tired

soo...yesterday was PE class. and i wouldnt have thought a PE class would be hard, but this one definitely is. heres how the first few weeks went: weeks 1-3, running 1/2, 3/4, and 1 mile; weeks 4-5, fitness testing...which was a 1.5 mile run, max pushup, max sit-up, max bench press; weeks 6-now, circuit training...so needless to say it's been fairly intense!

for circuit he has us on a 6-station rotation of 5 minutes each of cardio, shoulders, back, biceps/triceps, legs, and abs. so up to this point i had been doing (dont laugh at my numbers):

10 rep 95lb bench press, following the down 4, up 2 rule

10 rep 45lb sitting military

either

{10 rep 50lb leg curls

10 rep 55-60lb (cant remember the exact number on that machine) leg extensions}

or

{10 rep 45lb leg press

10 rep 45lb toe press}

5 min abs (usually ball transfer crunches or ball obliques)

5 min cardio on stationary bike or elliptical, 2 min warmup, 1 min hard, 2 min cooldown

10 rep 12.5lb overhead straight arm raises

10 rep 37.5lb sitting row

10 rep 15lb bicep

10 rep 15lb tricep

last night is when we had to bump it up, so instead of doing cardio, he had us run 1.5 miles and up either reps or weights...so now im at 20 reps for most of those (not bench), and increased bicep weight to 17.5lb...and i was so tired afterwards. just holding my glass(es) of poweraid was comical because my arms were twitchy...paha

all that exercise in conjunction with eating right is hopefully not gonna make lose weight (i'd disappear if i did...140lb soaking wet), but gain muscle.

and that beautiful creation called monster? he's my best friend on PE days. :) trail mix and/or granola and a monster are usually my pre-PE snack, so i eat it right at 6.15ish for a 7 o'clock PE.

side note: i salute you, mr. random blog reader from germany. idk who you are or how you found my blog, but welcome :)