My Second Weight Workout
If you haven’t read the entry on the first workout, please go back and do so. Then this will make better sense.
Today’s workout was postponed from yesterday. No biggie. I’m supposed to do 2-3 times per week. I’m shooting for three, but two will just take longer. And who knows, I might just do it on Sunday, giving me three workouts.
Today’s workout, Workout B, Stage 1, went like this:
First Exercise: Deadlift: 2 sets of 15 reps. I grabbed my 12 pound body bar. It was way too easy. On the second set, I used 10# dumbbells in each hand. That felt better. But I don’t think I actually did it right, cause I didn’t feel like I was working. I will look at some videos on this and next time, I will assemble my barbell.
Second Exercise (to be alternated with the third exercise): Dumbbell Shoulder Press: 2 sets of 15 reps. I used 10 pound weights, challenging, but not impossible. Yes, I was surprised too.
Third Exercise: Pullovers: 2 sets of 15 reps. Hmmm …. Thought for sure I could use the 10 pounders. Nope, I did ONE. So I switched to the eight pound weights. Still too heavy, I managed 12 reps. When I went through the second rotation, I dropped to 5 pounders, did 15 reps, but that felt too light. Can’t win? Not sure what to do … stay with the 5 pounders and do the reps a few more times, and go back up, or use the 8 pounds until I can do 15 of them?
Fourth Exercise: Lunge: 2 sets of 15 reps. I grabbed the 10-pound dumbbells and did my 15 reps on each side. I felt challenged, a little wobbly. Felt that my form was off, but it really wasn’t. On the second set, I also used the ten pound dumbbells and had a little trouble finishing the set.
Fifth Exercise: Swiss Ball Crunch: 2 sets of 8 reps: Ditched the Swiss Ball forever. No more balls for me. They are unsafe for me. So I did crunches on the floor. In a normal week, when I do yoga two or three times, I work the core alot, so I am not stressing the abs during these workouts. I did 2 sets of 15 on the floor. I didn’t alternate with the lunges, like I supposed to. I did the lunges, two sets of crunches, then the last set of lunges. I just didn’t feel like getting up and down off the floor.
Bonus Exercise: Bicep Curls: 2 sets of 15 reps: I did them, using ten pound weights. That is where I should be today. In a few more weeks, I should be sporting the 12 pounders.
When I was done, I made a protein smoothie. That is the best part of the workout. Again, I don’t understand how these simple five exercises, with no cardio is supposed to make weight “pour” off of me. But I know it will make me stronger, sleeker, faster and drive up my metabolism at rest. But I must do cardio. Good thing I am mostly addicted to running.
Okay well now you all know my regimen for the next 6-8 weeks. I’ll let you know how its going half way through and again at the end. No, I didn’t take measurements because I find them not only demoralizing and unmotivating, I am also really bad at accurately measuring myself. I can measure the same place three times in a row and get a different reading. I’ll go by the scale and my clothing sizes. Eventually, I guess I will measure myself, probably at the end and use my “old” set of measurements as comparision. I wasn’t much lighter than I am now, and did wear the same size.
Until next time!