Workout Wednesday 3

Here's yesterday's workout, since I forgot to post it yesterday.  I was at my parents' house for a few days and too busy hanging out to remember blogging.

But that doesn't mean I forgot to workout. :-)

When I don't have a gym to go to, I make sure to have a few different back-up workout plans.  Running is an easy one- you can do that almost anywhere.  I can't do too many 5 mile runs in a row because of leg issues, so I like to have other options as well.  I always bring exercise DVDs with me and light weights.  This time I had my TurboFire program with me and didn't bring the weights because I know there is a nice little set-up back home.

I started off by pumping up the music: Pandora's Top Hits Station.  Gotta have some music to get things going.

Then I did a modified chest and triceps workout, followed by some barbell squats.  I say modified because the equipment I had to work with wasn't quite as nice/extensive as being in the gym. So my weights and exercises are a little different and a little stunted. Sometimes you just have to make do.  I added the squats in because I wanted to practice doing them without being in the gym (if you read my last Workout Wednesday, I had just done my first real leg day then).

Chest:

4 sets of bench press (85 pounds, 12 reps each) I kept the weight the same because it is a pain in the butt to change on this bench

3 sets of dumbbell front raises, palms up (8 pound dumbbells, 12-15 reps each)

Triceps:

3 sets of overhead extensions (20 pound dumbbell, 12 reps each)

3 sets of triceps kickbacks (8 pound dumbbells, 12 reps each)

Squats:

3 sets of barbell squats (65 pounds, 12 reps each)


I followed this with two of the TurboFire videos: first the Low HIIT 20 and then the Fire 30.  That worked up quite the sweat.

Then I went for a 2.5 mile walk with my mom.