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    Workout Buddy


    2011 - 07.06

    I have to say there is nothing better than having a workout partner around to motivate you! Luckily my friend Billie is that person for me :) She may look small too you but trust me she’s all muscle! Having that person there  forces you to go to the gym and give it your all. Its hard to slack when you have someone there watching and motivating you!

    Yesterday we went to Fitness 19 (Yes, I overextended myself and Crossfit will have to wait) right after work. I was absolutely exhausted and sleep deprived from the night before. For some reason my congestion and headache started clearing up as I was getting to mile 1.

    The treadmill I was using happened to me right in front of the window which meant the sun hit me directly and with full force. I was drenched by the end of my cardio warm up! The total of two miles went by quick but I looked like I ran 20 from the sweat dripping down my forehead. After that Billie and I went to the stretch area where we focused on abs, planks, push-ups and squats. My set went something like this: 12 pushups, 12 squats, 12 pushups, 12 squats, 100 situps… repeat.

    After the cross training and ab workout, we decided to focus on legs. The regiment went 3 sets of 12 per machine, which totals 36 reps. I did leg press, calves, leg extension and this last one (name which I always forget). The four machines accounted for a total of 144 reps…

    Men and Yoga, Women and Weights


    2011 - 01.20

    Hiya peeps! I’m sitting here with my sister, Lynda enjoying some girl time. Today was one of those days that  makes you deserve 2-3 glasses of wine. Work was non-stop and stressful and I did not get the opportunity to workout …… so there goes my stress relief. Instead, I got to vent to my sister and boyfriend about my day. We ended up talking about financial stresses and the economy, which really isn’t that much better of a topic. I will say though, that nothing beats good company….. its the best cure in the world.

    So even though, I didn’t chance to work out today…. I am here sipping my wine, hanging with my sis thinking about yesterday’s workout. So here is the latest:

    Yesterday I headed to Fitness 19 with my friend Billie. We focused on cardio, abs and legs. Please note, the reason I titled todays post “men yoga, women and weights, is because my boyfriend and all his guys friends decided to go to Bikram Yoga, all the while my girl Billie and I decided to go lift weights…. what’s wrong with this picture??? HAHAHAHA

    Anyways, back to the workout: For cardio I did a 2 mile run. I have to add that this day was difficult!!! I found myself crossing the 2 mile mark after 24 minutes, which is 2 minutes slower than usual. My highest speed was 7.0 and my highest incline reached was 9.0… so I am not going to beat myself up too bad about it especially when I went up a notch or two!

    As far as abs went, I worked on abdominal intervals. This means that between every set of crunches, I did a 45 second plank… it ended up looking something like this:
    58 vertical crunches (pic below), 45 second plank, 24 regular situps, 45 second plank, 40 vertical crunches, 45 second plank, 26 situps.

    After situps, must come the stretches! I caught little Billie in mid stretch:

    Today we focused on legs. Again, 3 different machines with 3 sets of 10 reps each. We worked on squats, leg press and calves:

    Sorry for being so short today, my sis is here with me and I had no time to write…. today will I let the pictures speak for themselves!!!