Category: Sports

Vacation ahead

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Oh yeah! I can’t wait to be at the beach, surf a few waves, have sunshine and warm weather. After all the rain and coldness here I’m really really looking forward to this vacation!

A few days ago I had my first strength measurement. I gained a few kilos of strenght almost at every machine

  1. row: May 11: 29,4kg – Jun 28: 29,4kg = +0 kg 🙁
  2. ab crunch: May 11: 22,7kg – Jun 28: 26,7kg = +4 kg
  3. leg curl: May 11: 21,1kg – Jun 28: 29,4kg = +8,3 kg
  4. chest press: May 11: 23,9kg – Jun 28: 27,3kg = +3,4 kg
  5. back extension: May 11: 31kg – Jun 28: 44,3kg = +13,3 kg
  6. leg extension: May 11: 22,9kg – Jun 28: 32,3kg = +9,4 kg
  7. lat pull: May 11: 26kg – Jun 28: 32,7kg = +6,7 kg
  8. glutaeus: May 11: 16,4kg – Jun 28: 29,1kg = +12,7 kg

How motivating is that to see how you gain muscle?! VERY! I’m kinda happy with my first milestone I set myself, of course my belly fat is still there but I’m pretty sure it will take me months to get rid of that (IF I get rid of it).
I did reach most of the goals I set though:
My goals for each week:

  • work out at least 3 times during the week check – mon/tue/thu are my work-out days
  • work out 1 or 2 times on the weekend check
  • cut down on sweets – not sure if I can check this 😉
  • on sundays, go to the gym in the morning before (the big) breakfast check – if I have nothing else planned
  • don’t pig out on weekends check
  • ride the bike to work as often as possible the days it didn’t rain and where it wasn’t freezing cold I took the bike
  • get informed about interval training and pre-/post-workout foods – need to check on the foods
  • in the strength circuit, increase weight every week or every two weeks increased
  • at the gym after a working day, try to lose all the calories I’ve eaten up until the workout – nope, not possible when I only do strength training

I might take my running shoes and thera-bands with on vacation, maybe.

One Month

On May 13th I started my gym workout!
On May 11th I had my first supervised training with a coach!
On May 8th I joined the gym!

I’ve been to following group courses:

  • Body Pump (strength)
  • Bodystyling (strength)
  • WBS (Pilates-Style, strength)
  • Zumba (cardio)
  • TRX (strength)
  • Dance (cardio)
  • Belly-Legs-Tushy (strength)
  • Step (cardio)

My favorites are: Body Pump, TRX, Belly-Legs-Tushy and Step

Machines I use in the strength circuit (8 machines a 30 seconds a 20 reps, 2 rounds) :
Each round

  • row: 14kg (started with 13kg) +1
  • ab crunch: 14kg (started with 12kg) +2
  • leg curl: 14kg (started with 10kg) +4
  • chest press: 13kg (started with 11kg) +2
  • back extension: 24kg (started with 16kg) +8
  • leg extension: 11kg (started with 7kg) +4
  • lat pull: 19kg (started with 10kg) +9
  • glutaeus: 13kg (started with 11kg) +2
  • hip abduction: 20kg

I feel good! I feel how my whole body is getting harder. My abs and especially my arms! I’m happy I joined, I’m really enjoying the gym, I never thought I would. egym

Gym Day #15 – Gym Week #4

  • 10:45 – 11:30: Belly-Legs-Tushy
  • 11:30 – 11:35: Hip Abduction
  • 11:40 – 12:04: Strength Circuit
  • 12:05 – 12:20: TRX
  • 14:00 – 14:35: 5km HIIT jog

Calories lost: 331 at the gym and 356 while jogging

Last week was busy, therefore I only went to the gym three times.

  • Monday: 1,5 hours – Body Pump 50 min, Strength Circuit 24 min & 20 min HIIT Treadmill
  • Tuesday: 2,5 hours – TRX 1 hour, Belly-Legs-Tushy 1 hour, Hip Abduction 10 min
  • Sunday: 1,5 hours – Belly-Legs-Tushy, Hip Abduction, Strength Circuit, TRX

Sport I did outside the gym

  • Thursday: 35km bike ride
  • Sunday: 35 min jogging in the forest (5km)

Gym Day #14

  • 17:45 – 18:45: TRX
  • 18:50 – 19:00: Hip Abduction
  • 19:05 – 20:05: Belly-Legs-Tushy

I probably won’t be able to go to the gym the next days due to a busy personal schedule. I hope to be able to go on Thursday though, let’s see. Sunday, latest, I’ll be there again 🙂

TRX today – wow, how challenging. It was my first time doing something like that, the trainer was very helpful though and showed me how it’s done.

Gym Week #3

Last week I’ve been to the gym four times:

  • Monday: 1,5 hours – Body Pump 50 min, Strength Circle 24 min & 20 min Treadmill
  • Thursday: Warmup, Strength Circle, Back training 60 min, Aerobics 45 min, HIIT Treadmill 20 min
  • Friday: Crosstrainer 30 min, Strength Circle & Bodystyling 50 min
  • Saturday: Step 30 min, Belly-Legs-Tushy 45 min, Pilates 45 min

Sport I did outside the gym

  • Tuesday: 35km bike ride, 40 min jogging in the forest (5km)
  • Sunday: 45 minutes strength & cardio, 10 minutes ab-training

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Gym Day #11

  • 16:00 – 16:20: Cross-Trainer
  • 16:20 – 16:30: thigh strength excercise
  • 16:30 – 16:54: Strenght Circuit
  • 17:00 – 17:50: Bodystyling

Walked about half an hour to get to my bike which was at the train station, seeing it was raining cats and dogs today again. Ate turkey with salad for dinner and had my second protein shake today. Those shakes are really yummy!

Gym Day #10

  • 15:20 – 15:30: Cross-Trainer
  • 15:30 – 15:54: Strength Circuit
  • 16:00 – 17:00: spinal excercise
  • 17:00 – 17:45: Aerobics
  • 17:45 – 18:05: HIIT Treadmill

Calories lost: 820

Today is the first time I showered at the gym. Wasn’t all that weird. We’re going to the movies to see Oblivion in half an hour. Can’t wait to snuggle up in that cinema chair, eat some popcorn and watch a movie 🙂

My workout goal & milestone #1

I actually didn’t join the gym to lose weight or set goals, I joined because I’ve been in the mood to work out at a gym for months and because I’m nosy to see what it does to my body and soul.
While talking to my trainer I’ve been asked the question “why did you join the gym”, and after thinking about that question my answer was “to get a firm body and to gain muslces”.

So now, after I’ve completed my second week at the gym, I thought of a goal #1, a milestone if you want, which would be:

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Goal #1: get a bikini figure for vacation
Definition: a belly which is nice and flat
Duration: six weeks

My vacation at the beach starts on July 8th, so it’s a realistic goal to lose some of that body fat, gain some muscles and become fitter in two months. So, as of today I still have six weeks to reach that goal.

My goals for each week:

  • work out at least 3 times during the week
  • work out 1 or 2 times on the weekend
  • cut down on sweets
  • on sundays, go to the gym in the morning before (the big) breakfast
  • don’t pig out on weekends
  • ride the bike to work as often as possible
  • get informed about interval training and pre-/post-workout foods
  • in the strength circuit, increase weight every week or every two weeks
  • at the gym after a working day, try to lose all the calories I’ve eaten up until the workout