The Chances

How a 250+ Pound Couch Potato Got Healthy

Monday, March 17, 2008

Day 8!!! Ahem...

Circuit 1
Scorpion Pushups, on the way down move one leg up towards the opposite shoulder, 10 reps per leg (20 total)
Dumbbell Flys on Body Ball w/Crunches, 25lb dumbbells, 10 reps
Leg Extensions, pyramid up with weight (messed up here, I pyramidded DOWN for the 2nd set, then back up for the 3rd), 20 @ 80lbs, 12 @ 70lbs, 8 @ 80lbs SORE CITY
Jump Squats, reps to failure, 20 total (normally more but AAAAUGH the paiiiin)

Circuit 2
Decline Dumbbell Presses, 35lb dumbbells, 20 reps
V Cable Flys, never used this machine before but it was way cool, 10 @ 30lbs, 5 @ 25lbs
Squat Thrusts, 20 reps
Side Lunges (alternating), 10 reps per leg (20 total)

Circuit 3
Close-Grip Pushups, performed to failure... SPEAKING of pushups. Yeah, I was fatigued from earlier so I did a whopping 10!
Plank-ups, to failure... alright get into pushup position, then one arm at a time, move to plank position, then alternate pushup/plank/pushup/plank that way. 10 reps.
Jump Squats, to failure, 20 reps
One-Leg Squats, more balance problems but I did it, 10 reps per leg (20 total)
Jumping Jacks, 1 minute

Circuit 4
Military Shoulder Press, 30lb dumbbells, 8 reps
Wood Choppers, do one side of body, then switch. 15@ 30lbs, 15 @ 60lbs
Knee Tuck Jumps, not a balance issue but just not able to jump high enough, 10 reps
Static Lunges w/Lateral Shoulder Raise, 15lb dumbbells, 10 reps each leg
Reverse Crunches, 5 reps
Hanging Abs with a Twist, this was interesting, hang like doing a pullup, then lift your legs out straight in front of you... then twist back and forth. 10 reps each side (20 total)

Circuit 5
30-second sprints (5 over 5 minutes), 30 secs on, 30 secs off, 5 sprints @ 12mph

45 minutes total, 323 calories burned.