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I love the hill in magic mountain that you have to go up to get to the superman ride. My thighs were burnin like crazy. and then i had sore legs for two days. haha
Keep up the great work!
I love the hill in magic mountain that you have to go up to get to the superman ride. My thighs were burnin like crazy. and then i had sore legs for two days. haha
Keep up the great work!
Well I just got an email from my trainer - she's got a new routine for me to do after thanksgiving... I'm wondering what she's come up with, since I like the routine I have now, but something different would definitely be a breath of fresh air.
At our gym we have a program called the Turkey Melt... They estimate that the average American Thanksgiving Day dinner is about 4000-4500 calories, so they get you to exercise that amount of calories in the weeks leading up to turkey day. For my part I'm kind of surprised at the number of calories I'm burning now compared to last year - a notable improvement
(Of course I'd just started going full time to the gym I go to now just before Turkey Melt started).
At our gym we have a program called the Turkey Melt... They estimate that the average American Thanksgiving Day dinner is about 4000-4500 calories, so they get you to exercise that amount of calories in the weeks leading up to turkey day. For my part I'm kind of surprised at the number of calories I'm burning now compared to last year - a notable improvement
(Of course I'd just started going full time to the gym I go to now just before Turkey Melt started).Workout 11/15
FT Row 1x12@45
FT Chest Fly 1x12@40
FT Squat 1x12@45
FT Bicep Curl 1x12@35 - need better form on this exercise though
FT Tricep Pulldown 1x12@40
FT Trunk Rotation 1x12@45
Machine Lat Pulldown 1x9@130
DB 1-Arm Chest Press 1x8@60 - Form work
Bench Hip Raise Heels 1x12 (single leg L&R)
DB Preacher Curls 1x12@35
DB Skullcrushers 1x12@30
Ball Crunch 2x20
Ball Oblique Twist 1x15
Floor Pushups 1x24 - yup, form again
DB Reverse Fly 1x12@25
DB Front Raise 1x8@25
DB Lunges 1x12@25
DB Standing Hammer 21's @25
DB Overhead Press 1x12@45
Cable Tricep Kickback 1x12@60
FT Row 1x12@45
FT Chest Fly 1x12@40
FT Squat 1x12@45
FT Bicep Curl 1x12@35 - need better form on this exercise though
FT Tricep Pulldown 1x12@40
FT Trunk Rotation 1x12@45
Machine Lat Pulldown 1x9@130
DB 1-Arm Chest Press 1x8@60 - Form work
Bench Hip Raise Heels 1x12 (single leg L&R)
DB Preacher Curls 1x12@35
DB Skullcrushers 1x12@30
Ball Crunch 2x20
Ball Oblique Twist 1x15
Floor Pushups 1x24 - yup, form again
DB Reverse Fly 1x12@25
DB Front Raise 1x8@25
DB Lunges 1x12@25
DB Standing Hammer 21's @25
DB Overhead Press 1x12@45
Cable Tricep Kickback 1x12@60
Spaghetti Squash
Had my first attempt with making spaghetti squash today. It was pretty straightforward... Cut the squash from stem to stern and place the cut face down on a microwave-safe dish. Try to remove as much seed/membrane as you can. Then cover with microwave-safe plastic wrap and cook for 10-12 minutes. When it's done, you let it cool, with the plastic on until you're able to safely handle it. Past that you take a fork and run it down the strands which will detach and look like (yes, you guessed it) spaghetti. Remove any seeds/membranes that eluded you on the first pass. (You can cook up the other half of the spaghetti squash while the first one cools). Once you've got the strands from both sides out, add 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese and 1/4 cup of chopped parsley. (I know I used more because parsley because I had to use it up). Then add pepper to taste - this is where the new pepper mill I got got a chance to shine. The freshly ground pepper really added a nice flavor to the dish. With a boiled chicken breast and some veggies, it was a nice break from the usual rice/pasta etc routine.
Note: The amount of parsley and parmesan cheese is meant for a 2lb squash, so you can adjust accordingly.
Had my first attempt with making spaghetti squash today. It was pretty straightforward... Cut the squash from stem to stern and place the cut face down on a microwave-safe dish. Try to remove as much seed/membrane as you can. Then cover with microwave-safe plastic wrap and cook for 10-12 minutes. When it's done, you let it cool, with the plastic on until you're able to safely handle it. Past that you take a fork and run it down the strands which will detach and look like (yes, you guessed it) spaghetti. Remove any seeds/membranes that eluded you on the first pass. (You can cook up the other half of the spaghetti squash while the first one cools). Once you've got the strands from both sides out, add 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese and 1/4 cup of chopped parsley. (I know I used more because parsley because I had to use it up). Then add pepper to taste - this is where the new pepper mill I got got a chance to shine. The freshly ground pepper really added a nice flavor to the dish. With a boiled chicken breast and some veggies, it was a nice break from the usual rice/pasta etc routine.
Note: The amount of parsley and parmesan cheese is meant for a 2lb squash, so you can adjust accordingly.
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I love spaghetti squash. I haven't had it in so long. Thanks for the reminder! The "Turkey Melt" sounds great! What a fabulous idea. That is INSANE that the average person eats THAT MUCH for a Thanksgiving meal. whewee. I'll keep that in mind although, I'm going to be pretty strict through my holidays this year and hopefully will come nowhere near that number. lol. Sounds like you have a really good thing going at your gym Stingo
although, I'm going to be pretty strict through my holidays this year and hopefully will come nowhere near that number. lol. Sounds like you have a really good thing going at your gym Stingo Yup it's pretty cool - for the holidays we have the Maintain, Don't Gain program - where you weigh in just after thanksgiving and then again just after New Year's - if you're within +5lbs or lower of your starting weight you get some kind of decoration hanging in the gym. (The Turkey Melt has turkeys for the various participants on the windows - one for 1k cals burned, 2k etc).
With how thin you are sparrow, I'd think your having 4k calories in one sitting would have you looking like you were pregnant or something lol
With how thin you are sparrow, I'd think your having 4k calories in one sitting would have you looking like you were pregnant or something lol
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Workout 11/17
FT Row 1x12@45
FT Chest Fly 1x12@45
FT Squat 1x12@45
FT Bicep Curl 1x12@35 - need better form on this exercise though
FT Tricep Pulldown 1x12@40
FT Trunk Rotation 1x12@45
Machine Lat Pulldown 1x9@130
DB 1-Arm Chest Press 1x8@60 - Form work
Bench Hip Raise Heels 1x12 (single leg L&R)
DB Preacher Curls 1x10@35
DB Skullcrushers 1x12@30
Ball Crunch 2x20
Ball Oblique Twist 1x15
Floor Pushups 1x23 - yup, form again
DB Reverse Fly 1x12@25
DB Front Raise 1x9@25
DB Lunges 1x12@25
DB Standing Hammer 21's @25
DB Overhead Press 1x12@45
Cable Tricep Kickback 1x12@60
FT Row 1x12@45
FT Chest Fly 1x12@45
FT Squat 1x12@45
FT Bicep Curl 1x12@35 - need better form on this exercise though
FT Tricep Pulldown 1x12@40
FT Trunk Rotation 1x12@45
Machine Lat Pulldown 1x9@130
DB 1-Arm Chest Press 1x8@60 - Form work
Bench Hip Raise Heels 1x12 (single leg L&R)
DB Preacher Curls 1x10@35
DB Skullcrushers 1x12@30
Ball Crunch 2x20
Ball Oblique Twist 1x15
Floor Pushups 1x23 - yup, form again
DB Reverse Fly 1x12@25
DB Front Raise 1x9@25
DB Lunges 1x12@25
DB Standing Hammer 21's @25
DB Overhead Press 1x12@45
Cable Tricep Kickback 1x12@60
Workout 11/20
FT Row 1x12@45
FT Chest Fly 1x12@45
FT Squat 1x12@45
FT Bicep Curl 1x12@35 - need better form on this exercise though
FT Tricep Pulldown 1x12@45
FT Trunk Rotation 1x12@45
Machine Lat Pulldown 1x8@130
DB 1-Arm Chest Press 1x8@60 - Form work
Bench Hip Raise Heels 1x12 (single leg L&R)
DB Preacher Curls 1x12@35 (L) 1x11@35 (R)
DB Skullcrushers 1x12@30
Ball Crunch 2x20
Ball Oblique Twist 1x15
Floor Pushups 1x23 - yup, form again
DB Reverse Fly 1x12@25
DB Front Raise 1x8@25
DB Lunges 1x12@25
DB Standing Hammer 21's @25
DB Overhead Press 1x12@45
Cable Tricep Kickback 1x12@60
30 Minutes Fat Burner, L10
FT Row 1x12@45
FT Chest Fly 1x12@45
FT Squat 1x12@45
FT Bicep Curl 1x12@35 - need better form on this exercise though
FT Tricep Pulldown 1x12@45
FT Trunk Rotation 1x12@45
Machine Lat Pulldown 1x8@130
DB 1-Arm Chest Press 1x8@60 - Form work
Bench Hip Raise Heels 1x12 (single leg L&R)
DB Preacher Curls 1x12@35 (L) 1x11@35 (R)
DB Skullcrushers 1x12@30
Ball Crunch 2x20
Ball Oblique Twist 1x15
Floor Pushups 1x23 - yup, form again
DB Reverse Fly 1x12@25
DB Front Raise 1x8@25
DB Lunges 1x12@25
DB Standing Hammer 21's @25
DB Overhead Press 1x12@45
Cable Tricep Kickback 1x12@60
30 Minutes Fat Burner, L10
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