[stephanie932]

Well, today is the day that I bit the bullet and began using the rotation suggested in the book: New Rules of Lifting for Women! If you haven't read it yet and have gym equipment at home.......check it out!

I've adjusted my calorie counts on SP to match those recommended by the authors........now, it's just waiting for 4 weeks to see the results (either pounds or inches)

I'm not quite sure about the workout yet.......I guess I have to wait and see how I feel tomorrow. I really, really had difficulty with the Prone Jackknife.......I know I wasn't doing them correctly. And when they were over.......I swear, I just fell to the ground......lol I think I could do the squats with heavier weights, but I'll weight until A3 to bump it up. I also found that my washing machine is a perfect height for 45 degree pushups.....lol

Here's what I did today.

Workout A1

Warm-ups recommended in the book followed by:
A: Squats: 2 sets; 15 reps; 35 pounds
B1: Push-Ups: 2 sets; 15 reps; 45 degrees (I thought the last ones were killer, especially trying to keep my elbows in)
B2: Seated Rows: 2 sets; 15 reps; 25 pounds then bumped it up to 40 for second set
C1: Step-Ups: 2 sets; 15 reps on a 14" bench; body weight
C2: Prone Jackknifes: 2 sets; 8
Intervals on treadmill for 15 minutes

All of that only took my 41 minutes! I couldn't believe it!!! I can't wait until I feel comfortable with the exercises so I can blare my music and go to town.......Today, I found that I was consulting the book quite often.

Oh, my GymBoss was shipped today!!!! I paid the extra shipping to have it in 2-3 days.


Calorie Range: 1618 for Non-Lifting days; 1887 for Lifting days

I went a tad bit over today with a total of 1904. My macros turned out better than I thought with approximately 36% carbs, 29% protein, and 36% fat. I have to work on lowering that fat percentage.......but, I'm not upset with my eating today.