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Workouts: 5-10-09 to 5-16-09

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Another week down, next week will be harder with school starting up again and two of my days are later in the evening. Hoping to keep going at 5 days a week but we will see. I already messed up this week and took Sunday off forgetting that I needed to take Thursday/Friday off since I have work and school on Thursday and Friday is movie/regular night off.

School starts tomorrow for me, I am so not looking forward to that!

5-10-09, Sunday

Today was cardio day!

30m – Elliptical Crossramp, Crosstraining, Resistance 8
5m – Elliptical Crossramp, Cool down, Resistance 6
30m – Treadmill, Rolling Hills, 3.5mph, Level 12

Est. Cal Burn: 354 – Elliptical, 260 – Treadmill – 714 tota

5-11-09, Monday

Warm Up
12m – Elliptical Crossramp, Glute Trainer, Resistance 8

Workout

Seated Row – one regular pull & one laying pull = one rep/superset with chest press
12 @ 40#
10 @ 50#
8 @ 60#
10 @ 50#
12 @ 40#

Chest Press
12 @ 30#
10 @ 40#
8 @ 50#
10 @ 40#
12 @ 50#

5m – Treadmill, Incline Intervals, 3.3mph

12 @ 15# dumbbell – kickback, right arm
12 @ 15# dumbbell – kickback, left arm

12 @ 70# – Lat Pull

3 x 10 @ 25# – Lat Raises

Seated Dip
12 @ 60#
10 @ 70#
8 @ 80#
10 @ 70#
12 @ 60#

5m – Treadmill, Incline Intervals, 3.5mph

3 x 12 @ 8# medicine ball – back extensions
3 x 15 – incline sit ups

2 x 10 @ 5# dumb bells – shoulder arc
2 x 10 – ab wipers

9m – stairmaster, level 3, fat burner

and that was it… I ended with an asthma attack.

5-12-09, Tuesday

Rest Day!

5-13-09, Wednesday

Warm Up
10m – Elliptical Crossramp, Crosstrainer, Resistance 8
Stretching

Workout

Leg Press aka Darth Vader Shortener
15 @ 100# (warm up set)
12 @ 110#
10 @ 120#
8 @ 130#
10 @ 120#
12 @ 110#

Hip Adductions
15 @ 130#
12 @ 140#
10 @ 150#
12 @ 140#
15 @ 130#

Hip Abductions
15 @ 140#
12 @ 150#
10 @ 160#
12 @ 150#
15 @ 140#

Standing Calf Machine
2 x 12 @ 75# – Pigeon Toed
2 x 12 @ 75# – Duck Toed
2 x 12 @ 75# – Straight Toed

2 x 10 @ 75# – Glute Trainer, Right Leg
2 x 10 @ 75# – Glute Trainer, Left Leg

2 x 10 @ 15# dumbbells – lunges, right leg
2 x 10 @ 15# dumbbells – lunges, left leg

10 @ 15# dumbbells – deadlifts

Est. Time: 1 hour
Est. Cal Burn: 769

5-14-09, Thursday

Warm Up
10m – Elliptical, Level 2
Stretching

Work Out

Tricep Push Down w/ v bar superset with bicep curls
12 @ 30#
10 @ 40#
8 @ 50#
10 @ 40#
12 @ 30#

Bicep Curl w/ ezbar super set with tricep pushdown
12 @ 25#
10 @ 35#
8 @ 45#
10 @ 35#
12 @ 25#

10 – incline pushups, on the toes this time, no more knees if I can help it!

5m – Row machine

Hammer Strength – ISO, Lat Decline Press super set with pull downs, weight is per arm
12 @ 25#
10 @ 35#
8 @ 45#
10 @ 35#
12 @ 25#

Hammer Strength – ISO Lat Pull Downs Super set with Decline Press, weight is per arm
12 @ 25#
10 @ 35#
8 @ 45#
10 @ 35#
12 @ 25#

10 – incline pushups, on the toes

5m – Row machine

2 x 10 @ 8# medicine ball – Russian twists on stability ball
2 x 15 – crunches on medicine ball

Cardio
25m – Treadmill, 3.3mph, Random Inclines

Est. Time – 1h30m
Est. Cal Burned – 965

5-15-09, Friday

Warm Up
10m – Elliptical, Level 4
Stretching

Toning
3 x 12 @ 60# – laying leg curls
3 x 12 @ 65# – leg extensions
4 x 10 w/ 8# medicine ball – jacknifes
3 x 10 @ 0#, 6#,8# balls – back extensions
2 x 10 w/ 8# medicine ball – Russian twists on stability ball
20 – bridge w/ stability ball
10 @ 20seconds – wall sits

Cardio
12m – elliptical, level 3
20m – treadmill, random, 3.5mph
18m – treadmill, interval inclines, 3.0mph
2m – treadmill, flat, 2.1mph cool down

I’m tired and starving, have no clue on the cal burn. But I did get to see the cute boy at the gym tonight! Yeah!

5-16-09, Saturday

Rest Day!

Another plus to the week – down another 2 pounds. Very happy with that! Yeah!

Workouts 5-3-09 to 5-9-09

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5-3-09, Sunday

Warm Up
20m – Treadmill, 3.8mph, Random Inclines

Workout
3 x 15 @ 90# – Seated Leg Press
3 x 15 @ 60# – Seated Calf Press

Hip Abductions/Adductions
15 @ 125#
12 @ 135#
10 @ 145#
10 @ 145#
15 @ 125#

10m – Treadmill, 3.6mph, Interval Inclines

3 x 25 – Stability Ball Crunch
5 x 6 (each side) – Floor wipers

10m – Stairstepper, Level 3, Fat Burner

That was it – not a huge amount but something. Had a great day so far today. Its been really relaxing.

Est. Cals Burned: 961 (time around 1.5 hours) I took it slow…

5-4-09, Monday

32m on treadmill, 3.0mph, incline 12. Slow and steady and stopped when I started to get lightheaded.

Started getting sick this day

5-5-09, Tuesday

Home sick

5-6-09, Wednesday

Home Sick

5-7-09, Thursday

today was the 1st day back at the gym and I did pretty crappy.

Warm Up
10m – Treadmill, 3.5mph, Incline 3
Stretching

Workout
15 @ 85# – Seated Leg Press
8 x 20sec @ 90# – Seated Leg Press
3 x 10 @ 10# dumbbells in both hands – lunges, both legs

2m – Treadmill, 3.2mph, Incline 4

then I got dizzy and lightheaded – so I stopped. I will be going back tomorrow. Hopefully I won’t be spending the day feeling like I am going to pass out.

5-8-09, Friday

Pushed myself today… I am beat! But I am very happy with it!

Warm Up
10m – Treadmill, 3.8mph, Interval Inclines
Stretching

Workout

Bicep Curl w/ ez bar
25# – 12
35# – 10
45# – 8
35# – 10
25# – 12

Tricep Push Down w/ v-bar
25# – 12
35# – 10
45# – 8
35# – 10
25# – 12

3 x 15 @ 70# – Seated Row
3 x 12 @ 30# – Chest Press

5m – Treadmill, 3.8mph, 6incline

Hip Abductions
135# – 12
145# – 10
155# – 8
165# – 8
135# – 15

Hip Adductions
125# – 12
135# – 10
145# – 8
155# – 8
125# – 15

3 x 15 @ 8# medicine ball – back extensions
3 x 10 – Roman Chair w/ straight leg

5m – Treadmill, Intervals, 3.8mph

2 x 10 @ 10# dumbbells – lat raises

3 x 10 @ 8# medicine ball – jackknifes
25 – Bridge

10m – Stair stepper

I think there is more but I can’t remember.

Time – 1h15m
Est. Cals Burn – 850

5-9-09, Saturday

Warm Up
10m – Elliptical Crossramp, Glute Trainer, Resistance 8
Stretching

Work Out – lots of super sets

3 x 12 @ 50# – Laying Leg Curls
3 x 12 @ 55# – Leg Extensions

2 laps down the hall in the gym about 50 yards each way – running

5 x 10 @ 70# – Smith Squats
4 x 10 – Incline Push Ups (on my knees of course)

2 laps down the hall in the gym about 50 yards each way – running

15 x 15secs – Wall Seat Press? (with 15sec rest in between) where you sit against the wall and hold urself up, can’t remember the exact name)

10 – Reverse Crunches
2 x 15 – Bridge w/ Stability Ball
2 x 10 – Russian Mason Twists w/ 6# medicine ball

2 laps down the hall in the gym about 50 yards each way – running

2 x 15 – Bridge w/ Stability Ball
2 x 10 – Russian Mason Twists w/ 6# medicine ball
10 – leg raises

30m – Random Inclines, Treadmill, 3.0mph, 0 – 10 incline

Cool Down
2m – Cool down, Treadmill, 2.1mph, Flat surface
5m – Stretching

Believe it or not – that workout took me 2hours to do… it doesn’t seem like a helluva a lot from here but that was with some breaks to catch my breath and not throw up. During the squats/push ups I was dying.

Est. Cal Burn: 1360

I think the forced rest I have had these past two weeks have done me some good. I am feeling great. Sore but great. I had a ton of fun at the gym today playing with different things I have been afraid to do in the past.

Please note – you can follow me during my workouts on my twitter account! Its not a full blown account but I do post while working out and comments et al… http://twitter.com/varza

Workouts 4-26-09 to 5-2-09

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4-26-09, Sunday
Day Off – Study for Finals

4-27-09, Monday

this mornings workout – kept it short, had to get home to get ready for my final today.

Warm Up
12m – Glute Trainer, Elliptical Cross ramp, Resistance 7
Stretching

Toning

Inverted Leg Press
13 @ 90#
10 @ 100#
7 @ 110#
10 @ 100#
13 @ 90#

Seated Calf
3 x 15 @ 45# w/ 1 sec isometrics

the following were done on a new set of machines with a resistance cable
2 x 10 @ 30# – Fly
2 x 12 @ 30 # – Chest Press
2 x 12 @ 50# – Lat Pull
2 x 10 @ 30# – Fly
2 x 12 @ 50# – Lat Pull

had to stop all that due to my shoulder starting to act up. Only did the small reps due to my arms shaking so badly.

15 – back extensions
25 – incline sit ups

Cool Down
15m – Rolling Hills, Treadmill, 3.9mph

4-28-09, Tuesday

20m on the elliptical then overcome with emotions. stupid emotions

4-29-09, Wednesday

Day off….shoulder problems

4-30-09, Thursday

Day off – got a shot of cortizone in my shoulder, forced rest by doctor. Messed up rotator cuff

5-1-09, Friday

Day off – pain in shoulder horrible, still on forced rest by doctor

5-2-09, Saturday

Suppose to be resting still but went in anyway. 26min on the treadmill – that is all I lasted. My shoulder was really bad tonight. Hopefully with lack of stuff tonight and not working tomorrow I can get it rested. Will still go to the gym but now at least I have pain pills – I ran out last night.

Ended the week with a new weight loss – 213.6#

Workouts 4-19-09 to 4-25-09

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4-19-09, Sunday
Rest Day…

4-20-09, Monday

Warm Up
15m – Elliptical Cross Ramp, Glute Trainer 2, Resistance 7
Stretching

Toning
Hip Abductions/Adductions Pyramid same for both
18 @ 125#
15 @ 135#
12 @ 145#
15 @ 135#
18 @ 125#

Leg Press – Footing wide and high!
4 x 20 second sets @ 90#
4 x 20 second sets @ 85#

there was a 10 second rest inbetween sets… I was dying at the end!

Glute Machine
10 @ 50#
8 @ 65#
6 @ 70#
8 @ 65#
10 @ 50#

Standing Calf Machine
3 x 20 second sets @ 60#

I was gonna do 8 but just couldn’t do it at this point

3 rounds of the following
25 – Crunches on Stability Ball
12 on both legs @ 15# dumbbells – lunges
15 – Reverse Crunches w/ press

Cool Down
15m – Treadmill, Random Inclines, 3.5mph

And I ended my workout with a hug… yeah!

Est. Cals Burned: 878

4-21-09, Tuesday

Warm up
15m – Elliptical Crossramp, Resistance 7, Crosstraining Mode
Stretching

Toning
5 x 10 @ 190# counterweight – Chin Ups
5 x 10 @ 190# counterweight – Dips
3 x 15 @ 80# – Seated Row
1 x 15 @ 50# – Laying Leg Curl
3 x 15 @ 10# – Shoulder Press
3 x 10 – Back Extensions

Cardio Cool Down
15m – Treadmill, 3.5mph, Incline between 4 – 10

Est. Cal Burned: 815
Time: est 1h20m

4-22-09, Wednesday

Abs – 3 rounds of each
20 – reverse crunches
3 – 20sec planks
20 – floor wipers

Cardio
20m – Elliptical, Level 3, Resistance 2
40m – Treadmill, 3.6mph, INterval Inclines 0 to 10

4-23-09, Thursday

Day Off – Study for Finals

4-24-09, Friday

Day Off – Study for Finals

4-25-09, Saturday

Day Off – Study for Finals

Workouts: 4-12-09 to 4-18-09

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4-12-09, Sunday – REST DAY! Gym closed early due to easter and I didn’t make it there in time.

4-13,09, Monday

Warm Up
10m – Treadmill, 3.5mph, 4incline
Stretching

Toning

Hip Abductions/Adductions
10 @ 140
12 @ 130
15 @ 120
12 @ 130
10 @ 140

Laying Leg Press
12 @ 90
10 @ 110
8 @ 130
10 @ 110
12 @ 90

Glute Machine
3 x 10 @ 65# – Left Leg
3 x 10 @ 65# – Right Leg

Cardio
20m – Treadmill, Rolling Hills, 3.7mph

4-14-09, Tuesday

Todays workout – got cut short. I woke up with a killer migraine this morning and did the best I could but finally just had to stop. Still got just about an hour in though. Head still hurts…

Warm Up
10m – Treadmill, Random, 3.8mph
Stretching

Workout

Hammer Strength ISO Decline Press
2 x 10 @ 35# each arm = 70#
2 x 12 @ 25# each arm = 50#
2 x 10 @ 35# each arm = 70#

Hammer Strength ISO Lat Pull
2 x 10 @ 35# each arm = 70#
2 x 12 @ 25# each arm = 50#
2 x 10 @ 35# each arm = 70#

Hammer Strength ISO Incline Press
2 x 10 @ 25# each arm = 50#

Hammer Strength ISO Shoulder Press
2 x 12 @ 10# each arm = 20#

Seated Row
12 @ 70#
10 @ 80#
8 @ 9#
10 @ 80#
12 @ 70#

2 x 15 – Jacknifes

4-15-09, Wednesday

30m – Elliptical Crossramp, Glute Trainer 2, Resistance 9
10m – Stairstepper, Level 3, Cardio Trainer
60m – Treadmill, 2.0 – 3.8mph, Random Inclines

Est. Cals Burned: 1,088

4-16-09, Thursday

Warm Up
15m – Elliptical Crossramp, Crosstrainer, Resistance 8
Stretching

Toning

Bicep Curls w/ ez bar
10 @ 25#
8 @ 35#
6 @ 45#
8 @ 35#
10 @ 25#

Tricep Press down w/ v- bar
10 @ 25#
8 @ 35#
6 @ 45#
8 @ 35#
10 @ 25#

3 x 18 @ 85# – Leg Press
2 x 15 @ 70# – Calf Machine

Cool Down
15m – Treadmill, 3.5mph, Intervals.

4-17-09, Friday – RESTDAY!

4-18-09, Saturday

Warm Up
12m – Elliptical Cross ramp, Crosstraining, Resistance 8
Stretching

Workout

Smith Machine Squats
12 @ 50#
10 @ 60#
8 @ 70#
10 @ 60#
12 @ 50#

(interval with below)

Hammer Strength Laterual DY Row
12 @ 50#
10 @ 60#
8 @ 70#
10 @ 60#
12 @ 50#

Cardio Break: 5m – Treadmill, 3.5mph Interval Inclines

Bench Press
12 @ 10 # + bar
10 @ 20 # + bar
8 @ 25# + bar
10 @ 20 # + bar
12 @ 10 # + bar

(interval with below)

3 x 10 @ 10# dumbbells

(could only do three – did the last two bench press without a short break inbetween)

Cardio Break: 5m – Treadmill, 3.5mph Interval Inclines

3 cycles of ab work:
25 – double crunches
5 x 10sec planks
back stretch
10 – mason twists w/ 6# medicine ball

Cardio Cool Down
18m – Elliptical Crossramp, Glute Trainer, Resistance 8

Est. Cal Burned: 1141
Est. Time: 1.5 hours

Please note – you can follow me during my workouts on my twitter account! Its not a full blown account but I do post while working out and comments et al… http://twitter.com/varza

Workouts: 4-5-09 to 4-11-09

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4-5-09, Sunday

1h 15m – Treadmill, Random INclines, Speed between 3.0 – 4.0 mph

4-6-09, Monday

Warm Up
12m – Elliptical, Rolling Hills, Level 3
Stretching

Toning

Smith Machine Squats
1 x 12 @ 50#
4 x 10 @ 60#

Chest Press, Freeweights
10 @ 20# + bar
1 x 8 @ 30# + bar
10 @ 20# + bar

Hip Abductions/Adductions – did a pyramid, same weights and reps on each – did every other one
15 @ 115#
12 @ 125#
10 @ 135#
12 @ 125#
15 @ 115#

3 x 12 @ 50# – Rear Delt
3 x 15 @ 70# – Lat Pulldown

Triceps Extension Machine
15 @ 60#
12 @ 70#
15 @ 60#

2 x 25 – Stability Ball Crunches
1 x 20 (each side) – Twist Crunch

4-7-09, Tuesday – REST DAY!

4-8-09, Wednesday

Warm Up
15m – Elliptical Crossramp, Glute Trainer, Resistance 9
30m – Stretching… okay 30m of talking with stretching in there somewhere

Toning

Inverted Leg Press – You know the one that shortened Vader
18 @ 90#
15 @ 100#
12 @ 110#
15 @ 100#
19 @ 90#

Seated Calf Machine
20 w/ 1 sec isometric @ 35#
18 w/ 1 sec isometric @ 45#
20 w/ 1 sec isometric @ 35#

Hammer Strength ISO Decline Chest Press
12 @ 35#
15 @ 25#
18 @ 15#

3 x 15 @ 25# – Lat Raises
3 x 15 @ 75# – Seated Row

15 @ 120# – Hip Abductions
15 @ 120# – Hip Adductions

3 x 15 @ 60# – Laying Leg Curl

2 x 15 – Jack Knifes w/ 4# Medicine Ball
2 x 10 – Mason Twists w/ 4# Medicine Ball – Arms straight out and very slow movements

Cardio
20m – Treadmill, Interval Inclines, 3.5mph

Finished then because I was beat and the stitch in my side was getting unbearable.

4-9-09, Thursday

Warm Up
20m – Elliptical Crossramp, Glute Trainer, Resistance 9

Workout

2 x 15 @ 8# Dumbbells – Rotator Cuff Warm up Left
2 x 15 @ 8# Dumbbells- Rotator Cuff Warm up Right

Triceps Pressdown w/ v bar
12 @ 25#
10 @ 35#
8 @ 45#
10 @ 35#
12 @ 25#

5 x 12 @ 90# – Ab Machine

2 x 15 @ 20# Dumbbells – Lunges (15 each side each time)
1 x 10 @ 20# dumbbells – Deadlifts

1 x 15 – some ab exercise, can’t remember. Sat on a bench and pulled my legs in

Cool Down
10m – Treadmill, Random Inclines, 3.5mph

4-10-09, Friday – REST DAY!

4-11-09, Saturday

Warm Up
15m – Elliptical Crossramp, Glute Trainer, Resistance 9
Stretching

Toning – did pyramids on pretty much everything… every section is a back and forth between the two activities
______

Leg Curls & Extensions
3 x 15 @ 60#
______

Arm Curls
10 @ 20#
8 @ 30#
6 @ 40#
8 @ 30#
10 @ 20#

Wide Grip Lat Pull Downs
12 @ 45#
10 @ 55#
8 @ 65#
10 @ 55#
12 @ 45#
______
Did these in a reverse pyramid… My legs were shaking by the end! I love love LOVED it!

Seated Leg Press
9 @ 110#
12 @ 100#
15 @ 90#
12 @ 100#
9 @ 110#

Stead Calf Press
12 @ 80#
15 @ 70#
18 @ 60#
15 @ 70#
12 @ 80#
______

Chest Press
12 @ 40#
9 @ 50#
6 @ 60 #
9 @ 50#
12 @ 40#
______

Should Rehab Arc
2 x 12 @ 8# Dumbbells

Double Crunch
2 x 25
______

15m – Stair stepper, Level 3, Fat Burner/Hills… total 36 Flights of Stairs

Est. Cal Burn: 1100 – Time: 1h20m

Please note – you can follow me during my workouts on my twitter account! Its not a full blown account but I do post while working out and comments et al… http://twitter.com/varza

Workouts: 3-28-09 to 4-4-09

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Okay here are my workouts from the last of March and beginning of April…  I know I don’t have to post but I am. I am not loosing a ton of weight but slowly loosing inches and becoming stronger and stronger. I am happy with it.

3-28-09, Saturday

Warm Up
15m – Treadmill, Interval Inclines, 3.5mph
Stretching

Toning
3 x 15 @ 135/130/125 – Hip Abductions
3 x 15 @ 135/130/125 – Hip Adductions
1 x 18 @ 120 – Hip Abductions
1 x 18 @ 120 – Hip Adductions
4 x 12 @ 60# – Laying Leg Curls
4 x 12 @ 60# – Leg Extensions
1 x 15 @ 85# – Leg Press (my knees were bothering me by this point so I stopped)
4 x 25 – Stability Ball Sit Ups
3 x 10 – Back Extensions

Cardio
25m – Elliptical, Fat Burn Program, Level 4

3-29-09, Sunday – Rest Day!

3-30-09, Monday

Warm Up
15m – Treadmill, Intervals, 3.2mph
Stretching

Toning
4 x 12 @ 70# – Lat Pulldowns
4 x 12 @ 40# – Chest Press
4 x 12 @ 70# – Seated Dips
4 x 12 @ 35# – Bicep Curls
4 x 15 – Incline Sit Ups
4 x 10 @ 6# medicine ball – Incline Mason Twists

Cardio
15m – Elliptical Cross ramp, Glute Trainer, Resistance 8

3-31-09, Tuesday

Warm Up
10m – Elliptical Crossramp, Crosstraining, Resistance 7

Workout
4 x 12 @ 80# – Hack Squat
3 x 15 @ 80# – Calf Machine

4 x 15 @ 125/130/135/125 – Hip Abductions
4 x 15 @ 125/130/135/125 – Hip Adductions

5m – Treadmill, Intervals, 3.5mph

3 x 12 @ 60# – Leg Extensions
3 x 15 @ 90# – Ab Machine

4-1-09, Wednesday

Warm Up
15m – Elliptical Crossramp, Intervals, Resistance 8
Stretching

Toning – arm exercises taken from the latest Oxygen mag, says to do it once a week for a month. Gonna do it and see.

10 @ 25# – Bicep Curl w/ ez bar
10 @ 20# – Triceps Pressdown w/ v bar

8 @ 35# – Bicep Curl w/ ez bar
8 @ 30# – Triceps Pressdown w/ v bar

6 @ 45# – Bicep Curl w/ ez bar
6 @ 40# – Triceps Pressdown w/ v bar

7 @ 35# – Bicep Curl w/ ez bar
7 @ 30# – Triceps Pressdown w/ v bar

8 @ 25# – Bicep Curl w/ ez bar
8 @ 20# – Triceps Pressdown w/ v bar

4 x 15 – stability ball crunch
3 x 15 – Wipers

2 xs 15 – Back Extensions

Cardio
20m – Elliptical, Hills, Level 3

Est. Cal Burn for all cardio – 392. Have no idea on the rest.

4-2-09, Thursday

Stretching

2 x 15 – Rotator Cuff Warm up Left
2 x 15 – Rotator Cuff Warm up Right

4 x 12 @ 15# dumbbells – chest press w/ stability ball
4 x 15 @ 15# dumbbells – lunges, left
4 x 15 @ 15# dumbbells – lunges, right

2 x 12 @ 8# dumbbells – lat raises
3 x 12 @ 8# dumbbells – shoulder raises

3 x 5 @ 8# dumbbells – rotator cuff arch move. Hard to explain

4-3-09, Friday – REST DAY!

4-4-09, Saturday – REST DAY unfortunatly due to knees acting up 😦

Please note – you can follow me during my workouts on my twitter account! Its not a full blown account but I do post while working out and comments et al… http://twitter.com/varza

Just Another Day

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Its another Friday and as per usual I am stuck at work. Its been a crazy week… really really crazy week.

I got my last paper back from my teacher in my Analytical Writing class… 98. I really have no clue how I am getting these grades. I never got grades like this back in the day. I know I talk about it alot but I am surprised. I was an below average student. I graduated high school with barely a 2.5 gpa and my only college choice was the local community college. Which I did a semester in before quitting.

Lets see what else… my past week was stressful for health concerns. I found a lump in my breast last week – after waiting a few days before calling the doctors to make sure it wasn’t just a swollen gland. But luckily, after going to the docs and my first ever mammogram – I am clean and cancer free. What it is is a cystic fiber – something or another. Basically a bunch of fibers that formed a cyst that will go away with lack of caffeine. And I have been drinking a lot of caffeine lately – which helps make these little buggers. But I didn’t tell the world until now because I didn’t want to have to contact everyone and say – hey I found a lump and then a week later say – oh it was nothing but a stupid cyst. But in truth, its still scary. I was stressed to the max and my mom tried to console me but it doesn’t always help. I just wanted to know.

I sold my kilt – it had gotten to big for me… I am using some of the money to buy new t-shirts because most of mine are now also too big for me. I can wear a large now – its tight and fitted but I think it looks good. I don’t really know. Guess I will find out when I get it in. I mean, I can’t buy babydolls yet but I prefer the mens style shirts anyways. Oh and the rest is to pay bills off… I always have bills to pay off.

My workouts have been kinda blah… I took Monday and Thursday off and part of me does not want to go to the gym tonight but just go to the movies right after work instead. But I will go and do something. I have no idea what but I have to do something. I am down another lb this week though. So, yeah! But psychologically I am utterly beat and don’t want to think about anything. But if I go today I can take Sunday off…

With work, stress about school, trying to find money for school and everything else – I just need to escape. And even though I love my Sims 2 – its just not doing it right now. I recently started playing again just to get away from my real world and into a fake world where I can control everything and give my fake people lots and lots of fake mulla and build them big houses!

But I got notice that my day for class sign up for the summer is coming up. I figured out which classes I am going to take during the summer session – a science and lab. We will see if I get into the anatomy and physiology class like I want to. I do need to spend sometime this weekend appliying for finanical aid and hope to the gods that I actually get it. I am afraid I may make too much and they don’t take into account that I have a hellasious mortgage but as always, we will just have to see.

I have some other things I want to talk about but will do that another day… I need to eat lunch.

Workouts this week – as per usually the m stands for minutes, # for pounds:

3-21-09, Saturday

Warm Up
10m – Treadmill, Interval Inclines, 2.5mph

Toning
3 x 15 @ 40# – Rear Delt
3 x 15 @ 60# – Fly
3 x 15 @ 125/120/115 – Hip Abductions
3 x 15 @ 125/120/115 – Hip Adductions

Cardio
25m – Elliptical Crossramp, Glute Trainer, Resistance 8

3-22-09, Sunday

Warm Up
10m – Treadmill, 3.8mph, Intervals
Stretching

Round 1
10 @ 40# + bar – Smith Machine Squats
10 @ 10# + bar – Laying Chest Press (free weights)
10 @ 180# counterweight – Chin Ups
10 @ 10# dumbbells – should press
30 – crunches w/ legs on stability ball and bicycle move
5m – treadmill, random inclines, 4.0mph

Round 2
10 @ 40# + bar – Smith Machine Squats
10 @ 10# + bar – Laying Chest Press (free weights)
10 @ 180# counterweight – Chin Ups
10 @ 10# dumbbells – lat raises
25 – jack knifes w/ 6# medicine ball
5m – treadmill, rolling hills, 4.0mph

Round 3
10 @ 50# + bar – Smith Machine Squats
10 @ 10# + bar – Laying Chest Press (free weights)
10 @ 180# counterweight – Chin Ups
30 – crunches w/ legs on stability ball and bicycle move
5m – treadmill, random inclines, 4.0mph

Round 4
10 @ 50# + bar – Smith Machine Squats
10 @ 10# +bar – Laying Chest Press (free weights)
10 @ 180# counterweight – Chin Ups
10 @ 10# dumbbells – lat raises
25 – jack knifes w/ 6# medicine ball
5m – treadmill, random inclines, 4.0mph

Round 5
10 @ 50# + bar – Smith Machine Squats
10 @ 10# + bar – Laying Chest Press (free weights)
10 @ 180# counterweight – Chin Ups
10 @ 10# dumbbells – should press
30 – crunches w/ legs on stability ball and bicycle move
15m – treadmill, intervals inclines, 3.5mph

3-24-09, Tuesday

20m – Elliptical Crossramp, Intervals, Resistance 8
Stretching
1 x 15 @ 55# – Leg Extensions
3 x 15 @ 55# – Leg Curls
3 x 15 @ 80# – Calf Machine
10m – Elliptical, Hill Intervals

yeah I know its really short but oh well, it was a long day. I had to go for some testing early yesturday morning and I was just beat.  This was the day I went for the mam.

3-25-09, Wednesday

Warm Up
10m – Treadmill, 3.5mph, Incline 5
Stretching

Workout
4 x 10 @ 60# – Smith Squats
4 x 12 @ bar only – underhanded row – freeweights
4 x 12 @ 10# weights – lat raises
1 x 15 @ 190# counterweight – chin ups
3 x 10 @ 190# counterweight – chin ups
4 x 12 @ 15# dumbbells – stability ball chest press
4 x 10 @ 20# barbell – curls
4 x 20 sec – curls
10 sec rest between each 20sec rep
4 x 20 sec – reverse crunches
10 sec rest between each 20sec rep

Workouts and A Realization

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Weighed in this morning – a solid 218 – a total loss of .8 lbs since last week.

I’ve been looking at my calorie intake vs my burn and I am wondering if I am not eating enough.

According to a calculator I just did I can eat :

Quote:
If you exercise for 60 minutes each day, you will be able to reach your goal weight with 2444.3 calories per day.

And according to the online food journal I use…

You should consume about 2250 calories a day to reach your goal weight of 195 lbs.

This is at a reasonable weight loss average of 1.5 lbs per week, which should be reached by July 05, 2009.

Remember that this estimate is based on your body weight, height, age, gender, and activity level. It may vary slightly depending on other factors.

I am averaging about 600 – 900 calorie burn per workout (avg of the course of the past 7 days), adding to my avg daily burning of 2790… that is about 3390 – 3690. I don’t even want to think about those days I burned 1500 cals during a workout and barely ate anything.

Intake wise… over the past 7 days I have avg about 1500 – 1900 calories per day.

Giving me a difference of 1790 – 1890 calories between my intake vs. burn. I have read that you should have more then 1200 calories difference?

I am wondering if I am not eating enough so when I have a cheat day all that extra is being held hostage by my body because it feels it is being starved? I think so. But we will see what happens. I will be talking to my trainer tonight and seeing what he thinks.

3-18-09 Workout

Warm Up
15mins – Treadmill 2.5mph incline intervals.
Stretching

Power Aerobics Class – basically:

Group Power is your hour of power! This 60 minute barbell program strengthens all your major muscles in an inspiring, motivating group environment with fantastic music and awesome instructors with simple, athletic movements such as squats, lunges, presses and curls, Group Power is for all ages and fitness levels. Discover results, discover Group Power!

3-19-09 Workout

20mins – Elliptical Crossramp, Resistance 7, Cross Training – lots of leg work.
3 x 15 @ 80# – Calf Machine
3mins – Intervals, Incline 5, 3.5 & 4.8 (this is when I realized I forgot to do my inhaler before workout and couldn’t breathe. d’oh!)
17mins – Treadmill, Incline 5, 3.5mph

Thats about it. My body is still really sore from the power workout. Today is my rest day. Back to the gym on Saturday for more fun and games!

Nothing much else, getting ready to set an appointment to get my hair done. I’ll post a pic of it when I get done being made pertty…

3-16-09 Workout and School Crap

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Hip is okay. Talked to my trainer – its just because the muscle is inflamed and swollen. So, I am not going to do any running until I can go a day of walking and it doesn’t cramp on me. I am going to put some ice on it now cause its burning a bit but in a good way. I did a lot of cardio. Well, a good amount not a ton. Trying to keep my workouts to around an hour like the article that my friend marc posted about muscle catabolism that suggested this is what I should do. It has really been helping doing that. I am less drained and stressed on time.

Workout
20min- Treadmill, 3.4mph, Random Inclines
Stretching

2 x 25 – Crunches on Stability Ball
2 x 5 – Wipers (I drop my legs to the floor on these unlike the guy on the video)
2 x 5 – Leg Lifts (but I move my legs down more slowly then the video)

5mins – Stair Stepper

30mins – Treadmill, 3.5 & 4.0 (15m each), Hills

I also got back my Western Civilization take home test today and got a 95 our of a 100! 25 points (perfect score) on the definitions and 70 out of 75 on the essay! I was shocked to say the least, I never got grades like this growing up and I was sitting there the whole time waiting to get it back thinking that I defiantly failed the essay part. Imagine my shock when my teacher said, “and this is the other person you should be upset with for messing up the curve!” It was me and one other guy. I was like… damn, I never messed up anything like that in my life! I am a smart girl, I really am!