Fitness for the week

  This week has been nutty. I’ve worked a ton and managed to workout 6 out of the 7 days this week.

MONDAY
   This was the only day I actually made it to the gym. Score! I hit the treadmill for 20 minutes of sprint intervals before moving on to some leg lifting.
- 4x12 Squats
- 2x 12 Lunges
- 2x SS 20 Deadlifts/ 12 Goblet squats
- 2x Single leg Deadlifts

   I met up with James for his break and may have housed some chocolate chip pancakes

I taught later in the night a WO I named “Deb” after one of my students.

“DEB”
3 rounds through
-50 sumo squats w/alternating side leg lifts
-40 skaters
-30 jump lunges
-20 Single leg kick up (10 each leg)
-10 jump squats

TUESDAY
  I fit in a short workout that I found the Blast off Workout. This workout was a quick and sweaty-
10 rounds of:
20 jump squats
10 push ups
10 bent over rows
20 mountain climbers
    It took me 17:39 to complete. I refueled before headed to work

Brown rice Tortilla filled with

2 whole eggs+ 2 egg whites

Broccoli

pepperjack cheese

 WEDNESDAY

    I warmed up with some intervals 10x 50/10- the first 6 intervals I alternated jumping jacks, high knees, and butt kickers. The last 4 intervals I alternated plank and forearm plank.. I moved on to Zwow 46 which took 12:27 to complete.

THURSDAY 

   I just did some yoga.

FRIDAY

   Another Zwow- I can’t remember which one it was… But it consisted of:

30 burpee buy in followed by

2 rounds of:

  10 wallstand Pushups

  20 Squat jumps

  10 Row Tuck

  10 Jump Lunge side kick

I completed it in just under 20 minutes

SATURDAY- rest  

SUNDAY

 I found a 1000 workout on Pinterest:

100 Skipping Rope

100 Squats

100 Mountain climbers

100 Crunches

100 High knees

100 Half Cobra Push ups

100 Bridge Pulses

100 Jump Lunges

50 Jumping jacks

50 Plank twists

100 Plank Jacks

    Completed in 25:29 

Donations, creative heating methods, Puppy-face and Pizza+ WOs

     Back when Hurricane Sandy first hit the East Coast, I knew immediately that I wanted to do something to help. I have many friends who live in NY and NJ, some who were directly affected.. Plus it was a little too close to home for comfort. Seeing thousands of people still struggling with the aftermath is hard to swallow…

  So I came up with a quick plan and I called it “Om” to Rebuild hOMes”.  $15 Donation (100% of the proceeds to be donated) per student for 1 hour of yoga and a glass of wine afterwards- not a bad Friday night. We raised $500! Which I donated to the American Red Cross this week.

    I’m so excited it was such a success, and more good news- we are going to be making it a semi-regular thing.. I will teach one class a month and proceeds will go to the American Red Cross and the other yoga teacher will teach one class a month and will be donating to a Veterans fund.

    

    Aren’t they just the cutest little yogis?

     After the class and wine, I met up with the husband at our favorite local bar for a drink and catch up. He got to see a hockey game.. from the Penthouse.. Yeah I was jealous..

   Saturday and Sunday were work days.. nothing to report, that’s for sure. 

   The week started pretty slowly, I taught Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights.. Making double workouts on each day.. and refueling with a little something special that came in the mail 

   Yeah I don’t own a microwave… or a toaster… Turns out the space heater works just fine to heat this little muffin top through- even if it does take a while longer, they are totally worth the wait. I have a lot of flavors to try before I give out my full review though.. so be patient ;)
    At some point Hydro came for a ride with me to do some errands.. Poor little dude isn’t getting better.. Super Sad Faced Mommy over here..

    I haven’t updated you guys about him because its just too sad.. I literally hurt and cry almost every time I look into his lifeless little eyes.. James and I are stuck… I love that little dude so, so much- and it kills me to know that I’m going to need to do what is in his best interest.. Which might mean I have to let him go- I don’t want him to be in pain.. without energy, having accidents in the house, etc.. He just isn’t the happy and healthy boy he once was. So while we don’t have any concrete evidence that he has something serious and terminal wrong with him.. (or any answers at all)  we both know in our hearts that there is..  Only time will tell.. Until then we are smothering him with lots and lots of love and trying to enjoy the little time we have left we him.
    Which is why I haven’t gotten a whole lot of high quality sleep these days.. Dogs take up WAY too much of the bed!

   I did have enough energy to make some pizza monkey bread for my friend who fixed my flat tire for free..

      It was the least I could do.. And if you knew my friend Scott you would know that pizza is his most favorite food in the whole world, along side a couple of huge glasses of chocolate milk.. All of my friends have pallets of children, haha..

Workouts this week:
  Monday- Interval pyramid
  Tuesday- Ran 3 miles, 3 minute plank workout, yoga
  Wednesday- 30 minute circuit at PF, yoga
  Thursday- Ran 1 mile- followed by over an hour of PT.. I don’t get paid to teach at the kickboxing gym but I’ll take a free PT session! And more yoga..
  Friday- REST
 

Nov. 1

  I haven’t made it to the gym once this week, not even to teach. Classes got canceled Monday night because of the storm and last night because of Halloween. Don’t worry, it’s cool.. I side stepped the “your lame” land mind and worked up a sweat at home.

 That would be three days worth.. and since you probably can’t read that chicken scratch.. The breakdown:

TUESDAY- Vegas style Buy in (and buy out because that’s how we roll around here)
*****Start your stopwatch and do this whole workout as fast as you can!
 Buy in- 30 pull ups (I did the first half of these straight up. The second half I gave myself a little jump up and lowered down slowly.. )

 Round 1=10 reps. Round 2= 9 reps. Round 3= 8 reps.

1. Windmill push ups (side plank to both right and left side for one rep count)
2. Jump Squats
3. Handstand tuck ups (can substitute Pike presses if your not into handstands)
4. Medicine ball wood chop (I used 12 lb medicine ball here )
5. Standing Russian twist with medicine ball (rotate to both right and left for one rep count)
6. Jumping jacks (or star jumps if you want to make it more of a challenge)
7. Jump lunges
8. Dolphin push up (or pike press or regular pushups)
9. Burpees (without push up)
10. Sumo squats with side leg lifts

Buy out- 30 V-up crunches

   This guy took me 23 minutes to complete and I was a sweaty, monster..  no big surprise there right?

WEDNESDAY- Leg burns
   I warmed up with 10 minutes of 20 seconds work, 10 seconds rest.. alternating between Jumping Jacks and High knees. Then I moved on to this workout… completing for time:

100 Deep Squat jumps
75 Burpees
50 Skaters- touching the opposite hand to toe
25 right and 25 left Diagonal wood chop with medicine ball (12 lb medicine ball used)

Holy moly.. My legs were burning and my belly was definitely on fire right along with them.. I finished in 17:46

THURSDAY 
  Today I took my workout from one of my Pintrest boards.. and it was tough- and had MORE burpees! (which just so happen to be my very favorite)

100 Squats
10 Burpees
90 Sit ups
10 Burpees
80 Bicycle Crunches
10 Burpees
70 Pushups (dudes.. I’ll be straight with you.. I did the last 40 from my knees..  Lame Sauce)
10 Burpees
60 Mountain Climbers
10 Burpees
50 Leg Raises
10 Burpees
40 Plank up and downs
10 Burpees
30 Reverse Crunches
10 Burpees
20 Pike Press
10 Burpees
10 Supermans

Yeah… This one was tough.. and it took me just over 30 minutes.  The worst part was the Pushup/Burpee sandwich.. Counting the pushups built into a burpees that was 90 of them.. Rough business!
   After Burpee madness I was starved.. so I pulled out some leftovers and cooked them all together with a blob of coconut oil

Nothing is as satisfying to me as coconut oil coated veggies, rice and beans..
    I ran a couple of errands after lunch, and then headed over the the Kickboxing gym to chat with the boss.. I needed to learn the ins and outs of opening and closing the gym, how to check people into the computer, etc.  Plus it gave me a chance to run an idea by her.
     I want to do a donation based yoga class for Hurricane Sandy relief…  She loved the idea! So for a $15 donation, students will get a 1 hour yoga class and a complementary glass of wine afterwards. All proceeds to go to the Hurricane Sandy Relief. Any amount can help and I feel good being able to do my part :)
   I know I say this all the time, but seriously time is going by way too fast. Next week is my birthday! I’m doing my best to be excited instead of bummed I’m getting closer to 30..  I’m having a hard time with the whole aging thing.. But instead of focusing on that.. I’m just going to put on my happy face and figure out what I want to do to celebrate!

How do you feel about birthdays? Getting older? Time moving at lightning speed?

What are your favorite at home workout moves?