My Diary

[stingo]

Workout 7/31

Session I

Strength:

FT Row 1x12@20
FT Chest Fly 1x12@15
FT Squat 1x12@15
FT Bicep Curl 1x12@15
FT Tricep Pulldown 1x12@15
FT Trunk Rotation 1x12@10
Machine Lat Pulldown 1x12@70
DB 1-Arm Chest Press 1x12@20
Bench Hip Raise Heels 1x12
DB Preacher Curls 1x12@20
DB Skullcrushers 1x12@15
Ball Crunch 1x20
Ball Oblique Twist 1x20
Floor Pushups 1x10
DB Reverse Fly 1x12@8
DB Front Raise 1x12@8
DB Lunges 1x8@8
DB Standing Hammer 21's @8
DB Overhead Press 1x12@35
Cable Tricep Kickback 1x12@20

FT = Functional Trainer, DB = Dumbbell
Weights are as of first testing

I can see why the program was designed this way. Using the FT is supposed to help build up balance - a skill I'm sorely lacking in. And it works the muscles in a different way from free weights. It's also nice because there's something new every set, so I don't have to go through knocking out a second set of the same exercise.

On a side note, I felt good after today's workout - I can really tell the difference mentally and physically before and after any of my sessions. Will see how the cardio goes tonight.

Session II

Cardio:

30 Minutes Trailblazer, L7

 

[slimsadie]

Glad u liked it

 

[She47441]

That sounds really intense. Glad you liked it.

 

[She47441]

I know how much you love new recipes, so here's one for you to try. Will be trying it in the next day or two.

Homemade Baked Chips

 

[stingo]

I'm intrigued - let me know how they turn out.

 

[She47441]

Couldn't take it any longer, I had to make them. They turned out delicious. OMG, I think they are better than the ones you buy at the store. They taste like the ones you get at the Mexican Restaurant. I didn't put any spices on them. I'm going to use them w/dips. 10 minutes seem to be a good time to cook them. They come out crispy.

 

[stingo]

Make this hummus to go with it... The recipe is from the Barefoot Contessa cookbook. Have made it many times with great result.

2 cups canned chick-peas, drained, liquid reserved
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
4 garlic cloves, minced
1/3 cup tahini (sesame paste)
6 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
2 tablespoons water
8 dashes Tabasco sauce

Place all the ingredients in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade.
Process until the hummus is coarsely puréed.
Taste for seasoning and serve chilled or at room temperature. Yields 2 cups.

P.S., I think someone's on their way to getting a recipezaar membership

 

[stingo]

All I can say is wow! I just read your diary start to end and you have really made tremendous progress. Definately inspiring to read, thanks for sharing.

Thank you for your kind words, I appreciate them. A timely reminder to look back at where I was compared to where I am now, rather than being fixated on where I am now, and where I want to be.

 

[She47441]

I've never had hummus, so when I make it or buy it from the store, it'll be the first time I've ever had it. What does it taste like? Does it have a certain taste?

 

[stingo]

Umm well, it tastes like... hummus If you like chick peas, imagine them flavored with garlic (lots of garlic lol), sesame paste, lemon juice and some kosher salt.

 

[She47441]

Ok, so hummus really doesn't have a certain taste. Either you like it or you don't, right?

P.S., I think someone's on their way to getting a recipezaar membership

I'm already there. It's under Tattooed Lady..

 

[sparrow]

She hummus is awesome! you have to try it. most people like it

 

[She47441]

Will do when I go get some milk.

 

[sparrow]

Stingo you're doing awesome! I hadn't read your diary for some time. You have made tremendous progress. I was reading your post about the not feeling like working out. I find that on those days I also have my best workouts. Thats funny. Keep up the fantastic work!

 

[kittyhartman26]

Hummus is nasty. BLAH!

 

[stingo]

Hummus is nasty. BLAH!

*gasp* what? an unbeliever!!! lol I've always liked it myself. But then again I had it made from the recipe shown (a person at work brought it in for a party one time - have been making it myself ever since).

 

[stingo]

Stingo you're doing awesome! I hadn't read your diary for some time. You have made tremendous progress. I was reading your post about the not feeling like working out. I find that on those days I also have my best workouts. Thats funny. Keep up the fantastic work!

Thank you sparrow - coming from someone who trains as hard as you do that's quite the compliment.

 

[slimsadie]

hummus???will have to google for that

 

[She47441]

It's a dip that has the consitenty of spreadable cheese.

 

[slimsadie]

Got that thanks sheri