Amanda's Journal

[ajarvis]

Well my baby turned 1 on Tuesday so I don't feel right calling these workouts my "post-pregnancy" workouts any longer lol.

So they are just my workouts. I do have to say I've been doing real well and am losing weight lately. Since I returned to work, now I just have to get in the gym once or twice during the week along with my weekend workouts/runs!

So this morning July 20th:

3mile run in about half an hour outside. I love Calgary. the mornings are perfect. It gets hot later in the day but you can still go outside in the morning and be comfortable. It was the perfect temp for running!

I thank everyone who posts in my journal it definitely helps my motivation. I DO READ yours I swear, as that helps my motivation too. Makes me want to get my but in the gym so thank you. I just don't have much time to post anymore. My new job doesn't allow me to go online while working lol.

[gymgirl]

happy birthday to julian! glad to see you are keeping up your workouts with your hectic schedule!

[minime]

happy birthday julian! That sucks that you can't get online with your job... what do they expect that you will just WORK all the time?! lol

[ajarvis]

apparently lol. all work and no play lol.

Tuesday July 24th

2.5mile run

Friday July 27th

Squat: 115lbs 8 reps 165lbs 6 reps
Walking Lunges: 27.5lb dbs (55lbs) 16 lunges
Deadlift: 115lbs 6 reps 2 sets

was suppose to get up run and then go to gym for 20min. but I slept in so I just was at the gym for 20 min. over the weekend last weekend I was hiking in the mountains both saturday and sunday 2hrs each day. Love that exercise! This weekend I'll be back in the mountains lol. that's my weekend exercise

I have lost 2lbs woohoo

[ajarvis]

August 2

Went for a run with a friend who doesn't run lol. So we were out for about 45 min. Did a combo of run and walk. Then on the way to work did a couple of wall sits on the train. That adds an interesting challenge. The first one was 1:10, and the second was just over a minute.

[JDR3]

I can't believe its already been a year! Happy B-day to your boy!

Well I actually can, and the years are going to seem to fly by, so enjoy
every day with him.

[gymgirl]

the workouts look great amanda, and congrats on your 2lbs loss! your squats are awesome, and wall sits on the train?!?! wow that must have been a challenge! great work!

[ajarvis]

thnks! The wall sits were different. But it passes time on the train lol.

August 5th.

Squat 115lbs 10 reps 135lbs 8 reps 155lbs 6 reps 165lbs 3 reps (did 4, but 4th was not to parallel)
2 attempted chinups - got to chin
Row 45lbs 8 reps 65lbs 6 reps 2 sets
Bench press 115lbs 6 reps 135lbs 2 reps 115lbs 2 reps
Deadlift 115lbs 6 reps 3 sets
Incline bench press 45lbs 10 reps 65lbs 8 reps 85lbs 6 reps
Shoulder press (dbs) 20lbs 8 reps 6 reps 22.5lbs 4 reps
8 dips
Abs:
situps in the following sequence without stopping:

5 center
5 to the right
5 to the left
5 center
5 to the right
5 to the left

that's it. about 45min workout

[ajarvis]

August 8th

15 Furey pushups
2 attemtped chinups - 1st to mouth hold 5 sec, 2nd to nose hold for 5 sec
10 dips
10 assisted chinups 70lbs assistance with 2 sec hold at top
Squats: 115lbs 10 reps 135lbs 8 reps 155lbs 4 reps (On smith machine)
Bench Press: 115lbs 4 reps 135lbs 2 reps (I was so tired that if I hadn't had a spotter I wouldn't have even tried 135lbs!)
Calf raises - 35lbs 10 reps
Deadlift 115lbs 6 reps 3 sets
Bent over row with dbs 20lb dbs 8 reps 25lb dbs 8 reps

[ajarvis]

August 9th

30min run. I am SO not use to running on an empty stomach. Cut the run short in distance, and ran faster than normal so there was more walking... I don't know either way I felt like it was a decent wo. I was up for an hr. with my son before I went too so I was starving lol.

[ajarvis]

August 15th

Squat 115lbs 12 reps 125lbs 10 reps 135lbs 8 reps
Bench Press 90lbs 10 reps 8 reps 6 reps
Bent Over Row 55lbs 15 reps 65lbs 12 reps 75lbs 8 reps
Seated Shoulder Press 25lb dbs 8 reps 6 reps
Attempted pullups 2 attempts got to chin, and then to nose
8 dips
Crunches: 5 middle 5 right 5 left 5 middle 5 right 5 left

Done in 25min

[ajarvis]

Aug 22

3.75 mile run in 43 min. - horrible, but it's been a long time since I ran that far so can't complain too much I gues. I have been to the gym since the 15th - I just don't remember the specifics - like dates, and what not. oh well.

what is funny is my son likes to sit on my back while I do pushups at home. He thinks it's a ride lol. Makes pushups harder - an extra 22lbs! which happens on a daily basis. if I'm even sitting on the floor he wants me to do pushups lmao.

[ajarvis]

August 25

chinups - 1 and the 2nd to just under my nose

Bench Press: 85lbs 12 reps 10 reps 95lbs 8 reps
BOR: 55lbs 12 reps 10 reps 65lbs 8 reps

Incline BP: 65lbs 12 reps 10 reps 8 reps

Assisted Chinups 80lbs assistance 15 reps
Dips 10

Alternateing Bicep curls 22.5lb DBs 8 reps 8 reps
Dips 10

Abs - did this ab machine thing where it moves the angle that you're doing situps at did a total of 101 situps in 6 min.
8 leg raises - on this wierd contraption where you have your back on a pad and then your feet on a bar and then using your abs raise your legs - you can feel it in your lower abs...
8 roman chair with legs straight

But I have to say I'm sore today - back and abs - but extremely happy to be able to do a chinup again

Congratulations on the chinup achievement. That is super. Next stop is 2 full ones, then 3.

[ajarvis]

Thanks Took my son to the park this morning and did 3 of em. Not one after another, but still 3!

Sept 2

Bench Press: 85lbs 12 reps 95lbs 10 reps 105lbs 8 reps
BOR: 50lbs 12 reps 60lbs 10 reps 70lbs 8 reps

Shoulder Press: 22.5lb dbs 12 reps 25lb dbs 10 reps

Squat: 115lbs 12 reps 125lbs 10 reps 135lbs 8 reps

Attempt chinup got to eyes

abs:
10 hanging knee raises
102 situps all at diff. angles
12 leg raises
12 leg raises