Lonely Gym Friday...

April 19, 2013

I have to say that usually Friday afternoons the gym is very quiet! And I love that! I love being able to use what I want without fear of someone else stealing it while I am circuiting. So it is a nice time for me! And today was no exception. I was the only one there for a while, and then only joined by one other person.

Workout -

A friend of mine posted this on Facebook yesterday,
and I thought it was cute, so I wanted to share!

• Cardio - 20 minutes - 1.45 miles [All at 0 incline unless otherwise noted] (3min at 6mph, 1min at 6.5mph, 1min at 6mph, 1min at 3.8mph at 0 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 3 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 4 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 3 incline, 2min at 3.8mph at 0 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 4 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 5 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 4 incline, 2min at 3.8mph at 0 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 3 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 4 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 3 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 0 incline.)
• Weights - Circuit - 1000 movements total - 25 lat pulldowns at 55lb, 25 sit ups, 25 bicep curls at 30lb, 25 crunches with a slight twist in my midsection at the top of the crunch, 25 tricep pulldowns at 60lb, 25 hip abductions at 140lb, 25 hip adductions at 100lb, 25 leg presses at 160lb. Repeat 3 more times. 25 cable chest flys with 20lb on each arm, 25 seated calf raises with 50lbs added. Repeat 3 more times. 

And I finished in exactly an hour. Not too bad. The cable chest flys were very difficult, and it strained my neck a lot in a strange way after about 15 of them in a row. But I know I need to do them! 

I have been trying to focus on doing things at the gym that I don't like to do, but I really need to do! And this week I have been doing pretty good with that. But it is always gonna be a little bit of a challenge to make yourself do things that aren't your favorite. 

After a little break... I also did a 1.91 mile was with my mom. So I got moving for a bit again! Now it's time to get ready for the rest of my day!

Stormy Thursday

April 18, 2013

We had a big storm roll through last night, and it continued to rain here for the first half of the day. But I still got up off my butt and went in to Yoga this morning. It was a great class. Did some new poses and it was a bit more challenging. I liked it a lot.

Then after a little more breakfast... (I had a snack before Yoga, but then I needed a bit more food by the time I was done!) I decided it was time to head back to the gym! I got in a really good workout!

Workout -

By the time I left the gym the second time, it was still
gloomy, but the rain had stopped! However, I think the rain
made all the trees bloom over night! Exciting!
The trees are starting to look like Spring!

• Cardio - 30 minutes - 2.08 miles [All at 0 incline unless otherwise noted] (3min at 6mph, 1min at 6.5mph, 1min at 6mph, 1min at 3.8mph at 0 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 3 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 4 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 3 incline, 2min at 3.8mph at 0 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 4 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 5 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 4 incline, 2min at 3.8mph at 0 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 3 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 4 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 3 incline, 11min at 3.8mph at 0 incline.)
• Weights - Circuit - 900 movements total - 25 bench presses with a 45lb bar, 25 sit ups, 25 shoulder presses with two 12lb free weights, 25 crunches, 5 front squat to press with 45lb bar, 20 squats with 45lb bar, 50 seated calf raises with 20lbs on it. Repeat 3 more times. 25 bicep curls with 30lb, 25 tricep pushdowns with 50lb. Repeat 3 more times.

My muscles are feeling exhausted now! But I am so glad I did all of that! Feeling good now!

Late Night Workout

April 17, 2013

I got home tonight, and I just wasn't ready to get ready for bed, so I decided to head out to the gym for a while...

Workout -

• Cardio - 20 minutes - 1.45 miles [All at 0 incline unless otherwise noted] (3min at 6mph, 1min at 6.5mph, 1min at 6mph, 1min at 3.8mph at 0 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 3 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 4 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 3 incline, 2min at 3.8mph at 0 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 4 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 5 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 4 incline, 2min at 3.8mph at 0 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 3 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 4 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 3 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 0 incline.)
• Weights - Circuit - 500 movements total - 5 front squat to press with 45lb bar, 20 squats with 45lb bar, 25 bench presses with a 45lb bar, 50 seated calf raises with 20lbs on it. Repeat 3 more times. 10 later raises with two 10lb free weights, 5 front squat presses with 45lb bar, 10 bench presses with a 45lb bar with 10lb on it. Repeat 1 more time. 50 leg extensions at 60lb. 

My body is a little shaky now... And sadly, I am not tired - mentally. But physically I feel a bit exhausted!

Caffeine = Drug

April 17, 2013

These days I don't really have much caffeine. I used to have a lot of Coca Cola everyday - now I haven't had one in a few years. I have never been a coffee drinker either; the only exception is the occasional frappaccino. I admit I also take one Excedrin every so often for a sinus headache- I used to take a lot more Excedrin though for headaches, but now I keep it to a minimum. My point being, that I really don't have caffeine.

This morning, I was feeling kinda down and sluggish. So I put 2 instant coffee packets into my morning Shakeology shake. (And I do use coffee every so often in my shakes- usually on days that I know I have to keep moving a lot, or I am just craving a frappaccino.) But today, it took me from zero to sixty! All of a sudden I had so much energy that I was bouncing around the house and completely pumped up and ready to rock!

It was a really good reminder that caffeine IS a drug! Yes, a legal and very widely accepted one... But a drug none the less. However, it can be beneficial when used appropriately I think. Especially since I don't drink it all the time, I get the benefit of seeing what it actually can do! And I think it is a wonderful thing for a really busy day when I need that extra little push! Or when I am really dragging. But like I said, if I drank it all the time, I wouldn't get the benefit of that!

I just noticed all this today and was thinking about it, so I wanted to share it. I figured it is good food for thought!

Ready To Hit It!

April 17, 2013

I woke up and was feeling kinda blah... But I decided to make a mocha shake this morning- and man did that caffeine help! I was on fire after that! So I headed to the gym to burn some of that energy off...

Workout -

• Cardio - 30 minutes - 2.29 miles [All at 0 incline unless otherwise noted] (2min at 6mph, 1min at 3.8mph, 2min at 6.5mph, 1min at 3.8mph, 2min at 6mph, 1min at 3.8mph, 2 min at 6.5mph, 1min at 3.8mph, 2min at 6mph, 2min at 3.8mph, 1min at 3.8mph at 3 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 4 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 3 incline, 2min at 3.8mph at 0 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 4 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 5 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 4 incline, 2min at 3.8mph at 0 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 3 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 4 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 3 incline, 1min at 3.8mph at 0 incline.)
• Weights - Circuit - 800 movements total - 25 bench presses with two 20lb free weights. 25 sit ups, 10 lateral raises with two 10lb free weights, 15 shoulder presses with two 10lb free weights, 25 crunches, 25 tricep extensions with a 20lb free weight, 25 hip abductions at 140lb, 25 hip adductions at 100lb, 25 leg presses at 160lb. Repeat 3 more times. 

It was a really great workout, and I was sweaty and tired after it! Been a while since I had ran in intervals like that, and it was nice to do that and mix it up!

Evening Yoga

April 16, 2013

My gym just started an evening yoga class- in fact, today was the first day of it! It was a great class, and such nice way to spend an evening! Helped mellow me out for the night...

Glad I went back to the gym tonight to fit in that yoga class!

Best Taco's Ever.

Ingredients.

April 16, 2013

For those of you that remember, a few days ago I posted a recipe for Chicken Taco Chili; and when I made it, I accidentally made it a bit too spicy. My goal was to add some sour cream to it the next day to dial it down. And it worked great! Made it delish!

But while I was at the market, I passed by the tortillas, and I found my favorite tortillas! Tortillas that I used to always get in California, but I hadn't found in Branson. So I was excited! The brand is Mama Lupe's, and they are the low carb tortillas. They are only 60 calories a tortilla, and they are as good for you as tortillas get! I bought some and figured I would make some tacos with the left over chili.

I put the tortilla on the plate, then heated up the chicken taco chili. After I put a couple spoonfuls of the chili on the tortilla, I put a bit of "light" sour cream. (I used quite a bit because of how spicy the chili was this time, next time I might not need as much.) And then I sprinkled a bit of 2% milk-reduced fat cheese on top. That was all!

Ready to start eating!

 Then I enjoyed it! It is so good! I have to say that if you try making the Chicken Taco Chili, you should make some tacos with your leftovers. They are very yummy. I have had many of them this week. And I look forward to having a few more until I am completely out of my Chili!