12/8/09 - Going strong in Week 2

Week 2 of my exercise program:

Monday's menu:

coffee with 2 tbsp of flavored cream (just can't seem to give this up) - 70 cal

yogurt mixed with 1/2 cup of raw oatmeal - 230 cal

Protein shake - 280 cal

hummus & carrots - 170

almonds - 240

lean turkey - brocoli & 255

Total cal 1175

Exercise:

Hit the gym around 8:30 pm last night

Started with 30 min on elliptical

BICEPS -

2 sets of Standing Hammers (8 lbs weights)

2 sets of Alternative Dumbbell Curls (1 set with 5lbs, 1 set with 8 lbs)

TRICEPS

Overhead tricep extensions - 2 sets (5 lbs)

Tricep pushdown - rope - 2 sets, 1 @ 20 lbs, 1 @ 25 lbs.

Shoulders

Dumbbell shulder press - 1 set 8 lbs, 1 set 5 lbs

Upright Barbell row - 2 sets @ 20lbs

Chest

Incline dumbbell flys - 2 sets 8 lbs

dumbbell bench press - 2 sets 8 lbs

BACK

One are dumbbell row - 2 sets @ 8lbs

Lat pull down - 2 sets @ 40 lbs

ABS

Ab crunch machine - 2 sets (15 each set @ 10 lbs)

incline sit ups - 2 sets of 25

ab roller machine - 2 sets of 15

ab ball machine - 1 set of 20 (5 lb balls)

Back on the elliptcal to finish up for another 15 min......home by 10:40 and asleep by 11:30

Then, the alarm is off again at 4:50 am this morning and I head to the gym and on the elliptical by 5:20 am, did 40 min of HIIT.

Whew, what a day.......

Going home tonight and watching the finale of the Biggest Loser, then to nighty night!