Saturday, December 29, 2012
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Wednesday- December 12, 2012
Happy Hump Day everyone! I'm still rolling with Bodyrock TV this week! I've given Jillian a little rest, some of her workouts are injuries waiting to happen. Especially for someone like myself with bad knees. She did a curtsy type squat with a bicep curl on disc 6 that put my knee on standby for a few days. I had to re-think a few things because I cannot afford to be out of commission due to a simple injury. Workout soreness, I can handle, but pain in my joints is something that will put me out for a minute. Honestly, sometimes Jillian does the most in her workouts. Not sure if she's trying to figure out how crazy she can get and if you're stupid enough to follow her up or if she is for real! Lol, I love 30 day shred now, but I'm finding some of her workouts on the body revolution program a little nuts and redundant.
Bodyrock TV is interval/circuit style (which I love) and you can kind of build your own workout routine as you feel. Also, I love working out to my own music - some of the music on the workout DVDs uninspire me! On most of the Turbofire workouts, I mute it and plug my headphones in. Some of the music is just too corny for me.
Okay, now to the workout of the day!!! This workout is brought to you by Bodyrock TV and Zwow. This is a set of workouts found on her Youtube page; lots of intervals, plyo, strength, abs, everything. Check her out!
Focused on Abs today along with some intervals this morning. Lately, I get my abs done with my new baby crying in the background. He can not let me get through an ab workout without putting himself in my face, so I have to put him behind the gate so I can get it done. He cries the WHOLE ENTIRE time, but with a face as cute as his, I forgive him as soon as he snorts :)
I used a compilation of moves from BRTV Top 10 Killer Ab Workouts. Set your timers for 50 seconds work, 10 seconds rest. Make a goal to perform these workouts 3 times through at first. As you get stronger and start to develop more endurance, add another interval or two for a MAJOR burn!
Killer Ab Combo
- Sit ups with double jab at the top
- Sit ups with alternating knee and arm raises
- Oblique twist with weights
- Bicycle crunches (Ouch)
Circuit Sweat Workout
- Push ups (10 reps) - 10/10/10
- Burpeee (20 killer reps) - 10/6/5
- Squat Jumps (30 reps) - 30/30/30
- Mountain climbers (40 reps) - 40/40/40
Calories burned: 235
Workout notes: Soooo, needless to say the burpee's kicked my butt. I was struggling with doing just 10 but I will progress to get them done! I kind of half assed my ab workout as well. I started feeling really jittery and tired and couldn't push through. I must do some research on what to eat before a workout so I won't have those shakes so bad in the morning. I'm thinking I'll do my workout in the evenings after work. I need to be able to get to a workouts done without feeling the wave of exhaustion and without damn near passing out. So tomorrow, I will do my workout before going to bed. I guess that will make me sleep like a rock, huh?!?
Monday, December 10, 2012
Monday-December 12, 2012
Can you guys believe it's almost Christmas?!?!? Where did the time go? It seem's like we just entered into 2012. Speaking of time, I'm six months into my year of being 30 and I've been through a great deal of changes. I'm counting down the next six months to focus on 31 being a healthy year. So there are 165 days until my birthday; what can you do in 165 days? A lot! Shoot, you can do a lot in a day! Right now I'm keeping my goals under wrap, but I will reveal them to you soon.
Today I woke up early to feed and walk the pooch; I usually drink my pre-workout supplement while I'm walking him. Today was HIIT and Sculpt day. I'm not at the point where I want to isolate body parts yet, so I just did a general sculpt workout.
Today's workout is brought to you by Bodyrock TV - this is a great website for free at-home workouts. Some of the workouts require special equipment. Currently I'm patiently waiting on my sandbag trainer.
Set your timer for 50 seconds work, 10 seconds rest. This is done 3 times through. This is the Sexy by Summer workout challenge and can be found here.
Sexy booty curves interval workout
- Touch downs
- Spider push ups
- Tuck Abs
- Plyo Jump ups
- Bicep curls and press
- Shoulder press
- Squats
- Triceps
- Round the worlds
- Upright row
- Bent over row
- Abs
Workout duration: 22:38 minutes
Workout notes: This workout is hard and effective. However, my stats sucked for this round. I'm not sure if it's because I'm still trying to find the right combination of carbs to fuel me for my workout or if I'm just that out of shape and have to get adjusted to building up my intensity. Currently, I workout with 8 and 10 pound weights. I'm hoping to increase my weights in a few weeks, but in order to do that I have to keep working at it and perfecting my form. Endurance is the name of the game when it comes to circuit workouts. At this moment, I get worn out at tired easily. This will get better over time. Needless to say, you will see this workout again this week. I will perfect this and make it my bish, lol!
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Why do I need to get serious about this?
I had this crazy idea that my friends and I should do something sexy, sensual, and that will channel our inner goddesses. It started with a pole dancing class this past September for my girlfriend's 30th birthday weekend. We had so much fun, laughing, joking, and swinging around on the poles - it was awesome! Before the pole dancing class, we had a photo shoot that was also fun. I did feel a little awkward, but as soon as I started loosening up, I was all in. I was just upset that I hadn't prepared myself to be the diva/sexy goddess that I know I can be. Basically, I wasn't fit to be in front of anyone's camera. Not like that at least. It sparked my interest to take it a little further and a lot sexier.
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