week 4 weights wrap-up

Yesterday was a cardio day. I did the Tae-Bo core express cd. It's only 30 minutes, but enough crazy fast stuff with that dumb 3lb amped thingy to break a sweat.
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I was tired after a long and stressful day at work. So tired in fact, that it almost got the best of me. But no. I threw dinner in the oven, gave my husband specific instructions to finish it up and hopped around with the Core Express team for a half hour. It's refreshing to do some ab work that does not include crunches!

Today was my third day of the full body weight routine. This routine is WAY better. I don't know if it's the fact I've added in cardio again too....probably the combo. Whatever the reason, I just feel better at the end of this week. The stats:

dumbbell bench (flat) 25lbs x2 dumbbell incline 20 lbs x1
bent over dumbbell rows 20lbs x3
standing rows 35lbs x3
leg press 90lbs x 3 (plus whatever the machine weighs....I think 45lbs)
calf raises on leg press 3x15 with the same weight as above
lying down tricep 25lb curl bar x3
reverse bicep curls 10lbs x2 12 lbs x1 (these are crazy weird! palms down?!)
v-sit ups--ok, supposed to be 3 to failure...but I just did 20. seriously, it doesn't do much for me. I need to figure out which ab work stuff really kills me. I know there's a lot out of there. May sub this next week....
Lastly, I did 3 sets of 10 split lunges (on each leg) with one leg propped behind me on a bench. I think they're called Romanian split lunges?

Again, I did 15 minutes on the stepmill afterward. It's a really nice change of pace and harkens back to my college days when a roommate and I used to see who would die first on that machine. yes.

Tomorrow....sad. I have to work during my regular cardio kick class. So, I'll figure something out. Originally, I was planning on doing another Tae Bo video, but the steam room seems to be calling my name, "Katie, come relax, hang out in the locker room again in your white gym towel. Don't worry about the insecure women staring at you, come unwind in the clouds of steam..."

A final week update tomorrow.....and then week 5 (or week 2 of this new program)