Happy Thursday

Do you ever have one of those days where you are in a good mood and have bouncing step to your walk? That's how I felt today after a great Autism Teacher training/conference with my county....and being free at 2:30! Being at the gym at 3 was such a change especially when I'm in school during that time.

So what did I do at the gym?......EVERYTHING! And it felt wonderful.

20 minutes on the stairmaster to start out then headed to the weight section for arms.

3x15 bicep curls

3x12 tricep kick backs

3x10 front arm raises 

3x12 skull crushers

2x12 chest press

I then decided to do some glute action:

3x15 laying leg curls

20 squats

20 plie squats

20 donkey kicks

20 fire hydrants

20 side leg circles

30 alternating lunge jumps

30 sliders

20 deadlifts

And to complete my workout, abs!

:40 sec plank

5 side plank dips

20 crunches

15 vertical leg crunch with weights

:15 cobra position

:40 sec plank

40 russian twists

10 jackknife sit ups

30 bicycles

:15 side planks

TGIT....aka almost Friday!!!

Starting the weekend off right

Finally it's the weekend! 

Heading to Baltimore for a weekend with my best friends, but wanted to get in a workout to start out the fun! Scrolling through Pinterest, I chose the Weekend Circuit Workout

I also added in a :30 sec plank at the end of each round and started with 20 minutes on the elliptical on the cross-country setting.

Have a great weekend! 

Brrrrr

Brr!! It is officially flannel sheets and glove season!  And whenever I start running again, it'll be leggings, running gloves, headband, and long sleeves! 

I focused today on abs and glutes. My lower body has felt sluggish since the marathon because I went from running and having that be my main glutes exercise to not running. Hello legging season!!

Glutes:

20 minutes on Stairmaster

Laying leg curl 4x12

Glute kickbacks 3x12

Squats on Bosu Ball 3 holds for :30 seconds

Abductors 3x15

Adductors 3.x15

Single leg deadlifts with dumbbells 3x12

30 Butt Lifts

Abs:

30 vertical leg crunches

20 oblique crunches

:30 sec plank

40 Russian twists

40 bicycles

5 weighted sit ups

:20 sec side plank

:45 sec plank

20 jacknife sit-ups

Have a warm Friday tomorrow!

 

Another half marathon

Half Marathon #4 will be taking place in April! My mom and I signed up to do the Waynesboro Park to Park 1/2 Marathon in April. The price was the cheapest I've seen for a half and it'll be nice to do a race so close to home (20 mins away)....and with my mom!

Yesterday's workout was a good one. I was still a little tired from Saturday's workout and wasn't really sure what I wanted to do so decided to whip out one of my favorite circuit workouts.

I skipped the 1/2 mile run. Not ready to run just yet. I did start out with 20 minutes on the elliptical. 

First long workout since MCM

A week ago right now, I was halfway through the marathon. That seems like a lifetime ago! I went to the gym twice during the week, but both were for like 40 minutes. 20 minutes on the elliptical, easy, and then 20 minutes doing arms and abs, again easy going. 

Yesterday--after a night of Halloween fun aka eating pizza and candy while passing out candy to adorable trick or treaters--I was ready to get in a hardcore-full body workout.

After starting out with 30 minutes on the elliptical, I did some leg & glutes exercises:

3x15 laying leg curls 

3x15 adductors and abductors

3x15 calf raises 

50 squats 

25 walking lunges with weights 

Abs:

40 sec plank

40 leg lifts 

30 scissors

30 criss crosses

20 cross crunches

20 heel touches

20 plank jacks

1 min crunches

1 min v-hold

1 min bicycles

And last, arms.

3x15 tricep dips

3x12 tricep pulldowns

3x15 rows

3x15 skull crushers

3x10 side arm raises 

3x12 chest press

A good solid Saturday morning workout. 

Ooorah. ;)