BuffMother!

A couple pics taken Friday by my webmaster Chris

Here are a few more

my workout today:
Run 2.1 miles
4 sprints- 15 sec hard walk back repeat
Bowflex chest press
100×10x2
120×10
paired with pull ups 10,6,6

Bowflex tricep ext
100×10x3
paired with bend over db rows
25’sx10×3

Bowflex rows–one arm at a time
50×10x3
paired with seated DB Military
25’sx10×3

u-bike
3 min, 20 push ups, 1 min bike, 20 pu, 1min bike, 20 pu 1 min bike

VERY good one!
Eats, good today~ I had a bad couple days- Backlash from my strict photoshoot prep…NOW I am focused and set to hit it hard for my progress pics and measurements this weekend!!
Buffing like a BuffMother this week!!!
-M

Hi …well I am shifting my day off of lifting to today. I am still a tish sore from my leg workout on Tuesday and since my back has been a bugger I decided it would be best to shift my legs to tomorrow and lift my back on Sunday. Also, I never made it to Wal-mart yesterday~ which I blame on the COLD yucky weather yesterday.

AND I just finished upright bike intervals even min on: odd min off…8 hard mins total of 20 mins

Today is BEAUTIFUL here, though and I will be off to the races soon- wal-mart, b-day party for Gunner and dinner out with DH and the girls-and maybe a quick trip to the mall

I had a great workout day yesterday and was rewarded by a leaner reflection in the mirror today, but no weight loss…that’s the power of muscle!!

Here is yesterday’s workout:
u-bike am fasted for about 10 mins while reading my BIBLE…I’ve done this several times this week!!

Warm up- elliptical- decided to make it intervals 10 mins
Bench 45×25
95×10
115×8
115×5x2
paired with 2 sets bench dip
2 sets crunches on bench with feet on bar

Skull crushers
50×8, 7, 6
paired w/ incline flys
30’sx10
35’sx8,5

Cable tri push downs
50×16 big set and decided to do flys instead

Cable Chest flys
arms together 25×10
arms one at time
30×10
35×10x2

Knee ups on roman chair
30 slow
st leg ups 10+10knee ups x 2 sets
Kick backs
10’sx12
15’sx10- this gym has no 12’s which I would have rather done and focused harder on contraction

Then elliptical intervals 20 mins~ these were good and hard

Slept hard and have more energy today!! HOORAY FOR Friday!!

Love you all,
Michelle
p.s. I will announce the contest for all Rally Room members this weekend …to start on May 7th

Hi everyone, I forgot about posting my blog and workout yesterday…too busy reading all of yours

I had a very productive day…got a lot of progress made on my BIG PROJECT and need to make the same amount of headway today! I was in such a groove that I moved my workout from 2 to 4 yesterday and it worked out good, but then I had to fight traffic in the gym and on the way home. That’s why I LOVE going to the gym at either around 10 am or 2 pm…no one is there and the traffic is light

OH I also wanted to post my measurements from MONDAY…the start of my buffing: Today’s Date:_____4-23-07____
height:____5-6.5_________ weight:____128_______ age:____31___
Please list the following measurements:
Bust (around the biggest part, women only):37
Chest (just under armpits with arms down at your sides):37 flexed/posed;34relaxed
Waist (the smallest part):26.5
Hips (the largest part of your butt):35
Shoulders (around the outside of your shoulders with your arms at sides):42
Biceps (relaxed at midpoint of upper arm):9.75relaxed;11flexed
Thigh (8” above Knee cap):19.5
Thigh (12” above Knee cap):20.5
Calf (7” below knee joint): 13

Caliper measurements

*Tricep:6
*Thigh:8
*Iliac:6
Abdomen (I do this one for kicks, since I am an apple):8

All my measurements are fine and similar to what they’ve been in the past EXCEPT for my caliper ones…they are HIGHER than they’ve been in ages. I attribute this to my training for my race and my diet. During my recent training…I cut down on lifting from 5-6 days a week to around 3. And my diet went from about 30% carbs to 50%. For the past 3 weeks I have been getting back on track with lifting and eating to get BUFF. I can tell I’ve made progress already and hope to kick it into HIGH gear these 2 weeks of buffing!!!
If you’d like this document to track your measurements on you can get it here

Also my most recent pictures were taken about 5 weeks ago and are HERE

ON to my workout yesterday:
Back Bi Shoulders paired circuits
Started my day off with 10 min u-bike fasted
gym at 4 pm- 6 min warm up r-bike

Lat pull downs
100×10
120×8
120×6
110×10
paired with barbell bicep curls
45×10
55×10
55×8
45×10

Inverted pull ups
3 sets of 10
paired with
Standing BB military
45×10 wide
55×10 closerx2sets

T-bar rows
45×10
70×9
70×7
45×10 slow and squeeze
paired with hammer curls
20’sx6
25’sx6×2

Arnold press
25 one arm at a timex8-10×2
25’s togetherx8
paired with
BB front raises 20×10
knee ups
40,40

BB front raises
30×8
Bent over lateral raises
15’sx6

Assisted pull ups
30×10
0×5 +30×5
paired with
machine bicep curls
55×8
50×8

One arm DB Lat Row
40×6x2
paired with lower back extensions
20, 10 slow and focused…my lower back has been an “issue” these past couple weeks

then I went tanning for 14 mins and skipped my intervals as I was whipped from leg day on tues~BAD GIRL

So the plan for today is a GREAT Chest/Tri/Interval workout!!!
And I also have to go to wal-mart and do errands so that can be extra cardio

Count all activity and KEEP moving is my motto!!
Have a super THURSDAY~
Love,
Michelle

Hi All!!
Busy day in store for me today, so this is first post is gonna be QUICK!!
I got in a good CHEST, TRI workout yesterday…I had to switch legs to today as I was still not feeling 100% and figured why waste a leg workout if I don’t have to, lol!

So this is what I did yesterday:
Tried to run…made it .7 mi- knee still weird

Chest press (bowflex): 100, 100, 120 all by 10
paired with Tricep extensions on bowflex same wt and reps

Incline flys 30’sx10×3
paired with bench dips 10×3

Flat bench flys 30’sx10×3
paired with knee ups 25-40×3 sets

Tricep kickbacks 15’sx10×4 sets alternating arms

Old School sit ups 2 sets

bike ride with Gunner around neighborhood…about 15 mins

So far today I did 11mins ss on u-bike
ran on length of the street- knee pain
Stairmaster intervals 6 hard mins at level 30; 5 easy at 24
Thought I’d try running again- one hard length of the street- and knee went weird again…so no real running for me today and maybe I need to just NOT for a couple weeks

And at 2:00 I am going to lift legs HARD!!

Eating is good but hard! Hoping I will get in the groove by tomorrow~
I’ll check in later today!!
———

Well howdy again!

I am BACK from the gym and done eating my post workout meal, YUMMY (asparagus and eggs with a bit of ham)!!,
I sent 26 shirts out to all the entrants in the “Why I love the RR essay contest. WHEW!! That was a BIG JOB~ Thanks again for the wonderful heartfelt word! I think I am going to “feature” many of them on my blog over the next couple months and get some ready to post on the main site soon.

Here is my workout:
Squats
45×10+10 full
95×10
135×10x3
paired with seated calf raises
70×10
95×10x2

Leg press (wt not counting machine)
90×10
180×10
270×10x3
paired with laying side leg lifts
20repsx3sets, 15reps x4 (alternating start leg)

Conventional DL’s (been a while since I’ve done these)
135×10x2
paired with hammer strength knee extensions (one leg at a time)
45×10
45×6 switch legs +4 additional on each leg

Smith lunges
50×10
Butt squats
50x 10 totally dying…my legs were shot!

Smith lunges
70×10x2
paired with sissy squats
25repsx2 sets

Leg curls
80×10x2
75×10
paired with knee extensions
130×10
150×10
140×10

one set of starter lunges about 12 each leg

Feeling GOOD!! It is storming here- VERY LOUD THUNDER!! I just said “HOLY COW GUNNER!!” to my boy because I don’t think he’ll have Baseball practice tonight –That makes me a happy momma

Love you all!

-Michelle

Beginner workout routines!!!

These sample workouts is a great way to get started with lifting for your upper body. All you need is a set of dumbells 8 to 10 pounds should be fine for strarters, but know that you will gain strength quickly :woohoo:

Beginner Upper body circuit workout:

Circuit- do the following exercises in the sequence listed for upper and repeat the circuit 3 times.

1. Push ups on knees or wall push ups
3 sets to failure
2. Rows- bent over with dumbells or gallon jugs
3 sets of 10 reps
3. Chair dips- knees bent
3 sets to failure
4. Military Shoulder Press- push weight above your head
3 sets of 10 reps
5. Bicep Curl
3 sets of 10 reps
6..Tricp extension
3 sets of 10 reps
7. Abs- knee ups or crunches
3 sets of 15
8. Lateral Raises
3 sets of 10 reps

See this clip

Optimally you should complete this workout 1-2 times a week alternating it with a lower body strength training workout- here is a sample one of those:

LOWER BODY Circuit:
1. Squats
3 sets x15 reps
2. Calf raises
3×10
3. Stationary lunges
3X10
4. crunches
3×15
5. Dead Lifts- romainian
3×15
6. Laying side leg lifts
3×15
4. Abs- knee ups
3×15

now GET BUFF!!
-BuffMother