Yeah, Those 20lb Dumbells Did Not Happen. . .

Because of my super hard working husband, I am limited as to how often I can go to the gym. So, my trainer gave me an at home plan which I shared in yesterday's post. As hard as I tried, I could not do chest presses with those 20lb weights. I could not push those things past my nose! So, I just pushed myself on reps with my 5lb weights.

Here's what I did on Wednesday:

-Dumbbell chest press on exercise ball: 5lb weights,  reps: 100, 40, 25, 20

-Dumbbell shoulder press on exercise ball: 5lb weights, reps: 25, 15, 10, 12

-Dumbbell overhead extension: 10lb weight (both 5lbs together), reps: 20, 10, 13, 12

-Dumbbell chest fly on exercise ball: 5lb weights, reps: 30, 12, 12, 10

-Single arm lateral raise: 5lb weights, reps each side: 25, 15, 15, 15

-Tricep kickbacks: 5lb weights, reps: 25, 25, 25, 25

-Planks with feet on chair:

22 sec with elbows on floor

16 sec with elbows on floor

30 sec with hands on floor

29 sec with hands on floor

-Side plank on yoga mat:

6 sec on right

13 sec on left

9 sec on right

6 sec on left

15 sec on right

12 sec on left

-Crunches on exercise ball: 100 reps

Not super impressive, but I'm just starting out, and I pushed myself until my arms were dead!  After work, Matt bought me some 10lb and 15lb weights.

Today was all about lower body. I did everything as it was written on the plan except with my new 15lb weights.

Here's what I did today (Thursday):

~Dumbbell squats: 15lb weights, 4 sets of 10 reps

~Dumbbell lunges: 15lb weights, 4 sets of 10 reps

~Dumbbell side lunges: 2 15lb weights, 4 sets of 15 reps

~Frog kicks: 3 sets of 30 sec (Yeah, these didn't go very well... lol)

~Flutter kicks: 3 sets of 30 sec

~Lying leg lifts: 3 sets of 30 sec

~Crunches on exercise ball: 50 reps

~Mountain climbers: 3 sets of 30 seconds

I am very thankful for Matt. He is a constant encouragement. It was very cool of him to go out and get me the right size weights I needed. I could not do this without him. This is a big investment for us, and he sees it as a worthy investment. That is a huge motivator for me.  He took some pictures of my workout yesterday. Then, Silas took some of Daisy and me which I love the most.  This right here is what it's all about.