December 2011
Last workout of the year!!
Awesome upper day even though my hands are burning from calluses. Yum I know.
Negative pullups: 8 seconds on the way down, 4x within a set. 3 sets
Pushups: 3x10
One arm row at 90 degree angle (Courtney there was no trx…sad): 3x8 reps
DB OVerhead press: 3x8 reps
Calf raises: 3x12 reps alternating legs
Cable rotation for abs: 3x10 reps
Hill sprints on the treadmill to burn some...
In such a fucking crappy mood.
“I believe a coach must be a teacher. You see that in the way these kids deal...”
– Coach Schiano, Rutgers football (via spareunderthemat)
Love this man.
But I still have 94 monkeys to go: Share the... →
94monkeys:
Hey, let’s all agree to be nice to “January Joiners” or “Resolutionaries” or whatever we’re calling new people at our gyms or other fitness activities in 2012. I was one, and while I realize the January 1st date is largely symbolic and does not guarantee any kind of success, it was a symbol that…
Today's lower body workout:
Barbell front squats: 3x8 reps
Stiff legged DB deadlifts: 3x8 reps
DB Reverse lunge: 3x8 reps
Machine leg curl: 3x12 reps
Barbell bicep curls: 3x10 reps
Tricep rope extension: 3x15 reps
Ab roller: 3x10 reps
Plank: 3x1 min
Finished my NYC Marathon video montage!
can’t wait to upload it to youtube to share with you guys!
Did an interval workout today
Hill repeats on the treadmill.
Set it at 10 incline and did one minute hill intervals with two min walk/jog rest in between. Completed 25 min then did five min of jump rope. I forgot how hard that is! I did three sets of 100 with a min Rest in between. Ended with stretching and foam rolling. Feeling good!!
Got my sis into true blood. Now I’m re watching season one with her, and Dan and I are on season 3. Can’t get enough of true blood! (and Eric…yum)
Currently working on making a NYCM montage video...
Just got back from my upper body workout
Feeling strong!
Pullups: 3x8 reps (on the assisted machine, my gym doesn’t have bands..sad)
Pushups: 3x10 reps
Seated Row: 3x8 reps (3 seconds on the way out)
Poliquin Shoulder Raises: 3x8 reps for each raise, so total of 3x 24
Calf Raises: 3x10 reps
Plank: 3x1 min hold
Medicine Ball Twists: 3x25 reps
My abs and lower back are sore from yesterday and even more sore now! Need to be...
Had an awesome lower body workout
20 min run to warm up
Bulgarian split squats: 2x8 reps Single leg curl on Swiss ball: 2x10 reps (could only do 2 sets instead of 3 because my legs were already getting sore! Prob been 6 months since I’ve done Bulgarians lol)
Sumo squat with kettle bell: 3x8 reps Back extension: 3x12 reps
Close grip pushups: 2x10 reps Alternating hammer curls: 2x10 reps (read that doing arms right after...
Anonymous asked: did you for serious write a runners book?!!
Addicted to this app/game called Temple Run. Try it!
Cleaned and organized my room all morning. Now it’s gym time!
Merry Christmas everyone!
Hope it is filled with family, friends and love =)
Life as Liia: Things I read on my newsfeed today... →
lifeasliia:
http://www.thisisnotaninvitationtorapeme.co.uk/dress/ “dumbest website. of course the way a girl dresses is going to attract more attention to her. more attention = more guys. more guys = more chance of rape. be logical, you dumb womennn. not saying all women are dumb, but anyone who believes…”
This is why gender studies education is crucially important. These are smart...
Dan got my the Hunger Games trilogy set for...
And a certificate for a 90 min massage!! That is going to feel soooooo good. I have desperately needed a deep tissue since the marathon!
Today's workout
Mix of cardio and strength with my mom:
30 sec mt. Climbers
10 reps of DB walking lunges
10 reps DB deadlifts
30 sec. Squat jumps
10 pushups
10 DB rows
30 sec. Soccer drill
10 DB alt. bicep curls
10 lying DB tricep extensions
10 reps of ab roller (omg that kills me. Weakest core ever)
20 reverse crunches
3 sets of all of the above
ExerciseTv will no longer be available starting...
According to the website. Sad :-( that was the website that got my fitness journey started. I loved their workout videos :-/
Mom got me a few things from Mac for Xmas :)
Excited to try my new red lipstick maybe for new years? Nervous bc I never wear red!
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Your Winter Marathon Training Guide →
Great tips for what to wear, how to balance indoor and outdoor training, and how to train on the treadmill.
Straight A's, what what!!!
=P
57 degrees in December
I’ll take it. Can it just stay like this?
Nothing to do today means watching Friends all day :)
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"3 Signs Your Workout is Horrible" →
“It doesn’t make sense,” says Alwyn Cosgrove, C.S.C.S., co-owner of Results Fitness in Santa Clarita, California. “People sit all day, and then they go to the gym and sit there, too.”
This is why I try to stay away from machines!
Also, the video posted there is a great way to test your core strength. I REALLY need to work on mine.
Done with my first semester of grad school!!!
Woo hoo!! Now off to the gym to lift with fitnessforthought :-D
Time to take my LAST final of the semester
SO close. This needs to be over like now…
just found this website with a wealth of strength... →
that seems to be backed up by scientific studies and journals.
must. not. read.
must. study.
You Gain More Strength By Training Properly →
thespartanwarrior:
Put your ego aside and train with the emphasis on proper form.
This study shows that using a lighter weight with full range of motion yields more strength gains than training with a higher weight and a bigger ego.
Stop the 1/4 squats and get deep for maximum results.
YES. Range of motion is more important than the amount of weight on that bar!
At the end of the ten weeks...
19/20 on that 15 pg paper I was working on a few...
woo hoo!!! Getting an A in this class!
One more final tomorrow and I’m done…a final in the class that I don’t know what my grade will be =/ All A’s so far, but my grade in this class depends on this final tomorrow…
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