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Rock On Tom! You realize I get tired just READING about your workouts! I can barely make it through a post without stopping to catch my breath!
Together Denise! Another appropriate saying for MTM is “All for One and One for All”! I am feeling better, just occasional coughing fits now, and I’m actually sleeping again, nice!
Judy and Lisa, it’s pretty motivating having people listening and care about how I’m doing! Thanks for your support and encouragement!
I had to laugh because I’m the same way when I read Toms work-outs. I have this vision of a non-stop human being. We are a grand group aren’t we, and there is plenty of room for more members to come on board. I think how I wanted to step away when life came crashing down at the beginning of the month. I’m so glad I stayed and I’m working through it in a healthy way with all of you. I wouldn’t be half as far along with this process without you. thanks for your letters Deb. I lost another pound as of today. I’m eating healthy just a lot less. Take care and have an enjoyable day with your family. I took this photo of the sunset the other night over the ocean in Santa Cruz. The bottom layer is the fog rolling in and the top layer of clouds kept the orange sunset from reaching the blue sky. It’s one of my favorites. Add the bird and it speaks to me...it says SOAR!!! And that’s what you are doing Deb.
43 minutes on the Bowflex. Just for fun, I thought I would share what my workout consists of, so here goes the Monday-Thursday workout, I’ll share Tuesday-Friday tomorrow: each day I add a rep, until I get to 15, then I up the weight 5 pounds and go down to 8 reps and repeat.
Hey Deb, that’s some workout! I’m really impressed. Sounds like you’ve got your progression all figured out. Would you mind sharing an earlier workout so that we can see how far you’ve come? I’m sure you would inspire alot of people… But only if you feel like it.
I started out with a full body workout M-W-F. I started with 2 sets, 8-12 reps, and 20 pounds. I did the routine recommended for beginners in my Bowflex book; Bench Press, Seated Lat Row, Crossover Rear Delt Rows, Biceps Curl, Triceps Pushdown, Leg Extension, Leg Curl, Standing Low Back Extension, and Seated Abdominal Crunch. Then after about 3 months I switched over to the split routine that I’m doing now, slowly working my way up to 50 pounds on most of the exercises.
I guess I could also say when I started, I could walk for 10 minutes at 1.0 mph. So, yeah, I guess I’ve come a ways!
Wow Deb...you sure do quite the job. I was listening to one of the first ones that Scott mentioned you, I think you had lost 20 pounds. Look how far you have come.
It just occurred to me that I didn’t go ALL the way back to the beginning when gecko asked what I did when I started. I gave my first Bowflex routine; but for 3 or 4 months before I bought the Bowflex, I worked out with dumbbells. I started with 5 pounds and a couple of exercises and gradually went up to 10 pounds before I ever got the Bowflex and began a more serious program.
So thanks for asking gecko! It’s amazing how quickly I forget how far I’ve come!
40 minutes at 2.4 on the treadmill
42 minutes on the Bowflex. My arms and shoulders are nicely tired from yesterday’s workout. As promised, here is my Tues-Fri routine:
5lbs to 50lbs… it’s amazing! Denise is right, you’ve come such a long way! I know you’re proud of yourself, and so you should be. We are all immensely proud of you too
45 minutes at 2.4 on the treadmill, knees sore today, I think too much sodium yesterday.
46 minutes on the Bowflex, boy, I’m still pretty sore! Very good!
Thanks for the rose, Denise! Thanks Bree too! It’s hard to figure out exactly how hard to work without going too far, like I did a bit last time. But I keep working on it!
More is not always better. 45 minutes of cardio consistently can really give good results. With weights, it’s important to give the muscles time to recover. Stretching shouldn’t be done to the point where there is pain. It should be relaxing and is something you can do daily - especially when muscles are sore from the weight workout. Listen to your body. It won’t help you to injure yourself so you can’t workout.
You’re really doing great and your motivation is just awesome.
Paula, I just got caught up in the fun and excitement of it all last time and walked 60 minutes twice a week. It’s hard not to push as hard as everyone else, but I do listen to my body and adjust accordingly.
I can barely make it through a post without stopping to catch my breath!
