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.