06.08.08

What? The Gym?

Posted in Cycle, General Cardio, Jog, Strength Training at 7:00 pm by renaemd · Digg! this story! Digg! this story.

I know, you are falling out of your chair right now. I finally got to the gym. Have you caught your breath yet?

Okay, here is the rundown of my Sunday night visit to Bally Total Fitness.

  • 20 min on bike - 7.5 miles
  • 10 min of hills on treadmill - 4.3 mph
  • 10+ min on the rowing machine - burn baby, burn
  • 2 sets of 10 reps of:
    • arm curls at 30 pounds
    • lat pulls on cable machine (have forgotten poundage, brain got fuzzy)
    • chest press (3 sets of this)
    • bicep on cable machine (see aforementioned fuzziness)
  • 30 crunches on the awful crunch machine - um, ow!?!
  • 10 min of stretching - aaaaaaaahhhhhh……

The good news is that I was able to walk (and sit) the next day - the bad news is that it seems I have a pinched nerve in my back that is causing some pain.

Other good news - I’m going back!

Workout:

  • Type: Other
  • Date: 06/08/2008
  • Time: 19:00:00
  • Total Time: 1:15:00.00

04.30.08

Biggest Loser Workout 2 DVD

Posted in General Cardio at 7:00 pm by renaemd · Digg! this story! Digg! this story.

It was 45 min of Bob and Kim kicking my booty - I was even sweating during the warm-up and cool-down (aren’t those supposed to be easier?). My trouble spot is the lunges - I’m going to have to work on doing those so I don’t hurt myself, but I know they will pay off in the end (or on my end, ha, ha, ha). It is my plan to have this be my cross-training 2x a week. I really like it because it is customizable, which I have learned will help keep my body from getting used to the workout and I will burn more calories and tone more (yahoo!)

Funny note - the part where I was working on my abs hurt so much that I was making weird noises and my husband yelled downstairs “Are you okay?!? Have you hurt yourself?!?”

Workout:

  • Type: General Cardio
  • Date: 04/30/2008
  • Time: 19:00:00
  • Total Time: 00:45:00.00
  • Calories: 500