Strength Training Challenge
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This week my second strength training session was a bit wimpy. I added light hand weights to my kick boxing routine. they did start to feel a bit heavy after a whole slew of "punches" but it was not as intense as my usual - felt more like toning. I'm out on business 2 days this week but hoping I can keep up my normal routine. I think the week after will be the first week in ages I don't have to go anywhere - but lately I never know.
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:flowerforyou: Did my regular workout this afternoon after a long morning walk with a friend.....by the time I did my workout I already had 31,000 steps on my pedometer. I watched part of the gymnastics world championships and felt like a wimp compared to those athletes....of course, I'm old enough to be their grandmother :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
:bigsmile: Barbie from NW Washington
“If it’s important to you then you will find a way, if it’s not you’ll find an excuse.”
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It's Tuesday and I made it to the gym again today----weight machines, walking and a class---tabatas again today. I really felt good about it today and worked hard but was able to bounce through this class. I hope that means I am getting stronger.0
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squeezed in a quick (30 minute) training session. I upped the weights and mixed in cardio - I really felt like I had worked hard after. Hopefully I manage to get up early and get in another quick workout before my work session tomorrow. they have a dinner planned so I need to torch some calories!
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Yep---another morning at the gym! Did my circuit of weight machines and took less rest time between machines today. Then did the instructor led class which was 8 stations of HIIT activities. One was 'biceps burnout'!!! Great class.
Be strong.
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Yesterday I got in another quick strength training session before my work session. I'm back today (so good to be home) so was able to do a nice long Pilates fusion DVD that had a lot of toning with light weights.
Barbie and Lin - so glad you are still here on the thread - seems like we've lost a few folks - I hope they are keeping up with their plans but just not posting.
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I'm done with the physical projects around the house for now and am ready to refocus on fitness. I can't remember who talked about elastic bands to take on trips, but I'd love to know more about them and how you're using them. I'll probably use them at home since I kept over doing it at the gym and haven't been in ages.:blushing:0
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While I did not go to the gym today. I did the Shaun T workout----Rock It Out which is about 45 minutes of full body toning. You hold hand weights for most all of it except the floor work. A good 45 minute workout. (This is on the DVD Rockin' Body by the way.)
Wishing everyone well!!!!!
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Katia - Rori is the one using the bands when she travels0
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Katia - Rori is the one using the bands when she travels
Oh my gosh. I mixed the two of you up in my thinking. Thanks for letting me know.:blushing:0 -
There is a terrific dvd out there that has a lot of strength moves: It's the 10 minute solution: High intensity interval training DVD. It looks easy, but it's a killer. You don't even use weights for this. It's plyometrics, etc. you use your own body weight.
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I did the Hollywood Trainer Circuit B today. I upped my weights so my arms are feeling pretty tired right now. Most of the moves are pretty standard, so I guess my new move of the week will have to wait until my next session (hopefully Wednesday).
I definitely am starting to feel much stronger and trimmer. Yesterday we finally cleaned out the garage of all the last boxes we had from closing out our parents condo. I was lifting things up and down the stairs to get them put away for hours. I don't think I could have done all of it in one go at the beginning of the summer. I don't usually think about the more everyday functional benefits of strength training but its nice to be reminded of them.
Stick with your training everyone - be strong!!!
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:bigsmile: I changed my workout quite a bit today thanks to suggestions from Jodios and Rori and encouragement from all of you.
:flowerforyou: I need a lot of repetition from one workout to the next because the first few attempts often miss the mark and I need the practice to make the moves effective....I have a huge tolerance for repetiiton
:flowerforyou: Cindylu, thanks for the DVD suggestion, but I like watching TV while I work out so I couldn't watch a DVD.
:flowerforyou: Jodios, isn't it great to find a real life validation that this strength training is really working.
:bigsmile: Barbie from NW Washington
“If it’s important to you then you will find a way, if it’s not you’ll find an excuse.”
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Great news! Lost more weight and now I'm 1.4 pounds from my original goal!
The weight training is helping but I am really sore. I stretch whenever I think of it and I do yoga.
Could I be overdoing it?
Any advise?
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I did the Hollywood Trainer Circuit B today. I upped my weights so my arms are feeling pretty tired right now. Most of the moves are pretty standard, so I guess my new move of the week will have to wait until my next session (hopefully Wednesday).
I definitely am starting to feel much stronger and trimmer. Yesterday we finally cleaned out the garage of all the last boxes we had from closing out our parents condo. I was lifting things up and down the stairs to get them put away for hours. I don't think I could have done all of it in one go at the beginning of the summer. I don't usually think about the more everyday functional benefits of strength training but its nice to be reminded of them.
Stick with your training everyone - be strong!!!
Jodios
Jodi,
You are very strong AND stronger than earlier in the year. Great job!
I did the CrossFit Training for Fitness today for the first time. No time to complete the whole DVD but I was sweating up a storm. I even steamed up my eyeglasses.
I really liked a strength move Jessica did. It is in the second section. You are sort of in a side plank with your elbow down. Back leg is slightly bent. Top leg raises with torso then squeeze knee into top elbow. I'm not good at explaining it but it was good. I had to do major adjustments on the left due to the surgery but I still felt it.
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Great news! Lost more weight and now I'm 1.4 pounds from my original goal!
The weight training is helping but I am really sore. I stretch whenever I think of it and I do yoga.
Could I be overdoing it?
Any advise?
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Everything I've read about strength training says to have a rest day between workouts. I walk over 20,000 steps every day. I haven't had a rest day from walking in years.:bigsmile: :bigsmile: Yoga and stretching would seem to be the same----something you could do every day......if you're moving, you're losing.:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: congrats on getting so close to your goal.
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Great news! Lost more weight and now I'm 1.4 pounds from my original goal!
The weight training is helping but I am really sore. I stretch whenever I think of it and I do yoga.
Could I be overdoing it?
Any advise?
love your graphics :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
Everything I've read about strength training says to have a rest day between workouts. I walk over 20,000 steps every day. I haven't had a rest day from walking in years.:bigsmile: :bigsmile: Yoga and stretching would seem to be the same----something you could do every day......if you're moving, you're losing.:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: congrats on getting so close to your goal.
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congrats on getting so close to your goal.:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
I agree with Barbie. You are doing a great job--CONGRATS! You do want to listen to your body, if you are really sore, your body may be telling you to ease up a bit and definitely give your body a day between intense weight lifting/strength building sessions. Also if you are hitting cardio really hard every day (not talking about walking) you definitely may need a day off. You do not want to over-train, a friend of mine here on MFP ended up with a stress fracture in her foot. Take care of yourself and be kind to your body.
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Tuesday---weight room---same settings on each machine as last week. Followed by brisk walking. Then the cardio/strength training class. Hard work once again and I did move up to a heavier bar today for the upper body work. The workout for the abs was just too much for me today, I had to modify about 3 of the moves as my abs just totally failed and they cramped up something awful. Wow, I hate that feeling!!! I've been doing a different workout for the abs each day for the last few days and apparently they are not happy to try to keep up!!
Best wishes to all!!
Be strong.........:bigsmile:
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I'm following You Are Your Own Gym. Started the beginner program about 4 weeks ago before I joined up here. I'm really liking it due to the variety it offers.
My goal is to get through the remaining 6 weeks of the beginner program, then assess where I want to go from there.
I've done the whole weight training thing for many years in the past. Between that and the long distance running I used to do before that, my joints need a rest. Bodyweight strength training fits for me in this regard. Please do not take what I said as any sort of condemnation of either form of exercise. It's more intended to reflect the axiom, "Squatting is not bad for your knees. How YOU squat may be bad for your knees".
I'm really liking the variety of leg exercises with YAYOG. Romanian Deadlifts are a real treat, as are Bulgarian split squats. These moves seem simple but are not that easy for me to perform. However, I shall endeavor to persevere.0 -
Can I still get in on this? Just started Greyskull LP. It's a linear progression program that focuses on compound lifts with a little bit of customization. Probably going to look like this:
Monday:
Squats 3x5
Overhead Press/Bench Press 3x5 (alternating A/B)
Lat Pulldown 3x8/Curls+Tricep Pushdown superset 3x12 (alternating A/B)
Wednesday:
Deadlift 1x5
Overhead Press/Bench Press 3x5 (alternating A/B)
Lat Pulldown 3x8/Curls+Tricep Pushdown superset 3x12 (alternating A/B)
Friday:
Squat 3x5
Overhead Press/Bench Press 3x5 (alternating A/B)
Lat Pulldown 3x8/Curls+Tricep Pushdown superset 3x12 (alternating A/B)
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:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: It's great to see some new faces.....keep coming back and let us know how you're doing
:flowerforyou: did my strength training this morning while watching TV with hubby
:bigsmile: Barbie from NW Washington
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this morning did a version of weights that also incorporates Pilates so you are moving the entire time. You end with plyo jumps and squats - that got my heart rate up! I'm still sticking to the higher weights I added last time I did this and it's still tough so not ready to move up again yet.
Welcome to the new guys - hope you keep coming back.
Rerun - what are Romanian Deadlifts and Bulgarian split squats?
New move of the week: upright rows with relevies:
Stand with your legs together toes turned out slightly (1st position from ballet). Hold light weights in front of your thighs (arms extended down palms facing you, thumbs towards the middle) with the dumb bells touching so they form a straight line. slowly lift the dumb bells (keeping them touching) along the center line of your body letting your elbows lead and positioned higher than your hands until your hands are at your chest and your elbows are just at your shoulders or a bit higher. then slowly release back to the starting position. then once you have that move, add a lift of your heels when you lift the weights and release your heals down as the weighs come down.
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I did get my strength training in on Thursday. As usual, I used the weight machines at the gym and increased the weight a bit on chest and triceps. Felt pretty good with the work. Then I went to class and almost all of the class was abs, shoulders, and arms.
Onward! Glad to see everyone checking in.
Be Strong!!
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I met my scale goal today!!!!!!
I WILL BE setting another one as i need to reduce more body fat.
Plus I feel sooooo much better.
So for my strength activity that I really love but probably looks dorky at the gym:
I have been using weight plates while walking the track. Biceps, triceps, etc.
My favorite is pretend canoe rowing. I hold the plate on the ends of the plate and 'paddle" my way along, The lift and twist are great for the core, the arms, and back. i'm not sure if I'm feeling it in the chest so much but I may have to go from 10 pounds to 15 to experience that. It is a lot of fun and I think the people who are regularly at the gym with me have gotten used to my shannigans. I'm staying off the stationary weights as they are too big for a shorty like me and they are not functional for my life. Moving while strength training is more practical for what I am trying to achieve.
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I met my scale goal today!!!!!!
I WILL BE setting another one as i need to reduce more body fat.
Plus I feel sooooo much better.
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:flowerforyou: cindylu, congrats on reaching your goal.....love your creative exercising
:flowerforyou: Lin, adding more weight is a great achievement
:flowerforyou: Jodios , I've done upward rows before, but I like your variation and will add them to my routine
:bigsmile: :bigsmile: finished my routine this afternoon......I'd already done a lot of walking so I felt a little more tired than usual but i added an extra set of pushups.
:bigsmile: Barbie from NW Washington
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After teaching yoga I squeezed in a quick workout - upper body strength and some cardio. Will plan on abs or lower body tomorrow.
Stay strong everyone
Jodios0
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