So my abs are still sore from Zumba two days in a row, but I wanted to do something, and since I wanted to keep doing Hot to Trot until I could hold the plank the entire time, I decided to do half of it. Some things are better than no things, right?
My Previous First 1/2 Scores:
Reptile- 18 12
Mountain Climber-10 6
Knee Tuck- 20 17
Previous 1/2 Time Challenge:
Monkey Push-up- 2:58
Squat Twist & Jump- 1:14
My Updated Half Scores:
Reptile-25 11
Mountain Climber- 7 6
Knee Tucks- 30 27
Updated 1/2 Time Challenge:
Monkey Push-up- 2:23
Squat Twist & Jump- 0:59
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Friday, July 29, 2011
Zumbathon
Not much to report tonight. I went to the Zumba class on base tonight with Kitty again, and we signed up for a three hour Zumbathon.
It's going to be intense!
It's going to be intense!
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Zumba & A Faith Renewed
Ok, so tonight I was just itching to do something, and I decided to look at the schedule of my gym and saw that Zumba was on tonight, so I reluctantly decided to drag my self to the gym that had let me down so hard by destroying the one class that I loved.
Wait...let's rewind to a particular PT55 class months ago. It was a Thursday night, and I had conned Bean into going to PT55 with me. For this this you have to sign in at the front desk and get a card to prove that you signed in. So Bean and I signed in, got our card, and headed to the cardio machines because we had plenty of time before the class. When we walked into the room, it was already filled up except for two bikes. One was empty with nothing on it, and one was empty but had a water bottle and towel on it. I sent Bean to sit on the empty bike as I walked up to the instructor to find out what the deal was. I showed him my card and asked what was up, and if someone was sitting there, and said that I wasn't leaving because I followed protocol. He looked at the clock and mumbled something to me that indicated that I should move the stuff and take the bike. I had assumed that the stuff belonged to someone from the last class who had forgotten their things. A few minutes into the class, a woman walked in, looked around and walked back out. I thought nothing of it until a few minutes after that same woman walked in, grabbed the stuff that I had moved, shot me a look and said "Dat wass MY bike!". If you can't pick up on accents through type, she was Spanish. I simply said "I had a card" and made the closest hand symbol resembling a card that I could. Her attitude pissed me off and it bothered me the whole class. I mean, hello, you can't just leave your stuff on a bike and expect to get a seat in the class, you have to sign in and get a card! The nerve! And she thought I was wrong?!
After class I went to the front desk and told the story to Kara, the desk girl. She said that the woman had walked up to the desk to complain about me and I scoffed at the situation because this woman obviously didn't know how the class worked. Well Kara informed me that the poor woman HAD a card and did sign in, but the people at the front desk gave out more cards than the class capacity, and this woman thought that I was the one that didn't have a card. Earlier in the class the instructor was called to the door and was gone for a few minutes, but I didn't know why. I was later informed that Kara had urged the instructor to call roll, so they could find the last person on the list (because it wasn't me or this woman) and removed them so that she could have a spot in the class. He refused because the class had already started, so this woman was screwed out of a spot because of several different factors.
Back to the present. I'm standing in the room doing a short stretch before the class starts, and guess who walks in. You got it, the woman who angrily wagged her finger at me and got screwed out of her spot. Not only was she in the class, she was the instructor! What! Oh crap, I hope she doesn't think that I was the reason she didn't have a bike.
So on to Zumba, right? That's the reason for this post. The class was AMAZING. The music was great, the moves were challenging, and I felt like it wasn't just cardio. The way she made us do the moves worked our muscles, which is something I didn't get in the Zumba class on base. Not to say I don't like the class on base, because that one is really fun and I plan on going to that one for as long as Kitty will bring me! It was also nice because there is no class before it, so you don't have to fight for a spot with people who took the previous class, and it didn't seem to get to full. I did a kick boxing class in that room before and it was so packed that if I moved too far in any direction I would have bumped into someone.
So after class I walked up to Adrianna to tell her what a great class that she put on. Then I reminded her of the time that someone took her bike, and she covered her face and said "Please don't tell me that was you!". She turns out to be an EXTREMELY sweet woman and we made up. We actually got so friendly that we exchanged e-mails and she told me I should go see her 14 year old song play guitar at a local tavern. We informed Kara, and Adrianna's fiance (who happens to be a manager at the gym) that we had made up and become friends. Her fiance thought that she said "made out" because of her thick accent though and gave us the strangest look. It was certainly a great night.
So not only did I find a great class at a gym I was starting to lose hope in, but I made a friend! I still plan on doing body rock, because I love it, but Thursday night Zumba (and maybe even Saturday morning) will be on my fitness routine. Now if only I could find a way for Kitty to come do the classes with me!
Wait...let's rewind to a particular PT55 class months ago. It was a Thursday night, and I had conned Bean into going to PT55 with me. For this this you have to sign in at the front desk and get a card to prove that you signed in. So Bean and I signed in, got our card, and headed to the cardio machines because we had plenty of time before the class. When we walked into the room, it was already filled up except for two bikes. One was empty with nothing on it, and one was empty but had a water bottle and towel on it. I sent Bean to sit on the empty bike as I walked up to the instructor to find out what the deal was. I showed him my card and asked what was up, and if someone was sitting there, and said that I wasn't leaving because I followed protocol. He looked at the clock and mumbled something to me that indicated that I should move the stuff and take the bike. I had assumed that the stuff belonged to someone from the last class who had forgotten their things. A few minutes into the class, a woman walked in, looked around and walked back out. I thought nothing of it until a few minutes after that same woman walked in, grabbed the stuff that I had moved, shot me a look and said "Dat wass MY bike!". If you can't pick up on accents through type, she was Spanish. I simply said "I had a card" and made the closest hand symbol resembling a card that I could. Her attitude pissed me off and it bothered me the whole class. I mean, hello, you can't just leave your stuff on a bike and expect to get a seat in the class, you have to sign in and get a card! The nerve! And she thought I was wrong?!
After class I went to the front desk and told the story to Kara, the desk girl. She said that the woman had walked up to the desk to complain about me and I scoffed at the situation because this woman obviously didn't know how the class worked. Well Kara informed me that the poor woman HAD a card and did sign in, but the people at the front desk gave out more cards than the class capacity, and this woman thought that I was the one that didn't have a card. Earlier in the class the instructor was called to the door and was gone for a few minutes, but I didn't know why. I was later informed that Kara had urged the instructor to call roll, so they could find the last person on the list (because it wasn't me or this woman) and removed them so that she could have a spot in the class. He refused because the class had already started, so this woman was screwed out of a spot because of several different factors.
Back to the present. I'm standing in the room doing a short stretch before the class starts, and guess who walks in. You got it, the woman who angrily wagged her finger at me and got screwed out of her spot. Not only was she in the class, she was the instructor! What! Oh crap, I hope she doesn't think that I was the reason she didn't have a bike.
So on to Zumba, right? That's the reason for this post. The class was AMAZING. The music was great, the moves were challenging, and I felt like it wasn't just cardio. The way she made us do the moves worked our muscles, which is something I didn't get in the Zumba class on base. Not to say I don't like the class on base, because that one is really fun and I plan on going to that one for as long as Kitty will bring me! It was also nice because there is no class before it, so you don't have to fight for a spot with people who took the previous class, and it didn't seem to get to full. I did a kick boxing class in that room before and it was so packed that if I moved too far in any direction I would have bumped into someone.
So after class I walked up to Adrianna to tell her what a great class that she put on. Then I reminded her of the time that someone took her bike, and she covered her face and said "Please don't tell me that was you!". She turns out to be an EXTREMELY sweet woman and we made up. We actually got so friendly that we exchanged e-mails and she told me I should go see her 14 year old song play guitar at a local tavern. We informed Kara, and Adrianna's fiance (who happens to be a manager at the gym) that we had made up and become friends. Her fiance thought that she said "made out" because of her thick accent though and gave us the strangest look. It was certainly a great night.
So not only did I find a great class at a gym I was starting to lose hope in, but I made a friend! I still plan on doing body rock, because I love it, but Thursday night Zumba (and maybe even Saturday morning) will be on my fitness routine. Now if only I could find a way for Kitty to come do the classes with me!
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Not So Bootcamp (aka Muscle Me HIIT!)
OK, let me start by saying "I LOST TWO POUNDS!". Now I know that it's not about how much you lose on the scale but how you look, but it's always nice when the scale moves. I actually told Boyfriend that I had lost two pounds, and he asked me how much I weighed now (which don't bother me at all), but instead he said "How much weight do you have?". I think English may not be his first language and he's been lying to me this whole time. Either way, he's adorable.
So the reason why the title of this entry is what it is, is because (that's a lot of "is") Kitty had to work late tonight, so boot camp was out of the question. Which bummed me when I found out about it, but I decided that I wasn't going to waste the day, but bodyrock just wasn't going to cut it today. I wanted a fucking boot camp and I was going to get it! So I check the schedule of my gym and nothing but some lame class called "Slow and Heavy" that started too early for me to get there on time, this ridiculously fast kick boxing class that is nothing but goofy cardio, and yoga. I knew that none of these things were going to satiate my hunger for weights!
Then it hit me! Why not just write your own damn routine? You know the basic framework of how the boot camp class is worked out, why not fill in your own details? So I did, and decided that Wednesday night shall be my long workout night. The bottom line is that I'm going to have to figure out what I'm doing on Wednesday nights after boot camp ends and why not figure it out now. Bodyrock is awesome and all, but sometimes I need more than twelve minutes of exercises that involved crazy equipment that I don't have. I plan on writing up my own HIIT workouts and posting them every Wednesday after I complete them. Hopefully all of my follower (see what I did there?) will try them out and find some benefit from them.
Tonight's workout is going to be called "Butt Why?" Why you ask? Because I felt like calling it that.
First we need to warm up. Those of you who have a treadmill, track, or road to walk/run on, get on it. We'll be warming up with ten vigorous minutes on the treadmill. I ran 3-1/2 of the ten minutes at about 6 MPH, which is more than I've ever done in the past, and I was very proud of myself! But don't kill yourself, this is just the warm up. Bunny, for you, just run a mile because you kick ass at cardio.
OK! Now get out your HIIT timers (or android apps in my case cause I'm a cheap bitch), because this is where your interval training starts! I also used seven pound weights for the whole thing, but you can use a different size weights, or kettle-bells or two logs full of buckshot in Bunny's case. You're going to set your timer to 24 rounds with 40 seconds work time, and a 20 second rest. It may seem like a long rest, but the exercises are complicated, and you'll have to read what they are again before you do them. I had everything written down on a piece of paper that I referenced on every rest period. Now I didn't write down my reps because I was being lazy and forgot a pen, but feel free to write yours down.
Wait! You aren't finished yet! Get your interval timer out again and set it to 8 rounds of 25 seconds on, 5 seconds rest. You have two moves left to do.
OK, NOW you're done! Make sure to stretch and give your self a pat on the back for completing the circuit! If I end up not doing boot camp again next week, you can expect another fun HIIT workout from me!
So the reason why the title of this entry is what it is, is because (that's a lot of "is") Kitty had to work late tonight, so boot camp was out of the question. Which bummed me when I found out about it, but I decided that I wasn't going to waste the day, but bodyrock just wasn't going to cut it today. I wanted a fucking boot camp and I was going to get it! So I check the schedule of my gym and nothing but some lame class called "Slow and Heavy" that started too early for me to get there on time, this ridiculously fast kick boxing class that is nothing but goofy cardio, and yoga. I knew that none of these things were going to satiate my hunger for weights!
Then it hit me! Why not just write your own damn routine? You know the basic framework of how the boot camp class is worked out, why not fill in your own details? So I did, and decided that Wednesday night shall be my long workout night. The bottom line is that I'm going to have to figure out what I'm doing on Wednesday nights after boot camp ends and why not figure it out now. Bodyrock is awesome and all, but sometimes I need more than twelve minutes of exercises that involved crazy equipment that I don't have. I plan on writing up my own HIIT workouts and posting them every Wednesday after I complete them. Hopefully all of my follower (see what I did there?) will try them out and find some benefit from them.
Tonight's workout is going to be called "Butt Why?" Why you ask? Because I felt like calling it that.
First we need to warm up. Those of you who have a treadmill, track, or road to walk/run on, get on it. We'll be warming up with ten vigorous minutes on the treadmill. I ran 3-1/2 of the ten minutes at about 6 MPH, which is more than I've ever done in the past, and I was very proud of myself! But don't kill yourself, this is just the warm up. Bunny, for you, just run a mile because you kick ass at cardio.
OK! Now get out your HIIT timers (or android apps in my case cause I'm a cheap bitch), because this is where your interval training starts! I also used seven pound weights for the whole thing, but you can use a different size weights, or kettle-bells or two logs full of buckshot in Bunny's case. You're going to set your timer to 24 rounds with 40 seconds work time, and a 20 second rest. It may seem like a long rest, but the exercises are complicated, and you'll have to read what they are again before you do them. I had everything written down on a piece of paper that I referenced on every rest period. Now I didn't write down my reps because I was being lazy and forgot a pen, but feel free to write yours down.
- First Move: Squat, Lateral Raise, Side Kick. The squat and side kick should be self explanatory, but for the lateral raise, I did it this way. Hold your arms at your sides, then bend your elbows at a 90° angle until you look like a Barbie doll. Now, leading with your elbows, raise your arms until they are parallel with the ground. Make sure to control the weight on the way back down, don't use momentum to move your weight.
- Second Move: Fly, Scarecrow Press & Twist, Skull Crusher. Lay on your back with your arms out like you're going to hug a really girthy tree. Now hug it. Bring your arms back down and then turn your wrists to point towards your feet. Bring your arms straight up like you are doing a bench press, but half way up, turn your wrists to point at your face and touch weights together trying to keep your forearms parallel to each other. Reverse the move and bring it back down. Now bring your arms straight up, weights touching/wrists facing and bend your elbows til you almost touch your head with the weights. Don't move your upper arms, and make sure to squeeze the tricep when you straighten your arms again. Now start the whole thing over again!
- Third Move: Bob N' Weave, Backward Lunge, Front Kick. Squat down slightly and pretend there is a rope above your head going from your back to your front. Now lean forward (to avoid the rope) and bend to the right and straighten up. Get back under that "rope" and bend to the left side. Your lower body should stay stationary, only move your upper body. You're working your abs and obliques. Backward lunge, then kick forward with the leg you stepped back with.
- Fourth Move: Shelf Butt Pulse. Sit on your butt with your feet flat on the ground and your hands on the ground behind you. Lift your core up to the ceiling until your body is parallel to the floor. Bring your butt back down and do it again.
- Fifth Move: Dead Lift, Scarecrow Row. Lean down into dead lift, then do a row with your Barbie arms as though they've just reached the top of a lateral raise. Make sure to keep your back flat.
- Sixth Move: 6 Inches. Lay flat on your back and lift your heels up six inches from the floor and hold it.
Wait! You aren't finished yet! Get your interval timer out again and set it to 8 rounds of 25 seconds on, 5 seconds rest. You have two moves left to do.
- First Move: Knee Raise. If you have a gym with a captains chair, use it! If you don't, you could use two chairs to hold your self up to complete the raise.
- Second Move: Straight Arm Plank. I'm sure you know what this is.
OK, NOW you're done! Make sure to stretch and give your self a pat on the back for completing the circuit! If I end up not doing boot camp again next week, you can expect another fun HIIT workout from me!
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Abs Assassin
I'm so upset about this workout I don't even want to blog about it. I was nearly in tears the entire time because it sucked so bad, and I modified it before I did it, and had to modify it as I went because it was so damned hard. This one isn't interval training, but you have to count your reps. Well, part of it was interval training, but I was in no mood for any sort of jumping today, and it's a damn good thing I cut it out, or I might not have made it through the entire fucking thing.
How the fuck does she make it look so easy? As I said, I dropped the jumping entirely and just did the abs, but I even had to modify that, and if I am not feeling it tomorrow I just give up!
First Exercise: 30 Sorrowful Reps
It's a leg lift, then a "star crunch" then a reverse crunch. The only modifying to this I had to do was to put my heels back on the ground after ever one, and then my butt got lower and lower every time. There was also some weeping near the end.
Second Exercise: 25 Excruciating Reps Each Side
OK, so not NEARLY as easy as it looks. My back leg remained the same as Zuzana's, but I had to use my front leg to help me push up into the side plank. I also didn't go straight up because I couldn't. The only way to get up was to do a slight twist to where I pointed my chest down a little. I don't know if it worked where it was supposed to, but it hurt and it had to have worked something.
Final Exercise: 25 "Losing My Will To Live" Reps Each Side
How the fuck does she make it look so easy? As I said, I dropped the jumping entirely and just did the abs, but I even had to modify that, and if I am not feeling it tomorrow I just give up!
First Exercise: 30 Sorrowful Reps
Second Exercise: 25 Excruciating Reps Each Side
Final Exercise: 25 "Losing My Will To Live" Reps Each Side
There is no "middle" picture for this, but when you are up in the one leg lift, you have to drop your "up" leg parallel to the floor then bring it back up before you drop your butt and touch your toes. Or for me, you reach up and touch your knee. Seriously, is she a robot? I can NOT do this correctly. I didn't modify much other than not reaching my damn toes, but I did have to alternate them after a while because staying on one leg for two long really hurts. And it doesn't hurt in a "gaining muscle" kind of way, it hurts in a "I think I may have broken something" way.
Also, do you like my new favicon? Oh...you don't know what a favicon is? Google it just like I had to!
Monday, July 25, 2011
Booty Meets Abs
Tonight I decided to check out what Zuzanna had posted instead of picking from the body weight list that Bunny had written up for me, and I actually lucked out! (Lucked out? What the hell does that even mean?) She was using her Ugi ball, but all the exercises could very easily be done just using your own body weight, so that’s exactly what I did.
It was a fairly simple workout tonight, which was nice because I got little to no sleep last night due to boyfriends bedroom being about 90 degrees with the air on. It was just three exercises that we did six rounds of using a 30 on 10 off interval training scenario. Or whatever the hell you would call how long your intervals are.
I took notice of how she did the beginner push ups because they made it a little easier than the “girly” pushups that I was doing and I think I benefited from them more because I was able to do more and challenge my self with them. Half way through I stopped lifted both my legs and my arms for the ab thing, and just held my legs up and crunched up towards my toes. I felt like I wasn’t getting enough from it the other way and it was taking me so long just to get both my legs and arms to synch up that I figured it would be more beneficial just to tell my legs to not think cause I can’t right now. And for fucks sake, I have had the most annoying bout of hiccups since I stood up from the last exercise.
My Scores:
Side Jump Lunge- 18 17 16 18 18 23
Weird Ab Move- 7 8 8 14 15 18
Modified Push-up- 7 9 10 9 10 13
Hot to Trot Revisted
So I've decided to do the Hot to Trot workout maybe once a week until I can either stay in the plank the entire time, or I feel more satisfied of my planking fitness level. I made boyfriend do it with me Saturday night, and he got a real taste of how I've been working out at home. He refused to let me post his scores for fear of embarrassment, but let's just say, it's clear who has been taking her fitness seriously! *flexes muscles*
My Old Scores:
Reptile- 21 10 13 7 (51 Total)
Mountain Climber-6 4 5 5 (20 Total)
Knee Tuck- 16 16 12 18 (62 Total)
Time Challenge:
Monkey Push-up- 2:45 2:39
Squat Twist & Jump- 1:42 2:04
My Updated Scores:
Reptile- 18 12 17 10 (57 Total)
Mountain Climber-10 6 5 6 (27 Total)
Knee Tuck- 20 17 20 20 (77 Total)
Time Challenge:
Monkey Push-up- 2:58 2:37
Squat Twist & Jump- 1:14 1:28
My Old Scores:
Reptile- 21 10 13 7 (51 Total)
Mountain Climber-6 4 5 5 (20 Total)
Knee Tuck- 16 16 12 18 (62 Total)
Time Challenge:
Monkey Push-up- 2:45 2:39
Squat Twist & Jump- 1:42 2:04
My Updated Scores:
Reptile- 18 12 17 10 (57 Total)
Mountain Climber-10 6 5 6 (27 Total)
Knee Tuck- 20 17 20 20 (77 Total)
Time Challenge:
Monkey Push-up- 2:58 2:37
Squat Twist & Jump- 1:14 1:28
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Boot Camp 3 & The Computer Meltdown
So first I have to apologize for this being so late. Wednesday night when I came home from work, I turned on my computer to check facebook before Kitty came to pick me up for boot camp, and my ad-aware virus protection alerted me that it was blocking something that had infected my computer. I wasn’t exactly sure how it had happened because I didn’t have a problem the night before, and I had literally just turned it on and opened firefox. Well I opened up Malware Bytes Anti Malware (an excellent free anti-virus software that you can get here) and started an update. I also ran Rkill.exe (I don’t know how it works, so don’t ask me, but if a virus is running on your computer, it was tell it to shut up until you either reboot, or remove it. Can get that here) just to stop anything that would try to shut down my anti-virus program. So I ran a quick scan and came up with about 7 infected files. “Jinkees!” I exclaimed, and clicked the button to remove them. That’s when all hell broke lose. Ad-aware blinked with about twenty messages naming various things that it was blocking and I knew I had a major problem, but I had to go to boot camp, so it had to wait.
When I came home I couldn’t even use the computer because the virus had started taking over, so I had to remove the harddrive, put it in another computer and run a scan through that. Three scans later with three different anti-virus programs, and it was ready to go back into the original computer. I don’t even know how many scans I did back in it’s original computer, but after finding over 2k infected objects, the scans are finally coming up clean. But I think the damage is done and I might have to reinstall on this computer. I tried to run a final scan in safe mode, but something’s wrong and pressing F8 at restart does not bring me to the screen with the option of starting in safe mode. I need to consult my computer guy and find out if it’s even worth trying to do a windows repair, or if I just need to back up and reinstall. Luckily I have a laptop and another whole computer that I use for storage and repairage (yeah, so what if I made that word up) of other computers.
Anyway, enough nerding it up with myself, on to the bootcamp!
Wednesday night we started with a dynamic warmup, per usual. All the fun jumping that you know I love. Today he split us up into two people per station. Coop said goodbye to Kitty because he knew I would be stealing her again. There were six stations of exercises and we did 4 continuous rounds this time. There were a few new people to the class and a few regulars, and most of the population….well no. Let’s face it, it was this group of whiny women who were bitching about no break in between. Well…why the fuck did you come if you don’t want to work out? You should have just stayed home and ate bon-bons you lazy son’s of bitches. And I have never seen a more disgusting plank in my life, and it was the skinniest girl who was so bad at it! Honey, your ass should not be that far up in the air, if you can not plank for 40 seconds, then take a break half way, but that doesn’t mean DO IT WRONG! Anyway, that brings me to the next bit of information. Again, it was interval training and we were on for 40 seconds and had twenty seconds to “rest” and move to the next station.
- So the first station Kitty and I did was elbow planks on a physio ball. I did the first two rounds on the ball, then did the second two on the floor in a regular plank.
- Third station was a squat into a shoulder press using 15 pound weights. I was very surprised that I didn’t whine about the weight, because when I was doing PT55, I was only using 5-7 pounders on shoulder work. I mean granted, we were doing a move for three minutes instead of 40 seconds, but still. I impressed myself. Darren (the owner) even noticed my “serious” face when I was doing them!
- Fourth station involved those big heavy ropes that you see super intense people waving up and down at those crazy gyms. Kitty and I kneeled at either ends of the rope and had to wave it back and forth at each other. A couple times she almost pulled me off my knee pad!
- Fifth station was a version of jumping jacks called “Seal Jacks”. Instead of putting your arms over your head, you clapped them out in front of you. I felt like a super goob while I was doing them, but the music was really good this week (some Lady Gaga! ) so I had more energy to give a lot more of myself this week. Wait…did I just imply that I enjoyed jumping? Pfft..no, that wasn’t me that said that.
- The sixth and final station was a dead lift into a bent over row using a pair of 1 5 pound kettle bells. Again, I don’t know how I did so well with 15 pounds.
The ending ritual this time wasn’t any sort of “countdown” like before. We did about 8 (I say about because I really wasn’t paying attention at this point) rounds of 30 second on, 10 second on, alternating negative push-ups and mountain climbers. A negative push up is apparently something that is supposed to teach you or train you to be able to do a full push up. You start out in the upright push up position. You lower yourself until you are completely on the ground, then you drop your knees, push your self up and start the whole process again.
I’m really starting to like this boot camp class, and am really going to miss it in two sessions when our passes run out. But I honestly don’t feel like paying for something that I can and should do at home. I still need to cancel my gym membership, but I’ve been putting it off and I don’t know why. It would make sense to cancel because it would save me 40 bucks a month and the gas money it takes to get out to Medford
Last night we didn’t make it to Zumba either, because the power went out on the base, and Kitty and Coop had a surprise inspection from the commander right as they were supposed to leave. I drove all the way out there thinking it was business as usual, then when I didn’t hear from her I drove home and weeped because my week had been so shit and that was my only light at the end. But as soon as I got home I got a call from Kitty explaining the situation. I knew she wouldn’t just completely ignore me without a good reason, but it was still enough to bum me out.
Tonight I’m making the boyfriend do bodyrock with me because we both need it, and we’re going to the beach tomorrow! I plan on making him suffer through the “Hot to Trot” workout, because I want to do it at least once a week until I can stay in a plank for the entire 4 minutes. At least for the first round.
That’s enough rambling, I have a computer to sob about.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Hot To Trot
Oh my gosh, I want to die. That had to have been the hardest one I've done so far, and now I'm sweating olive oil. On a fitness side note, I decided to soak my hair in olive oil because I heard that it's great for split ends and dandruff, of which I have both. But now I smell like a salad and feel like a oil slick.
Tonight's workout was something that Bunny had done yesterday and wrote about it on her blog, and it's a two part work out. First part is the regular interval training that we've gotten used to, and the second part is a time challenge. It's a great one because it involves no equipment and is all body weight. It's part of a list that Bunny gave me of a bunch of workouts on bodyrock.tv that involve no equipment at all. I'll probably publish the list for at least my own reference, if not yours, but all credit goes to Bunny herself. But here is tonight's workout!
There is no one "hardest" part of tonights workout, it all sucks in a really good way. I couldn't hold the "rest" elbow plank the whole time near the end, but I tried my hardest. I don't know how I got a shorter time on the time challenges than Zuzanna. Either she wasn't trying as hard as she could, or I cheated like a mofo and didn't realize it. I did not do a full high jump like she did, just for the sheer fact that I would have shook stuff off of the walls in my house (ok, so maybe I'm making a little bit of an excuse for myself). I also can't do a monkey push-up as good as Zuzanna.
My Scores:
Reptile- 21 10 13 7
Mountain Climber-6 4 5 5
Knee Tuck- 16 16 12 18
Time Challenge:
Monkey Push-up- 2:45 2:39
Squat Twist & Jump- 1:42 2:04
Tonight's workout was something that Bunny had done yesterday and wrote about it on her blog, and it's a two part work out. First part is the regular interval training that we've gotten used to, and the second part is a time challenge. It's a great one because it involves no equipment and is all body weight. It's part of a list that Bunny gave me of a bunch of workouts on bodyrock.tv that involve no equipment at all. I'll probably publish the list for at least my own reference, if not yours, but all credit goes to Bunny herself. But here is tonight's workout!
There is no one "hardest" part of tonights workout, it all sucks in a really good way. I couldn't hold the "rest" elbow plank the whole time near the end, but I tried my hardest. I don't know how I got a shorter time on the time challenges than Zuzanna. Either she wasn't trying as hard as she could, or I cheated like a mofo and didn't realize it. I did not do a full high jump like she did, just for the sheer fact that I would have shook stuff off of the walls in my house (ok, so maybe I'm making a little bit of an excuse for myself). I also can't do a monkey push-up as good as Zuzanna.
My Scores:
Reptile- 21 10 13 7
Mountain Climber-6 4 5 5
Knee Tuck- 16 16 12 18
Time Challenge:
Monkey Push-up- 2:45 2:39
Squat Twist & Jump- 1:42 2:04
Monday, July 18, 2011
Just Did It!
Oh my goodness, Zuzanna was not lying when she said that today was hard! I did the beginner versions of all the exercises, and I still thought it was hard! No matter how many times she makes me jump, I still never get used to it.
Today's workout was entitled "Just Did It!", and I sure did! The pieces of equipment (that I don't have) that she used today were her new weighted Ugi ball, jump-rope and the dip-station. The first exercise was low jacks, and since I don't have jump rope (nor do I care to own any) I just did jumping jacks. I extra cheated on them and didn't do them in low jack form, but c'mon, you know I hate jumping to begin with! I don't have an Ugi ball, so I couldn't do the lunges on the ball, so I attempted to do them on a "Little Playmate" cooler. That didn't go so well because it was slipping all over the floor and was making cracking noises...so I just did regular lunges, which are hard enough. Since I don't have a dip-station, I had to improvise one. I pulled together two chairs, and at first I thought I would have to use the seats to hold my self up for fear of the chairs tipping over. But after I turned them around and tested them out, I realized that they could handle my full weight with out tipping over. So I actually didn't cheat on the knee rise/lunge exercise. I even pulled my legs over the tops of the chairs like Zuzanna! The "Ugi Squeeze" I had to do with my "Little Playmate" cooler, but because it doesn't give and has a slick texture, it was quite hard keeping it between my knees, but I managed the best I could. I also used the cooler for the 90 degree cooler touch. Heh...I just realized that the original move is called the "90 degree ball touch". That just sounds wrong on so many levels. Anyway, here is the workout!
My Scores:
Not-So-Low-Jacks- 61 50
Lunge Left- 16 16
Not-So-Low-Jacks- 61 46
Lunge Right- 17 16
Not-So-Low-Jacks- 63 48
Knee Rise/Lunge- 6 8
Not-So-Low-Jacks- 61 48
"Little Playmate" Squeeze- 43 35
Not-So-Low-Jacks- 55 65
90 Degree Cooler Touch- 20 24
Also, I have no clue how Zuzanna keeps her boobs inside that tube top the whole time. Where can I get one of those?
Today's workout was entitled "Just Did It!", and I sure did! The pieces of equipment (that I don't have) that she used today were her new weighted Ugi ball, jump-rope and the dip-station. The first exercise was low jacks, and since I don't have jump rope (nor do I care to own any) I just did jumping jacks. I extra cheated on them and didn't do them in low jack form, but c'mon, you know I hate jumping to begin with! I don't have an Ugi ball, so I couldn't do the lunges on the ball, so I attempted to do them on a "Little Playmate" cooler. That didn't go so well because it was slipping all over the floor and was making cracking noises...so I just did regular lunges, which are hard enough. Since I don't have a dip-station, I had to improvise one. I pulled together two chairs, and at first I thought I would have to use the seats to hold my self up for fear of the chairs tipping over. But after I turned them around and tested them out, I realized that they could handle my full weight with out tipping over. So I actually didn't cheat on the knee rise/lunge exercise. I even pulled my legs over the tops of the chairs like Zuzanna! The "Ugi Squeeze" I had to do with my "Little Playmate" cooler, but because it doesn't give and has a slick texture, it was quite hard keeping it between my knees, but I managed the best I could. I also used the cooler for the 90 degree cooler touch. Heh...I just realized that the original move is called the "90 degree ball touch". That just sounds wrong on so many levels. Anyway, here is the workout!
My Scores:
Not-So-Low-Jacks- 61 50
Lunge Left- 16 16
Not-So-Low-Jacks- 61 46
Lunge Right- 17 16
Not-So-Low-Jacks- 63 48
Knee Rise/Lunge- 6 8
Not-So-Low-Jacks- 61 48
"Little Playmate" Squeeze- 43 35
Not-So-Low-Jacks- 55 65
90 Degree Cooler Touch- 20 24
Also, I have no clue how Zuzanna keeps her boobs inside that tube top the whole time. Where can I get one of those?
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Zumba
So last night I tried my very first Zumba class, and boy did I see a lot of jiggly asses (including mine). Kitty works on base, so she can get us into the base gym for free, and they do Zumba classes Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I've always wanted to do Zumba in the past, but I never wanted to go alone, so when Kitty was willing to go with me (or rather, sponsor me into the gym) I jumped at the chance!
It was just like how I thought it would be. I've always like dancing and dance classes because you can get a good workout without even realizing you've spent an hour doing it. The problem with dance classes, though, is that there is a lot of downtime so you can't really get a good workout when you are learning a routine. Going out and dancing at a club is a great workout too, but it's generally coupled with drinking, which is quite counter productive. But Zumba is the best of both worlds! You've got the benefit of working out, with the fun of dancing and nothing counter productive about it.
A lot of the music is latin-based, which I guess is supposed to get you moving more, but that was fine with me. The routines weren't that hard to pick up on, especially the ones that were very repetitive. The only moves that I had a problem with were the ones that were mostly small foot movements. There was one white lady who was super into it, and I was following her most of the time. We stayed in the back of the class because, as Kitty put it, when you're in the front you're responsible for leading the class and I had no interest in that. There was also this young military guy (you could tell he was military by his "high and tight") in the front who was giving it everything he had. He wasn't a great dancer at all, but everything he did, he did with explosive energy!
I've never been a fan of cardio AT ALL, but I think Zumba is definitely the cardio workout that I needed. Before I knew it, there were fifteen minutes left in class, and I was covered in sweat. Kitty and I plan on going back every Friday. Between bodyrock, boot camp, and Zumba, I think it may be time to quit my gym. Kitty has offered to sponsor me into the gym any time I would like to workout, and I think I may take her up on that. I would only be saving 40 bucks a month by leaving my gym, but that will get me 40 bucks closer to moving the hell out.
I'm not making any promises, but I might try yogurt (yoga) at my gym tomorrow before I cancel. I have to check the times.
It was just like how I thought it would be. I've always like dancing and dance classes because you can get a good workout without even realizing you've spent an hour doing it. The problem with dance classes, though, is that there is a lot of downtime so you can't really get a good workout when you are learning a routine. Going out and dancing at a club is a great workout too, but it's generally coupled with drinking, which is quite counter productive. But Zumba is the best of both worlds! You've got the benefit of working out, with the fun of dancing and nothing counter productive about it.
A lot of the music is latin-based, which I guess is supposed to get you moving more, but that was fine with me. The routines weren't that hard to pick up on, especially the ones that were very repetitive. The only moves that I had a problem with were the ones that were mostly small foot movements. There was one white lady who was super into it, and I was following her most of the time. We stayed in the back of the class because, as Kitty put it, when you're in the front you're responsible for leading the class and I had no interest in that. There was also this young military guy (you could tell he was military by his "high and tight") in the front who was giving it everything he had. He wasn't a great dancer at all, but everything he did, he did with explosive energy!
I've never been a fan of cardio AT ALL, but I think Zumba is definitely the cardio workout that I needed. Before I knew it, there were fifteen minutes left in class, and I was covered in sweat. Kitty and I plan on going back every Friday. Between bodyrock, boot camp, and Zumba, I think it may be time to quit my gym. Kitty has offered to sponsor me into the gym any time I would like to workout, and I think I may take her up on that. I would only be saving 40 bucks a month by leaving my gym, but that will get me 40 bucks closer to moving the hell out.
I'm not making any promises, but I might try yogurt (yoga) at my gym tomorrow before I cancel. I have to check the times.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Boot Camp Part Duex
So tonight is Wednesday, so that means it's time for boot camp again! I was really hoping that we did more upper body since my hamstrings were still hurting from bodyrock this week, and luckily it was. On the way there, Kitty was complaining that she didn't really want to be there, but as soon as she got there she was bossing us around and ready to go!
We started with a dynamic warmup again, but this time he made us go out in the heat and do it. He also made us face the sun for it, which was oh so considerate of him... Fortunately I remembered to wear the correct bra this time, so I didn't get a black eye.
For the class he split us up into groups of twos and threes, so naturally I was with Kitty and Coop. This class we had five stations of workouts, and went through the rotation six times as opposed to four, and we took a break in between the first three and the last three rounds.
Again, no group stretch at the end, so I did my own. I also forgot to weigh myself there.
We started with a dynamic warmup again, but this time he made us go out in the heat and do it. He also made us face the sun for it, which was oh so considerate of him... Fortunately I remembered to wear the correct bra this time, so I didn't get a black eye.
For the class he split us up into groups of twos and threes, so naturally I was with Kitty and Coop. This class we had five stations of workouts, and went through the rotation six times as opposed to four, and we took a break in between the first three and the last three rounds.
- The first station we were at was called a TRK 'Y', or something strange. Basically you used the bands hanging from the scaffolding, and instead of doing a row you would lean back with your arms straight and pull them up till you formed a "Y" with your arms and body. That was actually a lot more difficult than I thought it would be.
- The second station was this weird thing that was supposed to work our shoulders and abs. I felt NOTHING in my abs, and it burnt out my shoulders like crazy. We had to hold a ten pound dumb bell (we didn't pay enough to be allowed to use the smart bells) in front of us in both hands, straight arms, and make small circles in front of us. Half way through the 40 seconds we were supposed to switch positions.
- The third station was pushups. We had the choice of doing Hindu push-ups, regular push-ups, or "eccentric" push-ups. The Hindu push-ups had you starting in a push up position, but with your butt further up in the air. You came down like you were doing downward dog, then stuck your butt up again to start the movement again. I really don't see how it was a push-up at all, but whatevs. The "eccentric" push-ups had you starting in a regular push up position, going down in the push-up, then putting your knees down, pushing back up then starting it all again. I did these the first round and second round, third round I just held a plank (cause I like to change the rules) then did sissy push-ups the rest of the rounds.
- Fourth station was burpees. I fucking hate burpees. Coop said we should rename them to fartees because he never once burped, but did in fact fart a few times.
- Fifth station was holding a kettle bell to your chest, going into a squat, then doing a curl with the kettle bell. I like to do a small pelvic thrust when I come out of my squat as to work the butt as well.
Again, no group stretch at the end, so I did my own. I also forgot to weigh myself there.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Fitness Snapshot 7/12/2011
OK, so I probably should have done this when I very first started working out, since I've lost almost 15 pounds since I started my fitness/diet regiment, but I'm a tad on the lazy side. I also don't have a scale at my house, and have been tracking my weight loss on Lose It, just not my inches loss.
As of 7/6/2011 I weighed 188.8 lbs.
My Measurements:
Bust - 41-1/2"
Waist (thinnest point) - 36"
Waist (thickest point) - 42"
Hips - 44-1/2"
Thighs - 26"
Upper Arm - 11-1/2"
Sorry for the poor quality, the lighting in my bedroom is horrible after dark .
As of 7/6/2011 I weighed 188.8 lbs.
My Measurements:
Bust - 41-1/2"
Waist (thinnest point) - 36"
Waist (thickest point) - 42"
Hips - 44-1/2"
Thighs - 26"
Upper Arm - 11-1/2"
Sorry for the poor quality, the lighting in my bedroom is horrible after dark .
Dirty Bit
This wasn't the worst workout that I ever did, but I sure do hate jumping. I'm not feeling too much in the muscle department from this one today, but I do have stomach cramping and a loss of breath!
Today's workout was the "Dirty Bit" workout, and it was a lot of jumping. Jump rope to be specific. It involved use of the sandbag, jump rope and the dip station. All three pieces I do not have, so I just did the reverse lunges without the bag and improvised a dip station with a broom draped across my bed to a table I have in my bedroom, and jumped invisible rope.
My scores:
High Knees-120 119
Backward Lunge-20 19
High Knees-115 120
Reverse Push-up-22 20
High Knees-124 119
Monkey Push-up-11 10
I had to modify the reverse push-ups even further than the beginner version that she showed us. Holy hell, that is a hard exercise! I had to leave my butt on the ground or else I wasn't pulling myself up at all! The broom handle was too low to the ground, so I couldn't even hang there like she suggested because my back wouldn't have left the ground. My way made it a little harder in the aspect that I had to focus extra hard on not using my abs to get up, but just to pull myself up with my arms.
Today's workout was the "Dirty Bit" workout, and it was a lot of jumping. Jump rope to be specific. It involved use of the sandbag, jump rope and the dip station. All three pieces I do not have, so I just did the reverse lunges without the bag and improvised a dip station with a broom draped across my bed to a table I have in my bedroom, and jumped invisible rope.
My scores:
High Knees-120 119
Backward Lunge-20 19
High Knees-115 120
Reverse Push-up-22 20
High Knees-124 119
Monkey Push-up-11 10
I had to modify the reverse push-ups even further than the beginner version that she showed us. Holy hell, that is a hard exercise! I had to leave my butt on the ground or else I wasn't pulling myself up at all! The broom handle was too low to the ground, so I couldn't even hang there like she suggested because my back wouldn't have left the ground. My way made it a little harder in the aspect that I had to focus extra hard on not using my abs to get up, but just to pull myself up with my arms.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Grab Your Balls!
Oh my god....I did not think I was going to make it through this one. I seriously was close to quitting half way through, but I know that you'll never benefit from working out if you don't push yourself. I have been a very bad girl lately and haven't worked out since boot camp. I also cheated like it was my job over the weekend, but knowing how bad I was helped push me through this workout, and I barely made it.
Tonight was the "Grab Your Balls Workout". Zuzanna just got a new piece of equipment, so she wanted to try it out, and made this workout based around her new weighted fitness ball. I unfortunately do not have one, so I had to make due with the "beginner" workouts. Aww shucks! Anyway, here is the workout.
I didn't have the weighted ball, so I used a pillow for the ab/ball toss move.
My Scores:
Wood Chop Left-22 19 19
Wood Chop Right-21 19 19
Burpees-11 6 5
Sprint Lunges-19 17 16
Mountain Climbers-22 20 26
Ab Toss-28 25 37
Yeah, I have no clue how my last score on the ab toss was way higher. I shocked myself as well! Now I'm gonna go throw up.
Bunny, you are my hero.
Tonight was the "Grab Your Balls Workout". Zuzanna just got a new piece of equipment, so she wanted to try it out, and made this workout based around her new weighted fitness ball. I unfortunately do not have one, so I had to make due with the "beginner" workouts. Aww shucks! Anyway, here is the workout.
I didn't have the weighted ball, so I used a pillow for the ab/ball toss move.
My Scores:
Wood Chop Left-22 19 19
Wood Chop Right-21 19 19
Burpees-11 6 5
Sprint Lunges-19 17 16
Mountain Climbers-22 20 26
Ab Toss-28 25 37
Yeah, I have no clue how my last score on the ab toss was way higher. I shocked myself as well! Now I'm gonna go throw up.
Bunny, you are my hero.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Boot Camp
So tonight I did a boot camp with my friend Kitty and her fiance. It wasn't so bad, but the very first thing that we did was *shutters* jumping. If you know anything about me, or my tits, I hate jumping. They don't make a sports bra that can corral these bad boys in without restricting airflow.
Anyway, we started with a "dynamic warmup", which basically meant a lot of stupid jumping that made me angry. So let's not talk about it.
The actual workout was interval training, with everyone starting at a different station. Since he had a bigger class than normal (which isn't hard considering this place was a hole in the wall), some people had to pair up at the stations. I stole Kitty as my partner as we giggled and pointed at Coop because he was all alone.
If I remember correctly, we went through each station 4 times, with a break between the first two. Then we ended with some bizarre squat routine. Jump squats, to full deep squats, to holding a squat. Instead of jumping (phew) squats, you could do pulsing squats. Which, I chose and actually think were harder than what a jump squat would have been. Oh well!
The one thing that bothered me is that he ended the class with no stretch at all. So I chose to do my own stretch, because I know how important it is. I won't bore you with the details, because it wasn't anything special.
I think I should be feeling it tomorrow, and if I don't, I'll know to push harder next Wednesday.
Anyway, we started with a "dynamic warmup", which basically meant a lot of stupid jumping that made me angry. So let's not talk about it.
The actual workout was interval training, with everyone starting at a different station. Since he had a bigger class than normal (which isn't hard considering this place was a hole in the wall), some people had to pair up at the stations. I stole Kitty as my partner as we giggled and pointed at Coop because he was all alone.
- The first station was side lunges with a 10 pound medicine ball.
- The second station was like a row. There were these bands with handles hanging from what looked like scaffolding. We had to grab the handle and lean back and do a row. You controlled your intensity by either leaning back more, or standing up straighter.
- Third station was this really weird step to the side then kick your leg behind you. I thought it was weird, so being the bossy gym rat that I am, changed it to a curtsey.
- Fourth station was a deep squat whislt holding a 10 or 12 pound weight or kettle bell.
- Fifth station was mountain climbers. You had two options, stand on these pad things that slid across the carpet, or just do a regular mountain climber. I chose the slidy things because again, I hate jumping, and a regular mountain climber is too jumpy for me.
- Sixth station was a weird jump into a lunge, so again, I modified it to just be a regular deep lung. I'm not so great at doing things quickly because I have zero balance. You stick with what you know, right?
- Seventh and final station was a T push-ups, or at least I think that's what they were called. Since I was still sore from body rock push ups yesterday, I just did the plank into the twist up with one arm move, which I eventually cheated into a on-the-knees twist up thingy. (I like adding "y"s to words)
If I remember correctly, we went through each station 4 times, with a break between the first two. Then we ended with some bizarre squat routine. Jump squats, to full deep squats, to holding a squat. Instead of jumping (phew) squats, you could do pulsing squats. Which, I chose and actually think were harder than what a jump squat would have been. Oh well!
The one thing that bothered me is that he ended the class with no stretch at all. So I chose to do my own stretch, because I know how important it is. I won't bore you with the details, because it wasn't anything special.
I think I should be feeling it tomorrow, and if I don't, I'll know to push harder next Wednesday.
Wholegrain Blueberry Banana-Nut Muffins
In in addition to working out, I've also been trying to eat healthier. On top of just eating smaller portions and the right food, I'm trying out new recipes from time to time, and I want to share my findings with you. The following recipe is something I've been eating for breakfast in addition to my vanilla greek yogurt with blueberries and granola. It also contains NO sugar! I don't mean "yeah it contains no sugar, but it will give you cancer". I mean, it's bangin, AND there is nothing bad for you in it!
Wholegrain Blueberry Banana-Nut Muffins
2 C whole wheat flour
3 tsp baking flour (Rumford, non-aluminum)
pinch salt
1/2 C pure maple syrup
1 C soymilk
1/4 C canola or olive oil
1/2 C chopped nuts
1 C blueberries
1 banana
Bake at 350 for about 30 min. You can use this recipe for any kind of muffin, really. Just substitute other things for the blueberries. You can use bananas, cranberries/orange, carrot/raisin, chocolate chips, etc. Serves 8.
I personally like to use blueberries, a banana, and chopped almonds. Next time I make it, I'm going to throw in some cinnamon as well! I baked it into a bread this week, which took closer to an hour to be fully cooked. When in doubt, stick a knife in it, and if it comes out clean, you are G2G!
Now I did my own little nutrtion guide by adding up all the calories and junk and dividing it by 8. I'm not a nutritionist, so I don't know if some of the calories or "junk" would bake off or not, but this is just the raw information that I gathered when I was making this.
Nutrition Information
Wholegrain Blueberry Banana-Nut Muffins
2 C whole wheat flour
3 tsp baking flour (Rumford, non-aluminum)
pinch salt
1/2 C pure maple syrup
1 C soymilk
1/4 C canola or olive oil
1/2 C chopped nuts
1 C blueberries
1 banana
Bake at 350 for about 30 min. You can use this recipe for any kind of muffin, really. Just substitute other things for the blueberries. You can use bananas, cranberries/orange, carrot/raisin, chocolate chips, etc. Serves 8.
I personally like to use blueberries, a banana, and chopped almonds. Next time I make it, I'm going to throw in some cinnamon as well! I baked it into a bread this week, which took closer to an hour to be fully cooked. When in doubt, stick a knife in it, and if it comes out clean, you are G2G!
Now I did my own little nutrtion guide by adding up all the calories and junk and dividing it by 8. I'm not a nutritionist, so I don't know if some of the calories or "junk" would bake off or not, but this is just the raw information that I gathered when I was making this.
Nutrition Information
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Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Day 1 of Bodyrock.tv
Alright, so I'm totally biting off a friend on this one, but she inspired me to start my own fitness blog. I have been working out seriously for about the past year. I have always been "strong" but never toned, and when I went over 200 pounds, I knew something had to give. There is this great class at my gym that I have been doing called PT55. Personal Training (in a group setting) for 55 minutes. It's a circuit training class that changes every month, but keeps the same routine all month so you can see where you've improved. Well this month the class is just depressing. It's more cardio than strength training and that just depressed me. I hate jumping, I have no endurance, and if you ask me to do more than one thing at once, I either fall over or give you a look that will melt your face off.
So I've been following my friends gym blog because I am oh-so proud of her for making a choice to be a healthier her. I have been eating great and working out, but ever since this abhorrent new routine this month, I haven't been back to the gym. This friend of mine does bodyrock.tv, and after watching a few videos I thought it would be a great idea to try it out. I mean, c'mon, it's free, you can do it from home, and it looked like it kicked ass. So tonight I tried it, and holy-hell, I am as sore as I am when I spend an hour at the gym doing my own thing. I do believe I will be sticking with this for a while. And just to prove it to all of you out there not reading this, I'm going to keep track of every routine I've done and what my scores were!
Tonight I did the "Booty Shaping Workout"
I had to do the modified versions of the workouts because I don't have a sandbag, and I'm a sissy. So rub it in.
My Scores:
Beginner Push-up-8 7 8 8 8 8
Bag-less Squat/Push Kick-11 11 11 11 11 11
Beginner Knee Grab-10 10 10 10 10 10
Now, my triceps are burning. I haven't felt them burn since I started working out.
So I've been following my friends gym blog because I am oh-so proud of her for making a choice to be a healthier her. I have been eating great and working out, but ever since this abhorrent new routine this month, I haven't been back to the gym. This friend of mine does bodyrock.tv, and after watching a few videos I thought it would be a great idea to try it out. I mean, c'mon, it's free, you can do it from home, and it looked like it kicked ass. So tonight I tried it, and holy-hell, I am as sore as I am when I spend an hour at the gym doing my own thing. I do believe I will be sticking with this for a while. And just to prove it to all of you out there not reading this, I'm going to keep track of every routine I've done and what my scores were!
Tonight I did the "Booty Shaping Workout"
I had to do the modified versions of the workouts because I don't have a sandbag, and I'm a sissy. So rub it in.
My Scores:
Beginner Push-up-8 7 8 8 8 8
Bag-less Squat/Push Kick-11 11 11 11 11 11
Beginner Knee Grab-10 10 10 10 10 10
Now, my triceps are burning. I haven't felt them burn since I started working out.
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