Recap of weekend and today's workout

Happy Manic Monday everyone!

I was up at Ben's this past weekend where we had a fun time Saturday night hanging out with his sister and her husband, whom introduced me to Pho! If you haven't tried this yummy Vietnamese noodle soup, I suggest you do! It was the perfect dinner to a cool, dreary Saturday night.

Earlier that day, Ben and I headed to his gym for a quick workout. After doing a 20 minute warm up on the elliptical (my body was tired and that was a good way to wake it up!), I did the follow workout with free weights:
Arms:
40 dumbbell bicep curls
10 push ups
10 triangle pushups
1.5 minute chest press pulse
10 tricep dips

Butt:
50 squats
2 minute wall sit
50 donkey kicks (each side)
50 donkey leg raises ( each side)
50 single leg half bridge pulses (each side)
50 single leg bridge circles (each side)
100 swim kicks

Outer Thighs:
60 dumbbell side lunges
30 dumbbell standing outer thigh lifts
50 lying outer thigh lifts
50 walking lunges

Abs:
30 Russian Twists
10 sit ups
:30 plank
20 vertical leg crunches
:20 plank
10 jackknife sit ups
:15 side plank (each side)
30 crunches
:40 plank

Today's workout
When I got to the gym this afternoon, I was in a great mood after a wonderful Girls On The Run practice. So proud of my girls who are working so hard and most of the girls reached their daily goal today, yay!
Today's workout consisted of a Total Body Circuit Workout 3 times through:

 

(_____) of the Day:

Song of the Day: Go the Distance from Hercules!

 

 



I don't sweat, I sparkle!

Title courtesy of what my tank said today :)

 

After driving to and from Richmond this afternoon to take a test, I was more than ready to get out of the car and work out! I started out on the elliptical to wake myself up before doing a butt and ab routine. I was really feeling my workout from yesterday while on the elliptical, but it was a good burn!

The butt routine is one that I have done before and posted quite often,  but it's my favorite because it's a good mix up of butt exercises (plus, you could do outside of the gym if you needed!)

 

My ab workout consisted of following:

30 Russian twists with weight

10 sit ups

:30 plank

20 vertical leg crunches

:20 plank

10 jackknifes

40 oblique crunches

:15 side plank each

30 crunches

:40 plank

 

I do this one straight through without resting!

 

Question: What exercise(s) would you guys like to see more of?

I try to switch up my workouts but realize I do more of some workouts than others. Everyone's body is different of course so something I want to work on, you may not want to! BUT if there is something you'd like to see/try, let me know! :)



It's Hump Day!

This morning during calendar, when asked what day it was, all the kids shouted out Hump Day! ha! 

Workout

I had hoped to go on a run after work, but it was overcast and looked like rain when I left school, so I headed straight to the gym (course it was sunny when I left). 

I jumped on the treadmill to do my favorite treadmill workout, while getting to enjoy Boy Meets World (kudos to ABCfamily for re-airing it!):

I then did 1 round of the following functional workout. 1 minute of burpees isn't a walk in a park I tell ya! 

2 more days till the weekend folks, we can do it!! 

Post wedding workout

Yesterday was my best friend's wedding and I could not be more THRILLED for her!!

 

Ben and I passed out hard when we got home last night, but when we woke up this morning, we were ready for the gym (though on a rainy Saturday, my warm bed felt hard to leave from).

I warmed up with 30 minutes on the elliptical before doing the Saturday Morning Circuit Workout! I didn't realize how tired my legs were (dancing last night in heels plus lots of moving around the day before) until  I was doing this. It's a great full body workout that you can take at your own speed!

Fall running

Nothing like a cool, fall day to make you want to run and run!

I decided to not route out a run before hand and just let my feet go where I felt like going. I ended up just about 5 miles (my watch died early on so I have no record) but I was able to guestimate based on the amount of time I was out running. Since I am not getting out around 2-2:30, I am looking forward to being able to get runs in during the afternoon rather than evening before it gets dark :) Though I could tell at the end of my run, I am in need of new running shoes! Next paycheck!

Afterwards, I came in for a Sexy Arm Workout. I've done it before, but here it is again:

Mondays' Burnin Legs & Abs!

 

This past weekend, I got to experience the love and fun of Ben's older sister, Cary, at her wedding! Congrats to the new Mr. & Mrs. Trencher!

I was able to go for a run around Ben's neighborhood Friday morning before we left for DC and it felt great, especially since it was still cool out! And of course, Saturday evening, I tore up the dance floor in heels...my poor feet were screaming the next day.

Today's workout:

Seriously, rainy Mondays are the worst.



After GOTR, I went to ACAC Downtown to do a workout. I was starting to get hungry since I had lunch almost 5 hours earlier so I didn't want to push myself too much. I did 20 minutes on the stairmaster before doing the following:

10 push ups

50 sumo squats

50 bridges

10 push ups

50 squats

50 lunges

10 push ups

50 side plank hip lifts (25 each side)

50 side crunches (25 each side)

10 push ups

50 squat jumps

50 crunches on exercise ball

50 jumping jacks

50 bicycles

10 push ups

50 seconds planks

 



BodyPump!

Today's workout was BodyPump!! BodyPump is a weight-based class that works eight separate muscle group areas at a fast moving pace.

The music my instructor selected was great! I sometimes caught myself moving to the beat and wanting to dance and not doing the workout haha. The warm up was a quick whole body workout and then we were off working butt...chest...legs....arms...and shoulders which were SCREAMING by the end of the class! We ended with abs which were a nice break from not using weights.

 

I really enjoyed the class, though did struggle with finding my right weight at the beginning. The first was too light so I added a weight when then made it really heavy on my shoulders and upper back so took that weight off. I settled with my first weight and throughout the class, I am glad I did. I have a feeling my arms won't want to move tomorrow!

 

There most likely won't be a post until next Monday because tomorrow I am going to Caroline's field hockey game and then Thursday through the weekend, I will be in DC for Ben's sister, Cary, wedding! Though as you may recall from my post from May re. my cousin's wedding, there will  be plenty of dancing going on this weekend ;)