THATS IT! I'm going full bore

jessmomof3

I SHOULD be by now. I've been studying for it for what seems like forever now. I was planning on taking it in August, but work got really busy so I was side tracked, my new goal is to review and maybe get it some time in January when I think that work will be slower. Right now I'm swamped with work stuff so it's just not an option. Heck, I haven't even gotten around to renewing my CPR certificate, which is expired. Frustrating, but I'll get there...eventually.

Good for you!! I just got certified through AFAA and just finished my CPR. I'll check out your ab routine, I'm always in for new ab moves!!! :happy:

SHBoss1673

Well, after a 6 day vacation, I took 3 days off from working out. Bad, I know, but not horrible, I was doing unusual work around the house this weekend, I built a new storage shelf for our bins, and that meant moving about 60 30 to 50 lb bins around after, which took about 45 minutes, so while not as productive as a real workout, it was something over and above regular daily activity, so that's cool.
So today I'm back to the grind (both for work, and my workouts), and I'm excited to get there. I need to do some serious weight training as I haven't done any real weight training since last tuesday, I have some guilt over that, but I'll get over it. Today I'm going to work my abs ragged! Weighted sit ups, exercise ball knee (only) balances, oblique twists, hanging knee ups, bicycle crunches...etc. the whole 9 yards. Add that with chest, arms, and shoulders that I'll do, and you have a really sore Steve at the end of the day I imagine! :bigsmile:

iplayoutside19

well, since people wanted it, I'm putting out the routine I came up with, there are lots more, and I'll switch it up after about 2 weeks or so, but this is what I'm going to do. It's actually 21 minutes long if you count the 30 seconds rest between each one. Here are the 12 routines. Add about 10 minutes of moderate cardio (5 minutes to warm up, 5 minutes to cool down) and you have a nice little 30 minute workout that should burn 250 to 300 calories.

REMEMBER, FORM IS CRUTIAL!!!!!!!

Here's the routine I'm doing (30 seconds rest between each one):

-Hip raises - minute
-Exercise ball crunches (balancing your back on the ball, not the one with the ball between your legs) - 1 minute
-Fingers to heel - 1 minute each side
-Decline crunches - 1 minute
-Dumbell crunches - 1 minute
-Kneeling plate (or dumbell, or kettle bell) twist - 1 minute each direction
-Hanging knee raises - 1 minute
-Legs on ball crunch - 1 minute
-Side crunches - 1 minute each side
-Reverse crunches - 1 minute
-Butt raises - 1 minute
-dumbbell side bends - 1 minute each side

so that's about 14 minutes of actual work being done, should be a nice (and painful ) routine.

I just did a modified version of this, but with sets of 15 push-ups inbetween.

I think I'm going to be sore in the morning.

SHBoss1673

nice. It's a little rough, not horrible, I've actually modified it a little to make it harder, but it's a good routine.

breezy81

just tagging for later!

amicklin

This looks like it would be a killer ab routine! Will certainly be 'stealing' this one!

iRun4wine

Banks, I know you mentioned that this is not "beginner" ab work...

What ab workouts would you recommend that will are beginner, but will also kick my @$$?

I used to have decent abs, but not anymore:sad: ... I'm always looking for new things to try.

SHBoss1673

Banks, I know you mentioned that this is not "beginner" ab work...

What ab workouts would you recommend that will are beginner, but will also kick my @$$?

I used to have decent abs, but not anymore:sad: ... I'm always looking for new things to try.

you don't really need to get fancy with abs. A basic crunch (or better yet bicycle crunch), leg lift, and oblique twist workout is fine, do each to failure. The reason why I do this advanced one is because, well, you kind of get bored with those after a while, and these do a little better at isolating the specific small muscle groups, absolutely unnecessary for most though, unless you're really trying to make your abs say NO MAS!

iRun4wine

Banks, I know you mentioned that this is not "beginner" ab work...

What ab workouts would you recommend that will are beginner, but will also kick my @$$?

I used to have decent abs, but not anymore:sad: ... I'm always looking for new things to try.

you don't really need to get fancy with abs. A basic crunch (or better yet bicycle crunch), leg lift, and oblique twist workout is fine, do each to failure. The reason why I do this advanced one is because, well, you kind of get bored with those after a while, and these do a little better at isolating the specific small muscle groups, absolutely unnecessary for most though, unless you're really trying to make your abs say NO MAS!

Thanks. In the past I always had decent luck/results with some basic exercises but so my has been brought to light lately about how "ineffective" the basic crunch is compared to some more *fancy* exercises. I know from my own experience that the crunch is NOT ineffective, but thought maybe other routines were more effective for the amount of time they take. In other words, I didn't know if I was getting the most bang for my buck!

Thanks for the advice!

P.S. Are you too counting down the days til Opening Day at Fenway? I'm getting itchy already... this off season stuff sucks :frown:

SHBoss1673

Banks, I know you mentioned that this is not "beginner" ab work...

What ab workouts would you recommend that will are beginner, but will also kick my @$$?

I used to have decent abs, but not anymore:sad: ... I'm always looking for new things to try.

you don't really need to get fancy with abs. A basic crunch (or better yet bicycle crunch), leg lift, and oblique twist workout is fine, do each to failure. The reason why I do this advanced one is because, well, you kind of get bored with those after a while, and these do a little better at isolating the specific small muscle groups, absolutely unnecessary for most though, unless you're really trying to make your abs say NO MAS!

Thanks. In the past I always had decent luck/results with some basic exercises but so my has been brought to light lately about how "ineffective" the basic crunch is compared to some more *fancy* exercises. I know from my own experience that the crunch is NOT ineffective, but thought maybe other routines were more effective for the amount of time they take. In other words, I didn't know if I was getting the most bang for my buck!

Thanks for the advice!

P.S. Are you too counting down the days til Opening Day at Fenway? I'm getting itchy already... this off season stuff sucks :frown:

Ha! with the way the pats are playing? February 17th, pitchers and catchers report!

iRun4wine

I'm not a particularly big football fan... my boyfriend likes the Giants, but it seems almost sickening to like a New York team :sick: :laugh:

So, baseball season can't come quickly enough for me! :bigsmile:

SHBoss1673

I'm not a particularly big football fan... my boyfriend likes the Giants, but it seems almost sickening to like a New York team :sick: :laugh:

So, baseball season can't come quickly enough for me! :bigsmile:

Don't get your hopes up IMHO, I haven't been impressed so far with Theo's off season moves. Marco Scutaro does not inspire awe in my book.

iRun4wine

I haven't either. Was just talking about that with my Dad the other day... doesn't seem like they're making any power moves this off season :ohwell:

iplayoutside19

I'm not a particularly big football fan... my boyfriend likes the Giants, but it seems almost sickening to like a New York team :sick: :laugh:

So, baseball season can't come quickly enough for me! :bigsmile:

Don't get your hopes up IMHO, I haven't been impressed so far with Theo's off season moves. Marco Scutaro does not inspire awe in my book.

If you're not too impressed with Theo, I and a bunch of other Royals fans would more than welcome him as our GM.

Not sore this am, but you can definatly tell I did something different.

and now the Yankees look like they are going to get Curtis Granderson...that's what we all need. At least he'll be out of the ALC.