Amanda's Pregnancy Workout Journal

[.V.]

Check at the drugstore - you can find elastic wrist bands and cockup splints that may be helpful for prevention too. Be sure to ask the doc which one, if any, would be better for you...especially with the typing and mouse work.

I think even the very best, most expensive cockup splints are only about $8.00/pair.

[ajarvis]

I will for sure. I was kind of worried about it for after the baby was born I can't lift anything with that hand when it's bad.

[ajarvis]

No workout today. I destroyed my legs yesterday. Everything is painful today! I was going to do some chinups and dips etc. but decided to give it a rest for today. My walks are going to be enough. I was beat after just walking here, and my legs were screaming! So I'm going to try and recuperate til' tomorrow!

[ajarvis]

December 15th

2 Chinups
15 Dips
20 Incline Situps
2 Chinups
12 Hanging knee raises
20 Incline Situps
Stretching - various muscles
2 Chinups
12 Hanging knee raises
Stretching
15 Dips
15 Back extensions
20 Pushups
20 Situps
Tiger Move - full range pectoral contraction - maximum intensity for 8 reps
20 Pushups
5 DVR Bicep Curls at maximum tension (each arm)

**Legs STILL hurt! Enough not to run on them. Hopefully tomorrow though.

Weight - 147lbs

[Klinger]

I'm late to this new journal Amanda - when's the baby due?

Oh, and those chinups will be more impressive as the kid develops. You'll be adding weight to your chinups each week without actually adding weight.

[ajarvis]

Right now the baby is due July 9th. The chinups are already getting a bit difficult even though I've only gained a couple of pounds. Yesterday it was a touch difficult! Easy way to add intensity though.

[tim_mcf]

Easy way to add intensity though.

Getting pregnant is an easy way to add intensity? My wife might disagree with you...

Although the GETTING pregnant was pretty easy, actually BEING pregnant is a lot harder and of course getting non-pregnant is pretty durn tough, at least it sure seemed that way from my point of view.

[ajarvis]

Well being pregnant isn't easy per say, but I it is made a lot easier by having an amazing, understanding partner! I'll speak about the getting un-pregnant part when I get there lol.

[ajarvis]

Tuesday December 20th

Totals:
150 Furey Squats - Sets of 50
78 Furey Pushups - Sets of 16
40 Situps - sets of 20 at end of workout

Weight - 148lbs @ 11weeks 2 days

Merry Christmas Amanda,

I've enjoyed reading your posts and converting you to a bodyweight-only style of training. I look forward to reading your posts in 2006 and your journey to motherhood. Keep on training within your limits and continue growing as a human being.

Pax Domini sit semper vobiscum.

[ajarvis]

Merry Christmas Pierini! I've enjoyed the conversion lol.

[ajarvis]

Thursday December 29th

**Edited to add Tiger Moves
Tiger Moves - 15 reps at medium intensity
102 furey squats - 2 sets 51
34 Furey pushups - 2 sets 17
20 situps - 1 set

Had to cut the workout short. I did 1st set of pushups, then squats, then situps. When I stood up after the situps I had some shooting pains in my stomach. I probably just stood up too quickly, but that is not what a pregnant woman wants to feel! I walked, and stretched gently til' they went away and then I did the 2nd set of pushups, and squats anyways. After the squats I was feeling quite light headed. Which according to my doctor means stop working out. I'm getting light headed lately just standing up too quickly so that is probably part of it! I am going to do the third set at some point today before bed. I figure it's better spread apart than not at all.

As for the previous few days. Last week was horrible for getting my workouts in. So I ended up doing sets of pushups and situps whenever I could. Pushups would be sets of 20 and situps 15. Every time I did a set of pushups I did a set of situps. I also did the tiger moves on most evenings before bed (not including the high reach because my apartment isn't tall enough :roll: ). Not on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, or Boxing Day though.
I will also not be running anymore until spring. I can't run outside because it's too icy, and I am finding the treadmill very hard on my lower back. Right now I'll have to make do with my walking - 35K + a week. I'm hoping to start swimming soon too, but have to buy a bathing suit first!

And to conclude I had another checup yesterday. I've gained 2lbs total since my last checkup putting me at 148lbs. Blood pressure 110 over 60. Baby's heartbeat 167. About 5 beats down from the 13th which is normal. Everything looking great!

[.V.]

ummm pregnant ladies do get light headed. Your circulatory system has increased in size for the duration of the pregnancy leaving you automatically volume depleted and prone to have sudden drops in blood pressure - hence the lightheaded sensation. Plus our hearts are having to constantly fight gravity to keep our brains perfused even if we aren't pregnant - so when you stand up quickly it is even more likely to happen to you.

When it happens, it is definitely time to take a rest. Have some water. Maybe return to your workout after appropriate STR time, maybe not. Totally depends on how you feel and your doc's instructions.

Great to see that you are hanging in there with it so you can have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby.

[ajarvis]

Yea, I'm thinking of changing my full squats to half squats to fight against that. Only if I have to though. I'm going to try and take it slower, but that workout took me almost a half hour because of the light headedness. At the end it just got too much.

[.V.]

Or do leg presses or leg extensions. You are pregnant - you can get by with it. You can get by with anything you want except for inactivity.