May 22 - Personal Training Day 26

Day off of work = 8:30 a.m. workout. Peanut butter toast for b'fast. I was greeted with 40 body squats (I misread and did 50 each round) then .25 mile jog around the block, repeat 4x. So I mistakenly did an extra 40 squats — overachiever!

1. Walking lunges to tricep extension - 10 lb. ball x down and back

2. Resistance band side rotations - 20 each side (orange band)

3. *Deadlift to upright row - 30 lb. barbell x 20 reps

4. *Dumbbell step-up on tall box - 10 lbs. each arm x 15 each leg

5. *Flat bench chest press w/ 45-lb. barbell - 20 reps

6. Hamstring curls - 30 lbs. x 25 reps

7. Real push-ups (15) to rope tricep skiers - 40 lbs. x 20 reps

8. Semi bicycle kicks - 35 each side

After set 1: Elliptical level 10 at 20% grade x 4 min.

After set 2: Bike level 10 at 65 RPM x 4 min.

After set 3: 7 min. Elliptical (in place of .50 mile run due to rain)

The warm-up had my HR to 171, and I was tired from the beginning despite a good night's sleep. The workout was tough, especially the resistance band side rotations and the dumbbell step-ups.