So the workout is done and now I need someone to let me know if I did it right. Here it is:
warm-up from book
squats
1 warm-up set 15/30#
set 1 15/40#
set 2 15/40#
push-ups (on toes with wide feet)
1 warm-up set of 15, 2 additional sets of 15
dumbbell rows
2 warm-up sets-- 1 with heavy resistance band with door attachment
(that seemed too easy, so I did 1 set of 15/30#)
2 sets of 15/40#
step-ups
1 warm-up set of 15/30#
2 sets 15/40#
prone jackknife
1 warmup set of 8
2 sets of 8
I had no problem with the exercises and suspect that I could have gone heavier, but I am getting used to the format first and then working on progression. Well, the step-ups are always a little hard, but I made it! My question is for the order of the exercises.
I did warmup set A, rest 60 sec, set 1 A, rest 60 sec, set 2 A, rest 60 sec, warmup set B1, rest 60 sec warmup set B2, rest 60 sec, set 1 B1, rest 60 sec, set 1 B2, rest 60, etc. Is that the right order?
So far, I'm good with the food. I had my 2 cups morning coffee with creamer (extra 100 cals total, bad, I know), but hey, I can only work on a couple things at a time, right? (I'm down from about 4 cups a day, so that's progress anyway.) I had a breakfast from the book. I had a post-workout shake--vanilla protein powder in milk and a banana. I was really worried about trying protein powder, too, because I've never had it before--thought maybe it would be nasty
, but it turned out okay.
Off to a good start and feeling positive that I can do this . . .
