Saturday; Stairs and Sprints, Sunday; Abs/Arms/Cardio
So this morning I had to do my weigh-in. Really trying to stay away from the scale these days because even though I know that it is not the most important factor, I still freak out when I don’t see that number going down. Looking in the mirror before stepping onthe scale, what do I see? My abs! Yes, they are finally starting to re-appear. Not only are they starting to show, but I can also see the signs of the "brings that I have been working so hard to achieve. It didn’t matter what the sclae said, seeing my abs made my day.
Training this weekend was good. Yesterday I went out to the Mt. Trashmore to run the stairs. I slept a little longer than I inteded and didn’t beat the sun. But I was determined to get my legwork in anyway. I ended up doing 10 sets of stairs with 1.5 minute jog between each set (my version of outside HIIT). Felt like puking when I started sprints (the sun was blazing), so I abandoned them. To make up for the shortened sprints I donned my weighted vest to walk the mountain. I did 2 backwards climbs and 4 sideways climbs ( 2 to each side). My legs felt like they were going to explode by the end, but I was happy. I just keep telling myself that the girl beside me on stage is doing twice what I’m doing, so move your butt!!!
Today was supposed to be a rest day, but I had way to much energy to let it go to waste, so I wne to the gym to do some abs and extra armwork. One of the new supps that I am taking causes me to sleep like there is no tomorrow, so I feel as though I have a whole lot more energy lately. So here is how raining went:
Abs
Hanging/Captain’s Chair Leg Raises 4 x 20
Rope Crunches 4 x 25
Weighted Cable Crunches 4 x 25 (per side)
Bench Rope Pullovers 4 x 20
Shoulders:
Front DB Raise 12/10/4/8/10/12/15 (Ran the rack)
Leaning Lateral DB Raise 10/12/15/18
Reverse Flye 10/12/15/20
Triceps:
Skull Crushers 4 x 10
Tricep Kickbacks 4 x 12
Tricep Rope Pressdown 4 x 10
Dip 4 x 10
Pushups (Decline alt w/flat) 5 x 12
Decline Bench Sit-ups in b/w sets of Pushups
So now I am off to the beach with my daughter. Have to prepare my meals before we leave because I don’t want to end up getting hungry and eating Dairy Queen with my daughter. It’s so easy for me to justify cheating on my diet when I don’t have my meals on hand.
Happy Labor Day!
