Cardio

I forgot to post my cardio plan. I do 15-20 minutes post workout of cardio. I prefer to do the Eliptical at high intensity or I do intervals. After all of the workout and cardio I cool down with some good stretching. I am hoping to take a continuing education class on foam rollers here soon. 

Workout

Post baby I choose to do an upper/lower/total body workout. It was working well but I didn't feel that I was training the way I needed to be. So I went back to the drawing board and wrote myself a different plan of attack. This time I am doing a body part split and I am much happier with my workout.

My workout goes like this:

Monday: Rest


Tuesday:
        Chest:
                    Incline dumbbell press                5 sets of 5
                    Dumbbell fly                               5 sets of 5
                    Standing Cable Crossover          2 sets of 12-15
                    Straight Arm Pullover                 3 sets of 6
        Bicep:
                    Standing Bicep Curl                   3 sets of 5
                    Alternate Bicep Curl                  3 sets of 5
                    Hammer Curl                            3 sets of 5
                    Reverse Curl                             3 sets of 5
                    Cable Curl                                3 sets of 5
Wednesday:
        Legs:
                   Hack Squat                                3 sets of 5
                   Sissy Squat                                 2 sets of 15
                   Straight leg deadlifts                    3 sets of 5
                   Leg Extensions                            2 sets of 15
         Calves:
                   Standing calf raises                      2 sets of 15
                   One legged calf raise                  
                   seated calf raise                          
                   Reverse calf raise                      
Thursday: rest
Friday:
        Shoulders:
                   Arnold Press
                   Dumbbell laterals
                   Rear delt machine
                   burns-30 seconds
                   shrugs
         Triceps:
                   Close grip bench
                   Skull crushers
                   French press
                   Tricep pull down
Saturday:
         Back:
                    Bent over row
                    Wide grip pulldown
                    T-bar rows
                    Dead lifts
          Abs:
                    Reverse crunch
                    Cable crunch
                    Side leg raises

Starting big

Well here I am starting a blog to motivate myself and keep myself on top of my game. I decided I needed to keep track of my progress in a place that I can feel free to express myself and that I know I will check frequently. Prior to having my second child I was in great shape and had finally started packing the muscle I wanted on. I kept lifting up until my 4th or so month of pregnancy, just before I felt too overwhelmed with life. Flash forward to a whole year later and I am finally getting myself back.

This is me 3 months post baby. I was devastated when my husband took this photo. I am so far from where I was, although this is much better then my 6 week post baby family photo. 

The below photos were taken 4 months post baby. I took the photo July 2nd, which actually puts me at 4 1/2 months post baby:

So here I am starting from scratch again. I am happy to say I am at my pre-pregnancy weight and I am back into my regular old pants :) Although the weight is fine I am not not where I want to be in my muscularity. I have recently returned to work as a personal trainer so hopeful I can be in the best shape possible ASAP.