Weight Day 1, Cardio Day 1

Weights yesterday....much better! Although--a major emphasis on arms. I think most women are like me and prefer an emphasis on legs/glutes or at least 50/50. I'd go for 50/50 at this point--I really want strength all over. That said, I did add a few things to yesterday's workout, but much was kept:

Barbell Chest Press: 8-10 Reps for 3 Sets I did 1 set 20lbs and 2 with 25lbs
Pull Ups Perform as many pull-ups as you can for 3 sets. hmm...with 70lbs assist, I did 9, 8, 7 This one I love--but kills me. I used to be able to pump out 12 unassisted! My arms didn't have much to show for that when I could---but I think they are getting more shapely given how this program is more rounded out.
Standing Military Dumbbell Shoulder Press: 8-10 Reps for 3 Sets
Barbell Squat: 8-10 Reps for 3 Sets I did 115....but lower to a right angle.
I did 20lbs for 2 and 15 for the last---those darn pull ups killed me
Seated Calf Raise: 15 Reps for 3 Sets ok, I really did this on the Smith machine standing and did 70lbs. Then I added a set of slow hamstring squats.
(Optional) Dumbbell Bicep Curls: 8-10 Reps for 3 Sets I did 2 sets with 15lbs and 1 with 20lbs
(Optional) Tricep Bench Dips: Perform as many dips as you can for 3 sets.* again with 70lbs assist--10, 9, 8. Looking at this now--should have been on a bench! oops...ok, next week
(Optional) Back Extensions: One Set of 15** didn't do this. It's listed for everyday!
Swiss/Stability Ball Ab Crunches: 20-25*** did this--but should do 3 sets of this. Not enough!

So...next Monday I'll probably focus my attention on my quads when doing the squats and then do 3 sets with the hamstring emphasis on the Smith with my calf raises. I then did 3 sets of glute bridges before stretching.

All in all--1 hour! I want to keep the workout to 1 hour or less. I think I need to be more on top of making sure I only take 60 second breaks between reps. I was a little slow sometimes when I started watching the news tickers....

Anyway, today I did tae bo AMPED. I did the fat blaster disc. There are 5 workouts in all. The fat blaster is about 50-55 minutes. It's really good--but a lot of arm stuff and I wasn't quite ready to be making so much noise bouncing around in the apartment so early. Something to get used to--or change to evenings. I think I'll try the Cardio blast one on Thursday and think about getting outside to run sometime again soon....