Just stopping by to say hi! Looks like you are on the right track already
I like tabata style workouts, too. Watching the time and having a set # of work sets agrees with me. Kind of like counting reps of lifts!
Howdy! I am determined this year. Getting the pictures up was the biggest hurdle for me, so now that I'm over that...Onward!
So my partner and I decided to take a break from CF for a bit. Her daughter gave her a copy of Jillian Michaels' book In The Cut (?). Not that her daughter thought she needed it, but because she knows she likes to work out. So we're going to give that a go for this month. Lemme tell ya, the workout we did today kicked both of our asses! And yes, burpees were involved! Gaaah!
I would post the workout, but I don't have the book so I don't remember what we did off the top of my head.
Holy Shit--I can see why Jillian Michaels always trains the winner onTBL. Her workouts are killer. I need to go pick up her book today so I can keep track of what I did.
Yesterday's totals:
Calories: 1383
Fat: 26%
Carbs: 43%
Protein: 31%
So, Polar is telling me I've burned 910 calories so far (I put it on about 3 hours ago). I know that is total b.s. I'm thinking realistically it's probably a 3rd of that, maybe a little more. Does that sound about right?
I will post my workouts once I get the book.
It is awesome that my gym does not have the Resolution rush. We had the whole place to ourselves today.
YES! And I can't wait for my boyfriend Bob to blow up at that one chick next week!
What's up with the dad who had gastric bypass surgery?? Did I hear him correctly that he said he didn't lose any weight after having it done? I also can't believe they sent 9 people home already.
YES! And I can't wait for my boyfriend Bob to blow up at that one chick next week!
I was thinking the SAME THING when they showed the previews for next week - wonder who pissed him off so bad????
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What's up with the dad who had gastric bypass surgery?? Did I hear him correctly that he said he didn't lose any weight after having it done? I also can't believe they sent 9 people home already.
Yeah - the guy who had the surgery did NOT lose any weight, and in fact kept gaining!
And on one hand I was surprised they sent 9 people home already, but on the other hand, I like the message they are trying to convey that you don't have to go on some TV show to have success!
I was thinking the SAME THING when they showed the previews for next week - wonder who pissed him off so bad????
Yeah - the guy who had the surgery did NOT lose any weight, and in fact kept gaining!
And on one hand I was surprised they sent 9 people home already, but on the other hand, I like the message they are trying to convey that you don't have to go on some TV show to have success!
I'm pretty sure it's the girl on the Silver team. Go to TWOP and read the recaps. They're pretty funny!
That's weird that he would gain cuz don't people who have that surgery get sick when the eat too much? I agree with you there on not having to be on TV to have success. I hope we don't have a Icky Vicky this season!
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Ha! I need to do that too.
Okay, I bought Jillian's book and here are the workouts so far:
Yesterday
*Dumbbell presses on body ball (10 each arm for 20 reps)
*DB flys on body ball with crunches (15 reps)
*Squats (body weight 50 reps)
*One minute sprint at 7 mph
*Rest 30 seconds
*Plank (10 seconds)
*Close Grip push-ups (5 reps)
*Side Plank with inner thigh raise (10 reps -- these are hard!)
*Plank (5 seconds)
*Close Grip push-ups (5 reps)
*Side Plank with inner thigh raise (10 reps - I'm assuming you do one side at a time)
*Plank (5 seconds)
*Burpees (10 reps)
*Sumo squats (50 reps)
*One minute sprint at 7 mph
*Rest 30 seconds
*Frog push up (20 reps)
*Squat thrusts (20 reps, then hold static squat for 20 seconds)
*W shoulder presses with leg extension (10 reps each leg)
*Jump rope for one minute
*Rest 30 seconds
*Bench dips (20 reps)
*Rope tricep presess (perform to failure)
*Static lunges with shoulder raises (10 reps with each leg forward)
*Mountain climbers (1 minutes and suck almost as much as burpees)
*Boat pose (30 seconds)
*Jump rope (1 minute)
*Bicycle crunches (50 reps)
*Extended plank (30 seconds)
*DIE
Your pace should make this workout be around 45 minutes and it was. If you're feeling groovy still, you can round out the hour with a run. I passed.
__________________ It all starts with the mind, but the thoughts, the intention aren't enough. Action needs to come next. Dream it, believe it, plan it, execute it, celebrate it. - Wendy
*Wide grip lat pull-downs - pyramid with weight (20 reps, 12 reps, 6-8 reps. 3 sets total)
*DB row (15 reps)
*Lunges (50 reps, 25 each leg, body weight only)
*One minute hill run at an incline of 10, 5.5 mph
*Rest 30 seconds
*Low db rows (15 reps)
*Seated hamstring curls (15 reps, done on a machine!)
*Step-ups (20 reps each leg, 40 total)
*One minute run at 10 incline, 5.5 mph
*Crab walk (forward 10 steps)
*Reverse plank (5 leg lifts each leg, 10 total)
*Crab walk (backwards 10 steps)
*Reverse plank (5 leg lifts each leg, 10 total)
*Supermans (20 reps, then hold at midpoint for 20 seconds)
*Reverse crunches (25 reps)
*Mountain climbers (perform for 1 minute)
*Rest 30 seconds
*Pendulum lunges with hammer curls (10 reps each leg, 20 total - we both had a different way of understanding how to do his. Need to find a demo)
*Hammer curls (perform to failure)
*Static lunges with reverse cable fly (10 reps each leg, 20 total)
*Run AGAIN at 10 incline, 5.5 mph for one minute
*Rest 30 seconds
*One leg pelvic thrust (15 reps each leg, 30 total)
*Toe touch crunches (25 reps)
*Mountain climbers (1 minute)
Tomorrow, we don't do her workout, so will do some lifting. The next two workouts are the same as the ones I posted and then they change.
It's tough. She has you test your level of fitness before diving in, but since we've been doing CrossFit workouts for a year, we're used to the intensity. The one thing we had to keep reminding ourselves is that we weren't doing these for time.
But it rivaled any CF I've done. I was soaked when all said and done!
Just stopping by to say that your new avi is adorable! Have you thought of telling your son to at least make some entertaining faces like that in his school pictures so they don't look like a mug shot?
Good luck with that one. I go through spurts of being okay with it.
And WTG on the workout. I wouldn't have been able to do that.
Seriously. I need to stop as it just sets my mood for the day--especially when I don't like what I see.
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Would you recommend the jillian michaels book ? I'm just looking for something to change it up a bit when i'm done with this set of workouts in NROL.
Yes. However, she does state that it's more geared towards the person that has 20 # or less to lose. I'll get more into that below
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Just stopping by to say that your new avi is adorable! Have you thought of telling your son to at least make some entertaining faces like that in his school pictures so they don't look like a mug shot?
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My eyes got blurry reading that workout....must mean it was a good one!
Great new avi! Love it.
LOL- When I was little, I used to be afraid of the flash on the camera. I think it took quite a while for the photographer to get me to smile. Hence, the look! Too bad my hair didn't stay that color
Karen, my son is 'too cool' to smile for his pictures!
Okay--after much soul searching and really going back and forth on this (partly because I didn't want to feel like I was disappointing my workout partner), I've come to the conclusion that I need to back off on these heavy circuit training workouts for now. I have been doing intense workouts for a year, and honestly I have lost no weight and have gained instead (and yes, eating comes into play, but I would say my diet is good 90% of the time). I just think my body has become so used to these workouts and doesn't want to budge. I have also read that for some women over 35, heavy metcons make them store fat. Don't know if this is true or not, but for me, it's worth looking into.
Also, I have been so inspired by jenofthemountain's success on OPT and have really been wanting to try it because of how well she did on it, but was reluctant to give up CF. I understand that OPT is geared towards a specific exercises, and well, that's the direction I'm headed now. My partner understood. We won't be working out together, but we'll still meet up at the gym at the same time.
So..
Deadlifts -- 115# 3x10 (first set was 125#, but it's been awhile since I've done them and 115 is 70% of my 1RM, so I dropped)
Swiss Ball Bridge -- Instead of doing 10 reps of these, I held it for 30 seconds because I'm lame and can't read.
Swiss Ball flys-- 10#, will try 12 next time
Neutral Grip Shoulder Press --15#, can go heavier
Prone Supermans
Low to High Woodchops--15#
Plank-- I minute
BTW, where do you get a foam roller? I've never seen one in a store, but I've never looked for one either.
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. Terrific workout! Glad you didn't die permanently, tho.
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