Category: Weight Lifting

Weight lifting workout for week of 3/18/2019…Melting Face?

Have you ever seen those girls go to the gym wearing make up and leaving looking great still? I have… and I got to conduct an experiment today to see how much my face will melt. I accidentally forgot to take off my full face of make up before going to the gym today. So I got a chance to see if and how well my make up stood up against the onslaught of my workout today.

Let me get into my actual workout first, then we can get on to the silly stuff. Ok for this workout this week. I did a 46 minute workout. 20 minutes of HIIT Run, and 26 minute of weight lifting. I did the weight lifting workout in a super set.

Super sets are two exercises done back to back with out a rest between them. Usually using differing muscles but not always. So you do a set of lunges for example and then you do a set of push ups. You take a small break between the two groups of exercises then do a your next set of lunges and then push ups right away. The reason for doing this is it is a good way to train in Hypertrophy.

Hypertrophy is where you make your muscles fatigued and make them active rest like you do in a HIIT workout. Suffice to say you put your body in a position to build more faster. There is plenty to read on it, but you get the gist. Knowledge is power and, reading up on this will only help you get better.

I will be doing this workout Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I will be doing Muay Thai and Kali Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

Workout for 3/18/2019:

  1. HIIT run 20 minutes. 3 minute warm up, 10 minute HIIT, (sprint 1 minute, run (active rest) 1 minute), then 3 minute run, and 4 minute cool down
  2. Superset of weight lifting workout each two exercises were done together one after the other with rest only after both sets of exercises are done.
  3. Reverse Lunge and curl 12 lbs each hand reps 12, 10, 8
  4. Squat and Press 20 lbs each hand reps 12, 10, 8
  5. Tripod tricep row 30 lbs reps 10, 10, 14
  6. Hip thrustors 30 lbs reps 12, 14, 16
  7. Lat cable pull downs 70 lbs 10, 10, 8
  8. Alternating pike ups 30 seconds for three reps

Let me just say I am so amazed at how well my make up stayed on. I really thought I was going to look like a melted clown.

However as you can see my make up stayed on. Yay!

Both these were before my workout. So clearly on and not a problem.

This was after my HIIT run, and clearly I was sweating. But it stayed on.

This is after my complete workout. I have survived and I did not melt. Wow!

I used Urban Decay eye shadow primer, and eye shadow, and I have Bennifits Hello Happy foundation on. I am amazed and it all stayed on.

Thanks for reading, and have a great night. I am off to work.

Weight Lifting Workout…3/11/2019

When your son breaks out and has a horrible allergic reaction it will put a crimp in your plans. That is what happened today. I got my 17 min HIIT Run in, and he started presenting with welts and itching all over.

I stopped called the advice nurse for our pediatrician and had to administer Benadryl. We have stopped his meds for eye infection and have an appointment tomorrow for him.

Worried Mama is worried, and stressed out.

I only write this, so that you all can seen its a thing to have some one or something mess up your workout schedule. You do what you can when you can and you move on. I used to worry about it, stress about it, and get all bent out of shape cause I did not get my full workout in on top of dealing with the other stress. I have learned though that you have to take care of you and your family. It seems stupid to say this… but a person like me can get very single minded and stress over the fact that I have say a cold, or the flu, or some other thing stopped my workout.

I used to worry that missing one thing, was going to send me right back to where I started and that is just not the case. Your body is smart and missing one day is not going to through you off.

Anyway this is what I planned to do, and will do the rest of the week universe willing.

Workout:

  1. HIIT run 17 minute, 3 minute warm up, 1 minute sprint, 2 minute run, lather rinse repeat, 2 minute cool down
  2. Kettle bell swings
  3. Squat and press
  4. hip thrusters weighted
  5. bulgarian split squats
  6. double leg pike
  7. planks

Anyway I did not get to the weight lifting part, but I did get my run in. I will shoot for Wednesday for weight lifting and running. I try to do Mon, Wed, Fri, weight lifting with Martial arts on Tues, Thurs, Sat.

Thanks for reading and have a great day. I am going to try and not worry now, and go to work. Leaving husband to deal with kiddos.

Weight Lifting Workout for the week of 3/4/2019… Squeeze a workout in

Mondays are the worst for me. I have to wake up at 5 am, and from there it is feed the family, work at my first job with little kids, come home and feed kids, and deal with my kids, then feed family dinner, then go to work. In there some where I have to squeeze a workout in. I do it. I may not like it. It may not be ideal but I do it. =) That is a small victory for me and for my health.

This is the weight lifting/cardio workout that I will be doing for, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I have Muay Thai and Kali, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

Workout: 40 minute

  1. 16 minute HIIT run
  2. Bulgarian Split squats reps 15, 12, 10
  3. Weighted Hip Thrusters 30 lb, reps 15, 12, 10
  4. Reverse lunges, with a bicep curl, 10 lbs each hand, reps 12, 10, 8
  5. Dead Lifts with two 30 lb dumbbells for 60 lbs, reps 12, 10, 8
  6. Double Leg Pike crunch, reps 15, 12, 8

I have to get to work now but I got my workout in. I hope you all have a great day. Thanks for reading

Weight Lifting workout for the week of 2/25/2019…discipline is a victory

Today is one of those days that it is hard to get everything done. I worked this morning, taught my kiddos their lessons, did my workout, fed the family, and now I have to go to work again till 10 pm tonight.

For those of you on you fitness journey please know that just waking up and dragging yourself from your comfortable warm bed, on those days when it is hard to do. That discipline that you have shown in that minute is a win. That is a force of will power you used, that discipline to just get out of bed is a victory. That can carry you through the rest of the day to make the decision to do your workout, then the rest of the week. Making the decision to go do your workout is a victory, celebrate the fact that you decided to go and work on improving your cardio, strength, flexibility, or anything. It is so easy to say no, I don’t have time, or I don’t have energy. What is harder is to stick to the your routine, and have the discipline to go out there and get it.

Here is the workout I did today, and I will do this for Wednesday and Friday. I have Muay Thai and Kali Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

48 minutes, A 15 minute HIIT Run and 33 minute Weight Lifting workout.

(30 second rest between sets, and 1.5 minute rest between exercises)

I look goofy after a workout.
  1. 15 minute HIIT run (2 minute warm up. 10 minute Run at fastest pace, 1 min active recovery run, lather rinse and repeat, then 3 minute cool down jog)
  2. Squat Thruster with two 20 lb dumbbells, reps 12, 10, 8
  3. Reverse Lunge with bicep curl with two 20 lb dumbbells, reps 12, 10, 8 (1 lunge each side equils one rep)
  4. Overhead Tricep Extension 30lb dumbbell, reps 12, 10, 8
  5. Lat Cable Pull Down 70 lb, reps 10, 8, 6
  6. Standing Cable Tricep Push Down 40 lb, 10, 8, 6
  7. Dead Bug Core, a.k.a. Alternating V UP, 3 sets of as many for 30 seconds. I was able to do about 18 per 30 seconds.

My arms are noodles today after this workout. Get out there and show the world what you got. Making a good decision instead of one that is easier is a victory, and that discipline will help you through out your life.

Enough of my rambling. Thank you for reading. Let me know if you have any questions.