Les Miles, Pump And Burn

After getting so very bored with P90X 2 I decided I will give Body Pump a shot.

Phase I of P90X 2 is still very much fun so I will use some of the workouts on my rest days. Body Pump is 5 times a week and the workouts are rather short in the first month. The deluxe pack comes with the bar, the weight plates and a stepper. Plus the nutrition guide and all the other goodies.

I tried Pump Challenge yesterday which is only 20 minutes long...I used 5lbs plates so all in all you are lifting 15lbs (the bar is a tad more then 5lbs). It was so so much fun! Today was suppose to be a rest day yet I felt great so I tried out Pump and Burn (30 minute workout) and added some weight as well. (I have some 2.5lbs plates so I lifted a total of 20lbs)

I took a video of it and I must say...I have to relearn my squats again! LOL

Let me know if you have any questions about the workout...or click on this link to see what this workout program is all about.

Body Pump!

Legs Are Shaking Like Mad

Hey everyone! I hope you all feel well? I am completely out of it. Feeling rather tired but will push through as always. 

Today I smoked out my legs! I love the One on One on One Leg workout DVD!! It gave me a good burn the other day so I just did it again today. (Had a rest day yesterday so please no worries!)

Wednesday Les Miles Body Pump will get here!!! I am so very excited. Two of my buddies, one of them being my coach Carey Martin, get a crazy burn from it and are left shaking! I am quite sure I will be challenged! 

Just had some peppered Beef Jerky. I think I am addicted. 

Here is today's mug. Going to watch Football now :D

Pups..Not Really About Workouts...But So What?!

Some of them are a tad graphic. Yet I just find it beautiful! I also took a video of her birthing. If you are interested voice it in the comments and I shall share it.

I Am Still Here

Such stressful days lately. I might have not written anything but I was still working out though only for about 12 minutes a day. First my mom passed, then my daughter got sick, then my doggy had puppies and then my son fell pretty hard.
I am back now. Today I did oooool (One on One on One Leg) and liked it a lot. It was one of the bonus dvd's that I got for pre-ordering P90X2.
I took some pictures...please no comments on my choice of pants or socks (lol). Plus here you see my lose skin I am left with after losing all this weight. It surely did get better though! 

Sleep Well Mother And More.

What a weekend. O_O First it was sad...then it was awesome...then it was sad again...mixed with a bit of confusion.

Saturday I met my wonderful up-line coach Carey Martin! I was so excited to finally meet her. (though it is rather strange to see her in normal clothes and not workout clothes. HA!) She is super sweet and I am quite glad to have met her. She showed me the new Les Milles Body Pumo workout. I WANT IT SO BADLY!

On the way to her house I found out that my mother had past away after being in a coma for 7 weeks. This lady raised me since I was very young after my biological mother decided to run out on us. Without her...who knows where we would be today. This is a rather hard time...she left behind so many people including my little sister and her small son, my stepbrother. I am not good with words and tend to stay away from things that might cause hurt or pain...so I here is my older sisters blog. Read what she had to say...she summed it up nicely. 

Mama gone too soon. Stefanie's Blog.

Sunday I heard all the voices of my German relatives. I miss home.

Anyways, you all know I need to work out in order to feel good. So even though I only had 5 hours of sleep in the last 2 nights I pushed play. My back was still sore from last Monday (no kidding) so I took it easier on the Pull-Ups BUT went all out with the Push-Ups. I sort of kept track with the numbers ....well not really, just know it is more.

No video today...not even a mug! Bare with me!

X2 Shoulders and Arms

Ugh...THIS was lame. 

O_O I was seriously surprised after X2 Shoulders and Arms. It was not hard...I was not pushed or challenged at all. Yes...Tony added a whole lot of balance by doing all of the moves with one leg of the ground but darn it, I just did 4 weeks of Phase 1 that included so much balance that a foot in the air (ankle next to ankle) did not face me at all.

The workout is broken up into 3 parts, 7 sets repeated. Where I love when workouts repeat sets only 7 sets was just not enough (total of 21 sets). Meeeehhhh. I also did X2 Ab Ripper and then ran the stairs again. 178 times...I was able to cut my time by two minutes (so 21 minutes) and after that I added 1000 step ups which took me 26 minutes (meaning I spent 47 minutes on my stairs...lol)

Now I am kind of toast. I really wanted to take a mug shot but kind of spaced out. It would have been a good one for sure because I was sweating a lot.

Well...I did take a video of the X2 Shoulders and Arms workout. 

Click here to watch it!

X2 Shoulders and Arms

Off Day And Food.

Hello there :)

We have so much snow today...perfect knowing all I have to do is foam roll and stretch. I surely needed this today. I did not take a video because I rather just sit on my bum and enjoy my kiddos today.

Last night at 11pm I got SO very hungry! Just shows I have to up my calories a tad...normally I do not get hungry at night. P90X 2 Phase 2 seems to be kicking my behind.

I am posting pictures so you can all see what I have in a day. I upped my carbs (trying it out!) just to see if I can push myself more during a workout. Now this is from yesterday! I upped my food intake by 200 calories today. 

Let me know what you think! (And get yourself a foam roller! lol)

Just a reminder. February 14th the new Shakeology flavor will be out. I am so excited!

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