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lorigaud · 07-11-2008, 06:01 AM

LOL Donna... there's no such thing as eating just ONE fry for me... so I was better off just avoiding them entirely!

So, I had my body fat tested this morning with one of those bioelectrical impendence things... I know they aren't totally accurate, but it's the best I've got available, and I wanted a starting point. Apparently I am psychic, because the bf% I guessed at in a previous post was exactly what showed up on that little screen.... Larry Bird's number. (In case you're not a Celtic's fan... that's 33%

) I think the last time I had it measured it was over 34%, so I've made a little progress.... but I'm going to make a WHOLE lot more with Leigh's program!

Today's workout:

Dynamic warm up (5 min)
Resistance Training
Program A2:
Step Ups (used 5 risers under the step... pretty easy)
DB Face Pulls (obviously I think I'm stronger than I am LOL... but when I even TRIED to put the 15 pounders in front of my face I quickly realized that I needed to switch to a lower weight! I tried 12... nope. 10... nope. 8... managed to do the first set, barely. Did the last 2 sets with 7... still hard, but this is the weight I'll stick with for now.)

Bent Over Rows (used 15# weights here... hard, but probably doable. May want to consider switching to 12 for the time being though.)
Standing Bicep Curls (12# was REALLY tough... WTF?? I've used 20# on curls before, but apparently not today!! I struggled through the last set and had to stop briefly before finishing the last 2. Ugh.)
Trunk Extension (kinda fun!)
Side Plank (pretty proud of myself that I did these for the full min. both times, and on both sides... not sure what the value is in having the arm up, as I've always done these before with the hand on hip)

Stretching
15 min light cardio (walking at 3 mph)

Thoughts:
Not sore today really from yesterday's workout... not sure if that's a good thing. I'm ALWAYS sore from my workouts with Matt, usually for like 3 days afterwards. Gotta keep in mind, though, that the muscle growth is not what I'm looking for here.... it's fat LOSS. My ego is a little bruised maybe b/c of the lower weights, but I need to let go of that thinking and just focus on this program. It's going to work for me, I know it!

07-11-2008, 06:01 AM	#17 (permalink)
lorigaud Food is FUEL Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Maine Posts: 1,143	LOL Donna... there's no such thing as eating just ONE fry for me... so I was better off just avoiding them entirely! So, I had my body fat tested this morning with one of those bioelectrical impendence things... I know they aren't totally accurate, but it's the best I've got available, and I wanted a starting point. Apparently I am psychic, because the bf% I guessed at in a previous post was exactly what showed up on that little screen.... Larry Bird's number. (In case you're not a Celtic's fan... that's 33% ) I think the last time I had it measured it was over 34%, so I've made a little progress.... but I'm going to make a WHOLE lot more with Leigh's program! Today's workout: Dynamic warm up (5 min) Resistance Training Program A2: Step Ups (used 5 risers under the step... pretty easy) DB Face Pulls (obviously I think I'm stronger than I am LOL... but when I even TRIED to put the 15 pounders in front of my face I quickly realized that I needed to switch to a lower weight! I tried 12... nope. 10... nope. 8... managed to do the first set, barely. Did the last 2 sets with 7... still hard, but this is the weight I'll stick with for now.) Bent Over Rows (used 15# weights here... hard, but probably doable. May want to consider switching to 12 for the time being though.) Standing Bicep Curls (12# was REALLY tough... WTF?? I've used 20# on curls before, but apparently not today!! I struggled through the last set and had to stop briefly before finishing the last 2. Ugh.) Trunk Extension (kinda fun!) Side Plank (pretty proud of myself that I did these for the full min. both times, and on both sides... not sure what the value is in having the arm up, as I've always done these before with the hand on hip) Stretching 15 min light cardio (walking at 3 mph) Thoughts: Not sore today really from yesterday's workout... not sure if that's a good thing. I'm ALWAYS sore from my workouts with Matt, usually for like 3 days afterwards. Gotta keep in mind, though, that the muscle growth is not what I'm looking for here.... it's fat LOSS. My ego is a little bruised maybe b/c of the lower weights, but I need to let go of that thinking and just focus on this program. It's going to work for me, I know it! __________________ Lori Training Log Blog "As far as (healthy) eating, either do it, or don't. Same issues repeated over and over is just insanity. We either commit to the endeavor or pay lip-service to it. This is the hardest part of the whole process, and it needs to be practiced more than the actual physical training. It's mind training." ~ Matt Thorne "The reason that most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment."