Showing posts with label Gabby Douglas Perfect Alignment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gabby Douglas Perfect Alignment. Show all posts

October 11, 2013

Catching Up

Lots and lots of workouts since I last posted. I've been trying to catch up ever since I took an unexpected day off on Monday, but that plus rehearsals for a new project I'm working on plus subbing for what was essentially four classes at a dance studio... Let's just say I was pressed for time to write a blog post about it all.

Now I've finished my voice lesson for the day and finally have the time to give y'all an update!

On Wednesday I had two workouts to do. First to complete was the NTC Beginner Get Lean Jump Start.
Two Minute Warm-Up
12 Minute First Round with 30 Second Recovery
8 Minute Second Round with 30 Second Recovery
5 Minute Third Round (no recovery)
2 Minute Cool-Down
Then, I ran 4 miles on the treadmill.



Then, I walked an extra .67 miles to round out my time on the treadmill to 1 hour.
I was pretty wiped after both of these workouts!

On Thursday, after my rehearsal and subbing two classes, it was back to the gym with another 30 minute NTC workout: Beginner Get Strong Muscle Definer.

3 Minute Warm-Up
11 Minute First Round (no recovery)
10 Minute Second Round (no recovery)
3 Minute Third Round (no recovery)
3 Minute Cool-Down
I was super fatigued after this workout.

FINALLY, while watching The Price is Right this morning, I completed the Gabby Douglas Perfect Alignment workout.


And now I'm finally all caught up! Tomorrow is my last "long" run - 12 miles - and then I run 8 miles on Monday. Then it's no running until the day before the marathon... eep!

As the marathon looms into view, I find that I'm getting more and more nervous. The running dreams have returned - I dreamed that I was going on a road trip but by running, without a car. Phew! That'd be exhausting. I'm trying to calm down and not really think about it, but I find myself worrying about small things like if the plane will be delayed or if I'll get to the expo on time, etc. etc. I'm sure it'll be fine... I just have to stop worrying!

August 11, 2013

Gabby Douglas Perfect Alignment

On Friday, I completed the Gabby Douglas' Perfect Alignment workout. It was 15 minutes long, and I literally did it in my pajamas while I watched The Price is Right. I love that damn show.


3 Sets of this 5 Minute Circuit - no warm-up or cool-down
It was actually a pretty good workout - everything was split up into 30 seconds on each side, so nothing was too long. The Side Leg Circles started to burn after a while, as well as the Side Leg Lifts. My hips sure felt it the next day.

The one thing I wasn't sure about was the Side Plank with Leg Lift - the video showed Gabby lowering her hips after every leg lift, but the slides that explain the workout say nothing about lowering hips. Ah, well.

Do you like short workouts? Or are they so short you just keep waiting for it to end?