Funk’d
I feel like I’m in a bit of a weightlifting funk lately. I haven’t been very excited to go to the gym and do my normal routine.
The last four weeks I’ve been doing this 3 Day Weightlifting Routine that involves 2 days of upper body work and 1 day of lower body work (since I feel that my legs couldn’t handle 2 days of weightlifting and marathon training).
. . . but now I’m bored and want to come up with something a bit different and more challenging.
Last night at home I tried this leg workout from Tracy Anderson.
It was a lot more challenging than it looks, and I could only do about 30 reps of most of the exercises. The workout reminded me a lot of ballet class, but without the same focus on form.
But spending a whole 20minutes+ devoted just to my glutes seemed like a bit of a waste of time. I understand that they’re major muscles, but still, the entire workout was ass-centric.
After that video, I tried a couple of upper body exercises from Body Rock which I liked so I might try to incorporate moves like those into my gym workout.
I’m thinking of trying out one of the classes at my gym, although I usually find the classes boring and, with it being January, the classes are jam-packed with people.
Can anyone recommend a good workout I could try?
In the Office Biggest Loser news, this week I didn’t lose any weight. But given the fact that I ate quite a bit over the weekend in celebration of Matt’s birthday, I’m pretty happy that there wasn’t a gain!
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Have you thought about trying a class? There are several weight classes offered at my gym!
Have you ever tried Core Fusion? There might be some classes near you… And I always recommend bikram. It’s a great workout and nice supplement to your other workouts
I think you already do the Jillian Workout DVD’s…those are the only ones that I have. I really wanted to love Tracy Anderson since I am crazy about Gwyneth but her stuff is a bit…out there.
Congrats on not gaining weight – birthdays are a total hazard!
I can relate to that feeling, it must have to do with January weather in Canada!
Classes are a great option, so are bootcamps and usually they are available in 4 week sessions so you can take a break from the gym, get a butt kick and motivated and then go back to your regular routine.
Okay, if that exercise is more challenging than it looks, then there’s no hope for me… because I think that it looks REALLY challenging. Ha, ha!!
I wrote a post earlier last week about work out DVDs I recommended and I recently started P90X…LOVE it! I feel challenged and just when I get bored after 3 weeks…things change! I am seeing great results all over! lots of muscle! http://thehealthyapron.com/2011/01/19/my-top-5-picks-for-the-best-home-workout-trainers/
Yea I don’t think I would love that workout either. And even without marathon training I hate training legs 2 days. Leg days always hurt so bad. LOL
Working on the guest post for you SOON. Yay!
Oh wow, you tried that? That looks HARD! Do you like exercise classes? I recently tried a Zumba class at my gym and it kicked my butt.
I like trying any of the videos we have OnDemand here…. but then again, I’m struggling just to get out of bed each morning, nevermind the working out part… ha. Good luck!!
I’ve been there with funks before. In you have a trampoline gym in your area, try trampoline aerobics. I was surprised at how many muscles just an hour worked and I could barely walk for a couple of days.
Hi Samantha, What a challenge, ha, ha, ha.
Have you ever tried dancing ? It’s a great workout!! Personally I don’t like hard exercise classes : ( I rather do something that makes me feel energised than bored.
Cheers,
Aldy.
Matt and I are actually taking a Latin dance class once a week! It’s a great workout even though we’re just beginners.
Have you tried any of Jackie Warner’s workouts? They’re amazing!!
I am in the same funk…I’m of no help!
I totally understand the workout rut…I was feeling it in December. So, this January, I decided to start a real-life bodybuilding program – The New Rules of Lifting for Women (based on the book) – and have made it my goal to stick it through at LEAST the first stage (approx. 6 weeks). I really like it so far, and I feel like I’m making gains already. It’s a very reasonable program that takes only 3 days a week.
I’m tracking my progress here: http://theladylifts.wordpress.com in case you want to check it out!