Week 5: Weightlifting

Week 4 Recap: Yoga

I "successfully" completed the yoga week, although there were a few minor tweaks in the schedule. This weekend I played a lot of poker at the casino (one of my favorite hobbies, plus I make money, what's not to love?), and I ended up playing until midnight on Friday and didn't take the time to do yoga. I decided then that it would be OK to double up on Saturday. Well... Saturday rolls around, and I didn't wake up until 2pm I think... I was still jonesing for some poker, so I lazed around for a bit and then went to play some poker at 5pm thinking I would play until about 10, and then finish up the week with my double booked yoga session. I was having a fantastic session and ended up playing until 6:30AM - a 13.5 hour session. I crashed when I got home and then realized I forgot to do yoga! I ended up doing my double session earlier today, but my bank account has decided to give me a pass on the lackadaisical effort I put into yoga. I had to stick to the most basic beginner poses due to my extreme lack of flexibility, so the week consisted mostly of just stretching and none of the crazy one armed body lift maneuvers. I did find that planks are an extremely good ab workout, and I will continue to use them in the future. Also, downward facing dog is fantastic as it's a whole body workout.

Week 5: Weightlifing

Now that I've got my diet somewhat on track (currently down about 10 lbs), it's time to involve more toning. I chose yoga for this reason as well, so hopefully by the end of this week I can find a routine that incorporates both styles. Last winter, I bought some free weights and I've used them sparingly, but it is such an easy workout to do while watching a show, there's no excuse to not utilize them more.

My plan is to do a full set of upper arm workouts every other day, and on the other days I plan on doing 20 minutes of activity. I'm sure some of you are wondering "well what about leg day?!" - I will incorporate lunges and squats (using the free weights), but I do not plan on making leg workouts a big thing due to the fact that my legs are already massive. I seriously have legs the size of a horse. I cannot purchase any jean type except loose fit as every other type (straight, relaxed, etc) don't fit because of my leggy beef sticks. Once the weather gets better, my legs will get plenty of a workout mountain biking. Anyway, this week's post is kind of short, but I hope everyone following along is enjoying my blog! Next month will be more focused on trying new activities (such as rock climbing and trampolining) which should be fun to write about. Have a good week!