I woke up this morning with the worst feeling in my chest...then here comes the cough and congestion!! NO!!!! This can't happen it is only Day 2 and I need to workout! I got up, showered, got myself and Khloe ready for the day and made it all of one hour at work before going to the Clinic on campus! As much as I hate missing work and being sick, it wasn't going to go away if I did not get some antibiotics. One hour later the diagnosis was a severe sinus infection that had crept to my upper chest cavity...not a big deal, but the coughing was the worst. I got my medicine and went home and crashed! My sweet love made lunch for me (a salad with vinaigrette dressing, baked tilapia, and corn...YUM!) and I took my medicine...not 30 minutes later I coughed and I coughed and when I was done...I coughed some more! But still, I was determined to workout today. I got up at about 3:15 and watched the video...12 minutes that was all I needed. So I got up, stretched, and gathered my items needed for my 12 minutes of intense-ness!
Day 2: 12 minutes with 50 seconds for each sequence and 10 seconds in between each sequence
Instead of the sandbag for my clean and press I used individual weights of 5lbs each and I used my yoga mat for the push-ups and center to elbow jumps
Workout:
#1 10xHigh knees & 10xMountain climbers - 3 sets
#2 2xSquat jumps &2xpush-ups & 1xtuck jump - 4 sets
#3 Center to elbow jump (L&R) & 2xleg jump - 10 sets
#4 Clean & press & squat & press & push-up - 5 sets
#5 5 each tuck jumps, 1/2 burpee, and squat hold - 2 sets
#6 Spider knee push-up & straight leg push-up - 3 sets
#7 Switch leg lunges & press - 22 sets
#8 2 each side lunge (L&R), side punch (L&R), tuck jumps - 10 sets
#9 10xSquats & 10xSquat jumps - 2 full sets and 1 3/4 set
#10 10 each side elbow knee jumps - 4 sets
#11 Wide leg jumps & push-up - 12 sets
#12 Speed Run - 176 total or 88 each leg
WOW! I was completely winded when I finished this workout. 12 minutes doesn't seem like much time, but when you are constantly moving it really works your muscles. I was already sore this morning from the 7 minute fit test from Day 1. I am anxious to see how I feel tomorrow! Good luck with Day 2 and here's to Day 3! Until tomorrow...
April **My word for today is Determined**
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
Day 1 Week 1 of the 30 day challenge
Eager to get off work, but reluctant to take those hideous pictures of myself I mustered up the courage I had set myself up all day to have and went for it. I am taking the 30 day BodyRock.tv Challenge and I wanted to blog my daily progress to show that just because the girl in the tutorial video has a rocking hot body, doesn't mean that normal everyday people can't also achieve those smoking hot abs with a little effort!
So, I will give you a day by day tutorial of my own with before and after photos to show my progress. The program consists of 4 weeks with one workout each day Monday through Friday with the weekends off. Each workout is only 7 to 15 minutes long, so it is perfect for the average "real" person like me. I have a full time job, I am working on my thesis for my Master's degree, and I have a child that I take care of 28 days by myself and 28 days with my mate because of the nature of his job. I would love to workout after work, or wake up early to get a good hour workout in...unfortunately my normal wake up time is early for people that do not have children. While I only have one child, she is just enough to take up all of my "me" time and I would never change that...but it still doesn't give me the time I need to workout regularly. So here goes. I titled this blog Commit to your goals because it is so easy to say you want to do something, but to actually commit to your goal is the hardest thing anyone can do! My hope is that if I can do it, then maybe I can inspire someone else to do it to!
Day 1: Fit Test
Total workout time: 7 minutes with 50 seconds for each segment and 10 seconds between segments
The goal for day one's fit test is to do as many of each segment in 50 seconds as you can and that number is your score.
Workout breakdown:
#1 Squat jumps - 25
#2 Push up - I did the girl version - 20
#3 Burpees - 13
#4 High Knees - each knee lift equals one 123
#5 Switch lunges - 22
#6 Tuck jumps - 21
#7 Straight Abs - I did crunches 40 Now for the hard part...here are my before pictures...
Well there you have it! These pictures were taken before the first minute of my workout and I will continue to blog and give pointers and advice through this next month. I must say for a 7 minute workout, it sure did kick my butt!! It was great though...it is amazing how tired one can get in just 50 seconds! Here's to tomorrow :)
April **My word for today is Commit**
So, I will give you a day by day tutorial of my own with before and after photos to show my progress. The program consists of 4 weeks with one workout each day Monday through Friday with the weekends off. Each workout is only 7 to 15 minutes long, so it is perfect for the average "real" person like me. I have a full time job, I am working on my thesis for my Master's degree, and I have a child that I take care of 28 days by myself and 28 days with my mate because of the nature of his job. I would love to workout after work, or wake up early to get a good hour workout in...unfortunately my normal wake up time is early for people that do not have children. While I only have one child, she is just enough to take up all of my "me" time and I would never change that...but it still doesn't give me the time I need to workout regularly. So here goes. I titled this blog Commit to your goals because it is so easy to say you want to do something, but to actually commit to your goal is the hardest thing anyone can do! My hope is that if I can do it, then maybe I can inspire someone else to do it to!
Day 1: Fit Test
Total workout time: 7 minutes with 50 seconds for each segment and 10 seconds between segments
The goal for day one's fit test is to do as many of each segment in 50 seconds as you can and that number is your score.
Workout breakdown:
#1 Squat jumps - 25
#2 Push up - I did the girl version - 20
#3 Burpees - 13
#4 High Knees - each knee lift equals one 123
#5 Switch lunges - 22
#6 Tuck jumps - 21
#7 Straight Abs - I did crunches 40 Now for the hard part...here are my before pictures...
Well there you have it! These pictures were taken before the first minute of my workout and I will continue to blog and give pointers and advice through this next month. I must say for a 7 minute workout, it sure did kick my butt!! It was great though...it is amazing how tired one can get in just 50 seconds! Here's to tomorrow :)
April **My word for today is Commit**
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