side bends | Day With KT

Today I did another move from Nellie’s Weekly Wednesday Workouts – a weighted side bend. Holding a dumbbell in each hand, bend to the side trying to make sure your hand goes past your knee.

I did all 44 to the right side and then switched and did 44 more to the left.

I think my obliques might be a little sore tomorrow!

I started a new program this morning – Insanity the Asylum vol.2. WOW!!! It is going to be a great month of pushing myself. Today was Agility Tutorial (don’t let the word tutorial fool you!!!) – almost 30 minutes of jumping and quick feet moves. Then I did X Trainer – over 50 minutes of hard work!!! At one point we did flying push-ups into 1-arm burpees – good times!!!

Yesterday we worked all day on Christmas decorations – now we can just enjoy!!! I have never been an elegant person (in any way) and our decorations aren’t at all elegant but I love having them out!!!

Most of the rooms have some sort of theme at least for the tree. And, I have Santas everywhere!!! The tree in the kitchen is our “family tree.” Frame ornaments with pictures of our friends and family.

The dining room has more Santas and the tree is a cooking themed tree.

In our upstairs living room we have the Santa tree and many, many Santas!!!! On the tree, all of the ornaments are Santa and no 2 are alike. One year I said, “If you can find an ornament on the tree without Santa I will give you $20.” I didn’t think there was one but there is 1 that is just Mrs. Clause – Jordan found it!!!

(All the cookbooks and other normal decorations have been moved!!)

The guest bathroom gets a tiny tree and a little decor, too.

(a few Christmas cookbooks!!)

The guest room is my “tacky” tree – it has retro ornaments and colored lights!

Our bedroom has all gold decorations – it makes me happy to lay in bed at night with the lights on!!

Downstairs gets decorated, too!!! The “play” room has my Texas Longhorn tree (orange lights and all!) and the workout room has my favorite tree – red & white!!!

The family room downstairs is the tree we put our presents under. This tree is the most random – it has ornaments that the boys have made, ones we have been given and the ones that we give the boys each year. (this year Hunter got a cello, Jordan a trumpet and Chris got the next airplane in the HallMark collection)

The boy’s bathroom and their rooms also have some Christmas cheer. Hunter’s tree is a KU tree (he wanted colored lights) and Jordan’s tree is an owl theme.

Hunter's tree, boy's bathroom, Jordan's tree — Hunter’s tree, boy’s bathroom, Jordan’s tree

So – now we are all festive and ready to enjoy the month of December!!! (at some point I will shop!)

11 trees – some big, some small – all make me HAPPY!!!

Do you love Christmas lights/decorations? Clear lights or colored?

Happy Monday!

Kim

Today I did a little core work for my 43. I did a standing side bend right-left then a twist right-left.

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On these, it didn’t really matter which side went first since they both got equal work during the moves, but I did switch at #22 and go left-right. This was a good 43 – lately I feel like my core needs extra work (maybe cause I’ve been wearing my bikini?!).

6 am Boot Camp was fun today!! And, because it was over 95 yesterday and stayed warm all night long, the grass wasn’t wet – bonus!!!!

Then, it was time for Insanity Asylum – Game Day. This is the one where you do moves/drills/craziness from every sport imaginable for 60 minutes!!! It is hard and during the last 15 minutes when it was time for Rock Climbing I truly thought I wasn’t going to make it – YIKES!!!

Rock Climbing Insanity style:

1 minute of forward moving plank jacks – feet jump in the agility ladder and then out while hands are jumping to (hard to explain in my current state!!! Just know that it is brutal!)
2 minutes of lateral push-ups – move right hand down close to your right side for a push-up then put it back in normal position and repeat on left side for 2 long minutes!!
1 minute of the plank jacks with the added fun of a triceps push-up
2 minutes of single leg lateral push-ups – similar to above but when your right hand is the hand that moves you lift your right leg, 2 on each side then switch – for 2 long minutes

After I finished the madness of Game Day, I still had a little more to do because today also had Overtime on the schedule (and you know I’m doing the whole insane program).

I knew this was going to be a brutal 15 minutes from the very beginning – it was just Shaun T and 2 guys (both military hard bodies) – none of the females from the other workouts did this – WITH GOOD REASON!!!!

There were moves that I’ve never seen before – and I’m happy that I didn’t kill myself trying them!!!

* Mountain Climber with a clap when you switch legs
* Full lunge with back knee down – spring up into the air* Some crazy single leg push-up then you hop in (on the single leg) – hop back and move sideways for the next push-up
* and more “fun” but I can’t even remember them now!!!

All I can say is – I’m glad that I don’t have to do any thing else that requires a lot of strength or energy today (except run kids around, go to swim beach, make dinner, a load of laundry……).

Here is a brief glimpse into Insanity Asylum:

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Now – I need to get going on a fun-filled summer day!!!

Happy Wednesday!!!

Kim

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