So how are the resolutions going?? January has been a fairly successful month with some healthy eating, and a accelerated workout schedule. How close am I to my goal of hiking the Barr trail? Still frightfully distant I am afraid. I am gonna need to kick it up to get there by May.
However my little weight workout has been manageable. I performed this activity 12 times this month - which is about 3 times a week not 4 like I intended. However, the week I was away I did not do it once so I guess it was four the other weeks of the month.
I am getting fairly proficient so it is time to bump it up to something harder - more reps., more sets and new exercises. I will keep the lunges the same as I am taking those slow so as to not hurt my knees as suggested by Jackie.
My new routine will be:
16 stationary lunges each leg with 5 lb weight
16 stationary lunges each leg with bicep curls -5 lb
bicep curls 15 reps each arm - 2 sets 8lb
overhead triceps 15 reps - 2 sets 8 lb
sit ups with 8lb weights - 8 reps - 3 sets
sit up with twist - 8 reps - 2 sets
bench press - 15 reps - 3 sets - 10 lb
My new exercises will be
single leg dumbbell row - 15 reps - 2 sets - 8 lb
squat to overhead press 15 reps - 2 sets 5 lb
I will set a goal again of 4 times a week - hope I can manage! How are your New Years resolutions shaping up? Let me know!
oh shit I did the squats wrong today!
ReplyDeleteMy fitness goals, which i write every morning in my journal, are to weigh 120 by 3/31 and run a 5k by 5/1. How am I doing on those? Well, the workouts were going good. Then I got ill last weekend and everything came to a screeching halt. So major set back but I'm hoping to get back on the pony very soon. The eating is always a challenge :-)
ReplyDeleteI bought a new Amy Dixon fitness dvd. I like her workouts so I'll let you know about this one.
sounds great - I hope you make those fitness goals. I have kind of given up on the weight things as my body seems happy where it is.:(
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