09-06-2009, 10:10 PM | #376 |
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Our workout has morphed into a pseudo yoga kind of a thing mixed with cursory weight work and cardio to finish it off.
well...I say 'Our' because that's what jinx and I do when we go together. She may very well do something entirely different when she goes by herself. I get to the gym pretty much every Wednesday and Sunday, barring other obligations like birthday parties, work, and other distractions. anyway..... here's what I did today: 10AM....mowed the lawn Today, I began Spencer's training. He needs money to save up for some weird skateboard thing. So, i did most of the trim and the front yard, but my usual early morning sweat fest was downgraded to a simple moistening. The boy did the bulk of the back and forth straight line areas of the yard.....getting comfortable with operating the mower, while I ran the weed eater, and kept an eye on him. (It's pretty cool teaching your 11 year old son the mow the lawn, btw....that's going into the vault) later, at the gym... this, I call the Ball Plank...... i don't knwo why....and there very well may be a better name for it....but that's what I named the files when I saved them.... it starts with you lying oh-so comfortably on the little purple foam matt with your feet propped up on a nice cushy giant rubber ball: now, you lift your hips up off of the matt.....count to 4. then...you extend your legs out and hold it like that for 8 seconds: back to the previous position for 4, then rest for 8, repeat.
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09-06-2009, 10:16 PM | #377 |
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Next I did Planks
I break it up into 8 second sections. regular straight plank for 8secs, then just lean your hips out to the left for 8, then back tot the middle for 8, then to the right for another 8. now, lift one leg for 8 seconds... and then the other for 8, then back to regular for 8. collapse.
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09-06-2009, 10:29 PM | #378 |
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these side plank things are harder than they look.
start on your side, with your elbow on the matt. then lift your top leg to make an X now , dip your hips to the mat in between: I can do like 6 or 7 on each side.
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09-06-2009, 10:32 PM | #379 |
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now for the pelvic thrusts....
start lying on your back with one leg bent, and one straight up. pick a point on the ceiling and keep your foot there for the entire exercise now thrust your hips up, clenching your butt cheeks as you go up... up and down a bunch of times, change legs, etc.
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09-06-2009, 10:37 PM | #380 |
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sometimes we do these bridge things, where you get on all 4s, and lift opposite leg/arm and stretch it out. sometimes we use a rubber hose thing with handles to add resistance.
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09-06-2009, 10:51 PM | #381 |
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these crunches are a motherfucker:
you... again....lie on your back and hold this medicine ball out over your head, while keeping your feet 6 inches up off the ground... then crunch up, and bring the ball over your head ro meet your knee: if you're a flexible showoff like someone i know you can keep that lifting leg straight the whole time yeah...7 or 8 of those one each side X 3 sets will fix your ass right up.
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09-07-2009, 12:01 AM | #382 |
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Ur nutz. i swam a half mile and biked a bit. fat as ever, but not getting fatter. it works
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09-08-2009, 05:13 AM | #383 |
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It's 4:12 am. I'm about to run 3+ miles to the gym, do my light pull lifts, and run 3+ miles home to shower and be to work by 7.
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09-08-2009, 01:46 PM | #384 |
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jim, y do u have 2 heads? thx
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09-08-2009, 02:46 PM | #385 |
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rum 4 al teh brains
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09-08-2009, 04:13 PM | #387 |
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09-11-2009, 07:22 AM | #388 |
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09-11-2009, 01:18 PM | #389 |
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I got a free week long trial of yoga classes today. Lets try this out.
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09-22-2009, 06:02 PM | #390 |
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So I'm feeling a little better today and decide to really brutalize myself at the gym to make up for missing a couple days with this stinking ear infection. I'm doing my strength stuff; pull ups, dips, lower back/glut extensions, various crunches, some arm stuff... a
About an hour into it, when I'm thinking it's about time to get on the treadmill, my trainer comes over and asks if I want to do some speed and agility training with a WC university lacross and basketball player. For some reason I agreed. Holy shitballs. Yes, my ass is entirely kicked - BUT I'm a 37 year old housewife ffs, and I kept up with a scholarshipped athlete. Doing mirror training stuff (she had to do what I was doing) and she.was.out.of.breath. Go me.
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