Alright so this morning while I was outside with the kids, I'm working at a summer daycare, I thought, how am I going to fit in my work out today? I work from 7 to 6 and then tonight I have to be at a photo shoot at 6:30 which means I won't be getting home until after 8. By that time all I want to do is eat and go to bed before starting it all over again tomorrow. As I was hanging on the monkey bars I realized, why not work out on the play structure? It's a perfect spot. So I worked on back and abs. Here is what I did:
Pull ups on the monkey bars- 3 sets/ 5 reps ea @ own body weight.
Hanging crunches- 3 sets/ 10 reps @ own body weight (for these you want to be in the pull up position, hanging, and bring your knees to your chest. You want to make sure that you keep your body as straight as possible, the less swinging around the better.)
Bent over dumbbell pull up- 3 sets/ 8 reps ea @ 40ibs (for this one what you want to do is take a dumbbell and bend over, you want to on a bench but if you dont have one then standing will do. Then you will lower the dumbbell straight down and then bring it to your chest. Do this for each side. Make sure to watch your form and keep the dumbbell close to your body)
As you can see my work out today did not have too many exercises but it did the job and was better than nothing. Now tomorrow should be another interesting day because I have an appointment at 7, after work. We will see what I can pull off tomorrow. Oh, I actually talked to the kids at work and we are going to start doing a morning work out for about 20 minutes each day. I already drafted up a work out plan for them. It should be fun and they are excited. I am too because this means I can get my work out's in too, sort of.
Did you get your work out in today?
There is still time to fit in a quick 15 minute work out.
Until tomorrow...
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Monday- Day 2 Legs
Alright, so this morning I wasn't too sore from yesterdays work out but I could definitely feel it. I felt like all day I had really good posture and my stomach felt as if it was flat as a board. I made sure to have a decent breakfast, I usually do, but this morning I decided to go for the oatmeal. It carried me through most of the morning. I had a turkey sandwich for lunch followed by grapes, string cheese, and a few wheat thins for a late afternoon snack. After I got home I started my work out.
Here is what I did:
3-4 mile bike ride
1/2 mile walk after dinner
calf raises: 3 sets/ 50 reps weight= body weight
Squats: 3 sets/ 10 reps weight= body weight
So I did it! Day 2 is done and out of the way. Now tomorrow will be challenging because I have to be at a photo shoot after work, the reporter I met with last week wants to get some shots for the article coming out this week. So, I am thinking that I might just do arms since I have the dumbells at home.
I hope you got your work out in today, even if it was a quick one. Any work out is better than nothing and will help you get that much closer to your fitness goals.
Enjoy the rest of your night!
Here is what I did:
3-4 mile bike ride
1/2 mile walk after dinner
calf raises: 3 sets/ 50 reps weight= body weight
Squats: 3 sets/ 10 reps weight= body weight
So I did it! Day 2 is done and out of the way. Now tomorrow will be challenging because I have to be at a photo shoot after work, the reporter I met with last week wants to get some shots for the article coming out this week. So, I am thinking that I might just do arms since I have the dumbells at home.
I hope you got your work out in today, even if it was a quick one. Any work out is better than nothing and will help you get that much closer to your fitness goals.
Enjoy the rest of your night!
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Sunday- The start of a new work out
So tonight I decided to hit the gym before heading home that way I wouldn't feel guilty for not going tomorrow. I usually end up going in the mornings before work but now that summer is here I have to be at work by 7. I am thinking my chances of making it to the gym in the mornings are slim. So tonight I went and started a new work out, well I sort of did it before but now I understand it more.
It is the Ryan Reynolds work out from when he did Blade Trinity. It is a great work out if you ever want to try it but it is not easy. I started out today with just doing chest and abs. See Ryan ended up working out one body part a day, chest day, back day, etc. I always like to throw abs in there somewhere. So here is what I did:
Stretches
Cable press- 3 sets/ 8 reps @ 100ibs
Swiss ball crunches- 3 sets/ 100 reps
Peck Deck- 3 sets/ 6 reps @ 90ibs
Dumbbell bench press- 3 sets/ 8 reps @ 45ibs
Wide lat chess press- 3 sets/ 5 reps @45ibs
Ab crunch machine- 1 set/ 50 reps @60ibs
I spent about 40 minutes at the gym.
Afterward s I wanted to make sure and have something healthy. So I pulled out the blender and started tossing things in. Now I know this might sound gross but bare with me, it was actually good. I made a smoothie that consisted of:
Dole fruit juice
2 leaves of lettuce
5 baby peeled carrots
small hand full of blueberries
4 strawberries
1 banana
a couple dashes of Cinnamon
1 raw egg
1 8 oz strawberry yogurt
Blend it all together and you got a great tasting smoothie full of fruit and vegetables.
That is it for tonight! Tomorrow I will attempt to do legs by biking after work, calf raises, and squats.
It is the Ryan Reynolds work out from when he did Blade Trinity. It is a great work out if you ever want to try it but it is not easy. I started out today with just doing chest and abs. See Ryan ended up working out one body part a day, chest day, back day, etc. I always like to throw abs in there somewhere. So here is what I did:
Stretches
Cable press- 3 sets/ 8 reps @ 100ibs
Swiss ball crunches- 3 sets/ 100 reps
Peck Deck- 3 sets/ 6 reps @ 90ibs
Dumbbell bench press- 3 sets/ 8 reps @ 45ibs
Wide lat chess press- 3 sets/ 5 reps @45ibs
Ab crunch machine- 1 set/ 50 reps @60ibs
I spent about 40 minutes at the gym.
Afterward s I wanted to make sure and have something healthy. So I pulled out the blender and started tossing things in. Now I know this might sound gross but bare with me, it was actually good. I made a smoothie that consisted of:
Dole fruit juice
2 leaves of lettuce
5 baby peeled carrots
small hand full of blueberries
4 strawberries
1 banana
a couple dashes of Cinnamon
1 raw egg
1 8 oz strawberry yogurt
Blend it all together and you got a great tasting smoothie full of fruit and vegetables.
That is it for tonight! Tomorrow I will attempt to do legs by biking after work, calf raises, and squats.
Personal work out
So I decided that since I had this blog up already I would turn it into my personal work out log. I will do my best to keep it up, given I have already so much to update, but tonight I feel inspired by my work out.
What follows will be my work outs.
What follows will be my work outs.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
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MIX IT UP North Bay!
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Thursday, April 9, 2009
MIX IT UP While You Still Can
And so the time has come that I am now in a position to give advice to the under 30 crowd about what they need to do to avoid the many pitfalls that I have experienced in order to get to the other, ugly side of 30.
First, let me assure you, it’s better to be 30 than to be 20, 21 or even 25, but, more on that later. There are some basics you’ll need to know that will get you through the night.
DRUGS
Now, I feel like I’m getting preachy. Put down the pills. Use only as prescribed. Yes, this means you, clown-ass.
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
Many of you have it and don’t know it. Get it treated or your head will explode.
CARBS
Pretty much, you should give up the carbs now. I’m talking about refined carbohydrates, essentially any food made by humankind that comes in a box. This will, generally, stop you from becoming a fat ass, or becoming more of a fat ass or getting Type II Diabetes or high blood pressure and a bunch of other stuff by the time you turn 30.
RELATIONSHIPS
They’re not going to be the way you think they’re going to be. So go easy on yourself and the other person. Don’t be so hard on yourself. Is there someone for everyone? Who knows? But, I do know this: you’re good enough for you. And speaking of standards. . .
CAREER
Dreams die hard, bitches. And you can quote me on that. First, remember you don’t have anything to prove. Then, live with passion. Don’t try to impress me. I don’t care what you do with your lives. I just want you to be able to wake up in the morning and wonder what the hell’s going on. And then let me know.
EXISTENTIALISM
You’re gonna have a crisis. Not right before you turn 30 or right after, but 8 months later. That’s when it hits you. You’re not a teenager, anymore. You’re not in your mid-20s reveling in post-college wonder. You’re a 30-something and you’ve achieved some things and not other things. And you probably haven’t taken any of my advice and are fat, dying of liver failure and all your relationships have fallen apart, along with your general appearance (and on a side note, how come all the men at a 10 year high school reunion look like bald, middle aged plumbers and the women are still hot? I’ve seen the pictures, though I refused to attend. Can someone explain this?) But, life is still better than ever, if for no other reason than you’ve outlived Jim Morrison.
BOOZE
Your liver’s dying. Unless you have a donor, it’s time to start cutting back, especially if you’ve hit 25. And if you’ve hit 25 you know what I’m talking about. I’m preparing you to be able to function for life after 30 which is much better, but I’ve decided not to say why. But, suffice it to say, I’m preparing you for the time of your life when you need to be able to get up in the morning and be quasi-functional physically and mentally.
STANDARDS
As legendary pornographer Jackie Treehorn put it “Regrettably, Dude, standards have fallen.” This is true. What are your standards? Do you have any? If you have to think about this for more than 10 seconds you don’t. Get some. You’re gonna need them, before you abandon them.
TEXTING
Stop texting. It’ll destroy your relationships. Stop e-mailing. Give people a call. Better yet, meet them in person. Only call or text people if you don’t care if your relationship is destroyed. Oh, and get the pictures of you with your pants down around your ankles in the bathroom at Spanky’s off your Facebook. I don’t mind looking at them, but Human Resource departments typically don’t.
ONE MORE THING
Finally, I’d like to caution you against taking any sort of advice. You’re probably not going to take it anyway. You’re probably gonna find some all new way of destroying the cosmos or your love life or libido or mental health. In that case, I’d say sometimes not doing anything is better than doing something. Or just do everything I say and don’t blame me for the inevitably negative consequences.
You’ll make it. I’ll be there cheering and welcoming you to the club. It involves a lot of soup.
~ Charles McAuley
First, let me assure you, it’s better to be 30 than to be 20, 21 or even 25, but, more on that later. There are some basics you’ll need to know that will get you through the night.
DRUGS
Now, I feel like I’m getting preachy. Put down the pills. Use only as prescribed. Yes, this means you, clown-ass.
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
Many of you have it and don’t know it. Get it treated or your head will explode.
CARBS
Pretty much, you should give up the carbs now. I’m talking about refined carbohydrates, essentially any food made by humankind that comes in a box. This will, generally, stop you from becoming a fat ass, or becoming more of a fat ass or getting Type II Diabetes or high blood pressure and a bunch of other stuff by the time you turn 30.
RELATIONSHIPS
They’re not going to be the way you think they’re going to be. So go easy on yourself and the other person. Don’t be so hard on yourself. Is there someone for everyone? Who knows? But, I do know this: you’re good enough for you. And speaking of standards. . .
CAREER
Dreams die hard, bitches. And you can quote me on that. First, remember you don’t have anything to prove. Then, live with passion. Don’t try to impress me. I don’t care what you do with your lives. I just want you to be able to wake up in the morning and wonder what the hell’s going on. And then let me know.
EXISTENTIALISM
You’re gonna have a crisis. Not right before you turn 30 or right after, but 8 months later. That’s when it hits you. You’re not a teenager, anymore. You’re not in your mid-20s reveling in post-college wonder. You’re a 30-something and you’ve achieved some things and not other things. And you probably haven’t taken any of my advice and are fat, dying of liver failure and all your relationships have fallen apart, along with your general appearance (and on a side note, how come all the men at a 10 year high school reunion look like bald, middle aged plumbers and the women are still hot? I’ve seen the pictures, though I refused to attend. Can someone explain this?) But, life is still better than ever, if for no other reason than you’ve outlived Jim Morrison.
BOOZE
Your liver’s dying. Unless you have a donor, it’s time to start cutting back, especially if you’ve hit 25. And if you’ve hit 25 you know what I’m talking about. I’m preparing you to be able to function for life after 30 which is much better, but I’ve decided not to say why. But, suffice it to say, I’m preparing you for the time of your life when you need to be able to get up in the morning and be quasi-functional physically and mentally.
STANDARDS
As legendary pornographer Jackie Treehorn put it “Regrettably, Dude, standards have fallen.” This is true. What are your standards? Do you have any? If you have to think about this for more than 10 seconds you don’t. Get some. You’re gonna need them, before you abandon them.
TEXTING
Stop texting. It’ll destroy your relationships. Stop e-mailing. Give people a call. Better yet, meet them in person. Only call or text people if you don’t care if your relationship is destroyed. Oh, and get the pictures of you with your pants down around your ankles in the bathroom at Spanky’s off your Facebook. I don’t mind looking at them, but Human Resource departments typically don’t.
ONE MORE THING
Finally, I’d like to caution you against taking any sort of advice. You’re probably not going to take it anyway. You’re probably gonna find some all new way of destroying the cosmos or your love life or libido or mental health. In that case, I’d say sometimes not doing anything is better than doing something. Or just do everything I say and don’t blame me for the inevitably negative consequences.
You’ll make it. I’ll be there cheering and welcoming you to the club. It involves a lot of soup.
~ Charles McAuley
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