July 2013-
Waist-26"
Hips-35.5"
Biceps-9.5"
Thighs-20.25"
Today's Workout:
painting dots on the marching field...lots of squats.
Curls
Hammer Curls
Chest Fly
Chest Press
Weighted Calf Lift
Overhead Tri Extensions
60 squats
7 push ups
35 leg lifts
15 lb oblique dips
40 full crunch (on that inverted bench thing...you know what I'm talking about!)
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
So it begins...
I used to have a blog, but I'm really bad at updating. If you stumble upon this, I apologize. I need a space to record my workouts without annoying all of my friends on Facebook. If you love talking working out and don't mind hearing the ramblings of a 20 something during her trip of getting toned for her wedding, then welcome!
Yesterday, I began my wedding transformation. I am in the healthy percentile for my age/weight. I have run 5 half marathons with a PR of 1:58:14 (in PITTSBURGH, with millions of HILLS). I've run more than 10 5k's and have done one triathlon. I am no newcomer to working out. However, I have noticed with my job change (a move from Wisky to Ohio with a much more demanding job), I have lost some of my fitness levels. I don't eat as healthy or go to the gym as often because I live in a much more populated area which means easier food access and my gym is a 15 minute drive, as opposed to the 1 minute drive I had in Wisky.
Wisky=Wisconsin.
I lifted weights-yay! Here is what I did:
Hammer Curls
Curls
Tricep Overhead Extensions
Half Curls (only going half way up)
90 Degree Fly
Chest Fly
Chest Press
90 Degree Lifts
I have no idea if those are the real names, but they are all things I've done at the gym with a certified trainer/teacher.
Then, I started my plan. For the entire year until my wedding. It is a short 15 minute or less routine I will do every morning or night, regardless if I go to the gym. So, I combined two things I found on Pinterest: 1 month of planking and 1 month of squats, leg lifts, and push ups.
Day 1: 50 squats, 25 leg lifts, 5 push ups, 20 sec plank
Day 2: 55 squats, 30 leg lifts, 6 push ups, 20 sec plank
PS-I did this workout just for fun at my place before I hit the pool:
Now, I can hold about a 2 minute plank now, if not longer. But, by the end of this month, I'll hold a 3 minute plank!
Now, onto cardio. A few friends have been interested in running with me. So, I have been doing a couple 3 mile runs with them, but not at my usual 8:45-9:00 pace. Which is fine, but I'm not hitting my cardio marks.
Unfortunately, I am an assistant for marching band, so my evenings are gone until school starts, which is when my gym does spin and cardio kickboxing.
I'll have to suffer through with tabata workouts on the elliptical until I can get back to my classes!
So, there you have it. 11 months and 4 days until the big day. I'm sore from 2 days of getting back into it. Tomorrow, I paint some lines on the marching field, then off for another weight lifting sesh!
Yesterday, I began my wedding transformation. I am in the healthy percentile for my age/weight. I have run 5 half marathons with a PR of 1:58:14 (in PITTSBURGH, with millions of HILLS). I've run more than 10 5k's and have done one triathlon. I am no newcomer to working out. However, I have noticed with my job change (a move from Wisky to Ohio with a much more demanding job), I have lost some of my fitness levels. I don't eat as healthy or go to the gym as often because I live in a much more populated area which means easier food access and my gym is a 15 minute drive, as opposed to the 1 minute drive I had in Wisky.
Wisky=Wisconsin.
I lifted weights-yay! Here is what I did:
Hammer Curls
Curls
Tricep Overhead Extensions
Half Curls (only going half way up)
90 Degree Fly
Chest Fly
Chest Press
90 Degree Lifts
I have no idea if those are the real names, but they are all things I've done at the gym with a certified trainer/teacher.
Then, I started my plan. For the entire year until my wedding. It is a short 15 minute or less routine I will do every morning or night, regardless if I go to the gym. So, I combined two things I found on Pinterest: 1 month of planking and 1 month of squats, leg lifts, and push ups.
Day 1: 50 squats, 25 leg lifts, 5 push ups, 20 sec plank
Day 2: 55 squats, 30 leg lifts, 6 push ups, 20 sec plank
PS-I did this workout just for fun at my place before I hit the pool:
Now, I can hold about a 2 minute plank now, if not longer. But, by the end of this month, I'll hold a 3 minute plank!
Now, onto cardio. A few friends have been interested in running with me. So, I have been doing a couple 3 mile runs with them, but not at my usual 8:45-9:00 pace. Which is fine, but I'm not hitting my cardio marks.
Unfortunately, I am an assistant for marching band, so my evenings are gone until school starts, which is when my gym does spin and cardio kickboxing.
I'll have to suffer through with tabata workouts on the elliptical until I can get back to my classes!
So, there you have it. 11 months and 4 days until the big day. I'm sore from 2 days of getting back into it. Tomorrow, I paint some lines on the marching field, then off for another weight lifting sesh!
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