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06-21-2007, 04:20 PM
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Today's workout...I went during lunch again, but I took an extra long lunch (I had to also stop at the store and get my son's teacher a gift...tomorrow's his last day of school) and didn't have time to come back in and put it in here...cause then I actually had to do some work.
 Today was Pull (Back and Bis) These were all done with basically NO rest in between, only rest was preparing for the next exercise. Pull Ups (assisted-lol) - 3 sets of 10 Lat Pull Downs - 70lbs x15, 80lbs x12x10 Straight Arm Pull Downs - 40lbs x12, 50lbs x12x10 Seated Rows - 80lbs x12x10x8 Barbell Bentover Rows - 60lbs x12x10x10 1 Arm Rows - 30lb DBs x10x8x6 (each arm) Face Pulls - 40lbs x12x10x10 Upright Rows - 20lb DB x10x10x8 (lol...at first I picked up one 15lb and one 20lb, and I thought that I had this miraculous strength on my left side all of a sudden....but I quickly realized I was holding a 15lb weight) Bicep Curls - 20lb DB x15x12x12 Hammer Curls - 20lb DB x12x12x10 Cardio - I didn't have enough time do do my cardio this morning, so I did a 25 minute jog on the treadmill at 5.5 mph after the weights. 
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06-22-2007, 06:05 PM
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Today - Leg Day....grrrrr.
AM - Cardio 20 minutes of LIIT on the treadmill (LMAO...I just made that up, LIIT. Normally I do HIIT, but for some reason, my hip was killing me this morning, so I did Low Intensity Interval Training)....I don't know why I even bothered. I walked at 4.5 mph and jogged at 5.5 mph (1 min. walk, 2 min jog for the first 15 minutes)...then I ran at 6.3 mph for the last 5 minutes. PM - Legs and Core...I had really good energy tonight. Squats 120 lbs x 12 140 lbs x 10 160 lbs x 8 Hack Squats 165 lbs x 12 175 lbs x 12 185 lbs x 10 Leg Press 245 lbs x12 245 lbs x10 260 lbs x 8 Lunges (Reverse) 125 lbs x 10 135 lbs x 10 135 lbs x 8 Standing Calf Raises 185 lbs x 25 toes in 185 lbs x 25 toes out 185 lbs x 25 toes forward Glute Press 112 lbs x 12 each leg 125 lbs x 12 each leg 137 lbs x 10 each leg Multi Hip - Butt (this gym is different than the one by my job, and the machine is called something different, but it's the same exact thing as the Multi Hip Machine) 112 lbs x 10 each leg 125 lbs x 10 each leg 137 lbs x 10 each leg Bench Leg Raises - w/ 8lb weight between feet 3 sets of 30 Hanging Leg Raises 3 sets of 20 Rope Crunches 45 lbs 3 sets of 15 Decline Ab Bench Thing - Held a 10lb weight and did twists 3 sets of 40 Back Extension - 15 lb weight 1 set of 20 2 sets of 15 Leg Day (heavy leg day) is the longest workout day for me...and I do it on Fridays...there's something wrong with me. I should really tweak my routine.
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06-23-2007, 04:43 AM
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I don't count my protein/carbs/fat intake anymore...I just eat. (and sometimes snack  ).But my diet isn't really anything strict or exciting...I just eat sensibly and often....not much more to it. But, I'll see what I can do about getting it in here.
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06-23-2007, 07:51 AM
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OK, Today: Saturday
I went to Fresh Portions this morning to get food (I don't know if it's a chain or anything, so I'm not sure if anyone else has them)...but the food there is pretty good. So, I got a banana, a bran muffin muffin top and some Goji Berries and ate that for breakfast (Blech...this is the first time I've had Goji Berries, and I gotta say...they suck, they taste pretty bad, but they're supposed to be really good for you, so I ate them) I also got grilled chicken on a whole wheat roll up w/balsamic viniagrette (that I'm eating right now)...and that's damn good. Anyway, I went to the gym a little after I ate breakfast, maybe like an hour after. On Saturday, I just do random stuff that I feel like throwing into my workout and I do my Deadlifts, but I think that I'm gonna move those back to my pull days. I don't need to go to the gym on Saturday, I just like to. Deads 110lbs x 12 120lbs x12 120lbs x 10 GHR's 3 sets of 8 Military Presses 30lbs x 15 40lbs x 12 40lbs x 10 Push Ups - On the flat bottomed stability ball 3 sets of 12 - hands close together Elbow Planks -on that stability ball with a flat bottom 3 sets for 45 seconds each Lying reverse Crunches 3 sets of 15 Glute Raises on Stability Ball (one leg at a time) 3 sets of 15 each leg Cardio - 20 minutes HIIT on eliptical I've decided that I really have no kind of faith in personal trainers at the gym. Today, somoene that works at my gym came up to me and just flat out asked me if I wanted to do personal training for them. I laughed...then said no. I mean, I'm not saying that I know nothing, and I could probably help some people out, but...they didn't even ask me if I have experience, certifications, or anything like that...they just wanted me to do personal training. I'd be a little concerned with who else they do that with, and who would take them up on the offer, just to say...yeah, I'm a personal trainer. Bogus! OK...my rant is over.
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06-25-2007, 03:33 PM
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Ugggg....today was boring push day. (Chest Shoulders Tris). Push day doesn't excite me.
AM Cardio - 15 minutes HIIT treadmill PM Bench Press 70lb x 12 x 10 80lb x 8 Incline Bench 40lb x 15 x 12 50lb x 8 DB Flys 25lb DB x12 x10 x10 Reverse Grip Bench (I've never done these before) 50lb x 8 x 8 x 6 Standing Shoulder Press 20lb DB x 12 x10 x10 Standing Lateral Raises 20lb DB x 12 x10 x10 Bent Lateral Raises 20lb DB x15 x12 x12 Bench Dips w/35lb weight 3 sets of 15 Skull Crushers 40lb x 15 x12 x12 Boring Workout
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06-25-2007, 03:36 PM
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I just would have thought that the first thing they would ask is if I have any personal training experience or knowledge. I wouldn't have time to do that anyway, even if I wanted to...it's hard enough for me to fit in my own time to work out...I can't be wasting it on other people....hahaha. 
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06-26-2007, 06:38 AM
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I've been doing them. I've never tried reverse grip bench either. 
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06-27-2007, 03:19 AM
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...so, maybe I have, and I just call it something different....idunno.Yesterday's workout was light legs and abs day (It's not really light...well, yeah I guess it is, nevermind) SLDL 110lb x 15 120lb x 12 130lb x 8 Pull Through 50lb x 12 50lb x 12 60lb x 10 Leg Extensions (toes out) 60lb x 15 (3 sets) Leg Extensions (toes in) 80lb x 15 80lb x 12 (2 sets) - I don't go heavy on these because everyone says how bad they are for your knees. Multi Hip Machine (butt and hams) 110lb x 15 each leg 120lb x 12 each leg 130lb x 12 each leg Mult Hip Machine (Hip Flexors) 50lb x 15 each leg 60lb x 15 each leg 60lb x 10 each leg Bench Leg Raises (8 lb weight) 3 sets of 25 Hanging Leg Raises 3 sets of 20 Rope Crunches 55lb x 20 (2 sets) 60lb x 15 Oh, and I did cardio in the morning too. Normally, I would also do hypers or back extensions...but I just didn't feel like it, so I skipped em. I'm thinking about chilling out on the weights for maybe a week or two and just do cardio...Idunno, maybe it's just a phase I'm going through, but I really don't like the way I look. I just think that I look too bulky. Too muscular. And I'm not happy. I'm not saying that I'm sooo muscular or anything, but it's just not the look that I want for myself. So, we'll see how I feel in the next few days about it.
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06-27-2007, 03:57 AM
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Hey Jen, I think most people call it the "reverse grip bent over row" LOL
I do them sometimes, not sure if I really should be. LOL Hey I thought you were gonna do some yoga to stretch out them muscles?  Toes in on leg extension? Gotta try that one.
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06-27-2007, 04:01 AM
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I was thinking about doing Pilates...and now I'm definitely gonna start doing it. Grrrr...I just hate the way I look right now. HaHa...I feel like with the leg extensions, toes out focuses on the tear drop and toes in focuses on the sweep in your quads.
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06-27-2007, 04:12 AM
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But, I'm gonna start doing it every day...sometimes twice a day now. I'll do it in the morning, and in the evening for the next week or two, just to see what happens. (BTW....I say this now, but I know that I'm not going to completely stop weight training)...there are certain things that I love doing. I love pull days. I love my heavy leg day. But, I'd really like to see what happens if I stop weight training and just focus on leaning out.
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06-27-2007, 04:21 AM
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I just want to do a one or two week trial period. I'm gonna go back to weight training though after that. The thing is that my body responds pretty well and pretty quickly to whatever I do, so I just want to lean out a little and then approach the weight training a little differently when I start it back up again.
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