Day 2

I decided to crank out today's workout in the morning before breakfast:

50 reps x 5 sets jump rope

Still need to further shorten the rope by about 2 inches

15 reps x 3 sets (each leg) stationary lunges

I was tempted to modify these to Bulgarian split squats

10 reps x 3 sets lying leg-ups

Wasn't pliable enough in my legs to be able to do these straight-legged so I kept my knees slightly bent

8 reps x 3 sets push-ups

Dumbbells are working just fine for these... trying to ensure I'm leading with my chest not my hips

Breakfast was 1/2 possibly-organic steel cut oats with 1/2 frozen wild blueberries with a drizzle of organic maple syrup, washed down with a protein shake (didn't halve this meal as I knew I would need the energy for a workout with my personal trainer later in the afternoon.

Afternoon workout:

15 reps leg curls (warm up)

15 reps at 180 lbs. leg press superset with 15 reps at 25 lbs. shoulder press (warmup)

15 reps at 360 lbs. leg press superset with 15 reps at 35 lbs. shoulder press

12 reps at 540 lbs. leg press superset with 15 reps at 45 lbs. shoulder press

10-15 reps cable rows superset with incline chest press x 3 sets

10-15 reps assisted dips superset with assisted pull ups x 3 sets

15 reps standing calf raises superset with hip abductor superset with hip flexor x 2 sets

leg curls until exhaustion

Lunch was a made to order chicken and bean burrito purchased for me by my personal trainer. Again, no portion of the that meal escaped by lips, but I imagine I expended enough energy between the two workouts today to compensate. I also skipped the recovery drink (hydrolyzed protein and simple carbohydrates) that I would normally enjoy post workout).

Dinner was one fried egg with goat cheese in a whole wheat pita... this is probably actually half of what I would have normally eaten (I typically can't rely on feelings of fulness as an adequate indicator that I am eating enough calories necessary for weight maintenance).

25-30 minute brisk walk to and then from class this evening from 6-9PM (Introduction to Semantics).

My last meal was another 1/2 possibly-organic steel cut oats with 1/2 frozen wild blueberries with a drizzle of organic maple syrup, washed down with a protein shake, while I began reading 'Twilight'.