[Littlemermaidklb]

So my first day of workouts... I'm following the plan in the New Rules of Lifting for Women.

Todays' agenda: Squats 2x15, Superset of Push-ups/Seated Row 2x15, Superset of Step-ups/Prone Jacknives 2x15

Well after an interesting time trying to workout in an overly crowded gym with groups of men trying to tell me I'm doing things wrong that I'm not doing wrong, I ended up re-doing my workout at home, substituting bentover rows for seated and using one stair for step-ups (kind of low, but ok). This is my first workout in quite a while and it shows... I am definitely "beginner" status:

Squats: I did the sets using only bodyweight to be sure I get the form down. It's difficult to keep my knees from tracking inwards, I have to try to use my glutes more.

Push-ups/rows: I forgot to do these as a superset. Next time I have to write them down separately (Push-up 1x15, Rows 1x15, Push-up 1x15, etc) so I don't get confused. As anyone could probably guess, I am not strong enough yet to do "real" push-ups, so I did angled ones using my kitchen counter. I did both sets of 15, and they were just rough enough that I could do the sets but probably couldn't have done more than 1 or 2 more reps.
Rows: I used 10lb dumbells on this one and did both sets of 15 as bentover rows. The sets were ok, I can tell I'm really rusty. These were rough, but not as bad as the pushups. Doing them bent over hurt my lower back a bit, but when I looked in the mirror to check my form it seems fine... so I'm not sure what the problem is.

Step-ups/prone jackknives: I remembered to do these as a superset (yay!) The step-ups were ok, though I should have used a higher step, but didn't have one at home. Skipping a stair would have been the right height, but it felt too far away, and was really difficult when I tried. My balance needs work, which is odd because I was a dancer for so long.
The prone jackkinves are killer! My form needs work since I've never done these before. It's hard to make my butt go up in the air and not just tuck my shins under me.

OK, now for a post work-out shake :-)