Tuesday, January 4:

15 minutes rowing on the Concept 2, again trying to concentrate on form, though a new guy who just joined the gym got on the machine right after me & seemed to do a far better job. I thought about approaching him for pointers, too, but was pressed for time.
60 minutes weights
45 minute spin class, entirely full, with the familiar faces all back & some new ones. The instructor worked us at double time all through, no breaks.

Tues Jan 4: 35 min on bike trainer. HR averaged in the upper 140's.

Finally got my butt to the gym yesterday after my mini exercise slump

Tuesday January 4:

55mins Bootcamp

Shock of all shocks....only 3 persons turned up for class! THREE! I would be pleased if the trend continues but that is wishful thinking. I am almost sure it will be packed later.

Wednesday, January 5:

30 minutes private Pilates session with the Pilates instructor, using the Reformer machine
45 minute spin class

If I ever develop a female incontinence problem, it's going to be during spin class when we're doing jumps. It's hard on a woman who's spent a day at work overconsuming black coffee.

Realised I haven't posted here since the 3rd, so better update!

Tue 4 Jan - Tried new 45min Bodycombat class and although it's going to take some getting used to, I really enjoyed it and it was definitely a good workout. Think this is going to be my new Tue workout.

Wed 5 Jan - Did 10mins on cross trainer to warm up, then tried new 45min Zumba class. During the warm up I was sure I was going to HATE it, but once I stopped feeling quite so self conscious about my two left feet and just went with the great music I quite enjoyed it. Another good workout and will give it a couple more weeks before I decide whether it's a keeper or not.

Thur 6 Jan - Really didn't feel like going in the gym today but ended up having a great workout. Did speed intervals on each machine, 10mins cross trainer, 30mins treadmill, 10mins cardio wave and 10mins stationary bike, plus a few arm and ab exercises.

Really hoping the scale is going to start co-operating again after these few workouts as it should have given my body a shake up.

Spent an hour and a half moving wood this morning. Just finished and it started to rain, so that was good timing.

Jan 5:
- 5 min warmup stationary bike
- three sets of bench presses (13 @ 30#, 4 @ 35#, 5 @ 30#)
- 3x5s hang
- planks + side planks
- leg lifts, all sides, 3x12 each
- 5 min stretching

January 4: none (I worked two jobs and then we went out to celebrate dd's birthday so there was literally no time)

January 5: 60 minutes UJAM class (dance class combo of zumba, hip hop)

Totals:
4 days
233 minutes

Thursday, January 6:

45 minutes arc trainer, intervals, resistance at 9
60 minutes Pilates class

She worked our glutes in Pilates tonight. We were on all fours kicking up over our backs & then in different directions. I'm going to be interestingly sore tomorrow.

January 6: 61 minutes elliptical (was going for 60 but had to watch the end of Big Bang Theory-- love that show!)

Totals:
5 days
294 minutes

Friday, January 7:

60 minutes elliptical, intervals, half going backward, resistance at 8, just about 6.25 miles

Usually, I also do weights, but I overslept & also decided that I really shouldn't be lifting with my shoulder out of whack.

And I started getting cramps in my glutes & hip flexors on the elliptical today, surely due to Pilates the night before. But walking down the street felt amazing, as if I had an incredible range of motion where my thigh inserts into my body. Hard to explain, but I felt smaller & more flexible in that area.

Fri 7 Jan - 60min PT session with my trainer. Today felt really hard for some reason. Trainer said it was a bit harder than previous weeks, but still. My legs felt like jelly at one point and when I tried to do a couple of sprints it hurt below my kneecaps so he told me to quit running straight away. Not sure whether it was something I did earlier in the session or a result of my interval workout yesterday, but they feel ok again now although I am stiffening up a bit like I usually do after a workout with him.
I should be going to step class tomorrow first thing but he suggested I give it a miss and have a couple of days rest and I've pushed myself hard this week. Think I will set the alarm and see how I feel in the morning, and also how the weather is (we've had a lot more snow here today).

January 7: 44 minutes elliptical

Totals:
6 days
338 minutes

No exercise for me today
Set the alarm for this morning but the front of my thighs and my upper arms are just so sore from my PT session yesterday I knew it would be a bad idea to go to step class.
Sunday is my scheduled rest day each week so I'm hoping I'll be back to normal by Monday when I will start another 5 days of hard workouts.

Saturday, January 8:

45 minute spin class
60 minute Pilates class

And an NSV: The gym's manager is the spin instructor on Saturday mornings. She told me that she'd seen me on the elliptical in a nearby mirror on the previous morning, and that my abs are really looking good. (I had on an usually tight workout shirt yesterday -- the one that I NEVER wear on low self-esteem days or days when the scale shows I'm up slightly.) That was really great to hear, because I'd had my suspicions that my upper stomach has in recent weeks been flattening out to meet my lower stomach a little bit more seamlessly, instead of still displaying a slight overhanging "balcony" at the waist. But there was no way to confirm. (I have an overactive imagination sometimes.) So now today, changing clothes after my gym session, I'm getting in some serious narcissistic mirror time, to confirm it's true.

My God, if this trend continues, I will have abs.

Abs.

Holy s&%$#t.