Shygemini's Exercise Journal

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Shygemini's Exercise Journal
Topic Started: May 20 2007, 10:37 PM (2,724 Views)
shygemini	May 20 2007, 10:37 PM Post #1
Elite Posts: 3,054 Group: Super Mod Member #2 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Cabbage Favorite Exercise? Step aerobics, spin class, muscle sculpt, walking Healthy Lifestyle Goal? Currently, to continue to improve my eating habits, and lose the 10lbs i gained back recently!	Here is where i'll log my daily exercise. My plan right now is to do 3-4 days of weight lifting per week, and 4-5 days of cardio. Today i did: Lower body workout Leg Press 3 sets of 12 reps, 100lbs Leg extension, 3 sets of 12 reps, 35lbs Leg Curls, 3 sets of 12 reps, 40lbs Multi hip- inner thigh 3 sets of 12 reps, 85lbs outer thigh, 3 sets of 12 reps, 55lbs Dead lifts- 3 sets of 10 reps, 25lbs Squats- 3 sets of 10 reps, 25lbs Walking lunges- 3 sets of 10 reps, 15lbs per hand Abdominal workout 30 secs of each exercise plank, crunches, cross crunches (each side), bicycle, reverse crunches, side touches in v sit, crunches with legs straight, penguin, leg lowering



purrrple	May 21 2007, 01:20 AM Post #2
Advanced Posts: 1,199 Group: VIP Member #4 Joined: May 20, 2007	Hey Shy Wow you do some heavy weights! Well done! I'm just learning, only got my weight bench on Friday so would you be able to direct me to any pictures or demos of those exercise you do? Thanks in anticipation



shygemini	May 21 2007, 10:50 AM Post #3
Elite Posts: 3,054 Group: Super Mod Member #2 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Cabbage Favorite Exercise? Step aerobics, spin class, muscle sculpt, walking Healthy Lifestyle Goal? Currently, to continue to improve my eating habits, and lose the 10lbs i gained back recently!	purrrple May 21 2007, 01:20 AM Hey Shy Wow you do some heavy weights! Well done! I'm just learning, only got my weight bench on Friday so would you be able to direct me to any pictures or demos of those exercise you do? Thanks in anticipation hey purrrple! for some of my exercises (leg press, leg extension, leg curl, and multi hip) i use machines at the gym. i will take a look and see what i can find here for a demonstration of lower body exercises... 1. http://exercise.about.com/cs/exerciseworko...llowerbody2.htm that has pictures of a few exercises, although different to what i do 2. http://www.exrx.net/Workouts/Workout2UL.html this site seems awesome! everything is catagorized into upper and lower body, and then type of exercise, and it gives you tons of exercises you can do for each muscle! and there is a little animation of each exercise, i think it will be helpful. 3. http://www.dietsite.com/dt/exerciseplanner...odyExercise.asp this site has pretty good pics of some lower body exercises (squat, lunge, deadlift) you can also click on the tab for upper body exercise and there are some good ones there too! Let me know if you need any other demos!



purrrple	May 21 2007, 05:50 PM Post #4
Advanced Posts: 1,199 Group: VIP Member #4 Joined: May 20, 2007	Thanks Shy, some great stuff there. Will slowly add some to my workout



shygemini	May 22 2007, 06:58 PM Post #5
Elite Posts: 3,054 Group: Super Mod Member #2 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Cabbage Favorite Exercise? Step aerobics, spin class, muscle sculpt, walking Healthy Lifestyle Goal? Currently, to continue to improve my eating habits, and lose the 10lbs i gained back recently!	You are very welcome purrrple! May 22, 2007: 10 min walk to gym 1 hour muscle sculpt class - using 9lb dumbells for all except shoulders and triceps where i used 6lbs - using 15lb bodybar...i really didn't even feel like i was lifting anything most of the time so i'm gonig to try the 18lb bodybar next time :o



shygemini	May 25 2007, 09:41 PM Post #6
Elite Posts: 3,054 Group: Super Mod Member #2 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Cabbage Favorite Exercise? Step aerobics, spin class, muscle sculpt, walking Healthy Lifestyle Goal? Currently, to continue to improve my eating habits, and lose the 10lbs i gained back recently!	May 25, 2007: 1 hour step aerobics class I really pushed myself today. When we went through the 5 little routines at the end, i felt so energized, and i was doing the advanced moves. Afterwards, i promptly felt exhausted and couldn't do all my sit ups But it was good!



TeachX3	May 25 2007, 10:29 PM Post #7
Elite Posts: 3,534 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Apples, Pears, Strawberries, Bananas, Grapes, Cherries & Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Onions, Broccoli, Olives, Baby Carrots & Fully LOADED Veggie Salads Favorite Exercise? Dancing, Stretches, Walking & Playing w/ my Furry Babies Healthy Lifestyle Goal? To be as healthy as I can be w/ having MS and to weigh between 140-144 pounds!	Great job Shy!
	My Beliefs & Opinions (Public Blog) ► Age 41 � 5'5" � Medium Frame � Began: 01/17/07


shygemini	May 26 2007, 12:01 PM Post #8
Elite Posts: 3,054 Group: Super Mod Member #2 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Cabbage Favorite Exercise? Step aerobics, spin class, muscle sculpt, walking Healthy Lifestyle Goal? Currently, to continue to improve my eating habits, and lose the 10lbs i gained back recently!	Thanks teach! May 26: Just got back from 1 hr 45 min of tennis!!! It was great, but man it is sunny out although not too hot (15 celsius or 59 F). I have signed up to go to muscle sculpt class in one hour but i'm not sure yet if i'll go or not. Right now i'm eating yogurt and relaxing in front of my fan on full blast



Cherriterri	May 26 2007, 12:07 PM Post #9
Advanced Posts: 1,273 Group: VIP Member #7 Joined: May 21, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Kiwi Favorite Vegetable? Brussels sprouts Favorite Exercise? walking, biking and swimming Healthy Lifestyle Goal? Hmmm, to complete and olympic length triathlon.	Thats Alot of Tennis, and then a muscle sculpt class on top of that! Amazing!! Please Please Please send some sun my way!!! It has been cloudy and rainy for a whole week!



shygemini	May 26 2007, 02:25 PM Post #10
Elite Posts: 3,054 Group: Super Mod Member #2 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Cabbage Favorite Exercise? Step aerobics, spin class, muscle sculpt, walking Healthy Lifestyle Goal? Currently, to continue to improve my eating habits, and lose the 10lbs i gained back recently!	Cherri-thanks! Sometimes i try to make up for my lack of exercise other days on saturday. I wish i could send our weather your way. It is beautiful outside (sunny and 18C/64F). So, i did infact go to my muscle sculpt class for 1 hour. That is 2 hr 45 min of exercise today, and i am pooped. :blink: I actually tried using the 18lb bodybar, which is the heaviest body bar available for these classes. I used it for: squats, lunges, bench press. I used the 15lb body bar for biceps, triceps, shoulders. We also did inner and outer thigh lifts, pushups, situps. It was a good class, i felt like i really was working my whole body out. While we were doing the ab work at the end of the class, my entire body started shaking..i think just from all the exercise today LOL.. so i took it easy and didn't push myself.



shygemini	May 27 2007, 09:39 PM Post #11
Elite Posts: 3,054 Group: Super Mod Member #2 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Cabbage Favorite Exercise? Step aerobics, spin class, muscle sculpt, walking Healthy Lifestyle Goal? Currently, to continue to improve my eating habits, and lose the 10lbs i gained back recently!	May 27: Today i did a 45 min walk.



JennyT	May 27 2007, 10:12 PM Post #12
Regular Posts: 134 Group: Friend Member #8 Joined: May 21, 2007	I have really started to enjoy walking. I am walking my dog with my baby like 4 times a day for 20 mins. I wish we lived close to each other so we could go walking together ! You are really doing a great job shy, such dedication!!!



shygemini	May 28 2007, 08:42 AM Post #13
Elite Posts: 3,054 Group: Super Mod Member #2 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Cabbage Favorite Exercise? Step aerobics, spin class, muscle sculpt, walking Healthy Lifestyle Goal? Currently, to continue to improve my eating habits, and lose the 10lbs i gained back recently!	i'd love to go walking with ya! thanks jenny!



shygemini	May 29 2007, 07:00 PM Post #14
Elite Posts: 3,054 Group: Super Mod Member #2 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Cabbage Favorite Exercise? Step aerobics, spin class, muscle sculpt, walking Healthy Lifestyle Goal? Currently, to continue to improve my eating habits, and lose the 10lbs i gained back recently!	May 29: Today i had a 10 min walk in the pouring rain to the gym Then i did a 1 hour muscle sculpt class. I was really pushing myself. I used an 18lb bodybar for: squats, lunges, shoulder press, rows, inner and outer thigh, other arm exercises. I used 2 x 9lb dumbells for bicep curls (9lb/arm). I even did 12 pushups, which is alot for me.



purrrple	May 29 2007, 07:25 PM Post #15
Advanced Posts: 1,199 Group: VIP Member #4 Joined: May 20, 2007	You're gonna be real happy with yourself when you get to goal Shy! All those muscles are gonna show and you're going to look like a mean machine! with lovely little girly curves



Cherriterri	May 29 2007, 11:08 PM Post #16
Advanced Posts: 1,273 Group: VIP Member #7 Joined: May 21, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Kiwi Favorite Vegetable? Brussels sprouts Favorite Exercise? walking, biking and swimming Healthy Lifestyle Goal? Hmmm, to complete and olympic length triathlon.	Wow, Shy you must have some great muscles!! You must really be toning up.



shygemini	May 29 2007, 11:14 PM Post #17
Elite Posts: 3,054 Group: Super Mod Member #2 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Cabbage Favorite Exercise? Step aerobics, spin class, muscle sculpt, walking Healthy Lifestyle Goal? Currently, to continue to improve my eating habits, and lose the 10lbs i gained back recently!	thanks cherri and purrple! yeah i think i am toning quite alot. I don't actually want the "muscled look" at the end, i just want to be toned and unjiggly, but still soft...thus, toning along the way and stopping around 175lbs...at least for now



shygemini	May 30 2007, 09:33 PM Post #18
Elite Posts: 3,054 Group: Super Mod Member #2 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Cabbage Favorite Exercise? Step aerobics, spin class, muscle sculpt, walking Healthy Lifestyle Goal? Currently, to continue to improve my eating habits, and lose the 10lbs i gained back recently!	May 30: 20 min walking 45 min spin class total 65 min cardio



triscuitwafer	May 30 2007, 10:24 PM Post #19
Regular Posts: 290 Group: Friend Member #12 Joined: May 25, 2007	wow! your awesome! Ya know I went to HWF and checked out your food diary and was offended by the comments that girl was making about her opinion on your calories and the pace of you weight loss. I think she's nuts cause from the looks of it you are building a ton of muscle and muscle weighs more then fat so ofcouse the scale is going to move at a slower pace! Thats why we can't go by the scale alone! You are doing great! Wooo Hooo
	God said it. I believe it. That settles it. Katrina, age 29, 5'5", married, mom of 2


shygemini	May 31 2007, 10:28 AM Post #20
Elite Posts: 3,054 Group: Super Mod Member #2 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Cabbage Favorite Exercise? Step aerobics, spin class, muscle sculpt, walking Healthy Lifestyle Goal? Currently, to continue to improve my eating habits, and lose the 10lbs i gained back recently!	thank you kat That situation you mention was a very frustrating one for me, and i appreciate that you are on my side Wooo Hooo I honestly think my body was just having to get used to the way i am doing things, and also being consistant about exercising and eating is helping alot. I'm pleased with how things are going now, and i feel like i am now "acceptably obese" instead of "disgustingly obese" so that is a good step. It is sometimes disheartening to think about how far i have to go, so i don't think about that too much and m ake small goals B) I'm excited to be close to under 220lbs Dance Party



TeachX3	May 31 2007, 01:50 PM Post #21
Elite Posts: 3,534 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Apples, Pears, Strawberries, Bananas, Grapes, Cherries & Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Onions, Broccoli, Olives, Baby Carrots & Fully LOADED Veggie Salads Favorite Exercise? Dancing, Stretches, Walking & Playing w/ my Furry Babies Healthy Lifestyle Goal? To be as healthy as I can be w/ having MS and to weigh between 140-144 pounds!	Your doing awesome with the cardio Shy!!
	My Beliefs & Opinions (Public Blog) ► Age 41 � 5'5" � Medium Frame � Began: 01/17/07


shygemini	May 31 2007, 03:43 PM Post #22
Elite Posts: 3,054 Group: Super Mod Member #2 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Cabbage Favorite Exercise? Step aerobics, spin class, muscle sculpt, walking Healthy Lifestyle Goal? Currently, to continue to improve my eating habits, and lose the 10lbs i gained back recently!	thanks teach! i'm definately trying to do more of it. May 31: I'd like to call this "necessary and unavoidable cardio" 60 minutes walking



triscuitwafer	May 31 2007, 05:07 PM Post #23
Regular Posts: 290 Group: Friend Member #12 Joined: May 25, 2007	Great job Shy! You will be at your goal sooner then you think Huggs
	God said it. I believe it. That settles it. Katrina, age 29, 5'5", married, mom of 2


shygemini	Jun 1 2007, 06:17 PM Post #24
Elite Posts: 3,054 Group: Super Mod Member #2 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Cabbage Favorite Exercise? Step aerobics, spin class, muscle sculpt, walking Healthy Lifestyle Goal? Currently, to continue to improve my eating habits, and lose the 10lbs i gained back recently!	thanks kat I did a 1 hour step aerobics class today. I probably shouldnt have, but i was feeling ok sickness wise (if that makes sense)...however i had no energy at all. My heart rate was at 65% or so instead of the 80-85% it normally g ets to in that class. We did about 35 min step aerobics, and then 20 min weights and a bit of abs. Better then nothing, but definately not my best workout.



Cherriterri	Jun 1 2007, 06:28 PM Post #25
Advanced Posts: 1,273 Group: VIP Member #7 Joined: May 21, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Kiwi Favorite Vegetable? Brussels sprouts Favorite Exercise? walking, biking and swimming Healthy Lifestyle Goal? Hmmm, to complete and olympic length triathlon.	that's too bad you were not totally into it today Shy. The important thing is, you went and you did it. No excuses!! You are amazing Shy.



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