Rubriik: Workout Week

Workout Week 2.–8.12.2013

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In Workout Week posts I will tell you everything about my last week’s workouts.

Monday: BodyPump. Maris changed up the back track and it really killed my back! The abs track was also different, without any weights this time. She also encouraged me to increase weights by 1+1 kg in the last set in chest track. I didn’t die and got a good chest workout instead. She is such an awesome instructor, can’t say enough good words about her! I also did lunges with 6+6 kg, that’s 1+1 kg added. Progress, baby, progress! 🙂

Tuesday: strip aerobics. We had a new routine which had this strange move on the floor. For a couple of days I had blue marks on my knees, legs and hips from this move, plus I got some scratches from rubbing my feet against the rubbery floor. Not fun! I hate the routines where you have to get on the floor for those reasons 😦

Wednesday: Aeroburn Step. Since I had to revise for my exam, I couldn’t go to evening training. So I went to Aeroburn Step, instructed by my BodyPump instructor Maris. I did the basic moves and didn’t add in all the turns. I actually got a far better workout because I kept moving at all times and didn’t stress about memorizing a difficult routine. At the end of the class Maris told the class to look at me for the basic routine (I was in the front) while she did the more advanced version. I felt a little bit like a superstar although it wasn’t a big deal. 😀

Thursday: BodyPump after my exam (that went pretty well I guess). It was though since my legs were sore from the day before. The lunges really killed it this time. The last time doing program 87? I think so.

Friday morning. I fit into my motivation shorts. Longer story on my Instagram and Facebook.
Friday morning. I fit into my motivation shorts. Longer story on my Instagram and Facebook.

Friday: running and walking. Friday was supposed to be Zumba day with my friend but she sadly got injured and had to cancel our class. I went running instead. There was snow, ice, wind, no wind, clouds, snowflakes falling, sun – literally everything. Some of it I ran in 5–10 centimetre snow (doesn’t seem a lot but it difficult!), some on tarmac with the cars (also not good). At first it was really difficult but I got a hang of how to balance myself and actually enjoyed my slow (8:27 min per km) 7K in the snow. After running went for a walk with my dog.

 

Saturday: running and walking. In the morning got on the scales first and then measured myself. The scales haven’t dropped much but the measurements are going DOWN! YES! The went for a run in snow. The sun was rising, it was quiet and so nice. Loved it. Average pace: 7:35 min per km – not too slow, not too fast. Distance: 6,63 km. Then walked my dog. I love spending time with him, he is so cute 🙂

Sunday: swimming and walking. I swam 5 sets in 45 minutes, one set consisted of 100 metres of breaststroke, 100 metres of backstroke and 100 metres of front crawl. In the evening I went for a longer walk with my dog. It was really pretty and snowing.

 

 

In total:

2 hours of BodyPump

2 hours of walking

1 hour 50 minutes of running

1 hour of aerobics

1 hour of dancing

45 minutes of swimming

 


In general a really good week for me.

Workout Week 25.11–1.12.2013

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In Workout Week posts I will tell you everything about my last week’s workouts.

Monday: BodyPump. This time we finally did program no 87 since we only have a couple of weeks until a new program comes in. I increased my squat and chest weights. I’m currently at:

  • Warm up: 3,5+3,5 kg bar

  • Squats: 8,5+8,5 kg bar

  • Chest: 6+6 kg bar

  • Back: 6+6 kg bar

  • Triceps: 3 kg dumbbell, 5 kg weight

  • Biceps: 3+3 kg dumbbells, 3,5+3,5 kg bar

  • Lunges: 5+5 kg bar

  • Shoulders: 3+3 kg dumbbells, 5+5 kg bar

  • Abs: 5 kg weight

Tuesday: strip aerobics. Basically the same routine as last week. I still really enjoy the class and have lots of fun but somehow I’m starting to think about switchig this class for something else…

Wednesday was body conditioning day, we did exercises with our own bodyweight and dumbbells. It was pretty difficult, sweat was pouring down my face on numerous occasions. But I can feel that I’m so much better at that class than I was a couple of months ago. I think BodyPump has a lot to do with that. Progress is good!

slow progress better than none

Thursday was in general a really busy and tiring day. At noon I had a BodyPump class with Maris. We did triceps, biceps and shoulders all in one row and then added lunges to that. That was intense! I also added 1+1 kg for the back track. 

Friday was such an awesome day (when it comes to working out, the rest was work, work and some more work). I got up bright and early and went for a run. During the night it had SNOWED and there were negative degrees outside! I had never ever before run in such conditions and I loved it. I had to be careful not to fall, though… I ran 3 laps around the Anne Channel in Tartu, in total 8K and an hour or so. I was slow at 7:50 min/km but I absolutely enjoyed myself and that’s far more important to me right now. I saw ducks and other birds on the beach, some fishermen, runners and a senior gentleman winter swimming (!!!) in the channel. Everything was perfect.

Saturday was exactly the same as Friday: 1 hour of running (8K). But the weather was so cold! About –10 degrees Celsius and I only had my regular thin running tights on since I don’t have anything warmer here in Tartu (winter stuff is at my parents’ house aka real home). There was even a thin layer of ice on the channel. There weren’t many cars or people on the streets, only when I finished my run at around 9.30 AM, I started to see some people moving around (and some runners).

Sunday was Zumba day and officially the beginning of Christmas-time since it was the Advent Sunday. Tartu is such an amazing place around this time of the year. It’s just magical around here! 🙂 I will add some pictures I took last year and one photo from this Sunday (the last photo).

 

In total:

3 hours of muscle workout

2 hours of running

2 hours of dancing

 


It was good week, nothing special but also not a bad week. Next week will be interesting, I’m looking forward to stepping on the scales over 3 weeks. Excited but nervous as well.