I started lc on July 7, '03 and started exercising December 9, '03, by walking through the neighborhood during my lunch break. I finally bought the Walk Away the Pounds DVD on December 22, '03 and started doing the 1 mile walk. In January '04, I progressed up to the 2 mile walk. Then on Feb 13, '04 I finally bought a set of dumbells, 2, 3, & 5 lbs, and a set of 1.5 lb ankle weights. I've been using them to add exercises and increase my strength. I am not planning to go to a gym, but do my workouts at home. I still have a long way to go and thought I'd start a gym log for tracking. I have also been checking out books from the library to read up on the best exercises to do. I exercised at a ladies fitness center in high school, but haven't done it since. So I consider myself a novice with terminology and the right way to notate this stuff. Feel free to educate me!

Today at noon:
stretches
biceps curls, 15~5lbs, 15~8.5 lb, 12~8.5 lb
triceps extensions, 15~3 lbs per hand, 2x15~2 lbs per hand
2m WAP, 1.5 lb ankle weights per leg, light stretchy band~medium

no other activity

Today at noon:
stretches
2m WAP, no weights, light stretchy band~medium

other activity: DD's school (extra walking)

Feb 27:
day off

Other activity: shopping

Saturday, 2/28, after coffee:
stretches
biceps curls, 3x15~8lbs
triceps extensions, 3x15~3 lbs per hand
15 standing wall crunches
3m WAP, light stretchy band~medium

Other activity: shopping (walked all of Tuttle mall!)

Sunday, 2/29, before dinner:
2m WAP, w/o stretchy band

Other activity: none

Monday, 3/1, after dinner:
Warm up from 3m WAP
bicycle, 2x10
squats, 2x10
lunge, 2x5
one arm row, 3x10~3lbs
shoulder press, 3x10~3lbs
biceps curls, 3x15~8lbs
triceps extensions, 3x10~3 lbs per hand
triceps kickbacks, 3x10~2lbs
20 standing wall crunches
2.5m WAP, light stretchy band~medium

Other activity: none

Wow! You're doing great! And you're gonna hit that third digit VERY soon.

Great progress!

- Built

Friday, 6/4
Warm up - 5 minutes
1 arm row - 20~5 lbs, 10~8lbs
shoulder press - 20~5 lbs, 10~8lbs
extensions - 10~5 lbs, 3~8lbs
curls - 20~8 lbs, 10~10 lbs
kickbacks - 20~5lbs, 10~8lbs
wall pushups - 20 easy
2 mi WAP, light stretchy band~light, HR up to 135.

Need to work on those triceps extensions. The muscles are still just too weak. Actually did some very light jogging during the 2 mile WAP - at the fastest part after 1 mile mark. Not a whole lot of jogging, but it actual felt right to take it on up a notch. First time!

Triceps will come along - it'll seem like forever, then they'll just sort-of "kick in". Don't worry about forcing a heavy weight if you can only get in 3 reps - form really matters, especially for some reason, on triceps I find. Are you using the rope pull for them? It's a LOT harder, but it really works better because you get the little "kick" at the end.

Good work!

- Built

Monday, 6/7, 43 minutes.
Warm up - 4 minutes
1 arm row - 15~5 lbs, 10~8lbs, 5~10 lbs
shoulder press - 10~8 lbs, 5~10lbs
extensions - 15~5 lbs, 5~8lbs
curls - 15~8 lbs, 10~10 lbs, 5~12 lbs
kickbacks - 15~5lbs, 5~8lbs
wall pushups - 20 easy
2 mi WAP, light stretchy band~light, HR up to 136.

Good job, girlie!

Tuesday, 6/8, just too busy, so took the day off from exercising.

Thanks Built!

Wednesday, 6/9, 44 minutes.
Warm up - 4 minutes
1 arm row - 15~5 lbs, 10~8lbs, 5~10 lbs, 5~11 lbs
shoulder press - 12~8 lbs, 6~10 lbs, 3~12 lbs
extensions - 15~5 lbs, 5~8lbs
curls - 15~8 lbs, 10~10 lbs, 5~13 lbs
kickbacks - 15~5lbs, 5~8lbs, 5~10 lbs
wall pushups - 20 medium
2 mi WAP, light stretchy band~light, HR up to 138.

Thursday, 6/10, 32 minutes.

2 mi WAP, light stretchy band~light, HR up to 129.

Monday, 6/14. Could only do upper body since I have a problem with my foot tonight. I need to get higher weight dumbells. The largest I have is 8 lbs, so I'm combining them to get the higher weights. Doesn't work all that great, but it's better than nothing.

Warm up - stretches
1 arm row - 15~8 lbs, 10~10 lbs, 5~13 lbs
shoulder press - 15~8 lbs, 8~10 lbs, 5~13 lbs
kickbacks - 15~8 lbs, 10~10 lbs, 5~13 lbs
curls - 15~8 lbs, 10~11 lbs, 5~13 lbs
extensions - 15~5 lbs, 7~8 lbs, 5~10 lbs
wall pushups - 20 medium