recharging the 'ol batteries
saturday finally! as i do a little happy dance and relish the fact that there will be no poo that has to be cleaned ,for the next two days at least, my glutes (that's bum muscles for all non-gym lingo speakers) cry out in agony. so my love-hate realtionship with lunges continues...
some really important news, at least to my weightloss, first. i have just one session with din left. and then i'm on my own. yikes! ok, on one hand i know that it was i who put in the hard work over the last few months and thus being on my own should have no bearing on me continuing to lose weight. but the thing is that having din made weight-training something that i just took for granted, without really paying much attention to what it was exactly he was having me do. crap. but he's explained the concept behind it to me and drawn out a simple plan, when it comes to resistance/weight training, i'm to follow frm now on. at the moment i still can't tell my lats from my triceps, but i guess i will be forced learn quick to in the next few months. in a way i guess its a good thing cos at some point i have to start using the machines myself. and i guess its like getting used to the cardio machines, after a while u feel less self-conscious or downright cacat fiddling with the various knobs n handles.
when i was first starting out i'd never have thought i would be even remotely concerned about weight training in order to keep losing weight.because like many others i figured cardio-running, cycling, stairmaster-was all i had to do to attain this goal. i was youtubing one of the biggest loser trainers on some talkshow and she was saying that for optimum weight loss she recommends 4 weight-training sessions a week, with cardio thrown in just for 'gravy'. no time for the extra cardio, not a problem. most important apparently is to do your weight training in a cardiovascular fashion, which translated means to move quickly from machine to machine ensuring that your heartrate remains elevated at a level that ensures the burning of calories. damn and to think that i was one of those women who feared doing weights cos i thought i'd become even bulkier.
on a another note isn't it funny how on days you can sleep in, you end up awaking at 9. well at least i feel rested. which is never the case, even if i've slept for longer, when i know i've got work. yesterday i finished work at 7.45 and yet somehow found the strength to go to the gym. my counsin's in town and i was afraid of leaving it to the weekend cos i figure it's more likely to not happen. by the time i was done it was 10.30 and then i met up with the cuz for some dinner. by the time we were ready to leave town it was 12ish but were only able to get a cab at one. remind me never to even think about working out that late on a friday night.
today looks like its gonna be spent in town again doing some shopping with the family. seeing the girls in the evening to catch sham in action. exciting stuff i tell ya.
some really important news, at least to my weightloss, first. i have just one session with din left. and then i'm on my own. yikes! ok, on one hand i know that it was i who put in the hard work over the last few months and thus being on my own should have no bearing on me continuing to lose weight. but the thing is that having din made weight-training something that i just took for granted, without really paying much attention to what it was exactly he was having me do. crap. but he's explained the concept behind it to me and drawn out a simple plan, when it comes to resistance/weight training, i'm to follow frm now on. at the moment i still can't tell my lats from my triceps, but i guess i will be forced learn quick to in the next few months. in a way i guess its a good thing cos at some point i have to start using the machines myself. and i guess its like getting used to the cardio machines, after a while u feel less self-conscious or downright cacat fiddling with the various knobs n handles.
when i was first starting out i'd never have thought i would be even remotely concerned about weight training in order to keep losing weight.because like many others i figured cardio-running, cycling, stairmaster-was all i had to do to attain this goal. i was youtubing one of the biggest loser trainers on some talkshow and she was saying that for optimum weight loss she recommends 4 weight-training sessions a week, with cardio thrown in just for 'gravy'. no time for the extra cardio, not a problem. most important apparently is to do your weight training in a cardiovascular fashion, which translated means to move quickly from machine to machine ensuring that your heartrate remains elevated at a level that ensures the burning of calories. damn and to think that i was one of those women who feared doing weights cos i thought i'd become even bulkier.
on a another note isn't it funny how on days you can sleep in, you end up awaking at 9. well at least i feel rested. which is never the case, even if i've slept for longer, when i know i've got work. yesterday i finished work at 7.45 and yet somehow found the strength to go to the gym. my counsin's in town and i was afraid of leaving it to the weekend cos i figure it's more likely to not happen. by the time i was done it was 10.30 and then i met up with the cuz for some dinner. by the time we were ready to leave town it was 12ish but were only able to get a cab at one. remind me never to even think about working out that late on a friday night.
today looks like its gonna be spent in town again doing some shopping with the family. seeing the girls in the evening to catch sham in action. exciting stuff i tell ya.
posted by liza @ 12/16/2006 10:39:00 AM
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