It is easier to knock out a big goal if you can break it down. When the reps are just too much (and 3 sets of 20 of everything we do almost always is!) then I close my eyes and just try to push through to 10 then start again and see if I can't get another 10. That last 10 sometimes has to be broken down into 5s.
We are in week 2 of 12 and I'm still loving this. Week one -check. Week two - in progress; one of two workouts with Christie down. Only 10 more weeks after that. I can so do this.
Sure, 5am is early. But if you put those feet straight on the floor and into your shoes and leave yourself time for a yogurt before heading out the door it is not so bad and at 7:15 when I'm driving down Bee Cave absolutely exhausted yet feeling great I know I've already done something good for myself and still have my entire day in front of me. It definitely helps though that I know I only have to do it 2 days a week. Yes, I have to workout pretty much everyday but I can jump on the bike at home at 6am which seems like a luxury or even hit the gym at work over lunch.
This past weekend we had an extra upper body workout to do on our own. I think that will be the norm. Strength training homework assignments above and beyond the 3-4 days of cardio that is.
We are in week 2 of 12 and I'm still loving this. Week one -check. Week two - in progress; one of two workouts with Christie down. Only 10 more weeks after that. I can so do this.
Sure, 5am is early. But if you put those feet straight on the floor and into your shoes and leave yourself time for a yogurt before heading out the door it is not so bad and at 7:15 when I'm driving down Bee Cave absolutely exhausted yet feeling great I know I've already done something good for myself and still have my entire day in front of me. It definitely helps though that I know I only have to do it 2 days a week. Yes, I have to workout pretty much everyday but I can jump on the bike at home at 6am which seems like a luxury or even hit the gym at work over lunch.
This past weekend we had an extra upper body workout to do on our own. I think that will be the norm. Strength training homework assignments above and beyond the 3-4 days of cardio that is.
3 sets of 20 each:
Dumbbell Bicep Curl, Tricep Pushups, Burpees (Burpees suck)
3 sets 10 each:
Dumbbell Hammer Curl, Overhead Dumbbell Extensions, 40 Mountain Climbers
3 sets:
30 second run followed by 25 chair dips and 30 second plank
This morning was a lower body workout. You burn between 500-800 calories in the hour and the idea that it is lower body is completely false. I can feel every muscle in my body right now from my ears to my toes.
WO3:
3 sets 20 step-ups followed by 10 lateral squats each side
3 sets 12 stand from wall with overhead weight followed by moving lunge & twist
3 sets alternating skips followed by 10 toe dips each side
3 sets 20 incline push ups followed by 20 squat jumps
It's been 4 hours since my last meal and 2 hours since my last latte which counts as a snack at this stage in the game given the protein in the skim milk. I'm starving. A chicken fajita for my 4th 'meal' of the day at 1pm.
I've found it helps me to count up then down. For 20 reps, count up to ten, then ten down to 1. Those last 4-5 reps are much easier that way.
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