A weekend special!

January 18, 2015

I know I haven't posted in a few days, BUT I have been working out. So, brace yourself for a whole bunch of pins!

Friday was a chest and triceps day (supposed to be followed by yoga). I had a concert Friday night, so I had to cut it short and only did the chest and triceps part. I did the pin "Sexy toned arms in 6 weeks" http://www.pinterest.com/pin/273312271112768887/ . I used 10 pound or 15 pound kettlebells for the different moves. I did two rounds with 15-20 reps per round. I definitely felt the burn.

Saturday I made up the yoga I skipped Friday night with the morning yoga pin I did last week. Again, I changed up the order to make it more of a flow. It really does help stretch and loosen things up.

 

In the afternoon, I focused on back, biceps, and abs. For back and biceps, I did the pin "Back and Bicep Challenge" http://www.pinterest.com/pin/273312271112768936/ I didn't have a bar, so I tried to do the exercises with a dumb bell. I did 15-20 reps on each exercise, two times through. I'm certainly sore today. I skipped the "good morning" thing the second time around. I tried to do it with a dumbbell the first time, but it didn't feel right, and I didn't think I was doing it right.

 

 

 

For abs, I took a page out of Cosmopolitan (literally). I've gotten this magazine for years and I don't think I've ever done a workout from it. Now I can say I have, and yes, it was hard. I did the pin "Get a sexy stomach" http://www.pinterest.com/pin/273312271110861997/ . The total ab tightener was a bit confusing, definitely read the instructions, it takes coordination.

 

 

Today was supposed to be a rest day, but I hadn't really done any cardio this week yet, so I took advantage of the beautiful weather and took Finn for some interval running. It was hard to find a pin for outside running (most are tailored toward treadmill) so this was the best I could do: Halfway to 5K interval run http://www.pinterest.com/pin/273312271112916040/

 

It's hard to interval run while outside, so I ended up estimating the time based on the length of songs as I ran and the timing on my runkeeper app. I ran for 26 minutes and did 2.1 miles. I think I made the last 5 min run more like a 3 minute run, but Finn and I were both pooped. I run a lot faster when I run outside, and there are hills to deal with.