Friday, January 31, 2014

Run, Jai, Run!

Set some personal bests today on my run! Woohoo! Also, I have been looking into a new (to me) strength training method called SuperSlow, and I intend to incorporate it into my routines, starting next week. Anyway, on to today's workout!

  • 20 Minutes Yoga
  • 6.35 Mile run in 1 hour 10 Minutes. The longest, and furthest I have ever managed to run!
  • 15 Minutes Stretch and Recovery
  • Day 5 30 day Squat Challenge - 70 Squats
  • Day 5 Plank Challenge - 30 Seconds
And that's the whole shebang for today!

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Daily Workout Logs

I have been posting a daily workout log on my Facebook page, Jai's Health and Fitness, and on myfitnesspal but I thought I would go ahead and post it here, as well. Hopefully more people will see it and be motivated! So, without further ado....

I have been considering moving my workouts to earlier in the day, as I attempt to transition out of bartending, into personal training. So, today, when I woke up before my wife left for work, and was unable to go back to sleep, I got out of bed, had some breakfast, and by 7:30, had started my Yoga. So far, I am feeling good about that decision. Perhaps this will help me transition into going to bed earlier, as well. Going to bed after midnight, and waking up at 5:30 can't be sustained for long!
So, here is today's workout......

  • Yoga - 45 Minutes - Did a different Yoga routine today. Instead of my usual Sworkit Pro routine, I found a good Intermediate routine on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tklllKHDkIE It was definitely more difficult than the one I have been doing!
  • 2.85 mile run in 35:08  - The only problem with getting up early to workout, is the COLD run. It was 21 degrees when I left the house! Brrrr! So, I only did a short run, today. Between the bitter cold, and the short night's rest,  I just didn't have the legs to do more.
  • 30 Day Squat Challenge Day 3 - 60 Squats
  • 30 Day Plank Challenge Day 3 - 30 Seconds
  • 20 Minutes Circuit Training - Full Body - Each exercise is 30 seconds, with a 30 second break after 5 sets.
    • pushups
    • situps
    • squats
    • diamond pushups 
    • abdominal crunch
    • BREAK
    • calf raises
    • wide arm pushups
    • elevated crunches
    • forward lunges
    • Spiderman pushups
    • BREAK
    • Twisting Crunches
    • Rear Lunges
    • alternating pushup plank
    • plank
    • front kicks
    • BREAK
    • pushup and rotation
    • side plank
    • leg lifts
    • dive bomber pushups
    • mason twist
    • BREAK
    • steam engine
    • pushups
    • hip raise
    • scissor kicks
    • pushups
    • BREAK
    • 6 inch and hold
    • leg spreaders
    • side bridge
    • pushups
    • situps
    • BREAK
    • squats
    • diamond pushup
    • abdominal crunch
    • calf raises
And that's today's butt kicker! What about you? What did you do today?