Back to December

I've had Taylor Swift's "Back to December" stuck in my head all day. Not really a motivating workout tune. I did get in a pretty good bi's & tri's workout at World's today though. It wasn't nearly as busy as earlier in the week and a lot of the usuals weren't in attendance so I had a nice quiet workout without too much distraction.

I started with a 20 minute warm-up on the elliptical, having decided that I should not attempt a run until I am 100% over this cold. Aside from not physically being able to hit my goal time-wise, it would really be quite embarrassing if I fell off the treadmill seeing as this cold medicine has made me a complete space cadet!

My bi's/tri's workouts are seriously lacking in variety so I apologize if it sounds like you've read this exact post before. To start my weight session I did 3 sets of 8 hammer curls using 15 lb. dumbbells. Then I got a stability ball, a bench, and a 10 lb. plate and did tricep dips with my feet on the ball and the plate on my lap (4 sets of 8). Thinking I should probably increase the plate to 25 next time for some added burn! Then, I went back over to the free weights and 3 sets of 8 regular bicep curls. I started with the 15 lb. dumbbells again but quickly lost steam and moved down to the 12.5 ones for the last two sets. Finishing up my weights I did tricep extensions on the cables. Two sets of single-arm extensions at 20 lbs. each arm and then two sets of dual-arm extensions at 40 lbs. Not a bad workout but not highly exciting either!

For abs I did 3 sets of 8 teepees, kneeling on the ball in between sets, followed by incline bench crunches (2 sets of 12 forward crunches and 2 sets of 12 side-to-side crunches). That's all other than the usual stretching before exiting. Hoping to get in another good workout tomorrow to end the week on a positive note. Seeing as we are back to December here, here's to a healthy, happy, stress-free month filled with lots of solid workouts!