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Ok y’all. We did the 45-day thing, and I really hope you stuck with it, just being active and developing some good or better habits is a notch for progress towards a healthy lifestyle. Some days I couldn’t get to the gym, so I mowed the lawn… or did what I call, power-cleaning. Just something to burn calories and not be sitting around.

Well, I have made big changes over those 45+ days. I have… biceps. Defined legs. Some abs. Stronger back. I am REALLY proud of myself. It’s kinda crazy to physically be able to see a bicep on my little arms. I’m not a very big girl. So, sometimes it looks kinda funny to me, but other times I say to myself, ‘Holy shit! Look at those arms!’ Anyway, I’ve recently noticed that I’ve not been waking up sore in the mornings for about 2 weeks or so. I need that feeling in my body. I did notice today however, that my weights have increased so much!

50# wide lat pull downs, 45# underhand lat pulldowns (these hurt), 20# alt bicep curl, 25# rows, 90/80# seated cable rows, and by the time I got to preacher and double bicep curls, I couldn’t curl the 10 or 8# dumbbells. Seriously fatigued arms. I then took off to Dick’s and Shoe Carnival for shoes and a much, much needed personal pad for the squat and ez-bar. Holy cow, what a WORLD of difference. I have ZERO pain in my neck from the bars sitting on my shoulders and was able to superset lunges and step ups, following immediately with squats and calf raises. My walking lunges were at 20#, squats/calves 50#, step ups 20#, leg extensions 40# (I think) and leg curls 25#. I only did 60# on the press today (usually superset drops starting at 90#) since I was so tired by the end of the training and I wanted to make sure I could still get in some cardio to get my heart rate up for a bit. In addition, I did 30 bridge extensions, then 20 minutes of fast walking on the tread at 15 incline. That’s A LOT! My HR was pretty high today, about an average of 180 or so. My target zone is between 132 and 170 beats per minute. Gotta work on my breathing. ;p

I went back on Jamie Eason’s 12 week trainer (Phase 2 drop out due to time, 2 hours in the gym = no bueno) and altered it up a bit. I’m throwing in more phase 2 exercises + phase 1 but focusing on my butt still, then adding at least 20 minutes a day of walking on the tread, fast paced, and at an incline of 15. So far so good, except shin splints. Sigh. Got new shoes today, hope it helps.

Some days are shorter than others, or I don’t feel like I gave myself a GOOD SOLID training session, or sometimes I can’t get to the gym. So here’s the new challenge. 30-days of Zuzana Light’s Bodyrock.tv short, INTENSE, cardio/strength routines – I am adding these videos to my daily routine, but anyone else could just do them alone if they wanted, or whatever works for them. My buddro Kristina Rice of Rice Bowl Photography will be joining me in this journey as we start tomorrow, but we’d be thrilled to have more join in!

Remember to take your measurements, weight, and a few before photos so we can all follow up in 30. I joined Bodybuilding.com to keep track of my stats but JEFIT does it also. I downloaded these aps to help along the way: HIIT Interval, JEFIT Pro, Bodyrock.tv, and Bodybuilding.com. Zuzana uses a few different ‘tools’ in some of her routines like balls, a sandbag, and dip bar. I will use my phone for the interval timer, not really sure what to use for the balls but I’ll figure something out, the P90X pull up bar for the dipbar, and I’m considering Natalie for the sandbag….. KIDDING. I’ll find something a bit safer

So let’s get it!