Thursday, June 26, 2008

Training For Fat Loss

Training for Fat Loss


I am currently training for a sprint triathalon, the danskin. It is 1/3mile swim, 15mile bike, and 3.1 mile run. My main goal is to finish, buuuuut....... I really want to lose more bodyfat. I was sick of just having the "lose bodyfat" goal. I got bored, so I signed myself up for something that was TOTALLY out of my comfort zone!


I dont know how to swim very good. So I took a few lessons and now I am practicing at least 3x a week. I hate to jog...booooooooooooring!!!!!! But I have been jogging at least 4x a week. I do love to ride bikes! woohooo!


To keep my strength and definition I am doing weight training at least 3x a week.


This training schedule is not something I would recommend to someone who want to lose some bodyfat. I am not saying this is what you have to do. As a matter of you should do MUCH less than this! Just to let you in on my workouts this summer I will post them here.


Mon. June 23rd, 2008


walk/jog intervals 1 mile up and down hills


Tues June 24th, 2008


A.M. Swam 8 lengths in the lake (same as pool length)


P.M. Bootcamp


Supersets x 3


A1)resistance band rows 15

A2)resistance band bicep curls 15

Jog around park


B1)spiderman push-up 6 each leg

B2)1-leg squat with alternate toe touch 10 each

Jog around park


C1)side plank w/ pulse-pulse, twist-twist 12 each side

C2)accordian crunch 15

10 burpees

This workout seriously kicked all of our butts! But it felt great!

Wed. June 25th, 2008


Swam 6 laps at the pool



Thurs. 26th, 2008

BootCamp!

Supersets 3x each

A1) Spiderman Climb 10 each leg
A2)Dips 12

*Jog around park

B1) Walking Twisting Lunges passing the MB to a partner 10 each leg

B2) Wall sit w/ MB shoulder press

*Burpees 10

C1)Bicycle crunches 15 each side

C2)Scissor kicks 15 each leg

*Jog around park





Friday, May 30, 2008

Lose your belly fat

Many of us refer to it as the muffin top...


With these super sculpting moves you can trim your waist back to bikini shape



Plank - 45sec



Reverse Lunges - 10 each leg



Mountian Climbers - 12 each leg



Push-ups - 10



V-Ups- 15



Reverse Lunges - 10 each leg



Spiderman Climb- 10 each leg



Push-ups - 10



Medicine Ball Twist- 15 each side



Reverse Lunges - 10 each leg



Trust me this will have you melting fat off that belly to reveal that flat tummy in no time!!!









Monday, May 26, 2008

Are you Beach Body Ready?

Today is the unofficial start of summer. While some are out eating & drinking everything in site; some of you are stressed about the future cookouts and trips to the lake and beach that are to come.

5 Things you can do to shed inches by next weekend!

  1. Drink 1liter of water per 50lbs of body weight.
  2. Eat 5-6 small meals or snack containing lean protein, and fruit or veggies.
  3. Take a quality multi-vitamin
  4. Get moving! Take a walk at lunch time, walk the dog, chase the kids around the yard, go for a bike ride. Hey you could even hit the gym. Just be sure to get your heart rate up for 15min if you are a newbie and 30 min if you have been exercising regularly for the past 3 months.
  5. Preform 3 full body work-outs. These will blast fat faster than the traditional split set days (chest-triceps, back-biceps, and lower body) Make sure to keep your heart rate up while doing your weights. No more chit chat at the gym, get in and get out!

Take your measurements today and then again next Monday after you have followed these tips.

It is very encouraging to see the tape measure move even when the scale isn't budging much. After all we don't walk around with a sign that says how much we weigh....but we do tend to walk around showing everyone our waist line and back side.