nic902’s BodyBlog

i started my new workout routine yesterday and it was leg day. my favorite day of all, i had a great workout! today on the other hand was abs/cardio. i got up bright and early (6:15 am) to do hiit…but OMG my legs and butt are killing me! there was no way in hell i could physically do hiit, so i did a low/moderate jog for about 30min. i went to the gym in the afternoon and did my abs then did 25min on the elliptical…but nothing too intense!

nothing feels better than a great workout (even if i’m a little sore for a couple days)…im not complaining…its all worth it

i am working on putting together my own routine for the first time. all the other programs i’ve used were put together by a trainer…but that costs $$$$! so…i’m gonna try and do it myself.

i would love some feedback…let me know what works, what doesnt…and any changes i should make. i want to make sure i’m doing the right amount of exercises per body part and spliting up the routine correctly!

thanks in advance

sunday and wednesday:     legs: squats/lunges/leg ext./seated leg curl/bb dead lift

monday and thursday:       back/bi: lat pull down/bent over db row/seated cable row/hammer curls/concentration curls

tuesday and friday:            chest/tri: db bench press/db fly/db shoulder press/side lateral raise/db upright row/ skull crushers/cable tricep pushdown

all exercises are 3 sets of 10-12 reps. i do weight traing in the afternoon, so i’ll be doing my cardio first thing in the morning.
 

i had an awful day! i woke up, bright and early to be greeted by my period!!!! eek…it was the first time since january (before that it was august), so you can see why it was such a surprise. since it’s been so long, i forgot how much it sucks!!!! i fought with myself about going to the gym…but i went! i’m such a good girl! today was abs and cardio, so not too bad (or so i thought) doing crunches…ect, not much fun! i normally do 20 min of hiit on ab days…today it was more of just intervals, not quite as intense as it should be…so, feeling guilty that i didn’t give it my all, i added 20 mins of walking 4.0mph on an incline on the treadmill. it was definatly taxing on the body! later in the afternoon i took my dog for a 45min walk…fun but not intense in any way…although i wore my new flipflops and now my feet are killing me

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lastly, i still feel like shit….hopefully my period goes away quickly and doesn’t come back for another 5 months :p

yay…i finally took some new pics! i haven’t posted new ones in a while but i FINALLY got a bathing suit!!! i’m working on a tan. i’m very irish, so i don’t tan well…i tried the mystic tan and i’m a little undecided on if i like it. anywho, i actually like my pics…i can’t believe i actually said that

i have a scale that also measures body fat (i’ve heard there not very accurate) but i check it anyway…i was feelin pretty good about my pics and progress then the damn scale says 25%!!! please tell me it ain’t that high…if anyone can give me an estimate by looking at my pics i’d appreciate it!