Day 35

This week was great!  I did these workouts:

Wheelin

AMRAP for 30 min.

Spin the wheel of happiness and health (pictured HERE).  Complete 30 reps (10 if pullups) of whatever the wheel feels you need to work on (the Wheel knows best), then run 400m AFAP.  If offsite - select exercises from hat.  

Exercises are: burpees, situps, pullups, pushups, squats, walking lunges, burpees, box jumps.

Bomber

(Compare to 3/9/11)

warm-up:  400 m run, 50 air squats

4 sets of 15 dive bomber pushups
4 sets of 10 DB triceps kick backs 10/15
4 sets of 10 OH DB triceps extensions AHAP
4 sets of 8 Spartan pushups

Tabata Squats & OTC Abs

1 round of:

Tabata BTB squats (you must "rest" in the bottom of the squat)

then...

On trainer's count perform 5 rounds of the following:

20 v-ups
20 T2T side ups R
20 T2T side ups L
20 T2T superman back ext
20 T2T tap down crunches
20 sec ab bridges

It was a great week!  I also did some running and tennis playing!  Still no treats and sugar.  25 days left :)

Day 29

Almost half way there and I feel so good!  I had Neil do my measurements today and so far I have lost:

4 pounds
2 inches off my chest
1.5 inches off my waist
1 inch off my hips
1.5 inches off my legs

Yea!  The only thing I've changed is not eating sugar.  I can't wait to see what happens after another 30 days!

Today I did this workout:

Jones'n for 40

2 rounds for time:

40 kb swings 25/35
40 squats
40 Aussie pullups
40 lunge steps
40 OH db presses 15/20
40 KB high sumo 35/54
40 triceps narrow pushups
40 back ext
40 tick tocks (20 per side)
40 db biceps curls 15/20

I've been a little bit sick but I felt so good a few minutes after I got done.  I finished in 23:55 Not the fastest time but at least I finished!  

Today is a good day!

Day 27

This has been a CRAZY week to say the least and it's been filled mostly with running squeezed in between work for an hour here and there.  Not my favorite work out week but life gets crazy and you do what you have to do.

I did finish the week with this one:

On trainer's count peform 5 rounds of the following:

20 v-ups
20 T2T side ups R
20 T2T side ups L
20 T2T superman back ext
20 T2T tap down crunches
20 sec ab bridges

Which was good because I'm getting a little scratch in my throat and I needed a lighter workout.  Ran a mile afterwards and did the last 150 meters or so in lunges :)

Almost half way there and I'm feeling great!  The biggest difference in not eating sugar is that I'm not tired.  I know I've mentioned it before but its worth repeating.  I wake up before my alarm all the time now and I can get right up.  (Anyone that knows me knows I'm not a great morning person lol)

Happy and healthy weekend to all :)

Day 23

Yesterday  I STORMED (as Neil would say) this workout:

Hatfield Arms & Sprints

3 rounds of:
4 strict chinups
12 biceps BB curls AHAP
25 alt DB biceps curls 15/20
Limit rest during triplet.  Rest as needed after each triplet. 

3 rounds of:
4 deep ring dips
12 BB skull crusher 45/65
25 triceps OH french presses 15/30
Limit rest during triplet.  Rest as needed after each triplet
4 rounds of:
400 m sprint
Each is timed individually.  Rest as needed between sprints.

My sprints were 1:21, 1:21, 1:21 and 1:28. 
It was really tough and I loved it!  My eating was awesome yesterday too! 

Still working hard :)

Day 22

I'm 1/3 the way there and feeling good!  I finished off Hell Week at GPP with this on Friday:

 Every minute on the minute for 20 minutes perform:

10 thrusters 45/65

My legs are finally getting over this one... 4 days later!  

After 20 days of no sugar I have really noticed a change in my body.  My torso is leaner and I am never tired in the mornings.  I usually wake up on my own before my alarm even goes off.  The next 20 days I am really going to keep working on eliminating/lowering my intake of grains.  

My gym is also doing this:

Are you up for another challenge?  Join us for the M'lis Real Food Challenge. 

Why Take the Real Food Challenge?

When it comes to eating healthy, it is always best to choose whole, natural, real foods. As much as we want to believe that we are more advanced than our ancestors, they had the right idea when it came to their diets. Locally grown, fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts and meats were dietary staples for centuries, which eventually gave way to highly processed and refined foods such as fast food and ready-made meals to cater to our industrialized and increasingly busy lifestyles.

These convenience foods are over-processed and often devoid of nutrients leaving them inadequate to support our daily nutrient requirements. In addition to their lack of essential nutrients, processed foods are often packed with high levels of unhealthy fats, food additives and preservatives in order to enhance their flavor or extend their shelf life. Food companies have started to offer processed foods that claim enhanced nutrient contents – it is easy to find foods touting enhanced fiber, vitamin, mineral, antioxidant or omega-3 fat content, however, there is absolutely no substitute for the nourishment we receive from simply eating Real Food, and this is why we created the Real Food Challenge.

It’s simple - eat Real Food for 28 days.  Click here for more details from FaceBook.

So here goes another challenge to add to my current challenge! lol 

Happy healthy Monday to all :)

Day 18

6x Run,Push,BoxJ,Row,Abs

6 rounds for time:
400 m run
20 pushups
20 box jumps
200m row
20 sideups R
20 situps
20 sideups L

This one took me 35:51 to complete! It was LONG!

Still no sugar but I suck at not eating grains!  Ugh! 

Day 17

Wow I can't believe it's been 17 days of NO SUGAR!  I don't miss it at all.  The first few days are tough but after that it's not even something I want anymore.  My next thing to tackle is grain.  I am a carbaholic and it's gotta stop... Especially after 5 days of Chicago pizza!  lol So for the next 2 weeks I am going to give up the grains... I had a hard time typing that.  Shoot this is going to be tough! 

Anyway, yesterday I did this

Meg-inator
For time:

15-16-17-18-19-20 reps of:
thrusters 45/65
burpees
KB swings 25/35
then,
1 mile run
I did it in 23-24 minutes... I came in a few minutes late and can't remember is it said 3:42 or 4:42 when I walked in.  Opps!  It was freaking hard!  This one is one of the toughest WOD's we do. 

Today it was this:

Double Deads & Pulls

20-15-10-5 reps of:
dead lifts BW (body weight)
pullups
Rest 5 min...Do it again!

Amy, Carly and I ran a mile afterwards and I did 100 sit ups.  This one is just so dang heavy!  I hate lifting heavy.  I only did 95 lbs but I did it FAST!  I finished round one in 6 minutes and round 2 in 8 minutes. 

I am feeling heavy today but it's that time of the month and I just ate way too much pizza for 5 days... I'm working on it! lol