Nancy’s Weight loss Journey 5 Yrs & Counting

This is my personal gym workout challenge.

Yesterday I challenged myself to do 3 back to back classes.  Not only did I do them, but I did them well.  I increased my weights by 5 lbs, which made a big difference because I was at a 10 by the 3 set.  I also challenged myself to do regular push-ups, and I was able to do 35 of the 50 the instructor challenged us to.

Due to my success yesterday I realized that I can go beyond my comfort zone and do more then I thought I could.  Even though I was tired due to lack of good sleep, I still got up and made it to my 5:45am kickboxing class.  Can’t do more than that today but I did get my cardio out of the way. 

If you were to ask me 6 weeks ago how many push-ups I can do, I’d say 5 at the most.

I put a lot of time and dedication to my routine.  But I need to amp it up.

So I’m challenging myself to be a fitter person by the end of the year.  Whether or not I lose weight along the way, at least I’ll be stronger then ever.

I have some trouble areas that I need to focus on.  By setting these goals I hope I’ll be in tip top shape by X-mas.
Strength and endurance
Current: Regular push-ups   35
Goal: 60 push ups done in sets of 20

Current: 2ea 8 lb dumbells  for bi-cep curls - can do up to 6 sets, with the barbell I’m at 20 lbs. 
Goal: 2ea 15 dumbell by december at 4 sets,  with the barbell I want to be at 40 lbs.

Current: 50 lbs on lat pull down 5 sets
Goal: 70 lbs 5 sets

Current: 10 lb for individual arm tri-cep, 15 lbs for both arms, sets various depending on the routine
Goal: 15 lb for individual arm and 25-30 for both arms

Current: Shoulders, I do various exercises at different weights depending on  move.
Goal: Increase the weight by 20% by year end.

Current: Low and high Row, 40 lbs, 6 sets
Goal: 70 lbs, 6 sets

Yoga
Current: 1 minute of plank push up sometimes with one leg
Goal: 5 min plank with 1 leg at 2:30 min. per side

Current: 20 tri-cep push-ups at 5 push-up incraments during class (before going into chaturango in yoga class)
Goal: as many as asked for during class - 1 legged and no bounce

Current: I still can not get my legs straight at a 45 degree angle in boat pose
Goal: To be able to hold boat pose with perfect form for 1 minute

Current: In eagle pose, my fat calves are too big to wrap around my other calve.
Goal: To wrap 100%

Current: Tree pose with eyes open, can do all day long
Goal: Tree pose with eyes closed for a couple minutes

Current: Side plank with mermaid 5x, 2 sets
Goal: Side plank 1 leg only with mermaid 5x, 2 sets

Cardio
I’m doing about 5 kickboxing classes a day.

By end of this year I would like to add/sub  different classes to keep it fresh.

I want to:
Do a couple spin classes a week
Add 1 Pilates class and continue with 3 classes of yoga
Keep one power sculpt class, 1 lift class, 1 day of my own routine
Add jump rope into the mix.  Maybe work up to 10 min. a day
Run, maybe 2 miles but always have shin issues
Experiment with different classes at least one time