frogprincess72’s BodyBlog

and what a nice goal it was! haha.. about 4 weeks ago, i had my body fat tested.. so she gets out the calibers and starts the "pinch an inch" test…it was 20%.. not horrible but not great! today, she gets them out and says "ready darlin’?? it’s ur moment of truth." now, i must say that i’ve always been horrified of these calibers…hell, of simply having my body fat tested period… but this time i was ready… "bring it!" i laughed… so she does the test… starts pinching in areas that i usually don’t like to be pinched (stay with me folks… pinching with the calibers..haha)… and at the end….. drumroll pleeeeaseeee…….16%!!!!! i was stunned…do it again i ask… so she does…. 16%…shall we try for the 3rd time’s a charm, i ask, still stunned…… "AHEM" she says… "hun, just accept it… you’re getting lean… You have a crazy vein in your bicep… you’re seeing the split in your quads, hamstrings and calves… you just did a total of 100 horizontal chin ups a few days ago… I WILL NOT BE DOING THE TEST AGAIN!" and with this she then proceeds to kick my tail feathers (legs today) during our training!! i’m doing deadlifts, sumo squats, ham curls, leg extensions… and finished it off with 60 frog jumps… how fitting.. haha!

one of my goals (i seem to have so many i can’t seem to nail just one down at a time.. possible undiagnosed ADD??haha) is to run a mile in 6 minutes or better.. so in my quest, i have been upping my cardio training, as well as my weight training.. my PT has been kicking my tail feathers during our sessions, knowing that i have many, many goals. and she’s doing a great job.. but the trainings can only do so much… i have to eat better, more consistently… i’ve really noticed that with the increase in my physical endeavors, if i eat junk, i simply can not accomplish what i set out to accomplish that day..

i’m also pushing myself to get past my comfort zone cardiovascularly… which i have been doing… but it’s not easy.. i have such a difficult time finding the balance between pushing myself and still being "happy mommy" and pushing myself and being "horrible grumpasaurus whinocerous mommy…" today i got up at 4:30 am to make it to the gym before my 12 hour shift at work… i wasn’t feeling all that strong… pretty exhausted physically..but i got up anyways… my trainer opens so it was awesome to see her smiling face first thing! she gave me a "get on that treadmill girl and go! make me proud.." now how can i say no to that? haha… after my warmup, i was ready to go…. my fat burner stimulant had kicked in and i was flying! (note to self…keep this in the car for gym times…)

i turned up my green day, good charlotte, finger 11, offspring and kelly clarkson (yes, kelly clarkson.. hey she has a kick ass version of "since you’ve been gone and it’s almost 6 minutes long..that’s HUGE when ur running)… my initial goal was to do 30 minutes of sprints but i’ve been doing that now the last 4 times i’ve run… so i wanted to see if i’ve gotten any faster… about 2 weeks ago, my mile time was an average of 8:30/minute mile…. today, i ran 3 miles in 22:59, which averages about a 7:40 minute mile!! WHAT?????? i was so excited that i’d taken that much time off my mile in such a short time, that i almost fell off as i ran to tell me trainer!! haha… she gave me a high 5 and said, "finish it out strong girl.. see what you can do in your last 7 minutes!" so back on the treadmill i went and finished my last 7 minutes doing sprints… yeeeeeouch! 

and now it’s just after 11 am PST…and i’m starting to fade… all i can think about is taking a nap.. which isn’t good since i still have 7 hours left in my shift…haha…guess it’s time to drink my ice cold water and my snack of apples and peanut butter… yummy yums!

and nope.. no weights today.. that’s tomorrow with my trainer.. she told me she’s gonna kill me.. haha.. i’m hoping she means that figuratively, and not literally..!

yesterday my trainer and i did the most intense leg workout yet.. (i made the mistake of telling her today was my day of recovery from the gym.. i think i earned it after 6 hard days..) so here it is..

 side walking sumo squats 35 lbs dumbbell, 20 each side

raised split lunge with a knee bend, 40 lbs, 10 each side

repeat walking sumo squats

repeat raised split lunge

hamstring curl laying on bench, 30 lb dumbbell between feet, 20 each side x 2

cable pull outer and inner thigh, 10 pounds, 20 each side x 2…here’s the kicker.. stand away from the maching so you’re completely balancing yourself!

dead lift on platform (about 3 inches off the ground) 20 lb dumbells each hand… go just below your feet for a really good stretch… 20 x 3

 and no rest longer than 30 seconds between any exercise! happy leg day to all!

last week my personal trainer had me complete a fitness test.. how many situps and pushups in a minute; how long could i hold a wall sit; heart rate after a minute of step ups; and 2 more i can’t remember…. and i far surpased my age group in every area!!! ok.. i’ll pat my back for that! so today i decided to see how fast i could run 1 mile…of course, i decided this DURING my first mile.. at any rate, as mile 2 approached, i steadily increased my pace to 9 MPH… (i usually run at 7 MPH/~8:30 min mile)… and at the end, i had completed that mile in 6:45!! HOLY COW!! my lungs were burning and my face was scarlet, but i did it!! and the best part is, my husband’s college soccer teams are expected to run a mile in 6 minutes or less..!!! now that is my next goal! and i’m gonna have an online running partner soon…. very very soon.. Lady Legs, let’s lace ‘em up and go!! If you lived closer, i’d let you borrow one of my dogs to run with… 2 out of 3 are distance runners… i trained for my marathon with one of them.. poor thing tore his ACL during the training… had to have surgery and all… but i digress!! thanks for your patience in my moment of self glory! now i’m off to soak my muscles… sleep tight everyone!