I reached a milestone weight today: 160.0! I've been wanting to weigh 160 for a very long time. My goal weight is 158.2, so I am nearly there.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
My First Practical
I had my first practical exam in my class today. We were given a list of 8 exercises, then our instructor would choose one from the list for each of us to teach him. I went last in the group and he asked me to teach him how to do a barbell squat. Barbell squats are not my favorite exercise, but I'm getting better at them. Barbell squats are my instructor's favorite exercise (he can squat at least 440 pounds), but I was able to focus on how I would teach the exercise to a beginner.
I taught him how to do the movement without the bar first. He intentionally made a mistake, rounding his back which is very bad in a squat. Then he made another common mistake which was taking the bar off the rack too high on his neck (the bar should be on the traps or upper shoulders), which I corrected immediately.
I got 100 on the practical. Wahoo!
I taught him how to do the movement without the bar first. He intentionally made a mistake, rounding his back which is very bad in a squat. Then he made another common mistake which was taking the bar off the rack too high on his neck (the bar should be on the traps or upper shoulders), which I corrected immediately.
I got 100 on the practical. Wahoo!
Thursday, July 5, 2012
End Of a Short Hiatus From Workouts
I took a short hiatus from my usual 5 workouts a week while I was out of class and off work and my trainer was on vacation. I accomplished the things that I planned: got my haircut and used my gift certificate for a free massage. I also accomplished a few things that were completely unplanned such as my spur of the moment trip to the mountains when I lost power during a thunderstorm, and clearing out my fridge and freezer after everything went bad due to the power outage during the thunderstorm.
One thing I didn't accomplish: going to the farmers market on Saturday morning. Didn't see much point since the power was out and the area wasn't in great shape. Better luck next time.
I went back to work today, and tomorrow morning I will go back to the gym. I rarely have time any more to just workout on my own, so it will be fun. Side planks and compound rows will be part of the workout tomorrow. I've been thinking about side planks since Sunday which was day 3 of my no workouts week.
Starting next week, I'll be back to a more normal workout schedule. I'll have workouts Monday through Wednesday, workout on my own Friday morning, and workout on Saturday.
It's July which means my classes are half way over. :)
One thing I didn't accomplish: going to the farmers market on Saturday morning. Didn't see much point since the power was out and the area wasn't in great shape. Better luck next time.
I went back to work today, and tomorrow morning I will go back to the gym. I rarely have time any more to just workout on my own, so it will be fun. Side planks and compound rows will be part of the workout tomorrow. I've been thinking about side planks since Sunday which was day 3 of my no workouts week.
Starting next week, I'll be back to a more normal workout schedule. I'll have workouts Monday through Wednesday, workout on my own Friday morning, and workout on Saturday.
It's July which means my classes are half way over. :)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)