Week 24: Breaking through the Plateau, June 1-7

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Week 24: Breaking through the Plateau, June 1-7

By Cindy | June 10, 2008

Changing up my routine was definitely something I needed. I am so excited with the completion of the second week using a Split Workout Routine. My body is responding.

Despite the 4 pound gain I made during the vacation, I entered the month two pounds less than the last! After returning home to my eating routine (which still needs lots of improvement) and focusing on strength training with high intensity interval cardio workouts, I’ve broken past the 160lb barrier that I’ve been carrying over the last couple of months.

It’s nice to claim the 20 lb loss button. I didn’t think it was going to be such a big deal, but I’ve been smiling all week! Plus, the compliments from friends and family have been pleasant. Of course, I always think, “Man, is it that obvious???”

I had to swap a couple of days in the Split Routine and combine a day of workouts, but I got all workouts in with the exception of one cardio routine. I broke down the routine last week if you are interested in the details. Because I’m working on high intensity, I find my workouts less demanding (time wise) than when I was preparing for the Half Marathon!

* Sunday: Family Pool Time Fun. Running in water is no joke.

* Monday: Chest / Tricep (with 20 alternating jumping lunges and 15 jumping squats between sets for a total of 135 j. squats and 160 j. lunges) Boy, was I sore for the next two days!

*Tuesday: Back / Biceps/ Cardio (Elliptical for 30 minutes with sport intervals. 30 count jumping jacks between each set for a total of 510 jumping jacks)

*Wednesday: Rest. ***Those jumping squats and lunges caught up with me. I had to take the rest day one day earlier. My legs were screaming at me (in a good way of course).

* Thursday: Cardio/ Abs : 30 min. treadmill b/w 6.0-5.8 for 350 cals approximately 2.8 miles and 15 minutes on cardio wave. (1 hour walk)

* Friday: Shoulder / Traps / Cardio (Partial completion with 30 count side to side jumps on BOSU Ball between each set)

* Saturday: None*** I miscalculated our obligations for the day. I ended up completing Saturday, the rest of Friday’s routine, and Sunday’s on Sunday.

I love the flexibility of this routine, because when I do miss a day, I can double up most of the exercises by shifting from one body part to the next for each set. I don’t get as much of the spikes in cardio between strength training sets, but I’m less likely to completely drop daily routines!

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