Just Bust a Move

Tonight's workout was a focused one. I left work shortly after 5 to jet over to the gym. With a wine tasting date with friends at 7:30, I wanted to get a serious workout in, go home, shower, eat and drive to the wine bar in a short amount of time.

Whew! With a little focus and some planning, I got my sweat on even though I was missing Lifeforce Fit.

The workout:

Treadmill - 16 min, 1.6 miles run
Weight lifting - 30 min
Spinning - 15 min
Treadmill - 11 min, 1 mile run

Weight lifting routine:
-tricep kickback (3 sets, 15 reps)
-bent over rows
-weighted squats (12lbs, 12lbs, 15 lbs)
-obliques w/ weights (24 lbs, 12lbs)
-decline ab crunch (2 sets)
-push ups
-assisted pull ups and dips (2 sets each, 55lbs assist)
-hamstring curl (12 reps: 50lbs, 55lbs)
-side plank (2 sets, both sides)

Tonight, I noticed that with a short amount of time and the goal of getting an equally tough workout as Lifeforce Fit, I was really forced to push it. My heart rate stayed elevated during the weights and I felt my muscles working.

In just 75 minutes, I had sweat a ton, checked off both cardio and weights and had time to freshen up! For some reason, I can easily stay at the gym forever. 90 minutes just flies by for me.

Okay, chugging water now. Time for sleep. The wine was just too good tonight. I don't think I'll be making it to that 6:30 am hot yoga class.

Do you lift weights? In case you missed it, Emily from the Front Burner wrote an awesome post about the weight room and how important weight lifting is to your fitness. Just bust a move!