A Jan 31st.

Family gym day =)
I did the eliptical for 20 min.  Off to Upper body Weights:
-Skull Crushers- 30pound EZ bar, 3 sets, 15 reps.
-Bicep curls- EZ bar 30 pounds, close grip, 3 sets, 13 reps.
-Incline press- Dumb bells, 15pounds each, 3 sets, 15 reps
-bent over Lateral raise- 15 pounds each dumbbell, 3 sets 13 reps.  Unfortunately, I couldn't remember the proper form until my last set ugh! 
-Stiff Legged Deadlift- 30 pound ez bar, 3 sets, 15 reps... too light.  SHoulda' gone for a 40 pound bar.

Cole was sick the last few days so I cancelled our Mommy meet-up playdate at a park, but he was looking good enough to do a quick play at the YMCA.  Glad that he's actually less snotty today! =)   

R - ZUMBA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know you are probably tired of hearing about Zumba.  I donno why I am so obsessed with Andres.  I almost missed it today.  Cori is kinda sick (coughing) but I took her anyway.  For a minute I thought Sara was going to have to stay home from school... but I think she was just tired and didn't feel like going.

Anyway, I wish you coulda been there.  new music!  I think he went a little crazy with his new mix.  Some of the songs are like 15 sec then another 15 sec song then onto another.  Makes it hard to get a rhythm especially for me!  It was fun though and he was full of energy today.

R - Saturday (29th)

Did get to go to they gym but wasn't feeling it.  Warmed up on the arc trainer.  Then did four rounds:

500 Erg, Lunges, push-ups.

Was sore from that!

jan 29th

W/o at the YMCA today =)  Back from my trip and ready to get back into my schedule...
did 15 and 15- first eliptical with arms and finish on the rec bike...  felt good but I'm still SUPER tired from not sleeping for a day when I driving back from New Orleans.  Kept it light... I feel like I need a CLEANSE from all of my drinking lol.  

New Orleans Hotel w/o

did 25 minutes (not much time for w/o with all of our tours =))  on an eliptical with the arms- can't remember the name of those....  didn't want to stop, felt GOOD!  but I had to in order to be on time for an upcoming 3 hour tour... it rocked by the way =)    I did SO much walking while in New Orleans- with all the sights to see, it was never boring and I really enjoyed the fresh cool air while we were there... the heat here already feels stifling.... and it's not even freakin hot yet.

Jan 13th, 21, and 23

I worked out Jan 11 (posted below) then again on the 13th- can't remember what I did - then I got sick AGAIN and back in the gym-
 21st did kickboxing- loved it!
Last work out before vacation was on the 23rd... just a cardio - 20 minute running and 5 suicides in the gym.... VERY sore from kickboxing on the 21st... ...

R - this week

It's been a bit of a rough week for working out.  On Tuesday I did manage to take Frankie but Wednesday and Thursday my only workout was shoveling snow!  bleh.  Today was my b-day.  No power yesterday or today.  No school = no childcare at the gym.

So we are staying at my MILs house and although it's been a blessing to have somewhere to go this is not what I envisioned for my b-day.  I did manage to run/walk on their treadmill for a bit.  Other than that today I've had a sick baby and dead fish to deal with.  double bleah.  sorry to be a downer but I just needed to rant a little.

I am hoping the power comes back on tonight and we can go home for real tomorrow AND maybe I'll even get to work out!

R - no zumba = torture

So, today I was all excited to get back to Zumba since I missed it last week (due to Sara have a b-day party to attend).  So I called to make a childcare reservation (because Olney is lame you have to call ahead) and they were overbooked so they couldn't offer childcare for me! Grrrr!

So I just went to Layhill FF.  No one was in that childcare!  blah... anyway, I just really had trouble motivating myself to do something else.  I got on the arc trainer for 10 min and then saw people starting to file in for a spinning class.  I figured, hey, why not?  So I went... it was horrible... it was torture.  Not because it was hard, but because the music was lame and the instructor was lame!  I almost left but I didn't want to be a quitter so I stuck it out!  The music was not intense enough.. it was like Peter Gabriel type stuff.  Not that I don't Peter Gabriel I just generally don't want to work out to him.  The whole workout was us going up a steep hill and then s-l-o-w-e-l-y going back down. 

I did get a decent workout it was hard.  Just not intense in the way I like.  :(

R - gym

Lonely here.  Guess Aly's not into the blog.  ah well.... anyway, I went to the gym totally didn't feel like but ended up doing the TM walk.jog.run for 35 min!  not bad.

R-Walk

Nada for yesterday... what an exhausting day!  Worked all day and more!

Today just a walk w Frankie and Cori.  Wasn't into it.  I was cold.  Cori was cute though.  :)

R - shovel + gym

I SO needed a good workout today.  My efforts were thwarted in the am since school was closed so (this means the gym daycare is closed) So I just shoveled ice all morning.  Talk about annoying exercise!

Luckily, they opened the daycare for the evening so we went!!

20 min arc trainer (decent intensity)
20 min intense intervals on recumbent bike!

felt so awesome afterward!  yeah!!

R - gym FAST!

Well, after feeling like a bum over the weekend I did go to the gym.  I felt AWESOME when I got there.  All caffienated and energetic.  Didn't have much tie since we were due at a b-day party at 10:00 am.

Originally, I was going to do 30 min of crazy cardio but then I just decided to lift instead:

5 min maniac warm-up on arc trainer
4 rounds:
10 burpees
10 horizontal push-ups
10 floor wipers

ok the burpees killed me and the floor wipers didn't exactly make it all the way to the floor but it was a decent workout! 

Got on the scale...  don't know why... guess I was just curious.  I have definitely put on some winter pounds.  Guess we all need a little extra padding in the winter.  ;)

R - Friday

Walk with Frank.  ALONE!!!  yeah!  Nice, but weird day.  :)

R - Nada

Decided to take it easy today.  Went to Victoria's Secret to verify what I was sure to be true.  Yep, my boobs have shrunk!  Blah... I am a little sad about it... but I guess I lost them with those crazy babies... there are much worse things.

Anyway, good day overall... just chillin' gonna relax and read a bit soon... enjoying the Cori nap!

R - Cardio

Yeah, it was HARD today!  It's funny how even on days you don't want to go you can often end up being pretty intense.  Went late to the gym since Sara's school has a two hour delay.  Had fun in the snow though!

20 min Gauntlet Level 11+?  Can't remember... what I do remember was that I was dying and had it at level 12 toward the end and refused to put it down lower since there wasn't so far to go... AHHH!

20 min arc trainer... you got me stuck on this interval thing.  I decided to mix it up with the length of intervals.  I first tried 30 sec/60 sec but that seemed too long recovery.  So I ended up doing 30 sec/45 sec.  30 seconds is a long time to be intense!  But I got my rhythm after a while. 

R - walk

yay!  Got to take Frankie for a walk.  He was so happy.  Coru fell asleep during the walk... hasn't done that in a while.  It was kinda nice.  :D

R - Mon Zumba

Same old Zumba.. Pretty intense today though!  woo hoo!

Jan 11th cardio plus intverval cardio class!

Whoa... so I ran for 15 minutes as a warm up, then stretched. A LITTLE nauseas but still full of energy.
Went to my first "Interval Cardio" class- (1 hour) holy crap- it was intense and there was about 5 minutes where the step coreography was so complicated that I couldn't get it! lol I was ALMOST ready to leave if it was just gonna get harder/more complicated.  It was intense, (double stack step, 5 pund BB, 8 pd bar) 
All in all a great class.  I'll do it again! Definetely ready to hurl by the end of the class (smh)
I left 10 min early when the abd w/o begin as crunches are SO bad and painful for my soine/rods.

Ravenously hungery when I got home =)

Jan 9th Cadio and upper body

MAN did I have some interuptions today... plus some emotional upheaval from Cole.
5 minutes into my cardio on the arc trainer, I had to go change Cole's ppopy diaper- he THOUGHT he was on time out cause they asked him to wait for me... this upset him and I explained to him that he was not in trouble- he just needed to wait for me... but he still seemed confused and said 2 more times- "I got put on timout"... (SMH)    the next interruption was cause Cole's nose was bleeding and he was crying in a corner and wouldn't calm down. (arrrrrrrg!! I hate other little kids hmph!)  Fortunately he made his OWN nose bleed by picking it but did have a boo-boo on his head from being knocked around by some other older boys (probably not on purpose- just all trying to climb and play at the same time, in the same area)  The problem is that after Cole got bullied this christmas- he's been VERY clingy, more passive, and yet very challanging to Chris and I) 
Anyway... I talked with him and the day care lady, asked him to color and told him to get back in there and play sending him with hugs and kisses.   I'm extremely happy and proud to say that he did just that =)
I refuse to teach him to run away from things that scare him...
BACK to cardio- same machine- weight loss setting...  decided I was only gonna do 20 minutes as I was feeling completely unmotivated at this point. Finished and went to lift weights...
Upper body-  strngth training
decided to keep it "old school"- no waights.  (but I DID use the assisted dips and pull ups machine)
SO-- started with strength training
 Dips 70 pounds assist- 10  reps. waited a min. 64 assist- 8 reps.  rested a min.  58 assist- 6 reps.
Pull ups (palms facing away from me)  same weight and rep as for the dips.  REALLY focused on form and taking my time with each rep.  MAYBE coulda used less assist for the dips....

jack-knifes (on a yoga ball)  4 sets- 8-9 reps per set. did 4 sets of man pushups at 10 reps each.
alternated sets/excersizes.  Wrists were kinda hurting, so the last 2 sets of pushups, I used that half yoga ball thing with my hands on the rim- MUCH better.

Started to feel on the verdge of clumsly or dizzy.   stretched and got outta there.   Sorry this one was so long... I know this is not a diary ;) 

Jan 7th cardio/yoga

Went to the gym with the fam.
Chris and I ran next to eachother... (I got to the gym too late for my kickboxing)
I did interval running for 20 minutes.  
Then went straight to yoga for an hour... whoa.  I haven't felt the lateral edges of my legs working in FOREVER. =)  I was pleasantly sore the next night =)  Yoga was great... although I forgot to bring my matt so I had to use the gym's matt-- ew.  :P
Felt spent but reallllllllly good at the end.

Home in MD- w/o Jan 5th

Night time workout... rushed cause the childcare closes at 8...

Did 30-40 minutes of cardio... arc and jogging...  stretched....  Still feeling that sinus infection but ALMOST gone.
felt tired but good afterward

ZUmba w/o with that Buff Biotch Robin end of Dec...

That's all I got- read above ;)      no seriously though- that class was awesome.   "Show ME what you have!! SHOW MEEE!!!"  lol he was a TRIP. 

FYI this was the first workout I'd had in 2 weeks since Dec 23rd....

R - gym

Went to FF this am.  Just did cardio.

20 min arc trainer
20 min recumbent bike - did the Aly intervals but mixed it up and randomly did 4 x 42 second intervals in addition to the regular ones.  woo hoo!

no totally hard core but still nice and sweaty

R - Gym

Today I was lacking in any kind of creativeness or ideas for workouts.  I feel like I haven't lifted in ages and didn't want to do cardio for the millionth time sooo:

10 min warm-up (arctrainer)

4 rounds:
1 min jump rope
15 kettle bell swings
20 push-ups (10 reg/10 girl)
15 lat pull down
15 ball ab pass

intensity was medium.. not feeling so hard core but not horrible once I got going

R - walk

So on Wednesday I was still feeling blah but felt so guilty about Frankie not getting a walk for a while I took him on the horse trail (inner loop) for a VERY short walk.  Like 20 min.  It was cold and not much fun but I was glad he could get out!

R - Nada

Finally caught up on this blog!  I really want/need to take Frankie for a walk today but it is really not gonna happen.  I once again have no energy.  I just can't seem to get completely better.  Blah.

Took Cori to the doctor today.  Poor thing got pricked, prodded and shots too!  She made it through pretty well though.

R - Zumba

I went to Zumba with that Buff Biotch Aly.  She kicked ass!  I wish  could be half as coordinated as she it.  Glad she could make it!

Class was ok.  Energy was decent.  I enjoyed it but Andres could use some new music.  He said he is going to have something new soon.  yay!

R - Sunday

Nada.  I worked and just felt crappy all day mostly.  :(  No energy... blah...

R - NYD 5k!

Did a 5k with a friend of mine.  She really hasn't run for over a year (she had  baby in July).  It was good.  We just took it nice and easy and had a good time.

R - NYE Gym

I managed to just barely squeeze in a workout before I had to work.  It was INTENSE!  I got there and the gym was packed.  No arc trainer so I had to go on the gauntlet!

That thing kicked my ass.  level 9-11 for 20 min!

Then I did those crazy intervals that my friend Aly does on the recumbent bike for 20 min.  What's wrong with that woman?  :P

good workout.  Felt great afterward!

R - walk

'twas a short walk at the civic center with BOTH kids.  Went to the playground... got very dark.

R - Yoga?!

Crazy, I did yoga today.  It was so hard!  Will have to do more to get better. 

R - gym

On Tuesday I went to the gym.  Hmmm... wonder what I did.  Oh I KNOW:

20 min arc trainer
20 recumbent bike w/ intervals ack!

R - Zumba

Did zumba.  :)

R - Slacking again...

I don't know why I haven't been posting.  I HAVE been working out!  Didn't over Christmas weekend since my parents were visiting though.  Weekends seem to be hard to get to the gym.