Tuesday Plan

Today is LEGS and Cardio. Woohoo!

For my Cardio, I will be doing the Wii Active boxing that I set up ... I believe I need to redo the plan though as I think my original plan goes for 45 minutes. I only want 20 minutes of Cardio at this point.

Legs will be the following:

40 Walking lunges holding 6 lb weights in each hand. I will do this up and down the LONG hallway of my house. Remember to not let your knees go beyond your toes!
40 jump squats using the 8 lb medicine ball. Land lightly on feet. Make sure your butt is out but not arching your back.

30 calf raises straight out (no weights for me yet) For extra workout, don't let heels touch the ground. Push yourself as they will start to cramp!

30 calf raises toes out (no weights for me yet) Again, try to keep heels off the floor

30 calf raises toes in (no weights for me yet) and if you can, keep the heels off the floor!

30 side lunges each side (60 total). IF you can, add some light weights and raise arms straight out in front as you side lunge to give you a little extra arm workout!

Imaginary jump rope ... count to 101! A little cardio mixed in with your leg workout is good!

Jumping jacks ... count to 101! A little more cardio!

Come and get sweaty with me...how did your Monday routine go?

Monday Plan CORE

Today should be 20 minutes of cardio and work on the CORE, or as you may know it, ABS.

Lets see ....

20 plus crunches using weight (I've got an 8lb medicine ball) 1 set for time crunch, 2 set for real workout or 3 set for the hard core

20 plus mason twist (using weight if you can, pick feet off ground if you can) 1 set for time crunch, 2 set for real workout or 3 set for the hard core

20 Leg lift with medicine ball between knees ... pull knees toward chest and then lower to ground, straightening legs as you go but don't let feet touch the ground. Arms straight out to balance self. Be sure you don't arch back. This is excellent for lower stomach, if you don't feel it you aren't doing it right! 1 set for time crunch, 2 set for real workout or 3 set for the hard core

10 plank, holding each for 10 seconds. 1 set for time crunch, 2 set for real workout or 3 set for the hard core
For cardio, I will be walking and wearing the Shapeups. IF it's raining, will do the Wii jog for 20 minutes

Come and get sweaty with me...how did your Monday routine go?

101 of anything

I was screwing around with a red strappy rubber thingy from the Wii the other day and was telling Princess how wimpy it was, that this would never do anything for anyone.

She told me to do like the 101st Airborne Division and do 101 reps.

Whoa. She's right!

101 reps and this thing could have been a 100 lb dumbbell. Whew. My biceps were cramped so bad it almost wasn't funny.

Go ahead, give it a try. Pick a ridiculously low weight and do 101 reps with no breaks. Tell me that 3lb weight was NOTHING!