Our first snow of the season today…. are you happy? Or mad? I could deal with no wind but I am handling the snow better than I thought I would. Class got cancelled this morning so Donny & I went to the gym instead. I did a pretty heavy chest and tricep workout. The roads weren’t bad at all so luckily the blizzard missed us. Starting snowing a little more later in the morning though.
Also, I can go back to my normal life and routine now. Why? Because I have my new Fitbit! Everything is right with my world now.
Alright, I’m being a bit dramatic. It wasn’t life altering to be without my Fitbit, but I definitely prefer to have one on. I was always wondering how many steps I needed for the day and I wanted to be able to check the time too.
If you missed last week’s Workout Wednesday post then you wouldn’t know that the button on the side of my Fitbit fell off. Meaning I couldn’t get any of the stats to show up on the device, only on the app. Which was on my iPad. That I never carry with me. Silly me.
However, I called Fitbit after writing that post and the kind customer service lady sent me a new Fitbit! For free. Well, it was free because my original Fitbit was still under the 1-year warranty. I was shocked when it was in the mailbox Monday night! Such a quick turnaround. I’ve been quite impressed with the whole deal so, thank you Fitbit.
My new Fitbit is the same model but I got it in plum this time, instead of black. I was also smart this time and downloaded the Fitbit app on my cell phone, not my iPad. See… I do occasionally learn from my mistakes!
So this week’s Workout Wednesday is a sweaty one! It has more cardio in it than my usual workouts, but it is broken up into smaller segments so I don’t get bored. In fact, by the time you warm up and then complete six full rounds you will have run 2 miles! You’ll be tired but it isn’t as awful as straight-up running for 2 miles. I’m not a runner. I lift weights. I don’t run long distances. I’m good for a one-mile-warm-up…maybe some HIIT on the treadmill…. no long distance running for this gal.
Anyway, I honestly wasn’t sure what to call this. It is basically a giant set but I went with mini circuit, because the goal of the strength portion was not to lift as much as possible. Use a weight that is challenging but no need to set any PRs here! Anyway, it is pretty much a giant set with five strength moves and then the 1/4 mile run. Nothing too crazy.
The zottman curls are probably the only exercise that I haven’t referred to in other workouts. I actually had never done them before, but had seen them on Bodybuilding.com a few times so decided to throw them in. They are quite different than bicep curls and hammer curls. You curl the weight up like normal, pause at the top, rotate your hands so your palms face down, and lower the weight back to the starting position. This type of bicep work gets a little more into the forearms than other types. I enjoyed them. Not a move I want to do every single day, but I am always looking for new options for different muscle groups. Give them a try and let me know what you think!
Below are the links for each exercise in case you are unfamiliar. Make sure you check out the zottman curls! If you are really uncomfortable doing them then do a regular bicep curl or hammer curls.
Have fun and make sure you have a towel with you for this workout!
Curtsy Lunge (this is with a kettlebell, but I held dumbbells)
Seated Kettlebell Rotation (aka Russian Twist – I use a kettlebell, rather than a plate and tap the kettlebell on the ground on each side)
P.S. The 1973 Cadillac Sedan de Ville is officially in Fort Morgan! Hopefully it will get fixed up in the next few days so that we can cruise it all over town! I’ll post pictures if we do.
