Tuesday's Bi's, Tri's, & Night 1 of Kayla Itsines

OOPS.

Welp, after a, like, month and a half hiatus (of blogging and pretty much going to the gym), I'MMMM BAAAAACK.

After I went to the beach, my gym trips and home-cooked meals started to dwindle.... I lost touch, and my body shows it.

I recently discovered Kayla Itsines and fell in love with her program and the results I've seen from girls who have tried it. Her program is circuit based and HOLY HELL it is hard. Two circuits, four exercises, seven minutes. It's a 12 week program and I am SO excited to get through it.

Here is the outcome of night one.

Since apparently the entire NC State student body decided to head to the gym in the 26 degree weather, we did the workout in a racquetball room. Yeah.

On top of that, we completed a bi's and tri's workout beforehand! 

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Monday's Sweat-It-Out Hot Yoga

After taking a week off to lounge on the beach and drink beer, (literally, for 10 days straight), it was time to step it back up. But I knew I couldn't just dive in without absolutely dying, so I tried out hot yoga at a local yoga studio.

DEATH.

I've never sweat more in my whole life but MAN did I feel great afterwords! My mind and body felt so clear, now I'm excited to hit the gym tomorrow.

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Thursday's Biceps

Today was my last pre-beach workout, so I decided to hit biceps. I wanted to do a fairly quick workout since I still needed to pack and whatnot, so I focused on a pretty straight-forward muscle group.

Today's workout powered by Meanwhile Nutrition (click). Duh.

via Meanwhile Nutrition

The Fifteens are absolute killers! But oh do they work :)

 

Alrighty, off to the beach we go tomorrow! Yep, I'm taking my workouts and this blog with me :)

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Wednesday's Legs

Today is my favorite day of the week: Leg day!
The roomie is still currently on the lower body injured reserve with an upcoming knee surgery, so leg day is usually spent lost in the most embarrassing workout playlist of all time (but I love it.)

Today's Workout:

Warmup: Lightweight squats (60lbs) 2x10

BB Deadlifts (60lbs, 80lbs, 90lbs, 95lbs) 4x12 (New PR; 95lbs x 10)

One Legged DB Deadlifts (40lbs) 4x12

Leg Curl Machine (50, 60, 70, 80, 90lbs) 5x12, 10, 8, 6, 4 (New PR; 100lbs x 7)

Leg Extension Machine (50, 60, 70, 80, 90lbs) 5x12, 10, 8, 6, 4 (New PR; 100lbs x 4)

15 minutes Arc Trainer on weight loss program level 7

Lastly, "chill out" in the sauna for 10 minutes :)

Can you guess which leg I had surgery on?

I've said it once and I'll say it again, I love living with a nutrition major! Since today was cold and rainy, she whipped up homemade chili (I opened the cans and boiled noodles), and it was absolutely delicious. For her recipe and step-by-step cooking instructions, click -->HERE<--

Tomorrow is my last day before leaving for the beach!

A

PS-- I didn't even do an ab workout today and had a carb-y dinner, but yay!

I really need to clean my mirror

Tuesday's Swim and Shoulders

It was a high of 62 today. I forgot the South got cold.

My roomie and I decided to switch things up and headed to the pool to do a swim workout. I died a thousands deaths but I got through it.

Meanwhile Nutrition's Freestyle Workout (click to see her cardio post):

Via Meanwhile Nutrition

It had been a long time (years, maybe) that I had done a swim workout. 25 meters used to be cake when I was 11... but I finished it! I stopped when I needed to, but I got every lap in. I may have not finished it in the fastest time, but I finished, and that's what's important to me.

After coming home, changing and filling up on carbs, it was back to the gym for another Meanwhile Nutrition shoulder workout.

Meanwhile Nutrition's Shoulder Workout (click to see her weights post):

Via Meanwhile Nutrition

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I leave for the beach Friday afternoon! Bikini pics here I come!

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Monday's Cardio and Abs

Someday's you just don't have it in you.

I struggled hardcore to even make it to the gym today (thank God for pre-workout), and when I was there, I had no motivation to do any type of weight exercise. I drank quite a bit this weekend and strayed a little from my diet, so I decided to do cardio to burn off some calories and abs to just make me feel better about myself.

60 minutes on the Arc Trainer weight loss program, level 7.

Today's workout brought to you by Meanwhile Nutrition (no surprise there). Click the name to see her post about this workout! (and a cute pic of our dogs playing)

Abs:
Superset:
Hanging Leg Raises 3x10
Normal Crunches 3x25

Penguins 3x25

Superset:
Toe Touches (10lbs) 3x25
Russian Twists (10lbs) 3x25

Plank with 10lbs on back 3x 1:00, :45, :30
Plank with no weight 3x :30, :45, 1:00

Excuse my dirty mirror

I'm getting closer and closer to the beach and I like what I see so far!

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Week Two Review

I am less than a week away from my beach trip!

This week was great, even with it only being my second week I feel fitter. I had to take an off day, but that's life--it happens. This weekend was another Wolfpack home game (yay tailgating!) annnnnd we won!

This accidental photo turned into a great progress pic.
Is that leg definition I see?

Tomorrow is my FOUR YEAR anniversary with my boyfriend. Hard to believe that when we met, I was a wee college freshman (he was a sophomore). Who knew that four years later I would have a full-time job, he'd be starting physical therapy school, and we'd still be going strong! I will dominate my workout tomorrow just for him :)

I have officially fallen in love with fitness. No, that doesn't mean that I'm giving up drinking, carbs, and happiness to fit into a sparkly bikini and impress other very tan people, but it does mean that I'm not giving up, especially after my beach vacation. I want to see how far I can take this whole thing. Eating healthy, going to the gym every day, even blogging about it. Here goes nothing!

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