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How a 250+ Pound Couch Potato Got Healthy

Monday, March 24, 2008

Today's the start of Week 3 of Jillian Michaels's Making the Cut, designed to lose pounds... but I've actually GAINED. When I started the program I was at 166, this morning I was at 170. I'm still that inch down around the middle though, so can I call it "muscle weight"? :P

Alright, along with the start of Week 3 is the new week of workouts. Away we go... for the record, today is DAY 15:

Circuit 1
Body Ball Pushups: 10 reps
Push-ups: 20 reps
Cable Leg Extensions: 10 reps each leg (20 total)
Step Plyos: 1 min

Circuit 2
Dumbbell Presses on Body Ball: 10 reps alternating arms (5 ea)
Half Crow Push-ups: 5 reps ea leg (10 total)
Harpies: 20 reps
Jump Squats: 10 reps
Warrior Pose w/Tricep Press: 30 secs each leg

Circuit 3
Dips: to failure (9 reps)
Hanging Abs: 15 reps
Static Lunges w/Lateral Shoulder Raise: 10 reps each leg (20 total) @ 10lbs
Side Step Plyos: 1 min

Circuit 4
Pike Push-Ups: 10 reps
Squat & Military Shoulder Press: 10 reps
Dropsies: 8 reps ea leg (16 total)
Jump Rope: 1 min

Circuit 5
Bench Dips w/Feet on Body Ball (utter failure, was supposed to do 20, did 5 due to balance issues)
Bicycle Crunches: 30 reps
Plank Twists: 20 reps each side (40 total)
Boat Pose: 30 secs

43 min total circuit training, 300 calories burned
15 min treadmill run @ 7mph, 174 calories burned
474 total calories burned