REAL push-ups!

I haven't really been pushing myself to do push-ups on the toes. It has been hard enough to complete them on my knees.

But today, today I decided that I was going to try it. At the end of Push Circuit 1, there are 8 push-ups followed by 3 extreme ones. Well, I did 6 out of 8 on my toes!!! And then all of the extreme ones!

So wahoo!!! I did it! I can do it!

Can I have a beer now?

Oh, and I bought myself a gift since I was on the verge of buying all the fill-in weights AND heavier ones. Yep, advertising works on me. And so does all of the really good reviews. I got the Selecttechs from BowFlex off of Amazon. I still have to get used to dialing in the right numbers quickly, and had to pause the video a couple times, but I used 30 lbs for all of the squats today!

I leave for the funeral on Friday, so I'll be using the bands. This time, I'm staying at my aunt's house, so I can go outside & exercise if I need to.

~ Katie

Work it out!

When you come home from work,
And the pipes have gone berserk,
Work it out!
Work it out!

When you do a load of wash,
And it overflows the sink,
Work it out!
Work it out!

When the plumbers are all home,
But you can still use the John,
Work it out!
Work it out!

Tonight's ode to plumbing gone wrong brought to you by a 90 year old house.

Push circuit 1 was able to usher me out of a frustrated temper tantrum. Somehow, I feel much better after pumping some iron.

All bicep exercises used 15 lbs today!

~ Katie

Push Circuit 1

Well, today was the beginning of a new month of ChaLEAN Extreme. Push Circuit 1 was intense, single-muscle working. It was about 32 minutes long. No squat plus shoulder press or dead-lift plus row. This was all single focused exercises. Tricep. Bicep. Squat. In three ways each.

Since the goal is to fail at 6-8 reps, you go really heavy. I warmed up with 5 lbs, then used 10, 15, & 20 lbs weights for the rest of the exercises. I'm going to try to push to 15, 20, & 25 lbs next week. Most of the exercises I used 10 lbs on, I could have done 10 reps.

PROGRESS!

And many push-ups. Sloooooooow push-ups.

Also, here's a peek into where I workout & my setup in my living room. I'm allergic to the animals & they cuddle on the carpet, so I have to roll out my mat anytime I put knees to floor or I get red allergy spots all over them.

~Katie