Nutrition and Weight Training for Women
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Holy hell. I can tell I haven’t been working out regularly. I felt like a lazy, sweaty pig during today’s workout and it really wasn’t all THAT hard. That’s what I get I spose – I’m still so amazed at how fast you can get out of shape. Good thing I’ve signed on to do [...]
Today’s CrossFit workout includes 5 sets of 3 overhead squats. I’ve never actually done overhead squats so I’m kind of excited! I have no idea how much I can squat with weight over my head but we’ll see I suppose! CrossFit Workout Overhead Squat: 5 sets of 3 reps; 35# I COMPLETELY underestimated overhead squats! [...]
So I think I’m finally starting to really enjoy running. I really think it was because of the 21 day running challenge I created for myself. You can read more about that challenge here but basically I set a goal to run every day for 21 days in hopes to develop a running habit. I [...]
So many people assume that you have to spend hours in the gym every. single. day. in order to sculpt the perfect body. That really couldn’t possibly be further from the truth. Have you ever calculated how long you’re actually lifting weights during your workouts? I timed my sets yesterday (with the help of my [...]
Whoa. Legs are tired and feeling weird. Leg days always take so much out of me. This workout asks for jumping lunges and squats but there was no jumping today. It was hard enough just doing regular lunges and squats with no weight. Day 9: Off Day 10: Plyometrics Workout (Today) Bench Step-Up: 3 sets [...]
Spring is right around the corner now and Summer will be here before you know it! During the cooler months of the year, your body has been covered up with warm clothing. Removing those layers now might just reveal a body that isn’t quite worthy of that new swimsuit you’ve been eyeballing. Now isn’t the [...]
When you’re trying to get down to a certain weight, it seems like the last few pounds is harder to take off. That’s how it was for me anyway. I started working out regularly about 2 months after my second son was born. I weighed 178 pounds the day I gave birth and I probably [...]
On a happy note, I’m so glad the Vikes won their playoff game today! But…wanna know what’s sad? My hamstrings were STILL hurting from the HIIT workout I did the other day. As a result, I decided to still do legs today but I used a light amount of weight and did a higher number [...]
Today I finally got a strength training workout in – it’s been a few weeks! I kind of took it pretty easy but I’m definitely feeling pretty tired right about now. Getting started again is the hardest part and I’m so looking forward to being on a regular strength training schedule again. I’ve missed it [...]
I actually did this workout yesterday, but then forgot to post it. Yesterday was the very first time I have ever attempted to do a cardio workout first thing in the morning. My husband was working and my mother-in-law was watching our little people (the kids<3) for us during the day so I tried to [...]
Who’s gonna be sore tomorrow!? I AM! Today I did Day 2 of my upper/lower body workout split and that included strength training and steady pace cardio. Running is not at all easy for me, especially steady state but I was able to finish the entire workout and that makes me feel pretty damn good. [...]
Today I started my workout week with a full body workout. I did the 21′s full body workout that I started last week. It’s getting a little easier…but not much. I guess I shouldn’t say easier, I should say my muscles aren’t dead tired and achy the next day anymore so I think they’re becoming [...]
On Tuesday of this week I started the BodyForLife program. The past couple of weeks I’ve been making up my own workout routines until I found something new I wanted to try and I found that in BodyForLife. The strength training routines and the cardio is all freely available on their website and so far [...]
Today was just cardio day for me. Oh how I love to hate cardio. Today though, I did it a little differently. I tried HIIT (high intensity interval training). It’s important to know that interval training is different from high intensity interval training. It was really intense, but the tough part was only 20 minutes [...]
