Nutrition and Weight Training for Women
I started Les Mills Pump yesterday!!! So FUN. The first workout is Les Mills Pump: Pump Challenge. I’m gonna review each of the Les Mills Pump workouts on my blog here so you can see what they’re all about. Not familiar with this workout program, click on Les Mills Pump to read my complete overview. Les Mills [...]
You guys should have seen my husband when he came upstairs after his first P90X workout (chest/back). He hasn’t looked or felt like that since he was up to 300+ pound deadlifts – and that was last year sometime I think. He had to chill out for a bit because he felt like he was [...]
Last week I finished up phase 2 of LiveFit Trainer. You may remember the post I did about my thoughts on phase 1. The sad news for myself? My feelings haven’t really changed. I’m still feeling bored and not excited about these workouts. My husband sees it too so he actually told me to do [...]
I’m getting super anxious to be done with this workout program! I’m a little behind for posting the workouts but I have been doing them. Here are the last couple of days of Week 7. Day 47 (Legs): Leg Extensions: 2 sets x 30 reps; 20# Wide-stance Squat: 6 sets x 8 reps; 67# Leg [...]
I really liked this shoulder workout and I got through it pretty quickly too. Looking forward to my rest day on Sunday! Cardio: P90X Cardio X LiveFit Trainer Day 46 Shoulder Workout: Arnold DB Press: 4 sets x 8 reps; 10# Seated, Bent-over Rear Deal Raise: 4 sets x 8 reps; 8# Standing Palm-in One-arm [...]
I kinda liked this workout. Wanna know why? NO PUSH-UPS! Ha! It was a nice break to use dumbbells too. I did the ab exercises as a circuit because I just prefer to do it that way. Abs are always BURNING by the end! Day 45 Chest, Abs Cardio Workout: Barbell Bench Press (medium-grip): 1 [...]
Ahhhh, leg day. I feel like I just had you. Oh right…that’s because I DID! I could tell my legs were still a bit tired from the leg workout I did the other day but I went ahead with the workout anyway. *No cardio today* Day 44 Leg Workout: Narrow stance squats: 4 sets x [...]
I made it to week 7! Things get a bit tougher this week I can tell just by looking at the workouts. One things for sure…I’m supposed to start counting calories this week. Ack! On the workout for today, Jamie posted a calculator (which I’ve also posted here on my blog) that will help determine [...]
Today’s workout was okay but I’m really tired of push-ups! I say that lovingly. My chest is definitely feeling tired tonight and my abs were burning immensely during the ab sets – wow. Abs are starting to pop a little bit though. I keep forgetting to write down the weight for my negative bench press [...]
Got a really great workout in today guys! I learned I made some strength gains too so that’s super awesome. I was able to increase barbell bent rows by 10# and one arm rows by 5#. I don’t have 20# dumbbells so I used 2 – 10# plates instead. Cardio: P90X Cardio X + 30 [...]
Phase 2 is kicking my butt. I ended up taking my rest day on Saturday this week instead of today (Sunday). So…I did the workout I skipped yesterday, today. I have included both workouts in this post as you’ll see below. For the shoulder workout I forgot to enter the details for the real delt [...]
Alright, I’m reeeeeeeeeaally starting to like the LiveFit Trainer workouts more and more as I go along. My husband too. He made the same comments I mentioned in this post regarding the first Phase being somewhat boring. (Again, GREAT program – it IS making me stronger, I just started to lose interest towards the end) [...]
Okay, I loved this workout. Then again, it’s a leg day…! Today’s workout incorporated light sets with high reps and heavier sets performed to failure. I liked. Wonder how I’ll be feelin’ tomorrow…. I’ll let ya know! No cardio today! LiveFit Day 31 Leg Workout:
Okay, second day of phase 2 complete! What I can say is that the workouts are definitely getting more challenging. I did 75 push-ups! (a lot on my knees this time….) My chest was burning before I got through the second exercise as noted in my workout log. It took me about 90 minutes to [...]
I started Phase 2 this evening but I’m actually feeling quite discouraged. I had high hopes jumping into this program and I gotta admit that I’m feeling a bit bored with it. The first 2 weeks were pretty fun and I would look forward to the workouts but over the past week I’ve kind of [...]
I just completed the last 2 workouts of the first phase of LiveFit trainer! Phase 2 will start tomorrow. Normally I’d have 2 rest days now but I’ve already had 2 of them and therefore decided to do 2 workouts today – both legs and shoulders/abs. Tomorrow I’ll be posting my thoughts on Phase 1 [...]
Happy Thanksgiving American folks!! Today started pretty early for me because I got up to do the Turkey Day 5K! What a fun race that was – such a huge turnout! They said it ended up being the largest race in the history of Minnesota. Success! Needless to say, that was my cardio for the [...]
Wow. Today sure feels like a Friday due to it being Thanksgiving tomorrow! Can’t believe it’s almost here. I improved a bit on this workout from last week which feels pretty good! I was able to complete 10 reps of all 3 sets of assisted pull-ups (I only did 6 on my last set, last [...]
I started Week 4 of LiveFit Trainer today – workouts are identical to last week. I went a little light on the legs today since I have a 5K to run on Thursday. Once I finish up this week I will have completed Phase 1! After I complete each phase, I’ll post my thoughts about [...]
This post includes the remaining two workouts of Week 3 – which is officially complete! Day 18: Legs (again): Day 19: Shoulders & Abs:
This workout made my triceps wayyyyy tired. My chest isn’t as sore today as it was during the first week of LiveFit Trainer! This workout was actually done last night (Thursday). My printer decided to take a crap so I can’t scan or print right now. I hope to get it fixed or replaced soon [...]
I gotta admit it’s hard to walk, sit or get up from a sitting position after yesterday’s leg workout. I love it! I realized (again) how weak I am right now. I did assisted pull-ups with my husband helping me and even that was TOUGH. I only got 6 reps on my last set. Mostly [...]
Wow. I just started Week 3 of LiveFit Trainer this evening and this is the best leg workout I’ve ever done – hands down. My favorite new moves? Barbell lunges on my Step 360 and one-legged deadlifts! My hips are tired and my legs feel like I just ran a million miles. Cardio: Run/walk 30 [...]
It’s Monday already, where’d the weekend go?! This workout was completed Saturday but I haven’t been feeling well so the post was a bit delayed. My first LiveFit Shoulder/Abs Workout I will be starting Week 3 tomorrow! Workouts increase to 5 days/week instead of 4 and I’m excited! LiveFit Trainer Week 2, Day 11 Shoulders/Abs [...]
Leg day is my FAVORITE!!! The perfect workout for 11/11/11! I increased my deadlift weight this week and everything else is pretty much the same. Cardio: 25 minutes (very unusual for me to run on leg day but I hafta prepare for a 5K I’m running in less than 2 weeks!) Happy Veteran’s Day to [...]
