UFC—end of week 4 This week our trainer had us do something a little different. He wanted us to do 3 sets of our exercises, but for each set, he wanted us to see how many reps we could complete in 30 secs. He will use this info to decide what changes to make to [...]
Archive for January, 2010
19 Jan
Leave it all on the floor!
UFC-DAY 16 Week 3 workout changes to workout include Underhand pulldown 3 sets of 15 Step Ups 3 sets of 15 each leg. Band Skiers-increased to 3 sets of 30, but intensity ups He decreased the Stability Ball Bridges to 3 sets of 15 secs…and added Stability Ball Rollouts 3 sets of 10 reps…. We [...]
13 Jan
Calories in/Calories Out
UFC-Day 11 Ok, so this is my first day I have done the week 2 workout. I was supposed to do it Monday, but woke up late, and since I was working that nite I let it slide. I wish I would have just gone and then rushed around getting ready for work. But I can’t change [...]
11 Jan
Night out-Karaoke
UFC 7 We went out Saturday nite for a girl nite. It was great getting together with my sisters and some friends for some karaoke. I tried to expect allowing for a few drinks in my caloric intake. In the end, I had 3 glasses of red wine. I wish I had stopped at 2. [...]
9 Jan
Temptation
UFC 6 Today we went to a local pizza joint. We had decided to make pizza at home or try to from now on, but we decided to go out. We got a thin crust, veggie pizza. olive oil sauce. mozzarella, spinach, feta cheese, and sun-dried tomato. We had a garden salad first. And I [...]
8 Jan
Method in the Movement
UFC-5 PRE WORKOUT: Small Banana–100 cals Today was the second hardcore workout we have done. I must say we were able to deliver better today than Tuesday. I suppose that was because our quads werent killing us as much! We made some changes to allow us to move better. I actually went up to 40 [...]
7 Jan
Never underestimate the Power of a good Haircut
UFC-4 Today is a rest day before our next hardcore workout tomorrow afternoon. So upon waking today, I dragged (literally) out of bed. Hmm, what to do? While my stomach had the growlies, I contemplated what to have for breakfast. I had one of my favorites, Grape Nuts with milk, blueberries on top. This breakfast [...]
6 Jan
Where is the hot tub again?
UFC-3 So, it is day 3 of the challenge. First full workout done. We did it with really sore muscles, especially our quads, however, they (for me at least) seemed to loosen up a bit once we got further into our workout. This is what our workout consisted of: Exercises–These are paired together. Do one [...]
5 Jan
Conscientious Eating
UFC day 2… We have gotten our workout plan and I will go into more detail in a separate post. We will be doing it 3 days a week as it is fairly strenuous. Today is a rest/recovery muscle day. I wanted to talk about really thinking about what you eat every day. When we [...]
4 Jan
Bring on the stairs
Today, we had our health assessment before Ultimate Fitness Challenge starts tomorrow. This was needed to get our baseline. We performed push ups, squats, and pull ups, as well as stairs. Oh, those stairs. Weight and waist measurements were also taken. Here were my stats: PUSHUPS– modified with Bosu ball to support my knees. I [...]
