The last couple nights I've had a little bit of trouble falling asleep. Okay, so I know I'm kinda craazzy, but right before I'm falling asleep I get excited about what cardio I'm gonna do in the morning. :) Is that funnY?? I'm serious, though. I thnk of all of these fun combos I can do, and it's affecting my sleep. :) Wow. Issues. ha ha
Anyway, this morning for my cardio I did what I call Ala Carte (i'm pretty sure I'm not spelling that correctly.) So, I did ten minutes on 6 diffent machines (I'm like a kid in a candy store with so much equipment to choose from!)
I did the treadmill, Full Body Elliptical, Stairmill/Gauntlet, Natural Runner (like an elliptical, but more of a running motion) Stair-stepper, & ended with the regular elliptical.
Yeahhh, awesome workout. I'm eating breakfast right now, then I'll head back for Shoulders around noon. I don't work until 2pm so I'll get everything done before that!
Song of the Morning: SONIQUE-It Feels So Good
MUCH LOVE~ ENJOY YOUR DAY!!!!!!!!!!!
EM
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Friends in Cyber
So, I know this sounds odd, but it really means sooooooo much to me to get comments, even from those of you I've yet to 'officially mean'. C & Jess you guys rock. I obviously read your blogs & get plenty of tips & inspiration from them. Meg, you're my fellow phat camper and I'm so happy you're following this fun journey. To my family and almost family (Robin) thank YOU guys so much for commenting. You guys HAVE to know that sometimes those words drive me to kick a little harder! :) Since I've changed my options so that I have to view comments before I post them, it's been like christmas, every time I sign in, I have new comments to moderate! So, I can't thank you enough, but do know that it's taken to heart.
LASTLY, both of my grandma's read it and since they don't know how to post, I'm going to put a snipet of their comments to me. :)
From G'ma Diana in Kansas: Em, we read your blog every other day and it's just AWESOME. We have so much fun & it really keeps us posted on all you're doing! (P.S. She just had knee replacement surgery & is doing very well!!!)
From Mimi in Arizona: I just finished looking at your blogs and enjoyed the pictures of Schwetty's. What a great place to exercise if you feel so inclined (which I seldom do) but might if I had a great place like that. I also still think it is strange for anyone to enjoy all of those torturous things when they could be curled up on the couch reading a good book! But I do say "You go girl!". (hee hee, too cute!)
Well, enough about how much I love comments. Just thought you all needed to know!
ALL IS WELL ON THE TRAINING FRONT. KICKING BUTT, TAKING NAMES! :)
Song of the Day: Rihanna: Breaking Dishes (Meg, her whole CD rocks!) :)
MUCH LOVE~~
EM
LASTLY, both of my grandma's read it and since they don't know how to post, I'm going to put a snipet of their comments to me. :)
From G'ma Diana in Kansas: Em, we read your blog every other day and it's just AWESOME. We have so much fun & it really keeps us posted on all you're doing! (P.S. She just had knee replacement surgery & is doing very well!!!)
From Mimi in Arizona: I just finished looking at your blogs and enjoyed the pictures of Schwetty's. What a great place to exercise if you feel so inclined (which I seldom do) but might if I had a great place like that. I also still think it is strange for anyone to enjoy all of those torturous things when they could be curled up on the couch reading a good book! But I do say "You go girl!". (hee hee, too cute!)
Well, enough about how much I love comments. Just thought you all needed to know!
ALL IS WELL ON THE TRAINING FRONT. KICKING BUTT, TAKING NAMES! :)
Song of the Day: Rihanna: Breaking Dishes (Meg, her whole CD rocks!) :)
MUCH LOVE~~
EM
Friday, February 22, 2008
PB
No........get your mind out of the gutter that's not Peanut Butter. :) ha ha ha ha
It stands for personal best. Although I don't think it's REALLY my personal best, because it wasn't a one rep max, but ANYWAY: I single-arm pressed a 40 lb. dumbbell during my shoulder workout last night and I was pretty psyched!!! :) I do them single arm (while standing & holding on to an upright seat for balance) because I like the isolation. I got nice and warm, esp. thru the rotator cuff muscles, and then started with 30's, felt strong, moved it up, and moved it up again. I'm thinking I could do more but would certainly need a spot! :) I use different gloves when I do shoulder work. I use the ones that wrap around your wrist, too, keeping it in neutral position which is a big saver! Anyway, I felt really good and after that I did a handstand against the wall (belly facing the fall) and alternated hands--I brought one arm up to the quad, held it, switched, and then did just quick hand lifts. Reallllllly killed the shoulders. Yup, finished the work with 5 lb. plates doing front/lat. lifts and could barely lift my arms. SUCCESS!!!!!!!!! :) :) :)
So, I know that weight to some may be easy & to some it may be hard, that's why it's called MY PERSONAL best! :) :)
Off to the gym for some stairs & boot camp. Yeahhh, great way to end your week!
Much Love~
EM
Yesterdays' song of the day: Janet Jackson Feedback. Oh please, have you seen this video? I LOVE her dance skills. Seriously, you-tube it! :)
It stands for personal best. Although I don't think it's REALLY my personal best, because it wasn't a one rep max, but ANYWAY: I single-arm pressed a 40 lb. dumbbell during my shoulder workout last night and I was pretty psyched!!! :) I do them single arm (while standing & holding on to an upright seat for balance) because I like the isolation. I got nice and warm, esp. thru the rotator cuff muscles, and then started with 30's, felt strong, moved it up, and moved it up again. I'm thinking I could do more but would certainly need a spot! :) I use different gloves when I do shoulder work. I use the ones that wrap around your wrist, too, keeping it in neutral position which is a big saver! Anyway, I felt really good and after that I did a handstand against the wall (belly facing the fall) and alternated hands--I brought one arm up to the quad, held it, switched, and then did just quick hand lifts. Reallllllly killed the shoulders. Yup, finished the work with 5 lb. plates doing front/lat. lifts and could barely lift my arms. SUCCESS!!!!!!!!! :) :) :)
So, I know that weight to some may be easy & to some it may be hard, that's why it's called MY PERSONAL best! :) :)
Off to the gym for some stairs & boot camp. Yeahhh, great way to end your week!
Much Love~
EM
Yesterdays' song of the day: Janet Jackson Feedback. Oh please, have you seen this video? I LOVE her dance skills. Seriously, you-tube it! :)
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Turbo Wednesdays
I know in the past I've always raved about my Turbokick class. Well today we broke an attendance record: there were over 30 people there. It was frickin' AWESOME! Just an amazing workout and so much fun. I hope the class likes it as much as I do. Dang, it felt great!
This morning we were at the gym by 6:45. Did my hour of cardio while Gene lifted, oh and by the way, my IPOD is all charged up again. Yesterday during my morning session it pooped out about 5 mins into my hour on the stairmill. Shoot me now (then) I almost cried! I have a back-up walkman radio just in case, and it breaks into fuzz every other min. NOT AWESOME. so Today I was glad to redeem myself and get in a killer workout, because you know I can't effeciently workout without my IPOD!!
I'm feeling really great. Just hoping day by day to see new muscles *POP*! Yeahhhh! :)
SONG OF THE DAY: Dr. Feelgood by Motley Crue :)
MUCH LOVE!!!!!
This morning we were at the gym by 6:45. Did my hour of cardio while Gene lifted, oh and by the way, my IPOD is all charged up again. Yesterday during my morning session it pooped out about 5 mins into my hour on the stairmill. Shoot me now (then) I almost cried! I have a back-up walkman radio just in case, and it breaks into fuzz every other min. NOT AWESOME. so Today I was glad to redeem myself and get in a killer workout, because you know I can't effeciently workout without my IPOD!!
I'm feeling really great. Just hoping day by day to see new muscles *POP*! Yeahhhh! :)
SONG OF THE DAY: Dr. Feelgood by Motley Crue :)
MUCH LOVE!!!!!
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
BEAUTIFUL WEBSITE/MOVIE
Thank you Mom, for sending me this AWESOME link. Please check it out if you have a few minutes. I'm a sucker for motivational/inspirational quotes & the like, and this just moved me. I loved it, and I hope you will, too!
***************NO GLASS CEILING****************
Much love~
EM
***************NO GLASS CEILING****************
Much love~
EM
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Song of the Day
Hi guys!!! Hope your Sunday is/was enjoyable!
I did 65 min. cardio this morning, have Legs this afternoon, then cardio wihle watching the GLADIATOR finale tonight! Yeah!!! :)
Almost everytime I'm doing cardio, there's a song that I keep repeating because for some reason, during that session, it pumped me up. It may not be a favorite song, but it kept me going when I needed it! What I'm going to do is list a song for the day so you can know what I'm jamming out to! I swear people probably think I'm crazy, bopping around on the stairmill or ellip. ha ha, hopefully I make them laugh! :)
60 days to go! Like C said, "SHOW ME WHAT A BODY CAN DO IN 60 DAYS." That sounds like a challenge. BRING IT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
MUCH LOVE~
EM
SONG OF THE DAY: Do Somethin' Britney Spears (I know...but listen to this song and try and sit still!)
I did 65 min. cardio this morning, have Legs this afternoon, then cardio wihle watching the GLADIATOR finale tonight! Yeah!!! :)
Almost everytime I'm doing cardio, there's a song that I keep repeating because for some reason, during that session, it pumped me up. It may not be a favorite song, but it kept me going when I needed it! What I'm going to do is list a song for the day so you can know what I'm jamming out to! I swear people probably think I'm crazy, bopping around on the stairmill or ellip. ha ha, hopefully I make them laugh! :)
60 days to go! Like C said, "SHOW ME WHAT A BODY CAN DO IN 60 DAYS." That sounds like a challenge. BRING IT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
MUCH LOVE~
EM
SONG OF THE DAY: Do Somethin' Britney Spears (I know...but listen to this song and try and sit still!)
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