I think BodySpace may be my new boyfriend
Seriously though, I love this place. And, I need something to take over for my love of eggplant parmesan. BodySpace has no calories and I never feel bad after our time spent together. So, BodySpace it is!
I love logging on and reading blogs, looking and progress pictures, and observing graphs. It totally keeps me motivated because the people on this site are mostly just like me. They’re not perfect, their bodies are so-so, but they aspire to be in tip-top shape - which is whatever it means to them. Sure there is a fair share of pro bb’ers and fitness models, but this site is majority average people trying to do better. I love that. Looking at someone else’s progress pics and reading about them stumbling and them picking up the pieces is incredible motivation. We all have to start from somewhere. 
I am a smidge sore after my workout yesterday, so today was LISS and abs. I have to make abs a seperate day because that way I am forced to focus on them. I hate hate HATE working abs! Oh well. I was worried about getting bored for cardio because I was forced to stay indoors because of the rain, but when something good in on TV I can do cardio forever! I watched (and don’t laugh or judge me) the Britney Spears special on MTV and True Hollywood Story: Oprah Winfrey. Good stuff. It’s amazing what you miss when you don’t have cable. TV trash is now an amenity.
Tomorrow is upper body 5×5, and I am stoked. Upperbody means BACK! I looooove working my back!
And note to self - I thought that a wide legged stance on the leg press meant it works the hammies more, like a wide legged squat. I was wrong. It works the glues, and ohhhhh does it work the glutes. My butt may hate me for yesterday. I’m not sure, but it doesn’t seem to be too happy right now.
December 11, 2008 at 10:10 pm
Have you tired maybe incorperating an ab workout at the end or middle of another workout, like chest or back? I usually dont work out abs still my AFC day in which I do abs calves and forearms since they recover the fastest usually. keep in mind, Im sure you’ve heard this, ab workouts alone wont bring them out, diet and cardio are a bigger factor. Diet being the biggest in which Im still not good at. All Im tryin to say is you should spread a full days ab workout throughout your whole week, that way you wont get bored.
Also, 6 positions on the leg press. High narrow/wide, middle narrow/wide, and low narrow/wide. Although leg pressing your using your whole leg muscles to push, you can force more effort on a particular area based on where your feet are placed. Wide usually for the inner quad muscle, narrow for the outter and front quad/hams. High is for glutes and hams, middle for overall leg development, and lower for the quads.
Anyway, thats my two an a half cents. Im no expert, this is just based off of what I’ve studied/read in books. Take it or ignore it and delete it, its all good. Hope ya have a great back workout!
December 11, 2008 at 10:40 pm
THANK YOU! Fantastic comment, I appreciate you helping me out. My fear is that if I ad abs to the end of a workout that I will dread them the whole time, and then if I do them first I am super fatigued for everything else. Ugh.