I am linking up with bbeingcool today for Team Friday!
I have really struggled to loose my baby weight this time round. The first three times were hard but I kept focus through the journey and made progress. This time I do well for a week or so then drop everything for a few weeks. It is not normally how I roll! So I think I will use my blog as an online diary and share with you my journey, including my successes and failures, trials and triumphs - everything!
Yesterday I decided it was time to get back to business. I managed to do a few workouts over the Easter break but I did way more indulging than exercise, this resulted in gaining a few kilos - eeek!
So I kick started yesterday with a killer workout I wrote myself. I started the day feeling awful, Bimi has been waking up at 3am and not getting back to sleep, all week and it was starting to catch up with me. My sister looked after my little guys for a few hours and I was so tempted to just go home and sleep but I made myself go to the gym, when I got there I thought I would be lucky if I got any work done at all. I started my workout and BAM I was in the middle of the BEST workout! I sort of made it up as I went - This is where I really appreciate the study I have been doing! I should be writing my own programs by now however I love the security of a program that has been written by a professional! From now on though I think I will be doing more of my own plans.
Here it is:
5 min treadmill warmup
(The model is : complete superset 1, rest for 30 seconds then repeat 2 more times, then once through the Ab set and rest 30 seconds, move on the superset 2 and so on finishing with 3 sets of dumbbell swings with 30 second rest in between sets. And finally 20 min intervals)
Superset 1
12 Stiff leg dead lifts
12 Barbell back squats
X3
Ab Set
24 Bicycle crunches
30 sec Plank
24 Russian twists
X1
Superset 2
10 lateral raises
10 Overhead press
X3
Ab Set
24 Bicycle crunches
30 sec Plank
24 Russian twists
X1
Superset 3
12 Dumbbell Lunges
12 Bicep curls
X3
Ab Set
24 Bicycle crunches
30 sec Plank
24 Russian twists
X1
Superset 4
12 Skull crushers
12 Lat pullover
Ab Set
24 Bicycle crunches
30 sec Plank
24 Russian twists
X1
Finisher
20 Kettlebell swings (I used a dumbbell)
X3
20 min intervals on treadmill
1 min slow pace - 1 min Fast pace
Fastest 12
Slowest 5
Gradient 0-5%
It was a big workout and I am feeling it today! But I left the gym feeling great! I am really hoping that I can keep the momentum going!
Today I am planning on doing a light core workout. I will let you know how it goes. Also I have some recipes I am going to share with you all soon.
Wow! This is awesome! What a great workout!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking in with me, really chuffed!
Looking forward to sharing this journey with you!
Awesome workout!!! I love the links too :-). Looking forward to your recipes - yumm xoxo
ReplyDeleteNo wonder you're looking so great! You have been looking trimmer each month recently, and I'm totally not buying this 'gained a few kilos over Easter' thing. I could have sworn you'd lost about 3! I'm glad I gave those Roxy Size 12 swimming shorts to you. There's no way I'm getting into them until 2013!!
ReplyDeleteYou were so inspirational to me last year and your wisdom helped me lose nearly all the weight I wanted to lose! I know it will come off again after this baby, because I now have the tools I need.
One question: will I have the discipline to wait until losing weight and increasing fitness won't impact on my milk supply, or will I try too hard too early? I've been busting to do something proactive these last few weeks, but I know it's many months until I can safely look at joining all you fit & fabulous friends!
Gosh I'm exhausted just reading your workout! Very impressive!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a workout! Well done :)
ReplyDelete