I talk about alternative exercises, as a means to avoid mental and muscle boredom. I was remembering one of those different exercises when straightening a drawer, and came across an at-home tape distributed by Beachbody called Yoga Booty Ballet. This series of tape kicks your butt! It seems so benign…It begins with a calming yoga pose with a mantra like: “Today I express strength, creativity, and joy.” Oh, this is great. I feel so peaceful. Then they are posed in this beautiful, serene dessert scene…”Lets just do some ballet poses together…”Oh, this is harder than you would think…then 20 minutes later your thinking…Is this woman a sadist? Then, you wake up the next morning, and realize just how many muscles are in your gluteus maximums. Never underestimate the power of a ballerina!
Wednesday- 3/17/10 Workout Diary:
Treadmill- 2.11 miles, 30 minutes
Strength train- legs: gym
Leg press-140 lb
leg curl-55 lb
leg extension- 50 lb
adductor- 60 cal
Abductor- 60 lb
Lunge n squat (10 steps/5 squats) 4 sets
rear kick-70 lb
Wednesday- 3/17/10 Food Diary:
Breakfast-
1 scoop whey protein(90 cal)
1 apple ( 75)
A.M. Snack-
1 cup egg whites, 1 cup spinach (110 cal)
1/2 cup brussel sprouts (20 cal)
Lunch-
3 1/8 oz. Salmon steak (220 cal)
Salad-8 asparagus spears, 1/3 brussel sprouts, 1/2 red sweet pepper, 2 tbls black beans, 1 tbls sunflower seeds (no salt) (106 cal.)
P.m. Snack-
grapefruit( 40 cal)
1 can low salt veggy soup (120 cal)
Dinner- Noodle and Company
Chop salad with shrimp ( 310 cal)
1/3 cup penne, tomatoes with chicken (very small amount)( 135)
Dessert-
small homemade popcorn (60 cal)
1/4 cup blueberries (25)
1 egg white ( 15 cal)
TOTAL CALORIES-1326
