…all of the above!
I decided that I can combine the 30-day Shred with the Bowflex 6-week challenge to help me with the 12-week Body-for-LIFE Challenge. Today* was SUPPOSED to be the first day of the challenge, but already I’m off to a rocky start. I had hoped to get some cardio done in the morning, but I didn’t plan ahead very well, and by the time I was ready to get started, it was time to leave the house.
Sigh.
It’s okay, though. I filled out all the paperwork for the Body-for-LIFE challenge, and then I made Ray take “before” pictures of me tonight (I promise, there is no way I’m posting those pictures until I have something to compare it to!), so tomorrow will be the official start of the challenge for me.
The packet for the challenge comes with some questions I have to answer about my inner transformation, too (yes, I have to write an essay at the end of all this, which is why chronicling my experience on the blog will help). Here’s question #1:
What was the turning point you experienced that made you decide to compete in the Body-for-LIFE Challenge?
It’s not like I had an epiphany or hit rock bottom; as I’ve mentioned before, my husband bought a Bowflex for us to get in shape, and knowing the way I work, I realized the way for me to really achieve my fitness goal is to have structure. Hence the challenge.
Here is my exercise plan for Week 1:
DAY 1 (Wed., Sep. 2)
Upper Body Weight Training
- Warm Up – 10-min (Exercise TV On Demand)
- Upper Body Weight Training
- Chest Fly
- Bench Press
- Pulldown – seated
- Row – seated
- Front Deltoid Raise – seated
- Rear Deltoid Row – seated
- Biceps curl – standing
- Biceps curl – lying
- Triceps extension – seated
- Triceps Kickback
- Cool Down: stretches
DAY 2 (Thurs., Sep. 3)
- Jillian Michael’s 30-day Shred (Exercise TV On Demand)
DAY 3 (Fri., Sep. 4)
- Warm Up – 10-min (Exercise TV On Demand)
- Lower Body Weight Training
- Hip Abduction – seated
- Hip Adduction – seated
- Leg Extension – seated
- Calf Raise – seated
- Reverse Crunch
- Crunch – resisted
- Cool Down: stretches
DAY 4 (Sat., Sep. 5)
Isn’t it just like me to pick a holiday weekend when I’ll be out of town to try to get into the swing of things?
- 30-Day Shred Day 2 (downloaded onto laptop)
DAY 5 (Sun., Sep. 6)
- 30-Day Shred Day 3 (downloaded onto laptop)
DAY 6 (Mon., Sep. 7)
- 30-Day Shred Day 4 (downloaded onto laptop)
DAY 7: Free Day
So that’s the plan. Let’s hope it works!
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*I meant for this post to go out earlier in the day on Sep. 1, but it looks like the time of posting will be almost midnight. So much for doing ANY of this today.