Not as bad this week

Well tonight was not as bad as last week. I don't think I will be hurting as much tomorrow and Wednesday as I was last week. I actually was still a little sore tonight from last week!!! Erin told me that was normal since I had done the inclined seated lifts and she had me go farther than normal. So I will be sore, but we will see how that goes.

Tonight's workout was more of a mini-boot camp. We started with pendulum lunges, then marching in place, and butt kicks (or run in place--hee hee). Repeat. Then we did abs: ball butt lifts, stability ball passes, roll-outs on the stability ball, and then ball planks--yup ball planks!!!! I held those planks for 20 seconds twice! Yippee. Then glutes on the glute machine and then repeat.

Then since we could not get into the weight area (tonight was apparently everyone's day to go to the gym). We stayed in the stretching area and I did lifts, some other weight lift, and biceps. Then 20 squats. Then curved arm lifts and slow joggers. 20 more squats. Repeat all of the above.

I was tired, but able to grocery shopping afterwords which I was not able to do last week. Will try and get to the gym in the morning and more this week. I made it 4 times last week, but chose to sleep in on Friday :)

Have a great week.

My apologies

I am so sorry I did not update last week. I was not home any night last week and so this did not even cross my mind until Thursday as I landed in Atlanta--weird when you remember things. I had not taken my computer with me on this trip since I thought that the hotel was going to charge me an arm and a leg for Internet access, so I am very sorry there is no update from last week.

From what I remember it was another boot camp, but I did pretty well (held up my planks!!!!) and was able to go to a meeting afterwords--tonight is not the same story!!

I got to the gym and did 10 minutes on the bike and then my walking weighted lunges. Then Erin had me sit on the weight bench and I actually did a weight bar. There was no weight on it, but it was heavy for shoulder presses, I think. After that I had a big rubber-band put around my legs and I walked sideways down and back. Then the shoulder presses again.

Then we did the squat machine and wall squats (for 30 sec). Then I laid down and did chest presses with a bar (I did 16 and then she had me do 5 more!!!) Back to the squat machine, wall squats (did not make the whole 30 without a stand up this time) and then the chest presses again. By now my arms are burning!!!!!

I then did holding lunges for 30 seconds on each side--burn, burn!!! Then it was flies (at 12.5 pounds in each hand) and then back to the lunges and then repeat the flies--OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

Then Erin said all we have left is abs--it is only pain. I could barely walk!!! I made it on the ball and did front sit ups, left side, and right side--rest--Repeat.

I was in pain. I had thought to go to the grocery store after the workout tonight, but that did not get done. I barely made it home where I almost collapsed. As I write this my arms and legs are hurting.

I will try and do some of this over the week, but I know I can't do it all without Erin there to spot me (I almost dropped the bar a couple of times).

This was the first week I managed to do at least one wall squat without standing during--working on getting two in a workout like I am doing with the planks.

I can definitely tell I am getting stronger!!!!!

Have a great week everyone.

More pain.....

Hi all,

I told Erin that I had been in pain all weekend from my Friday workout. Sitting was so painful and let's not even talk about bending over with my abs!!! Today was just as bad. I know that I am going to be in pain and she even had me test out some new exercises that she just came up with!!!!

I started out with toe taps on the Bosu, then jumping jacks for 30 seconds, and then superwomen on the rounded side of the Bosu--Repeat.

Then I did push-ups, triceps, and one of the new exercises, backwards squats off of the Bosu with leg lifts. Repeat.

Then I did shoulder presses, another new exercise: ballet squats with leg outreach lifts. Repeat.

Then I did tree huggers, triceps, shoulder pull downs, and squat pulls. Repeat.

My arms and legs are just sore tonight!!! I am guessing I will be more sore on Wednesday!!!

Have a good week.

Abs are in pain

Tonight was my weekly meeting with Erin and I am in some pain!!!

Here is the workout from tonight:
weighted bend overs (30 pounds), used the calve machine for the first time, squat machine and a sitting wall squat--repeat.
Pull downs, bicep lifts (12.5 pounds), and Bosu one-legged squats (holding onto Erin for dear life)--repeat.
Row pulls, hammer lifts (12.5 pounds), and weighted squats--repeat.
Then we got to the abs....lateral lifts, scissor kicks, and flutter kicks. 30 seconds for each one and repeat. I was in so much pain at the end of that. I can only imagine what tomorrow will bring :)

I meet again on Monday so hopefully my update will be earlier.

Have a great weekend!!!!