Work In Progress - FitoverForty

Took 3 days off to rest my body. Back to it today! Felt tired going into it but pepped up as I got warmed up.

Todays workout:

HIIT treadmill - last 6 interval (missed one last week)

6 intervals - 1.5 min. @ 5.0 mph / 30 secs. @ 9.0 mph
5 min. slow
23:30 minutes steady @ 6.0 mph
Felt a little pain in the right shin on the first interval, but it eased up after about 30 seconds. The first 3 intervals I felt awkward & off balance. But going into the remaining 3, I felt stronger and more composed, found my "running legs"
Ran extra 3:30 minutes of the steady run to make it an even 4.0 miles.

tomorrow will try the weights again

Took 3 days off to rest my body. Back to it today! Felt tired going into it but pepped up as I got warmed up.
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tomorrow will try the weights again

Feelin' okay sweetpea? (:

yeah, thanks Les I'm feeling better. It was hard to make myself get on the treadmill today, but once I got into it I was fine. I think that is part of my problem, I need to switch things up a little bit, run outside...ride my bike...something to break up the routine. As far as the weights go...I just have to be more careful and watch my form (you know how important that is )
tomorrow is another day!!!!

Todays workout:

1x20 Jumping jacks
1x20 Rotating J. Jacks
7 pullups
10 Burpee/pushups/star jump
1x20 Side Lunges
1x20x2 Front Lunge

3x8 Lat Pull downs - 81lbs.
1x12 Wide Pushups
1x12 Decline Push Up
1x12 Incline Push up

3x6 Bench Press - 61lbs.
3x8 Facepulls - 61lbs.

3x10 Cable Russian Twists - 20 lbs.
3x10 Cable Skull Crushers - 20 lbs.
3x8 Tri-cep dips

3.0 miles treadmill run - 28:32
stretched legs really good - no shin pain while running today

Felt good. only pain was a twinge still when doing the lat pulldowns, and the tri-cep dips, not bad - just annoying.

Have a great day everyone!

Glad you are feeling better!

Todays workout:

HIIT treadmill
3 intervals - 2min. @ 5.5 mph / 1min. @ 8.5 mph
5 min. slow
22:00 minutes steady @ 6.2 mph
3 min. cooldown
total time 39 minutes - total distance 3.65 miles

stretched all leg muscles
2x10 spider pushups (I do the leg move on the up position, not on the down)

Todays workout:

20 jumping jacks
20 Power jumping jacks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n745BffnR4A

2x30sec.x2 supine bridge w/leg extensions

3x8 seated rows wide grip - 81 lbs
3x10 overhead cable skull crushers - 20 lbs (feel the burn! )
3x6 bench press - 61.5 lbs
3x10 face pulls - 61.5 lbs.
3x10 tri-cep dips
5 pull ups (should have done these first!)

20:00 treadmill run 2.0 miles
stretching

61.5 lb face pulls ?..wow..I find those things, pull me off the floor @ 32 lbs : ( ..20 mins of treadmill on weights day ? ..anyway sounds like a good workout keep it up !

61.5 lb face pulls ?..wow..I find those things, pull me off the floor @ 32 lbs

Yeah, when I first started them I was only able to do 18 or so lbs. I didn't have a good way to do them without hurting my hands...until I figured out that I could use my strap that has two looped ends (to use on low cable ankle kickbacks), I attached it to my high cable and I put my ab wheel roller's handles into each of the loops, then hold on to the handles and pull. It made such a difference in my ability to pull that cable I was amazed! I just dig in with my feet, lean back a bit and pull. Once I get going it is great, feels really good, but I have to be careful when I am finishing, it pulls me forward and I nearly ram my face into the support bar of my pulley system!

20 mins of treadmill on weights day ?

I thought I would add a little cardio to the end of my weight workouts to try to boost my calorie burn to get me over this weight standstill. Plus, I am getting ready to run a 5 mile trail race in a couple of weeks, so I need to step up my running a bit.

Oh ok carry on then

I am getting ready to run a 5 mile trail race in a couple of weeks, so I need to step up my running a bit.

Fun! Good luck!

Thanks Les! I absolutely LOVE trail running! In the zone... one with nature...all that good stuff! The trail is a winding 5 mile run on a very hilly underdeveloped trail. There are places where it is so narrow, you have to turn sideways a bit to keep from knocking your shoulders on the trees! And the first runner down the trail will encounter spider webs! That happened to me one early morning training run last year. I went out first ahead of my running partner and literally must have ran into 20 spider webs along the way I felt so icky and crawly by the time I was done! But I don't think i will have to worry about that on race day...I definitely will not be out in front of the pack!

In other news...
Two good things to report! I went jeans shopping and bought a new pair of low rise, regular cut, flare leg (cool!) jeans...size 10! They fit snug in the bum and legs and were loose in the waist....loose!!!!! Up until a couple of weeks ago i had a few size 10 jeans I could wear, but they were still tight and uncomfortable, so I am excited about this turn of events!!
Next good news...I tried on a pair of black calf high (to the knee) boots that zipped up the side. And for once I actually was able to zip them all the way up! My calves are bigger than the average girl...so I could never wear calf high boots I have always had muscular calves and so many boots and even straight leg jeans are impossible for me to wear. So I was so happy that I am able to wear these....I splurged and bought them So...no lunches out for a while, but it is worth it - they look fabulous!!!

Woohooo that is good news, glad to see you can now take advantage of wearing boots etc, all your hard work is making it all possible

Good job, Lynne!

And yes, always go second on a trail. I used to go backpacking a lot. Was always a priority for me (:

bought a new pair of low rise, regular cut, ...I tried on a pair of black calf high (to the knee) boots that zipped up the side

So...what are you dressing up as for hallowe'en?