My Workout

I know it's been awhile since I've been on here, but although I've been a tad absent from here, I sure haven't been absent from the gym. I get into moods with the gym and right now I'm in the mood where I absolutely love going and I don't too tired. I mean, I work hard and I get sweaty (boy do I get sweaty...) but I'm not ready to fall over afterward like I used to. Bobby still kicks my ass training and I am ready to die after I workout with him, but this post is really about what I do to workout on the days I'm not training.

My workouts vary quite a bit. I don't like to do the same thing too much because I get bored and then the workouts feel really long. It also depends on my mood. Like when I'm feeling kind of lazy or just not feeling the whole workout thing, I usually just walk. BUT even when I walk I always walk at a pretty steep incline. I usually start the incline out at about 1 or 2 with the speed at 3.0 (minimum) to warm up - I'll do this for about 3 minutes. Then for the next few minutes or so I increase the speed and incline. I don't walk at a speed any faster than 3.4 (because eventually it becomes hard to keep up). But by the time I get to 10 minutes I'm walking at 3.4 speed at anywhere from a 7-10 incline. It's like walking up a very steep hill. And I'll do this for 15 or 20 minutes (but it depends on how I'm feeling that day). Then I might hop on the elliptical or stair master for 10 minutes and call it a day.

That's one way I'll get a workout in. If I'm feeling extra good then I'll run for 30 minutes (the whole 30 minutes -that gets kinda hard for me haha, I get winded!) But...if I'm feeling really spunky, then I'll do some interval training. Which, I have to say, is starting to become my favorite way to work out. My workouts go by so fast and I feel really good when I'm done. I'm not very attractive when I'm done haha, but I feel good!

So I start out on the treadmill for 15 minutes and I start with a warm-up. 3.0 -3.2 speed for 3-5 minutes, incline at 1-2. Sometimes I use the whole 5 minutes, especially if I'm reading a magazine b/c then the timer is covered up. So here's how the treadmill breaks down (just want to clarify for any of these workouts, I don't know if it's how their supposed to go, I just found what works for me and do that):

3-5 minute warm up, 1-2 incline
3 minutes 4.0-4.2 speed, 2.5 incline
2 minutes 4.5 speed, incline at 3
2 minutes 5.0 speed, incline at 2.5
2 minute 5.5 speed, incline at 3
1 minute 6.0 speed, incline at 2.0 (it gets really hard to get through this when the incline is really high)
1 minute 4.5 speed, incline 2.0
1 minute 4.0 speed, incline 0

So after that I hop on the bike for 10 minutes. Here's how it breaks down:

1 minute, level 5, 78-88 rpms (keep it between this range)
1 minute, level 6-8 (I do 7), 105-110 rpms
*alternate between this for the next 6 minutes. Once you're at 8 minutes, do 2 minutes at level 5 for 78-88 rpms

After the bike I get on the elliptical for 10 or 15 minutes. I don't really get into messing with the resistance on this too much, just because I never felt like it, haha. So I just set the resistance at 7 and sprint every other minute for 10 or 15 minutes.

Then I'm done! I'm pretty tired after all of that and but I still feel really good. I find that the interval type training does me pretty good because it keeps me on my toes. I won't always keep the treadmill, bike, elliptical order, I'll switch things up, alternate the times, etc. But I try and keep the speeds and stuff consistent.

So yea, there are my workouts! I only do this stuff on the days I'm not training so generally that's Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday (sometimes Friday if I feel like going, but the gym closes kind of early). Training with Bobby only sometimes involves cardio so I try and make the most of the days where that's all I do.

Hope everyone is enjoying the nice weather! If found a trail I want to start running outside but I'm not much for running on pavement so we'll see how that pans out. :)