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abs (again!) and back

Posted on May 20, 2011 in abs, back, gym | 0 comments

I did abs from Tuesday and did them with back today. All photos are from Bodybuilding.com Bent Over Rows Good Mornings –> I just discovered these and I love them!! Back Extensions Seated Rows Close Grip Pull Downs We have been eating leftovers so I have nothing exciting in the food department – but I will try to get something made tomorrow ...

light leg day and triceps #3

Posted on May 20, 2011 in legs | 1 comment

**This is from yesterday – sorry but I was having serious issues with pictures and wasn’t able to put it up. This is my light leg day so I do everything at a weight of 12-15 reps. Pics are from Bodybuilding.com. Free Squats with Bench Smith Machine Split Squat Plie Squats Kick Backs – 20 reps Froggies (no pic) on a Ball – 20 reps Triceps Cable Pull Down Reverse Pull Down Single Arm Kick Backs Tricep Pushups – on a Bosu Ball Enjoy!! ...

shoulders and abs #3

Posted on May 18, 2011 in abs, shoulders | 2 comments

So today I did abs – between 15-25 reps (per side), 3 times. All the pics are from Bodybuilding.com. Hanging Crunch and Hanging Pike Cable Crunch Laying down tuck with cables (I couldn’t find a picture – I’m still looking) Incline Leg Raise Ball Roll In Ball Crunch Side Crunch on Ball Twisting Obliques with Plate Twisting Obliques with Bar Shoulders – pick a weight where you can do 12-15 reps 3 times. I do all of these (without a machine) standing on the bosu ball. Arnold Press Cable...

Leg and bicep workout #3

Posted on May 17, 2011 in gym, legs | 0 comments

Legs #3 (with some biceps) Warm up for 5 minutes on treadmill. Do 3 sets of each exercise at a weight that is challenging for 8-10 reps for legs.Do the same with a weight that you can do 12-15 reps for arms. All of these photo came from BodyBuilding.com where they also have instructional videos if you need them. Seated Leg Curl Incline Leg Press superset with Hammer Curl Plate Loaded Squat (I couldn’t find a picture for either of these) superset with Isolated Dumbbell Curls Stiff Legged Dead Lift superset with Preacher Curls Cable Curl ( I do this with the bar...

cheeseburger salad??

Posted on May 2, 2011 in dinner, gym | 0 comments

So yesterday I missed leg day I picked up a bar shift on Saturday night which resulted in me getting 3 hours of sleep – not conducive to heavy lifting on the body’s largest muscle. This week’s schedule is: Monday: shoulders/triceps and abs* Tuesday: back/biceps Wednesday: legs Thursday: shoulders/back Friday: abs/cardio Saturday: legs Sunday: hiking or day off Today when I asked the fatkid what he wanted for dinner he said…..”a cheeseburger salad.” Hmmm…interesting. Let me preface by saying that we had frozen ground beef in the fridge that he cooked up yesterday which made a lot of...

natural protein powder

Posted on Apr 30, 2011 in dinner, music | 1 comment

Last night’s post didn’t quite make it out due to lots of cleaning… Day 29: Lifting and 30 minutes cardio Today consisted of more studying and then the shoulder/tricep and ab* workout from earlier in the week. We had to go to Costco today because we are completely out of everything to eat so of course the kitchen looked like this when we got home. I also am really excited because I got my IsoPure Natural today – nothing added and no artificial flavoring – to bake with. After a dinner of steak (marinated in worcestershire, A1, salt, pepper, horseradish, garlic and evoo), salad and sauteed veggies...

thanks legs

Posted on Apr 28, 2011 in legs, thankful | 0 comments

Day 28: AM/PM Incline Treadmill for 20 minutes each. Hour of weight lifting. Today was long and studying was hard…but I cheered up when we got to the gym because it was leg day!! I love leg day, I know a lot of people don’t but I am a huge fan. Weirdly enough a lot of guys I talk to hate lifting legs and most of the girls I know (who lift) enjoy it. I like it not only because I feel like it is a harder workout than my other body parts usually are. But also, I am so very thankful for my legs, even though they are skinny, they are strong and have allowed me to do so much. Swim team, college cheerleading, hiking the beautiful mountains in out city,...

sexy shoulders and arms

Posted on Apr 26, 2011 in arms, gym, shakes, shoulders | 0 comments

Day 26I started my morning out with 20 minutes of high intensity internal cardio on the elliptical and then was studying all day. For a brain break, this afternoon Kate and I did our new shoulder/tricep workout. By the second to last super set my arms were failing. I only did 8 reps on the last tricep exercise but I know our arms are going to be killer for tank tops I reeeealy wanted another apple bake when I got home but since I had it for breakfast I decided to make a smoothie. Ingredients: 1 cup crushed ice1 cup fat free milk1 tbsp all natural (no sugar) almond butter1 scoop vanilla whey protein1 tbsp ground flaxseed1 cup frozen mixed berries Blend and sip...

bikini ready abs

Posted on Apr 25, 2011 in abs, gym | 0 comments

This is the ab workout we are going to do once a week on cardio day. The * are the ones we are going to do when we have another muscle group that day. I did this today before I did legs (the whole thing) and I was hurting Abs Hanging tuck 4×15 Laying tuck* Pull down Crunch* Capt Chair* Standing Oblique* Twisting Oblique Bosu Crunches* Bosu Plank Ball...

booty blast!

Posted on Apr 1, 2011 in fitness, gym | 0 comments

So because I’m trying to build up my legs/butt – the other day the fatkid and I made a new-ish workout for me. Heavier weights and lower reps – I’m feeling it still and after my second go at it today I probably won’t be able to walk tomorrow. 3 sets of everything. Incline Leg Press80lbs – 8 reps Plate Loaded Squat Machine60 – 10 reps70 – 1080 – 10 On the Bosu Ball:Squats10 dumbbells – 15 repsBicep curls20lb EZ bar – 15 repsTwo hand over head tri-cep extension 15 lb – 15 reps Plie Squats35 lb dumbbell – 15 reps (I put little 5 lb plates under my toes so that all my weight is in my heels to...