AAA. by Nessa

April Ab Adventure. aka. AAA
For the next month I have another marvelous plan to get into shape...a good shape hopefully :) and preferably not a circle....not a fan of that shape...it's to circly. I prefer a trim hourglass shape. Anyway. I am very serious about this plan. It's a month that I focus on my mid section. So I have put together this ab workout with the help of the the glorious internet and a schedule that I am going to do Mon-Fri with a one day break during the week if needed, for the whole month of April. My exceptions are sickness, emergencies or ab injuries.

Workout Plan: The Super Set

This technique uses two exercises in combination. You perform the first ab exercise, and then move immediately to the second ab exercise with no rest.
After you complete the second ab exercise rest, before repeating the sequence again.
Example: crunches, plank, rest, crunches, plank, rest, crunches, plank, rest.

Super Set 1:
Crunches and Leg Raises. Do 10 crunches and then move directly to 20-30 sec of leg raises.

Super Set 2:
Russian Twists and Oblique Crunches: Do 10 repetitions of the seated Russian Twists and then do 10 oblique crunches, then rest.

Super Set 3:
Bicycle Crunches and Plank Pose. Do 10 repetitions bicycle crunches then without rest do 20-30 sec in plank.

I can change up the exercises if desired.

Do a super set three times through then go on to the next super set until you finish all three sets or do all three sets in a row three times...its a lot of work but it will pay off. I plan to add another super set when I feel ready. You should join in and do it too or make your own April Ab Adventure!!!

Also, I finally for once in my life found someone who I can start a running plan with. I really want to do the Freedom 5K on July 4th. I believe I can do it.

Here is the link to the plan I am following.
It's called The Couch-to-5K Running Plan.
http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml

Nessa

I fix it. by. Nessa

So I am currently trying to lose weight, tone up and get healthy. It has finally gotten important to me.

Enough to join a gym, buy shoes and get going....and change my daily schedule...change my lifestyle.....change my life.

I have worked up to 25 mins on the stair stepper and 30mins on the elliptical all in one workout....with pretty intense settings and levels.

In the same workout, I have started lifting weights to tone my muscles and gain much need strentgh.

I have noticed by BOOTY getting smaller, I can now fit loosely into a pair of pants that I wore before I conceived Pierson. So I have lost a pant size! and about to lose another.

Pierson, although he is gaining his regular growing weight, he is easier to carry...my arms are so much stronger now than before. My children have been fun for me to do things with...I dont feel tired.

I have done this to my self so I am going to fix it. I don't need south beach, weight watchers, surgery or anybody.

I did this I fix it.

Some days are so hard.

Some days I want to cry..some of accomplished tears, some days of frustrating tears.

I can do this. I AM doing this. I need to keep going. I WANT to keep going.

I workout at least 1.5 hours, 4-6 times in a week....I enjoy it. I had to LEARN to enjoy it.

I go to the gym, despite the pool of perfect bodies and I work my very hardest.

People actually get off the equipment before I do now....my endurance is amazing compared to 2 months ago, even 2 weeks ago.

I leave sweaty and accomplished and sometimes out of breath...out of energy.

I am striving to be healthy, toned, happy.

I want to be my children's example of good health. Not someone else.....ME.

This is my new life...

I did it this to myself...so I fix it!!!

~Nessa

My Workout Plan by. Jeff

I've made this blog in order to display my workout plan in hopes that if everyone knows about it, I'll keep doing it! So far so good. My plan consists of running, flutter kicks, crunches, abdominals holds and push-ups. Very basic excercises, but something to get me in shape. Each week I up the amount of excercises and running that I do. Since I'm pretty out of shape I have to start low. I do these excercise every day of the week except Sunday. This week:

Running: 15 minutes
Flutter kicks: 3 sets of 20
Crunches: 3 sets of 20
Abdominal holds: 5 sets
Push-ups: 3 sets of 10

Next week:

Running: 20 minutes
Flutter kicks: 3 sets of 25
Crunches: 3 sets of 25
Abdominal holds: 8 sets
Push-ups: 3 sets of 15

Eventually, after 8 weeks I will be doing this:

Running: 75 minutes
Flutter kicks: 5 sets of 50
Crunches: 5 sets of 50
Abdominal holds: 25 sets
Push-ups: 5 sets of 40

So, Monday I run 1.3 miles, Tuesday I ran 1.5 miles and today I have yet to run.