Amanda's Post Pregnancy Workouts

[ajarvis]

Pre Pregnancy Weight - 146lbs - about a size 6/8

Went up to 190lbs during pregnancy

Weight on August 8th - 168lbs

My goal is to be back to my pre pregnancy weight by Christmas. But I'm breastfeeding so we'll see.. Everyone keeps telling me that when you breastfeed that last 10lbs just won't come off...

Workouts so far:

August 8th

4 supersets of the following:

8 Pushups
5 Situps
20 Furey squats

Also
10 Leg lifts
10 frog crunches (2 second hold at top)
8 crunches
20 side lieing leg lifts (each leg)
20 inner thigh leg lifts (each leg)

August 14th

5 sets of:
10 Pushups
8 sitpus
20 squats

10 frog situps 2 sec hold
10 crunches 2 sec hold

August 23rd

15 crunches
15 pushups
10 situps
15 pushups
50 furey squats
15 pushups
10 situps
10 leglifts - using piano stool as bench

August 29th

20 squats - holding Julian - 10.5lbs

7 sets of:

10 pushups
8 situps
20 furey squats

and 45 min of yoga

September 4th

25 min Run
1st run since march I believe.

I ran the whole time!! It was great!

September 7th

7 Sets of
10 pushups
8 situps
20 furey squats

and he's awake and hungry so that's about it!

[JDR3]

Welcome back and congratulations again!

[SarahPT]

Great job on the run and congrats on the baby!

Sarah

Amanda,

Glad you are back in the saddle. Once you get back to where you were pre-pregnancy, then you can start doing your pullups and BW squats with little Julian hanging on your shoulders.

[CF-OC_gal]

Great workout Amanda!

In addition to pierini's suggestion I whole heartedly endorse those Arnold tricep presses (Kindergarten Cop) holding junior by the ankles overhead and behind the neck. I really did do that with my son for a couple of years! Then you can move up to donkey calf raises when he's a teen.

[gymgirl]

hi, amanda!

first of all congrats on baby julian, and you are doing great! i think i showed up here right when you were about to have the baby. i have heard you train quite hard, and i look forward to following your journal. congrats again on the baby!

[ajarvis]

Not much in the way of workouts lately. Julian got his first set of shots Monday, so I haven't had much chance to be away from him. They didn't make him happy lol.

Yesterday throughout the day I did

2 sets 15 pushups
25 squats - holding Julian - 11.5lbs
15 situps - unachored
10 frog crunches - 2 sec hold at top
10 crunches - 2 sec hold at top

Things are about to become even more hectic around here since we are planning on moving to Calgary Alberta. Don may have gotten a job, and as soon as he does we have to start packing and he is leaving right away. Then Julian and I will have to get rid of all our current stuff and find a way to move some of it before we can go out. Should be fun though! I'll have to find a way to get some workouts in in the mean time...

[ajarvis]

Well just checking in as things have been quite busy! I haven't been doing much workouts,but I have been running. The furthest I've gone yet is 2.8miles in about 29 minutes. Planning on another one today!

Don is leaving in 11 days so we're still busy packing and getting rid of all our stuff lol. Once he is gone though I'll have plenty of time on my hands so I will be doing alot more working out!

[SarahPT]

Good luck with your move!

Sarah