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instantblue · 08-04-2008, 10:20 PM

So this is my training log for the women's challenge! Yay!

Some info about me:
I'm 29, I've been working out seriously (6 days/week, weight training) for about 5 years, but I stopped working out early on in my pregnancy with my daughter, who is now 14 months old. I started back up again when she was 9 months with NROLW, which is how I found this forum. I did NROLW through stage 4, but got bored with the routines and lack of explanation about why you were doing particular exercises and rep ranges. (I'm a why kind of girl, I like to know the theory behind what I'm doing). Before NROLW, I did workout videos exclusively for all my training. I just love having the feeling of a personal training or gym class, but the convenience of doing it at home. I've tried doing more gym-style training on my own, but I just don't enjoy it as much as videos. So, I'm back to them. I mostly do Cathe Freidrich, but have a few other instructors too, like P90X.

My Goals for this challenge:
Right before I got pregnant, I had just finished doing a round of P90X, and I was definitely the fittest I've ever been. I want that back. Side benefits were that I could do lots of pull ups, I started rock climbing and progressed really well, and I fit in really, really small pants. For now, I just want to be able to do at least 5 full form pull ups again (right now I can do 5 chin ups, and 2 pull ups), and I'd like to get some of that definition back. It may be silly, but I want to get fit again before I have the next baby, partly because I'm vain and partly because I had a very easy pregnancy the first time which I think was partially because I was so fit going into it.

My Plan:
Because enjoy them so much, I'm going to continue using workout videos for all of my training, except for the occasional
treadmill run. I will change my routine every 4 weeks. I just finished a rotation that worked each muscle group twice per week, one full body session and a 3 day split. Now I'm doing a one body part per day program, with about 30 min of cardio per day after weights.

I'm eating according to the 10 habits of John Berardi, and am awaiting my copy of Precision Nutrition to follow the customization plan after my 5 weeks of 90% compliance.

Current Stats:
height: 62
weight: 124.5
body fat: 24.2% (superilliac caliper)
waist: 27.875
hips (over pelvic bone): 33.75
L thigh: 22
R thigh: 22.25
bust: 32.75
under bust: 29

Before Pics:

Goal Pic (me from after P90x):

08-04-2008, 10:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
instantblue Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Southern California Posts: 146	Instantblue's Women's Challenge Log So this is my training log for the women's challenge! Yay! Some info about me: I'm 29, I've been working out seriously (6 days/week, weight training) for about 5 years, but I stopped working out early on in my pregnancy with my daughter, who is now 14 months old. I started back up again when she was 9 months with NROLW, which is how I found this forum. I did NROLW through stage 4, but got bored with the routines and lack of explanation about why you were doing particular exercises and rep ranges. (I'm a why kind of girl, I like to know the theory behind what I'm doing). Before NROLW, I did workout videos exclusively for all my training. I just love having the feeling of a personal training or gym class, but the convenience of doing it at home. I've tried doing more gym-style training on my own, but I just don't enjoy it as much as videos. So, I'm back to them. I mostly do Cathe Freidrich, but have a few other instructors too, like P90X. My Goals for this challenge: Right before I got pregnant, I had just finished doing a round of P90X, and I was definitely the fittest I've ever been. I want that back. Side benefits were that I could do lots of pull ups, I started rock climbing and progressed really well, and I fit in really, really small pants. For now, I just want to be able to do at least 5 full form pull ups again (right now I can do 5 chin ups, and 2 pull ups), and I'd like to get some of that definition back. It may be silly, but I want to get fit again before I have the next baby, partly because I'm vain and partly because I had a very easy pregnancy the first time which I think was partially because I was so fit going into it. My Plan: Because enjoy them so much, I'm going to continue using workout videos for all of my training, except for the occasional treadmill run. I will change my routine every 4 weeks. I just finished a rotation that worked each muscle group twice per week, one full body session and a 3 day split. Now I'm doing a one body part per day program, with about 30 min of cardio per day after weights. I'm eating according to the 10 habits of John Berardi, and am awaiting my copy of Precision Nutrition to follow the customization plan after my 5 weeks of 90% compliance. Current Stats: height: 62 weight: 124.5 body fat: 24.2% (superilliac caliper) waist: 27.875 hips (over pelvic bone): 33.75 L thigh: 22 R thigh: 22.25 bust: 32.75 under bust: 29 Before Pics: Goal Pic (me from after P90x): __________________ ~Amaria~ My training log Visit my blog InstantlyBlue! Last edited by instantblue : 08-04-2008 at 10:30 PM. Reason: forgot stats!