Day 59

I went to the gym today because I felt guilty for skipping two days. I did all kinds of things. I tried to do the 9 minute workout that I do with my trainer on the treadmill, but couldn't so I did my version...incline at 6.0, speed 6.0 for one minute, then jog for 30 seconds, then bump up the incline to 8.0 and speed back to 6.0, repeating off and on for nine minutes.

I then did the knee exercises that Jaime told me to do...which for my bad knees was really hard. There were two exercises, I did three sets of 15 of each.

I then went and did three suicides, used the step and did runs, used the box and did jumps, crunches, used the elastic bands for a bit, free weights for a bit, medicine ball...

Thats about it.

Day 57

LEGS & CARDIO.

It was raining so no long run warm up. Instead, kick our ass on the treadmill for nine minutes.

Hop on the treadmill at speed of 6.0 for one minute. Then turn your incline to 6.0 for one minute. Bump up your speed at least one full MPH for 1:30 minutes. Bump up your incline to 7.0 for 1:30 minutes. Push speed up one full MPH for 1:30 minutes. Lower the incline to no incline and bump your speed for 1:30 minutes. Bump your speed one full MPH for one minute. Finish with a full sprint for the last one minute.

With a 40lb weight, push across the ground as fast as you can for 30 seconds. Rest for 15 seconds. Repeat this five times.

Move over to run suicides for 30 seconds. Even if not finished with your suicide or in the middle, stop and rest for 15 seconds. Continue for 30 seconds. Repeat five times.

Move to the steps. Line up steps, ten in a row, two rows right next to eachother. Start with high knees jumping over each step. Continue for 30 seconds, stop in place and continue after a 15 second rest. Repeat five times.

Go back to pushing 40lbs for 30 seconds across the ground, resting for 15 seconds and repeating five times.

Sprints. Sprint about 40 yards, jog backwards back to the starting point. Continue for 30 seconds. Rest for 15 seconds. Repeat five times.

At the steps, run on them with your right leg down the first row, left leg down the second row. Continue for 30 seconds, resting for 15 seconds, continue for five sets.

Strap to your ankles, resistance bands. In the squat position, side step back and forth, never losing resistance in the band. Go about 40 yards, turn around and come back once. Squat 20 times, holding in position for 30 seconds, then ten more, then hold again for 30 seconds. Then side step back and forth again, two trips. Repeat squats.

Grab 15lb dumbbells and put them in each hand, lunge forward and back for 30 seconds, break for 15 seconds. Continue for five sets. With one in dumbbell in your right hand, bend down to touch your left toe. As you are bending, you are lifting your right leg straight behind you. Three sets of 15 for each hand.

Grab a mat and a gym ball (I couldn't do this with a gym ball so I subsituted a step for my knee). Place your left foot on the ball, right foot in the air and lift your butt to the air for 20, holding for 20 seconds. Switch legs and repeat. Three sets of each.

Day 56

Fit 50 & ABS.

I am giving up on saying "just when I thought it couldn't get worse." Every day it DOES get worse!!! Jaime gave me 10 exercises that I had to do one set of 50 EACH. I was being timed!!! OMG. Needless to say, my time was not good (23.06) but it did look comparable to the other people's first time. Most that had done this for a while were closer to the 12-15 minute range!!!

Warm up with one long lap.

Do one set of 50 of each, without stopping, trying to time yourself:

1. Jump squats. Squat, touch the ground, and on your way up, jump with arms to the ceiling.
2. Single leg lunges in place. Alternating feet, each foot should be done 25 times.
3. In the pushup position, weights in each hand, lift one arm at a time. Each arm should be done 25 times.
4. Shoulder press. Arms straight into the air, bend at the elbow, then back up again.
5. Up/downs. In standing position, place your hands to the ground, jump backwards, then back forwards, then stand again. That is one.
6. Weights in hand, in squat position, arms straight down. As you come up, bend your elbows and bring weights to your chest. As you squat again, extend your arms.
7. "Wood Chops". Legs apart just past your shoulders, one dumbbell in hand, swing with arms straing, going to higher then your eyes, bending the legs as necessary to go as far between them as you can.
8. Normal pushups.
9. Weights in hand, arms straight in the air, and as you squat, bring your weights to ear level. As you stand back up, put your arms straight up.
10. Laying on the ground, weights in hand, lift your butt and do one arm chest press, alternating arms. Each set should have each arm doing 25.

Take a rest for 1 minute. Repeat.

When you are done with your second set, run one more long lap and do 25 leg lifts, hands under your butt.

Day 55

CV POWER.

Oh. My. God. That is all that I have to say. I have never worked out so hard in my entire life. I couldn't do it all. I did what I could, but I couldn't do it all.

Warm up with a long lap.

Get a medicine ball, two mats, step, and a partner. One partner does jumping jacks until the other is done with bear crawls, there and back, twice. Switch. Do three sets.

While holding the medicine ball, keeping arms straight, swing it while squating. Swing no hiring then the eyes and as far between the legs as you can, set of 40. Partner is doing "Runs" on the step until your set of 40 is done. Using only your right foot to lift, bring your left foot up, and bring down the right then the left. Switch. Do two sets.

One person runs "karaoke's" (while sideways, run while crossing your legs and torso), there and back, twice. While you wait for your partner to finish, holding the medicine ball at your chest, squat. As you straighten your legs, throw the medicine ball in the air and catch it, keep doing this until partner is done with karaoke's. Switch. Two sets.

Get about 6-8 feet apart, with the medicine ball at your chest, "push" throw it to your partner. Person without the ball, drops to the ground and jumps back up. Repeat so each partner drops 10 times. Three sets.

Same distance apart, using only your right hand, throw the ball to your partner. Again person without the ball drops. Switch hands. One minute continueous.

Take a 35lb weight flat on the ground. Pushing it on the ground, run it as fast as you can, there and back twice. Partner is doing one single dumpster run (jog downhill, sprint uphill). Switch. Two sets.

Sprint 40 feet, there and back as many times as you can in 20 seconds. Repeat SIX times.

Move to a treadmill. At an incline of 10, spring for one minute as fast as you can, no less then 6.0. Rest (walk) for 30 seconds. Repeat for one minute, pushing up the speed, no less then 6.5. Rest (walk) for 30 seconds. Repeat for 40 seconds, up the speed again, no less then 7.0.

Day 54

UPPER BODY WORKOUT.

Why this is named anything other then last weeks class (Upper Body Endurance) is BEYOND me. I think that my arms are shaking and more sore from this class!!

Warm up with one long run, which I found out today is a half mile. Apparently the short run is only one quarter mile.

Had a partner, grabbed a bar (yes, the chest press free weights bar. We had 5lbs on each side, I think that made the total weight at 20lbs. Who knows! Anywhoo...3 sets of 10 curls. If the first set was 'easy' (meaning that if I didn't need the support of my partner) then we were to add weight. Awesome. Ended up doing a fourth because we 'looked like we needed something to do'...so I learned NEVER MAKE EYE CONTACT WITH TRAINER.

One set of 30 pushups, holding for a ten count at every 10.

Move to the gym ball. Same bar. No weights on it, just bar. "Skull Crusher's" again except with the bar and not dumbbells. Lay on gym ball where it is only supporting your head and neck, partly shoulders. Keep your body straight like a table, hold the bar in your hands about your head and only lift and drop them at the elbow. 3 sets of 12.

One set of 30 pushups, holding only at the 30 for a ten count.

Pull up bar. It was a bit easier then 'normal' pull ups. These bars are only about 3 feet off the ground. Lay as if you are in a reverse push up position. 3 sets of 10. I could barely do five!! Your partner is there to support your back if you need help. I needed help...lots of help!!!

One set of 30 pushups, holding for a ten count at every 10.

Grabbed 15lb dumbbells, holding above your head, shoulder lifts. 3 sets of 10...if easy, go up in weight EVERY set. DAMN IT!!! My partner made eye contact with trainer and we were on to a fourth set.

One set of straight pushups, 30.

Took a 25lb dumbbell, one knee and one hand on bench, lift your arm upwards as high as you can. Yet again, 4 sets of 10, instead of the 3 that were asked of us. Grrr.

Moved over to the bench press. 3 sets of 10. We had 10lbs on each side.

Then came the nasty part. Grabbed a step and two 15lb dumbbells. With a dumbbell in each hand, curl just the right arm 7 times, then just the left 7 times, then both together 7 times. Move straight into a shoulder lift. While lifting just the right arm 7 times, the left is bent in the air holding...switch to the left arm 7 times, then both together 7 times. Using the step, bar dips, set of 21. Then into pushups...regular push ups 7 times, hands facing outward and spread out 7 times, and hands close together elbows facing your waist 7 times. Do all of this THREE times.

Done. I will have you know, it was hard to drive home and hard to type this in!!!!!

Day 53

ECCENTRIC LOWER BODY & ABS.

Either the classes are getting easier, or I truly am getting used to them!! Either way, THANK GOODNESS!!! I went to the 3pm class again...I think I will continue to go to this class every day. I like it.

Warmed up with a long run, around three buildings.

3 sets of 20 crunches. While my partner does crunches, I have 3 sets of semi-straight leg 'dips.' Holding the bar with 30lbs on it, back straight, bend over as far to the ground as you can without bending the legs any more. Bring it back up, that is one. Switch after each set.

Single leg squats. With one leg out squat and hover as slowly and as long as you can until you come to a complete sit onto a bench. Lift yourself up on that same leg, that is one. 3 sets of ten on each leg.

With your partner, lay on your stomach. Bending at the knee, your partner will be trying to push your feet to the ground, you try to resist. 3 sets of 20. Switching between partners each set.

Each partner gets a mat, facing eachother in the situp position. 12lb medicine ball passed between the two of you, doing situps. 2 sets of 50, doing 25 without the medicine ball, 25 with the medicine ball.

Freeweight squats. 3 sets of 20. 30lbs on the bar. The first ten are done slow...the last ten are fairly quick.

Abs. 50 crunches. Then you put your feet in the air, using your right arm, touch your left toe and so on...set of 50. Finish two complete sets.

You are in the pushup position, but with your hands on top of a gym ball, not the ground!! SOOOOO hard!!! Hold for 45 seconds. While doing that, partner is leaning against the wall, seating position, also holding 45 seconds. Switch. 3 sets.

Day 50

BODYWEIGHT WORKOUT.

Wow. Just when I thought it couldn't get any harder. Given, today was probably so hard because it was the fourth day in a row that I had gone, but still. I took the 3pm class today...Hailee was in school so it was the time that worked best for me.

We started with a warm up of a long run, around three buildings. I can't quite remember what we did in what order, but here is a list of what I CAN remember...

3 sets of 20, squats...while my partner did those, I had to run suicides until she was done then we switched.

3 sets of 20 toe taps on a step...while my partner did those, I had to do jumping jacks until she wsa done, switch.

3 sets of 20 squats while jumping onto the step, step in between my legs. While my partner did that, I had to do 20 push ups, switch.

3 sets of 1 lap of walking lunges, doubling up on the 'bounce' at each lunge. While my partner did those, I had to do a dumpster run, switch.

Then we had 30 seconds of side lunges, while my partner had to do 'skates'. Switch for three sets.

Warm down was another large lap around three buildings. Thank goodness it is over until Monday...

Day 49

PLYOMETRICS & CORE.

I am proud of myself for going three days in a row. I didn't do that when I belong to Cal Fit!! Today's class was a bit easier then the last two, but still difficult. I took the 10:20am class.

We warmed up with a long run around three buildings. Got inside and we had to run around the room. The first few laps were one quarter jog, one quarter heal touches (to your butt), one quarter jog, then lastly one quarter high knees. When those were done, we did a couple laps with our legs bent going to one side, then we switched. Then we did two laps of what they called "karaoke's". Legs cross as you jog.

That is when it went downhill. Abs, abs, and more abs. 30 with our legs in the air, trying to touch our toes, moved to one leg out above ground and one leg bent. Switch legs. 20 of those. Then hands under our butts, leg lifts, holding at every 10, doing 30. Then we moved to our sides and had to lift our hips up and down, again holding at every 10, doing 30.

Bring out the boxes. We had partners this time. While one jumped onto the box, 20 times, the other had to jog to one end of the room, sprint back. Three sets.

Then we jumped sideways onto the box, ten each side. While we did that, our partners had to do sit ups, elbows to knee, until we were done. Three sets.

Then there were these air filled 'discs' that we had for each foot that we had to stand on, all while we were bouncing a medicine ball 50 times. While one did that, the other had to do straight sit ups until we were done. Three sets and we were done.

My appointment was finally made. Don't know how I feel about that. Jaime will take my weight and measurements. My appointment is Monday at 2:45pm.

Day 48

UPPER BODY ENDURANCE.

Day two at Fitness MD was called Upper Body Endurance and that is exactly what that was. Lots of running, lots of upper body exercises. I took the 3pm class.

Warm up was one long lap, which is the lap around all three buildings. I used 10lb dumbells. Then it was consistant curls, shoulder presses, and combos of the two. 30 of each, over and over. Then more running.

Dumpster runs, two. Then it was Pub crawls. Ouch.

Off of the step, we had dips...where we have our body out in front of us, my arms behind me on the edge of hte step and we dip...30+ times.

More running.

Day 47

FANTASTIC FOUR.

That is what my first day at Fitness MD was called. Hell is what I would call it. I joined the gym yesterday and today was my first day. 30 minutes into my 1 hour and 15 minute workout, my legs felt like jell-o. I took the 10:20am class.

I had to jog down a hill, then sprint back up the hill. Four times. That was my warm up.

I then was give four exercises to do four sets of 10 each. The first was with 15lb dumbells at my shoulders, do lunges. The second was to lift 10lb dumbells up and down about my head and back to my shoulders. The third was for me to lay my head and shoulders on a gym ball, keeping my body straight like a table, then do a bench press with the 10 pounders. I don't remember my fourth exercise.

I then had to run two laps around the building.

Four more exercise, four times 10 again. I did what is called "luggage lifts"...squat, pick up 15lbs, then squat, and put them back down. Then I had to lean back a bit, using the 10 pounders, hands together, and lift upward. Then I had to use the gym ball again...once to do extended arm things with 15lbs, then to do what is called "skull crushers" where I bend only at the elbow.

I then had to jog down the hill, sprint back, twice. AND jog twice more around the building.

Ouch. I am already a tad sore. One of the trainers told me that I had to come back tomorrow...WTF?!?!