28
Feb.
It was another fabulous day in Southern California so I once again took my workout outdoors.I walked for 35 minutes in the morning and I took a hike for 45 minutes in the afternoon. After my hike I grabbed my dumbbells and started my leg workout. The bottom half of my body has always been more of a “problem” area for me so I focus alot of my workouts on my legs and glutes. I did squats, lunges, calf raises, side leg lifts and glute lifts. I did 3 sets of 12 for each exercise.To end my workout I did 3 sets of 10 push ups and 3 sets of 30 crunches.
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28
Feb.
It was a gorgeous day so I decided to take my workouts outside. First, I walked for 35 minutes in the morning. Then in the late afternoon I went for a 1 1/2 hour hike with a friend. I stretched and did 3 sets of 30 crunches when I got home. I noticed that I was extremely hungry at the end of the day from all of the cardio the past few days. It was hard not to eat everything in sight.
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27
Feb.
Webmd.com has a great article about the 7 most effective exercises that you can do. Some of them aren’t very surprising..for example, push-ups. Most articles I’ve read have claimed that the push-up is one of the best exercises you can do. There are so many versions you can do too…some that build chest muscle, some that build back muscle, some work on your triceps, etc. Check out the rest of the exercises from their list below.
1. Walking
2. Interval training
3. Squats
4. Lunges
5. Push-ups
6. Abdominal Crunches
7. Bent-over Row
27
Feb.
Today was a good workout. I pushed myself for a longer run than usual even though my legs were absolutely killing me. Then I hit the speed bag for awhile, hit the heavy bag for a few, and then sparred for three rounds with a buddy. It was really good to work on my footwork and head movements with this guy. I hadn’t sparred in a week or two so it was good to get back into the ring. Here was my workout routine today.
Warmup
- .8 Mile Run on the Elliptical Machine (the treadmills were all occupied)
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26
Feb.
I didn’t lift weights today. I met up with a buddy at the gym and we ended up taking a boxing class at LA Boxing. I got there a little early so I could warmup. It’s amazing…I think I’m in good shape, but that boxing class kicked my ass. An hour of straight cardio and boxing with such little rest is incredibly difficult.
Warmup
- 1 Mile on Eliptical Machine
Boxing Training Class (1 hour)
- Too many things to list
- The trainer mixed cardio, heavy bag work, combinations, and many other things into the class.
26
Feb.
I walked in the morning today for 30 minutes outside. It was great to get out in the morning for a great start to my day. I also went to my usual Turbo Kick Boxing Class at night. The class was just about 50 minutes of straight cardio. No weight training today, all cardio.
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22
Feb.
It was another intense Turbo Kick Boxing class at 24 hour fitness. This class is so intense that I got a bit light-headed tonight..that’s when you know you got a good workout! The class was just about 55 minutes of straight cardio. After the class I cooled down on the treadmill for 10 minutes and then did 2 sets of 50 crunches. I also did 3 sets of 12 push-ups– A MUST in your fitness routine.
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21
Feb.
I took today off from weight lifting…rest is important for building muscle so I took today off and will start a new cycle tomorrow. So today I focused on boxing training and cardio so I can increase my stamina. Unfortunately my shins are still killing me so running on the treadmill was tough. This was my workout today.
Warmup
- 1 mile run on the treadmill
Boxing Training
- Shadow boxing
- Jumping rope (1:30 minute sets in between shadow boxing)
- Speed bag work
- Jumping rope (1:00 minute sets in between working on the speed bag)
20
Feb.
Warmup
- 0.8 Mile Run (I would’ve gone further but I think I have shin splits or just very sore shins from yesterday’s run. It hurt like hell and I had to stop)
Boxing Training
- Speed bag work (3 sets of 3 minutes)
- Jumping rope (3 sets of 1.5 minutes between speed bag work)
- Heavy bag work (2 sets of 3 minutes, 3 sets of 2 minutes)
Weight Lifting - Focus on Shoulder & Arms
- Superset 1
- Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press w/ 40 pound dumbbells (2 sets of 10)