I had the most intense, exhausting, absolutely amazing workout at World's tonight. At noon today I got a call from the app creator asking if I could move my shoot up to this coming Saturday because the original model he booked had an emergency come up and had to reschedule. Well, inside I was having a panic attack at the thought of not having the two weeks that I thought I still had to get in tip-top shape, however I'm not one to disappoint. Especially when its someone who's paying me to do something I would do for free any day. So, I agreed and as I hung up the phone my mind began racing with thoughts like "How the hell and I going to pull off my best shape ever in three days? I sure hope they plan to use Photoshop! I really shouldn't have indulged in so much cake at Easter dinner this weekend...or drank all that wine last night! Is it too late to start using steroids?" haha. Well, I guess all I can really do in three days is eat as clean as possible and workout to my max (and then some!) so that's what I plan to do. Day #1 was no exception!
Started today's workout with a run....and busted out my second 5k non-stop run in just under 32 minutes! I wanted to quit so bad after 2 miles and then again at 2.5 but I someone mustered up the power to finish. I just kept telling myself "If you don't do it, its going to sound really lame when you have to admit it in your blog entry tonight!" haha. I was soaked to the core and completely bright red head-to-toe when I finished but I was on a roll so it felt great. After my run I embarked on a mini legs sesh and then abs.
For legs today I started with 3 sets of 8 standing glute press. I figure that like most women my most problematic area is the bum/thigh area so I better focus on that this week just in case they aren't planning on doing any photo touch-ups! Next, I got a bosu ball and did a series of balancing leg stretches, followed up with three sets of balancing one-leg weighted dead lifts. My left knee felt like it was going numb half way through but its fine now so I figure that was just a sign that I was really hitting my max today!
For abs I started with three sets of 12 stability ball weighted leg lifts and then finished up with three sets of hanging leg lifts (12-10-8). I could barely finish my last set I was so exhausted. After that I booked it out of there in need of a serious shower and fuel! I'm thinking tomorrow will be an amped-up bis/tris/abs session and is probably going to require pounding a Celcius beforehand so I can go up a weight set in all my moves. Bring it on, Saturday!
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Beer Run
I swear I have my best runs when I'm hungover. After a long night of bowling and beer drinking, all I wanted to do today was sweat out all the toxins I undoubtedly had filled myself with. After an early morning Easter breakfast and short dog hike/swim along the Presumpscot River Trail, I went to World's which happened to be amazingly empty. Not really sure how my body would respond to a run, I decided to take it one mile at a time. However, somehow I got into a routine with my favourite workout songs playing and a good 6.0 mph steady pace and I did the whole 5k for the first time ever, without stopping, and coming in at 32 minutes. Record breaker!!! I felt sooo good when I was done. I wasn't even as red in the face or as overheated as I usually am. It must have been just the perfect temperature in there today due to the lack of sweaty bodies. Perhaps all that beer also helped to carb-load last night in preparation haha. It's been at least a week since I had a really solid long run so I'm a bit surprised I was able to pull it off. I'm kind of on cloud 9 night now. I think I'll wait a couple of days to give my shins and knees a rest and then attempt it again. Race season here I come!
I decided to skip weights today and ended my workout with some abs and stretching. For abs I did 4 sets of 20 incline crunches (2 sets forward and 2 sets side to side) and 3 sets of stability ball pushups, kneeling/balancing on the ball in between sets. I have another Easter dinner to go to tonight so I hope all that running burned enough calories to counteract the massive slice of homemade Red Velvet cake I plan on having!
Side note: I have my first fitness shoot for the iPhone app I mentioned before on the 22nd of April. The next two weeks are going to be filled with extremely hard workouts where I really push myself to my max. Don't want to be photographed with a beer gut!
I decided to skip weights today and ended my workout with some abs and stretching. For abs I did 4 sets of 20 incline crunches (2 sets forward and 2 sets side to side) and 3 sets of stability ball pushups, kneeling/balancing on the ball in between sets. I have another Easter dinner to go to tonight so I hope all that running burned enough calories to counteract the massive slice of homemade Red Velvet cake I plan on having!
Side note: I have my first fitness shoot for the iPhone app I mentioned before on the 22nd of April. The next two weeks are going to be filled with extremely hard workouts where I really push myself to my max. Don't want to be photographed with a beer gut!
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Nobody's Fool
Well, its the first day of April and I needed to get the new month off to a good start after a rocky March. My arms and back were still recovering from a couple days of solid bis/tris/shoulders workouts so I decided to lay off the weights and make today a run day. World's was nice and empty this morning, a stark contrast to yesterday morning's overcrowded-ness. Donning my favourite new neon Nike Pro gear, I hopped on a treadmill and decided to bust out a 5k. Well, my body wasn't really in the mood for it after battling a little cold this weekend so I have to admit that I did walk a good 1/2 - 3/4 miles of it here and there but I finished so I guess that's what counts! My usual favourite hard rock workout Pandora channel was irritating me because they seem to only have like 10 songs they play over and over again so I had to switch back to the rap/hip hop workout mix halfway through to keep me motivated. Nothing a little early morning Ke$ha couldn't fix though!
After my run I did a lot of standing stretches on the bosu ball and then did 3 sets of 12 cable rope crunches and 3 sets of 20 bench leg pull-ins for abs. The cable crunches are when you sit on the bench where you would normally do lat pull-downs but instead face away from the center of the machine. Attach a rope to the pulleys, set your weight, grab the rope above your head, and crunch down toward the ground. The leg pull-ins are simply leg pull-ins while balancing your behind on a flat bench and holding your arms to your chest.
That was it for today's gym sesh. After lunch I took my puppy for a good hour long walk and now my legs are seriously stiff. Where's my at-home masseuse when I need him?! haha I think it's time for a little afternoon snooze before a dinner out. Here's hoping I can survive the night without any April Fool's jokes coming my way...
After my run I did a lot of standing stretches on the bosu ball and then did 3 sets of 12 cable rope crunches and 3 sets of 20 bench leg pull-ins for abs. The cable crunches are when you sit on the bench where you would normally do lat pull-downs but instead face away from the center of the machine. Attach a rope to the pulleys, set your weight, grab the rope above your head, and crunch down toward the ground. The leg pull-ins are simply leg pull-ins while balancing your behind on a flat bench and holding your arms to your chest.
That was it for today's gym sesh. After lunch I took my puppy for a good hour long walk and now my legs are seriously stiff. Where's my at-home masseuse when I need him?! haha I think it's time for a little afternoon snooze before a dinner out. Here's hoping I can survive the night without any April Fool's jokes coming my way...
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