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Friday, April 9, 2010
Working out and remodeling
Workout 2 of EA Active 6 Week Challenge
Today's Workout: Intensity - Medium Projected Calorie Burn - 160.2 Calories Burned - 172.1 Workout Time - 23 min 12 sec Exercises - 13/13 Warm Up Station : Hip Circles (8 reps), Shoulder Rotations (4 forward, 4 backward), Windmills (8 reps), Split Squat & Reach (4 reps each side) Alternating Crossover Lunges (20 reps) Stride Jumps (90 reps) Wii Balance Board - Water Skiing (43/45 Flags - missed 2) Wii Balance Board - Push Ups (12 reps on knees) Double Shoulder Press (10 reps) Alternating Crossover Lunges (20 reps) Squash Beginner (42 of 40 hits - consists of backhands, forehands, cross over lunges left, & lunges right) Wii Balance Board - Push Ups (12 reps on knees) Double Shoulder Presses (10 reps) Crunch with Punches (16 reps) Reverse Crunches (15 reps) Cool Down Station: Leg Over (20 sec each side), Figure 4 (20 sec each leg), Leg Up (20 sec each leg), Chest Opener (20 sec)
I am happy because I did every push up on my knees with my back straight this time. Last time I went through the challenge my arm strength/back strength wasn't strong enough to do them all that way before and I ended up doing them without keeping my back straight (basically bending at the waist - which help build up arm muscles but didn't do a thing for my core). So yay! I'm doing a modified push-up correctly!
And yesterday, in addition to my normal workout I also did 2 hours of hammering and chiseling up the linoleum floor in my parent's old kitchen.
You are doing specatular!!! Modified push ups can be hard to master, it took me a few to get them right too. I'd love to be able to do them 1 handed one day like in the Rocky movies!
Re-post from Teri:
ReplyDeleteYou are doing specatular!!! Modified push ups can be hard to master, it took me a few to get them right too. I'd love to be able to do them 1 handed one day like in the Rocky movies!
Re-post from ketchuplover:
ReplyDeleteChest opener sounds painful
*laughs*
ReplyDeleteOh, I imagine that could sound painful. It's just a stretch for your arms and chest. It's actually feels rather good!
Push ups of any sort other than wall push ups are just the bane of my existence. I'm not a fan of them.