Week 14

Week 14: September 14, 2010

Over the weekend I came down with a combination of allergies, sinus infection, and a bit of a cold. This caused me to have a slow start of the week. Jesse does not work with client’s when they are sick due to the fact that germs can spread quickly to him and other client’s. A second reason is that a person whose body is battling a virus or sickness is not at full strength. With this being said I had to cancel my regularly scheduled Tuesday workout. Luckily, with several days of rest I was able to attend my workouts on Thursday and Saturday. I was also able to finally attend Fridays G-Force X boot Camp! Even with the slow start to the week I finished strong!

Thursday:
Chest:
-Flat Dumbbell Press- 10 reps ( 15, 25, 45, 55, 65,70-6 reps)
-Incline Dumbbell Flyes- 10 reps (5, 15, 25, 30, 35)
Challenge Events:
*I got late start to my workout but Jesse had me complete a number of different challenges with his next client. Loser of each completion had to do 20 push-ups These included:
-Bosu Ball/ Medicine Ball Knock-offs
-Push Ups- holds and number
-Pull Ups
-Weight Sled pulls- push-up position; one arm pull at a time.
-Planks
-Teeter-Totter Punching Sit-ups
-Swiss ball plank, jump-ups and catches
Friday:
G-Force X boot camp- All I can say is that this class kicks butt and it kicked my butt!! It was very challenging and intense. The class is co-led by Jesse and Tina, another Harbor Personal Trainer. The participants all took things very seriously but seemed to be having lots of fun. I’m definitely going to make this part of my weekly routine.

Saturday:
Legs:
After just completing my first boot camp with focuses a lot on different leg strengthening activities Jesse took it easy on my workout.

Stool Dumbbell Squats- sitting on one of the stools I started by resting dumbbells on my shoulders; I stood up and then sat down. (8, 15, 20, 25, 30)

Dumbbell Squats- standing with dumbbells at my side I squatted and then came up (8, 15, 20, 25, 30)

Treadmill Intervals- Jesse walked me upstairs to one of the new treadmills and I completed three 1 minute intervals of walking (nearly running) at a steep incline while holding 8 pound dumbbells. In between the treadmill work I had to ball on a swiss ball, do a crunch, catch another swiss ball Jesse bounced to me, do a crunch and bounce it back to him.