Well I didn't make spin class yesterday, due to work gumpf.
Am off work today though, so no excuses. For reasons known only to the voices in my head, I was awake at 6:30 this morning despite the absence of alarm clocks or the need to be up. So I got up and went to the gym early...
Lateral raises on a stability ball 2x3kg x 12
Front raises on a stability ball 2x3kg x 12
2 sets
Bicep curls on a stability ball 2x4kg x 12
Stability ball dumbbell tricep extensions 7kg x 12
2 sets
I did the above twice over - so essentially 4 sets of each.
cable tricep pull down with side lunge - 7.5kg, 10kg, 10kg, 7.5kg x 12
bicep pull down - 20kg, 22.5kg, 22.5kg, 20kg x 12
4 sets (weights represent what I did for each set)
Stability ball plank 30 seconds
Stability ball roll out x 12
4 sets
Then I did a fair bit of stretching - am worried about my left hip, which seems to be in a bad mood with me these days, and is definitely not as flexible as the right one. So I stretched the hell out of my whole body.
Then a few minutes in the steam room - but I'm easily bored and there is nothing to occupy the mind in there.
And then swimming, as it was quiet. The pool was disgusting though - the water level was really low, so you could clearly see the tide mark from where it usually is (the pool is never cleaned as far as I can tell) and the water was really cold. Still, I managed 34 lengths (it's a tiny pool - about 15 metres I think), then went for a little sit in the spa pool.
So yes, I feel like I've been reasonably productive today, and all before 10am!
Am off out to a gig with some friends tonight so not sure if I'll be up early for the gym tomorrow. Will definitely be there at some point though.
Oh I almost forgot, I weighed myself this morning and appear to have lost another pound - so that's 4 pounds since I went back to the gym at the beginning of April. I don't trust it though, I generally don't count a loss until I've seen it at least twice on the scales - otherwise it could just be a fluke! So watch this space.
I should probably start posting weekly weigh-ins and all that jazz... I always forget to do that stuff though. Am lame. We'll see how I feel this weekend...
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Thursday, 13 May 2010
Monday, 19 April 2010
Monday 2010-04-19
Gadzooks, did I ever ache when I woke up this morning! Very stiff legs!
I still dragged myself to the gym - it just took longer than normal to get there!
Warmed up with some cardio, then did a bit of upper body...
Stepper: level 6, 5 minutes
Stability ball chest press - flye 2x4kg x 12
Stability ball dumbell row 5kg x 12 each side
Pull downs - first set at 20kg, then at 15kg x 12
3 sets
Then I thought since I was there I'd do Body Balance. I've not done this class for probably about 6 months. It was a new release this week though, so I was lucky in that nobody really knew what they were doing. It bloody hurt, but I think it's probably helped to stretch my poor aching legs out a bit!
After that, since I was off work and didn't have anything I really needed to do, I went for a swim. I did 20 lengths of the pool, but it was mainly for leisure rather than exercise. I would have gone in the jacuzzi/spa thingie, had it been working - but as usual, it's broken.
I was originally planning to work on lower body again tomorrow, but judging by today's inability to walk, I think I'd better leave it a day or two. So the plan is to do cardio and some abs in the morning, and perhaps Legs Bums & Tums after work, depending on my legs!
I do feel pretty good for the exercise though, and when I weighed myself this morning I appeared to have lost a pound and a half so I can't really complain!
I still dragged myself to the gym - it just took longer than normal to get there!
Warmed up with some cardio, then did a bit of upper body...
Stepper: level 6, 5 minutes
Stability ball chest press - flye 2x4kg x 12
Stability ball dumbell row 5kg x 12 each side
Pull downs - first set at 20kg, then at 15kg x 12
3 sets
Then I thought since I was there I'd do Body Balance. I've not done this class for probably about 6 months. It was a new release this week though, so I was lucky in that nobody really knew what they were doing. It bloody hurt, but I think it's probably helped to stretch my poor aching legs out a bit!
After that, since I was off work and didn't have anything I really needed to do, I went for a swim. I did 20 lengths of the pool, but it was mainly for leisure rather than exercise. I would have gone in the jacuzzi/spa thingie, had it been working - but as usual, it's broken.
I was originally planning to work on lower body again tomorrow, but judging by today's inability to walk, I think I'd better leave it a day or two. So the plan is to do cardio and some abs in the morning, and perhaps Legs Bums & Tums after work, depending on my legs!
I do feel pretty good for the exercise though, and when I weighed myself this morning I appeared to have lost a pound and a half so I can't really complain!
Monday, 7 September 2009
Monday 7th
Well today was my first day off... and I was pretty sore from doing my program yesterday!
My little sis came over in the morning and we watched bad TV before heading to the gym. She's not used my gym before, so we pottered about a bit, did some cardio and then some of the weights machines, before heading down to the studio for Body Balance. Unsurprisingly, it hurt more than usual today, especially the Standing Strength!
After Balance we went in the steam room for a while, then swam, I think we managed about 14 lengths (some using the noodles instead of kicking our legs), and then headed for the spa pool or whatever it's called.
In the evening I was planning to go back to the gym for Body Pump, but I was feeling pretty knackered. I'd almost decided not to go, but then I thought, well you took a week off intending to spend it at the gym, you'd better get there. So I went. It was only a 45 minute class as the instructor had to be somewhere afterwards. It was hard though! I put my weights up for the squats, but oddly I think I could handle putting them up further next time!
Warm up 7.5kg
Squats 17.5kg
Chest 7.5kg (and press ups! Ouch!)
Glutes, Back & Hamstrings 12.5kg
Triceps 5kg (and tricep dips - ouch again!)
Shoulders 2x3kg, then 7.5kg on the bar afterwards
Abs 5kg
Depending on how much I ache tomorrow I'm not sure if I'll do my program - it's killer! Am planning to do Pump again on Wednesday evening though!
My little sis came over in the morning and we watched bad TV before heading to the gym. She's not used my gym before, so we pottered about a bit, did some cardio and then some of the weights machines, before heading down to the studio for Body Balance. Unsurprisingly, it hurt more than usual today, especially the Standing Strength!
After Balance we went in the steam room for a while, then swam, I think we managed about 14 lengths (some using the noodles instead of kicking our legs), and then headed for the spa pool or whatever it's called.
In the evening I was planning to go back to the gym for Body Pump, but I was feeling pretty knackered. I'd almost decided not to go, but then I thought, well you took a week off intending to spend it at the gym, you'd better get there. So I went. It was only a 45 minute class as the instructor had to be somewhere afterwards. It was hard though! I put my weights up for the squats, but oddly I think I could handle putting them up further next time!
Warm up 7.5kg
Squats 17.5kg
Chest 7.5kg (and press ups! Ouch!)
Glutes, Back & Hamstrings 12.5kg
Triceps 5kg (and tricep dips - ouch again!)
Shoulders 2x3kg, then 7.5kg on the bar afterwards
Abs 5kg
Depending on how much I ache tomorrow I'm not sure if I'll do my program - it's killer! Am planning to do Pump again on Wednesday evening though!
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