Day One of Phase Two (Day 29 - Back and Cardio)

Wow. So, I wait four weeks to finally add cardio, and in the middle of my 30 minutes session, I can't help but to ask myself, "What were you thinking WANTING cardio?!?!" I was dying about seven minutes in! Haha...I did decide to do the elliptical today for my cardio. I'm thinking I'm going to change it up throughout the program. Tomorrow I may do the treadmill and the bike. I did do interval training on the elliptical, so I didn't really take it easy for my first day. After it was said and done, I felt great! I'm really hoping that know we have cardio included, that I'll reach my goal of hitting the 130's in the next two weeks. 

Today is also the day that I drop my carbs after 4:00 p.m. I had my last starchy carbs around 3:45 today, and for dinner I ate grilled chicken, salmon, and a few vegetables (sauteed mixed veggies). This is new to me because I did not do this the first time I went through the Trainer. This will be challenging for sure. Well, we'll see. 

Today I worked out my back. Again, for those who don't know, this is one of my favorite days! Back and shoulders...all day long. I felt like I had a pretty good workout. The pull-ups are challenging for me, but I've got a goal in mind that I really want to reach. I obviously have to use the assisted pull-up machine. My goal is to get down to 100lbs. Today I was able to do two sets at 110, but the second set was really tough. I had to stop half way through, catch my breath, and finish up. Also, my gym doesn't have the hammer strength lat pull machine, so I just did three sets of underhand close grip lat pulldowns. If my gym doesn't have a machine or piece of equipment needed, I'll just look up what muscles I'll be using, and try my best to find another exercise to work those same muscles. For those who are interested, here is my workout log for today:

Day 29 - Back

I'm writing out my workout for tomorrow and I'm a little freaked out about ALL the push-ups I have to do! Seriously, six sets of 15!! Then another three sets of ten side to side?! I'm going to die tomorrow! 

Well, y'all have a great evening and thanks for taking the time to come by and follow along with me. I'm just a few 'hits' away from 2200 on my blog!! Crazy! I've got people from new countries too: United Arab Emirates, China, and South Africa! So cool! Thanks again guys!

Jaems

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