Uncertain, on President’s Day of the daily fitness routines of George Washington or Thomas Jefferson, Geezer must direct readers’ attention to a July 2008 report in New York Magazine of Barack Obama’s gym routine.
“Obama ran a full body workout. Calf raises (70 lbs). Lying triceps
presses but with single 15 lbs dumbbells in each hand, his cap falling
off. After the set he got up, placed the weights back and only then
reached down and picked up his cap, ever so gradually. Shoulder
presses. Step ups with a high platform, clasping dumbbells. He had a
prescribed workout on paper that Reggie held. Though at times Obama did
his own thing, focusing mostly on his triceps. In one set he started
with 50 lbs for overhead dumbbell extensions. He lifted it once,
grimacing. He moved straight away to 40 lbs. Later, in the corner of
the gym he did calf raises alone, lifting about 80 lbs and then
cleaning the bench afterward, slowly, weight by weight.”