Anyway, I forgot to mention on last nights post, but I plan on holding off buying any clothes until I have lost 10 pounds. Not only is this good motivation, but it also makes sense to not buy jeans when I am actively trying to lose weight.
Today's workout summary (according to the watch)
Workout time: 57.45 (includes stretching time)
Calories burned: 651
Training effect: 5.0 (reached at minute 28 of cardio...took a little longer than Monday) I think this is because on Monday I did squats on the smith machine with 25# plates on each side, then dropped the bar way down and did laying pull up things ( I don't know what you call them)
...anyway, my heart rate gets really high when I do that combo.
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Whoa - those are tough! I tried them a few months ago and could only complete them with assistance. Now I want to give them another shot to see if I've made any progress.
Kristen, yes, they are tough...I can only do the first set with straight legs, then I have to bend my legs and bring them in a little closure..and sometimes then I can get myself all the way to the bar.
I actually raise the bar for most people who are starting out with Inverted Rows (also called bodyweight rows or alternative pull-ups). Many of my clients start with the bar at 6-8 rungs from the top, then I work on dropping the bar down. It works pretty well!
Also, they are definitely brutal if they're supersetted with squats. I've done that before :) Lots of fun. Try doing shoulder presses with reverse lunges after that- that'll kill ya (it's a bit CNS-intensive, so not highly recommended, but if you want to know what brutal really is...:))
Wow, those are some really nice names for that exercise.
Not very nice, but I've always heard that they are called Fat Man Pullups.
I think I'll switch to calling them inverted rows.
"I am a nurse, currently working from home"
So they bring the patients to you eh?
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John, yep the "patients" get zipped to me right over the internet :)
Really, I review requests for services on worker's compensation patients in California. Not terribly exciting, but that's just fine with me.
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