Wednesday, May 4, 2011

♥ SMART Quest ♥ Tues. May 3, 2011

Week 8, Day 2
My SMART Quest for today is: Try to stay focused on my eating.  I have been feeling bloaty and it is discouraging.  Switch u my eating and tweak it a bit.
SLEEP:   6  hours - I went to bed at 11:00 pm , awoke at 5:00 am. 
AWOKE: 5:00 am
WARM UP: 5:25 am - I added extra reps to my warm up!  (kept the push ups the same)
Push Ups x 12
Squats x 20
Spiderman Climbs x 20 total
Jumping Jacks x 30
Performed 2 rounds of this circuit
Today I am doing a HIIT consisting of a series of  8 exercises based on Scott Colby's Ageless Abs 2 Program!   I am doing 90 seconds on 90 seconds active recovery. 

High Intensity Interval Training

These are timed Intervals:  Set your Gymboss Timer to 2 intervals of 90 seconds each and 8 rounds.  Each round is 3 minutes.  24:00 total

Sprinting (running as fast as I can, high knees) x 90 seconds full on work
Boxing shuffles with punches  x 90 seconds active recovery to keep my heart rate at a moderate pace
Side to Side Ski Jump Ropes x 90 seconds full on work
Prisoner Squats x 90 seconds active recovery to keep my heart rate at a moderate pace
8 Count Body Builders x 90 seconds full on work
Boxing shuffles with punches  x 90 seconds active recovery to keep my heart rate at a moderate pace

Jumping Jacks x 90 seconds full on work.  As quickly as possible
Prisoner Squats x 90 seconds active recovery to keep my heart rate at a moderate pace

Side Jump Kicks with Side Squats (Left Leg) x 90 seconds full on work
Boxing shuffles with punches  x 90 seconds active recovery to keep my heart rate at a moderate pace

Side Jump Kicks with Side Squats (Right Leg) x 90 seconds full on work

Prisoner Squats x 90 seconds active recovery to keep my heart rate at a moderate pace
Bowling Lunges - x 90 seconds full on work
Boxing shuffles with punches  x 90 seconds active recovery to keep my heart rate at a moderate pace
Heismans (running as fast as I can, side to side motion, high knees) x 90 seconds full on work
Prisoner Squats x 90 seconds active recovery to keep my heart rate at a moderate pace


5 Minutes of cool down at a moderate pace on the scale a "3" - Doing more kick boxing moves.

Each exercise took 3 minutes for a total of 24 minutes (8 exercises), plus 5 minutes of cool down & 5 minutes of warm up. 

 
I always try to do a few different exercises to change it up a bit.  I guess I get comfortable doing many of the same exercises.  Good workout though.  I am always very sweaty and wiped out!

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