My Total Preggo and healthy blog

NO more squats.  Acutally no more squats, leg presses or lunges until after the baby.  YIKES!  I had some pain in my low back and some cramping and the DR. said it was my round ligament stretching.  I had known that squats were out in the third trimester BUT I had NO idea I would have to give them up so soon!!!  I am 17 weeks today and almost half way!  Pretty sad when you start dreaming of squats isn’t it? lol

My doctor said the primary reason I could not do any weight bearing activity such as squats, leg presses and lunges was due to that ligament.  She said if it is kept tight, it can snap during child birth causing my uterus to FALL OUT.  OMG!  FALL OUT???!!!  WTF???!!!  So since I really would rather not have that fall out, I will do what she said.  So, from this point on, leggies day will be a breeze.  I plan on doing more stairmill which may help with the jiggle (oh yeah she said my thighs would be jiggly, HELL TO THE NO!)

Here is what new legs day will look like:

Warm up- Stairmill- 15 min.- level 4 to 5

Quad extensions- 5 sets of 12- 50lbs (maybe 60 if I am feeling good!)- I am trying to burn the crap out of them though, not build

Ham extensions (seated)- 5 sets of 12- 60lbs

Adductor machine- 5 sets of 15- 115lbs

Abductor machine- 5 sets of 15- 85 to 90lbs

That is about all I can do!!!!  Do you guys have any other recommendations???  Deadlifts and good mornings are also out…  I pushed for it and she shot me down..

Have a great day!

Cya!

Been awhile since I blogged so I thought why not.  In my second trimester now (week 15) and have MUCH more energy now!  Due to the upswing in energy, I am able to workout longer and harder than I was before.  Now I am back to my regular 4 day split (trying to do leggies 2X a week) and since my boobs don’t hurt as bad, I can RUN again!  Woo hoo!!!  Just have to keep an eye on my HR so it does not go over 160. 

My weight is holding at 140 now and I am hoping to keep it there until 20 weeks.  That way, I can avoid gaining more than 25 lbs during the pregnancy..  I think by keeping my diet relatively clean (which I do except the few treats each week- Hey, I am pregnant!!!) I can do it!

Thanks to all of you for keeping me motivated during all this.  It has been very difficult to watch my 6 pack disappear and see my muscles hiding under the extra fluid now that I am pumping 3X the blood, BUT I am changing my attitude and surrendering to it. 

Hell, if I am going to be pregnant, I may as well enjoy it right!!!

Keep motivating yourself and others!!!

Cya!