Today was kind of a repeat of yesterday’s post. At least the title part. I got whipped…by my braid… again…and it hurt even more this time around. It was during the warm-up, we were doing jumping jacks and the tip of my braid kept piercing my flesh (or at least, it felt like it). Thankfully, it was over soon because today was a weight lifting today!! No jumping around like an Insane person ( ;) ), time to beef up the Shoulder and Arms.
If you didn’t pick up on that little hint, today’s workout was directed at the shoulder and arm muscles. My arms were still quite sore from Monday’s workout. (My abs are really sore, and my legs are just kind of sore. Surprisingly, they aren’t as bad as I thought it would be.) Anywho, shoulders and arms.
Let me first start off by telling you that I could have had a perfectly reasonable excuse NOT to do my workout. But, so as not to disappoint the very few readers that I have, to make myself feel better, and to get in a good arm workout, I pushed that “play” button!! (I worked Audit last night, meaning that I got home at 7am. Then, at 3pm, I had to come back to work until 11pm. So, not the best schedule. Like I said, it ruins Wednesday for me, but oh well, I’m a trooper, a tired one. I decided to go to sleep when I got home, wake up at 12:45pm, do the workout and at 2pm, get ready for work.) It worked well, but I still have that “vicious dog” workout (Ab Ripper X) to do tonight. I’m very determined to get that one in even though it makes me want to vomit!!
Again I say, Shoulders and Arms. As TH puts it, the exercises go in this order “Shoulders, Bi, Tri.” Pretty straight forward if you ask me. You do one set of “SBT” then “repeato.” <<TH doesn’t say that in this workout, but hey, might as well use his words from yesterday…So, we start with…well, crap, what did we start with? (forgive the brain lapse…I’ll think of it soon)… Ah yes, Alternating Shoulder Press, In and Out Bicep Curls, and Two-Arm Tricep Kickbacks. (I had to cheat and look on the internet because I just could remember. That nasty water Protein Shake must have temporarily fried my brain.) Don’t fret, I’m not going to tell you the entire routine cuz that would just be boring and it would take a long time.
I shall talk to you about the exercise that I really really like! Today, this made my triceps burn like FIRE!! But, I like it nonetheless! This move would be Lying Down Tricep Extension. You lie on your back with arms straight above your face, with the weight of your choosing. Then, bring your arms down behind your head. I like this a lot because 1.) you get to lie down, 2.) It works! 3.) you get to lie down, and 4.) TH and Dreya Weber have some funny things to say about this one, including “Tip of the Day: Don’t Smash Your Face.”- TH. Makes me LOL every time. And, 5.) you get to lie down. :D
Onto the warm fuzzy section. The warm fuzzy for me today was the fact that I was able to do side Tri Rises relatively well. With the exception of my bulging hips and uncomfortable bone pressure, I was able to whip quite a few of this out. With Side Tri Rise, you lie on one side of your body, put the arm closest to the floor on your shoulder and with the other hand, push yourself up about ½-1 foot off the ground. I couldn’t do this in the first round (and therefore skipped that 1-minute [X2 bc of repeat] section of tricep work). Now, I’m proud to say that I can do it!!
Below, I have included a picture of the Side Tri Rise. (It’s actually a creepy drawing, but you get the idea.) Also, below, is a picture of Lying Down Tricep Extensions (once again, creepy picture. The muscle-y drawing is using a different kind of weight [I think that is called a barbell??] and he's on a bench, but we used individual dumbbells and lie on the floor [<<best part] with P90X. Correct me if I’m wrong.)
Ok, folks, time to wrap it up. I hope that this blog in general has helped someone…(I’d love to hear about it if it has!!)
Signing Out,
It’s Possible!!
P.S...today I worked out with my shirt ON!! (I don't sweat very much during the weight lifting exercises and therefore, am able to wear a shirt and be comfortable. :D) Just though I'd tell you :D
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