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Weed whacked, cut down shrubs and raked for three hours! :)
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New bag..
Recently I got a standing mma punching bag, I'm changing the things I use to work out that is more useful to my body and what it can do and how to make it better. I replaced the abb thingy with the bag, standing and whacking away at the bag requires me to have better posture then such up the d=sagging gut then hold myself up to work on it as good posture is the best way to get the best results. I sweat ten times more with the bag than anything I have used. So far I up to between 8 and 10 minits three times a day. Still playing basket ball, bike riding then a couple of times a week doing some lite weight lifting 35lbs or so with the long bar and free smaller weights.
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Hello, exercisers! Today has been a lovely day. Quite excellent, even.
Up and to the gym before 8am. It's overcast but had only just started sprinkling. E21, random program, level 4 Stats: 385 cal, 2.95 mi, 45:00 min I did 10 minutes at a normal pace for me, 10 minutes at a lower pace to decrease my heart rate and increase fat burn, 5 minutes normal, 5 minutes slow and then 10 minutes normal followed by the cool down. I think next time, I'll start with the fat burn as my heart rate will already be lower. I was only doing 3.0 on the machine and it still read my heart rate around 140. I need to keep it around 119 so I dropped the speed even more to below 3.0 and that helped. I went into the circuit training room and did most of the upper body machines. Just enough to remind my muscles what they can do. One set, 15 reps with light to normal weight. I skipped the shoulder press because I often have injury issues with that one. I'll cover that exercise with free weights going forward. Then I did some ab work and finished up with some good stretching. While I can feel my hip problem (twinges now and again), I wasn't hurting today and was even able to fully do my 4 stretch without pain. Score!!! |
New day, new workout!
E21, random program, level 4 Stats: 259 cal, 2.02 mi, 30:00 min Lower body workout. Like yesterday, I kept it light. 2 sets of 10 reps. Finished with stretching and light ab work. I won't get a chance to workout Monday but Tuesday should be another good day. |
I went to the gym after work.
Upper body workout today. Nothing too intense. 2 sets, 8-12 reps depending on the weight and exercise. Shoulder press was tough today, barely hit the 8 rep mark. Then did 20 minutes on the Arc Trainer. P-1, level 5. Unlike Gemme, I don't really pay too much attention to calories burned or distance. My only real complaint today is the women in the locker room. I wish the gym had a unisex one. I am beyond tired of getting stared at. |
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I did this....mostly...hate fucking burpees! Then I did about 40 minutes of yoga... Earlier I cleaned for 3.5 hours...I don't feel like it counts for much any more. Hence stepping up the workout.. |
I swear I heard her say 'four single sluts' towards the end there.
:blink: I went early today and saw a lady that I used to see all the time when I went before work. Gym acquaintance! She was on my usual elliptical so I moved over a few to E18. Random program and level 5. Stats: 317 cal, 2.56 mi, 35:00 min I stretched at the end for about 8 minutes. Good day! |
Workout this morning.
E21, random program, level 4 Stats: 215 cal, 1.55 mi, 25:00 min B6, random program, level 4 Stats: 119 cal, 3.45 mi, 25:00 min Stretching ensued. |
It's me again.
I had a good workout this morning. My usual elliptical was occupied when I got in, so I went two over but didn't realize at the time that I plunked myself down square under the very bright and warm massive light. Oy. Well, I don't know if it was the new level or the light or a combination of both but I sure did sweat today. E19, random program, level 6 Stats: 276 cal, 2.14 mi, 30:00 min I followed the cardio up with an upper body workout, some light ab work and some stretching. It was maybe a little over an hour from start to finish. |
Okay, I have not exercised since 5/10! I am really struggling to get myself back into a routine. Today was wonderful! I walked and stair climbed for 4 hours in the park, including doing 20 sets of up/down the St Clair stairs (176 stair steps per set), totaling 3520 stair steps. Tomorrow I have a plan with a friend to go walk in the park.
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My exercising is going pretty well. I am still lifting weights 3 times a week. My cardio could use a bit of work- I mostly just jog in place on an exercise mat and go for walks. All in all, I am gaining muscle and losing weight at a rate of about 2 pounds per week, so I am happy with my progress.
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Endorphins do this......
Good morning, exercisers!
I had a wonderful workout this morning! I didn't set the alarm and even though I went to bed a little past midnight, I woke at 5:56 and had a stern talk with myself about getting sufficient sleep not only on my day off but in general and I dozed off until 7:15am. Close enough! I got to the gym by 8 and started with my elliptical. Random program, level 6 again. It's a good level to push myself on without doing something stupid and hurting myself. I had to jump onto a different machine as my favorite was, again, occupied. Of course, the dude leaves 5 minutes after I've started my workout but once I start, I'm not going to stop until I'm done so that was that. Why is my favorite machine my favorite, you might ask? Because it's the closest elliptical to a ceiling fan and it's always too hot in the gym. In the winter, I have to be reeeeeally careful because it's so warm, I overheat and get nauseous very easily. Sooooo, I hop onto E17 and we have a good time. 280 cal, 2.37 mi, 30:00 min. Slightly better numbers than yesterday but I definitely worked for it. There was a Memorial Day show featuring an Army vet who lost his left leg above the knee and had shrapnel imbedded in his arms race. Like baby Nascar racing. I had my music on so I was only seeing it, not hearing it, but the guy did well. They showed the set up in car so his prosthetic could shift and use the clutch and it was really cool. He won a race and people were doing the usual car race winning stuff: champagne spraying and celebratory donuts in the grass. Awesome for him! I was planning on going directly to weight training but I didn't really use my cool down for a cool down and I was still pretty amped up, so I hopped onto a recumbent bike and let myself relax and get my heart rate down and in the zone for fat burn. Burn, baby, burn! B6, manual program to help make it easier to control my heart rate, level 3. Stats: 82 cal, 2.28 mi, 18:00 min I did some lower body work after that, followed by some ab work. I did the Hammer ab machine and the AbCoaster plus I did a few crunches on the stretch mat before I stretched it out. All in all, it was nice. As I was stretching, I heard this shhhhhhhhh shhhhhhhhh shhhhhhhhh sound and thought it was one of those annoying people who feel the need to make sure everyone around them can hear them blow their air out but when I looked over, I saw it was the upright glute machine and then I realized that I missed that machine when doing my routine. Crap. :blink: So I had to decide whether to finish up my stretching (I was almost done anyway) or wait until the lady got off of it and do it and then redo my stretching routine. Nah. I did okay with the other stuff and it won't kill me to miss one round of butt sculpting. I can always pop a few squats or lunges here at the house if it continues to bug me. Or when I go to the movie today, I can do butt crunches and NO. ONE. WILL. EVER. KNOW. Except you all and you can't rat me out. HA! |
One more thing.....I'm a bit sore today but not sore enough to really hurt and not enough to limit mobility....just enough to feel the parts that did a little bit more than usual. I have discovered the perfect amount of muscle soreness!
This deserves a celebration! I'm going to eat cake. :tease: |
I'm having that same muscle soreness, and I love how it feels! It's from my stair stepping in the park yesterday of course.
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I still will be doing my other stuff, but I sit at my desk day and night writing, so having some fun, short exercises to do to break that up could be really good. Thank you Gemme for your suggestions. I do sometimes do faux kick boxing where I just flail around lol, but yeah basically I just need to move around and keep on lifting weights. |
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Before work workout today.
E21, random program, level 5 Stats: 139 cal, 1.20 mi, 15:00 min Upper body circuit training plus some ab work. Stretching and I was outta there in about an hour. |
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I signed up for the challenge as well....should be fun :)
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I need to ask....
Is there a way to bookmark or save youtube videos that you wish to watch again? I put in the same search criteria and couldn't find that video I posted. I had to come here to find it lol Any help would be appreciated. I'm just not a savvy type girl :) Not in all things anyway.... :glasses: |
Can't help you with the youtube thing, Cinn. I can't even bring up the slidey bar on my youtube videos anymore.
:blink: I want to expose you all to this woman. She's a two-time cancer survivor, she has outlived her husband, trained for a marathon with staph infection in her legs, she has played Carnegie Hall 3 times and she has already beat the record for marathon time for a female over the age of 90. 16 times. She has run this marathon 16 TIMES. :blink: My. Hero. |
This morning I had a good workout.
I hit up the elliptical first with my random program at level 5. Stats: 274 cal, 2.33 mi, 30:00 min Then I moved to circuit training and did my lower body training. While I was doing my back stretches, I saw a woman straddling the abduction machine backwards. I'd seen her before doing this and I decided to ask her about it today. A trainer taught her how to do it and when she moved off of that machine, I gave it a try. It's interesting. It's a combination of riding a horse and inline speed skating, depending on how low you go. The intimate benefits of this exercise were not lost on me either but that's neither here nor there. :eyebat: The point is that I learned something new today, so there. I also did some ab work and my usual stretches. I was there about an hour and a half today. |
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Today's the day to begin that program! I'll be doing mine after work.
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How was everyone's "Soul Stroll"? I completed mine with my Monday workout.
Walking on treadmill, 22 minutes, varied speed, 1.0 incline. 1.02 miles, 169 calories. Upper Body workout. 2 sets, 10-12 reps. Enough weight to fatigue the muscles by rep 10. Arc Trainer. 20 minutes, P-4, L-5. 0.62 mi, 257 calories. Then finished off with stretching and ab work. Did anyone else download the playlist to go along with the "Soul Stroll"? At first I thought the affirmations were a little cheesy. But I got into it the more I went along. I thought it was a good start. |
Yes there is. Look right below the video, there is an ADD button. Use it to make your folders and save your videos. :)
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So today was the the day that I finally stopped procrastinating and joined a Planet Fitness. It is a brand new 24/7 facility and only 1.5 miles from my home, so not much room there for excuses! Lol! I spent 1 1/2 hours there today with the trainer, getting me set up with the machines, and an exercise routine for the next 4 weeks. I feel good about this. :)
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I cleaned two houses for a total of 7.5 hours...today it counts!
and did the 20 min h.i.i.t. workout I posted previously. It's an arse kicker! I need to start doing more upper body since that workout is mostly lower...and my cleaning does do SOME upper body but...not with any consistancy or progressive challenges. |
My soul stroll will be right before bed. I want to zen myself out. It's been a stressful day.
Right now, it's all about SYTYCD: Stage vs. Street |
Didn't much feel like working out today. So I thought I'd keep it simple.
I came home after work and did the Day 3 5-min workout. Those workouts are pretty good for just 5 minutes. Then I rode my stationary bike for 15 minutes. I was aiming for 20-30, but the bike is terrible. I need a new in-home exercise equipment. I was thinking about the Bowflex TreadClimber, but I don't know if I want to spend that kind of money. Finished off with some basic ab work. It wasn't much, but something for today. |
7.5 hours of cleaning a mc mansion all.by.myself. (typically I have a helper)
A LOT of up and down the stairs. I told the home owner I want to get a pedometer to see just how many steps I take while I'm there...she laughed :) I don't think I have it in me to do the h.i.i.t workout tonight....maybe yoga in a bit...maybe |
The second workout for that program was pretty cool and being only 5 minutes doesn't give much leverage for excuse. I haven't done the 3rd one yet. I'm getting up at o'dark thirty to workout and then I get to bring my car to the shop for most, if not all, of the day.
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I had to bring my car to the shop first thing this morning so I was up around 4:30 and at the gym a little after 5am.
I hopped on my usual elliptical and this is what happened: 160 cal, 1.33 mi, 18:00 min Then I popped onto an Arc trainer and this is what happened: 27 cal, .13 mi and ??? Apparently, I plugged in a program that only ran for a couple of minutes and that was it. I knew something was up when the Cool Down command came on and I'd barely warmed up yet. Take two! 188 cal, .85 mi, 15:00 min I followed that up with some stretching. |
cuz we need a laugh sometimes...
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Good workout this morning despite a very short night. For some reason, I just wasn't tired last night. I finally made myself go to bed around 1am because my alarm was set for 6:45. I needed some sleep. Eventually I made it there!
My workout was hard for me, but given the sleep deprivation, it's understandable. E21, random program, level 5. Stats: 283 cal, 2.75 mi, 30:00 min I moved on to circuit training and worked my upper body for about half an hour. I did 3 sets of 10 reps with varying levels of weights. I started with my known max weight for that machine for the first 10 reps then I moved down to the next weight in the stack but placed a stackable weight on top and for the third set, I took the stackable weight off and continued at that weight under my max. My gym has stackable weights that are flat and funny looking but fit nicely on top of the normal stack. They range from 3-7 lbs, depending on how thick they are. The only machine I didn't do this on was the shoulder press. I have known issues with that machine so I only did 2 sets of 10 reps at low weight and paid close attention for anything that would signal a problem. Then I did a mini ab workout and I stretched for 15 minutes. All in all, was a little over an hour. |
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