Using It - Sept 17 to 23

[Shadow]

Here's to another great week of exercise for all of us :nod:! I have some plans up in the air so I'll just post as I get 'er done ;).

Sunday - Circuit (alternating cardio/weights/core)
Monday - Kickboxing
Wednesday - Back, shoulders, biceps, core
Thursday - Legs
Friday - Chest, triceps, core/abs

[banshee]

Plans for this week:

Sun: rest day
Mon: rest day
Tues: Bicycling
Wed: Personal Training
Thurs: Bicycling
Fri: rest day
Sat: rest day

[LisaS]

Sun:
noon-time: Spyglass out & back w/dogs - only 1.8 mi (2.9 km) - but it is steady uphill one way (and downhill back of course) - and takes a good 35-45 mins (depending on dogs & "pick ups"). I am not heat acclimated - I am usually the early AM or after dinner walker - not out in the mid-day sun ;)

evening plan: lower body weight workout
BS (5x5 65#), Lunges (3x8, 2 2#), DB swing (3x8, 15#), 4" StepUps, 2 15#);
back & leg stretches

[Ottawa]

I will be gone most of this week but will be canoeing or hiking every day until next week. I've split the load into two packs (lighter one to carry with canoe and heavier on it's own).

Last week was limited as I tried the Master Cleanser Fast and I did less than normal. Tonight will be abs and treadmill and tomorrow a day off, getting things organized and loaded.

[daisy]

Monday

obliques on ball - 2 x 25 each side
abdominal crunches - 2 x 100

1 hour crosstrainer/level 12/fat burn

daisy xx

[Mitra]

I'm back from my long weekend visiting parents. My back survived the 4 hours driving each way (shouldn't take that long, but the traffic was bad), so I'm ready to get back into a bit more exercise again. I'll start on the new yoga practice tomorrow (the one my teacher gave me last Thursday).

[daisy]

Tuesday -

leg extension - 35kg - 3 x 15
squats with arm raises (2kg) - 3 x 15
squats with arm raises (2kg) - 3 x 15 each side
single side dumbell push ups - 6kg - 3 x 12 each side
hammer curls - 5kg - 3 x 20

30 mins stairmaster/level 8/fat burn

[LisaS]

Tue: upper body resistance
kneeling lat pulls 50; seated rows 50; diag DB BP 5; push press 25; tire pumps 30; screw curls 15
all 3x8 except lats 3x12 - incr wt on lats, rows & db bp next time.
no shoulder pain - but it is still limiting weight moved on left side for pushing motions & on curls - it feels like it is guarding.

[daisy]

Wednesday -

Abdominal crunches - 2 x 100
Oblique stretches - 10kg - 3 x 10 (each side)

Crosstrainer 45 mins/level 12/fat burn
Stairmaster 45 mins/level 8/fat burn

daisy xx

[banshee]

Got in my 40 minutes of bicycling yesterday, although at the end I noticed my intensity was lower than usual even though my heart rate was higher than usual. I've been having a low energy week. I think it's related to all the stress over the weekend and not getting in my usual "lazy time". For some reason, if I don't have time to just relax on the weekend, I just don't have the same energy the rest of the week.

[banshee]

OK, my plans have changed again - it's one of those weeks. My trainer is sick today, so I'll be biking tonight and have a session scheduled with the trainer tomorrow morning. (Unless he's still sick, in which case I plan to do my strength training program without him. :razz:) The only other exercise this week will be dancing at the wedding, which may or may not count as exercise depending on the music they play. :p

You won't be hearing from me again until next Tuesday at the earliest. (Maybe Wed since I have Tues off work. :)) I'm off to the wilds of Canada to visit with my cousins and attend a wedding. I'll wave to the North in Randy's direction when we get to the Toronto area. :D

[LisaS]

Wed: "Sprint" intervals on elliptical
30s hard (as in can't go to 35s) X recover to ~just elevated HR & breathing
5 sets

[daisy]

Thursday -

150 abdominal crunches (50 slow on ball so harder work!)
Oblique stretches with resistance weight 22.5kg - 3 x 20 each side
Push ups - 2 x 10

Resistance machine -

Tricep stretch - 22.5kg - 3 x 12
tricep pressdown - 22.5kg 3 x 12

Free weights-

chest press - 8kg - 3 x 12
hammer curls - 6kg - 3 x 15
bicep curls - 5kg - 3 x 15

Crosstrainer 30 mins/level 12/fat burn
Stairmaster 20 mins/level 8/fat burn

A lady has kindly given me a skipping rope and suggested i do 10 mins a day for cardio/fat burn on my friends driveway whilst on holiday :D thats it from me on the exercise from till i get home which is in 12 days time:rolleyes:

daisy xx

[LisaS]

have a wonderful trip daisy !

[daisy]

thank you :D

i'm all packed and about to take the dog out for his nightly walk, up early to beat morning traffic to heathrow, they eased baggage restrictions from tomorrow but nothing that helps me out lol, my friend wants me to be her personal trainer for the next 10 days so it sounds like whether i like it or not i'm going to be keeping on the straight and narrow :rolleyes: (i like it really)

take care everyone, daisy xx

[LisaS]

Thu: goanimal-style workout
2 footed: 1/2 squat figure-8 5#; rev wood choppers 5#
1 footed: each foot, each hand combo if not 2-handed
figure-8 3# db
1-arm bent over rows 15# db
rev flyes 5# db
pushpress 5# db

slow golf-style swings with sledge - right & left-handed
broomstick OHS to finish up and stretch out.