10 day mini challenge - Day 2

Tuesday July 25, 2016 12:49pm

Tried to wake up at 5am today, I could not get my zombie like body out of bed... I'm going to try "The Rock Alarm" (http://projectrockofficial.com) and see if that works.

Lunch: Tuna, salad, wonton soup

Going to insanity class (finally!) with Ho Train tonight. Haven't done it in foreverrrrrrr. Here's not to puking!

Update:

Went to insanity and almost died. Cardio is not my friend, no matter how much I try to be your friend. 50 minutes non stop of jumping jacks, push ups, etc. Ho Train made it look so easy . Damn that cross fit training! 

Also went for oysters and then we ended up going for tacos after. ughhhh.. double time work out tomorrow.

ichibum day 19 - beast mode

Pump up track: 

Another struggle to get my butt to the gym. Drank a zero calorie energy drink and ZING! Instant energy ^^ I managed to get to the gym earlier than usual so spent some more time working out. Routine as follows: 1hr elliptical, box jumps, bench side jumps, squats with kettle bell, vertical crunches, and bench presses. Tmr will be leg day (if I make it to the gym... Haha) 

Bench side jumps (don't mind my hair and yes I was wearing my same work out outfit as yesterday but I washed it last night! Hahaha ):

Another pet peeve at the gym happened today. There are rows upon rows of elliptical machines. I'm at around the 20 minute mark of my cardio when suddenly a tall stinky guy jumps on the machine RIGHT BESIDE MINE. Dude, there are 15 other machines you can use! Why right beside me?? I normally don't mind ppl using the machine beside me, BUT he was emitting a wretched stench that was unbearable. I had to move my head to the side like I was swimming to gasp for air. I had another 40 minutes and prayed he would finish because I didn't want to move. His 10 minutes on the machine felt like ETERNITY. sigh...

Beast mode. 

Peace out!

-ichibum

ichibum 14,15,16,17. Lump sum

• "Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people just don't shoot their husbands. They just don't!" - Elle Woods, Legally Blonde

Day 14 and 15 were definitely my weak days. Just needed some time to re-evaluate myself and life itself. Day 16 decided I can't spend moping all the time and remembered that exercise gave endorphins which in turn supposed to make yourself feel happy. Glad I pushed through and did cardio. Even the bigger lady beside me couldn't cramp my style with her rude comment directed at me "why so slow?" I'm looked over and her machine was level one. I was on level 18. Of course I would be running through molasses!!

Also did some food prepping (raspberry vanilla oatmeal) 

I cheated and made my bbt sealer machine into good use. 

Day 17: pushing my limits. 

I had volleyball tonight and we did not do bad but we did not do good. Still feeling my age but season is almost over. No playoffs but we had good matches PHO KING DELICIOUS ftw. 

After that I went to the shop, drove one my workers home and offered him a ride home. As I dropped him off, I was also enroute home and I passed by my 24 hr gym. I had 15 seconds to choose to go to the gym or go home. The gym won at 11:50pm. 

Now to stay on track like dani-wok.... 

Good night y'all

ichibum

ichibum day 8-9. Snow bunnies (belated post)

Pump up track: I'm Bossy - Kelis

I was so exhausted last night I was in mid posting then fell asleep. Haha yesterday was good! I got to see dani-wok twice in a day, went snowboarding at the local hill and hot pot. Good times every time we hang out :) Some punk clipped me and I tweaked my back a little, but it was good, used my leg muscles like a mofo. Now I want to go to the mountains!! 

Squat challenge 35 and 40.  Check. 

Burpee challenge : failed. Too much for me, I will still do burpees but more like 10 a day. 

Woke up this morning and pushed to the gym, could only fit in 35 mins cardio and some ab work out before I opened the shop. But other than that, work out completed! 

 

Also, watching this episode of fresh prince gets me all the time. I wasn't crying on the treadmill, that's just sweat in my eyes...

And dani-wok, I don't party all the time. More like every other weekend haha but I've lessened on the drinking. Drinking = unnecessary carbs. H20 ftw. So does that mean if you drink those pills, you can party with me now?!?! ;)

Going to eat some Italian food tonight. = carbs. Sigh. Let's try to make some healthy choices eating out. 

- ichibum

ichibum day 7. Paying for day 6.

Pump up track:

Forced myself to do stairs on my lunch break. Trying to make for yesterday's set back haha I'm getting better at it, I can continuously jog up 5 flights of stairs no break. I need to do this at least 3-4 times a week. I hear the inclines in Spartan are challenging. But after finishing mud hero, I think I'm more prepared this time. My sister made me a healthy quinoa chicken salad. Love ya tree! :)

After working in the office, went to the shop and almost didn't go to the gym. Forced myself to "push it" after hearing this song on songza and was in beast mode. And my heart monitor started working again! I do have a heart! <3

Elliptical interval training, some weights and box jumps. 

Home time! And good luck to dani-wok on your lent! Very admirable sacrifice for the 40 days :) and yay! I get to see dani-wok tmr for lunch! ^^

-ichibum