Hi everyone,
I just did my first workout of Stage 2 today... I hope it's not too late to start a training log.
I got back into reading everyone's progress and felt motivated to start my own log. I technically started the program on April 21, 2008.
My starting stats were:
Age: 33
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 150 lb.
Chest: 34"
Bicep: 11"
Waist: 31"
Hips: 41"
Mid-Thigh: 21"
My stats today:
Chest: 33"
Bicep: 11"
Waist: 31.5"
Hips: 41.5"
Mid-Thigh: 22"
I'm a little bummed that the numbers went up instead of down, but confident that will change throughout this stage and this month.
My last Stage 1A workout (AMRAP) (Friday)
Squat: 30lb/75 reps
Push-up: BW/25 reps
Seated Row: 30lb/40reps
Step-up: 20lb/50
Prone-Jacknife: BW/30
Stage 2: Workout 1A (today 6/30)
Front Squat/Push Press: 45/10, 45/10 (these were hard!)
Step-up: 20/10, 20/10
DB one-point row: 20/10, 30/10
Static Lunge: 30/10, 30/10
Push-up: BW/10, BW/10
Plank: 60 sec, 60 sec (I was so proud I could hold it this long!!)
Cable horiz. wood chop: 30/10, 30/10
My goals are to gain strength and lean muscle, and lose fat. If I end up losing weight (which I rarely do), that would be great, but I would be really satisfied just to lose inches and have my clothes fit better. I really would love to feel confident in a bathing suit once and for all. I'm also approaching the time in my life when I'm thinking about having kids and to reach these goals now, prior to pregnancy, would be awesome!
I track my food on the dailyplate.com and have to get back doing that. April and the beginning of May I was doing great, but feel off tracking. Tracking my food and workouts will keep me honest and help me reach my goals!
One more thing... I'm training for a sprint triathlon (1/2 mile swim, 12 mile bike, 3 mile run) on July 27th. In between my lifting workouts, I'm starting brick workouts (swim/bike, bike/run)... This should be interesting...
I look forward to this adventure!
Jenny