I thought I did it before, but I guess not. Started out with the Cinch That Waist Workout. She said to do it 4 times, but twice took 14 minutes and I’m doing more than just obliques today. The first move was hard mostly because it put an uncomfortable force on my shoulders. Other than that I felt the video was pretty easy.
Next was Hot Abs. This one was refreshingly challenging! Woohoo! Especially the boat pose one with the arm circles. Crazy! But even craziest was the bicycle crunches (3 crunches, then lift up)… For basically the entire song of Edge of Glory. Damn. It burned and I was sweaty, but I did it all! Certainly satisfied.
Last was the Beyonce Bootylicious Bum Butt Bedonkadonk Bonanza. (Whatta mouthful, haha.) Man did the pulses and leg circles at the beginning burn my quads. Pheeewww. Shaky and sweaty for sure. But really… All of the workouts in this video were rough. I did them all, but they were challenging.
Go try these, guys!!
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- Side-ups (20 reps, 5 second hold, leg lift pulses, 10 reps) x2
- Side plank dips (20 reps, 5 second hold) x2
- Rockies (50 reps)
- Leg circles for butt (200 reps) x2
- Push-ups (30 reps)
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Gonna do some back work in the car on my way to see Drewy! :)
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Now to look up some more moves for my video! I found some of them were a bit too hard for me to properly demonstarte, so I’m looking for some alternative moves!
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Just as the video said, I did it four times. Man, did that get my heart rate up! But I loved it! It was super fun. For whatever reason it made me feel like I was in a video game, haha. Try it, Hunger Games fans!!
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First up was the Super Butt Workout. I figured short but high intensity would be good, since pilates butt moves look weird to onlookers. Figures Mr. Stanko, one of the chaperones, walks by while I was doing a clamshell. Awk. Haha. But woo! I like the burn. Wish I brought my mat, but I wouldn’t have been able to carry it with all the other crap I have.
Last was the Muffin Top Meltdown. A big muscular guy walked past for that one. While I was doing this weird twisted plank lift thing. He looked at me like I was insane, hahaha. But that move is definitely killer. Love it!
I planned to do three pilates videos, but I had to stop and go to a meeting thing and it was getting late, so I went right on to the elliptical. I didn’t know how to work that specific machine, but all I know is my thighs were burning after about 10 minutes. Then I did my little shin splints thing and yeah… Sad that I couldn’t figure out how to properly work the machines. Tomorrow morning I’ll probably wake up early and do some plyo or some form of cardio.
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Usually Sunday is a rest day, but I changed it to Saturday this weekend since I gave blood yesterday. Here’s what I did:
- Muffin Top/Love Handles Exterminator
- Abominable Abdominals
- Super Butt Workout
- Slimmer Inner Thighs/Runner’s Calves Workout
I’ll do some push-ups, planks, and wall sits a little later. I wanna shower, haha.
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Just did it! An old favorite of mine. :) My hips were cracking during the leg circles, though. Crunchy.
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Here’s what I did:
I realized it was getting late, so I wanted to squeeze something in! My obliques were less sore today, but my triceps all of the sudden felt sore! So I tried not to go too crazy with the arm workouts, and focused more on my legs. I definitely wish I did more, but then again, I’m glad I did something instead of just saying, “Screw it, I’m going to bed!” I worked up a bit of a sweat, so I suppose I worked hard. Plus, I did A LOT of studying today. :)
Hopefully my sister will remember to bring me my camera and a memory card tomorrow so I can start taping some things again for my YouTube channel. (That includes pushup trials, workouts, and vlogs!) I’m also hoping I don’t get home too late tomorrow, because I want to run! I thought about bringing workout clothes to school so I could do it right after, but I have a feeling the doors to the school might be locked, because winter sports are basically over. :/ If it’s dark when I get home then I suppose I could just do a HIIT workout. Not the same as running, but some form of cardio is better than none! (The reason I have this dilemma is because my sister needs to take the car tomorrow, so I have to wait until 5:30pm for my dad to pick me up.)
(I did it a few hours ago, but I had to wait for my dad’s cpu to do updates and shut down because he doesn’t have a router so I took a shower.)
My arms are hurtinggg haha. 3 minutes of tricep pushups in this one. Sheesh! But it feel good to be strong! I forgot how long this video is (30 minutes) but that’s alright! Still moving on to the next one!!
I love back workouts because I know I’m targeting an area that’s usually neglected. The only thing I don’t like about them… Sometimes I feel like I might cramp up! It reminds me of the feeling I get when I do calf workouts… During calf workouts the burn feels similar to shin splints, so it always freaks me out! But definitely do not neglect your back! Without a strong back you risk injury doing pushups and planks. Not to mention, a strong back looks so effortlessly sexy! If you’re like me and you’ve been thin all your life, your spine sticks out sometimes. A strong back will prevent that!
Muffin Top/Love Handles Exterminator
Not much to say about this one besides… I missed working out my obliques! Definitely my favorite part of my body to work out. :) The only issues I had were my wrists being weak and just general balance… Obviously I’ve regressed in balance a bit. But that’s okay! I’ll keep working hard and it’ll get better with time!
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Not sure what to do today? Try this.
Go to your iTunes and pick out 5 of your fave songs. Keep it upbeat. Do the move regular style until you hit the chorus.
Song 1: Crunches
- at the choruses, do leg lifts
- at the end when the chorus keeps repeating do double crunches til the song ends
Song 2: Pushups (on knees or toes)
- at the choruses, hold plank
- at the end when the chorus keeps repeating do alternating side planks
Song 3: Walking Lunges
- at the choruses, hold lunge one side and pulse, at next chorus switch sides
- at the end when the chorus keeps repeating squat it out
Song 4: Tricep Dips
- at the choruses, jumping jacks
- at the end when the chorus keeps repeating do high knees
Song 5: Criss-cross
- at the choruses, go double time
- at the end when the chorus keeps repeating do rollups
Done!
First I started out with the Lower Belly Pooch Attack. Oww ow ow haha. I’m probably gonna do this a lot so I can get stronger lower abs. I need to. Lower abs and lower back are pretty weak, haha. Maybe I can borrow my dad’s swiss ball when I go back home… He goes to the gym and barely ever uses his stuff!!
Next is Back Attack! That one was pretty nice. Simple. As usual, the “superman”-type moves hurt my pubic bone… Ugh. On one of the moves I put a rolled up blanket underneath myself but then my balance was thrown off, haha. I looked so silly. But oh well. I also have a knot in my upper back near my shoulder blades… Eeekk it hurt soo much! I’m definitely hitting the heating pad after I’m done.
Lastly is Uh-Oh! Obliques. An old favorite, haha. Still having wrist issues and sliding on my mat during the last move. But still good, haha. Loove the first move, though!!
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First was the Butt Blaster Workout. Ahh this workout is always a great one. Nice and long, too! Gahh the only thing I hate is the one move where we lie on our stomach, lift up our legs, and move our legs in and out… Cuz it hurts my pubic bone so much, ughh! A good hurt I had, though, was in my quads during the pelvic thrusts. I couldn’t really feel the burn in my butt that much because it burned in my quads sooo much! Haha. It was great.
Lastly was the Arm Attack. Never done this one, but man… I’m glad I did! It was a lot of fun! (Did you guys see the post of my equipment? Haha.) The bicep curls and shoulder presses starting out were sooo hard! I probably seem like such a weakling, but I had 5 lb dumbells for that and… Owww ow owww!! I had to take a couple breaks. I have very little upper body strength, haha. But it’s good that I’m working on it. :)
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I made a new workout schedule for myself, and Monday is Obliques and Legs!
First I did the Muffin Top/Love Handles Exterminator. A good ol’ favorite of mine. I really like the moves in this one because it allows you to isolate the obliques pretty well without forcing you to use other muscle groups. It’s good to use more than one muscle group during a workout, but not if say, you’re doing planks and you have really low upper body strength. (Like me!) Another thing to note is that I used my dad’s 8 lb medicine ball during the Russian Twists. It felt really good! It’s nice to add weight to moves where it’s all about motion.
Next I did the Legs and Thighs workout. Sigh. It was a good workout, but it didn’t really focus on legs. Cassey did moves that were hard, but not necessarily targeting the legs, just working them. For example, the pelvic thrusts. They work the butt primarily, but you also feel it in your legs a little. That kinda sucks because I was planning on doing my butt workout tomorrow. Oh well.
So because of that… I did 50 squats and then held for 1 minute.
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