This morning when I weighed in, much to my surprise, I was 158 pounds! That's after the Christmas party weekend, with all the food available. It just shows that persistence pays off! This makes me quite happy.

Today's workout:
Warmup, Circuit of 30 seconds each exercise, 3 sets
* Jumping Jack
* Split Jack
* Prisoner Squat
* Alternating Lunge
* Mountain Climber

Workout, alternating supersets of 2
* Elevated Heels High Bar Squat, 125lbs, 4 sets of 12 (heels elevated on 10lb weights)
* Exercise Ball Back Extension, 25lbs, 4 sets of 12 (alternate for weighted back extension)
* Wide Grip Barbell Curl, 60lbs on bar, 2 sets of 12
* Incline Dumbbell Triceps Extension, 20lb dubbells, 2 sets of 12

Half-hour, 2.5-mile jog afterwards.

Back from the FSP Christmas Party! This year it was held in Monterey, and I must say that it was much better than the ones in Reno or Tahoe. It cost us about the same amount of money, but while in Reno/Tahoe it's just gambling, here we got to do plenty of things. We visited the Monterey Bay Aquarium, got to walk along the ocean, bought some neat gifts & souvenirs, and had a beautiful drive.

The best part is I actually ate properly the entire time. With seafood being the #1 choice, grilled fish was plentiful! I even managed to work out on Saturday morning.

The unfortunate thing is I came back with a nice case of chest congestion. I decided not to do any cardio today, but judging from how my weight workout went, I could probably manage. Tomorrow I'll do the jogging thing, but for now, here's the weights:

Warmup, 3 sets of 5 reps, w/45lb bar
* Overhead Squat
* Squat
* Good Morning
* Barbell Lunge
* Romanian Deadlift
* Bent-Over Row

Workout
* Bench Press, 115lbs, 3 sets of 7
* Single Arm Dumbbell Row, 45lbs, 3 sets of 8
* External Rotation, 20lbs, 5 sets of 7
* Swiss Ball Crunch, 5 sets of 8

Isn't it sad that the girl in the clip I used for the Single Arm Dumbbell Row is using more weight than I did? My arms don't look like hers! Nofair!

Anyway, on with life...

Hey there! For the first time I jogged in the rain today. While it wasn't too bad, my shoes & socks are now wet in the toes. They'll be wet the rest of the day. Oh well, all in the name of fitness, right? More like dorkiness.

Warmup, 3 sets of 5 reps, w/45lb bar
* Overhead Squat
* Squat
* Good Morning
* Barbell Lunge
* Romanian Deadlift
* Bent-Over Row

Workout, first exercise stands alone, other 4 are 2-exercise supersets
* Dynamic Pushup, 3 sets of 6
* Bench Press, 105lbs, 3 sets, each decreasing as failure set in... 10 reps, 7 reps, 3 reps
* Chin-Up, 1 set of 2, 2 sets of 1
* Combo Raise, 25lb dumbbells, 3 sets of 10
* Horizontal Lateral Raise, 25lb dumbbells, 3 sets of 10

Those last two sets on the raises were awful. I'm still sore from Tuesday's curls!

I had intended to jog 5 miles today, but instead jogged 2 1/2. No biggie, they catered lunch today and not only was it healthy, but I managed to only eat one chicken breast. Yay!