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Workout Switch-up

Posted in Fitness, Life, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 4, 2013| 2 Comments »

My rest day was so long! I did end up going out for a short walk….I made it all the way to the drive way before I realized the snow would not let me go anywhere. Even today the snow is absolutely relentless. Instead of doing the runner’s thingy that was planned for 5am, I had to improvise. To become a good runner you need cardio and stamina, so I quickly made a list of exercises that helped from the Army and created a circuit. The list is as follows: Do each for 1:00 with 20 sec rest

-Jumping Jacks (go hard!!!)

-Mountain climbers

-Speed-skaters

-Jumping Jacks

-Plank (every runner needs a good core)

-Squat Jumps (as high as you can go)

-Jumping Jacks

-High knees (fast, fast, fast)

-Run in place ( fast fast fast)

-Jumping Jacks

-Jump Rope

-Reverse Plank

-Toe Touches

-Jumping Jacks

I did one round of this because it’s kind of long. Then I went to my Brazilian butt workouts. (The goal for today was to work on my abs down) Once I finished with that, I did P90X ab ripper!!!! Then I completed another circuit…sort of, by then my legs and hip flexors were in absolute muscle failure, but I pushed myself to do as much as I could until I couldn’t do anymore! Remember, your mind gives up before your body does. Tell yourself that every workout. When it starts to hurt, push harder!!! Of course, I had to do some major stretching after that. I concentrated mostly on my abs, hips, and legs to help prevent injury. All in all today was a great day for me. 🙂

Until next time,

-T

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Goals

Posted in Daily struggles, Fitness, Life, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 30, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Pre-workout snack: 1 slice of whole grain wheat toasted with peanutbutter and 1/4 of a banana on it.

Workout time: 1hr 30 min

Breakfast: Oatmeal with banana and cinnamon and a glass of soymilk

 

This morning I woke up in an “eh I don’t want to work out mood (-.-)”. So I got up, made my snack, drank a glass of water…..and worked twice as hard as I have been. Take that whiney brain!!! My body will be thanking me later. Yoga, of course, is what starts my day. I don’t have a specific yoga, I usually go on YouTube and pick one. Then I did a full 20 minute cardio routine that I made up as I went along. (the Army was good for something) Then did some ab-a-licious moves that were randomly found on Pinterest. Last but not least, tha bootay. By tomorrow I feel like I should have buns of steel…..those Brazilians are no joke, seriously. Starting Monday, I’m doing a couch to 13.1 running thingy. Yes, I said thingy. I don’t know what you call it…a plan…goal? Anyways, it works you one week at a time into a half marathon runner. 😀 I used to run before, and then I was like, what??, what’s that??, I don’t have to? And, that was the end of that. I’m trying to repair my core this week and get some stamina, then bring on the running. There is somewhat of a plan….as much as I can plan, anyways. 😀

My New Habit tip: Fill a 32 oz water bottle, put in two thin slices of lemon, some cucumber slices, and mint leaves. Let it steep over night for a great detox water!!! and it’s tasty….like a mojito but, healthy.  You could add fruit if you wanted as well…I throw in some strawberries or raspberries. I’ll be drinking one of those a day, and then regular water throughout. 😀

Also, here’s a link to an ab move that makes you burn!!!! http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/workout/abs/exercises/power-abs-workout/?page=2

I’m in love with that move, my mummy tummy may not be…but, I’ll show that bitch. Now it’s time for me to clean and do some homework before my beautiful family comes home. We have Science fair Projects to do….

Until next time:

-T

 

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