Still Working Out

I haven't been as structured as before the holidays, but Mike and I have been working out pretty regularly. It's actually the diet part that I've been most lax on. And my waist line is showing it.

The tale of the tape for today:

Weight: 218
Body Fat Percentage: 18
Chest: 43.25
Waist: 37.25
Hips: 42.25
Thigh: 25.5
Calf: 15.5
Upper Arm: 16.5
Forearm: 12.5

All in all, I haven't totally lost it. Shouldn't take much to get back to where I was and exceed it. I'm toying with the idea of starting the P90X workout. It looks pretty darn intense. Working out every day and sometimes more than once a day? Wow.

For today, Mike and I will be hitting our leg workout. Tomorrow, I have a crazy arm blow-out scheduled. It's not part of our normal routine. I just feel like my arms have plateaued and I want to wake them up. We'll be doing drop-supersets until we just can't lift anything else. It's one of those times where, if we were working out in a gym, you feel all embarassed when someone walks in and you're screaming trying to curl 5lbs (after having lifted 45lbs-10lbs in 5lb increments). Good stuff! Looking forward to it! We won't be able to use our arms the rest of the day! :-D

I'm going to try to just blog on here more regularly than every 6 weeks like before. Gotta be more to this than just measurements! I'll also try to get Mike more involved! :-)

Until next time!

Back in the Saddle Again!

My friend Mike and I just started a new 'week one' yesterday.
I'll get some new measurements this weekend (if not sooner) and we'll see what the next 12 weeks bring.

Thanks for the support! Stay tuned!

Failed, but haven't quit...

Well, no six-pack for Christmas...but I am the closest to a six-pack that I've ever been! I got through the holidays and only gained one pound, and next week starts my next 12-week challenge!
My next weigh-in will be this Saturday, the 10th.
Stay tuned and wish me lots of luck!

Thanks!!!

Pathetic Posing...

Arnold Schwarzenegger would NOT be proud!

I think next time I'll have to put a mirror behind Donna so I can see how stupid I look I try to correct it! If possible.
Better pics at Christmas!

A Work-Out...

Here are some pics of some of the exercises I do.

Incline Close-Grip Bench Press:

Incline Dumbbell Flyes:

Shrugs:


Front Raise:


Lat Pulldowns:

Seated Rows:

Dips:


Tricep Cable Press:


Curls:

That's a pretty typical upper-body workout. I left out a few of the exercises...boring! :-)

Week 12 Weigh-In

Okay, here's the numbers from the week 12 weigh-in. Not what I wanted 12 weeks ago, but not bad either. I'll keep plugging along!

Weight: 215
Body Fat Percentage: 16
Chest: 42.5
Waist: 36.5
Hips: 42
Thigh: 25.5
Calf: 16.25
Upper Arm: 16.5
Forearm: 12.5

Photos:



So, another 4 off of the Body Fat Percentage and I should be pretty close to where I want to be.
I'll post some work out photos next!
Onward to Christmas...and a six-pack...or something.

Not looking so good

Well, my goal seems to be a little out of reach.

I've been sick all weekend long and didn't get to do my December 6th measuring yet. I did weigh in at 215 though. So, a total of 5 lbs lost.

The six-pack is still illusive. It's trying to pop out, but not quite there. December 25th is coming too fast and I'm starting to wonder if I can make it!

Pushing myself too hard has proven to not be very good for my immune system. I've been sick twice within two weeks! So, I'm taking it easy for a few days to hopefully get rid of all the germs.

I still have just under three weeks to go. I guess we'll see what I'm capable of in that amount of time!

Thanks for the support!