Exercise today without PT....

Hey guys,Today was my first gym exercise without Russ. It went pretty well. I was able to do the stuff I needed to do but it was extremely difficult to keep going. I wanted to quit so many times. I felt motivated to do the elliptical but after that it was a chore to keep going. But I did it. Hopefully my attitude about it changes some. I want to love what I am doing. It is just so hard right now that I lose motivation easy. It was much easier when a coach is telling you what you have to do- you just do it. It’s harder to keep yourself honest when you are by yourself … LOL. I don’t know if I wrote it in the other posts but on days that I don't workout without Russ he told me to do Cardio, part of our workout and then upper body one day- the other day I do Cardio, part of our workout and then lower body. I did upper body today. This is what I did:

Cardio:
Elliptical – 35 minutes on weight loss program, went 2.09 miles

“Dynamic” Workout:

I created a little workout station combining all the tools I needed to do the workout he had me do the other day and did the following:

25- Bench Squats
15- 25lb weight waist bends
30 Seconds shuffle step aerobics platform
25- Squats w/body bar (green- 15lbs)
25- Squatting arm curls on Bosu Ball (half ball/half platform)
20- Ab/Crunch- leg lifts on the exercise platform station from hell

After that was over- I repeated the whole workout. So that is half of what he had me do the other day.

Upper Body Workout:

Hoist Machines:

Seated Dip- Level 4 (75lbs)- 2 sets of 15 (Charlie horse in arm)
Bicep Curl- Level 4 (54lbs)- 2 sets of 15
Shoulder Press- Level 4 (62 lbs)- 2 sets of 15
Chest Press- Level 3 (75 lbs)- 2 sets of 15
Mid Row- Level 4 (102 lbs)- 2 sets of 15 (could go higher weight)
Lat Pull Down- Level 4 (72 lbs)- 2 sets of 15

The machines were hard except for the mid row. I am not sure what weight I am supposed to have but I will ask Russ on Wednesday.

Food for today:

Breakfast: Strawberry Frap

Snack: Handful of sunflower kernels on the way to gym and a full 16 oz of water

GYM: 2- 16 oz of water

After gym on way home: about ¼ cup of sunflower kernels- water

Lunch: Marks Feedstore- Had half of chicken (roasted) and about 3 oz of pulled pork, a hamburger bun and about 1½ cups of potato salad (it had eggs in it as well/protein), Diet soda

Supper: ½ bowl of chili, shredded cheese and two bags of oyster crackers, Diet Big Red

After supper water intake: on second 16 oz of water

Pretty good day! Love and Hugs everyone and thanks for all the support you guys have been giving- It helps SO much!!!