Last night, it was time to head back to the gym. I haven't been in too long of a time. I'm so happy to be back there. I feel like I have so much in common with all these people working towards the same goal.
I worked the stairs for about 20 minutes at level 10. Crazy sore now, btw. After that, it was time to work the legs. In my ripped class, we usually don't do too much with legs, so I wanted to make sure I got them worked up nicely.
Little did I know, we would be mostly working our legs. They weren't too happy about that! I think we probably did about 100 squats, 125 push ups (diamond), 50 jumping jacks and so much more!
When I announced on Twitter that I was going to get "ripped", I had someone asked what the routine was. Ripped stands for Resistance, Interval, Power, Plyometrics, Endurance, and Diet (at home). It's s a great class!
Usually a class consists of warm up, running in place, weights, jumping jacks, fighting (not real people) and cool downs (so much more between all this, too). If we have time, we try to work the abs for a little bit. If you go to a gym and they have this class, take it!! I've had a different instructor than normal (a sub) and he wasn't good. As always, it depends on the instructor, but mine is perfect for me!
Every time we would be in a block of push ups (diamond this time), she would remind us that we love push ups. I don't think we were aware of that. It wasn't even the good kind of push ups:
When I got home, I automatically dropped my gym bag in the kitchen and went outside. We have our garden out back and I always check the progress on our tomatoes. We finally have some cherry tomatoes that I was able to pick. We have so many flowers = lots of tomatoes to come!
The perfect way to end a great, hot summer day is with a cool mojito that Jason made for me after my tough workout! It was well worth it!
Besides water, do you have a drink of choice ("adult" beverage)? I'm a girl, I have to say I like strawberry or watermelon margaritas the best (during the summer).
My hubs has 'perfected' a real margarita - tequila, cointreau, lime juice, agave syrup - and I love them...
ReplyDeleteThat class sounds so awesome!
ReplyDeleteUM I USED TO LOVE THOSE PUSH UP POPS!!! I would eat more than one though because I always wanted more!
AND what a hubby for the mojitos! I need to teach my bf that trick! :)
AND AND!!! I LOVE tomatoes just out of the garden! I used to sit in my dad's garden and just eat the vegetables. He sent me out there to help weed, but little did he know, I was just stuffing my face!!! :)