Today’s personal training session was different than others in that I met L over at Latta Park to do an outdoor session. She had her husband, dog, and brand new baby boy with her, so I finally got to meet Baby B! Such a cutie - I was relieved that I didn’t have to lie when I said he was cute - some babies just aren’t…but Baby B is precious! Such a pensive little face…that, or he was about to fall asleep!
Anyway, the workout was tough, particularly because it’s so dang hot in Charlotte! 92 degrees today, though it felt hotter than that. I wasn’t fainty today, which was fantastic because I had kind of expected to be.
In no particular order:
Single-Leg Calf Raises:
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Medicine Ball Slams
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Medicine Ball Throws
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Bicycle Crunches
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Lateral squats with Weights
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Running Intervals
Bench pushups
Australian Pullups
Negative Pullups
Bench Stepups
Tricep Dips
Step Drills (not really running steps, but really fast step up/step down)
I haven’t been posting any personal training sessions lately because my trainer just had a baby! Today was our first session back together and it was great to see her, but I could tell that I’d gotten out of shape since the last time she and I met!
Here’s what we did today, in no particular order:
Ball Weighted Oblique Crunches
Weighted Side Planks (except with mine, I brought the weight to my side, instead of in front of me)
Ball pushups
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Mountain Climbers
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Modified Pushups
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Treadmill Intervals
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Ball back extensions
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Lateral Pulldowns
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Ball Hip Extensions with Weights
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Chest Press
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Ball hamstring curls
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Ball crunches
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Kettleball Swings
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I’ve been slacking on P90X workouts this week. My next workout is Yoga, which takes 90+ minutes, which makes it difficult to fit in with my work/play rehearsal schedule. Plus, I’m going to be in Atlanta next week, so I’m really going to have to work hard to stay motivated for workouts, because I consistently slack when work traveling.
In today’s workout, I did the following:
Ball pushups (I did mine today on a smaller Bosu Ball…might be this?)
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Single-handed Kettlebell Swings
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Single-leg Dumbbell Row (though you can bet your ass I wasn’t doing mine in a bikini on the beach)
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Planks
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Squats with Weights
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Leg Press
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Kneeling Cable Wood Chop (did mine with one knee on the mini Bosu Ball)
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Bicycle Crunches
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Mountain Climbers
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Lower Ab Work (working on keeping my lower back on the ground…90 degrees to 60 degrees)
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Upper Ab Pulses
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Side Planks
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Today L walked into training with a foam roller. M would have been so elated. I start my personal training sessions with 5-10 minutes on the treadmill to get warmed up, but because I had just completed a leg workout the day before, she thought it might be good to help me get even more loosened up for our session.
Foam Rolling!
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Modified Pushups
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Cable Tricep Pushdown
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Cable Bicep Curls
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Treadmill Intervals
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Ball back extensions
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Ball pushups
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Ball Chest Flys
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Training appointment with L today. My body is still pretty sore from my P90X workouts earlier this week, particularly my bootie. Here’s what we worked on today, in random order:
Lateral Band Walks
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Single-Leg Calf Raises off the Treadmill:
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Squats with a Band (except my body wasn’t all twisted like below):
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Traditional Dead lifts with weights
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Medicine Ball Slams
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Medicine Ball Throws
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Treadmill Intervals
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Medicine Ball Twists
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My workout on April 5, in no particular order:
Walking Lunges
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Close-hand Pushups
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Modified Pushups
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Wide Pushups
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Lateral Pulldowns (one hand overhand and the other underhand)
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Single-handed Kettlebell Swings
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Planks
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Overhead Dumbbell Press
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Side Planks
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Spinal Ab Twists
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Ball Hamstring Curls
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Mountain Climbers (fast and slow)
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Ball Pass
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I forgot to post my workout from yesterday with L!
I was feeling pretty beat up from my trip to NYC. Specifically, I pulled the left side of my neck in a HORRENDOUS way on Tuesday and it has been hurting and spazzing out ever since. Plus, I have a MAMMOTH blister on my right heel, making walking and shoes a bit of an issue. Blech. So she was kind to me and chose exercises that wouldn’t irritate either of these issues.
As usual, my brain is mush, so I *think* everything is listed below, in no particular order:
Pilates Ring Hip Raises
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Crossed Ankle Planks
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Ball Hip Extensions with Weights
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Leg Curls
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Leg Extensions (my range of motion on this one is VERY SMALL to avoid agravating my knees):
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Single Leg Cable Row
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Bicep Curl Squats
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Chest Press
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Lateral Band Walks
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Scissor Kicks
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Spinal Ab Twists
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My workout today, in no particular order:
Ball pushups
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Ball back extensions
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Ball hamstring curls
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Ball crunches
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Ball Hamstring Curls
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Ball Chest Flys
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Single-leg squats on leg press (except with my machine, the seat is stationary and the foot thing moves instead)
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Pilates Ring Hip Raises
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Planks
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Kettleball Swings
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Mountain Climbers (fast and slow)
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My workout today was a bit tough because I have been slacking off in terms of exercise. Trips to Atlanta make working out a challenge for me, so I need to get back on it or I’m not going to be able to fit into my new clothes I bought after dropping a pant size!!
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What we did today, in no particular order:
Ball pushups
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Ball back extensions
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Ball hamstring curls
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Ball crunches
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Bicycle Crunches
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Kettle ball lifts over head
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Slider Pushups (these sucked)
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Sliding Side Lunges
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Sliding Reverse Lunges
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Ball Hip Extensions with Weights
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Lateral Pulldowns (Overhand wide-grip and underhand close-grip)
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L was sick last week, so we didn’t meet. So it was good to see her today and get in a great workout! I haven’t exercised since last Tuesday - doh! - so I was definitely panting. I also got the dizzies, which happens to me often, particularly if I don’t exercise consistently. It’s really no fun, and cuts into my workout time :(
To warm up, I ran on the treadmill for about five minutes at 10 min/mile pace. Then, in random order (hopefully not missing any exercises - my brain is always mush after my workouts!!):
Wide Leg Squats
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Ball Hamstring Curls
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Ball Chest Flys
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Ball pushups
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Ball back extensions
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Ball hamstring curls
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Ball crunches
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Cable arm pulldowns (except I was on my knees and doing single arms)
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Bicep Curl Shoulder Press
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Cable lunges (with mine, I did a bicep pull when standing):
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