Archive for December, 2011
Happy New Year
I hope you all have a happy, safe new year and that 2012 brings you happiness, joy and love.
I know I’m not the only one who will be happy to have 2011 in the rear view mirror and not have to look back on it. It’s been a rough year for a lot of people, myself included and I’ll just be glad when that ball drops tonight at midnight.
Until next year….
Friday December 30 – Day 224
And the last workout of the year was:
25 calories on bike
50 sit ups
25 calories on bike
50 shoulder press (35# barbell)
25 calories on bike
50 jump squats
25 calories on bike
100 Russian twists
And all I can say is ouch. Happy New Year. Be back next week!
Thursday December 29 – Day 223
It took him forever to send me a workout! I thought he had forgotten, so I created one for myself. But oh no, he finally texted me at 3:50. *sigh* I wish he had forgotten.
10 deadlifts (95#)
10 burpees
5 rounds fast
15:31.26
He hates me. It’s the only explanation. Or it could be that I sent him a text while eating cilantro infused white rice from Qdoba and told him that. HA!
Wednesday December 28 – Day 222
It took me two days to get this workout done. He sent it to me Monday, but since my Josie was sick, I skipped both Monday and Tuesday, so I finally got to it today. I should have ignored it and just asked for a new one.
10 hang clean and jerks
10 burpees
7 rounds
and then
100 v ups
I needed lots of help with the hang cleans. I don’t get it. It does not feel natural and I’m sure I bruised my shoulders where I kept letting the barbell fall onto them. I really need to work on the form for those. One of the guys helping me said that I had good form. When I went slow with it. But it has to be fast, explosive like and I wasn’t getting that. I’ll need to work on that a lot if I’m going to get anything out of the exercise. I had the jerks down just fine, dip down a bit and push press the bar up. Easy peasy.
I also only did 6 rounds so I could try to do the v ups before having to leave for the union meetings. I did 60 of those. Hopefully, I can wash my hair in the morning cause my arms feel like noodles.
Friday December 23 – Day 221
I love timed workouts. Not workouts I have to time, but a certain set time to finish the workout. AMRAPs are perfect for me. I go as fast as I can and really push myself during an AMRAP.
5 shoulder press (15#)
10 squats
50 jump ropes (singles)
15 minute AMRAP
I did almost 8 full rounds. I was 25 singles short of doing the full round. It felt good. Not too shabby for a pack a day smoker. Just wait until I quit smoking finally. I’ll really kill this AMRAP.
Thursday December 22 – Day 220
50 alt v ups
50 Russian twists
50 lunges
50 calories on bike
3 rounds
What’s up with all the 50s? Sheeeesh
Wednesday December 21 – Day 219
I knew it was going to be ugly. He saw me coming back in from a break and told me he was going to give me lots of stairs. I told him I figured as much. He tried to play it off with “oh I wouldn’t do that to you.” HA! Yes he would….and he did!
2 stair runs
50 squats
2 stair runs
50 burpees
2 stair runs
50 sit ups
2 stair runs
I’m so sleepy I can hardly think straight.
Tuesday December 20 – Day 218
After I posted last night, he contacted me to apologize for forgetting to send me something. I told him not worry about, I was just happy my head did not implode while I was working out. He then told me it might “tomorrow” Ugh. Thanks for the warning!
He then asked if I quit smoking yet. I wish I could answer yes to that question. I really need to set a quit date and try again. It’s really making a difference in my workouts and how I feel during and after them.
10 burpees
20 squats
30 sit ups
5 rounds
22:32.9
Doesn’t look horrible on paper. Burpees are not my friend and I don’t appreciate them. But I get a great workout when he throws them in there, that’s for sure.
Time to relax on my recliner.
Monday December 19 – Day 217
I skipped an entire week due to a massive headache that lasted entirely too long. It seems to be gone now, so I asked for a workout but never heard back from him. This meant I had to make up my own workout. Ugh
20 dumbbell presses (#15L/#10R)
30 squats
50 sit ups
3 rounds
and then:
50 calories on the bike
30 box jumps (20″)
Not too bad for the first time in a week! Felt okay with it and my did not implode. Bonus!
Monday December 12 – Day 216
I saw him when I went downstairs to get some water while we were waiting on part of payroll that is done downtown. We chatted a bit and I asked him to send me something. He asked me to remind him around 1 or 2 if I had not heard back from him…so I did remind him.
3 stair runs
10 deadlifts (#95)
20 push ups
30 sit ups
5 rounds
Ugh! It kicked my butt very well and now I’m exhausted. I just want to sleep but I’ve been told I’d be considered old and people would mock me if I did that. Pfft.