I'm not sure if I am eating enough. That workout really took a lot out of me, but I am seeing results, especially my glutes and biceps.
I really wish I could hire my old personal trainer, Micah. He would have me in spectacular shape in no time.
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Kettlebell Swings
Did 60 reps of a 25 lb kettlebell swing yesterday and have done 50 so far today. Need to double up my workouts with more P90X, tonight I will either do one or go to the gym for a Resistance Training class. Sickness has had a hold at our house, but today I feel a good 75% so I'm ready to ratchet it up. Last week the working out was at a minimum in my opinion.
Need to push harder.
Need to push harder.
Friday, March 4, 2011
The sore sets in
I would like to rename this blog.... :)
I am doing so many different kinds of workouts now that it should not just be a focus on P90X. P90X is going to be my core focus, but I have found that I personally need to change things up a bit to not experience burn out.
In the last 4 days I have completed 2 P90X workouts, have done a legs workout at the gym and have completed a 60 rep 25lb kettlebell workout at home. Today I plan to do another upper body P90X. In fact, I will start that right after I complete this blog.
I love P90X...but I also love the energy at the gym, Zumba and so many other things. Since my goals for this year prior to the wedding are pretty lofty and I am uber motivated, I want to provide a lot of muscle confusion.
In just the week that I have begun working out again, I am incredibly sore, my hunger has leveled off to eating when/as needed not boredom munching. I am exhausted (body tired) in the morning but wired late into the night. I don't feel I am needing as much sleep either, so it seems to level out. Getting out of bed first thing in the morning has been a struggle.
This is exciting, and enjoyable. I wish I had a gym partner that I could workout with during the day....maybe along the way that will somehow work out.
Here is to another healthy day with proper food choices, lots of water, positive spirits and attainable goals!
I am doing so many different kinds of workouts now that it should not just be a focus on P90X. P90X is going to be my core focus, but I have found that I personally need to change things up a bit to not experience burn out.
In the last 4 days I have completed 2 P90X workouts, have done a legs workout at the gym and have completed a 60 rep 25lb kettlebell workout at home. Today I plan to do another upper body P90X. In fact, I will start that right after I complete this blog.
I love P90X...but I also love the energy at the gym, Zumba and so many other things. Since my goals for this year prior to the wedding are pretty lofty and I am uber motivated, I want to provide a lot of muscle confusion.
In just the week that I have begun working out again, I am incredibly sore, my hunger has leveled off to eating when/as needed not boredom munching. I am exhausted (body tired) in the morning but wired late into the night. I don't feel I am needing as much sleep either, so it seems to level out. Getting out of bed first thing in the morning has been a struggle.
This is exciting, and enjoyable. I wish I had a gym partner that I could workout with during the day....maybe along the way that will somehow work out.
Here is to another healthy day with proper food choices, lots of water, positive spirits and attainable goals!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Kenpo...ouch
This evening I completed my first Kenpo in months. Kenpo is fun. It's 'boxing' and rather easy to master the movements. Once you get them, you feel suddenly like you are Rocky, punching away with all kinds of power. It's a fun workout and with my hand ipod cranked, I had all kinds of fun. I finished off this workout with 45 Kettelbell swings. NOW I'm sore. I can imagine how the sore will set in tomorrow. But it's a good sore.
I resigned up at the Y today. For the next year the 4 of us have a membership. I got the class schedule for 2 different locations and am excited to use a variety of workouts. I think I am going to do double workouts nearly every day until Spring.
I should sleep well this evening.
The sunshine today was beautiful, warm...spring is coming. Madison had a good afternoon with me and we finished off our Y trip with a cup of coffee for me and a bowl of oatmeal for her.
Mmmm.....
I resigned up at the Y today. For the next year the 4 of us have a membership. I got the class schedule for 2 different locations and am excited to use a variety of workouts. I think I am going to do double workouts nearly every day until Spring.
I should sleep well this evening.
The sunshine today was beautiful, warm...spring is coming. Madison had a good afternoon with me and we finished off our Y trip with a cup of coffee for me and a bowl of oatmeal for her.
Mmmm.....
Completed A Workout Last Night
Well. I did it.
Whew. It was rough. My chest felt heavy from the cold that has stuck around for 2 weeks, and my head was pounding. My muscles felt weak, my arms a little like jello, screaming as the little 10 pound weights did rep after rep...I had worked my way up to lifting 20 pounds or more....sigh.....FLASH! An idea.
I darted off to the bedroom and grabbed my ipod. Music has always pushed me through things, and I thought...drown out Tony just a bit, and crank up some tunes and WA LA! Pumped again. With the music playing a tune that made me want to dance, I pushed on through. Day one, DONE. And I tell you, I felt the endorphin release after the workout ended. I felt a clarity, a lifted fog, a sharpness.
I felt hungry, but not for junk. I felt happy, excited that I was simply on my way again...I felt motivated, like the image I had in my mind was attainable. It was ALL good.
...alas....I worked out from 6:30 to 7:30 and was up until 2 am. Now, this was after having a 2 hour nap yesterday as well when my daughter went to sleep as I have been feeling terrible. Maybe that was part of it. I mess up my sleep schedule when I work out late. Yet, no matter what, working out is a must in my life. I need it, I enjoy it, and I know what it does for my body, mind and spirit.
Today is Plyo. This is a tail kicker, and a really really good workout.
I'm pumped!
Whew. It was rough. My chest felt heavy from the cold that has stuck around for 2 weeks, and my head was pounding. My muscles felt weak, my arms a little like jello, screaming as the little 10 pound weights did rep after rep...I had worked my way up to lifting 20 pounds or more....sigh.....FLASH! An idea.
I darted off to the bedroom and grabbed my ipod. Music has always pushed me through things, and I thought...drown out Tony just a bit, and crank up some tunes and WA LA! Pumped again. With the music playing a tune that made me want to dance, I pushed on through. Day one, DONE. And I tell you, I felt the endorphin release after the workout ended. I felt a clarity, a lifted fog, a sharpness.
I felt hungry, but not for junk. I felt happy, excited that I was simply on my way again...I felt motivated, like the image I had in my mind was attainable. It was ALL good.
...alas....I worked out from 6:30 to 7:30 and was up until 2 am. Now, this was after having a 2 hour nap yesterday as well when my daughter went to sleep as I have been feeling terrible. Maybe that was part of it. I mess up my sleep schedule when I work out late. Yet, no matter what, working out is a must in my life. I need it, I enjoy it, and I know what it does for my body, mind and spirit.
Today is Plyo. This is a tail kicker, and a really really good workout.
I'm pumped!
Monday, February 28, 2011
STOPPED....QUIT....BUT, BEGINNING AGAIN!!!!
So it was a rough winter. It all begin with a sickness in the house, then another one of us getting sick, then all 4 of us getting sick until we were knocked flat for almost a month. Then it was hard to get back in the groove, and time got in the way...and sigh. We flat out quit.
But that's okay. You know why? We are not quitters. We made progress with our first 60 day attempt. We stuck to it for a period of time and we have not totally fallen off the wagon. We both lost weight and are better off for it....but we are beginning again!
TONIGHT!
Day 1 of P90X starts again. :) My fiance (yes we got engaged 2 weeks ago) and I are starting a super 7 month plan to get in the best shape of our lives before our wedding in October. And we are excited to feel good again.
I can attest, when you are not working out, watching what types of food you eat and you get lazy...everything changes. We felt so much better and so much stronger and happier, cleaner, clearer...when we were working out all the time.
I am slightly daunted to begin again. It's always hard the first week, but I am excited.
So, 3 hours from now we hit it again. And I am PSYCHED to see where it can take us. I am getting over a terrible cold, but I am going to push through a workout tonight and make this happen because I think it will strengthen my immune system.
HERE WE GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But that's okay. You know why? We are not quitters. We made progress with our first 60 day attempt. We stuck to it for a period of time and we have not totally fallen off the wagon. We both lost weight and are better off for it....but we are beginning again!
TONIGHT!
Day 1 of P90X starts again. :) My fiance (yes we got engaged 2 weeks ago) and I are starting a super 7 month plan to get in the best shape of our lives before our wedding in October. And we are excited to feel good again.
I can attest, when you are not working out, watching what types of food you eat and you get lazy...everything changes. We felt so much better and so much stronger and happier, cleaner, clearer...when we were working out all the time.
I am slightly daunted to begin again. It's always hard the first week, but I am excited.
So, 3 hours from now we hit it again. And I am PSYCHED to see where it can take us. I am getting over a terrible cold, but I am going to push through a workout tonight and make this happen because I think it will strengthen my immune system.
HERE WE GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Have not been blogging...but still pushing play!
In our last round of 30 days during our first stint at P90...we have had several hiccups. LIFE gets in the way. It's difficult to keep on top of things when you have such a small baby. My daughter at 17 months is a handful, already acting our her 'terrible 2's'. Yet, it's not that she prevents me from doing it, it's scheduling the time to be able to do this with her Dad. His work schedule leaves little time to workout in the evening, and working out at night keeps me up all night long. I have managed to workout in the morning, and I also will sometimes do it alone during the day. I prefer working out with a partner, that's just something that I enjoy.
Regardless, with the sickness and with our trip last week, we once again decided to start the second week of our last 90 days over again. We just did not give it what it needed last week. So, in reality we are 2 weeks behind our goal schedule...but it could not be helped.
Today I did plyo while he is at work. Jump training hasn't gotten any better for me...I can't stand plyo but it works like crazy! Well, I do enjoy all the lunges. I'm a huge fan of lunges. I have never enjoyed jump training though.
Working out 6 days a week is brutal. For me, it's an intensity that is causing me to fight burn out. I enjoy working out, I enjoy the challenge, feeling better and all the changes to my body. I am only frustrated about the schedule. That being said, I still plan to go through one more round of P90X after this is complete in 3 weeks and then find a workout routine to settle into that is more 3-4 days per week. Once I have achieved the goals I desire.
I lost another dress size, I am one dress size and a 1/2 (the size I dropped to is still a bit snug) from my goal size. I am looking forward to more arm definition, and focusing on my abs in a gym. Ab Ripper X is not long, but again, I prefer working with weights so plan to head to the gym here in a few weeks to mix it up and work on the core area.
I think Dan is going to switch it up tonight and do a Insanity. Those are killer.
I think the best mentality to have about taking on a lofty fitness goal such as this is to not give up. To continue going forward even if for some reason you have struggled or have missed some workouts. It would be easy to be simply discouraged, but it's hard to push through your frustration and keep on pushing play!
:)
Regardless, with the sickness and with our trip last week, we once again decided to start the second week of our last 90 days over again. We just did not give it what it needed last week. So, in reality we are 2 weeks behind our goal schedule...but it could not be helped.
Today I did plyo while he is at work. Jump training hasn't gotten any better for me...I can't stand plyo but it works like crazy! Well, I do enjoy all the lunges. I'm a huge fan of lunges. I have never enjoyed jump training though.
Working out 6 days a week is brutal. For me, it's an intensity that is causing me to fight burn out. I enjoy working out, I enjoy the challenge, feeling better and all the changes to my body. I am only frustrated about the schedule. That being said, I still plan to go through one more round of P90X after this is complete in 3 weeks and then find a workout routine to settle into that is more 3-4 days per week. Once I have achieved the goals I desire.
I lost another dress size, I am one dress size and a 1/2 (the size I dropped to is still a bit snug) from my goal size. I am looking forward to more arm definition, and focusing on my abs in a gym. Ab Ripper X is not long, but again, I prefer working with weights so plan to head to the gym here in a few weeks to mix it up and work on the core area.
I think Dan is going to switch it up tonight and do a Insanity. Those are killer.
I think the best mentality to have about taking on a lofty fitness goal such as this is to not give up. To continue going forward even if for some reason you have struggled or have missed some workouts. It would be easy to be simply discouraged, but it's hard to push through your frustration and keep on pushing play!
:)
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