Showing posts with label monique. Show all posts
Showing posts with label monique. Show all posts

Sunday, March 28, 2010

rainy day

Not really feeling it today.

10 minutes stairmaster

monique
5 rounds of
10 thrusters (45#)
10 pull ups
10 push ups
20 sit ups
time to complete: about 9:30 (didn't have my stopwatch)

muscle group worked: biceps

10 minutes run on treadmill

Saturday, February 27, 2010

energy

10 minutes warm up on stairmaster

muscle group worked: shoulders, abs

monique
5 rounds of
12 thrusters (35#)
12 pull ups
12 push ups
20 sit ups

time to complete: 10:25

50 flight of stairs with weight vest: 21:00
50 flights with no vest: 17:31

Saturday, February 13, 2010

crush

Monique (reverse)
5 rounds of
20 sit ups
10 push ups
10 pull ups
10 thrusters (45#)

time to complete: 9:45

10 minutes stairmaster
19 minutes 50 flights of stairs with 20# vest
19 minutes run on treadmill

muscle group worked: legs

I also did assisted pull ups (a friend held my feet). I want to work on them so I am able to do real pull ups.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

dj boomin'

I had so much energy tonight after taking a day of rest. My body doesn't feel great during the day after a night off, though. It is really a trade off. I would rather not take a day of rest, since the energy boost really does not outweigh the lack of sleep and the yucky feeling I get when I don't work out.

Monique
5 rounds of
10 thrusters (45#)
10 pull ups (Smith rack)
10 push ups
20 sit ups

time to complete: 10:13 (or thereabouts; I didn't have my stopwatch, so I had to estimate based on the song length on my ipod)

30 minutes stairmaster
20 minutes run on treadmill

muscle group worked: chest, abs
I am getting braver about asking someone to spot me. It is really not safe for me to bench 95# without a spotter. But I don't want to make too many friends or it will take me forever to workout. I also am reluctant to impose on people, though I don't think most people mind.

By the way, Urban Decay eyeshadows are amazing. I sweat like a faucet when I do cardio, and my Zero (black) and Fishnet (iridescent purple) UD eyeshadow stayed in place perfectly. Props to MAC paint pot, as well, which I use as an eyeshadow base.

There's a gym related story I hope to write about on my other blog shortly.

Friday, February 5, 2010

ricochet

Guy at the front desk: Are you training for something? Like, the military? I saw you working out.

Me: No, that's just my personality.

Guy at the front desk: Oh, wow. That's great.

Monique
5 rounds of
10 thrusters (45#)
10 pull ups (Smith rack)
12 push ups
20 sit ups

time to complete: 10:02

30 minutes Stairmaster
20 minutes run on treadmill

muscle group worked: triceps, abs

I had a 1.5 hour nap and put some new tunes on my ipod before I went to the gym, and I felt so energetic!

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

crashing

Monique
5 rounds of
10 thrusters (45#)
12 pull ups (Smith rack)
12 push ups
20 sit ups

30 minutes Stairmaster
20 minutes run on treadmill

muscle group worked: biceps

There is a guy in the gym who walks around like he owns it, and he even has a little bald sidekick and several young guys who comprise his entourage. He interrupted my workout to tell me to "Smile." If he told a dude, "Smile," he would have gotten his you-know-what beaten.

Usually when people tell me what to do, I want to obey them. Psych.