Showing posts with label rowing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rowing. Show all posts

Wednesday, 9 September 2009

Wednesday 9th

I had a late start this morning, as I wanted to do the lunchtime spin class at the gym. I still got there early for the class though, so I did some cardio beforehand...

Rowing - 500 metres in 2.13 minutes.
Cross trainer - 5 minutes at level 5

30 minute spin class

Swimming - 24 lengths
I also spent a few minutes in the steam room, and sat in the spa pool for a while before getting changed as well.

I came back to the gym in the evening to do Body Pump. Since I managed most of the tracks with no problems on Monday, I decided I could stand to put my weights up a bit in some places... Plus the class was over-booked so I could only use one bar, and couldn't be bothered to keep changing my weights around!

warm-up 7.5kg
Squats 20kg (!)
Chest 10kg
Glutes, back & hamstrings 12.5kg
Triceps 5kg plus tricep dips
Biceps 5kg
Lunges 7.5kg
Abs 5kg plate

Weirdly, I put my squats weight up higher than I've ever managed before - and managed the whole track without having to stop or skip any reps. I might put it up again when I go to Friday's class!

All in all a pretty good day - though I did spend a bit too much time sitting about on the sofa, and my lunch was pretty bad. Still need to work on the old diet!

Monday, 6 July 2009

Monday 6th

I planned to get up early... but I failed. Managed to get to the gym for 9 though, and did an almost-complete run through of my new program...

dumbell squats - 2 x 6kg x 12 (I'm meant to be doing these on an upturned BOSU, but couldn't balance this morning!)
BOSU Lunge - 2 x 6kg x 12
3 sets

1000 meter row - 4 mins 51.5 seconds

Box Jumps x 12 (3 raisers)
Single leg deadlifts 10kg x 12 (each side)
3 sets

Stability ball push-ups x 12 (these are meant to be incline dumbell presses but there was a scary man in the weight bay and between him and some idiot who didn't seem to be lifting many weights, they were using all the benches and I didn't want to engage any of them in conversation)
Lat pull-downs 20kg x 12
Single arm low row 6.25kg x 12 (each side)
3 sets (1 set of lat pull-downs, then switched to single arm low rows)

Reverse crunch x 12
straight leg heel taps x 12
2 sets with no rests in between each

Ouchies, that hurt quite a bit!