Great Workout to End the Week! 2/17/12

TGIF!!! I’m so happy that it’s Friday, I could pee.

Oh man, I had a GREAT workout this morning! After my first circuit I was sweating like a man and my legs felt like noodles and I knew it was going to rough one! Rough, it was – but I was really proud of myself, I didn’t slack off/cheat on/skip anything!! I did everything full out and I felt SO good! I fully anticipate a generous amount of pain tomorrow but I’m ready for it J

Here’s what I did:

WARM UP RETRO ELLIPTICAL 5 MIN
EXERCISE	REP	WT	REP	WT	REP	WT	REP	WT
45 DEGREE LEG PRESS	12	90	10	100	8	110	8	120
KNEELING SQUAT	12	45	10	65	8	85	8	105
SUMO SQUAT W/ LATERAL LEG RAISE	12	45	10	65	8	85	8	105
DB LUNGES	12	20	10	25	8	30	8	40
DB STEP-UP ON BENCH	12	20	10	25	8	30	8	40
PLIE SQUAT	12	25	10	35	8	45	8	55

Between each circuit I did 5 fast minutes on the elliptical going backwards. BTW – ‘retro’ just means backwards.

SOOO it was all butt/hamstring focused today! I like the workouts that I’ve done – I’ve had 2 upper body days and 2 lower body days and focused each on either the front or back of the body. The workouts have been great and felt really effective!

The food I still need to get a better handle on… for dinner last night I had chips and salsa and 2 of those little sandwiches I made before on the garlic bread w/ roasted red pepper, tomato, avocado, hummus and hot pepper relish. TOTALLY delicious but probably not the best choice.

Food Today

Breakfast

Protein shake immediately following workout

½ c granola w/ ¼ c soy milk and blueberries

Snack

¼ bowl of oatmeal w/ cinnamon and raisins… lunch came early lol

Lunch

Pizza – whole grain thin crust w/ pizza sauce, mushrooms, green peppers, onions, banana peppers and crushed red pepper. No cheese, obviously

Snack

Fruit & Nut trail mix

Dinner

Girl’s night tonight! We’re making baked avocado fries, roasted tomato bruschetta and edamame.. random but delicious lol

After we eat, we are going to the Mardi Gras celebration in the Mainstrasse Village! I’m really excited! I’ll most likely drink too much and feel like butthole tomorrow but I’m kind of okay with that lol. I need a fun night with some fun girls!

Alright, well that’s about all I have for the day… I’ll try to post again on Monday from NYC! I won’t be doing many extracurricular activities while there so I should have the time to post. J

I hope everyone has a happy and healthy weekend! Adios!

Almost Me Again! 2/16/12

Hello there! Let’s just get down to it….

I had a great workout this morning! I felt really close to my normal self and it was awesome! I was sweating a bunch and I even threw some cardio in there and well.. I didn’t die so things are looking brighter! Lol

Here’s what I did:

WARM UP	ELLIPTICAL 5 MIN
EXERCISE	REP	WT	REP	WT	REP	WT	REP	WT
RENEGADE ROW	12	5	10	8	8	10	8	10
REVERSE-GRIP DB ROW	12	12.5	10	15	8	20	8	25
TRICEP BENCH DIP	12	BW	10	12.5	8	15	8	20
LYING TRICEP EXTENSION	12	20	10	30	8	40	8	40
CABLE LAT PULL DOWN	12	70	10	80	8	90	8	100
CABLE TRICEP PUSH DOWN	12	30	10	35	8	40	8	45
BACK EXTENSION	12	BW	10	10	8	25	8	35

For the weight, ‘BW’ means Body Weight..

Between each weight circuit I did 5 minutes at a fast pace on the elliptical…

Overall, I really enjoyed this workout! The renegade rows kicked my ass but I’m still glad that I did them. That is definitely something I just need to continue to do and get better at it… I can see how it will give a great result if I keep it up!

For dinner last night I made an asian stir fry… very similar to all of the others that I’ve made so I don’t feel like it’s necessary to post the recipe.. But it was yummy as usual!

Food Today

Breakfast

Protein shake immediately following workout

½ c granola w/ ¼ c soy milk and blueberries (I think I will have this every morning for the rest of my life.. I am obsessed!!)

Snack

Oatmeal w/ blackberries and cinnamon

Lunch

Salad of spinach, green apples and dried cranberries w/ raspberry vinaigrette

Leftover rice & veggie stir fry from last night

Snack

Nothing

Dinner

Spaghetti maybe?

Okay so about this picture… I did have my mom take another one this morning and I have it available BUT I’m wearing a white shirt and it’s damn near see-through.. and I really don’t want to push it. I mean seriously you can pretty much see my belly button!

There’s not really any change from last month… actually I weighed myself this morning and I am the exact same weight right now as I was on the picture day last month so I’m not exaggerating when I say ‘not much change’ lol..

I am determined to make March MY month though and get back at it full force!! I’m going to start buckling down on my food choices again and really bust ass in the gym! I’m determined to do big things this year and I need to get myself in gear to do so!

Well, that’s about all I have for today…

Until tomorrow friends!

Wanted: Normal Routine 2/15/12

Greetings land of blog-readers! It’s a very pretty Wednesday afternoon and I’m so happy to report that it’s not freezing cold outside! I went out a bit ago and was pleasantly surprised to find that my giant (faux) fur coat actually wasn’t a necessity!

Okay, I’m not going to try to lie here – this week hasn’t exactly gone as planned. I did go out to lunch with my friend yesterday and I had a veggie sandwich on wheat bread w/ a petite garden salad.. not too shabby. Thennn I was pretty stressed throughout the day due to some stuff that has been going on lately so my friend and I went to Molly Malone’s for a few adult beverages. Not the best choice – I had 4 beers and an order of curry fries. I definitely paid for those all night last night, I felt terrible! Ugh! I’m like a masochist or something, I keep eating these terrible foods knowing that they’re going to make me miserable!

Anyway, I didn’t go to the gym this morning, mostly because 1. I woke up a little late and I’ve been late for work like almost every day and 2. I couldn’t find any clean workout pants L lame excuse, I know. BUT I will definitely be hitting it hard tomorrow with another upper body workout and I’m starting to feel better so I’m going to try to add some cardio!

Food Today

Breakfast

½ c granola w/ ¼ c soy milk and blueberries

Snack

Fruit & nut trailmix

Lunch

Black bean salad w/ various salsas/veggies

Chips and salsa (from Lime Covington – really yummy and all fresh ingredients!)

Snack

(if I’m hungry)

Protein Tofu

Dinner

Asian Stir Fry

Branden shared a website with me yesterday, www.simplyshredded.com. It’s largely built for body builders and fitness competitors/fitness models but there is an Article in there that provides a lot of great information on the difference in men’s and women’s bodies and different training methods and there’s also a great 12-week workout plan to build muscle and tone that I want to try! So after I get back from New York I think I’m going to start on it! I plan to do another upper body circuit tomorrow and a lower body circuit on Friday to finish out this week then I leave for NYC Monday and I’ve used the hotel gym before where we’re staying… it’s not the greatest but I’ll be able to get something going.

I know today was supposed to be picture day but I never received the picture that my mom took of me today, couldn’t get the email to go through… so I’ll try again tomorrow! Sorry Heidi! J

Man, I really can’t wait to get back into a normal routine! I just want to be healthy and have warm weather and go running outside and take Nora for walks and go to the gym without shivering in the car in the mornings! I used to love the winter but now that I’m leading a more active/healthy life… I’ve quickly realized how terrible the cold weather is! I just want sunshine and warmth! Is that too much to ask? J

Well, I suppose that’s about all I have for now…

Until tomorrow.. J