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.

You are very strong today!

A lot of weight work today!!

I started out with 10 minutes on the bike, then did my weighted bar squats and finished with the rubber band walk.

Then we moved over to the weight room where I did chest press for the first round with 50 pounds (25 in each hand). Well Erin decided that was way to easy so for the second round we upped the weights to 30 pounds per hand--60 pounds total!!

I also did full step ups on the bench with a back lunge as I came down. Then it was on to the incline press with 22.5 pounds per hand. It was on to 4 part mountain climbers for 30 seconds and the move where I take the 22.5 pound weight and put it behind my head while lying down on the bench. Then on to scissor jumping jacks for 30 seconds (I started lagging which caused me to trip a little--did not quite get my 30 seconds without stopping but came close. Then I did rows with triceps (or as I said to remember tri's to rows). Repeat of course.

After that we moved on to abs on the mat. 12 lever lifts, 12 scissor kicks, and 12 flutter kicks--took me a long time to get those done. I was getting tired.

Overall it was a good workout. Looking forward to vacation now!!!

Paula meet Rope

Well Monday's workout went really well I think. We were on the weight room side for the workout which I am beginning to like a lot except, I know that I need more of the cardio stuff :)

I started out with the bike for 6 minutes (I was running so late!!! I normally get in 10 minutes), then weighted lunges, and then the big rubber band was missing so I just did walking squats until it was time.

I did rope to face pull downs at 50 pounds, then rope rows, and rope pull ups. Repeat.

Then it was squat to upright row, baseball rope pulls, leg pulls, side leg pulls, and something else that I can not remember. Repeat.

Then it was the oblique stand for right side, left side, and forward lifts. Then bent over upright row with twist. Repeat.

We ended with lunge throws. I think I forgot a couple of exercises in there, but what can I say--my mind was not totally there for parts :)

Have a great week.

Good morning!

Just found time to do my weekly update. This week's workout was harder than last week!!! I am not that sore, but when I tried to repeat it this morning, I could only get through parts of it. Here is what it entailed:

We started with 15 push-ups, jump-outs with a press (jumping out with my feet while bent over and then lifting the 15 pound medicine ball over my head), leg machine to work on glutes. Repeat.

Then it was two bars at 15 pounds apiece with lunge and row movement, then press with one bar and kick out, martial arts arm move with one bar, pole jumps and hold squat, Bosu mountain climbers, crunches with rope pulls, and finally a Bosu plank. Of course you know what is coming.....REPEAT.

By the end I was gasping and tired and sweaty and just wanted to be done. This was a hard one for sure. Erin just keeps telling me that she does not hate me. I told her that I knew if she hated me we would only work on machines so I know that is not it. I did tell her that I knew I needed it.....but wow this week took a lot out of me.

This morning I did most of the workout at least once. I did not do everything twice :) Just way too tired :)

Have a great week.