Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Working All Winter Shinning All Summer !

So I am super excited about the fact that I am ten days away from my one month vow anniversary ! In ten days it will be a month from the day that I made a serious promise to love, honor, properly nourish, and strengthen my body. So far so good, I am pleased with my dedication  Today I had a wonderful morning which started off with my trusty morning routine. For those of you who don't know what that consists of, go check out my morning routine post from January. After that, I headed to my 10am Bikram yoga class which left me feeling loose, rejuvenated and free (I also have a post in January talking about Bikram and my experience). Then I ended my exercise series at the gym doing legs. I switched up my leg program today and I loved it, I really focused on doing lighter weights with more reps and sets. This really gets into those muscles and tones them as opposed to adding size. My legs are on fire right now and tomorrow will be worst ! lol. When I finish this post I am going to go have a nice big protein shake and take my vitamins. But before I run off to do that, here's a summary of my leg workout:

Warmed up with a mile on the treadmill
Smith machine squats - 135lb, 4 sets of 10
Leg press - 70lb, 20 reps of regular, 20 reps of inverted toes, 20 reps of everted toes, 25 reps of regular again
Single leg extensions - 25lb, 15 reps each leg, 14 reps each leg, 13 reps each leg, 12 reps each leg, both legs together 40lb, 15 reps
Single leg curls - 30lb, 15 reps each leg, 14 reps each leg, 13 reps each leg, 12 reps each leg, 11 reps each leg, 10 reps each leg
Calf extensions - 30lb, 4 sets of 25 reps feet straight, 1 set toes inverted, 1 set of toes everted
Hip adduction - 70lb, 3 sets of 10 reps
Hip abduction - 70lb, 3 sets of 10 reps
Glute machine - 50lb, 3 sets of 10 on each leg
Calisthenics - 5 pull-ups, 10 dips, 30 push ups, 30 hanging abs
3 minute cool down on elliptical 

Tip: No matter what body part you are working on in the gym, it won't hurt to do a little bit of calisthenics before or after your workout. This extra work will help you tone up and see results in no time ! Guaranteed  

I feel great right now and after I have my shake I might take a power nap for like an hour. Well I hope you enjoyed and are encouraged to get those sexy legs ! Get your work in ladies so that when its time to wear shorts and skirts we can feel awesome ! SOTD - "working all winter, shinning all summer, I ain't no beginner, you scared.." ;) Namaste.




                 

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