Workout Log (15)

(Originally Posted on 2013/04/30 at indianajane87.wordpress.com/)

Tuesday – Lower Body

Recumbent Bike: 5 minutes, resistance 8

Barbell Squat: 45#x8 Warm-Up, 75#x8, 8, 8

Stiff Legged DL: 65#x8, 8, 8

Leg Extensions: [Start 4#] +50#x8, 8, 8

Lying Leg Curls: 30#x8, 8, 8

Standing Seated Calf Raises: [Start 60#] +25#x12, 12, 12

Lying Leg Raises: 15, 13, 13

Exercise Ball Crunches: 15, 15, 15

Recumbent Bike: 5 min, 5 resistance; 5 min, 8 resistance; Cool-Down: 5 min, 1 resistance

Walked Luna.  Would have gone longer but it was hot and she has an ear ache so I didn’t want to strain her too much.

Workout Log (14)

(Originally Posted on 2013/04/29 at indianajane87.wordpress.com/)

Monday: Upper Body

Recumbent Bike Warm-Up: 5 minutes, resistance  8

Bench Press: 50#x12, 12, 12

Bent Over Barbell Row: 40#x12, 12, 12

Dumbbell Shoulder Press: 15#10, 10, 10

Skull Crushers: 30#x10, 10, 10

Barbell Curl: 30#x10, 10, 10

Recumbent Bike: 15 minute intervals of 8 and 3 resistance, first 5 minutes were 4 minutes resistance 8, 1 minute resistance 3 and remaining 10 minutes were 3 minutes resistance 8, 2 minutes resistance 3.

Recumbent Bike Cool-Down: 5 minutes, resistance 1

When I was in the weight room, I noticed another girl doing similar workouts to what I was going to be doing for the day.  I glanced over a couple times as she went on to each new exercise and could guess what she would do next, accurately.  When I was going over to the rack with the dumbbells, I said to her that I believed we were doing the exact same workout.  She said she found it on BodyBuilding.com and I asked if it was Jamie Eason.  She said it could be but I knew it had to be.  Thought that was pretty funny.

In the evening, I took Luna for a 1 mile walk to grab the mail from the mailbox.  It’s starting to get pretty hot out here.  Should be fun once it hits full-on summer.  It’s almost 2100 and it is 89°F out right now.  Feels like an oven outside every time I open the door.

30th Post, Yet The Beginning

(Originally Posted on 2013/04/28 at indianajane87.wordpress.com/)

Happy 30th post to me!  I’m proud of myself for keeping up with this thing.  This post is the beginning of tracking my goals.  I’ve been a member on BodyBuilding.com since Jan. 2012 but it’s been over a year since I used it, other than for Jamie Eason’s workouts.  So before breakfast, I had C help me take my measurements so I could log them into the website and keep an accurate record of my progress.

According to BodyBuilding.com, I am considered “obese.”  My body fat percentage is 34% after using the body fat calculator on 550 Cord website.  Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside (sarcasm).  I can’t help but be skeptical but I’m also motivated.  I’ll accept this and use this as a catalyst to change how I am.

C and I are challenging ourselves to eat paleo for a month.  If we can stay on track, this should help me see progress.  After all, “abs are made in the kitchen, not the gym.”

Workout Log (13)

(Originally Posted on 2013/04/27 at indianajane87.wordpress.com/)

Friday’s workout: Lower Body

Recumbent Bike warm-up: 5 minutes, 8 resistance

Dead Lift: 65#x12, 12, 12

Leg Press: [Start 60#] +20#x10, 10, 10

Dumbbell Lunges: 15#x12, 12, 12

Seated Calf Raises: [Start 60#] +25#x12, 12, 12

Dumbbell Shrugs: 15#x12, 12, 12

Decline Crunches: 15, 15, 15

Hyperextensions (replaced with Good Mornings): 45#x 10, 10, 10

This concludes week 1 of Jamie Eason’s Female Fitness Bible workout.

I love how empty the weight room is at one of the gyms between 0900 – 1100.  They’ve designated that time for women only.  And I am one of the few women that go during those hours that uses the weight room instead of living in the cardio room.  It’s awesome.  Don’t have to wait for equipment to open up.

After the gym, I grabbed Luna and met up with a friend, her boxer and baby for a walk.  It was nice having someone to talk to for a change.  It was pretty hot and I didn’t realize until later that day that I had gotten a nice pink hue to my face.

New Month, New Instagram Account

(Originally Posted on 2013/03/01 at http://indianajane87.wordpress.com)

Today I didn’t do much of anything.  It’s the last day of rotation so I’ll have my husband back soon (probably not until after midnight, though).  I was able to keep the back door open since the weather was so nice.  Took Luna for a 2 mile walk after 1700 and it was still quite warm.  It was a nice leisurely walk, so doesn’t really count as a workout.  Burned about 143 calories.

I should have done sit ups and maybe push ups.  But I’m fairly tired now.  I should probably come up with an actual plan so I know what I’ll be doing from day to day.  Early last year, I was doing the workouts in Jamie Eason’s LiveFit plan.  I wasn’t following the food plan, just the exercises.  It was fun at first.  Maybe I’ll start going back to the gym and give this a try.  I think I had issues because I was working out with girls that were well below my strength/endurance level and they didn’t have the same goals as I did.

Decided to start an Instagram account to document my journey further.  Feel free to follow me there.  Each quote picture has the corresponding blog post linked to it.  Hopefully I’ll have pictures that are more interesting than just quotes.  Like a picture of me swearing in!  A girl can dream.