years, but he still lives more frugally than my poorer friends. 

If he can do it, then so can I!