Today I Did

Well...Be proud of me..I made it through the entire 45 minute Cardio Party 1 of Turbo Jam. Never had before. It's really big on squats and kicks..and man My legs are feeling that...as well as the two mile walk I did today. I did my walk with my 5 lb. dumbbells. I did Walking lunges around the track, alternating Military arm presses , and bicep curls around the track. My arms feel it.

I also did some ball crunches for my ab workout. So I got some of everything in today.

Good Day All

Well... I'm dragging behind right now. I do intend to get my cardio workout in. I think I'll try to do Turbo Jam Cardio Party 1. I have never made it through that workout, I'll try it today. I'm going to also try to do the Slim In 6 Ramp It Up. That will be more than 1 and a half hour of cardio with some resistance training. It is a bit lofty..especially knowing that my knee is bothering me . That reminds me, I need to buy some glucosamine for that.

But I will check in to let you know what I accomplished today.

So Far ..I've Done

I did the 48 minute Turbo Jam Cardio Party 2 , and after that I did the Turbo Jam 20 minute Workout. WHOO HOO ME!... That's an hour of straight cardio. I've been working up to that point. Now I have to find a video I like that is an hour STRAIGHT THROUGH. With this one I have to switch DVD's and that small lull is enough to slow my heart rate , and not give me the high amount of burn I want. But that's okay.. I'm working on it.

Another thing. The soreness from yesterday was helped by exercising today. I can so feel my body in full burn mode. I'm off to eat a lunch, watch Jeopardy, let it digest, then I'm gonna do my strength training. At about 1:30. I'll let you know how it goes.

Here It Am Again

Okay...I'm starting with my cardio today..as I got side tracked yesterday. But I can tell you..My body is feeling the workout it did yesterday. So that makes me feel good. I like the pain somewhat. A lot of times , I'm always questioning whether I am doing an exercise correctly, but when you feel the soreness in the muscles and not in the joints. YOU KNOW you worked it.

I will post with an update in a few hours.

So Far Today

Here's What I accomplished

Glutes
4 Sets of 20 Speed Skater's Lunges
3 Sets Of 15 Ballerina Plyo
4 Sets Of 30 (15 E.ach L.eg) High Side Leg Kicks
4 Sets Of 30 (15 E.L.) Walking Lunges
3 Sets Of 30 (15 E.L.) Leg Extensions

Triceps
3 Sets Of Dips
3 Sets of Kickbacks with 5lbs
3 Sets Of Triceps Extenions

Abs
ExcerBall Crunch 3 Sets Of 15
V-Twist 3 Sets of 30
Reverse Crunch 3 Sets of 15
Standing Side Crunch 3 sets Of 15 E.ach S.ide

Biceps
3 Sets of 15 Curls 8lbs.
3 Sets Of 15 Hammer Curl 5lbs
4 Sets Of 12 Concentration Curls

I had a great INTENSE workout session at home today. I helped myself by turning off the t.v., something I never usually do. And I was more focused today. In addition. I had the music on through my I-Tunes..and used my new Aerobic Workout Playlist for my I-pod...It was really motivating and fun to use. Here's my Playlist. I created links, so you can hear the songs in case you have never heard any of the songs.

# Song
1 Treat Em Right
2 Cities In Dust
3 Smalltown Boy
4 What Is Love (12' Mix)
5 Tootsie Roll
6 Fight The Power (Part 1&2)
7 Blue Monday
8 Naked Eye
9 Groove Is In The Heart
10 Gonna Make You Sweat
11 Perfect Way
12 Around The World
13 I Feel For You
14 Ready To Go
15 My Boo
16 There's No Other Way
17 Bad Times
18 Tight (Thick Dick Vocal Mix)

This playlist is exactly 1 hour & 30 Minutes. Whenever I stopped to catch a breath, I paused the music so I could know I was working out the FULL TIME. I felt awesome. As what I did above really got my heart going, I actually broke a sweat. I didn't get to do Turbo Jam..Had a few errands to run. But It was a great attempt , and a great effort. I'm gonna start my day with my cardio tomorrow, and see if I can repeat this regime.

Checking In-Today's Attempts.

Well... What I'm going to try to do is put down the areas I intended to target today ,and for how long. I think it will give me a good sense of where I'm exceeding and where I'm falling short. So I'll give you the run down.

Glutes-5 Moves @ 3 sets of 15 reps each
Triceps - 4 Moves @ 3 sets of 12 Reps Each with 5 pounds
Biceps 4 Moves @ 3 sets 15 reps each with 8 pounds
Abs -4 moves @ 3 sets of 15 reps

48 minutes of Cardio - Turbo Jam Cardio Party 2

I'll let you know how it goes.

Saying Hello

Hey everyone... I know I've been away . Still outta work. I'm working out more, so I'm not trying to get stuck on my PC, cause I'm one of those people,I'll sit down intended to only spend 20 minutes on, and I'll be here on the net ALLLLLLL DAY!. So I'm doing more walking and running.

My best friend was just diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. So I'm trying to help and encourage her to eat better, stop smoking and start exercising. She lives with me, so it shouldn't be too hard. She's already let little things rub off on her. It's such a BIG change in your way of life, I know it's not going to be easy for her....But she knows me and my hubby are here for her.

I already got my JULY 2008 issue of OXYGEN MAGAZINE .. Make sure you look out for it.

Also..I know many of you come here for the Fresh Juice and Smoothie Recipes..Well..I haven't been doing a a lot of scanning lately.. But I will try to post some later this week..In the meantime. I wanted to give you a fresh and NATURAL recipe for one of MY favorites..

STRAWBERRY LEMONADE... Follow this ..It is absolutely AWESOME..

Ingredients

One 16–ounce glass
1 cup strawberries, stems removed (4 to 6 medium berries)
½ lemon
1 Fuji apple (or other sweet, juicy eating apple) cut in quarters ice cubes (fill 3/4 of glass)
Sparkling water (just enough to top off glass)
Directions

1. In a juicer, juice strawberries, lemon, and apple.
2. Pour mixture into a highball or cooler glass. Add a handful of ice and top with sparkling water. Stir to combine and serve.

Now if it's a little tart for your taste..add SPLENDA..not regular sugar.

Enjoy

Back

Hey Bloggers...How are all of you ? Yes I'm still out of work. But I'm doing okay so far. Just still looking for employment. I'm seriously thinking of going back to school and getting my Associate Degree. I've been a working stiff all my life. But I think it's time to get some educational credentials behind me. So I'm doing my research..Checking into financial aid...and all that. I'm still exercising . Just not as intensely. I'm trying to stay on the ball.

I had an unfortunate incident, where a pic was taken of me, and I couldn't believe how HUGE I looked. When I look in the mirror I don't see that at all..but I was close to tears. I'm thinking I only needed to lose about 30pounds, but the pic looks more like I need to lose about40. It's so depressing.

I tell ya ..It's hard to keep my spirits lifted with all of this going on. But I'm trying.

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