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Happy New Year!!!

Dec 31

Happy New Year my darlings!

This is where I will be spending my New Years Eve:

Like I said, nothing crazy, I am actually thinking of taking driving duty, so definitely no drinking. This may sound like a big, fat lie, but I really do not like alcohol. I actually get mocked for this very reason all the time at work.

Backing up a little to the beginning of the last day of 2009, I woke up much after my alarm hit off at 7 AM. I am seriously fearing Monday morning – it is going to be hard to wake up early!! I had breakfast first (some flavour-less cereals I got in Germany – blah). I made sure it is light because doing INSANITY after having oatmeal for breakfast is not a very good idea!

I did Pure Cardio today – this is an intense, kick-butt workout. There aren’t as many breaks as in the usual INSANITY workouts so I actually had to hit ‘pause’ a bunch of times.

I believe I am getting much stronger. I do not know whether it is psychological, and whether its just that good.

After that I did P90X’s Legs and Back, but I skipped all of the exercises involving the pull up bar, so that made it shorter.

Overall this was a good workout, I love all the squats variations, and I definitely felt my calves. I will be able to tell you more about it tomorrow (assuming I will make it home tonight!), hopefully I shall be sore!

My lovely Hots and Fits, thank you for sticking with me in 2009, and I ask you now to do the same through 2010!

May your year be full of love, happiness, health, laughs and fitness!

I wish the very best to you and all your loved ones! May 2010 be the best yet!

Yours truly,

Sig

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Double Cardio

Dec 26

Posted by MNG in Abdominals, Calories, Core, Lower Body, Running, Strength Training, Upper Body, Workouts

I had to do it.

This girl is practically challenging me at a whole new level.

You have to go check her blog. NOW!

Oh yes, if you are lost – I just finished doing Insanity’s Plyometric Cardio Circuit. And the reason this post has the word “double” in the title is cause I also went on my first run in 10 days this AM. The benefits of having a holiday.

My home dwellers think I am mad. I was dripping, head to toe, and at the moment I am gulping down water.

The Hot is that I can’t remember the last time I did so many variations of push ups and felt my entire body working. My abs were on fire. And guys, this workout is your cardio-god! Its quick, you get a lot done, and Shaun T is a pleasure to look at.The Spit is that I collapse often, usually in the second or third circuit. My form probably isn’t very good, and I sometimes have to hit the pause button and wait for my HR to go down.

But this is the real thing! I love it!!

Anyhoo, I am off to this store now:

I am not a huge fan, its massive and I have to spend at least 2 hours every time I go there. Oh, and I always end up buying something. ALWAYS. Apparently, there is a post-Christmas sale, and well, if you are not there, you have no idea what bargains you are missing. Yeah, yeah, we shall see.

Hope ya’ll had a fabulous Sabado!

Peace out

Sig

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Core Synergistics

Dec 23

Posted by MNG in Calories, Free Weights, Gear, Get Hot and Fit, Lower Body, Running, Strength Training, Upper Body, Workouts

Good evening, Hots and Fits!

How are ya’ll doing with the Christmas preparations? My plan for today was to do some last minute shopping and not hit the malls tomorrow.

It was insane at the mall…but I have probably said that a million times, so I am going to try hard and not be over repetitive.

I was at a store called Intersport, too.

I was looking for some running jacket to protect me from the cold and saw a bunch of brands, namely Nike and Adidas, but they were so over priced. Don’t get me wrong, I am willing to pay a high sum for good running gear, but I also have to make sure I won’t get ripped off.

Anyways, I browsed the items of some brand known as Pro Touch and saw a relatively cheap jacket for $67. I wasn’t sure whether it would do, though….I also saw a jacket that cost $90 by a company called McKinley which seemed thicker…

So yea, not sure what to do there….

In regards to exercise, this AM I got out of bed earlier (which was very, very difficult) and did Core Synergistics from P90X. Katie was, as usual, right – this workout kicks ass.

Loads of core work (bananas, supermans, boats), lunges and squats, and plenty of push up variations. The good news: I am getting better at them!

This workout was very good. It definitely worked all of my muscle groups, and despite its length (56 minutes!!!), I was not bored and liked it very much! Unfortunately, no Insanity today, although I wanted to get that done today. I am surprised at how much I like it!

Snow is starting to melt, which of course is very nice, but still not enough for me to run. Maybe I will have a Christmas miracle….

Off to watch The Proposal (Sandra Bullock is one of my favourite actresses!) What are ya’ll up to??

Sig

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Get Hot and Fit: Beachbody’s Insanity

Dec 20

Posted by MNG in Abdominals, Body Weight, Core, Exercise Video, Exercise in Pictures, Get Hot and Fit, Interval Training, Lower Body, Running, Upper Body, Workouts

How’s your weekend been, Hots and Fits?

Yesterday was a crazy day here! Despite the fact that I do not celebrate Christmas, I totally get sucked in the festives! I was at the mall for about 5 hours yesterday! Phew, so exhausting!

The snow situation is still the same here. As a matter of fact, its not getting any better, and neither are my nerves. I am trying to convince one of my home dwellers to help me stick the screws in my shoes but he says he has a feeling they will end up penetrating my foot and that’s a nasty picture. Heck yea, it is.

So, I told you before how I did two of the P90X workouts in the last couple of days, and while reading Katie’s blog, I noticed she was doing the Insanity workouts.

Never heard of them before, but I thought I would look into them and see whether I should give it a shot. Many of the DVDs had the word “cardio” written on them, and I am such a cardio whore, I had to give this a try.

It is supposed to be a 60-Day Total Body Conditioning Program which consists of 10 workouts.

Here is a list of the workouts included:

1. Dig Deeper & Fit Test
2. Plyometric Cardio Circuit
3. Cardio Power & Resistance
4. Cardio Recovery
5. Pure Cardio & Abs
6. Cardio Abs
7. Core Cardio & Balance
8. Max Interval Circuit
9. Max Interval Plyo
10. Max Cardio Conditioning & Abs

Basically, this is a 2-month program that is pretty hard core.

The thing that bums me is that I know I would not be able to stick to it for 2 whole months. I suppose I could overcome the bordem factor but the crucial factor is the fact that I want to run.

Shaun T, the instructor, is a really nice and very good looking in my opinion, I like him more than the Tony Horton from P90X.

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I just did the Fit Test today, which is the first part of the program. I briefly skimmed through it last night, and it looked hard. However, doing it was insanely hard!

Here are my results (this is a 25 minute workouts including warm up, 1 minute for each drill, 1 minute resting between drills, and finally a cool down:

Again – this was hard. My HR sky-rocketed to about 196 BPM during some of these exercises. And I put myself in a high place whenever fitness endurance is considered (that’s actually a lie, I am not that tough…)

I am supposed to do this test again in two weeks. If I were to stick to the program, I should see some serious changes. Anyways, it does not look like the snow will melt in the next day or so, thus I shall probably do another one of these workouts tomorrow.

Peace out, I am off on a cleaning mission!

Sig

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Get Hot and Fit: Rodeo Grounds Full Body Workout

Oct 25

Posted by MNG in Exercise in Pictures, Get Hot and Fit, Lower Body, Running, Strength Training, Upper Body, Workouts

Since we reside within the European Union, the whole concept of Rodeo grounds for the purpose of working out seems completely awesome yet impossible. Okay, so we could head to Spain, but no working out would be allowed – its a tourist site!

This is why we were so fascinated by this article, and decided to bring it up here!

So why is the Rodeo so special? Because it’s all there. No gym necessary, no equipment.

The steps make for a perfect obstacle.

The track around the rodeo arena is generally smooth and an easy jog

And sometimes you’ll be lucky enough to find some trails only yards away for a quick trail lap or short bike ride.

Here are two sweaty workouts for you to try! You should repeat each routine 2 to 4 times. Short on time? Aim to get 30 minutes in!

Workout #1

One lap around rodeo grounds, about half a mile
50 step jumps on stairs – leap from the bottom of the stands to the first step and then either back down or continuing up.
50 triceps dips
Slow and continuous lunge up to top of stairs, pulse for 10 counts – after reaching the top, “pulse” for 10 counts by doing 10 more lunges without actually taking any more steps.
25 decline push-up
50 one-legged squats on each side
Static squat, one minute – on a step or on the flat ground, pull into a squatting position, sticking the butt out at as far as you can for 60 seconds.
50 crunches
Slow lunge up to the top with an oblique twist at each alternate step
100 mountain climbers – from the base of the steps, hunch over and extend your arms to the front of the first step so your body is arched. Then, without moving your hands, leap and put one foot forward and the other back. Leap again and switch them. Two down, 98 to go.
Take a five-minute trail run lap around trails above rodeo stairs.

Workout #2

One lap around rodeo grounds
50 step jumps
50 jumping jacks
Plank 1 minute – hold pushup position
50 squats
50 calf raises on stairs
Sprint up to top of the stairs and run down in the middle twice
Lunge to top of steps, pulse for 10 at top, run down in middle
100 bunny hop side to side
50 crunches
Run a five-minute trail lap

Source: Steamboat Pilot & Today

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