Week 1

So this week was basically a bust for me.  I attempted to do the first P90X workout (chest and back - my least favorite of the set) with my hubby on Monday.  Unfortunately, I just couldn't get my head into it, so I did 10 minutes on the treadmill instead.  I ran a little and walked a little and was basically all over the place.

Tuesday was a bit better, but not much.  I was on the treadmill for 15 minutes walking uphill.

And that was it for the week.

My three year old, on the other hand, is very enthusiastic about P90X and started a workout all by himself yesterday.  I have some video of him interacting with Tony Horton and will have it posted on my blog soon.

Goals for Week 2:
P90X on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
Treadmill on one of the off days.

Pure Burn Super Strength

Today I did the 60 min. section of Bob Harper's "Pure Burn Super Strength." Ow, again. As usual. (But, yay, endorphins!)

-Jess

Extreme Shed and Shred

Or is it Shred and Shed? I dunno. I did Level II though!

-Jess

Yoga for the Warrior

Today I did the 60 min. section of Bob Harper's "Yoga for the Warrior" - though it's really more like 56 min., and the first two and last ten are just stretching.

Still! Challenging and relaxing at the same time. There's a lot to be said for power yoga.

-Jess

p.s. We're still dealing with the cold-that-never-ends at our house. Ugh. It's throwing off our schedules, hence the couple of days without a workout.

Zumba!

One of my Christmas presents this year was the Zumba 2 game for Wii. Way too much fun.

Today I did 24 minutes of Zumba, about 6 songs, and I think all but one was medium intensity.

Not a lot of muscle-building, but great cardio! (It's less painful when you're having fun!)

-Jess

1/12/13

I managed to squeeze a workout in this week.  Actually, it was more of a "fun" activity than a workout - my hubby and I towed our son to the neighborhood park in our new bike trailer.  Or rather, my husband towed, and I followed.  Not surprisingly, he got the more intense workout, but there are plenty of inclines in our neighborhood, so I did get some good leg work in.  And my lungs were tested, too - going to have to work on both my endurance and my leg strength.

1/11/13 workout for Jess

Today I did the long (about 45 minutes) workout on Bob Harper's Totally Ripped Core.

Gosh, Harper just makes it very clear that the common conception of abdominal crunches being ineffective only exists because every other instructor out there is a wuss. He has you do them fast, without rest, and at a variety of angles and oh my gosh does it hurt.

Also? His plank circuits are vicious enough that you're relieved when you finally get to do stand up and do insane-jumping-around cardio stuff. Only not for long, because the insane-jumping-around cardio stuff is vicious, too.

But it's so well-designed. None of the pain is injury-inducing pain, just muscles-being-pushed-to-get-stronger pain. Love this workout.

-Jess

(I might double-post this to my other blog, as a review. I'll have to check and see if I've reviewed this DVD there already.)

ETA: I did review it already! Here's a link, if you're interested: http://churchyear.blogspot.com/2012/08/exercise-dvd-review-bob-harpers-totally.html

Jess 1/9/13

Did the 30 Day Shred today, Level 3.

-Jess

Shed and Shred

So, encouraged by Yolanda, I'm going to start posting my workouts here again.

Today I did Level 2 of Jillian Michaels' "Shed and Shred". Ouch, ouch, ouch.

Best/worst/most creative bit of torture? Push-up-jacks: Start in plank, lower down to push-up position while shooting your legs out in a plank jack at the same time. Push up, bringing legs back together at the center. Ow, ow, ow.

-Jess

anyone out there?

Hey ladies -

I stopped posting on here because there wasn't a lot of company anymore. :)  But is anyone interested in starting up the blog again in the new year? If not, I'll probably just keep track elsewhere, but I thought I'd check here first. Hope you're all well!

-Jess

Babies, indeed!

Well this has created a whole new impetus for exercising: I'm pregnant again.  And the reality of starting a pregnancy a good 15 lbs heavier than I wish I were has made me realize I want to be serious about exercising WHILE pregnant, so it isn't quite so impossible afterwards.  Besides, I'm the queen of telling myself that I will get to it later, and it will be easier later, and really?  Who am I kidding?  Of COURSE it won't be easier to exercise when I have an infant to care for!

So.  On the advice of my chiropractor (a specialist in pregnancy, not to mention me, since she's cared for me through two pregnancies already!) here is what I'm doing:

1) Yoga twice a week.  GENTLY.  (That last bit is partly due to the car accident I was in a few weeks ago, which my body hasn't quite recovered from.)

2) Walking daily.  Right now I'm doing 30 minutes after breakfast and 30 minutes after dinner.  My goal is to work up to a mile in the morning and a mile at night, hopefully getting much faster so I'm not tied to the 30 minute mark.  I'd much rather run for 10 minutes than walk for 30, but I'll have to work up to that. :)

Back at it . . .

. . . posting, that is.

I have been working out fairly consistent in the interim and am pretty much back at my pre-baby weight (only took about 4 years).

Did water aerobics over the summer, and am now currently doing an aerobics class and P90X with the hubby.  Have been able to be consistent enough that I miss working out on the off days.  My goal is to add jogging on the treadmill or walking to step things up a bit.  Weight loss has stalled, and I still have about 20 lbs to lose to get to my healthy weight.

Yolanda

Question

So, yes, I am no longer posting here, but I am exercising very regularly again!  However, with that exercise, I am beginning to have frequent pelvic/groin pain and sometimes other issues...

Anyhow, I am waiting for a referral from my doc to see and specialist, but I was wondering if any of you ladies have had pelvic prolapse issues after having babies.  My doctor wouldn't officially diagnose me because she isn't a specialist, but indicated that might be my problem.

Week 12-14 for Jess

Week 12-13, nothing? I think? I dunno. I might have done something the first week. Anyway, onward!

Sun: nothing
Mon: teaching the kids to ride bikes (i.e., lots of running)
Tues: Biggest Winner, Maximize, Full Frontal
Wed: Biggest Winner, Maximize, Back in Action
Thurs: Biggest Winner, Shape Up, Front
Fri: Biggest Winner, Shape Up, Backside
Sat: nothing

-Jess

Week 11 for Jess

Sunday: nothing
Monday: 30 Day Shred, Level 1
Tuesday: Kickbox FastFix, Level 1
Wednesday: nothing
Thursday: nothing
Friday: 30 Day Shred, Level 2
Saturday: almond harvesting

-Jess

Emily's week 47

Nothing. Went to the doctor and was told that my wrist will heal, but I have to stop using it in order for that to happen. (Yes, the doctor was smiling a bit when she told me that.) She has me wearing a splint 24/7 for two weeks, and expects that it will be ok for gentle use after that.

Week 10 for Jessica

Sunday: nothing
Monday: nothing
Tuesday: Killer Buns and Thighs, Level 1
Wednesday: 15 min. alternating jump rope and jumping jacks. Then 3 rounds each of: bicep curls, tricep kickbacks, renegade rows, chest presses, back extensions, chest flies, overhead presses, and overhead tri's.
Thursday: nothing
Friday: nothing
Saturday: Pure Burn Super Strength, 60 min. workout

-Jess

Emily's week 46

Nothing at all! Wrist is acting up badly and I'm going to the doctor to see if it is strained/sprained.

Weeks 8 & 9 for Jess

Sunday: nothing
Monday: Killer Buns and Thighs, Level 3
Tuesday-Saturday: nothing

Sunday: trampoline jumping + track drills/calisthenics + walk
Monday: 30 min. Crossfit:
          -warm-up/dynamic stretches
          -12 times(5 squats + 5 burpies + 6 pike push-ups)
Tuesday: 2 mile hike/walk
Wednesday: about 30 min. Crossfit:
          -10 times (15 push-ups + 20 sit-ups + 60 yard dash)  (I did 100 of the 200 sit-ups, then replaced the rest with bicycle crunches and scissor leg crunches)

Thursday: 2 mile hike
Friday: nothing
Saturday: more Crossfit: 100 burpies. (I did the first 10 and the last 10 with regular push-ups, and the rest were mostly knee pus-ups)

The Crossfit was because we were camping, and Adam's been regularly doing Crossfit, so he got the workouts ahead of time, and we did them together this week.

-Jess

Emily's week 45

Saturday - hatha yoga (60 minutes)
Sunday - nothing
Monday - nothing
Tuesday - nothing
Wednesday - nothing
Thursday - hatha yoga (60 minutes)
Friday - nothing

I'm working with my teacher to figure out some ways to be more gentle on my wrist. It can be hard to find the line between being gentle and careful with my body, and being lazy.