Back in the swing

Well I finally got back to the gym tonight after my surgery. I had to do a light workout with Erin, but we managed. Hopefully I will be able to do more come the Monday after Thanksgiving when I go back again.

I had trouble sitting so we had to be a bit careful about what I did :)

I started out riding the bike for 10 minutes and then did lunges with 3 pound weights. Those were hard tonight, I could tell that it had been a while.

Then we went to do a circuit. I did back lat pull downs, incline press, bicep curls, triceps, and wall ball squats. Repeat. Then we did lateral lifts, sumo squats, low rows, flies, biceps, and triceps. Repeat. Then we did a couple of ab exercises. One that mainly worked the obliques.

Erin was pleased that I made it through. I felt so weak in that I could not pick up my own weights and Erin had to hand them to me. I do know that I will get stronger and more able to do these things again. I just have to be patient. Erin was continually teasing me about not doing my part.

On a lighter note, Trent asked me if I had read this month's newsletter. I told him that yes, I had, and I was happy to announce that it was the first one without any spelling errors :) He was pretty happy about that--big smile on his face :)

Hope everyone has a happy Thanksgiving!!! More the week after the holiday :)

Let's add weights!!!!

So today I got to the gym in the pouring rain and walked in already wet! Well that should help things when I start to sweat!

I did my time on the bike, weighted bar lunges, and rubber band walk. Then Erin told me to start with 70 pound lat pull downs, well they seemed a little easy.... then I did 21s which are using the bar on the cable and go from low to middle 7 times, middle to top 7 times, and then low to top 7 times. And then we went and I sat down and got up with one leg sort of in the air :) The toes went down a couple of times. Then I repeated these, but after the lat pull downs I said well these seemed really easy (It took me 2 seconds to do 12). So then we did those a third time at 80 pounds and well I have to admit that maybe we will be going up to 85 pounds there.

Then we just start raising all my weights--I am strong!!! I then did squats to lifts, donkey kicks, and side kicks...repeat. Then we went over to use both cables for flies. It was a different type of fly as I did not use the square hoops, but instead just used the cables, bent over with Erin leaning on my back so I did not raise my back, and pull out. Then it was biceps on one arm and then next arm using the cable. Finally we did step outs with the cable. Repeat.

Then we headed over the open area and I did V's (lift arms and legs up to meet in the middle), ball twists for 30 seconds, and finally I planked for 30 seconds :)

It was a great night :) Here is hoping all have a great week.

Better late than never

Hi All,

Yeah I am late. Have had a lot going on this week.

This week we worked out on weights :) I started out with 10 minutes on the bike, then bar lunges, rubber band walks and on to the weight side of the gym.

I did bench press (can not for the life of me remember how much weight!!!) Then I did step ups on the bench, repeat. Then it was shoulder presses, lateral raises, and sumo squats. Repeat. Then over the head lifts on the bench (can't remember the actual name of these), flies on the bench, squat machine, and then wall sitting squats. Repeat.

Triceps with the rope on the Nautilus machine, rope pull downs, on the bench and leg lifts and flutter kicks. Repeat.

I was really sore on Tuesday. I redid almost all of this on Wednesday and then again today. I did a little different abs (hee hee) and practiced my balance on the Bosu. Trying to work on my balance weekly.....still having issues, but I will get there.

Have to get moving now....have a great weekend.

Arms Arms Arms Arms---and a few squats :)

Tonight was a lot of arms :)

I started out with 15 minutes on the bike, then lunges with the weight bar, and rubber band walks across the gym. Then Erin joined me :)

We started out with planks with weighted lifts. 8 on each arm. Then onto the Bosu with bicep curls using the uneven bar. Which means that I had most of the weight at one end. Then it was bar squats on the Bosu. Guess what......we then repeated :)

Then it was on the more difficult moves. I balanced on one foot and did two rows, then into a back lunge with a bicep curl up to two shoulder presses. 8 on each leg..... then I did upright lifts (I don't know the correct term...sorry) and then the killers--pull-ins. Where you hold the weights out in front of you, palms facing up, and pull in. Repeat.

Then we headed over to the weight room where I held a 20 pound round weight and did endurance. Started with a squatted lift with a swing of the weight over the head to triceps and back down--8 of each of these exercises. Then into upright rows, dead man lifts, pile squats, squats with a row, and then diagonal lifts. 1 minute break. Repeat.

I finished with weighted obliques.

Overall it was really hard and the sweat was just dripping off of me :) I survived and am sure by Wednesday, I will be sore and stiff, but in a good way.

Have a great week!!!!

The Floor

Hi All,

Yup, I missed again last week--sorry. Last week we were over in the weight area and did lifts, dead man lifts, biceps with a bar weight, lots of lunges--lots of lunges, squats, biceps, more biceps, and obliques on the ball (I am sure there was more, but hey that was a week ago!!!!)

This week we were on the floor. I started with push-ups from a plank on the step. Middle, right-side, middle, left-side, repeat. I managed to stay in the plank for the first round (although I know my butt went high a couple of times), but the second time, I was on my knees--I will get there! After push-ups then it was burpees with weights from the step. Then biceps, weighted pile squats, then we got to some fun stuff :) I stood on the Bosu, did a squat, and then pulled the rope four times in. Squat, four pulls, repeat for what I think was five times. Then we put the rope around the pillar and I did four scissor jumps and then four pulls--repeat four times. Then of course we did the second round of everything above :)

After my water break and catching my breath--we moved on to jumps with punches. Yup, I jumped and then punched with 8 pound weights 10 times. Then it was triceps over the head and on to my ball run :) I bounced the ball twice and then sideways jumped/ran/skipped (I don't know the correct term) five times, bounce two times and then back five times (that is counted as one!). I did five. Then it was hamstrings with the stability ball--I have to admit I think today was the first time I actually did them correctly WOO HOO!!! Then stability ball raises. Water break and repeat.

Now I know you are thinking--she did a lot--but wait, I am not done. I got done early, yup I need to learn to drag some things out longer. I did extra stability ball raises and then got on the Bosu sideways and Erin threw the ball at me. We did ten throws each side. Then I was done.

Funny story, I have been noticing spelling errors in the Fitness 19 newsletter that they email out to the members. It got so bad one month, that I had to email them and let them know how to spell Fitness--yup Fitness. Well this month, I found one error. I mentioned it to Erin and Molly, Erin then mentions it to Trent, and well now he will be sending me the newsletter to proof it before it goes out to everyone. We will see how it goes, but I think Trent is really embarrassed which I certainly did not mean to do.

Hope everyone has a good week and gets out to move.....yes Jodi that means you !!!! Hee Hee! Especially after dinner tomorrow night....we will all need to move!!!!!

Bosu, wire, and me

Hi All,

Sorry I did not write last week. Time got away from me....that seems to happen at least once a month :)

Last week was a lot of weights.

This week we started out at the squat machine only I did push-ups (and discovered that I need to go much lower with the bar--they were a little easy--hmmmm never thought I would say push-ups were easy), then triceps, and finally Bosu step ups with a back lunge. Repeat.

We then moved over to the Nautilus type machine. I stood on the Bosu and then did shoulder muscles, and squat to lift up. Then over to the wall where I did Bosu lunge/squats. Repeat.

Then triceps where I learned I was not keeping my arm in the right place, squat to lift sideways, and finally mini golf terrors :) Repeat.

I think that was it for this week. Erin and I actually did more talking this week, but I think it was because of the 3 day weekend--or we just were gabby!!!

Have a good week.

Back from vacation

Well I returned from vacation yesterday and headed to meet with Erin tonight. Boy after a week of walking around airports, Portland, Maine, and Boston, Massachusetts, I thought my workout would be a breeze--doesn't work that way :)

I started out with the bike for 10 minutes, bar lunges, and rubber band walk. Then we moved over to the stretching area and Erin stated we would be working on endurance. We started out with jumps onto the step, then planks with weighted arm lifts, then bicep curl to lateral lift, thirty seconds of weight throw, and then one legged weight drops. Repeat.

Then it was a 25 pound round weight and a start with high lifts, dead man lifts, then squats to lifts, squats to over the head lifts, one armed hammer lifts, and diagonal lifts. I think there was more, but it is really sad that I can not remember what I did 3 hours ago!! I think I have to chalk that up to exhaustion, laundry overload, and church paperwork that still needs to be done :)

So that is what I remember for today, but maybe the rest of it will come to me.