Summer Tracker Challenge
Beginning Date: July 16, 2007
Ending Date: October 7, 2007
Workout: LBWO
Did new exercises today and am not sure what I think of them.
Quads - one legged squats. I didn't feel like these were as effective as they could have been because I was having a hard time keeping my balance with the weights on my shoulders. I may switch this to bulgarian split squats. Second exercise was extensions at 55#. I hit a 10 on them because I did them in pulses and lowered the weight very slowly.
Hamstrings - Walking lunges. Um - Ow. Could probably up the weight a bit on them. I did curls at 43# for my second exercise and it was definitely a 10.
Calves - raises on the dumbell. This was very awkward with trying to stay balanced while holding the barbell on my shoulders. I am going to have to find a different calf exercise - this one won't be happening again.
All in all it was a good workout. My thighs feel like rocks and I'm sure I'm going to be feeling it tomorrow at the stairs.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Monday, July 30, 2007
STC - C2W3D15
Summer Tracker Challenge
Beginning Date: July 16, 2007
Ending Date: October 7, 2007
Workout: HIIT - running lap: no clue... operator error on the stop watch, Sprint: 45:10
Shaved a couple of seconds off of my sprint again. I got a new water bottle that is easier to hold and I was able to pump my arms and I think that helped. I felt a little more in control with my running and not like everything was just flying all over the place.
Had free day yesterday. I'm glad to be back to eating clean today. We went out for a great dinner with Doug and Jenny on Saturday night and then out for ice cream. We have soooo much fun with them - its not just a good time, its FUN. Then yesterday we did the pancakes for breakfast and I had cereal for lunch. I don't think I totally overdid it, but by the end of the night I kind of felt like it - could have been the fact that I was eating ice cream just before bed because I could. I had a lot of strawberries and blueberries yesterday - I find it kind of funny that I have to wait until my free day to eat as much fruit as I would typically like to eat.
I'm thinking of buying Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle (did I mention this already?). I think it is a very detailed e-book about what to eat and how to figure out how much to eat, etc. Its $40 though and I'm having hard time pulling the trigger on that. In addition, I don't have a printer to print all of the pages (300+) so I would have to read it at the computer and I'm not sure I'm willing to sit and do that. I have to think about this a little more. I would definitely like the info, but I have to figure out how to be able to read it in an efficient way.
Beginning Date: July 16, 2007
Ending Date: October 7, 2007
Workout: HIIT - running lap: no clue... operator error on the stop watch, Sprint: 45:10
Shaved a couple of seconds off of my sprint again. I got a new water bottle that is easier to hold and I was able to pump my arms and I think that helped. I felt a little more in control with my running and not like everything was just flying all over the place.
Had free day yesterday. I'm glad to be back to eating clean today. We went out for a great dinner with Doug and Jenny on Saturday night and then out for ice cream. We have soooo much fun with them - its not just a good time, its FUN. Then yesterday we did the pancakes for breakfast and I had cereal for lunch. I don't think I totally overdid it, but by the end of the night I kind of felt like it - could have been the fact that I was eating ice cream just before bed because I could. I had a lot of strawberries and blueberries yesterday - I find it kind of funny that I have to wait until my free day to eat as much fruit as I would typically like to eat.
I'm thinking of buying Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle (did I mention this already?). I think it is a very detailed e-book about what to eat and how to figure out how much to eat, etc. Its $40 though and I'm having hard time pulling the trigger on that. In addition, I don't have a printer to print all of the pages (300+) so I would have to read it at the computer and I'm not sure I'm willing to sit and do that. I have to think about this a little more. I would definitely like the info, but I have to figure out how to be able to read it in an efficient way.
Saturday, July 28, 2007
STC - C2W2D13
Summer Tracker Challenge
Beginning Date: July 16, 2007
Ending Date: October 8, 2007
Workout: UBWO
I looked at my previous weight sets last night. The weight sets that I was lifting back when we did BFL before I got pregnant with Ryann... lets just say that I was a bit embarassed at what a pansy I've been for the last 14 weeks. I increased all of my weights significantly to get into line with what I had been lifting then.
And then I wussed out this morning. I lifted those weights that I planned, but I dawdled through my whole workout and I even cut out the back exercises because I just didn't feel like doing them. I did reach my 10's, but I'm a little ashamed of myself and how wussy I allowed myself to be - even while I knew I was doing it.
I went through bodybuilding.com last night and found all new exercises for every single muscle group. I figure it is time to change things up a bit and shock my muscles out of their comfort zone. So next week I will work on figuring out what weights I should do for those exercises.
Weighed in at 131.6 this morning - another 1.5 lost. Increasing my calories to 1500/day is working, apparently. I'm pretty happy about that because I'm now very happy with how much I'm eating - although I was starving ALL.DAY yesterday - 5 minutes after a meal I would be starving again. Don't know what that was all about, but lets hope today does not repeat the same pattern because it sucked! Measurements looked good. BF% went down almost 3 points, so I'm good with what is going on.
Beginning Date: July 16, 2007
Ending Date: October 8, 2007
Workout: UBWO
I looked at my previous weight sets last night. The weight sets that I was lifting back when we did BFL before I got pregnant with Ryann... lets just say that I was a bit embarassed at what a pansy I've been for the last 14 weeks. I increased all of my weights significantly to get into line with what I had been lifting then.
And then I wussed out this morning. I lifted those weights that I planned, but I dawdled through my whole workout and I even cut out the back exercises because I just didn't feel like doing them. I did reach my 10's, but I'm a little ashamed of myself and how wussy I allowed myself to be - even while I knew I was doing it.
I went through bodybuilding.com last night and found all new exercises for every single muscle group. I figure it is time to change things up a bit and shock my muscles out of their comfort zone. So next week I will work on figuring out what weights I should do for those exercises.
Weighed in at 131.6 this morning - another 1.5 lost. Increasing my calories to 1500/day is working, apparently. I'm pretty happy about that because I'm now very happy with how much I'm eating - although I was starving ALL.DAY yesterday - 5 minutes after a meal I would be starving again. Don't know what that was all about, but lets hope today does not repeat the same pattern because it sucked! Measurements looked good. BF% went down almost 3 points, so I'm good with what is going on.
Friday, July 27, 2007
STC - C2W2D12
Summer Tracker Challenge -
Beginning Date: July 16, 2007
Ending Date: October 8, 2007
Workout: HIIT
As of right now, I'm skipping my workout today. I have some kind of cold that I'm hoping is not turning into a sinus infection. I cannot breathe out of the left side of my nose, my sinuses are full and my head and my throat hurts. I worked out through it yesterday, but that was weights - not heavy breathing for cardio. My head hurts - ugh.
Beginning Date: July 16, 2007
Ending Date: October 8, 2007
Workout: HIIT
As of right now, I'm skipping my workout today. I have some kind of cold that I'm hoping is not turning into a sinus infection. I cannot breathe out of the left side of my nose, my sinuses are full and my head and my throat hurts. I worked out through it yesterday, but that was weights - not heavy breathing for cardio. My head hurts - ugh.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
STC - C2W2D11
Summer Tracker Challenge
Beginning Date: July 16, 2007
Ending Date: October 8, 2007
Workout: LBWO
Had a good workout. I'm feeling more and more limited by the amount of weight that my upper body can support while I'm doing my lower body work. I'm not sure what to do about that.
I ate 100% clean again yesterday, but I don't think I got all of my water in. Being at the doctor for 2 hours in the middle of the day really makes getting the water in tough. I was able to drink a lot after I got home, but I don't think I hit a gallon. Today I will.
I think I have a cold - am having a lot of sinus pressure and drainage. I"m going to take it easy today and finish my laundry and then read/watch movies with the girls (and maybe take a nap). It's raining out now and should threaten all day, so its a good day for pajamas and movies.
Beginning Date: July 16, 2007
Ending Date: October 8, 2007
Workout: LBWO
Had a good workout. I'm feeling more and more limited by the amount of weight that my upper body can support while I'm doing my lower body work. I'm not sure what to do about that.
I ate 100% clean again yesterday, but I don't think I got all of my water in. Being at the doctor for 2 hours in the middle of the day really makes getting the water in tough. I was able to drink a lot after I got home, but I don't think I hit a gallon. Today I will.
I think I have a cold - am having a lot of sinus pressure and drainage. I"m going to take it easy today and finish my laundry and then read/watch movies with the girls (and maybe take a nap). It's raining out now and should threaten all day, so its a good day for pajamas and movies.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
STC - C2W2D10
Summer Tracker Challenge
Beginning Date: July 16, 2007
Ending Date: October 8, 2007
Workout: HIIT - bike: 5.30 miles in 20:00
Had to do the bike this morning because I got up too late to go to the stairs. My mom and dad were in town and Cornbread and my dad went to the White Sox/Tigers game and came back and we all chatted until 1am. Made for a not so easy to get up morning - in fact, I didn't even hear the alarm to go to the stairs (I was going to try).
My legs were burning while riding the bike. It is a good/decent workout for your legs, but just a mediocre workout for your cardiovascular. I'm glad we're back to the stairs.
I ate 100% clean yesterday, but I did end up missing M6 due to the situation. That means I had a very low calorie day - 1261. I'm aiming for 1500/day, so this was quite low. It does make up for the extra calories I had with that beer the night before, so I'm not going to worry about it.
Beginning Date: July 16, 2007
Ending Date: October 8, 2007
Workout: HIIT - bike: 5.30 miles in 20:00
Had to do the bike this morning because I got up too late to go to the stairs. My mom and dad were in town and Cornbread and my dad went to the White Sox/Tigers game and came back and we all chatted until 1am. Made for a not so easy to get up morning - in fact, I didn't even hear the alarm to go to the stairs (I was going to try).
My legs were burning while riding the bike. It is a good/decent workout for your legs, but just a mediocre workout for your cardiovascular. I'm glad we're back to the stairs.
I ate 100% clean yesterday, but I did end up missing M6 due to the situation. That means I had a very low calorie day - 1261. I'm aiming for 1500/day, so this was quite low. It does make up for the extra calories I had with that beer the night before, so I'm not going to worry about it.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
STC - C2W2D9
Summer Tracker Challenge - Challenge 2
Beginning Date: July 16, 2007
Ending Date: October 8, 2007
Workout: UBWO
First half of my workout was good and I hit 10's, the second half (tris & bis) could have been better. On my next ubwo I need to really push myself a lot harder. I think I need to switch up some exercises, too.
Ate clean yesterday, but also had a beer while we were out with John and Michelle for the Chamber Bean Bag tournament. I'm not too upset or worried about it, just can't make that a regular thing. It was good, though:)
Beginning Date: July 16, 2007
Ending Date: October 8, 2007
Workout: UBWO
First half of my workout was good and I hit 10's, the second half (tris & bis) could have been better. On my next ubwo I need to really push myself a lot harder. I think I need to switch up some exercises, too.
Ate clean yesterday, but also had a beer while we were out with John and Michelle for the Chamber Bean Bag tournament. I'm not too upset or worried about it, just can't make that a regular thing. It was good, though:)
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