Workouts of the Week

Heyoooo, I hope you're having a good weekend! On Friday night, Dave and I picked up a TON of delicious Chinese food and some snacks/candy, and ate it while we watched the first two episodes of Season 2 of House of Cards.  Anyone else watching that show? I'm not hooked on it (like I was with Orange Is the New Black), but it's a perfectly lovely way for me to spend a Valentine's evening with my gentleman.

Yesterday I started off my day with a trip to the gym, followed by a lunch with some blogging buddies (Stephanie, Alison, Jayne, Amy and Jen). Lunch was a great time, and I was really glad to have started my day with a workout. It feels good to be going back to the gym more regularly the last few weeks. I feel stronger already!

Here's a quick instagram pic I shared of the French braid I rocked to the gym on Friday...

French braids remind me of being a kid.

ANIMAL PRINT WORKOUT TANKS REMIND ME I'M A WOMAN.

.  #BraidSelfie  .

These are the workouts I did at the gym this past week - and feel free to click on any of the exercises to view a video demo:

2/9 (cardio with a little bit of legs and a little upper back)

35 mins biking (8+ miles)

3x:

  - 15 deadlifts, 15 lbs each hand

  - 40 calf raises, 15 lbs each hand

12 lat pulldowns, 40 lbs

12 lat pulldowns, 50 lbs

2/11 (upper body and core)

5 mins biking

15 chest press on exercise ball, 12.5 lbs each hand

30 v-sit twist holding 12.5 lbs

15 bent over rows each arm, holding 12.5 lbs

30 Russian get ups, holding 5 lbs

15 Arnold press, 10 lbs each hand

30 lying overhead raise + double crunch holding 5 lbs

15 close grip chest press, 12.5 lbs each hand

60 Brazilian crunches

15 deltoid flys (+ 5 more on left arm), 5 lbs each hand

1:00 plank

15 deltoid raises (+ 5 more on left arm), 5 lbs each hand

30 cobras

15 lat pulldowns, 40 lbs

15 lat pulldowns, 50 lbs

15 lat pulldowns, 60 lbs

2/14 (lower body and core)

5 mins elliptical

15 squats, 25 lbs

1:00 plank

30 side lunges + plyometric pushoff (each side)

1:00 plank

60 bridges + 60 heat wave

1:00 plank

40 calf raises, 12.5 lbs each hand

1:00 plank

40 jump squats, alternating wide and close stance

1:00 plank

15 deadlifts, 12.5 lbs each hand

1:00 plank

12 lat pulldowns, 30 lbs

12 lat pulldowns, 40 lbs

12 lat pulldowns, 50 lbs

2/15 (cardio with a little legs)

30 mins biking, 7.3 miles

15 squats, holding 20 lbs

This week I asked Twitter for a favorite upper body move and Jenn clued me in to the Arnold press, which I'd never heard of before. It sounds intimidating because of the name, but the Arnold press is not much more than adding a little wrist rotation to a regular shoulder press. Click the linked demo above to see it! I added this move to one of my workouts this past week. Thanks again Jenn!

Do you have a favorite exercise move? 

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