Where's the Beach?

2 on Tuesday  This morning I was wide awake at 4:30 am. In my mind that was simply too early to workout, so I waited until a little after 5 before getting out of bed and getting ready. Today I knew I'd be doing Day 3 of my Total-Body Training workout but was not wanting to lift in the morning. So, I opted for a lower intensity cardio: Cathe's Low Impact Circuit . I did the first 3 step combos from the cardio only premix and stretched. During lunch I went home to do weights. The set up was 2 sets of 15 reps: Triceps - Weighted triceps dips Biceps - DB curls Legs - Rear leg elevated lunges Shoulders - Lateral raises Chest - Flat bench flyes Back - Underhand rows Legs - Squats Inner Thighs - Plie squats I felt like it was a pretty good workout. I am definitely much stronger feeling mid-afternoon rather than first thing in the morning. Quinoa Re-mix It was another sunny, gorgeous day here, but very windy. The pollen is insane and just blowing in clouds. It's supposed to ra...

Good Day for New Weight Rotation & Hike It was incredibly nice being off work today. I still got up earlier than I would have like for a day off (7 am). Jason doesn't head to work until at least 8 so I took advantage of him being home to spot me for my chest presses. I got started on my new weight rotation this morning and it was a great workout. I did 3 sets of 5 of the following as straight sets. Chest - Flat bench dumbbell press Back - Double arm row Legs - Squats Hamstrings - Deadlifts Biceps - Hammer curls Triceps - Lying dumbbell extensions Legs - Step ups Shoulders - Military press After my weights I made PB&J&B Oatmeal . Apparently it was National Peanut Butter & Jelly day so good thing this was my breakfast huh? I made hummus and a carrot & cabbage salad that would be used for lunch. I ran a few errands and then met Jason back at the house around 11:30. Carrot and Cabbage Salad Ingredients: 4 carrots 1/2 cup Greek yogurt 1/4 head purple cabbage 2 tb...

A Day of Rest This morning I woke up around 4:25 and decided to reset my alarm clock. So no morning workout for me. After being sick last week, my typical workout schedule got a little off track. I realized that yesterday's workout marked 8 straight days. I usually only workout 6 days straight then take my rest day and start over. While I really would like tomorrow to be my rest day, as is typical, I needed to take today to recover. I'll be up early tomorrow anyway since Jason will be up for swim. It was super sunny out today. Breezy, so not nearly as warm as yesterday. I really started pondering a lunchtime run. If Jason would have agreed to one, then I would have gone. I just keep telling myself it's for the best. I do plan on running Saturday anyway. This sudden warm weather and sunshine is giving spring fever in a major way. I'm almost depressed when I can't be outside, I mean seriously down in the dumps, no energy blues. But once I step outside, back to norma...