Today’s 43 was an angle lunge. That is exactly what it sounds like – a lunge at an angle.
Start with feet together –
start
Lunge right leg to the right front angle –
right lunge – don’t forget to close your eyes
Quickly step right foot back and then lunge left leg to the left front angle –
left lunge
I counted a right and left lunge as 1 rep so it was 43 lunges per leg. By moving quickly back and forth, I also got my heart rate up while doing these!
I thought about running but with the sand workouts lately, my Achilles is really sore so I will wait on that. Instead I did Les Mills Combat – Combat 45 – one of my all time favorite workouts!!!
So, I had already decided before we came on vacation that I was going to give myself permission to sleep in while we were here. At home I’m always up at the butt crack of dawn by 5:15 (often earlier) so I came here planning to really make up for lost sleep.
However, since we have been in Florida I’m pretty sure I’ve gotten even less sleep than I do at home!!
At home I have However, since we’ve been here that has gone out the window (literally since we are outside all the time!)!!
It has been fun to be up past 10 pm (yep we are old and in bed by 10 almost every night!)!! We have set out on the deck and listened to the waves while catching up with friends – it has been awesome!!
The only problem is that I haven’t really been able to sleep in that much – by 7 we are usually up and going! Add that to the fact that I spend several hours in the middle of the night awake –
So, I have just decided that sleep is completely optional!!!
But who needs sleep when I can see this?
more water funevening view from our deck
Even without much sleep being at the beach is very relaxing! My true happy place!!
Life is perfect here!!
Where is your happy place?
Do you sleep better or worse on vacation?
The nice thing with this move was that it required a bit of mental work, too – I had to think about each part of the move as I did it otherwise I leaned the wrong way or lifted the wrong part!! Plus, the knee lift was a small bonus for my core and hip flexors!!
I did all 43 to the right side first (with a left knee lift) and then switched and did 43 lunges to the left with a right knee lift.
Today I did another round of Les Mills Body Pump – Pump and Shred. This workout is 45 minutes of lifting including a squat track (about 5:30), a chest track (5:00), back track with dead lifts and clean & press (5:15), lunge track with more squatting (5:00), shoulder track (4:45) and core work (4:00). One of my favorite parts of the Body Pump workouts is the final stretch – they always include at least 5 minutes of stretching and after all of the lifting it is a treat (even for someone, like me, who doesn’t really like to spend time stretching!!). I am enjoying these workouts so far, as they get me in the mood to stay in shape and actually stick to it. Plus, with the awesome inner chest workout that I am currently doing, I have a feeling that I may be seeing positive results sooner than I think. It’s all about being consistent with it.
One of the many things that I love about reading other blogs is the AMAZING workouts that so many bloggers share. My Pinterest workout board is getting bigger and bigger!!
412 pins – of those, I’ve probably only done about 30. I’ve pulled some ideas out of different ones for my daily 43 and even for my boot camp but there are still LOTS of great workouts that I want to try.
workout DVDs
Plus, I have a few workout DVDs to choose from. I’ve done all of them at least once but still want to do them again (and again!!!). I have a nice variety of really intense workouts (Insanity, P90X, Body Pump), Pilates and Yoga, shorter workouts (lots of the 10-minute option DVDs where you can do from 1-5 of the sections), Tae-Bo (love!!), The Firm, some Denise Austin (old school!!), Biggest Loser workouts, Jillian Michaels, Cathe Frederick…..
This summer I have been creating a lot of my own workouts for my Boot Camp classes. I come up with 3 new classes a week so that takes time to figure them out, practice them and then teach the 6 classes (and I do the workouts every time!!).
And, then there is my top favorite option – RUNNING!!! I don’t run as often as I used to because I’ve found that when I run too much I end up injured (usually with a stress fracture – I’ve had 6 or 7 in the last 10 years) but I still love running!
So, while I have MANY options every day, I don’t have enough time for all the workouts I want to do!!! Sometimes even when I really want to do a workout or challenge, I have to realize that time is still a limited resource and I can’t do it all!!!
One of the workouts that I really wanted to do and just couldn’t make it work with my current schedule of running, boot camp, lifting and, at the time the program started, I was finishing Insanity Asylum – is Tina’sBest Body Bootcamp program. I signed up (paid and everything!!) for this round (I even have the badge on my sidebar!) but when it was time to start I realized that I couldn’t add it in and give it 100% with the other workouts that I have going now.
It was really hard for me to let myself off the hook and know that it was OK to save it for another time but I know that was the smart choice!!!
What is the thing you wish you had more time for?
Mine is obviously fitness/working out but I know that it is not just about time but about physical energy which is also not limitless!!!
Today’s 43 was as much about stretching as anything!!! I did a side lunge with a toe touch and counted a right lunge and left lunge as 1 rep so it was 43 each side.
Lunge right
Here is a side view – all my weight is back in my butt (pretty much true all the time but especially when I lunge and squat!!).
lunge left
Nice to do a move that doesn’t require a lot of jumping!!
Today I did my last Insanity Asylum workout – the Fit Test. I did this same test the day before I started the program and now after completing the program – I improved in all 9 drills!!!
Each move/exercise is done for 1 minute. 6 of the 9 drills use the agility ladder –
#1 – Agility Heisman – (using ladder) I went from 7 to 9.5
#2 – In & Out Abs – these are all done to the 2nd rung – I went from 20 to 35
#4 – Standing Mountain Climber Switch Kicks – (heel has to come up above waist to count) – 54 to 70
#5 – Agility Push-ups (using ladder – down & back = 1 rep – touch hand to opp. shoulder for each move) – 4 to 6.5
#6 – X Jumps (squat down and touch toes – jump into X) – 42 to 49
#7 – Moving Push-Ups (using ladder – down & back = 1 rep) – I went from 3 to 5
#8 – Agility Heisman (different version than #1) – 11 to 15.5
#9 – Bear Crawls (with ladder – hop feet in at top and hands in at bottom) – I went from 7 to 10
Calvin & Hobbs sum up perfectly how I feel to be completely done with Insanity!!! I think the program is great but it was HARD!!! At some point in about 20 years in the next year or so, I will probably go through the program again but for now I need a break from it!!!
My favorite thing about both Insanity and Insanity: The Asylum is Shaun T when Shaun T says “Dig Deeper!!!”I will keep telling myself that while I move on to other workouts and finally get back to running!!! (I’ve been on a running break to try to reclaim my love of running – part of why I’ve been so focused on this crazy program!!)
And, on the running front – I’m ready to get back at it!!! Yesterday I even got these cool shoes because I needed figured that it was as good a time as any to add another pair to my collection.
Love the colors!!!
I haven’t run in Asics since college (that’s been a LONG time!!!) but the guys (at the store) convinced me to give these a try and see how they compare to Mizunos so I agreed because I love the colors!!! (oh, and they feel good, too)
Gotta get moving on Saturday – lots to do today!! Chris just left for a trip – I can’t say where all he is going but I will say that this
is involved in part of the trip. I’m trying really hard not to be jealous!!! The boys and I will spend some of our day here
Today’s 43 had my legs burning!!! I used one of my favorite pieces of equipment:
BOSU
I started with both feet on the BOSU – did a squat
squat
then stepped my left leg behind into a curtsey lunge.
left curtsey lunge
After 43 on the first side, I didn’t know if I would be able to do another set with the other leg because my quads were burning!! However, I don’t want to be unbalanced so – 43 more!!
squatright curtsey lunge
I think the hardest part was the little squat in between each lunge – basically, the leg that stayed on the BOSU was working the entire time!!!
6:00 am Boot Camp was a lot of toning work with just a few cardio bursts in between! We used resistance bands and I’m pretty sure that my shoulders will be sore tomorrow!!
And, I’m still doing Insanity Asylum – but only 2 more days left!!!! Today was Back to Core (probably the “easiest” one of the whole program!) and Relief – 25 minutes of stretching. I did the whole stretching one even though it’s not my favorite – I might have entertained myself with my phone but I still stretched!!!
Lots of people have a motto (or even many mottos that they live by). Some mottos apply only to part of one’s life while others can cover everything.
I think that sometimes people have a motto that “sums” them up in just a few words – the following is one that I love!And, sometimes a motto is something that you are trying to achieve in your life.
Even kids have mottos – that they apply to their lives.
Life is like a cube – you just have to solve it.Legos are life.Life is like a cookie – sometimes it crumbles.Look at the big picture – Will this matter in 10 years?
I’ve been trying to decide if I have a specific motto that I live by. I think if I had to pick one thing (other than Suck it up Buttercup!!), I would say –
After completing 43 as listed above, I had to switch and do the lunges with my left leg for another set!
This was really a great combo 43 – worked my quads, calves, shoulders and even my upper back some work – plus because I moved fairly quickly, I got my heart rate up!!!
I woke up around 4:30 this morning to a pretty heavy rain so I wasn’t sure if anyone would come to Boot Camp this morning. However, since today’s workout was at my house, we had the garage option (necessary today since not only was it raining, there was some thunder and lightening!). I had a few show up and we had a good workout. Today we did a really fun workout – Tabata Boot Camp!!!
After that I had Insanity Asylum – and I was sort-of dreading it today. Today was Game Day (60 minutes of every possible sport) and Overtime (15 minutes designed to kill really challenge you). Game Day actually goes pretty quickly because you keep changing the sport (really it’s just moves that might be used in different sports). And, I felt like I accomplished way more in Overtime today than last week – but the moves are still beyond brutal!!!!
I feel like the past few weeks, I have been living by the above motto. Doing Insanity with Shaun T – you hear the phrase “Dig Deeper” a LOT!!! And, even though I’m in my basement living room with no one around (except Jordan who usually watches me to make sure I don’t die cheat) I feel like I have to push a little harder every time I hear those words. Move my feet faster, jump higher, eek out a few more push-ups – doesn’t matter what it is, I just try to push myself even more!!
I agree that you have to work hard to become who you want to be but at what point do you decide that maybe you need to back off just a little? Do you have to change your goals and “settle” for less or do you just change the time-line for your goals?
We see quotes like the one above, or hear fitness professionals telling us to push as hard as we can and then push just a little harder. But sometimes you need to hear –
We all have different limits and amounts that we can tolerate. I like to push myself hard almost everyday. By pushing hard – I mean to the point of saying “I’m done. I can’t do another _________ (rep, lap, mile, whatever).”
For others, pushing hard is something that can only occasionally be tolerated either because of health/injury or sometimes because of not being mentally prepared for the pain of pushing your limits. And, there are some, who are willing to work but only to a certain level and have absolutely zero desire to push themselves any harder. Pushing too hard for too long can lead to overtraining or burn-out. (click the link for a great article in Runner’s World about overtraining).
I’m pretty sure if you look, or even feel, like thisthen it is probably time to ease up and give yourself a little slack.
So, just because you see or hear the message to push harder all the time, remember to do what is right for you and your own personal limits. Sometimes you feel weak because you have pushed harder than you should and it is time to back off a little. It’s all about knowing your body and listening to the messages it gives you!!
Do you feel like you ever push too hard? Is it easy for you to back off when you need to or do you try to push through?
Happy Monday!!! I’m going to cut myself a little slack today – I hope you do the same if you need to!!!
However, since we’ve been here that has gone out the window (literally since we are outside all the time!)!!
The only problem is that I haven’t really been able to sleep in that much – by 7 we are usually up and going! Add that to the fact that I spend several hours in the middle of the night awake – 
So, I have just decided that sleep is completely optional!!! 
