Workout Wednesdays - Week VI

Weekly recap, at least for myself, of what I actually accomplished or got done!

This happens to be on Wednesdays because 'Workout' starts with a "W" and I'm a sucker for alliteration. Guess that's what happens when your mom is an English major!


Also feel free to follow/friend me on The Daily Mile!

This Week in Workouts:

 

Thursday, January 12th -

Dark Night Run 5.51 mi 00:49 08:58 pace

Cold here in TX! Running gear did good, thank you bubble gum pink Nike hooded jacket :-D felt good to get in some exercise before Grey's Anatomy and girls' night!

{pictured: bubble gum pink Nike Jacket}

Friday, January 13th -

I started with a BodyRock.tv Routine:

Workout Breakdown

Time: 12 Minutes  Workout Type: 12 Minute Interval Workout 

Bringing Sexy Back!

Lisa-Marie’s Cardio Workout:
Set your interval timer to 10/50 for 12 rounds. You need to complete the following 4 exercises 3 time through.
Press up Burpee + Plyometric Jump (or squat/tuck jump)
Star Single Toe Touch Abs
Sit Squat & Jump using the Pink Sandbag
Ugi Ball Mountiain Climbers x 10 & Ugi Ball Toe Touch’s x 10

VIDEO

Holy Goodness!!! That knocked the Sparkles out of me... this BodyRock.tv stuff is serious.

Also, can I say how cute Lisa-Marie's British accent is??


Modification:  Since I don't have a huge weighted Sand bag I held two 5lb weights for that part.

This SERIOUSLY brings your heart rate up quick! Then I started a second BodyRock.tv circuit -- "Turn Me On", but too many burpees for one day -- I only got through round one!

Finished up with Treadmill 3 mi  00:26mi   //  08:33 pace

Really pushed it.

Saturday, January 14th -

Super Speed because we had somewhere very important to be!

I convinced Mike to try the BodyRock.tv routine with me -- we staggered the order of the circuit so that we wouldn't need the equipment at the same time and could just complete it in my apartment.

He agreed that it got his heart rate up and those Press up Burpee + Plyometric Jumps were intense.  

Sunday, January 15th -

Another BodyRock.tv Routine:

Workout Breakdown

Time: Rep ChallengeWorkout Type: Interval Rep Challenge

Glory to the Booty!

Lisa’s 600 Rep Workout
Set your BodyRocker interval timer to a stop watch and do the following 6 Exercises as quickly as you can & post your scores here.
100 High Knee Skips
100 Lunge kicks (50 each leg) using the Pink Sandbag
100 High Knee Skips
100 squats using the Pink Sandbag
100 High Knee Skips
25 Straight Abs
25 V Abs Left
25 V Abs Right
25 Bicycle Abs

Holy Handsel and Grettle!!!!!!

Subbed 10lb free weight for the Pink Sandbag.

My thighs are SCREAMING today.  They say we are no longer friends and I have the bruise to prove it...

Nope, I didn't RUN INTO A WALL  thank you for asking, it just appeared and if you press on it you can feel a nice large knot.

Finished off in the gym with:

Treadmill 2 mi 00:19min 09:30 pace

Recovery... My calves & quads hurt so bad but the sweat feels good :)

Gym 0.8 mi 00:10:00min 12:30 pace

10 min fast walk INCLINE 10

and 10 minutes additional strength training (a.k.a. me wandering around on different machines because I was bored)

 

Monday, January 16th -

REST DAY

Tuesday, January 17th -

Yoga/Weights/Abs 01:30

Still trying to give my legs a rest - I've been rolling them EVERY NIGHT.
Yoga, then arm weights, then abs... nothing too crazy.

Wednesday, January 18th -

Gym with Mike!!!! Will post what I decide to do once I do it :)

Reasons to be Fit:

How often do you push yourself until you're really sore?  

Workout Wednesdays - Week V

Weekly recap, at least for myself, of what I actually accomplished or got done!

This happens to be on Wednesdays because 'Workout' starts with a "W" and I'm a sucker for alliteration. Guess that's what happens when your mom is an English major!


Also feel free to follow/friend me on The Daily Mile!

This Week in Workouts:

Thursday, January 5th -

REST DAY.

Went to see Ashley and the Baby!

Friday, January 6th -

Spring Creek Nature Trail 6.4 mi 01:04 09:55 pace

Needed to eat more, only had oatmeal and berries for breakfast plus coffee then 2 Gu Chomps before run... Run better when I don't work through lunch... Still, the weather was gorgeous!

Saturday, January 7th -

Treadmill 3.25 mi 00:30 09:13 pace

Ran 3 miles and walked a little -- legs felt like lead from the day before - whew!
Finished up with some TIU workout and abs at the gym

Top Golf the entire afternoon -- does golf count as a workout??

Sunday, January 8th -

Elliptical 3 mi 00:30 10:00 pace

 

3 miles high resistance on the Elliptical... I'd sprint all out for 30 seconds then gain my breath for 1 min -- sure worked up a sweat!!!
Finished with light abs at the gym.

Monday, January 9th -

REST DAY

Tuesday, January 10th -

REST DAY

Wednesday, January 11th -

Who knows... I'm taking suggestions for my workout after work - it has to be a GOOD ONE because I missed two days!

Reasons to be Fit:

What workout do you recommend? I wanna mix it up!  

Workout Wednesdays - Week IV

Weekly recap, at least for myself, of what I actually accomplished or got done!

This happens to be on Wednesdays because 'Workout' starts with a "W" and I'm a sucker for alliteration. Guess that's what happens when your mom is an English major!


Also feel free to follow/friend me on The Daily Mile!

This Week in Workouts:

Thursday, December 29th -

REST DAY. 

Spent time with Mike and Baby Jackson and Ashley today!

Is there anything cuter than baby yawns?!?!

Friday, December 30th -

Treadmill 3.5 mi 00:30  08:34 pace
Mike's Gym 00:50

Tone It Up Sunset workout plus I added 3lb weights to the 'hugs' move. Finished out with additional strength training machines, kept it up and moving for about 50 minutes after my cardio! So all in all good workout today!

Felt good to get in a run! it had been a few days!

Saturday, December 31st -

Outside Run near Mike's Place   3.07 mi 00:26   08:31 pace

Beautiful Outside run! really hilly which was difficult on my breathing.. I mean really hilly.  After the short run had to rush to get all my baking done for our NYE Pot Luck Dinner and House Party!

Sunday, January 1st -

Biking 9.7 mi 01:00   9.7mph pace

 

Mike and I went biking! My knee hurt too much from New Years Eve to go running.. umm you try standing around in 6inch heels all night!  Shnikes! 

 Beautiful Sparkly Shoes

Also, Mike's Iliotibial Band was still hurting... it was cold at first but warmed up once we got going! I had on mittens AND leg warmers which helped!! Found a super cool trail at the end of our ride... it was kinda an off road trail and we're excited to go check it out later!

Monday, January 2nd -

Treadmill 6.07 mi 01:00 09:53 pace

Bored ... stayed on for an hour, walked a little... blah. At least you ALWAYS feel better afterwards!!

Tuesday, January 3rd -

First Day back at WORK.
REST DAY
They kept me for 11 hours!! boo

Wednesday, January 4th -

Day of Death.
Woke up this morning so so sick.. didn't even make it to work until lunch time.  Speaking of lunch, I haven't had any :(  Today's workout will probably be light yoga once I get home and early to bed! 

EDIT:  So when I got off work I was feeling a little better and had even kept down a greek yogurt.. Mike and Kris were headed to the gym to get in some endorphins and I was far to jealous to let them go without me!  I followed them to the gym and just said I'd accomplish whatever felt okay.  I ended up starting on the treadmill... first mile was slow/warm up, second was tempo, and then for mile 3 I sprinted quarter miles increasing speed by .2-.3mph each time and walking for < 1min in between to catch my breath PHEW!  Then I finished up with some strength:

20 Jillian Runners on each leg

10 Hugs on each side with 3lb weight

10 Ab Jacks

20 Swimmer Kicks (alternating Legs)

40 Flutter Touches (Abs)

20 TIU DeadLifts w/ 10lb weights

30 Pull Backs on Weight Machine

20 Walking Lunges

20 Love Triangles on each side

Finished with 20 Warrior III Leg Lifts each side (made that up, it works!!)

Basically you do Warrior III pose and use your Gluteus Maximus to lift that back leg in the air about 2in higher and pulse.  Super challenging!

Felt way better after my workout and even had an appetite for the first time all day -- left over Chicken Sausages and Veggie Rice please!

Reasons to be Fit:

What was your favorite workout you did this week?  

Workout Wednesdays - Week III

I'm completely ADD when it comes to my workouts.. I can only follow a basic plan outline nothing exact because it makes me feel too trapped and scheduled.  If it says "x" # of runs per week, "x" day do cardio, "x" day do strength training of some sort I can kinda follow that.. but really when I want to run I run, when I want to go to the gym I do, and when it's freezing and rainy outside I turn to my collection of workout DVD's and the lovely internet.

Because of this I feel it may be good to do a weekly recap, at least for myself, of what I actually accomplished or got done!

This happens to be on Wednesdays because 'Workout' starts with a "W" and I'm a sucker for alliteration. Guess that's what happens when your mom is an English major!


Also feel free to follow/friend me on The Daily Mile!

This Week in Workouts:

Thursday, December 22nd -

Did not feel so hot today - got in 30 minutes on the Elliptical.

Friday, December 23rd -

Didn't have a lot of time today before my date with Miss Ashley to have lunch and see LES Miserables, but snuck in one of the Roommate's Turbo Fire DVDs... umm those are INTENSE.  I did the Fire 30 CD but it was longer than 30 minutes for me since there's an option for 'first time' where they walk you through some of the moves so that you know what you are doing.  The most interesting part of the CD was the 'firedrills'.  You hear an alarm sound and for a whole MINUTE you work super high intensity 'because you can do anything for one minute, right??'  

Saturday, December 24th -

Made time for a holiday run today even though it was 39 degrees and the weather channel said it feels like 34 (which is practically freezing... and being from Texas my whole life I really do not do well in the cold!)

Knocked out the first 3 miles in 24:42 (Holy Goodness -- 8:15min miles?!?! That's a miracle for me!!)

::small walk break to catch my breath::

STILL finished my 6.3 mile out & back in 57:10 (9:05min mile average).

YAY!!!!!!!!!!

I beat myself in my "challenge run"... Last Wednesday my average last time was 9:28min miles, and I have NEVER finished a 5k in under 25.

Sunday, December 25th -

Quick workout Christmas Morning - snuck in the TIU Sunset Workout plus some extra deadlifts at the apartment before rushing over to the parents'.

Monday, December 26th -

3 Miles on Treadmill in 26ish minutes... it was a really rough 3 miles, I think all the sugar from Christmas really got to me, but AFTERWARDS I felt a lot better!  


Mari and I took over my apartment gym and turned on a really great workout mix.. 


Mari and I completed the TIU Sunset Workout circuit 3 times PLUS we did about twice as many flutters and dead lifts as the circuit called for!  Since there was only one pair of 5lb dumb bells at the gym I had to use 10lbs but for dead lifts it wasn't too bad.  


We also did the following:


8 Reps Chest Presses (3 x's)
10 AB leg lifts in Roman Chair (3 x's)
20 triangle love handles (TIU move - see photo below)
Plank 1 min
Side Plank 1 min each side
10 triceps extensions on each side in deep lunge


Take that Christmas Pie!!!!

Tuesday, December 27th -

5.5 Miles Outside Recovery Run with Mari.


Really slow pace for me but my sister is recovering SO WELL from her knee surgery!!! We averaged an 11:49 pace including the walking we did... she ran 2 miles straight, then walk to calm her heart rate, then ran one mile, walk again then .75 miles finished strong! So proud of her!! BTW the temperature dropped half way through our run and it got stinkin' cold!!  I did sprint forward and back at one point just to warm up.... next time even if it's sunny Imma sport the jacket.

Wednesday, December 28th -

Went to the Hospital bright & Early this morning to meet my GODSON baby Jackson!!!


Meet Jackson:

Born December 28th, 2011
9.37 lbs and 21" long!

Hi Precious Baby Boy!!!!!!!!

TIU Tone Every Part In 30 Minutes Routine 

Follow along with the printout here.

I will say the Triangle Love Handle move feels awesome two days later after doing it every day!  My sides are so sore... 

Reasons to be Fit:

What was your favorite workout this week?  Any new DVD's or circuits I should try??

Workout Wednesdays - Week II

I'm completely ADD when it comes to my workouts.. I can only follow a basic plan outline nothing exact because it makes me feel too trapped and scheduled.  If it says "x" # of runs per week, "x" day do cardio, "x" day do strength training of some sort I can kinda follow that.. but really when I want to run I run, when I want to go to the gym I do, and when it's freezing and rainy outside I turn to my collection of workout DVD's and the lovely internet.

Because of this I feel it may be good to do a weekly recap, at least for myself, of what I actually accomplished or got done!

This happens to be on Wednesdays because 'Workout' starts with a "W" and I'm a sucker for alliteration. Guess that's what happens when your mom is an English major!


Also feel free to follow/friend me on The Daily Mile!

This Week in Workouts:

Thursday, December 15th -

Ran through the sprinkling cold rain to the small gym my apartment complex opened up near my building! (There's a bigger one but I have to drive to it.. it's in the other gated section of buildings)

Honestly can't remember exactly what I did, I think I knocked out like 3 mi on treadmil and a few weight exercises.  My phone has been BROKEN all week! So hard to get any pictures or leave myself notes (a.k.a. Brittany you did this today and ate this today.. ya I have that bad of a memory!) 

Good News?  The issue was covered under warranty and I get a new phone.

Bad News? Phone has taken a whole week to come in the mail!!!

Friday, December 16th -

2 Miles on Eliptical - my calf has been so tight and cramping :( it hates me.
Attempted moves from Jillian workout and Tone Every Part In 30 Minutes routine. 
Total gym time = 50 minutes.

Saturday, December 17th -

Long workout at the gym!!  I've been really trying to focus on more strength training since I have been so lax on it lately... 
There's a new Jillian workout featuresd in SELF Magazine this month and it's INCREDIBLE but I cannot even finish it!  {Recap Below}. 
I also tried the TIU Tone Every Part In 30 Minutes routine.  {Recap Below} 
ABS on the Roman Chair (3 sets 10 full leg lift ones)
Lunges with tricep curls
50 Dead Lifts with 10lb weights
then 1 mile on treadmill in 8:30 (starting slow, sprint at end)
and finishing with high resistance eliptical.
WHEW.
Total Gym Time: 1.5 hrs

Sunday, December 18th -

Where does time go??  Almost no time today.. snuck in the TIU Sunset Workout.

Monday, December 19th -

REST DAY

Tuesday, December 20th -

REST DAY

Wednesday, December 21st -

Outside Run -- longest one yet!!!  6.5 miles in 1 hour baby!!!! 

I always feel best doing long runs after a rest day.. my body has so much extra energy to burn!


Review of Circuit Workouts:

New Jillian workout featuresd in SELF Magazine this month and it's INCREDIBLE but I cannot even finish it! 

The entire circuit is set up to have you perform as many reps as possible for 1 minute, then to rest 1 minute.  Honestly, I can't continuously perform these moves for an entire minute straight!  Something to work towards!

Has you start with Up & Overs

These are killer but FUN. 

Channel the Karate Kid...

"Get Up and Go" 's... a new favorite of mine!

And I don't want to put the entire workout on here because you can get it for free here at SELF or in the new magazine featuring Jillian on the front cover this month!

One thing I will mention... there's a move where you start in full plank and 'pop up' into a surf like position... umm ya epic fail on my part there. 

How you're supposed to look after "popping up":

How is she so smiley??!

The circuit will really push you so I would recommend checking it out!  Not for beginners.

TIU Tone Every Part In 30 Minutes Routine 

Follow along with the printout here.

Each move with 20-30 reps, repeat circuit 3 times.

I love this workout -- it isn't too hard and is easy to add on to any workout you're already doing.

I will say the Triangle Love Handle move feels awesome two days later after doing it every day!  My sides are so sore... 

My other favorite move from this workout is ..

The funniest thing is when I do these workouts at Mike's apartment... The roommate and I own an arsenal of smaller weights, bands, yoga mats, etc... but the bf doesn't have that so I have to improvise.  This is where I use Costco sized glass jars of Spaghetti Sauce as weights ;)

Reasons to be Fit:

Workout Wednesdays - Week I

I'm completely ADD when it comes to my workouts.. I can only follow a basic plan outline nothing exact because it makes me feel too trapped and scheduled.  If it says "x" # of runs per week, "x" day do cardio, "x" day do strength training of some sort I can kinda follow that.. but really when I want to run I run, when I want to go to the gym I do, and when it's freezing and rainy outside I turn to my collection of workout DVD's and the lovely internet.

Because of this I feel it may be good to do a weekly recap, at least for myself, of what I actually accomplished or got done!

This happens to be on Wednesdays because 'Workout' starts with a "W" and I'm a sucker for alliteration. Guess that's what happens when your mom is an English major!

This Week in Workouts:

Thursday, December 8th -

Short Workout - Tone It Up Sunset Workout

Friday, December 9th -

Night Time Run in reflective bands LOL

5 miles with one 30 second stop during mile 4

Mi 1 & 2 Avg 8:41

Mi 3 (Hill of Death) 9:40

Overall 5 Mi Avg 9:05 min miles

Finished in 45:10

Cooldown with Insanity AB DVD recommended by the roommate

only 10 min long but OMG slow holding poses make you feel the burn!

Saturday, December 10th -

2 hour bike ride with Mike -- it got FREEZING cold so we picked up the pace on our way back home!!  I'm calling this the Ice ride.

Sunday, December 11th -

REST DAY

Seriously sore from my Friday Run... today was all about the Foam Rolling.

Monday, December 12th -

Quick workout today, worked late... Jillian's Level 2 Yoga DVD!

Tuesday, December 13th -

REST DAY

Wednesday, December 14th -

Going to check out the new gym at my Apartment (they opened a 2nd one!) for some treadmill love and to complete the new Tone It Up workout this week 30 Minutes

 

Reasons to be Fit: