vivalasvegans Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share Posted March 16, 2009 i love reading your blog. youre very consistant. its pretty admirable. Thanks Dani. idk if consistent is that good though. Maybe consistent is keeping me from branching out, taking risks, and doing new stuff, ya know? We should try and workout over spring break... Tackle the tasks as they present themselves to you. One-by-one knock them down and press forward. Jeez, thanks for this, I know that so well, but reading it helped me panic a lot less. Sunday:My new split is gonna be legs/chest/bis and back/tris/shoulders. I'll prob do abs every other day. I think I worked pretty hard yesterday around 3 hours, the most intense was leg extensions right after running, I was sore almost immediately after I got done! E had the brilliant idea of me eating a couple plain dates after working out for simple carbs (with some kind if protein) since I don't like "fresh" winter fruit. He's brilliant, he really helps me focus, shows me such good stuff, and pushes me just the right amount i need. Like... I'm gonna start adding girl push ups...Lookout world. This workout helped me feel less stressed out. Only one week left of stupid schedule. Food:A tomato , celery, and ginger blended with a tsp of misoA scoop of berry vega and a tbs of coco with h20An apple larabarCoffee, soyWORKOUT½ vega bara chai lunabarstewed veggies and a veg burger2 cups of popcorn5 mambas1/3 cup of oatmealThen I woke up in the middle of the night and I couldn't get back to sleep, I was so hungry and probably stressed, I really needed to eat, so i went for 3 cups popcorn and it was so amazingly delicious I see now looking at this I should have gone for protein, and if I ate more earlier I wouldn't have been that hungry. I'm sleepy this morning, obviously digetsing food while trying to sleep in the middle of the night isn't good for getting quality rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalBrada Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I'll prob do abs every other day.Since you're gonna throw in more days for abs, here is a suggestion, to avoid over training. Each day focus on a different abdominal region. Rectus abdominis, this is a large flat muscle wall that runs from the lower chest to the pubic bone. Obliquus abdominis, this muscle runs diagonally along the side of the mid-section from the lower ribcage to the pubic area. Transversus abdominis, this is a thin strip of muscle that runs horizontally across the abdomen. If you're interested in specific exercises that target any of those regions, PM me. I know a bunch of weighted resistance exercises. Of course I totally believe in resistance for abs and not endless sit ups/leg ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 Aw thank you. I do need to work on obliques more, right now I kind of just do them as an afterthought. Dedicating a whole day to them would work for me. I have to be careful for my back and all my old broken rib injuries though so it will take some experimenting... Monday: The stress is getting to me, my stomach was killing me yesterday. I had to break up my treadmill run cuz of it. Only trained abs cuz most of the rest of my muscles were still sore from Sunday's training session. I'm gonna be chill today. 30 mins elliptical, 45+10 mins running, abs Food:2 tsp misocoffee, soya scoop of vega in h2oa few baby carrots3 cookies some celerya yellow squash a tomato, ½ cup of garbonzosa veg sausage and 3 more cookiesCoffee, soyWORKOUT2 datesspinach, a pepper and a veg burgera cucumbera lunabar (the 180 cal 10 g pro kind) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalBrada Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 so it will take some experimenting...I love a woman willing to experiment. I'm gonna be chill today.Get yo'chill on 'n feel betta! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 I love a woman willing to experiment. Tuesday:I'm fighting a cold. So I just took it easy, did a slow bike commute, slammed some herbs, and ate whatever I felt like. I'll see how I feel at the gym later, I plan to push myself just a little. Food:2 tsp misocoffee, soya scoop of vega in h2o2 cups of green beans3 massive cookiesa yellow squash, some celery, and a veg burger4 cups of popcorn and some cherry tomatoesa tomato, a pepper, some celery and ginger with a veg burgera lunabar7 dates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John V Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 I'm fighting a cold. Take care of your self, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted March 19, 2009 Author Share Posted March 19, 2009 Thanks John, I am, it takes some remembering though. wednesday: I was gonna just maybe do some gentle cardio on the elliptical, but then once i got started i found that i had really good energy, my lungs just were hurting... then it pretty much didn't matter. One of the things that got me going was that I knew it was the end of this crazy 11 weeks, and i didn't wanna let anything break my stride. I didn't. even though my stomach was still killing me yesterday, i feel much better this morning. 30 mins elliptical, 50 minutes run, tris, shoulders, pushups Food:again, just ate what I felt like, in an attempt to work with my body to get through stress and fight this bug.2 tsp misocoffee, soya scoop of vega in h2oa muffin and 2 cookiessome celerya yellow squash, some pepper and basil, and a veg burgera lunabara muffin WORKOUT3 datesa tomato, a pepper, some broccoli and ginger with a veg burgera lunabarThen I fell dozed off and I had to wake back up to get some more work done, so I ate 7 dates with a couple mouthfuls of popcorn which was really delicious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalBrada Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Dates are yum yum for your tum tum.Hope you feel better soon. Keep adding good carbs while you're sick to help with the battle against 'the plague'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted March 20, 2009 Author Share Posted March 20, 2009 I know, they're so delicious I can't stand it. Eating like my body is telling me to might be working. I either kicked it or it's waiting around to fuck up spring break. Thursday:too hectic to even keep a food log... it was pretty typical except there were 2 bagels involved at night. Workout didn't rly happen, just a short bike commute to job # 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted March 21, 2009 Author Share Posted March 21, 2009 Friday:I ate a lot of food. I didn't keep track really... but I'm pretty sure i did the right thing. hey, i was fighting a cold and hella stressed. i couldn't go wrong, really. So I got to the gym and changed into the workout clothes I brought and noticed the shirt my daighter washed for me was hella stinky. I thought, wtf, it must be my nose from fighting a cold, I'll wear it and it won;t be so bad. But it was very, very bad. After 30 mins on the elliptical, i got my wallet and bought a shirt at the gym. They didn't have much for cheap so I got this top I would never usually wear at the gym, 12 bucks, put it on, and went back to running. After, when I was doing some leg work, this guy needed somethin g and he asked me if I was a trainer. That made me feel pretty good! I don't look like a trainer, but I guess i look different than i thought. workout: (holla to vh1's top 100 songs of the 90s)30 mins elliptical, 50 mins running, legs, chest, bis and pushups i'm gonna shoot for being able to do 50 in a row by the middle of june. i can only do 10 girl ones now. it's gonna be a busy 12 weeks, but I need a challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 Saturday:I'm such a dork. I was doing tricep extensions and on my last set of 20 my right arm failed. I was like wtf how can my left arm be that much stronger? Then I realized I was using a heavier dumbell on my right arm. This is the second time I did that this month. I need to figure out a good way to superset some things, hopefully will do that today. 30 mins elliptical, 50 mins running, tris, shoulders, back, abs Food:Ginger, tomato, celery blended with h2o and a tsp of misoA scoop of berry vega with a tbs of cocoa in h2ocoffee, soy and a ginger larabarWORKOUT8 dates, a veg burger, some baby carrots, and 4 cups of popcornsteamed artichoke hearts and a package of tj’s pulled chickenan oatmeal raisin luna bar and a few mouthfuls of popcorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 Sunday:My biggest challenge with cardio was being bored as hell. Also, lifting wore me out but i think it's mostly cuz i'm still fighting this cold thingy. I ended up unexpectedly not going home after working out so I ate more bars than I would have liked, but all in all not too bad. First day of my cycle so I was predictably wanting to eat constantly. Workout:30 mins ellipticalprone and side planks1 legged bridgesleg band squatssuperset wide grip pull downs (20@40x2) and tri press downs (20@50x2)superset lateral raise (20@5x2) and dumbell row (20@15x2)skull crusher (20@20x2) which will be supersetted with military presses in the future50 mins running2x10 pushups Food:Ginger, tomato, celery blended with h2o and a tsp of misoA scoop of vanilla chai vega with ginger, a tsp of flax, & a tbs of cocoa in h2ocoffee, soy and a cocoa larabarWORKOUT5 dates and a lemon lunabara chocolate cliff bar to wake me up after I fell asleep in the coffeeshopmunched on some raw veggies and 3 corn chips2 cups of popcorn, a bowl of chard, and 2 veg burgers8 datesa smores lunabar3 dates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted March 24, 2009 Author Share Posted March 24, 2009 I feel kind of wobbly with some of my new routine, till my body gets more tuned to it, I won't increase weight. 30 mins elliptical50 mins runningprone and side planks1 legged bridgesleg band side walkingsuperset db chest press(1@10x20, 1 @12x20) bb bicep curl (2@20x20 the 30 was mia)superset cable chest fly (2@20x20) db bicep curl (2@10x20 gonna bump that up 4 sure next time)superset seated leg extension (2@40x20) seated ham curl (2@50x20)absalmost forgot the push ups but went back to do them thinking about moving cardio to the end of my workout like the good girl i know i am. Food:Ginger, tomato, celery, basil, flax blended with h2o A scoop of berry vega & a tbs of cocoa in h2o1 piece of breadcoffee, soy, apple larabarWORKOUT8 dates salad greens, a tomato, and 10 oz of high pro tofu (300 cals 42 g pro) 1 rice cakesalad greens and a veg burger2 lunabarsa few mouthfuls of popcorn idk if it was all those dates or the hi pro tofu, but i felt pretty good after i ate it. i'm thinking i need to add more diverse protein to my diet more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John V Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 i need to add more diverse protein to my diet more. Hemp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted March 24, 2009 Author Share Posted March 24, 2009 Ur such a hippy. That's a god idea though, I have some, I just need to eat it, I'll try today. *all who wander are not lost* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John V Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Ur such a hippy. That's a god idea though, I have some, I just need to eat it, I'll try today. *all who wander are not lost* Thank you! Glad you can appreciate a "god" idea regardless of how hairy the genius of origin is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted March 24, 2009 Author Share Posted March 24, 2009 You probably play in Uncle John's Band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 Took a day off running, biked back and forth to the gym, lifted while I was there and screwed around a little with some friends. It was so fun, i caught up with a fast guy a couple blocks ahead of me, played cat and mouse with him for a bit, then left him in the dust at my will. At nighttime I was just sitting there watching a movie and I felt my left rotator cuff all of a suden hurt. I guess I wasn't ready for planks again yet. Workout:bike only 6 milesleg band squatsfront and side plankssuperset (when possible) wide grip pull downs (1@40x20) (2@50x20)and tri press downs (3@50x20)superset dumbell row (1@15x20) (1@20x20) db military press (2@10x20)superset lateral raise (3@5x20) and db tricep extension (1@10x20)([email protected])weighted hyperextension (3@10x20) (shout out to manuel!)pushups 3x10 Food:Ginger, tomato, celery, basil, flax blended with h2o A scoop of berry vega & a tbs of cocoa in h2o1 piece of breadcoffee, soy, a bowl of oatmeal (200 c, 8 g pro)WORKOUTScoop of vega in h20Chard, pepper, tomato, and 10 oz of high pro tofu (300 cals 42 g pro) a lunabar4 cups of popcorn and a cookie (unexpected movie night) I totally could have done without the popcorn. I wanted that cookie bad though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalBrada Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 I wanted that cookie bad though.Invite me over when you're thinking about 'a cookie'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted March 26, 2009 Author Share Posted March 26, 2009 Chocolate chip? 30 mins elliptical50 mins runleg band side walkingsuperset db chest press(1@10x20, 2@12x20) db bicep curl (2@15?x20)superset cable chest fly (2@20x20) bb bicep curl (2@20x20)superset seated leg extension (2@50x20) prone ham curl (2@30x20)hanging leg raisespush ups Was feeling kind of weak and dizzy. I was crampier than I've been in many moons. Cardio was fine, resistance was fine, I even went past my fail point from the last time I did cable flys, but I could not for the life of me finish my last set of pushups. I left the gym so tired out. Food:Ginger, tomato, celery, basil, flax blended with h2o A scoop of berry vega & a tbs of cocoa in h2o1 piece of breadcoffee, soy, a bowl of oatmeal (200 c, 8 g pro)WORKOUT8 datesbroccoli, pepper, and 10 oz of high pro tofu (300 cals 42 g pro) 2 lunabars a larabarmost of a scone (no cookie ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 Thursday: 30 mins elliptical50 mins runningleg band squatssuperset wide grip pull downs (3@50x20) and tri press downs (3@60x20)superset dumbell row (1@15x20) (1@20x20) lateral raise (2@5x20) superset db military press (2@10x20) skullcrushers(2@20x20)decline sittups 20 10 10pushups 3x10 Ginger, tomato, kale, flax blended with h2o 1 piece of breadA scoop of berry vega & a tbs of cocoa in h2ocoffee, soy, oatmeal (200 c, 8 g pro)WORKOUT3 dates a tomatoturnip greens and a package of tj’s pulled seitan chickena lunabarsalad greens, a red pepper, and a veg burgera larabaran emergen-c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted March 28, 2009 Author Share Posted March 28, 2009 (edited) Friday:I ran outside for 2 miles. I did it! It was easy too. I wanted to go more but... 2 miles was good enough for a first time. I'm pretty sure I'll be able to do a 5k some time this spring. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRXgmdTBzqo&feature=related Run 2 milesCrunches, side crunchesLeg lifts, side liftsOne legged bridgesFront plank 30 mins ellipticalhanging leg liftscombo crunches Coffee, soyWORKOUTHemp (120c 13g pro) Ginger, tomato, kale, flax blended with h2o 1 piece of breadcoffee, soy, with a vega barWORKOUT6 dates salad greens, tomato, a veg burger, 3 corn chips, & some cacoa nibs green beans and 3 oz hi protein super firm tofu2 cups of popcorn and 2 dates2 lunababrs Edited March 28, 2009 by vivalasvegans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 6 dates you go girl. Do tell more Your workout is a rocking !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted March 28, 2009 Author Share Posted March 28, 2009 6 dates you go girl. Do tell more Not that kind of date, silly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 haha yeah I'm a silly girl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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