Day 3

Howdy!

Just getting home from the gym! Day 3 was short and pretty easy to get through. It took me about 45 minutes to get through the entire thing. I was working out with a friend and we were waiting for each other so if you’re doing the workout solo then it should take about 30 minutes.

The workout for day 3 required that you do the following exercises: leg press, leg extensions, wide stance barbell squat, seated leg curl, standing calf raises and seated calf raises.

I did everything in full except for the barbell squats. I’ve never in my life done squats with a barbell so I automatically was a little put off when I saw this on the workout plan. My second problem with the squats is that I have had lower back problems for about 10 years. In the exercise description it says that if you have back problems that you might want to consider doing an alternate exercise. Despite having no idea of what I was doing and knowing that I should probably not be doing them because of my pre-existing back problems I decided to try them out anyway. I attempted and completed a set of 12 reps. I didn’t really feel comfortable doing them or feel like I was doing them properly so I quit after the first set and opted to do more leg presses.

I think the most difficult part of the workout for me was the seated calf raises. OMG. By the time I got to those I was really considering skipping the last set just so I could make the pain stop!! Lol. But I went through it and completed them anyway. I really think the problem is that I'm just weak. I'm hoping that when I go back through this workout next week that I’ll be able to really handle it.

I'm still super motivated and looking forward to each workout. I think I'm going to be disappointed when I have to rest for 3 days. Lol. I can’t believe that I'm even saying that. That’s so unlike me. Tomorrow is abs and shoulders day. That means that I’ll have worked my body into total soreness!! I’ll definitely need to make an appointment for a massage this weekend!! Well, it’s time for me to go over day 4’s workout plan!! 

Day 2

Hello!!!!

Day 2 of Live Fit was back/bicep day and it wasn’t bad!. I was really dreading the workout because like I said before, I'm a little intimidated by the gym and all the big equipment. Lol. It turned out not to be bad at all. It seemed like it was going to be a tough one but I got through the entire thing pretty easily. I'm not saying it was easy, it was definitely intense! I can only assume that I'm using the correct amount of weight since towards the end of the 3^rd set of reps I start to feel fatigued. According to the website that’s how you’re supposed to know if you’re lifting the correct amount. I guess I just want to be stronger already but it will come in due time. :)

Day 2’s workout consisted of the following exercises: Wide grip lat pull down, one arm dumbbell rows, seated cable rows, underhand cable pull downs, dumbbell alternate bicep curls, and standing bicep curls.

I didn’t write this post like I planned on doing last night, I can tell you guys about the soreness. I didn’t think that I would be extremely sore or anything but I was expecting some since I was working out areas that I don’t normally use. My back and biceps are indeed sore today. When turning to either side there is some tenderness. I turned, while sitting, to pick something up and quickly remembered that I was sore. It’s nothing unbearable but it’s a nice reminder. My arms are sore. At this point, I'm not sure if they’re ever going to not be sore. Lol. I “practiced” doing pushups for 2 days prior to day 1’s workouts. Just to give myself a better chance at being able to make it thru. I haven’t decided if that was a mistake or not due to the fact that I’ve been sore ever since and that I made it through the workout doing all the pushups. So, I went from not working out at all to doing pushups for 2 days, working out my chest and triceps, then moving on to back and biceps. Sooooo, I don’t see my arms calming down anytime soon. Maybe tomorrow on leg and calve day.

Well, all in all the workout was awesome. I'm still loving the program and I'm still motivated. Looking forward to tomorrow’s workout since I fancy myself a bit of a leg girl. :) Day 3, full steam ahead!! 

Why Live Fit?? and Day 1

Hello!!..and welcome! My name is Jennifer and I'm 25 years old parent of one son. Recently I noticed that I was kinda flabby and in general just NOT happy with my body and appearance. I've worked out and quit and dieted and quit more times than i can count. I can honestly say that I just lack the level of commitment that it takes in order to stick around and see results.When I want to lose weight I want to lose it NOW! Not 2 weeks from now or a month from now...NOW! I guess I'm just an impatient brat that way. Anywho, one of the girls I follow on Twitter began using a new workout plan and I decided to check it out for myself after she showed some pretty encouraging progress. She had been using Jamie Eason's Live Fit Trainer on BodyBuilding.com. (Live Fit Info) I checked it out on the web, watched videos, studied the workout and meal plans and looked at testimonials before deciding to embark on this journey. 

I must admit that I was feeling a little intimidated since, I've never lifted weight before in my life. I mean I’ve used the occasional machine here and there but, I’ve usually just walking in and gone straight to the treadmill or elliptical. Cardio, Cardio, Cardio is the only thing that’s been drilled into my brain as far as weight loss and gym attendance is concerned. My main issue with that is that…..I HATE RUNNING. Lol. I absolutely detest the idea of having to run, so I don’t. With Live Fit there’s absolutely NO CARDIO for the first 4 weeks. Weeks 1-4 are solely focused on weight lifting and muscle building. In week 5 cardio is added to the weight lifting routine. Let’s just say that I was super excited to start this program.

Day 1 consisted of the following Chest and Tricep exercises: 36 wide pushups, 36 dumbell bench presses, 36 flat bench cable flyes, 36 narrow pushups, 36 standing dumbbell tricep extensions and 36 tricep push downs.

 Completing the flat bench cable flyes wasn’t possible with the equipment at my gym..I would have had to move the entire bench in order to make these happen and that wasn’t an option. Lol. I used a chest flye machine instead. I'm assuming that it’s probably the same thing or close to it.

I completed the entire workout in about 45 minutes and I really only had trouble at the end when I got to the push downs. I'm assuming that my arms were just tired from all of the previous activity. I don’t think that I struggled at all with the workout but I felt challenged. I'm looking forward to getting back in the gym tomorrow so I can get this show on the road and see some results!! What I'm not looking forward to is being sore tomorrow when I wake up. I'm totally dreading that. As far as the diet goes I feel like I eat pretty healthy (when I choose to) so as of now I don’t really have any plans to follow the diet plan to the letter. Today I had some turkey for lunch, for dinner I had a baked salmon filet with oven roasted broccoli, squash, and bell peppers. That’s pretty much the diet plan anyway so I think I did pretty well for today. Tomorrow, however, is a completely different story. At some point I think I may begin taking my diet supplements again in order to help me drop the weight that I want. I'm considering starting them at the beginning of week 2, if not at the start of week 3 for sure. I only plan on taking them on the days that I'm going to the gym.

Well, I guess that’s all I’ve got for day 1. Can’t wait for day 2!!!