Monday: 50 mins weights, 30 mins running
Tuesday: 45 mins weights then a 30 min run.
Wednesday: Weights and cardio.
Thursday: 1 hour free weights.
Saturday: 45 mins weights and 15 mins cardio.
I didn’t do much cardio last week. Mostly because I was proper knackered and again, the vertigo thing was being triggered by the tiredness. I hope I’m less tired this week as I’m missing doing as much cardio!
I started of really well though, on Monday and Tuesday it was really sunny, so after doing some weights I went for a 30 minute run. It was nice because I wasn’t tracking my speed and distance with my Garmin, I just had my heart rate monitor and went until I had burnt 300 calories. Going to start doing that more when it’s warm as it’s such a good way to get my cardio in when I’m struggling with the motivation in the gym. Which I am. I’m okay with weights, but it’s just the cardio that I’m finding hard going.
The cross trainer sets my vertigo on and on the bike, I have to really push to get a decent heart rate going. I need to work on this next week.
Last week I mentioned I had started doing bench press. I did it twice again this week with 27.5kg loaded on the bar. I plan on benching again Tuesday and Friday morning when it’s quiet. I’ve been doing around 5 sets of 5. I might try for a 30kg single or double this week.
I also did a seated over head press on the racks. Mostly because it was already set up. I would like to try it again and add some weight as I was only lifting the 20kg bar. I might try it again and add 2.5kg to it and see how it goes.
I also loaded more weight on all the machines last week which is great. Though some days I felt stronger than others!
I skipped workouts on Friday and Sunday because on Friday, my leg was really hurting. Then on Sunday I was hungover, ha. But rest days are okay, right? I’m kind of beating myself up about it.
I’m excited to get back in the gym tomorrow.
YESSSS Rest days are okay! I’m really struggling with motivation in the gym and stuff right now too, feel like there’s no point trying to achieve what I want to because it’s going to take me so long, but slow and steady I suppose!
Love that you’re able to just go until you’ve burned a certain amount of calories, that seems like such a good way of doing things!
Seeing your little burst of fitness come up on my feed is definitely motivating me too!
Thanks!