After a fairly relaxing weekend, I was ready to get back in the gym. I took Saturday completely off and worked on some Christmas shopping to keep me occupied. Of course I had to try on a few things for myself. I broke a sweat trying to get some pants over my rear...why no one has created jeans for athletically built women is beyond me. A little more room in the legs, smaller in the waist, and loads of spandex...its not rocket science people. Oh, and the people-watching at the mall was fabulous...I feel much more normal after leaving that place...
I had all intentions of doing my Sunday cardio after church, and then for whatever reason I was awake and ready to roll at 5:15. My internal clock is beyond whack. On the treadmill by 5:30, and hamstrings screaming by 6:00. I can hardly bend over. They are extremely tight today...going to the bathroom is torture....but haven't figured out an alternative. By Sunday afternoon I was due for a nap...so I did...
Today was a great workout day. Shoulders, biceps, and core. Any cardio would've killed me, so I didn't do any. Ha, I really don't have to spend much time talking myself out of cardio. And the last thing I want to do at this point is too much cardio so that I am craving sugar and losing muscle. Cardio will be my last resort to losing fat....I'd rather eat cardboard. Who am I kidding, I bascially do...
Today's workout:
BB shoulder press(8x)/ss standing 'Y' press to failure 4x
Seated arnold press 3 x 12
Upright row/ss lateral raises 3 x 10 each
EZ bar curls 4 x 12
Underhand lat bar pull-down/ss hammer curls 3 x 10 each
Alternating incline DB curls 3 x 8 each arm
Sit-ups, legs on bench 3 x 15
Decline 1/2 crunch 3 x 15
plank hold 2x
Tired...but feel good. Thats one more workout behind me. Its always one workout,...one set....one rep, at a time. On to the rest of my day...
Jeans are a nighmare for me too: waist smaller than hips and need for a long inseam make it nearly impossible. The best ones I've found are called Hello Skinny Jeans, designed by a woman for women. I got online and they are made in the USA of cotton with a good amount of spandex. They are expensive so I only have 1 pair.
ReplyDeleteGood to know!! I have a couple of good pair from Nordstroms and we won't even get into how much I paid for those...yikes. The best is when you find a great pair that looks fabulous in the legs and then you go to bend over and practically moon everyone behind you. Gotta love that.
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