RoxyAnne’s BodyBlog

Okay….It’s slacker night!! I’m just a little sorer than I had planned on after my gruelling weekend workout. I’m staying home tonight and working on a few Abs on the living room floor…while Dancing With the Stars is on…:)  I’ll just shake up a little protein drink and Salsa my way through 30 minutes on the eliptical before bed time…ha, ha…ROCK ON, Baby!

Wow…who knew I had it in me…:)

The gym I’m at has most of the treadmills on a maximum timer, set for 30 minutes…BUT..I found one that isn’t!! Woo Hoo…60 minutes of cardio + 10 minute cool down… While I’ve been recovering from a micro tear in my achilles I’ve struggled to get past the 30 minutes of continuous-cardio mark, without my leg/calf seizing up.  Not this weekend..I definitely busted that barrier and it felt so good!!  NOW I feel like I can make some serious progress in my weight-loss. I think I’ll throw in another 30 minutes on the eliptical this evening…just for the heck of it…:D  

It doesn’t seem to matter how consistent my workout is during the week, when Friday comes around I can feel my energy level go up tremendously. It’s got to be a mind thing but does it ever feel great!!  I can hardly wait to walk out of my job on Friday afternoon and head straight for the gym. I’ve found that my weight training is through the roof on Fridays and I always crank out an hour of cardio.  Let’s just say I’m having fun with this….. I’ve definitely felt some improvements this week and hope that the weekend brings me more….TGIF, baby…TGIF!!

My accomplishments for the last month:

Increased weights:

leg press:    last month - 215 lbs,  this month 315 lbs

pull down lat:  last monh - 60 lbs, this month 95 lbs

laying leg curl: last month - 45 lbs, this month 60 lbs

hip abductor/adductor last month 90 and 140 lbs,  this month 110 and 170 lbs

Triceps and Biceps: last month 30 lbs, this month 40 lbs

The downside to all these weight increases is that I’ve only lost 1 freakin’ pound this past month…:(  I know I need to have patience….and I DO definitely notice a difference in the fit of my clothes…so something is happening.

It didn’t help that I got sick, but now I’m recovered….the weekend is here and tomorrow is a serious cardio day! I haven’t put in much time on daily doubles…so I think I’ll start the morning off with an hour of power cycling…that should burn a few hundred calories…:)

The real test will be to see what my results are at the end of April….my expectations for myself are high and I don’t want to feel disappointed if they’re not met.

I’m faithfully at the gym…almost every evening!  No time to hook up with friends or try to schedule a workout buddy.  I’m pretty focused on getting there and gettin’ er done. 

I walk in the door…sure enough:

NinjaBill over in the corner — promoting "real men have mass"….thankgoodness I’m not a man…buddy…I got more mass than I care to keep on this 5′2" frame (are you wearing your wife’s shirt….again?) 

I’m working my way through the machines….those Lat pulldowns are a killer…pfft..!!  That wasn’t me, HONEST..it was Pixi..:) 

and for heavensake  - Stormi…would you get off the leg press already, let me show you how it’s done….I can press 900 lbs!!  300 once, 300 twice…300 thrice….900..Voila!..Why are you wearing your new swimsuit to workout?

I move on to cardio…Tride26..buddy..you need to go plant your butt in the front row until you get those hormones under control…we’ll let the ‘big gals’ oogle you for awhile…j/k….go take a shower in your sink!

Fern…darn it all..can’t you share some of those abs…you have more than enough to go around…:)~

So far I’ve sweat buckets…too bad there’s not a market for it…I’d be rich by now.  Thanks for the great workout everyone..see you tomorrow…same time…same place. 

Honestly…thank you all…you don’t know it, but you inspire me to push harder and longer in my workouts,  than I ever have.  It’s a slow process…but I’m getting there.

I wondered why I couldn’t seem to push the weights for very long last night. My arms felt all rubbery and I just didn’t seem to have any go….. I woke up this morning to a splitting headache and the stomach definitely feels a little unsettled. I HATE GETTING SICK. Unfortunately, I still have to drag into work today and then sit through 4 hours of class tonight…ugh.  I would like to go curl up by the fire with my pillow..but it ain’t gonna happen.  This will be one of those days where I just concentrate on putting one foot in front of the other…..:(

So…I’m doing great on the weights and the cardio is ramping up just fine.  The diet is agreeing with me….what’s left for me to improve upon?

 Gotta go after the core…:)  Today was the first of many changes to my core regime.  I don’t really enjoy getting down on the floor mats at the gym, so I usually work on this part of my routine at home.  I’ve got this little blue 10 lbs muscle ball that I’ve used in some of my exercises but haven’t used it as often as I should. 

WELL…that changed today….that damn little ball is going to become my new best friend!!  You know the good ol’ crunches where the knees/legs lift to meet the head …over and over again….just take that little muscle ball and grip it between your knees and go for it……You’ll hate that little sucker in no time at all…..:)  

The weekends are fast becoming the days that I push a little harder..take it a little farther. (Is that a song?) With my busy schedule during the week I’m only able to make room for about an hour each evening for a good workout.  Starting this weekend I’ll be doing daily doubles — cardio in the morning (and weights), then cardio at night. That should put a little jump in my start….;)

That’s right…Friday is just around the corner and I’m ready to give’r!!   First thing in the morning will be 60 minutes of hard cardio in power cycling, followed by 1.5 hours of weight training….I can hardly wait….:)   My eyes are set on that next size down….no giving up!

You know what I like about Thursdays?…Only one more day until the weekend…;)  I’m UP and I’m at it!!! I have this Friday off and I’m already chomping at the bit to go spend some quality time at the gym.  It’s like walking into a buffet, what do I want to do first, how long, how much and what the heck…let’s go back for seconds…..