I got cookies on the brain..
I am trying to switch up my cardio and today I decided to start out with the stairmaster instead of my run…for some reason it was super hard!! I’ve been running 4 miles consistently, and I have thrown in 10 mins here or there on the stairmaster but I just haven’t started off with it yet and I guess I will need to more often..I was on it for less than 3 minutes (I do it on level 4) and I was huffing and puffing like I had run 40 miles…I had to have a serious talk with myself to stay on the thing..and I had to go down to level 1 
..I felt like such a loser!
But I did my time, 20 mins, at least..I guess I didn’t feel like doing cardio today or I should have gotten an energy drink first!..I didn’t even do more cardio after weight training which I normally always do but I didn’t realize it until I was out in the parking lot and thought…hey…am I forgetting…something..??
Today’s workout was sho/chest/tri’s..I worked each area first with weights and then did a couple machines for each group. My shoulder area was quivering at one point..the best exercise I have found that targets my shoulders and my sides is the cable straight arm pulldown. I love that exercise, I can go heavy with it but still can keep good form and it really gets the shoulder and tricep area worked. Today I alternated between sets doing the pulldown, and tricep dips using a bench. I did this at the end of my workout and it really tired the muscles, but then I remembered I forgot to do shoulder shrugs..so back to the weights I went..I did 3 sets of shoulder shrugs with 25 lb plates to end the workout….it was a pretty good one, I hope the muscles I have on backorder will be in stock soon….lol! 
November 19, 2008 at 8:45 pm
cool blog.. i’m going to have to try that cable pulldown. ive seeh some folks at gym doing it and wondered it if was a good motion. sounds like you have been pushing it hard.. keep it up woman. you look great in the pics