Thursday:

-walking lunges, 3x15@ 30 lbs
-single leg split squats, 2x10@ 20lbs
-deadlifts, 3x12@ 30lbs
-hamstring curls, 3 x 10 @ 50 (lbs?)

Saturday:

Shoulders
Shoulder press: 3 x 10/10/6 @ 30/40/50 lbs
Overhead press: 3 x 10/8/6 @ 20/30/30 lbs
Upright rows: 3 x 10/10/10 @ 45/45/35 lbs

Chest
Lying dumbell chest press: 3 x 10 @ 16/16/20 lbs
Incline chest press (lever): 3 x 10/8/6 @ 30 lbs
Pec Dec: 3 x 10 @ 30 lbs

Cardio: walked to the gym and ran/walked back (1 hour)

Monday:

Gym with Gill

Biceps
21's x 3 @ 15 lbs

Back
Lat Pulldowns: 3 x 10 @ 50/60/60 lbs
Hyperextensions: 3 x 10 @ 5.5 HUGE plates??
Seated low rows: 3 x 10 @ 40 lbs

40 minute walk on the track

Okayyy.. let's see if I can remember what I've been up to.

Sunday: 20-25 minute run outside

Tuesday: Pilates @ AFC, then over to the GOOD (aka Garfield St) gym with mom for some chest and shoulders.

Chest
Incline bench press (lever): 3 x 8/8/6 @ 40 lbs
Lying flyes: 3 x 10 @ 10 lbs/hand
Chest press (HA HA): 3 reps. I was intimidated by the swarm of good looking young guys in the weight room. There were many of them, and only one of me. I didn't want to look like an idiot. The thing with bench press is balancing the bar, it's friggin wobbley!

Shoulders
Overhead press (lever): 3 x 8/8/8 @ 30 lbs
Shoulder press: 3 x 8/8/8 @ 40 lbs
Upright rows: 3 x 10/6/6 @ 45/55/55 lbs

20 minutes walking on the treadmill.

Rest day today :) Toooo much studying had to be done before my physiology final this evening.

Since this is my fitness blog, I'd like to take this opportunity to reassess my fitness goals. A lot has changed since I last did this, in fact, I can't remember if I ever did it. Well, here is a list of goals that I wish to accomplish physically within the next few months.

Bench press 60 lbs
Improve my flexibility
Make an honest effort to improve core strength
Try a new exercise at the gym (hack squats? dumbell chest press flyes?)
Do 40-60 mins of cardio at least 5 times a week
Attempt a yoga class

These next few weeks will be challenging. Travelling back and forth to and from Summerside (45 minutes each way) for my internship placement will leave little time to workout. I'll be exhausted from working all day, and will no doubt be working in the early morning hours. I am still contemplating signing up for some classes at Pilates Dynamic Fitness. I don't really have the money to do it, but their class times are much more feasible and I think the classes would help me relax since they are focussed on breathing, fluidity of movement, etc. I'm going to give them a call tomorrow to find out more information. I know they have a student rate, but I still have to pay for gas to S'side and back 5 times a week. Eep. That, and I'll only be working like 1-2 shifts a week at the pool. Oh dear. This math does not add up in my favor!

More on this later. Sleep time.

Okay. I dropped into the pilates place this morning and put my name down for a Friday evening class that will be starting soon. I'm going to start with an Intro mat class. It will probably be insanely easy, but I need to learn correct pilates technique before I can move to a different level. They had beautiful equipment there, body bars, reformers, nice free weights. Small place, but nice. So yeah, I guess I'll start from there and see how it goes.

Bench press: 1 x 10 (no weight on the bar)

Back
Seated high rows (cable): 3 x 10 @ 60/70/70 lbs
Lat pull downs: 3 x 10 @ 70/60/60 lbs
Seated low rows (cable): 3 x 10 @ 50/60/60 lbs

40 minutes cross trainer (alternating 5 mins forward, 2 mins back)

Biceps
Dumbell curls: 3 x 8/6/6 @ 20 lbs
Barbell curls: 3 x 6/10/10 @ 45/35/35 lbs
Preacher curls (cable): 3 x 10 @ 15/20/25 lbs

Triceps
Bent over one arm kickbacks: 3 x 10 @ 12 lbs/arm
Overhead press: 3 x 10 @ 30 lbs
Push-downs: 3 x 10 @ 30 lbs

Abs
Hanging knee raises: 3 x 15
Sit ups on the ball: 3 x 10
Side bends with 8lb medecine ball: 3 x 10/side

40 minutes treadmill @ 5% incline, 4.0mph THERE WAS A REALLY STINKY OLD MAN ON THE TREADMILL BESIDE ME. YUCK!!
5 minutes cool down, no incline, 3.5mph

Shoulders
Upright rows (bar): 3 x 10/10/6 @ 35/45/55 lbs
Overhead press: 3 x 10/10/4 @ 30/30/40 lbs
Shoulder press: 3 x 10 @ 30 lbs
Front raises: 3 x 10 @ 10/8/8 lbs

Chest
Paramount press: 3 x 10/10/8
Pec dec: 3 x 10 @ 45 lbs
Incline bench press (lever): 3 x 10 @ 25 lbs

40 minutes walking @ 4.0mph, 5% incline

Yesterday Gill and I hit up the UPEI gym together. It was fun!

Legs
Walking lunges: 3 x 10 @ 30 lbs
Single leg split squats: 3 x 10 @ 24 lbs
Deadlifts (dumbells): 3 x 10 @ 30 lbs
45 degree leg press: 3 x 10 @ 90 lbs
Hammie curls: 3 x 10 @ 50 (kgs???lbs?? who knows!)

60 minutes walking and gabbing on the track haha

Back
High seated rows (cable): 3 x 10 @ 50/60/60 lbs
Assisted pull-ups (60 pounds assisted): 4 x 5
Lat pull downs: 3 x 10 @ 60 lbs

30 minutes walking on tready

Going to pilates/"body sculpting class" tonight.

April 4th: An hour and a half power walk (my house to the University and back) with Charlie. He was DRAGGING me the whole way! And he could have done it all again, what a dog.

Today:

Biceps
Dumbell curls: 3 x 8/6/4 @ 20 lbs .. haha yeahhh these were difficult since I haven't been doing them.
Barbell curls: 3 x 10/10/4 @ 35/35/45 lbs
Preacher curls: 3 x 10/6/6 @ 20/30/30 lbs

Triceps
Bent over one arm kickbacks: 3 x 10 (per arm) @ 12 lbs
Dips (lever): 3 x 10 @ 80 lbs
Cable push-downs: 3 x 10 @ 30 lbs

10 minutes walking on treadmill @ 5% incline, 4.0mph
10 minutes bike, level 8

Pilates tonight!

Legs
Walking lunges: 3 x 10/leg @ 24 lbs
Single leg split squats: 3 x 10 @ 24/24/20 lbs (these were challenging today.. probably has something to do with the Wendy's I ate last night)
Leg press: 3 x 10 @ 110/110/130 lbs
Dead lifts (bar): 3 x 10 @ 35 lbs
Donkey calf raises: 3 x 12 @ 80 lbs
Hamstring curls: 3 x 10 @ 60 lbs

Abs
Roman chair: 3 x 12 @ 50 lbs
Crunches: 3 x 15 (llaaaazy)

40 minutes walking on the treadmill, altering between 5% and 1% incline @ 4.0mph every 10 mins
20 minutes bike @ level 8