Monday: Legs; Tuesday: Chest, Shoulders, Hamstrings
Yesterday, I worked legs and focused on compound movements. I ‘rested’ by working my abs and shoulders. I did leg press for glutes and the squat machine for quads. I had stiff legs this morning, but not sore–so there is more to be done.
This morning I focused on chest, shoulders, and abs. I did: incline flyes, incline chest presses (30#), lateral raises, bicep curls, and push-ups. I’ve been doing the closed-legged ball crunches that mikiko showed me, as well as the hanging leg raises. I am at the point that my grip gives out way before my abs do. But I am excited that I am beginning to notice ‘the v’ in my abs! She said that it would work and it is! It’s not prominent, YET, but it’s there and I am going to have to work hard to get them to come out. I ended my workout with about 5 sets of hamstring curls and jump squats. I got a nice burn on the hamstrings.
For the last 3 days, my protein intake has been low due to being unprepared. I boiled a whole bag of chicken so that isn’t an issue, now. Eating clean is so much easier for me when I am prepared. I do keep protein bars on hand–always–but I really wanted to limit them during my prep. Man, I woud like some ice cream, though. I’ll have to wait until Friday or Saturday. I also thing my period is close and that makes the cravings more intense.
June 24, 2008 at 5:51 pm
WOW SIS! You are coming along nicely. Here’s my advice on the protein bars. When it’s contest prep I consider protein bars a "cheat item" and not really include it in my normal clean eating regimen.