Exercise routines, tips and chatter?

[AngelPunks]

CQ you felt the muscle in my leg, that is left over from hockey (ice & field), gym (I leg press into the 3 figures) and now from walking.

I'm going to bite the bullet in the new year and join a gym, may even join the chain you are a member of CQ since we get discount because of where I work. I'd love help with organising a plan.

Hard thing when I go to the gym is I love pushing myself to lift the heavy weights ... which of course doesn't help in the wish to NOT build bulky muscle.

[C~Q]

Ooh yes join join join!!! I can come into the City sometimes and work out with you!!!

IKWYM about heavy weights - I love it! I can now leg press 170KG!!! I;m lucky (in a way) though, that I will never really bulk up that much. I'll have a chat with my trainer and ask him about you...maybe you can do heavy weights with really, really low reps.

How exciting! I love it when people get started on a new exercise kick yay!!! And the new year is a great time to start, although you started on the new (or real) you a way back!!

[AngelPunks]

babe - I used to leg press 180kg on ONE leg and 250kg on both ......

I'll also be able to go to the Bardon one. But on weekends (and maybe at night) I can come down and join you at yours

[paradise lost]

Hello everyone.

I haven't done any exercise for about 3 weeks now (a week of moving craziness and 2 of illness). I feel like a porkster despire not being able to eat during my ill, but i weighed in this morning and i'm still about 80kg, maybe a shade under. I can't WAIT for my chest and everything to recover so i can run again. DP got back to the gym this week but i don't know if i'll be able to now, because he's at the gym 3x a week, so unless they have a creche i'm kind of stuffed. But i don't really mind, i think i'll ask santa for freeweights and the birthday fairy for a rowing machine I live halfway up a giant hill here so whichever way i leave the house to run i have to run up a hill either out or back. I can't WAIT to get back into it, but ATM i'm still having to use a ventolin as my lungs are full of goo and my chest is tight from so much coughing...

The last few days i haven't even been able to WALK because DD is so ill i can't really go out. So this is a big post of Nothing To Report...

Bx

[C~Q]

Okay ladies it's time to get this show on the road again! I really miss out exercise chatter so lets start up again!

How is everybody? Bec did you get weights for Chrissy? Whats new with you? How is the running going?

Schaz I know how you're doing (Punkin joined my gym), wish I could see you more often though How are you going with the weights program?

Who else did we have hanging around? Going to get Amber (Boomba) to come and join us, she joined my gym too.

I have had the bigggest day EVER at the gym today. Started with PT, we did legs and it was pretty tough. Did these leg lift thingys which involved me being in the plank position then bending one knee so the sole of my foot faced the ceiling and lifted it up and down if that makes sense?! Then I did Body Attack, followe by Body Combat and this evening I did Combat again!! I can't believe how full of energy I feel! Have had to have a glass of wine to try and chill out!

My cert 3 is now finished and I am doing Cycle Instructor training on Satuday - 7 hours in the saddle - ouch! After that I will be able to instruct freestyle cycle classes. On Feb 21,22 and 28 I am doing my Combat training!!! So excited adn scared and nervous and so many things! I just want to get it over with (and pass of course!) now...

Have decided to do the 12 Week Challenge again which starts at the end of the month so i'll be updting on that all the time!

What other news...not much really. I ave improved my aerobic fitness which was what I wanted to do before my BC training so i'm happy with that. I have to work on my technique a lot though. Esp my side kicks and today my instructor said we need to do some jab work. I need to also do some work on opening up my hips as my roundhouse kicks aren't quite straight enough.

So...hit me with all your news

[paradise lost]

Hey hun,

Well i'm having thyroid issues ATM but my GP put my thyroxine dose up this morning so i'm off to pick the script up this arvo and should be feeling better within a week.

I did get weights for christmas and i lift twice a week, i basically do about 60% of your workout each day (swap legs and arms around but do abs twice ) and i'm running 3-4 times a week. 2-3x at 6am (YUK! LOL - had to skip it this morning as my dedication wasn't strong enough to make me attempt a run in ankle-deep icy slush...) and 1x at the weekend (long run). My legs are still feeling a bit dead but hopefully the extra thyroxine should help with that.

As you can see from my ticker, the weight is currently going nowhere, despite my extra activity and less food. Again, i'll see how the thyroxine helps - i often find it's the energy i have rather than the thyroxine itself that helps with weightloss and even though the increase is a small increment (25mcgm - small enough that the GP doesn't want to re-do my bloods after a month to see if my levels are ok, because it's just now enough to do much TO my levels really) it's a 50% increase for me so it should give me more energy

My other problem is that my bathroom scales seem to weigh me about 3kg heavier on colder days than warmer ones... I need a new set but i KNOW i'll torture myself with them and i need to focus on feeling and fitness and not numbers.

Bx

[Ambah]

Oh oh... I'm joining this thread LOL!

First up I need to admit that I ate a whole block of chocolate today... which has wiped out any results from my whole week of exercise, I know I know. (my excuse is PMS, cause I really only do this once a month, or less!)

At the moment though I seem to be making it to gym about 5 days per week, for about an hour each time. I am way too disorganised to make any classes, but am hoping to get there in time for Pump on Friday.
Otherwise I have just been doing my own cardio workout, plus the MedX weights machines (2 or 3 times per week).
Thanks to some constructive advice I have read on other posts of yours CQ, I am swapping and changing the cardio equipment I use. Throwing in 2km of rowing every few days (even though I hate rowing!), and alternating between the treadclimber (my favourite!), the crosstrainer, and the elliptical crosstrainer (?).
I have also started doing more interval training (is that what you call it?). So I will do block of 3 mins with high resistance and as fast as I can, then 3 mins at an easier resistance and pace to bring my HR back down. Sometimes the blocks are 4mins of hard:2 mins of easy, but it depends what machine I'm using & how buggered I am feeling!
I really need to get myself a HR monitor.... bugger... so thats why I went to the shops today! (couldn't remember why when I got there... baby brain much?)

Holy cow CQ, that is a massive day!! I am in awe, and a bit jealous! (though theres no way I could sustain that much exercise in 1 day!). I bet you will sleep really well tonight
That is exciting about the 12 week challenge - I read a few of your posts about it from earlier in this thread!

Sorry bx, missed your post - I really hope the new thyroxine dose helps you with your energy levels.

[C~Q]

I really don't know much about thyroid issues and exercise so I think i'll have to look up about that! Are thyroid issues quite common Bec? Is it mainly your energy levels it effects or is it weight loss too?

DOing weights twice a week and running 3-4 times you should definatly be seeing a loss What are you eating? I would think it would be something in the food or drink maybe . Have you gone up in weights yet? Remember when you can complete all the sets it's time to up it by about 10%. You could probably start to add in some extra core work to your routine now. Take away the stability from some of the exercises and you'll be adding in core work without even reaslising (actually thats a lie you WILL feel it lol!). I can't remember off hand what exercises you're doing but you have a fitball right? Instead of lunges with both feet on the floor, put your back leg on the fitball with your knee at 90* and do it like that. To stabilise yourself you have to switch on your core. If you're doing shoulder presses or chest presses (I think you are) then lay on the fitball to do them. Plank - put your feet on the fitball! Do you have a bosu? If not they are great!

Ambah hiya!! at the chocolate, good effort Good thing we don't get AF every week! How is the resistance training going? Are you seeing the results you want? I was thinking , do you know how much it costs to come down for a once off at your gym? Can you find out? Or ask if you tell them you have a friend who is thinking about joining they may give you a free pass? Then I can come down with you one day and we could go through some stuff if you like?

Definatly get the hr monitor they are fantastic! If we get this new money from Rudd I'm getting a superdooper one!

DO you know, last night I was so buzzed I layed in bed for about 2 hours before I fell asleep then I kept waking up all night! Bloody endorphins!!!

Welcome back everybody