It’s Friday!
Due to last Friday being Foodie Penpal reveal day, today you’re going to be treated to two weeks worth of workouts!! This goes all the way back to before Christmas if you can believe it.
I was pretty impressed with myself when we took our trip to NYC. I used the gym there to workout 3 of the 4 mornings and gave myself rest days on the two days we traveled, plus Christmas. Better than most of my vacations!
So here we go:
Dec 23rd– Ran on the treadmill. I ran one min at 6.5 mph, one min at 8.0 mph and repeat until I reached two mile. Ran two 8:20 miles. Fast for me!! Then walked the dog 2 miles.
Dec 24th– Wasn’t in the mood but did a quick weights workout anyways. For arms I used the machines a little bit since I don’t have those at home. I used heavy dumbells for my legs to help get my heart rate up and I could definitely feel it.
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Arms & Legs Strength Workout
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Dec 25th– Christmas! Rest day!
Dec 26th– Gave myself another rest day while we traveled home.
Dec 27th– Inspired by this workout: http://www.fitinheels.com/2011/10/new-workout-obsession-tread.html and this workout: http://www.angrytrainerfitness.com/2011/10/get-with-the-program-the-14-mile-drag-workout/
Mine looked like this:
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30 Minute Quarter Mile Workout
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I ran all of my quarter miles at 7.0 mph and finished the two miles in 17:40. Adding the 8 minutes of exercises and the few minutes of walking warmup I did brought me to just under ½ an hour. I was dripping sweat.
If you want to make this harder you could: run faster, run longer in between exercises, or use dumbells. I did all of the exercises with just body weight and did as many as I could in 1 min. I also didn’t rest at all.
Next time I’m going to add another mile and alternate running my quarter miles at 7.0 and 7.5, or increase my speed each quarter mile for a mile and then start over, pyramid style. I really liked this workout because it got me sweating, kept my heart rate up and the time flew by!
Dec 28th– Decided to try the Spartacus Workout: http://www.menshealth.com/mhlists/high-intensity-circuit-routine/index.php
Did one round and wasn’t a fan. I’m not sure if it was my mood, or the exercises, or a combo of both, but I wasn’t feelin’ it at all.
Hopped on the treadmill and ran a mile in 8:43. Did 100 crunches, 50 reverse crunches.
Finished up by doing 50 bodyweight squats, a 90 sec plank, a 60 sec plank, 50 more squats and two more 60 sec planks and called it a day.
Dec 29th– Rest day. I was weirdly sore from my random workout yesterday and chose to spend some time with the hubby instead.
Dec 30th– I used this workout for inspiration: http://www.thedailycrumb.com/2011/12/27/tomorrows-workout/ but made some modifications because I could tell my legs were tired as soon as I started running and that I would need some walking breaks
Mine looked like this:
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Run/Walk Interval Workout
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Total Time: 32 mintes
Distance: 3 miles
This was the perfect example of modifying a workout to fit your needs. I have no doubt I probably could have the original workout…but on this particular day, it just wasn’t going to happen. But instead of just giving up, I made some modifications and ended up finishing 3 miles. I was pretty impressed with that considering how many walking intervals I did. Just another example of why I love HIIT intervals! I hit the 2 mile mark at 22 minutes and then finished up that last mile in the last 10 minutes. I ran the last 3 minutes instead of just two to get to 3 miles.
To finish up, I did a 2 minute plank!!! And then a 1 minute plank.
Dec 31st– Wanted to squeeze in a quick run before heading out for our NYE celebrations. Here’s what I did: 2 min @ 8.0 mph, 1 min @ 4.0 for the first mile. After the first three minutes of the second mile, I switched to 1 min @ 8.0 mph, 1 min @ 4.0 mph. I finished up 2.1 miles in 20 min, did two 90 sec planks and called it a day.
Jan 1st– Put together a leg-heavy workout because I didn’t feel like running.
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1000 workout
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My legs were exhausted by the end and the next morning they were SORE. I loved it. I’ll be doing this one again for sure. Took me about 45 minutes but I wasn’t going as quickly as I could have.
Jan 2nd– Got our first snow of the winter and we both had the day off so the hubby and I bundled up and took the dogs on a 2.5 mile walk!
Jan 3rd– Needed to do some work on arms. Threw together some of my fav exercises, alternating arms and abs.
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Arms & Abs
My arms felt like jello afterwards. I think the ab part could have been a little more challenging. I’ll up the intensity a little next time.
Jan 4th– did The Devil’s Workout: http://www.fitinheels.com/2011/11/devil.html
Followed her workout exactly. This was my first tabata workout and it was serious business! My legs were SCREAMING by the end!
I used this online tabata timer which is amazing: http://www.beach-fitness.com/tabata/
You can set up the length of time for each interval, number of intervals and then it changes the color of your whole screen between green and red when you should be going or stopping so you don’t have to watch the actual time, you can just glance at the screen. It also rings bells to tell you when to start and buzzes when it’s time to stop.
Overall awesome workout! Definitely will be doing more tabata routines.
Jan 5th– rest day
So there you go. My two favorites were the tabata workout and the 1000 workout that I created. I was sore for 3 days after the leg workout, and the tabata one was just a lot of fun. It got me moving and definitely made me feel the burn. I love that you don’t need a lot of equipment to do the tabata workouts. I did mine in the basement and I didn’t have a box to jump over, so i used a giant bag of (clean) cat litter. Whatever works, friends!
What’s the best workout you did this week? Feel free to leave me a link!!
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
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MizFit says
*tip toes away. You be a hardcore green bean this week ;-)*
Lindsay says
haha…that means a lot coming from you!!
Lindsay @ In Sweetness and In Health says
Wow these sound like some awesome workouts!! I LOVE doing tabata workouts..I keep making them up and doing them in my basement :D. The best workout I did was totally running the stairs yesterday- we definitely need to go over there together sometime!
Lindsay says
yes we doo! i’m doing another tabata tomorrow i think!
Madeline@Food,Fitness,Family says
OOO!!! I love finding some new workouts to try! This is awesome! You go girl – you had a great 2 weeks! If you want a CrossFit workout that will leave you sore for days you should try “Cindy” 😉
Lindsay says
thanks! definitely looking into that one!
Chrissy M. says
Holy work-out! Good luck today! 🙂 Have a great weekend!
Lindsay says
thanks! you too!
Kelly @ Laughter, Strength, and Food says
I feel like if I ran at 8.0mph, I would be flying off the back of the treadmill!
Lindsay says
hahaha, absolutely not. you could totally do it!
Lauren @ Lawfully Wedded Wife says
You’re amazing for working out this hard during the holidays!!! I’m just starting out but I hope I can work up to workouts like these one day!
Lindsay says
you’ll be there before you know it!
Samantha says
Woohoo – way to get it done over the holidays and vacation time!
Great workouts, I’m bookmarking this!
Lindsay says
thanks!!!!
Laura @ LauraLivesLife says
I love this recap! Great for accountability too!
I’m so excited for penpals – thank you for orgazning it all!
Lindsay says
you’re welcome! excited to have you!
Matt @ The Athlete's Plate says
I did a 14 mile run! LOL no link 😉
Lindsay says
always impressive 🙂
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says
Killer workouts! Way to keep it up over the holidays. I’m bookmarking that Devil Tabata! 🙂
Lindsay says
it’s a killer, especially the end!
Kristen @ notsodomesticated says
Wow, very impressive! I did a lot of running during our Florida vacation, and it felt great!! But then today, I was scheduled to run 7.5 miles, and I felt horrible the whole time! I ended up stopping at 5 miles b/c I didn’t want to end up with an injury. Grr … frustrating to have those bad days!
Lindsay says
but as long as the bad and good days balance out, it’s all good 🙂
Ashley @ Coffee Cake and Cardio says
Great job!! Workouts look fantastic!
Lindsay says
thanks girl!
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Great workouts! Love your dedication – even around the holidays! 🙂
Autumn@Good Eats Girl says
I need to do the treadmill interval workout…like now! Looks awesome!